Britain to reshuffle army for rapid, missile equipped force
Britain unveils plans for a streamlined army centered on fast moving combat groups with American guided missiles. Training for the Corpora l missile begins this year as a new infantry brigade is created to deploy globally. 1956 57 budget stands at 479 million pounds with manpower reduced to 874 500 under Eden’s six year trim. Special anti radiation equipment has been developed.
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London
Britain
Antony Head
Head
Eden
Oil Money in Politics Probed amid Campaign Inquiry
A Senate special committee pressed further into alleged oil money political contributions while a broader probe on campaign donations and lobbying gains steam. The case center involved a $2,500 offer to Sen. Francis Case from John M. Neff of Superior Oil and a Nebraskan GOP disclosure. The effort aims to trace any influence on Case’s vote on the natural gas bill now tied to Eisenhower vetoes, with plans for a bipartisan six member panel to oversee expanded inquiries before a March deadline.
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Washington
Senate
Francis Case
R- SD
Joseph Wishart
Nebraska
Republican Finance
John M. Neff
Superior Oil Co
California
Neff
Lexington
Neb
Case
Senate Committee
Federal Grand Jury
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
Senate Gop Policy Committee
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Teen Agers Admit Part In Stabbing In Chicago
Three teen gang members confessed to taking part in an assault and stabbing of Walter Muller and Roland Wood at a North Side sandwich shop. William Janusch 19 admitted stabbing the victims. Ronald Jeffers 18 and William Abel 17 were held without charge.
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Chicago
North Side
Walter Muller
Roland
William Janusch
University of Illinois
Ronald Jeffers
William Abel
Muller
Roy
Wood
Bulganin Urges Atomic Use to Win Communist Victory
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin urged the 20th Communist Congress to keep ahead in peaceful atomic energy use and back the sixth five year plan. He praised Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence policy and called for a big boost in industrial production and nuclear power, arguing the era of atomic energy must serve socialism.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Bulganin
Communist Central Committee
Nikita S. Krushchev
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Stalin
President Eisenhower to Hunt Quail at Georgia Estate
President Eisenhower plans more quail hunting today with Secretary Humphrey on vacation at the Cabinet officer’s plantation estate in Thomasville Georgia. He bagged eight birds yesterday while Humphrey secured five on their fourth day of hunting since arrival from Washington last Wednesday.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Washington
Umphrey
New York
James C. Hagerty
White House
Arven Country Club
Ore Stock Deal Is Disclosed In Tax Case
George E. Allen friend of presidents was allowed to buy 10,000 shares of Steep Rock Iron Mines at a penny a share in 1943. Revenue agents say the stock was worth $22,500 then and the government seeks taxes on the difference. Eaton and Daley dispute the figures and call it a routine business transaction.
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Cleveland
George E. Allen
United States
Cyrus S. Eaton
U. S
Allen
Truman
Eisenhower
Steep Rock Iron Mines, Ltd
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Eaton
Steep Rock
RFC
Wm. R. Daley
Otis & Co
Cleveland Indians
Consolidated Premium Iron Ores, Ltd
Eaton and Daley
Daley
Consolidated Premium
Internal Revenue Service
Toronto Stock Exchange
Senators Argue Over Spending
Washington debate over farm bill funding opens as Senate committee budgets drawn into contention. Sen Ellender seeks cuts to control staff growth, while Knowland backs restraint. Senate has approved 1.7 million dollars in added funds plus standard annual allotments of 111 thousand for most committees.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
Dla
Agriculture Committee
Congress
Knowland
Calif
Louisiana Democrat
Senate
Soda Shop Operator Testifies in Dairy Trade Probe
In Alamance County hearings, soda shop operator John Paul Smith testifies he did not consent to a tape recording used to seek evidence of a cash inducement to switch accounts from Melville Dairies to Atkinson Dairy Co. He details offers, endorsements, and a claimed home deed to a commission official, while testimony also covers discounts and processing roles among Melville, Southern Dairies, and Atkinson.
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Raleigh
Burlington
Melville Dairies
Atkinson Dairy Co
John Paul Smith
State Milk Commission
Alamance County
Ralph Scott
Melville
Atkinson
Scott
Smith
Southern Dairies
Winston-Sam
John A. Atkinson
Atkinson Dairy
R. L. Kimball
Winston-Salem
Kimball
Zabo Food Service
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Montgomery Bus Boycott Continues as Grand Jury Reports
Montgomery Negroes press on with their mass boycott despite expected grand jury indictments. The 12 week protest follows Rosa Parks inspired actions and a proposed compromise plan for seating and fares was rejected by the group led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County Grand Jury
Alabama
Mes
Ralph D. Abernathy
First Baptist Church
Abernathy
City Commission
The
Mr. Abernathy
Red Trade Issue Is Debated In Senate Subcommittee
The Senate Investigations subcommittee weighs forcing federal officials to disclose details of eased East West trade curbs. Senator McCarthy urges a contempt citation if Weeks withholds documents, and the case could go to a grand jury. Chairman McClellan questions executive agency subpoena limits amid debates over the 1954 embargo relaxation and its impact. Hoover Jr. refuses to hand over documents McClellan says would show who advised the relaxation.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
Wis
Herbert Hoover Jr
McClellan
Advertising Censorship Threatened by FCC Chief
New York FCC Commissioner Robert E. Lee warned that advertising censorship is not the aim but some sharp operators may prompt Congress action. He cited nationwide files from the FCC FTC and BBB showing condemned practices including misleading offers, knocking down rival goods, undersupplied items, and excessively long commercials.
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New York
Robert E. Lee
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Radio and Television Executives Society
Lee
FCC
Federal Trade Commission
Better Business Bureaus
Violence at Republic Aviation plant escalates as picket clash repeats
In Farmingdale New York a scuffle between pickets and nonstrikers at Republic Aviation Corp unfolds with arrests and injuries as 638 nonstriking workers enter the plant amid police and union tensions. Company aims to keep operations open while backlogs of government orders persist.
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Farmingdale
N. Y
Republic Aviation Corp
Long Island
Ln Ence
Republic
John J. Ryan
International Assn. of
U.S. Air Force
Port Washington
Greenlawn
Hicksville
Justin Ostro
Ostro
Averell Harriman
Ryan Cue
Democrats Blast Action On Policy Debate Over Secret Foreign Moves
Democrats criticize the Eisenhower administration for consulting Congress before foreign policy actions such as shipping 18 M41 tanks to Saudi Arabia. Senators Sparkman Morse and Rep Richards fault the White House for secrecy and limited House notification, while Israel aid and more tanks are noted. The issue shifts from the tank deal to consulta tion protocols as Dulles faces questioning later in the week.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Deere
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Rep
Judd
R-Minn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dulles
Rep. Richards
Richards
Middle East
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
State Department
Israel
High Seas
Arabia
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