Washington small business fight over synthetic rubber sale
Democratic leaders clashed as Rep. Carl Vinson resisted a House Small Business Committee hearing on selling 11 government owned synthetic rubber plants. Patman and Yates pressed for a stop to the sale citing monopoly risks led by Shell, Goodyear, and Firestone. Patman argued for small business access to credit, while Vinson questioned the committee’s reach and the need for large corporate control.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Vinson
Skeites
Wright Patman
Texas
Patman
House
Sid Yates
Tilingis
Armed Services Committee
Small Business
Congress
Massachusetts
Paul Kilday
Mel Price
Illinois
Kilday
Eisenhower
Yates
Shell Oil
Los Angeles
Goodyear and Fire
Stone
Goodyear
Firestone
Shell
Congressman Yates
Standard Oil
U. S
Atlas
Argentina
United States
Flash Bulb Scare Hits Nixon at Los Angeles Event
In Los Angeles a flash bulb exploded near Vice President Richard Nixon during a hospital wing dedication, startling his party and peppering his suit with glass. A detective nearby was struck in the eye by glass fragments, while Nixon reassured onlookers no one was hurt.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White Memorial Hospital
Bernice Bardsley
Clark
Lad Wants Eyes Given After Death
Gregory Masters, a 6 year old from Evans, told his mother that after death his eyes should help others. He was fatally struck by a car near his home. His parents donated his eyes to the Buffalo Eye Bank. The corneas were sent to a New York City clinic.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Gregory Masters
Gregory
Evans
Waller Masters
Buffalo Eye Bank
Hotel Blaze Kills Five in Wyoming Hotel
A Wyoming fire of 2:55 am trapped guests in an old two story Johnson Hotel in Laramie. Six men died, five identified including Harold C. Cahil La Porte and Boots Smith Laramie. cause was smoke or heat suffocation. Several others hospitalized. Alfred Warner aided by escaping via a hotel sign.
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Laramie
Wyo
Blake Fanning
Johnson Hotel
Harold C. Cahil
la Porte
Cola
Boots) Smith
Eric Irene
Henrich Burglund
Walter Finnel
Fanning
Ray Goodman
Hubert Simpson
Roy Kensmeier
Waukon
Towa
Glenn Thompson
Charles City
Town
Fred Huletz
Denver
Warner
Widow of President Coolidge In Northampton Mass
Mrs Calvin Coolidge aged 76 flagged as recovering in a Northampton hospital after a fall or illness with her condition described as not serious by Dr Hugh Tatlock. The report notes her residence a mile from the Coolidge family home once occupied when he was a lawyer and Massachusetts governor. Lacrosse is cited as an American Indian origin of the game.
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President Coolidge
Cooley Dickson Hospital
Hugh Tatlock
Plymouth leads low-price trio with bold new styling
Of the three affordable cars, Plymouth offers a completely new design with forward looking lines and higher trade-in value. Its swept-back windshield design provides superior visibility, making Plymouth feel roomier and smoother to ride. Priced for every pocketbook, 22 models across Belvedere Savoy and Plaza lines.
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Plymouth
Belvedere
Savoy
Plaza
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America
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Indiana, PA
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Leeee
Ac New Plymouth
Automobile Dealere
Bureau of Labor Statistica
Pennsylvania Natural
W. W. Rems
South 16Th St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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