Ford to Quit Board Post
John Anson Ford, 75, chairman of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, will retire at the end of his term next year after serving since December 1934. Four contenders for his seat are John C Holland, Harold Henry, Ernest E Debs, and Edward Roybal. Ford favors Roybal due to strong support on Figueroa Street. He calls Henry and Holland good men.
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Britain to Withdraw 25 000 NATO Troops in Move
WEU foreign ministers reached a compromise allowing Britain to withdraw about 25,000 of its 75,000 troops in Germany as an economy move. Britain pledged not to cut NATO forces without consent, with potential further reductions in 1958 59.-France secured the deal linked to West German rearmament.
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