Eisenhower Presses Tariffs and Trade Reforms
President Eisenhower urged Congress to authorize tariff cuts up to five percent annually for three years and to reduce rates on imports to allow a freer global market. He backed higher duty free travel allowances and expanded participation in international trade fairs while pushing for funds for technical aid and the Inter national Finance Corp. to boost private investment in developing nations.
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Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Free World
U.S
International Finance Corp
World Bank
Graf
Democratic National Committee
GOP Shon
Heng
State of the Union
House
Ways and Means Committee
Committee
Rep. Cooper
Tennessee
Rayburn
Daniel A. A
New York
Henkins
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
Imectberk
Ways and Means
Senate
Agriculture Figure Dies At Age 69
John W. Mitchell Sr a Northernia educator and government official dies at 69 in Baltimore. A Fayetteville State alumnus he led Negro extension work from rural North Carolina to national posts culminating as regional and Washington office supervisor. He was named Progressive Farmer Man of the Year in Southern agriculture joining George Washington Carver as the only other Black honoree. He leaves a widow six children.
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Washington
John W. Mitchell Sr
Progrssive Farmer Magazine
Morehead City
South Fed
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Fayetteville State Teachers College
Fayetteville
Extension Service
Greensboro
A&t College
North Carolina
Carolinas
Department of Agriculture
E B. Evans
Prairie View
Tex
A&m College
Progressive Farmer Magazine
George Washington Carver
Tuskegee
Ala
Mitchell
Reds in Plants Controlled Basic U S Industries, Report Finds
A subcommittee report alleges the Communist party has placed members in key U S defense industries including steel electrical rail and shipbuilding. It cites 48 witnesses testifying with 32 invoking the Fifth Amendment and notes 34 employees in vital plants resigned were fired or suspended after exposures.
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United States
Communist Party
Fidential
Oddball sales stunts and word lore from early 20th century papers
A collage of gossip and ads notes a Montreal dealer offering a WWI Cornel trainer plane for $1 with a new car, Macy’s stocking a candlestick maker in stationery, and a vet trimming a dog’s tail. It also explores idioms Hobson’s choice and a punchy look at common phrases.
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Montreal
New York
Macy's
Waterloo
Daily Courier
Sam
U.S.A
Women brighter than men in choosing apparel says expert
A fashion expert claims women are brighter in selecting clothes while a reader mocks the idea with a joke about a man buttoning a shirt from the back. The exchange captures a lighthearted debate on style and gender.
Texas Tops Nation in Rice Production
Texas leads the United States in rice production, maintaining its position as the top growing state. The report highlights Texas farmers and yields contributing to national supply.
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Texas
Benson Faces Criticism Over Ladejinsky Firing
The article reports Benson fired Ladejinsky under Agriculture Department interpretation of a security order after FBI clearance, amid White House instructions. Eisenhower gave no direct order, leaving decisions to Adams and Shanney, who may prompt a presidential review. Sen. Humphrey plans to send a letter urging a final decision.
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Page One
FOA
White House
Ladejinsky
FBI
Benson
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Bernard M. Shanyey
Adams
Shanney
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Chicago
Ladajinsky
Man Waives Hearing In Forgery Case
James Cornell of Route 2 waived a preliminary hearing on a forged 264 dollar check case and was bound over to Superior Court under a 1000 dollar bond. The charges allege forging T. R. Galloway’s name and cashing the check at H. R. Venters store at 2341 English Street. A separate theft case saw a 17 year old Guilford youth fined for stealing a mandolin and costume jewelry from a Richardson Street apartment. Francis Eugene Peeples had charges reduced to forcible trespass with a six month suspended term. The stolen items were returned and the officer testified. Delores Williams, 17, a Negro maid, was fined ten dollars with a suspended 90 day workhouse for stealing from her employer and has already returned the money. Luther T. Norris, 33, paid forty dollars on two liquor counts with a six month road sentence suspended on payment. Two men convicted of drunken driving were fined one hundred dollars each and banned from driving for 12 months. William Taft White and William Dewey Capal.
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James Cornell
Route 2
Superior Court
Cornell
T. R. Galloway
H. R. Venters
English St
Route 1
Guilford
Richardson St
Francis Eugene Peeples
J. W. Morgan
Harriss H. Jarrell
Peeples
Delores Williams
E. High St
Luther T. Norris
W. Willis St
William Taft White
Granby St
William Dewey Capal
Olga St
Life Expectancy of 100 Envisioned by Geriatrics Expert
Dr Edward Henderson of Montclair based in New Jersey told the Texas Geriatric Society yesterday that a normal life expectancy of 100 years for Americans is possible through research. He noted life expectancy rose from 38 to 68 between 1850 and 1950 and urged confidence.
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Dallas
New Jersey
Edward Henderson
Montclair
The
American Geriatrics Society
Texas Geriatric Society
Early Parley Signals GOP Hesitation Over Eisenhower Run
Senator Knowland says the GOP may not draft Eisenhower if he is reluctant to run. Democratic National Committee analysis of the State of the Union angers Republicans Bridges Arends Hall who accuse the committee of trying to steer reaction. Senator Sparkman on NBC radio TV calls it “one of the Democrat instead of a Republican.”
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Sen
Knowland
Calif
NBC
GOP
Eisenhower
Capital Hill
Democratic National Committee
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Rep
Arends
R-Ill
Hall
Bridges
National Committee
Sparkman
Burglar Alarm Fails In Sporting Goods Store Theft
Francis R. Applegate, owner of a Kansas City sporting goods store, reported a burglary after an intercom warning alarm rang at 3 am. Thieves stole shotgun and rifle stock valued at 1657 dollars and rolled a 400 pound safe from the back door into the yard. C. R. Perry, 72, lived upstairs and woke to voices but found no intruders.
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Kansas City
Francis R. Applegate
C. R. Perry
Applegate
U S Action Attacked Over Arms to Arab States
Rabbi I Asher Kirshblum national vice president of ZOA told a district meeting in Salt Lake City that U S arms shipments to Arab nations threaten Israel. He warned the State of Israel’s security is endangered by the shipments despite Arab intentions to wage a new round of warfare.
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Salt Lake City
Actionist
Organization of America
U.S
Middle East
Asher Kirshblum
ZOA
Israel
Israel Republic
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Pvt
Marchuk
Norristown
Berlin
Hobson
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Santiago
Cuban
Century
England
Alabama
Gilbert E. Marsh
Vine ST
Lambeth, Inc
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Archdale
Post Office
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Monarch Sewing Center
S. Greene Street
Singer
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