Investigation Uproar Highlights Old Probing Business Abuses
A special House committee pursues a searching inquiry into the FCC and regulators amid uproar over the firing of counsel Dr. Bernard Schwartz. The episode underscores concerns about independence and potential political interference, urging impartial scrutiny of agency autonomy and any encroachment on regulatory fairness.
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House
FCC
Bernard Schwartz
New York University
Schwartz
Eisenhower
Joe McCarthy
Congress
Executive Branch
Capitol Hill
France Bombing of Tunisian Village Strains Cold War Ties
The piece argues that France bombed a Tunisian village to counter rebels in Algeria, fueling unrest and risking Tunisia turning toward Moscow. It warns the action harms Western unity, recalls colonial memories, and urges respect for small nations to keep their alliance with the West.
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France
Algeria
Tunisia
NATO
Egypt
Syria
Moscow
Middle East
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Russia
TV Influence On Sports Shapes Prize Fights And Fandom
The Gavilan Jones 10 round bout from a Miami Beach hotel lounge marks TV’s rise in boxing. Sponsors seek blackout deals as TV revenues fail to replace gate income in hockey and football markets.
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Kid Gavilan
Tiger Jones
Carilion Hotel
Miami Beach
Fla
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Gavilan-Jones
Washington
D.C
Morris Siegel
Miami
New England Brewing Company
U.S. Department of Commerce
Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
New York
Sporting News
GOP Conferees at Statler Hotel Outline Campaign Funds
Washington dispatch reports a cross section of GOP leaders and Democratic policy makers meeting in closed rooms at the Statler. Eisenhower and Nixon circulate among officials while Meade Alcorn notes the party is solvent. Ezra Taft Benson and Sinclair Weeks assess warmth and the economy amid talk of funding from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Statler
Republican National Committee
Finance Committee
United States Chamber of Commerce
GOP
Chamber of Commerce
America
Tion
Meade Alcorn
Ezra Taft Benson
South Dakota
Sinclair Weeks
Peter Piper
Downtown Disease Faces High Point North Carolina
The Institute of Government warns of a downtown disease plaguing High Point and similar Tar Heel cities. Old streets and parking woes curb retail, risking tax base and property values. Action by merchants bankers utilities and city leaders is urged to modernize and develop integrated shopping centers.
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North Carolina
Popular Government
High Point
Ruth Mace
Institute of Government
Central Business District
Main Street
Costs and Conflicts in Outsider Studies at North Carolina Ports
A review of state reports shows outside experts priced at 3500 dollars and more for studies of ports and highways. The Georgia ports director case raised questions of thoroughness and possible breach of contract as North Carolina considered adopting outside recommendations.
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North Carolina
New York
Ports Authority
Handy Associates
Leon Williams
Georgia Ports Program
Georgia Ports
Williams
SPA
Summary of NC State Planning Debates and Budget Studies
Notes discuss the Brinck erhoff report era with Governor Hodges and failed constitutional change proposals. Brookings Institute surveys cost $162 000 but many proposals never reached voters due to an off year election designation. Buckley plan for deep sea ports faced rail and budget disputes favoring Wilmington over Morehead City. Homegrown studies by teachers and state employees influenced retirement, mental hospitals, correctional institutions, Wildlife Resources Commission, and State Board of …
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Brinckerhoff
Hodges
Brookings Institute
Gardner
General Assembly
Brookings Survey
Buckley Engineering
Deep Sea
Southern Railroad
Goldsboro
Morehead City
Wilmington
Advisory Budget Commission
Buckley
North Carolina
Consolidated Mental Hospitals and Correctional Institutions Boards
Wildlife Resources Commission
State Board
Quotes on defense policy and missile testing from U S leaders and diplomats
A compilation of remarks from figures including Senate Republican Leader Knowland Rep Dalip Singh Sound and Gen Donald Yates. Topics cover burden sharing in mutual security Western interference in Asia and missile testing setbacks. The statements span defense strategy and public relations.
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Senate
William F. Knowland
Cal
Dalip Singh Sound
Dcal
Asia
Donald Yates
Cape Canaveral Missile Test Base
North Carolina study groups push modernization in government
Higher Education and numerous modernization steps stem from study panels of North Carolinians. The committees used expert consultants, notably in the Garrett association with the tax study commission, whose advice proved helpful but risks arise when expert input is treated as final authority without verification.
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George Dixon
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Richard Milhaus Nixon
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Nixon
Holt McPherson
Raleigh
Cameron Village
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Scott
Michigan
Robb
Michigan Waterways Commission
Umstead
Charles Pearson
Attos
Ali Sastroamidjojo
U.N
Netherlands
West New Guinea
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
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Church and
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Frieda Rathkamp
Germany
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