GOP Leaders Meet With President Over Tax Cut Debate
In Washington GOP leaders report to President Eisenhower after a meeting with Knowland who says he would veto any bill for a $20 per person income tax cut if Treasury Secretary Humphrey recommends it. The discussion centers on extending current corporate and excise rates and timing for a possible tax reduction amid Senate and House debates and proposed compromises.
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Knowland
Calif
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
George
D-Ga
Malone
R-New
Byrd
D-Va
Sen. Barkley
D-Ky
House
Treasury
Congress Approves 50 Cent Pay Raise for Senators
Congress finalizes a 50 cent bump to salary raising annual pay to 22500 for senators. President Eisenhower expected to sign after Senate approval and March 1 start. Prior bill extends educational benefits for veterans who joined before January 31.
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Washington
Congress
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Gross
Iowa
Third Atomic Test Flash Lights Sky Over Las Vegas
The third 1955 atomic shot near Yucca Flat lit predawn skies at 5 30 am with the largest flash of the series. The orange blue cloud rose high with visible glow reaching Los Angeles 250 miles away. Air observers tracked the cloud for over two hours aboard a B25 as part of radiological safety measures.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Los Angeles
Yucca Flat
California
Air Force
Ian Springs Air Force Base
Gladwin Hill
New York Times
Colin McKinlay
Las Vegas Sun
United Press
Joe McClain
view-Journal
Julian Hartt
Arfert
Olson Defense Rests Case in Korea War Trial
Army master sergeant William H. Olson rests defense in court martial on seven counts of collaboration with Red Chinese captors in Korea. Olson admitted lying under oath about a Communist promoted "peace appeal" and denied aiding the enemy while citing death threats behind a speech on treatment of UN prisoners. The trial enters rebuttal and closing phases as the eight-member court weighs the charges.
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Bragg
N.C
Fense
William H. Olson
Korea
Olson
Red Cross
Youngsville
United Nations
Bennettsville
D.C
Army
United States
Bomber Crash Kills 5 In Lake Charles Area
A crippled B47 Stratojet crashed while attempting to land at Lake Charles AFB, killing five crew members and injuring or displacing residents in a trailer park. Debris ignited homes as the wreckage and fuel spread across the neighborhood, with civilians Albert Morgan and Kate Morgan among the dead.
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Lake Charles
Last Knight
Ana T Inciaente US Teem
Lake Arles Air Force Base
George Spotswood
iCalif
Edwyn Bae
Fort Worth
E Calcasieu Parish
Albert Morgan
Kate
James C Sapp
Lake Charles Afb
Aeathe Ie
Cole Olen
Morgin
Spotswood
Denton
Fouma
Hawaiian Volcano In Eruption Spreads Lava Flames
PAHOA Hawaii erupting volcano forces state of emergency as lava flows threaten sugar cane and timber. About 400 residents flee while civil defense orders evacuations and sightseers are kept away. Red Cross staff monitor the night at Pahoa High School as lava fountains reach 50 to 100 feet.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Pahoa High School
Churchill Declares U S Leads Nuclear Arms Race
In a Commons debate on defense planning, Prime Minister Churchill says the United States is the only country capable of delivering a full scale hydrogen bomb attack within hours and holds a vast lead over Soviet Russia in nuclear power and delivery capability. He notes Britain has begun building H bombs and warns Russia may progress within two to four years to threaten North America and the Western world.
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Churchill
United States
Soviet Russia
House of Commons
Russia
North America
Free Nations
Britain
The
Commons
Milk Bill Gets Favorable Report From House Panel
The North Carolina House Agriculture Committee endorsed a Senate-passed milk price fixing bill after amending it to strengthen the Milk Commission. The change would raise public representatives on the commission from one to three, with further discussion on expanding to seven to nine members.
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Raleigh
House Agriculture Committee
State Milk Commission
Senate
Milk Commission
Carl Venters Onslow
Commissioner of Agriculture
Venters
Pharma Y
Negro confesses to Orangeburg axe slaying
21 year old Sam Wright admitted to police last night the fatal ax attack on retired W. F. Stroman and his wife in their Orangeburg den. Wright surrendered in Eutawville and was held in an undisclosed jail for safekeeping as investigation continues.
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S.C
Sam
Junior) Wright
Pamne
Eutawville
Pearce
T. E. Salley
Wright
W. F. Stroman
Stroman Home
Salley
Stroman
Stroman House
Egypt accuses Israel of border attack killing Egyptians
Cairo charges Israeli forces with a bold strike along the Israel Egypt border, reporting 38 Egyptians killed and 31 wounded at an army headquarters inside the Gaza Strip. An Israeli official says casualties are unclear as observers note cross border fire.
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Cairo
Gaza
Egypt
Israel
Palestine
Gaza Strip
Jerusalem
Aes
Jordan
U.N
Aan
Aza Acea
Lawmakers Press Capitol Police Overhaul On Anniversary Shooting
On the first anniversary of the 1971 Capitol gun attack four wounded representatives urged replacing the current Capitol Police with a professional corps. Sponsored by Representatives Roberts and Bentley, they were joined by Davis Jensen and Fallon, who note long recoveries and call for civil service protection.
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House
Congress
Capitol
Robert
D-Ala
Bentlys
R-Mich
Davis
D-Tenn
Jensen
Iowa
Fallon
Civil Service
Senate
Burleson
House Administration Committee
Tornadoes Kill One and Cause $200,000 in Damage in Ohio
Tornadoes struck Ohio injuring six in Youngstown where basements were lifted from slabs and three houses damaged. Police and firemen estimated Youngstown damage at over $100,000 and Troy saw another $100,000 in destruction. No injuries reported in Troy. The storm path included downtown and a residential area amid a broader report of unsettled spring weather across the region.
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Youngstown
Troy
Ohio
Dakotas
Minnesota
Viet Nam Assured Of Support From Manila Pact Powers
U S Secretary of State Dulles assured Premier Ngo Dinh Diem of strong support from the Manila Pact powers if South Viet Nam is attacked by Communists. Diem voiced confidence in Bangkok defense plans and the move to replace French officers with Vietnamese in the army. He urged security restored before May to ensure refugee resettlement and rice land planting.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Dulles
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
South Viet Nam
Independence Palace
Bangkok
Southeast Asia
Diem
Britain
France
Chou En-lai
Burma
Dulles Chou
Decline in Tobacco Consumption and Exports Outlined
J B Hutson of Tobacco Associates reports 1954 domestic cigarette use fell to about 369 billion from 387 billion in 1953. Exports dropped to 422 million pounds versus 431 million the prior year as foreign markets intensify competition after World War II.
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Raleigh
J. B. Hutson
Washington, D.C
Tobacco Associates, Inc
Hutson
Acre
Hutson i
Irby Walke
Tobacco Associates
Plane lands safely after cockpit instrument trouble
A Washington-Eastern Air Lines flight carrying 32 passengers circled Municipal Airport for about an hour before landing safely. Pilot Captain K L Heap diagnosed instrument panel failure after a warning light indicated a wheel alignment issue and used alternate instruments to return home.
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Washington Eastern Air Lines
Municipal
K. L. Heap
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