Sparkman Sees Ike Foreign Aid Plea Winning Support
Senator Sparkman predicts stronger congressional backing for foreign aid than for the overall budget while Senator Bridges forecasts further reductions in military and economic aid. The debate centers on the $3.88 billion aid program and possible cuts as Eisenhower eyes a second TV radio appeal.
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Sparkman
Ike
Washington
Sen
D-Ala
Eisenhower
Bridges
R-Nh
Congress
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Dulles
Committee of Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Appropriations Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Javits
R-Ny
Ellender
D-La
Eplender
Marie Curie Pursued Science in Paris Through Governess Work
Madam Marie Curie, a pioneering woman scientist who discovered radium, saved money by working as a governess to study at the School of Science at the Sorbonne in Paris.
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Marie Curie
School of
Sorbonne
Paris
Famed artist Leonard Da Vanci and 1508 lens trial
The Eye reports that famed artist Leonard Da Vanci tried contact lenses in 1508. The note highlights early experimentation with vision aids by a Renaissance innovator.
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Leonard da Vanci
THE
EYE
Cotton Futures Near Seasonal Highs As Week Ends
Cotton futures rose across most contracts on the New York Cotton Exchange with July 1957 through July 1958 advancing 65 cents to 1.60 a bale while October 1958 slipped 40 cents. May 1957 expired at 2.75 below last week, amid rains in Texas and debate over price support and soil bank policy. Demand improved on the final day from better cotton goods markets and realing sales tempered gains.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Texas
Soil Bank
North Alaska town endures 82 days of continuous daylight
Point Barrow in Alaska experiences 82 days with continuous daylight, a natural phenomenon resulting from its extreme northern location during the summer.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
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