Textiles See Mixed Reactions To Japan Export Restraint
The Japanese government will restrict cotton textile exports to the United States drawing mixed reactions in the United States. Senator Sam J. Ervin argues the policy is folly and cedes sovereign commerce power to Japan while textile interests fear renewed import competition. Tokyo’s move could forestall stricter congressional action and survival of U S industry hinges on wage and quality comparisons with Japanese rivals.
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United States
Sam J. Ervin
North Carolina
Tokyo
Congress
U. S
Eisenhower Budget Push and Middle East Policy Rise
The piece notes a two billion dollar foreign aid and defense budget boost as the U S backs free nations. It argues the Middle East program will pass Congress despite criticisms and sees Kremlin pressure as a lure to lower guard, urging continued military readiness.
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Suez Canal
Panama Canal
United Nations
Congress
U. S
Kremlin
Middle East
United States
Russia
Uzzell Drops Out As Kemp Doughton Poised To Lead
Rep. George Uzzell quits the race for Speaker of the House clearing the field for Kemp Doughton of Alleghany County. Uzzell, a veteran Rowan legislator, bows out to help unity and smoother organization of the General Assembly, with possible major committee assignments cited as a result.
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George Uzzell
House
General Assembly
Kemp Doughton
Alleghany County
Uzzell
Rowan
Poland Faces Election Under One Ticket Rule
Editorial warns Poland’s Sunday poll will mirror past Communist control with a single ticket of National Front candidates. About 720 candidates contest 459 seats, but voters may only strike top Communist names to oppose Gomulka regime. World observers doubt genuine freedom in the process.
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Poland
National Front
United Workers
Communist) Party
United Peasants
The
Democrats
Wladyslaw Gom
Gomulka Faces Tightrope Ahead In Polish Election
The Polish election sees 18 million eligible voters and abstention as a protest option. Gomulka, hailed as a hero for independence, seeks sovereignty while aligning with Soviet allies. Analysts note Poland avoids full sovietization, pursuing a path toward democratization amid party power plays.
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Gomulka
Poland
Moscow
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Communist Central Committee
High Point Enterprise Payment Note
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High Point Enterprise
Gexseee Ouben
Costs of Hungarian refugee relief approach 20 million
The Hungarian relief operation costs for the first 21 500 refugees are estimated at 10 to 20 million dollars with per person costs near 230 500 for a family of four. Government and private agencies share the burden with CARE and the Red Cross contributing funds and services. The Kilmer center in New Jersey and various agencies prepare to handle up to 500 arrivals daily as the program expands.
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Washington
NEA
U. S
American Council of Voluntary Agencies
American Red Cross
Austria
Care—Cooperative For
American Relief To Everywhere
Hungary
International Red Cross
Eisenhower
Emergency Committee For
Tracy S. Voorhees
U.S
America
Air Force
Navy
Voorhees Committee
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Immigration Service
Public Health Service
United Nations
Richard M. Nixon
Kilmer
Tax relief plan split on true benefits for corporations
North Carolina legislators weigh an $8 million corporate tax cut from the Hodges tax study. They seek clarity on how much relief reaches firms versus federal payments, and how local governments would fare. The debate centers on interstate business burdens, state versus federal liability, and the package’s overall impact. Tobacco talks feature Eastern NC business leaders and agriculture officials discussing industry concerns.
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Tax Study Commission
Treasury
Washington
North Carolina
Brandon Hodges
Tobacco growers fret over price support program risks
Notes from a group discussion reveal consensus that the tobacco price support program teeters on failure, threatening Eastern North Carolina’s economy. Participants fault federal and state export and farm policies, urge possible marking laws for off-brand goods, and stress individual grower accountability amid poor cooperation and reports of over-planting and outlawed varieties.
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North Carolina
Federal Department of Agriculture
State Department
Congress
West
Israel Faces U.S. Aid Under Eisenhower Middle East Doctrine
Congressional scrutiny of the new Eisenhower plan to aid nations resisting communism centers on Israel. Dulles signals military assistance could be extended if overt aggression arises, while Israeli officials warn the doctrine may close the front door to invasion but leave room for indirect pressure from Soviet aligned states.
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Washington
Israel
Middle East
John Foster Dulles
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
House
Dulles
U. S.S
Thomas
Gordon
D-Ill
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Soviet Union
Egypt
Syria
Edna Kelly
D. NY
United States
U. S
Soviet Russia
Sinai Desert
Communist Party
Russia
Mid-East
Quaker Work and Community Plans Highlight Local Notes
Tartt Bell of the American Friends Service Committee visits Blair House as the group plans to operate there by week’s end. Finnish diplomat Dr. Jorma Pohjanpalo tours U S plastics firms to study fundraising and charity work while in the country. Nearby, the Y’s Men contemplate a Roaring Gap camp site atop Stone Mountain bluff, with YMCA and YWCA projects prioritized. High Point’s Family Service Agency reports its best year yet in 1956, serving many families and stressing ongoing community use and professional support.
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Tartt Bell
American Friends Service Committee
Blair House
Bell
Tartt
Junius Scales
Greensboro
Jorma Pohjanpalo
U.S. State Department
Pohjanpalo
Finland
Plastics Association
America
Radio
Taylor M. Simpson
Y's
Stone Mountain
Roaring Gap
YMCA
Carl Chavis Ymca
Mary Bethune Ywca
High Point
Corinne Grimsley English
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Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dorothy Thompson
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London
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Ulka
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
Skdees
Seseveees
OREO
Aeenee
Associated Press
N. C
Peter Edson
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Alex Allen
Alonzo Edwards
Bob Rouse
John Shackleford
Harry Taylor
Greene
Pitt Counties
Stag Ballentine
Wake County
Charles
Earlun
George Sokolsky
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Hays
Foreign Affairs Committee
Holt McPherson
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