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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1957
Page
1
President Eisenhower in a televised address denounces foreign aid as a blind, reckless gamble that could threaten peace and freedom. He defends the mutual security program worth 3.865 billion dollars, calling war’s price steep in the atomic age and urging cautious budget choices to avoid national ruin.
Washington House Armed Services Committee revisits testimony on stabilizing Long Beach Harbor. Navy seeks a four year 21.8 million balance correction program to protect the 82 million shipyard investment, after revoking a 4.66 million approval. Captain J W Alles of the Navy says total eventual cost is 21.8 million as private industry weighs abandoning the harbor area.
Washington tax experts predict next year’s federal outlay will exceed Eisenhower’s 71.8 billion estimate by about 1.2 billion though Democrats push for tax cuts. The Joint Committee staff notes an 1.8 billion surplus for July to next June may shrink to around 1.3 billion due to price inflation in government purchases. Speaker Rayburn calls for continued tax-cut talks and House Ways and Means Committee to draft. House appropriations also show a 4.0 billion bill with a 2.59 billion reduction ordered by the committee in the defense program.
Dorothy Dandridge reaches a five figure cash settlement with Confidential Magazine over a May 1957 article. The magazine will publish a prominent retraction in its forthcoming issue while photographer Mills Dandridge pursues further action. Dandridge, in France filming, calls the settlement a victory for the entertainment industry and a vindication of her name.
In Sacramento the Senate advanced six versions of California’s largest budget, trimming billions from the Assembly plan while preserving a rainy day fund. Amendments cover beaches parks Feather River dams planning and pension changes, with death penalty moratorium and drUnk driving penalties also debated.
The broadcast argues that cutting foreign aid would weaken forces in 42 countries, totaling over 5 million armed personnel, 13,000 jet fighters, and 2,500 naval vessels. It asserts Mutual Security aid funds support these forces, warning that without aid the U.S. would need far more men and machines at home. The piece notes the audience appeared apathetic.
Socialist Prime Minister Guy Mollet failed to win an absolute majority in the French national assembly in a confidence vote. President Rene Coty considered accepting Mollet’s resignation, while Mollet signaled he would refuse to stay if Coty asked him to continue. The assembly defeated Mollet’s policies by a 247-213 margin, amid plans to tax increases and non military cuts to fund Franco’s Algeria campaign.
John F English 68 year old Teamsters official was chosen to succeed Beck as AFL CIO vice president and executive council member. The move follows Senate racketeering probes and Beck invoking the Fifth Amendment. The Teamsters executive board will meet to discuss the change and English will assume Beck's AFL CIO post.
The report details Teamsters politics as Beck's leadership faces pressure with potential replacement by John T. Sandy O'Brien, while tornadoes strike Desloge Missouri and other counties, causing fatalities and damage. Separate dispatches cover U S aid pacts with Iran, Pakistan and Turkey under the Eisenhower Doctrine and a stalled Iraq agreement.
The town warns about a forecaster nicknamed Smith who bragged about his sunward weather predictions. Mrs Smith comments that he may be crazy, while neighbors grumble at his constant quipping about chickens and eggs. The piece cites concern over his mental state and the community’s tolerance.
The Rev Billy Graham drew 17,500 Madison Square Garden attendees and met with mob figure Mickey Cohen after a Curtis-Wright jet engine demonstration touted as unusually quiet. Cohen praised Graham and warned of gangland influences as police and aviation officials discussed the event and future flights.
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