Mayors discuss $18 billion urban renewal plan at AMA congress
About 1 500 mayors and city officials gather in San Francisco for the 34th American Municipal Association congress to urge Congress for a 10 year urban renewal program and broader housing and transit aid. Delegates push for higher annual federal urban renewal funding and expanded public housing, highways and sewage aid. Speakers include Leo Hoegh George Leader and Roy Johnson with urban growth topics on the final day.
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San Francisco
Leo A. Hoegh
Iowa
Pennsylvania
George M. Leader
Roy Johnson
General Electric
Miami, Fla
O. W. Campbell
Dade County
Fla
Norman Prichard
London Metropolitan
Harris Rites Today At 3 P M
Funeral services for Mrs. Caro lyn Gillespie Harris 84 of 613 3rd Ave SW are set for today at 3 p.m. at St John s Episcopal Church. Burial Tuesday in Decatur City cemetery. Surviving daughters Wanda Harris and Mrs J Irvin Mitchell sons Dr E A Harris and K G Harris Jr. Grandchildren and great grandchildren listed. Pallbearers named.
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Carolyn Gillespie Harris
3Rd Ave
A. F. Harris
St. John’s Episcopal Church
James C. Bodley
E. G. Mullin
Florence
Decatur City Cemetery
Brown
Wanda Harris
Decatur
J. Irvin Mitchell
E. A. Harris
K. G. Harris
Greenville
L. R. Batten
Shrevesport
Judge Puts Break On Wage Hour Law Expansion In Birmingham
U S District Judge Seybourne H Lynne limited federal wage and hour coverage for Birmingham auto parts dealer Harry Jaffee calling the business purely local. The court held Congress intended not to extend the act to local operations though the Labor Department argued scraps from Jaffee's shop entered interstate commerce.
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Birmingham
U.S. Dist
Seybourne H
Lynne
Harry Jaffee
Congress
Department of Labor
Jaffee
Rebels Claiming Spanish Attack on Ifni Sparks North African Clash
Rebels in Ifni Morocco report Spanish warships and 6000 troops attacking the enclave with bombings in Rio de Oro. Morocco warns of possible clash with Spanish forces as Spain presses to keep Ifni, while Paris reports ships Canarias and Neptunio bombarding the area.
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Rabat
Morocco
Ifni
Rio de Oro
Atlantic
Infi
Madrid
Spain
Mohammed V
United States
Army of Liberation
Paris
Canarias
Neptunio
el Alam
Canary Islands
President endorses science lag report amid space race fears
President Eisenhower, convalescing at his Gettysburg farm, endorsed the Presidential Study Committee on Scientists and Engineers report warning the United States is behind the Soviet Union in a looming scientific revolution. The panel urged mobilizing brainpower with free nations to meet broader scientific challenges and defend world leadership.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
America
Russia
White House
United States
Free World
Howard L. Bevis
Ohio State University
Bevis
Presidential
Soviet Union
Fasting Editor Fails To Stop Indiana Children's Home Closure
Marion Indiana November 30 Paul L Hillsamer editor and Fifth District Democratic chairman ends a 12 cup coffee fast after the Grant County Children's Home closure plan passes 6-2. He says he has not changed councilmen's positions but has focused Indiana on their action. He denounces foster homes as mere boarding.
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Marion
Ind
Paul L. Hillsamer
Grant County
Hillsamer
Indiana
Fifth District
Mer
Accused Robber Faces U.S. Court in Gadsden
In Gadsden on November 30 a man charged with the March 4 bank robbery appeared as part of a group of 11 defendants slated for trial next week. Keith allegedly held up J L McCarley bank president and three employees with a pistol. about $2,808 was recovered. A psychiatry exam found him sane.
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Gadsden
Keith
J. L. McCarley
U.S
William G. West Jr
Public Library System Reports 25 Million Books in NYC
The New York City public library system holds about 25 million books reflecting a vast urban collection across multiple branches. The figure underscores the scale of access to literature and reference materials for residents.
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Public Library System
New York City
President outlines remedial science and engineering plan
The President described a clear picture of major problems in building the nation's ties in science and engineering and urged organizations led by the committee to use the guidance to implement action. He emphasized that leaders and others should address these questions with competent recommendations.
Public Action Aimed at Achieving Specified Aims
The report discusses plans to undertake action as may be appropriate to achieve stated aims. It references coordination among parties and potential steps to advance the objectives, though specific measures are not detailed in the fragment.
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Plas
Make Your Own Beer Ad in Local Paper
An Indianapolis ad offers a simple, surefire beer recipe for 25 cents. It notes the Balboa in Panama is at par with the U S dollar and used interchangeably.
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Indianapolis
Panama
U. S
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