Eisenhower reaffirms voluntary vaccine approach and policy topics
President Eisenhower said the voluntary method remains best for Salk polio vaccine distribution and promised that no child will be denied vaccination due to inability to pay. He noted cautious steps on cease-fire talks with Red China and commented on Mrs. Eisenhower’s health amid recent viral illness. He also spoke on postal wage bills and farm price supports, noting timing and policy contrasts with past rigid schemes.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Red China
Formosa
Paul Butler
Charles von Fremd
CBS
Senate House
House
Senate
Western Allies seek compromise on Austrian oil assets
Vienna talks on the Austrian independence treaty enter a third day as the Western Allies and the Soviet delegation clash over oil properties. The dispute centers on U.S. Standard Vacuum Oil and Royal Dutch Shell ownership rights, with Soviet waivers on drilling terms and a 10 million ton oil delivery to Russia proposed in exchange for foreign ownership limits.
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Vienna
Austria
U.S
Leopold Fig
U.S. Standard Vacuum Oil Co
Royal Dutch Shell
Russia
Hitler
U. S
Standard-Vacuum
Shell
North Carolina Senate OKs High Point liquor election
The Senate enacted a measure to vote on legal ABC liquor stores in High Point, with city council action possible after June 5 or by petition. If approved, profits would fund education on alcohol effects and rehabilitation. Hendersonville awaits action, statewide liquor tax bills also move forward.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
High Point
ABC
Hendersonville
David Hall
Jackson
Hall
Joint Group Okays 8.8 Percent Pay Increase
A Senate House conference committee reached an 8.8 percent pay rise for about 500000 postal workers amid risk of a veto. The figure sits between the Senate’s 10 percent and the House’s 8.3 percent, with Senator Olin D Johnston signaling swift approval by both chambers and the President.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
North Carolina voters show apathy as many towns elect mayors
Mayors and city councils were chosen across North Carolina with low turnout in many places. Some candidates were elected without running, and in Booneville and Bill Devil Hill the results produced unexpected outcomes. Notable results included Gastonia high turnout, a first Negro city treasurer elected in centuries, and several unopposed mayoral races.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Booneville
Carl Bovender
Bill Devil
Gastonia
Charlotte
Leon Schneider
United States
Nathanial Barber
Bob Ferguson
Paul Little
Vic Phillips
Glen Stroub
G. D. Webb
Phillip L. van Every
Martha Evans
Claude L. Alben
H. H. Baxter
Herman Brown
Steve Dellinger
James S. Smith
W. Everett
Huntersville
T. Lee Mullen
Arthur W. Auten
Congress Slated In Saigon As Pressures Rise
In Saigon, a special congress called by Premier Ngo Dinh Diem debated ousting Bao Dai amid moves toward a constitutional monarchy. U S officials signaled openness to democratic forms, while Bao Dai denounced the assembly as illegal. The crisis follows failed attempts by General Nguyen Van Vy to challenge Diem.
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Ngo di Diem
Revolutionary Committee
Bao Dai
Annam
State Department
Washington
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
French Riviera
Congress
States
South Viet Nam
Bao Long
Ho Chi Minh
Hong Kong
France
States General Assembly
Ott
Diem
Nguyen van Vy
Dalat
Bethel man holds off officers in 12 hour tear gas siege
Manuel Miller the 47 year old Justice of the Peace and wife Lucille 44 faced federal state authorities during a 12 hour standoff in Bethel Vermont as he refused to allow Mrs Miller to be taken to a mental hospital. Tear gas ended the siege with Miller surrendering on the home porch and both taken into custody.
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Manuel Miller
W. H. Baumann
Vermont
Miller
Bethel
Lucille
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Washington, D.C
U.S
Dewey H. Perry
Kiam H. Baumann
Fellows
Windsor County
Perry
David
Helen
Josephine
Federal Checks Needed On Vaccine Says Martin
Massachusetts Republican Leader Martin backs some federal supervision of polio vaccine distribution to prioritize children aged 5 to 9 as supplies are scarce. Several lawmakers seek price controls and temporary distribution oversight while the Eisenhower administration favors voluntary methods.
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Charles F. Barrett
Washington
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Priest
D-Tenn
House Commerce Committee
Governor to Address Legislature on State Tax Finances
Gov Hodges plans to speak at a joint session at noon on the fiscal situation. He will present Revenue Department figures on current tax receipts including April income tax returns and forecasts for two future years. Lawmakers have heard estimates for new taxes to balance the budget have fallen from 28 million to about four to five million dollars.
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Raleigh
Hodges
Revenue Department
Moore
Showdown On Tobacco Tax Is Due
The North Carolina House Finance Committee weighs a tobacco tax showdown as lawmakers drift toward deeper revenue cuts for 1955-57. Speaker Larry Moore seeks a reduction of four to five million, basing his view on April income tax gains and improved business conditions. A separate hearing eyed a 50 percent motor-vehicle license tax up to ten dollars, projecting eight million yearly, while a broad sales tax proposal drew support in a public debate.
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Raleigh
House Finance Committee
House
W. B. Rodman
Beaufort
Larry Moore
Moore
Hodges
J. A. Speight
Bertie
Rodman
Speight
Dance Committee
Senate Finance Committee
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