Senator Warns Oil Companies Over Gas Prices
Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney chairman of a Senate subcommittee warned that rising oil and gasoline prices will trigger possible legislation. He suggested price controls could be considered though not to fix prices by monopoly. Senator Estes Kefauver joined in noting no economic justification for the hikes.
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D-Wyo
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D-Tenn
Byrd Urges $5 Billion Cut to Eisenhower Budget
Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia, head of the Senate Finance Committee, urged Congress to reduce President Eisenhower’s 1954 budget by at least five billion dollars in an anti inflation move. He said nondefense spending should be trimmed and outlined drafting an alternate budget. Byrd cited past efforts when Truman cut nine billion from his proposed budget to stabilize the dollar and warned of inflation.
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D-Va
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Senate Finance Committee
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Virginia
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Diseases Rise for Period Reports from Health Dept
Measles cases reach 107 and hepatitis cases rise to 12 in the period Jan 2 to Feb 8, according to the Long Beach Department of Health. Attendance on mumps and gonococcus infections also noted, with figures showing year over year changes and inflationary budget implications.
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Long Leach Department of Health
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Eisenhower
Composer Dies in Barcelona at 87
Jose Muset Ferrer, an 87 year old Barcelona organist and composer, died of a heart attack. He had lived in the United States, Canada, and Australia for many years. Pope Pius XI named him supervisor of sacred music in Aud Italy in 1699.
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Cat on Utility Pole Delays Power Service Across Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania a starving gray cat perched 60 feet up a power line sparked wide concern as crews refused to remove the animal, fearing a loss of electricity for 23 000 volts. Residents and officials sought rescue while electricity remained on.
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S. S
Hoover
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