Housing Bills Presented to Ease FHA Loans Costs
Senate and House leaders introduced bills to reduce FHA down payments and extend repayment to 30 years for both new and used homes. The measure grants presidential flexibility on interest rates and terms, with a new 7 000 cap on government insured cost housing for displaced families, while avoiding explicit new public housing mandates.
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Federal Housing Administration
Eisenhower
Wolcott
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
FHA
Veterans Administration
State Dept. leak debated over security dismissals figures
Rep. Rooney charged that someone in the State Department leaked a report on 534 security dismissals under Eisenhower. Walter Bedell Smith had said 11 dismissals were for loyalty issues, while McLeod called the figures inaccurate. The hearings and Hatch Act questions add to the confusion as Berlin hosts the Big Four talks.
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Rep
Rooney
D-Ny
State Department
Eisenhower
Nawenanas
Dernenigan
Walter Bedell Smith
House
Smith
R. W. Scott McLeod
Department
Berlin
McLeod
Jameson More
Murrow Wins Top TV Award and More in 1953 Gala
Edward R. Murrow Eve Arden and Donald O Connor top TV Academy awards for 1953. Murrow See It Now named best news program and outstanding personality while Arden O Connor win for female and male acting. Omnibus wins best variety. I Love Lucy best situation comedy. Dragnet best mystery. Others include Vic tory at Sea Kukla Fran Ollie Make Room for Daddy and US Steel Hour.
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Edward R. Murrow
Eve Arden
Donald O'Connor
Television Academy
Murrow
London
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Miss Arden
Miss Brooks
Hollywood Palladium
O'Connor
Frank C. Baxter
University of Southern California
KNXT
Academy
Omnibus
Sullivan
Jackie Gleason
Sid Caesar
Jack Webb
Dragnet
U.S. Steel Hour
Police Seek Bank Thieves In N C
Virginia and North Carolina authorities hunt two escaped convicts sought in a $33,500 robbery at the North Danville First National Bank. Warrants for Rowland Lee Hudson and Edward Delaware Gowan cite the robbery. tips from a Roxboro service station aid the manhunt.
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Virginia
North Carolina
North Danville
Rowland Lee Hudson
Edward Delaware Gowan
First National Bank
Hudson
Roxboro
N. C
C. C. Holeman
Person County
Durham
Halifax County
Robert D. Davis
Leesburg
ROKA Offers Full Army Division for Indochina
South Korea states it has offered a full army division to aid Indochina against communism and asks the United States for Gen. Van Fleet's service to train and organize Indochinese forces. The government criticizes U.S. policy in Korea and urges decisive action to prevent southeast Asia fall to communism.
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South Korea
Indochina
Borns
U. S
James van
Government Information Office
United States
Laos
Luang Prabang
Pyung Tai
N R
Minis of Foreign Affairs
Paris
Tokyo
Nippon Times
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
Pyun
Syngman Rhee
Uni
van Fleet
Greece
U. S. 8Th Army
Van
Molotov presses Trieste linked to Austrian independence
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov urged that Trieste be considered within the Austrian independence talks. He demanded a demilitarized Trieste and opposed Western plans to withdraw occupying troops, while Austria seeks full independence. The move risks delaying a five-point settlement and broadens clashes over troop withdrawal and economic pay commitments.
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V. M. Molotov
Trieste
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Yugoslavia
Molotov
Austria
Leopold Figl
Russia
Pakistan May Get Arms Aid
Washington sources say the United States plans substantial military aid to Pakistan after a broad defense pact with Turkey is signed. Officials expect formal announcement within days, hoping to influence provincial elections while balancing Nehru’s Indian objections.
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United States
Pakistan
India
Turkey
U.S
Mnier Ali
Nehru
Sia
Defense Department
Asia
Free World
Britain Reports Link Between Smoking and Lung Cancer
London Health Minister Iain MacLeod announced a government advisory committee found a relationship between smoking and lung cancer. Tobacco manufacturers contested the causation, while the report noted other factors like pollution and occupation may influence rates.
