Knowland Opposes Ike Policy On Unemployment Jobs
California Senator Knowland breaks with President Eisenhower over a new unemployment initiative aimed at directing defense contracts to areas with high jobless rates. He calls the policy a disappointment and signals support for modification, while Southern Democrats condemn it as harmful to regional industries. The dispute looms over Senate leadership as Congress nears opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
Congress
White House
Sparkman
D-Ala
New England
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Liquor Bottle Found In Murder Case in Patchogue
A liquor bottle found near a shallow grave of Air Force Sgt. Joseph Golombek is to be fingerprinted for clues. A local dealer reported 4 to 5 men in civilian clothes claimed as service members from Westover Field Massachusetts bought an identical pint bottle the weekend of November 14. Investigators note an automobile test at FBI lab is ongoing and a coercive letter to Westover Field is under review. Golombek was on a 12 day pass pending reassignment to Arabia when killed.
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Patchogue
N. Y
Air Force
Joseph Golombek
Portsmouth
Elon
N. C
Golombek
FBI
Westover Field
Arabia
Peace and Hope Mark Global New Year Celebrations
The Associated Press notes revived postwar gaiety in major cities as New Year celebrations rise in scale. Watch night services and church gatherings precede resolutions for peace health and prosperity in 1954. The National Safety Council warns of potential 360 highway fatalities over a three day weekend. President Eisenhower plans a small Augusta celebration before delivering the State of the Union. In Greenland a remote base will host a broadcast by Arthur Godfrey and his entourage.
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Waenss
New York
San Francisco
Pla
America
National Safety Council
Eisenhower
Augusta
de White House
Congress
North Pole
Thule
Greenland
Uncle Sam
Arthur Godfrey
GOP Official Denies York Pressure in Postmaster Race
County GOP vice chairman Fred Metcalfe refuted claims that Walter York supporters pressed to influence the High Point postmaster race amid Postmaster S C Clark illness. L F Ferree, also a candidate, charged York backers were pressuring, while Metcalfe said he would stay neutral and deny any ongoing pressure.
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GOP
Walter York
High Point
S. C. Clark
Fred Metcalfe
Republican Party
L. F. Ferree
Ferree
York
Stanton Cecil
A. Coke Cecil
Metcalfe
World's Champ Liar For 1953 Is Selected
Burling ton Liars Club names Richmond VA resident Mr Bee McIntyre winner. His winning tall tale describes a wind storm and cast iron kettle blown across the yard while lightning strikes hit the kettle multiple times. Other honorees include Dallas TX’s Harry V Cummings and Kingsville TX’s L C McRoberts with noted exaggerations.
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Burlington
Wis
Bee McIntyre
Richmond
Burlington Liars Club
Nicotine Ads Face Change in Major Tobacco Push
Raleigh report outlines three boosts in nicotine news. Major tobacco firms revise ads to drop harm claims. Surry County Farm Bureau asks growers to fund nicotine research with 10 cent per acre levy. NC State College researchers say breeders may remove harmful tobacco constituents once proven undesirable.
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Raleigh
N.C
Raleigh News and Observer
Bill Humphries
Surry County
North Carolina State College
School of Agriculture
State Farmaye and Tobacco Associates
Tax cut changes bring varied drops in individual rates
The measure lowers tax percentages across income brackets for singles and married couples with two dependents. Individual reductions peak at 10.7 percent around $10 000 for singles and $20 000 for couples, then decline at higher incomes. Overall top rates shrink, with the minimum and maximum rates adjusted and the total rate for a taxpayer’s income easing from 88 to 87 percent.
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Washington
Beware Of Speed Demon During New Year Holiday
A three day Christmas weekend tally shows speeders causing about a third of 523 highway deaths. Pedestrian carelessness and weather join intoxication and traffic signal disregard as top killers. Ned H Dearborn of the National Safety Council urges drivers to slow down and live.
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Chicago
Associated Press
National Jet Council
North Carolina
New Jersey
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
White man adopted by Crow tribe in War Dance ceremony
Eric Stainton, a Kentucky beverage company official, became the first white man adopted by the Crow in five years during a pre-New Year War Dance ceremony at Lodge Grass Montana. He vows never to exchange words or glances with his mother in law, a lifetime oath tied to tribal social protocol.
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Lodge Grass
Mont
Eric Stainton
Kentucky Beverage Company
Becam
Three Big Changes Will Take Place
Washington reports three federal reforms take effect tomorrow with tax cuts for individuals about 10 percent except the highest bracket and a removal of the social security tax increase. Corporate excess profits tax ends, payroll withholding drops to 18 percent, and social security funds gain nearly 11 billion annually.
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Daniel A. Reed
House
Wa and Means Committee
Reed
Eisenhower
Romanian Legation Ordered to Halt American Publications
The State Department instructed the Romanian legation to stop distributing News From America and The Romanian News in the United States. The action follows Bucharest banning of an American issued monthly and reflects a pattern of reactions to Communist country publications.
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Washington
State Department Today
Legation
United States
Department
Bucharest
America
State Department
Overton Brooks
D-La
Brooks
Romania
New York
U.S. Information Service
Poland
Subpoena Rules Change to Be Studied in Senate
Senate Republicans may study subpoena rule changes through the Policy Committee while denying any plan to curb Sen. McCarthy’s investigations. Sen. Knowland and others consider requiring committee quorum approval before subpoenas. Critics say McCarthy overstepped in Truman case and House inquiries.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate Republican Policy Committee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Majority
Welde
R-Ill
Truman
House Un-American Activities Committee
Harry Dexter White
Congress
Senate
Rowland
Internal Security
Beggars in Soviet Cities Faced With Old Question
William L. Ryan reports that Soviet beggars, seen near few churches and in metro tunnels, are claimed to be professionals by officials. He observes misery among mothers with babies and notes scant charity from shoppers amid a supposed anti poverty regime.
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William L. Ryan
Ukraine
Soviet
Moscow
Army Tries Experiment In Reserves
The Army will trim one year off six years of obligatory active reserve status for draftees in New Jersey Pennsylvania Georgia Texas Wisconsin and Washington who complete two years of active duty. From tomorrow through mid 1954 they will receive mobilization assignments to active Army National Guard or reserve units with no penalties if they fail to report for future training.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Texas
Wisconsin
North Carolina permits fall slightly in November
Building permits totaling 8 157 380 were issued in 27 cities during November down about 2 percent from October and 4 percent from a year ago. Raleigh led with 2 276 695, followed by Charlotte 1 089 611 and Greensboro 612 415 as non residential and residential activity varied across the state.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Labor
Charlotte
Asheville
Burlington
Concord
Durham
Elizabeth City
Gastonia
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Greenville
Hickory
High Point
Kinston
Lexington
Monroe
New Bern
Reidsville
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Shelby
Statesville
Wilmington
Wilson
Winston-Salem
Americans Describe Red Camps in Soviet Detention
Two Americans freed by the United States said Soviet labor camps are hell holes marked by murder and violence. Leland Towers of San Francisco and Peter Cox of Oklahoma City described brutal experiences after years in Russian camps following arrests in 1949 and 1951 and alleged long prison terms.
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Berlin
Leland Towers
San Francisco
Peter Cox
Oklahoma City
Okla
Yorktown
State Department
Moscow
Towers
Soviet Union
Russia
Cox
Wet Sechewie
FCC Gets Request In WHPE Matter
The Federal Communications Commission was asked to approve the assignment of WHPE radio station license in High Point North Carolina from High Point Enterprise Inc to High Point Broadcasting Co.
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FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
WHPE
High Point, N
High Point Enterprise, Inc
High Point Broadcasting Co
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