Republican Split Over Eisenhower Trade Plan Emerges
Washington January 11 Republican support for Eisenhower reciprocal trade proposals falters as House Ways and Means Committee members Reed Byrnes and Boggs express doubt. They foresee no chance of committee approval or floor passage amid calls to tighten the escape clause and curb presidential tariff powers.
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Washington
Jan
Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Mills
Rep. Reed
New York
Senate
Rep
Byrnes
R-Wis
Federal Trade Commission
Tariff Commission
Rep. Boggs
D-La
Trade and Tariff Subcommittee
Boggs
GOP Committee
Fund Drive For Schools Proposed By Methodist Group
In Cincinnati on January 8 the Methodist education commission discussed a proposed fund drive to secure capital funds for expanding enrollments and facilities. Dr. William E. Clark said the plan is only a recommendation pending approval by the coordinating council and the 1960 General Conference. A resolution set an annual Race Relations Sunday goal of one million dollars for financing Methodist Negro colleges, with $345,524 raised in 1957.
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William E. Clark
Nashville, Tenn
Commission
Coordinating Council
Committee On Finance
Clark
James S. Thomas
Methodist Board of Education
Bakelite Named After Dr. Leo H. Blackeland Pioneer
The article notes Bakelite as the first synthetic resin named for Dr. Leo H. Blackeland who invented it.
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Leo H. Blackeland
Millionaire backs artists refuge at Pacific Palisades
Huntington Hartford funds a private 154 acre retreat near Los Angeles providing cottage studios for 70 to 80 artists yearly with meals and housing. Director Dr John Vincent says fewer than 300 apply annually for fellowships, while advocates stress concentrated work away from daily life. The foundation has supported composers Toch and Dali with fellowships and awards over seven years.
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Huntington Hartford
Huntington Hartford Foundation
John Vincent
Vincent
University of California At Los Angeles
Charles B. Rogers
Cambodian Leader Breaks with Communists in Policy Shift
Premier Prince Sihanouk disclosed he has turned against Communists he once patronized. He urged neutrality while the PSC leader warned that Cambodia must resist Communist subversion as 5,000 workers demanded government action at the Royal Palace.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Popular Socialist Community Party
PSC
Govvas Peiping
Workers of
Sihanouk
Moscow
Johnston to Call Meeting on Foreign Aid Information Flow
Johnston declares a two day conference to marshal 600 to 700 leaders from private groups to improve disclosure on foreign aspects of national security. Invitations may extend to Hoover Truman and Adlai Stevenson with Eisenhower’s support. The White House plans address by the President Vice President and top officials.
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Washington
Motion Picture
Assn. of America
Middle East
White House
Johnston
Hoover
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Union
Nixon
Proclaiming the danger of communism and Hungary
The speaker warns that many nations did not see mortal danger in communism until it was too late and cites Hungary as an example of failed perception. The quote emphasizes the need to recognize early warning signs and the consequences of disbelief.
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Hungary
France Orders Devil's Island Penal Colony Liquidated in 1946
France ends its Devil's Island penal colony in 1946, pardoning remaining prisoners or returning them to France. The move marks a closure of a notorious colonial facility and reshapes its detainee disposition.
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France
Devil's Island
Memphis Bus Seating Case Delayed For Ruling
In Memphis Tennessee a federal panel delayed ruling on racial segregation of bus seating. Judge briefings extended 19 days after defense request. The case, filed May 1956 by O Z Evers backed by the NAACP, challenges state and city segregation laws with the city and the Memphis Street Railway Co as defendants.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
0. Z. Evers
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Evers
City of Memphis
Memphis Street Railway Co
Vatican Observatory: oldest active telescope site since 1579
The Vatican Observatory traces its founding to 1579, establishing the oldest continuously operating astronomical observatory in the world. It remains active today, conducting research and hosting scholarly programs within the Holy See.
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Vatican Observatory
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