Plane Firms Lose in Profits Fight
Washington reports that major aircraft makers lost Round 1 in efforts to remove the renegotiation clause allowing profit clawback on defense contracts. The Ways and Means Committee backed preserving the clause despite high 1952 54 profits at Boeing Douglas Fairchild Lockheed and others.
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Washington
Pentagon
National Association of Manufacturers
US Chamber of Commerce
Barron K. Grier
House
Ways and Means Committee
Grier
Boeing
General Motors
Douglas
Fairchild
Gremman
Lockheed
Glenn Martin
Nort- American Aviation
Tenco
Crusty
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Anted Services Committee
Ways and Means
Vinson
Crisis at City Hall: Long Beach Manager Faces Ouster Move
The Long Beach city manager Samuel Vickers faces potential removal as council factions drift toward firing him. The row reflects long running tensions in a city famed for stable leadership, with grievances mounting over years of tough municipal challenges and strained council management relations. If a majority shifts, Vickers may depart, prompting a needed shift toward firmer cooperation or a parting of ways.
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Long Beach
Samuel Vickers
Vickers
Makeup of State Senate Unfair to Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County faces lost tax revenue of 16 million annually without AB48S7 to tax federally owned defense stockpiles. Board of Supervisors push for a constitutional amendment to reapportion the Senate by population, arguing current 48 districts lump LA County in one overpopulated unit. Rural counties would resist any move to reduce their control.
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Senate
L. A. County
State Senate
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
California
Frank Bonelli
Assembly
Alpine-Inyo- Mono
Strictly Personal No Wonder Our Kids Can't Read
A reader in Akron quotes a publisher defending use of can over may in Basic Readers. The firm argues familiar speech aids learning and notes grammarians observe can replacing may. The writer condemns progressive education and warns that delaying proper usage leads to illiteracy.
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Sydney
Harris
Akron
Sma
Anniversary of city school plan marked by certificates
Ten years ago the Recreation Commission honored early Recreation Department staff for the 20th anniversary of the coordinated city school plan, awarding certificates to 11 year members. Twenty years ago Atlantic Avenue development was forecast as the Board of Supervisors voted to lift bonded street improvement obligations from property owners. Thirty years ago life boards were removed from the Recreation Dept and reassigned to the Public Safety Dept per the Municipal classification and salary committee's recommendation.
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Recreation Commission
Recreation Department
Atlantic Ave
North Long Beach
South Gate
Board of Supervisors
Recreation Dept
Public Safety Dept
Co op Opposes REA Vote Sparks Louisiana Boycott
A Dixie Electric Membership Cooperative in Baton Rouge advocates a boycott of suppliers in Congressman Harold B. McSween’s district after his vote to uphold President Eisenhower’s veto of REA funding terms. The purchasing agent warned firms in McSween’s district not to sell to those customers, while McAdam denies orchestrating a district-wide boycott. The incident highlights the leverage of the National Rural Electrification Cooperative Assn. in Washington and its funding structure.
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Washington
Louisiana
E McAdam
Dixie Electric
Baton Rouge
Eighth
Harold B. McSween
Eisenhower
REA Coops
Benson
REA
McAdam
Coop
McSween
Alexandria
Congress
Hedtrie Company
T. W. Samuel Jr
Electric Company
McAdams
McA
National Real Hectrification Cooperative Assn
Arkansas
Clyde
Bills
Today’s Quotes From United Press International
Geneva Secretary of State Herter urges end to accusations that the West and West Germany are preparing for war. Khrushchev contrasts Egypt and Germany, noting fascist histories and the ascent of Communist ideals across Europe and Asia.
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United Press Internationa
Geneva
Christian Herter
Russia
West Germany
London
Nikita S Khrushchev
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Germany
Egypt
Hitler
Mussolini
Europe
Asia
Ridder Publisher Credits and Editorial Staff List
The fragment lists Ridder Publisher Dane H. Adder with co publisher Harold and assistants Kavuel and Cameron, Larry Cohn Jr as bus manager, Malcom Epey executive editor, Mies Girga managing editor, Harry Fallon editorial, and Ridder Jones as national advertising reps. Location hints include New York 481 Fifth Avenue and Chicago Wrigley Bidz offices.
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Hermae HK
Ridder
Dane H. Adder
Harold “& Hines
Kavuel
Cameron
Gent
Larry Cohn Jr
Malcolmm Epey
Mies E. Girga
Harry Fallon
Tor NaLonal
Ridder Jones, Inc
New York
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Wrigley
Betrait Panchecot
Mareachi
Fishty Tower
Lea Angels
Bar Franceace
Sutter BO Wishington Newt Bureau
Meen
Nea Ales
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Drew Pearson
Federal Reserve Board
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Alaska
Siberia
Robert C Hil
Mexico
William O'Dwyer
Hil
Comrerce
American Chamber of Commerce
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Mexico City
Hill
United States
O'Dwyer
New York City
O Dwyer
Bob Hill
Brooklyn
Bobill
Ambassador Hill
Bill
South
Sam
Pearson
Editorial
Mr. Vickers
Ray Tucker
Co-op
Orgganization Io
Tucker
Employment Office
PaMentin
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