Telephone dial equipment to start in Tri cities next March
Installation of telephone dial equipment begins in the Tri Cities next March. Awaiting a precise schedule, the report notes patience is needed before service begins. Mississippi reports its smallest cotton acreage since 1874. Ezra Taft Benson will address the Washington Department of Agriculture.
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Tri-Cities
Mississippi
Ezra Taft Benson
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Hit It From A Broad Base
Alabama lawmakers have not agreed on a revenue formula to fund teachers salaries and school buildings from a bond issue. Voters will accept higher taxes for education if a broad fair plan is chosen and not discriminatory.
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Alabama
Mississippi Gubernatorial Field Sparks Mocking Tone
Column jokes about five candidates including one woman seeking tax relief. Critics mock campaign lines and claim dull political climate in neighboring states with quips about cliques, four year terms, and attacks on opponents as punks.
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Mississippi
Alabama
Dishwater
Irrigation Bill Progress Highlighted by Congressman Jones
Congressman Bob Jones reports Senate action on the irrigation loan bill which would authorize 106 million dollars for loans to the South and other Southeast states. He notes House passage, Senate Interior Committee review, and the need for continued Southern support to prevent farming decline due to drought.
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Bob Jones
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Senate Interior Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Alabama
South
Eisenhower's Geneva supper highlights military political split
In Geneva a quiet dinner with Gen. Alfred Gruenther and Adm. Arthur Radford reveals Ike's tension between military and diplomatic roles. The visit underscores how Stalin's coercive diplomacy pushed U S arms spending and Western unity, while Bulganin and Khrushchev ease or complicate NATO cooperation.
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Arthur W. Radford
Iire
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Pearson
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Radford
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Joe Stalin
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Stalin
American Congress
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Military fears over disarmament and Ike’s politics
The text argues that the military fears disarmament and a peace push, warning against trusting Ike to end the cold war. It notes their preference for gun funding under Democrats, and recalls Harding’s 1920s diplomacy at Washington as a cautionary precedent.
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Warren Harding
U.S
Washington
Weapons lag worries Ike before conference
Before leaving Washington for the conference, President Eisenhower faced Pentagon memos showing U S lag behind Russia in certain weapons. Senator Henry Jackson pressed Defense Secretary Wilson with sharp questions on Soviet strength in jet bombers and intercontinental bombers. Wilson responded to the heated inquiries.
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Wilson
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Gruenther
Living Today Milepost by Arlie G Davidson
Half of hospital beds hold patients with mental and emotional troubles tied to chasing distant mileposts. The piece urges living one day at a time with daily goals to avoid regret, boost morale, and sustain progress. It cites Robert Louis Stevenson on doing today's work.
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Robert Lous Stevenson
International Journalists at Geneva Conference Compared to World Series Pundits
The piece portrays coverage chiefs at the Geneva Conference as a changing corps including veterans from Versailles and reporters like Larry Rue of the Chicago Tribune. It notes assignments by Scotty Reston and Considine, with Carrol Linkins and Bill Henry among Western Union and Los Angeles Times staffers, and reflects on war and diplomacy as a long-running press sport.
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Troadshow Company
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Locarno
Potsdam
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Austria
Orioles
Baltimore
Automation sparks union contracts easing worker displacement
Riesel reports AFL unions developing automation contracts to protect workers with 30 days notice before installations and 30 more days for displaced staff. Conversion pay offered, seniority preserved, and attempts to avoid wage cuts. Teamsters see growth in vending and milk routes. CIO predicts industrial upheaval and shorter work weeks as automation expands.
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CIO
Department of Research
Chicago Local 66
Building Service International Union
David Sullivan
Martin J. Dwyer
AFL Bakers Union
AFL Teamsters Union
Teamsters
CIO Auto Union
James Stern
Walter Reuther
Eisenhower Seen Likely To Seek Re Election
Senators Capehart and Case say Ike’s Geneva role makes re election almost certain. Humphrey says a candidacy is expected next year, citing domestic issues as decisive. Saltonstall urges continued GOP leadership while McCormack hints at a open Democratic nominating convention in 1956.
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Capehart
Russia
Eisenhower
GOP
Geneva
Sen. Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Sagamore
Mass
Rep. McCormack
Adlai E. Stevenson
Walter Johnson Led AL Strikeouts Across 12 Seasons
Walter Johnson dominated American League pitching for a 12 season span by leading the league in strikeouts each year. His high strikeout totals solidified his standout status among early 20th century pitchers. Johnson’s pitching prowess defined an era for the Washington club and the league.
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