Eisenhower backs Benson amid farm policy criticism
President Eisenhower voiced full confidence in Agriculture Secretary Benson as Congress questions his leadership. He defended Benson's dedication to solving the producer consumer conflict and said the President will choose top advisors, while noting farmers sound as steady as politicians imply.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Benson
Congress
Len Young
R-Nd
Young
Wisconsin
Shoulders Appears For Questioning In Kidnap Probe
ST. LOUIS police Lt. Louis Shoulders, who arrested Hall and Heady in the Bobby Greenlease case, testifies before a panel probing arrest details amid doubts about the missing 300000 ransom. Chief O Connell cites possible discrepancies in accounts and notes Shoulders health.
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ST. Louis
Louis Shoulders
Bobby Greenlease
Shoulders
Jeremiah O'Connell
John Hager
Greenlease
O'Connell
FBI
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown
St.Louis
Walter H. McDowell
Hall
Orday
Charles M. Bauman
Flanders Sees Price Support Extension
Senator Flanders said he would not be surprised if the Eisenhower administration asks Congress to extend farm price support laws for two years without change. He spoke after a White House meeting with President Eisenhower, where Benson has faced growing criticism over farm price policies.
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Washington
Sen
Flanders
Eisenhower
Congress
Ezra Taft Benson
White House
Benson
Kansas City
Soviet Color Film Portrays U S as Racist War Plot
In Moscow a new Soviet color movie titled Silver Dust depicts American businessmen and generals plotting to test a feared silver dust weapon on six Negroes. The film shows a corrupt judge, a frame charge, and a later rescue by Progressives as the six prisoners face the electric chair. A climactic threat of a people’s court is implied.
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Moscow
United States
Trust
Fortskill
Heyo
Hands Off TVA Says Eisenhower
President Eisenhower stated TVA is a historical fact and he doubts it should be sold to private interests. He rejected Manion remarks that TVA be privatized and defended the valley development policy begun under Roosevelt. He called such a sale a bold, impulsive stance and not in the country’s best interest.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tennessee Valley Administration
TVA
Clarence Manion
President
Commission On Intergovernmental Relationships
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Manion
Dulles Views on London Talks and US Peace Efforts
Secretary of State Dulles said the London foreign ministers meeting sought unifying principles to ease tensions but avoided mere platitudes. He noted that the focus was on concrete testing of Soviet intentions and a possible meeting in Lugano on November 9. Dulles outlined decisions on Trieste, Korea, and Indochina, emphasizing peaceful, patient approaches and avoiding short term expediency.
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London
Free World
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Eden
Bidault
Russia
Lugano
Switzerland
Winston Churchill
Britain
France
United States
Trieste
Italy
NATO
Europe
Ylavia
Special Envoy Heads to Korea to Seek Peace Talks
Special envoy Arthur Dean leaves for Korea with eight aides to test Red China and North Korea for a Korean peace settlement. Dulles says talks will be on specific issues and no illusion of agreement. Dean will meet in Tokyo and Seoul before Panmunjom with Chinese and North Korean representatives.
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Molotov
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Min Oy Bidault
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Lugano
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English St. Bank Branch Gets Okay
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. was granted permission to open a branch on English St. named the West End Office. The approval came at the State Banking Commission quarterly meeting in Raleigh. The panel also endorsed Durham Bank and Trust Co. to open a teller’s window branch on Oxford Rd. in Durham and State Trust Co. to move its West Side branch in Hendersonville.
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Durham Bank and Trust Co
Oxford Rd
Durham
State Trust Co
Hendersonville
West Side
North Carolina State Fair marks 100th year with crowds
Raleigh observers packed the fairgrounds for the 100th anniversary event as crowds topped 90 000 yesterday and the State Fair Arena known as the Cow Palace was dedicated. War guests from Korea were to attend, premiums totaled 58079 28 dollars, and records loom as 1500 exhibits and acres blaze past prior highs.
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Jack Kochman
Hell
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Korea
Chatham County
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Iredell
Carteret
Virginia Corporal Denounces Communism Breaks With Reds
Corporal Edward S. Dickenson of Big Stone Gap Virginia is the first of 23 American POWs who rejected repatriation to speak of having “had enough” of life under the Reds. He said communism is not his belief and declined to discuss why others chose to stay. He returned to Allied hands at Panmunjom and told reporters he was glad to be back with the Americans. His parents expressed joy and welcomed him home.
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Tennessee Valley Administration
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Panmunjom
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Panmun
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U. N
Wilson
Sonic Barrier and Glass Windows Shattered at Demonstration
At Palmdale California the Air Force F100 Super Sabre demonstration shattered the sonic barrier and plate glass windows. Test pilot George Welch flew the jet past 720 mph with a speed record of 760.1 mph at Saltburn Sea, drawing an audience of about 100. No injuries were reported as windows and a 4x4 wooden upright were damaged.
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Calif
Korea
George Welch
Welch
Sallton Sea
Pentagon Battles to prune obsolete weapons from forces
The Defense Department seeks to persuade old line officers to shed outmoded weapons as it pursues modern arms. Secretary Wilson and deputy Kyes back a sweeping reevaluation including supersonic planes atomic arms and guided missiles. Treasury head Humphrey warns static defense risks defeat.
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Washington
Defense Department
Defense Wilson
Roger M. Kyes
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
San Francisco
Carter Co 3 Year Pact Keeps Northern Southern Worker Ratio
The William Carter Co and ILGWU signed a three year contract guaranteeing a fixed Northern to Southern employee ratio and ratified by members. It covers about 900 workers in Springfield Mass and Gilbertville with future expansion to 1,800 as Tobia plant nears completion. The deal adds a five cent raise by August and time and a half after seven hours weekly, plus six holidays starting August 1954 and a 5 percent raise in August 1955.
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William Carter Co
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Sol C. Chaikin
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Gilbertville
Barnesville
Forsythe
Senatobia
Miss
Stobia
Chaikin
ILGWU
Southern Mills
Major Change In VA Dental Care Program
The Veterans Administration announced a major change to its dental care program narrowing free treatment. The rule limits most veterans to one free treatment for a dental condition traceable to military service, with three exceptions including aggravation of service connected disability and POW related needs. About 40,000 veterans monthly sought dental work, and the change follows a prior tightening in August.
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Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Homefolks Welcome Dickenson Back After Repatriation Reconsideration
In Big Stone Gap Virginia grateful residents tell Corporal Edward S. Dickenson to return home after initially refusing repatriation from Korea. A mountain community along Cracker's Neck radio and telephone lines reports widespread letters and encouragement urging his homecoming.
Trade Study Group Seeks Advice on Nonpartisan Trade Plan
President Eisenhower's 17 member commission asks Adlai Stevenson and Herbert Hoover for input in shaping a nonpartisan foreign trade solution. Hearings begin behind closed doors with Hoff man and Harriman testifying. public sessions planned next week with Hoover and Stevenson. Randall invites written statements from industry agriculture labor and the public as the panel aims to report to Congress early next year.
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Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Herbert Hoover
Clarence Randall
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Paul G. Hoffiman
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
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Bush
R-Conn
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