Congressmen Budget Strains Highlight Family Finances
The piece follows Kansas born Avery and colleagues like Udall and Griffin, detailing how a $22,500 salary and allowances fail to cover political family costs. It notes multiple homes, travel expenses, nursery care, and fringe benefits, with lawmakers citing the need to provide for children and surroundings while debating pay and perks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains of Kansas
Corb
Avery
Congress
Wakefield
Kans
Sumner
Washington
Potomac
Capitol Hill
Size of the Army and the Atomic Age Debate
Washington AP reports a long-running dispute over Army manpower in the atomic era. Wilson seeks 900000 by 1958 while Eisenhower envisions 870000. generals argue for a minimum around 925000 to deter Soviet aggression. Congress weighs budget, doctrine, and the future balance of ground forces.
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Fense
Charles Wilson
Pentagon
Congress
Executive Branch
Wilson
Eisenhower
U.S
Berlin
Europe
Combat Development Center
Ford Ord
Calif
Fort Ord
Sena
Secretary of Defense
Neil H. McElroy
House Subcommittee On Defense
Tiows
John Foster Dulles
Senate
House
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Legislative Branch
Navy Gets Mother's Six Sons in Muskegon
Widowed Mary Smith, Gold Star mother, mourns Floyd Smith the sixth of her sons to join the Navy. The family tradition began 17 years earlier as Howard and Donald enlisted in World War II and served together aboard a sub chaser. The brothers served on ships including the Walter Gretchen and the Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Mary Smith
Floyd
Navy
Howard
Donald
Great Lakes
Walter Gretchen
North Atlantic
Lionel
Charles E. Smith
United States
Thule
Greenland
Alfred
Iowa
Salem
Muskegon Naval Reserve Training Center
Congressmen Say Salary Not Overpayment Despite Expenses
The speaker argues that dissatisfaction with pay stems from serving in public office and high expenses. He notes congressmen feel they are doing a better job than successors and that belief in principles drives them to prevail despite compensation concerns.
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Washington
Capitol
Griffin
Michigan
Avery
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Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Free World
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Hunter Coal & Oil CO
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North Main
High Point Factory
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