Miami Girl Selected 1st Miss U Entrant
One year old Marcia Valibus of Miami Florida was chosen as the first participant from the United States in Long Beach 1938 Miss Universe preliminaries. Valibus, a University of Miami sophomore, will compete in July and recently reigned at the New Year’s Day Orange Bowl. Alicja Bobrowska of Poland was announced as the first international contestant.
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Alicja Bobrowska
Poland
Eisenhower Urges Foreign Trade Extension to Fight Communism
Washington AP President Eisenhower urged extending the Foreign Trade Act to curb Communism and rising unemployment. He warned against a return to the law of the jungle in global commerce and pressed Congress to allow tariff reductions up to 25 percent over five years. Vice President Nixon backed a grass roots push to show public support as Democratic and Republican leaders joined the call for action.
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Senate OKs emergency highway bill to spur jobs
The Senate approved an emergency anti-recession highway bill aimed at creating thousands of jobs by injecting about 5.5 million into road construction over two years. The measure would speed up interstate and primary road projects across the 41,000 mile system as House leaders weigh final action before Easter.
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Jobless in Nation Show Persistent Unemployment Rise
Washington reports 80 percent of 149 major employment areas saw unemployment gains from mid January to mid February. About 70 areas are labeled as areas of substantial labor surplus with unemployment over 6 percent. Heaviest losses hit hard goods centers in metals machinery and transportation equipment. The House passed two bills costing about 93 billion to fund Labor HEW and 17 independent agencies for the new fiscal year.
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Battered Mickey Cohen Arraigned in Federal Case
U S Los Angeles Detroit: Ex-emolister Mickey Cohen was arraigned before U S Commissioner Theodore Hocke on suspicion of assaulting and interfering with a federal officer after a Wednesday night incident with Howard W Chappell chief of the Los Angeles office Federal Narcotics Bureau Cohen, with a black eye, claimed he was the real victim and was released on 52500 bond for a preliminary hearing April 18. President Eisenhower and Mrs plan to spend the weekend at their Gettysburg farm, White House said.
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Townsend denies return to Princess Margaret romance
Meg's friend says there is no romance revival. Peter Townsend issued a lawyers crafted statement denying any grounds for speculation after a tea visit with Princess Margaret. The princess had renounced his love in 1955 citing duty to the Crown and religious scruples.
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