Budget Expected Monday
President Eisenhower plans to send a balanced budget to Congress on Monday with higher spending likely in the coming years. The message suggests spending around 65 to 66 billion dollars next year, income at least that much, and larger appropriation requests, plus a revised current-year forecast showing a balanced budget about 64.5 billion dollars. A cash budget surplus of about five billion could pressure a personal tax cut if business slows.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
State of the Union
Winds and tides ease along North Carolina coast
Kill Devil Hills mayor Emily Mustian reports tides near normalizing and winds down after a coastal storm. Water covered up to four miles of Highway 158 between Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, with 6 to 8 inches of lingering water. Kitty Hawk school reopened and buses could run. five cottages were destroyed earlier. two bulldozers opened ditches to divert floodwater. about 40 to 50 feet of highway at Hatteras Island washed away but temporarily repaired.
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Kill Devil Hills
N.C
North Carolina
Emily Mustian
Kitty Hawk
Mustian
Hatteras Island
Esso Foundation Grants Aid College Education nationwide
The Esso Education Foundation has awarded five million dollars in education grants to North Carolina colleges including Wake Forest and Davidson. The funds are unrestricted and aim to support remotely connected institutions, with all Tar Heel schools included in the distribution.
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New York
Esso Education Foundation
North Carolina
Davidson
Rey Guilford
Wake Forest
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Eisenhower's Illinois entry hints at re election decision
President Eisenhower has not assented or dissented to entering his name in Illinois favoring primary. White House indicated no firm statement on his second term plans though doctors expect mid February to assess recovery from heart attack. Stratton announced Illinois April 10 entry, prompting a holding action to deter other candidates.
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Eisenhower
Illinois
White House
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Fila
William G. Stratton
Springfield
Ill
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Stratton
Irman
G. Harold Alexander
Fort Myers
Florida
Ilinois
New Hampshire
Senate
Knowland
California
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Inois
Benson Says Soil Bank Plan Could Boost Surplus Market
Benson described a soil bank proposal to pay farmers to idle crops and shift surpluses into markets. The plan, tied to Eisenhower’s farm message, would offer cash and crop payments to reduce plantings and offset income losses, with potential 400 million dollars this year and up to 600 million more for land retirement and conservation.
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Soil Bank
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
American Legion seeks half billion boost for veterans pensions
The American Legion urged Congress to raise monthly pension rates and expand eligibility, arguing for a 528 million first year cost with 18 percent annual growth. National Commander J A Wagner pressed for higher incomes and automatic 65 plus eligibility, while facing tepid reception from House committee chair Olin Teague. The VA estimates half a million current beneficiaries would be affected.
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Washington
American Legion
Congress
J. Addington Wagner
Olin E. Teague
Dtex
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Wagner
Teague
Veterans Administration
Veterans Oforeign Wars
Hloover Commission
Eisenhower Entry Nominates NH Primary Signaling Run
Concord New Hampshire voters will see President Eisenhower formally entered in the first in the nation primary. Gov Lane Dwinell plans to file the 100 signatures Monday morning. A White House spokesman has indicated the move has the president’s approval and he will comment next week.
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Concord
Eisenhower
Hampshire
Associated Press
Lane Dwinell
U N Condemnation of Israel Probe at Security Council
The United Nations Security Council debated Israel’s December 1 raid on Syria drawing strong condemnations. Russia pushed for compensation for lives and property, while the United States Britain and France urged a resolution criticizing Israel and urging restraint. Western and Soviet drafts differ on compensation and approach but share concern over Israel’s prior strikes and its charter obligations.
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U.N
Syria
Russia
Security Council
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United States
Britain
France
U.S. S
Eisenhower asks Congress for five year school aid package
President Eisenhower asks for 11 percent of a billion dollars in federal grants over five years to ease the U S school shortage. He seeks up to 750 million in federal purchases of local bonds and 20 million for state school planning, with a weighted matching plan for wealthier and poorer states. He says the program is an emergency measure to be terminated once the shortage ends.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
Supreme Court
Kelley
D-Pa
House Education Committee
Diis
Department of Welfare
Flames Devour Small Korean Ship Killing Sixty-six
A 150 ton ship at Samchonpo west of Pusan caught fire after a cabin boy allegedly dropped a kerosene lamp. Sixty-six passengers died, including seven children, with eighteen injured. Park Chong Chul and Captain Kim Han Suk were arrested for negligence as the vessel burned for three hours.
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Seoul
Park Chong Chul
Kim Han Suk
Samchonpo
Pusan
Korea
South Korea
Miami Sets Winter Low At Forty One In Cold Wave
Miami recorded a 41 degree low, the coldest mark of the winter, as a lingering Atlantic storm drove polar air into Florida. Frost touched muck lands north of Homestead while Miami Beach dropped to 45. Forecasters expect another cold morning with gradual warming afterward.
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Florida
Homestead
Miami Beach
Weather Bureau
South Florida
Tropics
Leonard Pardue
Miami Weather Bureau
South
Gubernatorial Ball in Salina Honoring Luther Hodges and Wife
North Carolina Gov Luther Hodges and Mrs Hodges will be honored at a Salina State Society ball in an event described as nearly eerie in tone obscured by OCR. Local officials prepare for the social gathering with ceremonial duties and community attendance expected.
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Washington
Luther! Hodges
North Carolina
Red Probe Scheduled in North Carolina Hearings
HUAC will hold a March 12 Washington hearing on alleged Communist activity in North Carolina following last summer’s Smith Act trial in Greensboro. Ralph C. Clontz said he may testify, noting his undercover FBI work and the Scales trial where he linked many unnamed Communists. Scales, Carolinas district chair, is appealing his six year sentence.
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House Un-American Activities Committee
Greensboro
N.C
North Carlina
Committee
Charlotte
Ralph C. Clontz
Junius I. Scales
Clontz
FBI
Carolinas
Scales
Communist Party
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Senate
Internal Security
Paul Crouch
University of North Carolina
Crouch
Come A
Wilkes County
Guard Claims Hitler Body Partially Destroyed
A former Hitler bodyguard says he helped burn Hitler and Eva Braun but only legs were completely burned due to gasoline shortages. He claims remnants were buried in a garden near their air raid shelter, with Russians later allowing a recheck. Dentists and aides corroborate exhumations and identification efforts.
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Germany
Hitler
Eva
Brauo
Harry New
Prises
Helemut Kunz
Russia
Moscow
Heinz Linge
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