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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1959

Page

4

Plans to readjust veterans pension under Eisenhower proposal

Budget Director Maurice H. Stans said President Eisenhower will ask Congress to realign the veterans pension system with Social Security, unevenly raising and lowering benefits. He warned of a Capitol Hill fight but tied the change to fiscal health and possible tax cuts. The plan includes cutting farm price supports for 1960 while noting large crop storage costs and incentives for larger yields.

Washington EPS Maurice H. Stans Eisenhower Congress Capitol Hill Stans

GOP Women Meet to Plant Seeds of Political Victory

Washington reports about 1,400 Republican women arriving for their seventh annual conference. The three day sessions begin Monday with a garden motif as speakers including President Eisenhower and cabinet members address the group. Mrs Clare Williams says the program centers on techniques for victory in local state and national elections. Panel discussions cover topics like Unplowed Ground and This or That Drought, focusing on outreach, fundraising, and candidate promotion. U N Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr opens with a talk on foreign policy.

Washington Eisenhower Clare B. Williams GOP Piational U.N Henry Cabo Lodge Jr

German Defense Chief Heads for U S Visit

Straus s flying to the United States from Frankfurt with West York on an American tour will include talks with Franz Joseph Strauss. The trip follows a departure by the U S Secretary of Defense. The plane left Sunday night for New McElroy.

Strauss U.s.frankfurt UP1 West York Franz Joseph Strauss U. S

Roosevelt Memorial Launched at Warm Springs

Ground was broken Sunday for a memorial fountain honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt who died at the Little White House in Warm Springs 14 years ago. Guest Elizabeth Shoumatoff, painting a portrait titled Unfinished Portrait, witnessed the ceremony. The fountain is a gift from Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Robert of Atlanta, close friends of the President.

Warm Springs Franklin D. Roosevelt White House Elizabeth Shoumatoff New York Roosevelt State of Georgia

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