Wilson Urges Funds for Defense Aid to Allies
Secretary of Defense Wilson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that cutting foreign military aid would risk the defense of the country and require a full reassessment of U S international position and budgets. He defended the $4.9 billion program citing 200 divisions supported by Allies. Admiral Radford warned against undercutting allied strength and noted Soviet reliance on nonmilitary measures while modern weapons continue flowing to the Red arsenal.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Free World
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Radford
Red
Care and personal responsibility in aiding the needy
Robert L. Dieffenbacher urges a personal care for the downtrodden in Europe and at home. He argues caring means acting to improve others lives, building bonds, and living by the principle love your neighbor as yourself.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Europe
Pakistan Announces New Five Year Plan To Reshape Land Ownership
Prime Minister Chaudhri Mohammed Ali unveils a five year plan to eliminate large land holdings, create two million jobs, raise production, and lift earnings by ten percent. Costing around II's bil lion rupees, the plan aims to reduce land concentration and define maximum land ownership later, arguing it aligns with a developing republic. The PM emphasizes dignity and opportunity for workers across farms, factories, and offices.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Chaudhri Mohammed Ali
New Republic
Chaudhri
Sparkman downplays health issues in Eisenhower race
Senator Sparkman said Democrats do not need health or presidential issue debate to beat Eisenhower in November. The report on Eisenhower’s health showed he is physically active with normal blood pressure and no heart weakness. Hagerty outlined campaign plans and a shift from war to peace as key themes.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Nege Eisenhower
Eisent
Len Kuchel
Calif
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Keating
Military Integration Is Praised
A Columbia University study reports the armed forces show spectacular gains for Negroes in opportunity and integration. It cites World War II units and Korean War performance, notes remaining discrimination, and links progress to wartime manpower needs and societal factors.
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New York
Columbia Universe
Columbia University Press
Conservation of
Columbia University
Eisenhower
Columbia
Manor
Eli Ginzberg
James Anderson
Douglas Wow
Robert Ww
Smuts
Ae Clark
5Th
Italy
Ses
Pacific
Korea
Ginzberg
Clark
Citadel, South Carolina Military College
Arareen
Auto inventories rise despite cutbacks in U.S. car output
A May 1 survey shows 902,270 new cars in dealer stock, up slightly from April and just under the March record. Factory output fell in April to 547,600 vehicles, signaling persistent high inventories as analysts warn of a deeper sales slump.
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David J. Wilkifp
Detroit
Automotive News
Fruit Fly Quarantine Planned for Florida Counties
The Department of Agriculture announced a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine for Dade and Broward counties Florida effective Wednesday. Interstate movement of all fruits vegetables and other garden products from these counties will require certification by treatment inspection or nonexposure to infestation. Soil and other related products likely to harbor the pest are also affected. The quarantine area covers all Florida but only infested or threatened counties are designated. Miami Broward is directly north of the area.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Dade
Broward
Florida
Miami - Broward
Red China calls for elections by Peoples Congress
Red China summons its National Peoples Congress for mid June to review the state of the nation and a 1956 budget. Elections will fill local congresses from municipalities to villages as Mao Tze-tung’s leadership circle remains dominant and non Communist ministers are introduced in a major government reshuffle.
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John Roderick
Hong Kong
Red Chiia
National Peoples’ Congress
Communist New China News Agency
Peoples’ Congress
Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Congress
China
New China Agency
Peiping
Peiping Radio
Keng Industries
Lo Lung-chi
Li Chu-chen
Democratic League
Middle of the Road
China Democratic National Construction Assn
Red
British Army fatally wounds Greek Cypriot in Poles village
A British Army search party in Nicosia killed Kyriakos Soteriou as he fled a police cordon in Poles. He was said to have disobeyed three orders. Elsewhere, Nicosia mourns two youths executed and streets reopen after protests.
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Allan Jacks
Nicosia
Cyprus
Kyriakos Soteriou
Michael Karaolis
Andreas Demetriou
John Pete
Church of Satienein
BOKA
Gekeaton
Kascaie
Ant
Hwocaer
EOKA
Greece
Famagusta
Wounde
Rieve Urges House Cleaning in Democratic Labor Push
Emil Rieve retiring president of the Textile Workers Union calls for Democratic party housecleaning to win labor backing in 1956. He says party must unite on national policies and labor issues, favors a tougher program, and notes leadership change as he steps down due to ill health.
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Washington
Emil Rieve
Textile Workers Union
Democratic Party
Rieve
Texas
New York
American Labor Movement
Eisenhower
William Pollack
TWU
Byrnes Says Supreme Court Must Be Curbed
Former associate justice James F. Byrnes calls the Supreme Court power hungry and curbs needed. He criticizes the school desegregation ruling as a usurpation of power and suggests the decision may not have been unanimous. Byrnes notes the cases were reargued and arguments redirected.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
Byrnes
U. S. News & World Report
High Court
Senate
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
South Carolina
Eee
Tornadoes And Storms Ravage Regions Killing 13
The Associated Press reports weekend tornadoes and violent storms left 13 dead and at least 270 injured nationwide with millions in property damage. In Cleveland area storms six died and 69 were hurt. Flint and Rocky River faced multimillion losses while Lakewood saw extensive tree falls and widespread debris.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Michigan
Flint
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rocky River
Frank P. Celeste
Lakewood
Civil Defense Auxiliary
Two Presumed Dead In Pre-Dawn Mishap
A collision off Point Sur between the freighter Marine Leopard and the coasting schooner Howard Olson sank the Olson. Three crew members died and two are presumed dead. Rescue efforts saved 22 crew, one seriously injured evacuated to Monterey naval hospital.
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Monterey
Calif
Howard Olson
Los Angeles
Coos Bay
Marine Leopard
Point Sur
Coast Guard
John B. Waterman
San Francisco
Monterey Bay
W. Anderson
Cube Eee
Nnody
Olson
Ore
Eden Maps Showdown Strategy in Commons Over Missing Frogman
Prime Minister Eden prepared for a sharp Commons grilling on the missing diver Lionel Crabb in Portsmouth Harbor near Soviet warships. Labor demands full details of Crabb’s activities, with Moscow accusing spying. Crabb disappeared after being seen near the Ordzhonikidze and accompanying vessels on April 19.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Lionel Crabb
Portsmouth Harbor
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Crabb
Ordzhonikidze
Admiralty
Smith
Portsmouth
Sallyport
V. F. Kotov
P. W. Burnett
Burnett
President Flies Back Into Capital After Mothers Day Visit
President Eisenhower returned to Washington after spending Mothers Day with Mrs. Eisenhower and her mother Mrs. John S. Doud at their Pennsylvania farm. He flew to Gettysburg yesterday bearing gifts for Mother's Day and Mrs. Doud’s 77th birthday. The first lady and her mother stayed at the farm for several days.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sixth Da ngerous Fire Ravages Beaufort Area
Beaufort North Carolina reports its sixth major blaze in 14 months destroying a Colonial Store chain and a barber shop with damages totaling about 117000. The lower business district blaze lasted three hours before firemen stopped it. Store stock and equipment valued 50000 to 60000 with building damage around 50000. Barber shop owner Willard Willis cites losses near 7000. Other fires have hit Atlantic Beach and Morehead City areas, including a theater, cottages, a sawmill and a pavilion.
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Beaufort
N.C
E. C. Helms
Wilmington
Helms
Willard Willis
Atlantic Beach
Morehead City
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