Merchants hopeful as Easter shopping opens in 1958
An Associated Press survey of Easter shopping trends across 19 cities finds retailers largely optimistic, counting on better weather to lift sales. Some praise early Easter while others warn that cold weather and recession talk dampen demand, with gloom in several manufacturing centers and weak results in Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Detroit Philadelphia and Miami.
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U.S
Associated Press
Sau
William Tobey
Abraham & Straus
Brooklyn
N.Y
Julian N. Trivers
Davison's
Atlanta
Dallas
Cole
Universal
Los Angeles
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Detroit
Philadelphia
Miami
Governor Defends Industry Emphasis at NC Conference
North Carolina Governor Hodges denounced claims he overemphasizes industry, calling them poppycock. He urged Eastern farmers to shift focus from tobacco to broader crops and self-supply for local and regional markets at a regional industrial development conference in Greenville.
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N.C
Hodges
North Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
Swift & Co
Gerber Baby Food Co
Dulles Sees Summit Price Too High for Talks
Secretary of State Dulles warned at a news conference that the United States would lose its shirt if it agreed to a summit with Russia. He described a five point price tag on a meeting and said the Kremlin note did not improve prospects. He favored negotiating through diplomatic channels and noted the talks could become a spectacle rather than a decision making meeting. The note arrived as U S officials worried over the prospects for a heads of government conference. He said the United States would pursue dialogue without an ultimatum.
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Dulles
United States
Russia
Moscow
Speedup in Buying and Unemployment Benefits Plan
Republican leaders say President Eisenhower will ask Congress to authorize a 600 million dollar speed up in government purchasing to fight the recession. They add a 50 percent extension of unemployment benefits may be sent as a special message. Also discussed is a 5.4 billion highway bill now before the Senate.
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Eisenhower
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Knowland
California
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Anderson
Nine Die In Explosion And Crash Of Airliner
A Braniff DC7C crashed shortly after takeoff from Miami en route to Panama. Nine were killed and 15 survived many badly hurt. Ground observers saw engine fire and the craft broke in two before landing. Rescue crews faced tough conditions as flames raged and traffic clogged approaches.
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Fla
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Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
R. H. Sands
Ray Stolz
Miami Springs
Pete Vigna
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Colombia
Vigna
Pilot Bails Out Near Elizabeth City N C Navy identifies pilot
The Navy confirmed Lt. (jg) E. L. Woodruff 24 Conway Ark bailed out safely after his jet lost power while attempting to land at a Currituck County airstrip. The aircraft crashed in a wood area and burned, and a Navy helicopter returned Woodruff to Oceana Virginia.
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E. L. Woodruff
Conway
Ark
Currituck County
Woodruff
Oceana
Feature on woman traveler wardrobe for Europe tour
A forthcoming Thursday feature from The Enterprise will detail a practical wardrobe plan for women traveling abroad. Mary Gordon of Trans World Airlines provides guidance for the Enterprise Friendship Tour, which visits four European capitals and the Brussels World's Fair starting August 19. Applications are open through the Enterprise news department.
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Enterprise Friendship
Enterprise
Europe
Trans World Airlines
Mary Gordon
Miss Gordon
Brussels
Final Rites Held For Mike Todd
Chicago mourns showman Michael Todd as his remains are laid to rest at Waldheim Cemetery near Forest Park. Actress Elizabeth Taylor, Todd’s widow, arrives after a fatal plane crash that claimed three others. Rabbi Rose notes no graveside eulogy due to Passover prelude. monument planned after one year.
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Chicago
Los — International Airport
Mike Todd
Waldheim Cemetery
Forest Park
Rabbi Chaim Goldbogen
Todd
Howard Taylor
Howard
Abraham Joseph Rose
Congregation Knesseth Israel
Elgin
Iill
Grants, N.M
Labor and Welfare Funds Cut in House Budget Action
The House Appropriations Committee recommended 2.96 billion dollars for Labor and Welfare departments with a token cut from the current year and notes that more funds will be needed as economic conditions change. It criticized the Budget Bureau and cited concerns over health program funding and wage hour enforcement.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Eisenhower
Wnt
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
National Institutes of Health
National Labor Relations Board
Labor and Welfare
Budget Bureau
Kennedy proposes free world plan to aid India economy
Senator Kennedy with Senator Cooper urged a Marshall Plan style aid for India to accelerate its second five year plan. They argued the country is a key non communist ally and that multilateral action could bring in greater foreign help over the next three years. The United States recently approved a 225 million dollar loan and Eisenhower's aid program proposes seven million dollars in technical assistance for India.
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Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
India
Dev Kennedy
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China
Kennedy
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
Alloge
U. S
Ance
United States
Eisenhower
Three Pioneers Seek To Get First Man Into Space Alive
In Alamogordo New Mexico three space pioneers Captain Joseph Kittinger Col John Paul Stapp and Lt Col David Simons discuss the path to American headline space travel Each holds a specialty from aero medical research to space biology and balloon flights All agree space is years away and stress a cautious selection of the first astronaut emphasizing nerves training and practicality Tomorrow: Showing the way into space.
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Hush-Hush
New Mexico
Steve Lowell
Alamogordo
N.M
Joe Kittinger
Stapp
Air Force
Joseph Kittinnger
John Paul Stapp
David Simons
Air Force Missile Center
Aero-Medical
Col. Simons
Col. Stapp
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