GOP Leaders Predict Senate Defeat for Tax Cut Measure
Republican leaders told President Eisenhower they expect the Senate to reject a Democratic sponsored income tax cut plan. Sen Knowland and Rep. Martin voiced confidence the bill will fail, with House support wavering for a $20 tax cut and dependent credits amid claims of fiscal irresponsibility.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
White House
Sen
Knowland
Rcahe
Cdo Pacha
Rep
Martin
R-Mass
Yland
California
Senate Finance Committee
McClellan Presses Peress Case as Army Withholds Records
Sen. McClellan leads a new inquiry into the Peress case accusing the Army of withholding facts. Secretary Stevens asserts the contested report contains secret investigative methods and informant material, while backers cite legal precedent.
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Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Ieering Peress
McClellan
N “Perem
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Ciellan
Army
Department of the Army
Peress
Ugene A. Caffey
Wilber M. Brucker
Defense Dertment
Brucker
Pay Raises Backed in New House Bill Across Agencies
Congress moves a bill totaling about 855 million dollars for the remainder of the fiscal year. It increases veterans benefits by five percent and boosts public assistance grants to states while funding salary raises for congressional staff. The measure also trims some department budgets and faces House debate later in the week.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Railroad Strikes Hit L and N Passenger Service
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad faces a nationwide strike crippling passenger service and straining freight. Crews are scarce, many trains cancel, and through service from Cincinnati to New Orleans is strained while union leaders set a central office in Louisville and threaten unlimited duration. The dispute centers on a 50 50 health and welfare plan and legal issues under Kentucky law.
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Louisville
Lou— & Nashville
By & Paitin
Nash Carolina
South Carolina
Ohio
Alabama
Florida
India
Mississippi
Virginia
Louisia
Illinois
Missouri
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Guitin
St. Louis
Kentucky
Line Cutters Sought In Alabama Amid Regional Bell Strike
A widespread hunt is on for line cutters in Alabama and Georgia as Southern Bell and other workers strike across nine states in a union contract dispute. Key cable links were severed, disrupting service in Birmingham area communities and Atlanta police headquarters, while negotiators resume talks after a meeting ended.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Southern Bell
Birmingham
New Orleans
Bessemer
G. F. Gill
Southern
CIO Communications Workers of America
Falcon Guided Missile Described as Brain of Its Own
The Air Force unveiled the Falcon, its new air to air guided missile, claiming it is the first with an autonomous guidance brain. Production is underway with deliveries to all weather interceptor units in Arctic regions and other approaches to North America, while the Navy uses the Sparrow. The weapon, six feet long and cigar shaped, locks onto a bomber on radar then fires automatically, delivering direct hits in tests with a three to five mile kill range.
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U. S. Air Force
Washington
Air Force Today
Arctic
Navy
Hughes Aircraft Co
Culver City
Calif
Tucson
Ariz
Integor
Greenland
Alas
Senators refuse to accept Yalta papers for publication
Senators Capehart and Sparkman backed Sen George in opposing confidential copies of the 1945 Yalta conference record. Secretary Dulles decided not to publish the papers, sending copies to 58 key members, with State Department officials citing national security and Allied unity concerns. George and colleagues argued publication could leak information and affect Paris West German rearmament ratification.
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Washington
Capehart
R-Ind
Sparkman
Sen. Ge
D-Ga
Yalta
Dulles
Crimea
State Department
Henry Suydam
Onaiee
Reverety
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Behart
Sen. George
George
Six Die In Wyoming Hotel Fire At Johnson Hotel
A blaze at the Johnson Hotel in Laramie, Wyoming, early today killed six men and injured several others. Fire Chief Blake Fanning said the fire started in the rear lobby near the stairs. victims died of smoke or heat and one was burned beyond identification.
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Laramie
Wyo
Blake Fanning
Johnson Hotel
Harold C. Dahl
la Porte
Colp
Boots) Smith
Eric Irene
Henrich Burglund
Walter Finnel
Cheyenne
Fanning
Alfred Warner
Ray Goodman
Hubert Simpson
Kensmeier
Waukon
Iowa
Glenn Thom
Charles City
Towa
Fred Huletz
Denver
Warner
Dulles Speculates On Tactical Atomic Weapons
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States might use tactical atomic weapons in a major world clash. He noted such weapons could be employed if China’s Nationalist forces were defending Quemoy and the Matsus or if a large Communist assault on Formosa warranted intervention. He stressed decisions rest with the President and described small tactical munitions as their intended use against military targets with greater destructiveness than past shells.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Quemoy
Matsus
Formosa
Eisenhower
U.S
Treasury chief says stock inquiry may erode public confidence
Secretary Humphrey told the Senate Banking Committee the stock market inquiry could undermine confidence in the American economy. Senator Capehart urged ending the inquiry as Fulbright noted the panel must speak cautiously while stressing market conditions and public trust remain central to the probe.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Fulbright
D-Ark
Treasury
Eisenhower
Cyrpehart
Banking Committee
Ruling Bars Segregation in Parks and Playgrounds
The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Supreme Court’s school desegregation decision also bans racial segregation in public parks and playgrounds. The decision cited the latest ruling sweeping away the separate but equal doctrine and noted no immediate Southern backlash. Virginia officials proposed study of park integration plans while Maryland litigants sought injunctions affecting Fort Smallwood Beach and Sandy Point beaches.
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Richmond
Msaend Bo
Isi
Ne Anead
Supreme Court
Federal District Court of
Baltimore
South
Asst
Harrison Winter
Maryland
Virginia
Raymond V. Long
Pawer
Robert M. Dawson Jr
Milton Lonesome Dawson
Fort Smallwood Park
Lonesome
Sandy Point
Rozel C. Thomson
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