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Iain MacLeod
Iif
MacLeod
National Health Services Act
House of Commons
Nationwide Move To Buy Over Three Billion in Guided Missiles
The armed forces seek or have authority to procure more than three billion dollars in guided missiles, active procurement plus ongoing orders. Air Force leads with about 1.268 billion, targets medium and long range missiles. Navy about 742 million with Regulus and Terrier. Army near one billion focusing on Nike, Corporal, and Honest John.
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Erican
Air Force
Army
Navy
Snark
CCC Chief Resigns CCC Head Resigns Position
Secretary Benson announces Howard H. Gordon resigns as administrator of the Commodity Stabilization Service. James A. McConnell, New York farm leader, named successor. Gordon to become assistant manager of the Southern States Farm Cooperative in Richmond, Virginia. No CCC president replacement yet. Gordon cited policy differences and Republican pressure on holdovers.
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Howard H. Gordon
Department
Commodity Stabilization Service
James A. McConnell
New York
Gordon
Commodity Station
Itment
McConnell
CCC
North Carolina
Southern States Farm Cooperative
Richmond
Benson
Truman
Havenson
True Dr
James A. McConnel
Grange League Federation
Big New York State Farm Cooperative
Line
Southern States Cooperative
Knowland backs moderate GOP tone on Nixon Eisenhower
Senate Republican Leader Knowland aligns with Eisenhower and Nixon for calmer GOP criticisms of Democrats. He rejects blanket indictments yet defends criticizing prior administration actions. Nixon urges avoiding indiscriminate anti communism attacks as Lincoln Day events mark Civil War anniversaries.
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Senate
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Nixon
Tie Party
St. Louis
Land
al Dent
Guerrilla Forces Hold Off Near Luang Prabang
Viet Minh rebels, in contact with Luang Prabang defenses for four days, held off as French forces bombed positions in the Bac River Valley. Paris reports the 308th Division is north of Luang Prabang while advance elements appear near the Nga River. Supply problems slow rebel moves amid rice stock destruction in recent actions.
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Sylva attorney enters race for State Senate in WNC district
SYLVA attorney David M. Hall announces candidacy for the State Senate in the May 29 Democratic primary. He is the first to announce from the 32nd Senatorial District, which includes Jackson Haywood Transylvania Henderson and Polk counties. Hall has been active in Western North Carolina politics for five years after graduating from the UNC Law School.
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State Senate
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Haywood
Transylvania
Henderson
Polk
Hall
North Carolina
University of North Carolina Law School
Bank Head Denies Support for Scott in Senate Race
Charlotte based American Trust Co. chairman Terrence E. Hemby denied any pledge of bank support for former Governor Kerr Scott in his U S Senate campaign. Hemby said his interview with Scott involved cattle and local business talk, not politics, and the bank has never supported a candidate. He asserted officers are free to express their own views.
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American Trust Co
Kerr Scott
U. S. Senate
Terrence E. Hemby
Ahoskie
American T Co
Senate
Alton A. Lennon
Scott
Mecklenburg County
Hemby
Charlotte Observer
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Bell
Telesphon Tea Telegraph Co
U. S
Lawmakers Favor Using Food As Aid
Rep Sullivan of Missouri proposes a food stamp plan to divert up to one billion dollars of surplus farm foods to needy individuals not served by current relief. Sen Case notes surplus barter could offset overseas military base costs. The bill would let local welfare groups distribute surplus foods through the agriculture secretary or state agencies without hurting retail sales.
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Congress
U. S
Rep. Sullivan
D-Mo
Sen. Case
R-Sd
Sullivan
Missouri
Secretary of Agriculture
Case
Senate
Exchange
Whitten Aims to Sell Surplus U S Farm Commodities Abroad
Rep. Whitten proposes an early hearing on a bill to set aside part of the Commodity Credit Corporation stock and sell the remainder at prevailing world prices to move surplus U S farm products into world markets. He argues current law blocks sales to protect farmers, while industry fears reduced export sales of manufactured goods abroad.
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Rep
Whitten
D-Miss
House Agriculture Committee
U. S
Hope
R-Kan
Cooley
D-Nc
House Committee
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