Eisenhower signs pared down foreign aid bill in effort to curb costs
President Eisenhower signed a scaled down foreign aid package totaling about 3.435 billion dollars for the current year, with 2.768 billion in new funds and 667 million carryovers. The act also included defense and economic aid limits, and set up a system of loans to replace direct grants. A separate measure shields FBI files from indiscriminate use and ensures defendants may review informant reports. Congress adjournment looms as lawmakers pushed through a rush of bills before next week.
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Gee Bee sport fishing boat aground at Santa Monica
The 63-foot, $65,000 Gee Bee ran aground Tuesday near Santa Monica after missing the breakwater while en route to pick up bait for a day of deep-sea trips. Onboard were Charles Rolf and Nicholas Bennion. the boat is owned by Bill Huber of Malibu. Seabrooke assisted with harbor craft and a tractor, but the vessel remained stuck.
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Eleanor Reaches Moscow on Tour
Eleanor Roosevelt, 73, arrived in Moscow for a three week Soviet tour. She planned visits to Leningrad and Stalingrad, plus a Volga boat trip, and said she would skip Communist China due to U.S. State Department travel ban.
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Brush Fire Near Control Threatens 2000 Acre Spread
Vacaville reports a large brush fire in Mix Canyon area ten miles northeast should be contained by tonight if winds shift. Fire coordinator C E Grene says more than 2000 acres burned by noon, possibly 5000 or more as flames spread through scrub oak and manzanita. Five people evacuated including two vacationists and three cabin dwellers.
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Noted Writer Dies in Budapest at 86
Vienna reports noted Hungarian novelist and playwright Jenoe Heltai died in Budapest on Tuesday at age 86. Radio Budapest and MTI announced the death.
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Former Demo Leader Clifford Anglim Dies at 53
Clifford Anglim, 53, longtime California Democratic figure and former chairman of the Northern California Democratic party, died at home reportedly of a heart attack. He served as Contra Costa County district attorney, helped author the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge bill, and backed the Central Valley water project while also holding federal posts in El Cerrito and San Francisco.
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