House committee votes to cut federal excise taxes on goods
The House Ways and Means Committee approved halving the 20 percent excise tax on jewelry furs cosmetics luggage admission tickets and handbags amid President Eisenhower opposition. The panel also cut travel and other items and exempted college athletic event tickets while rejecting fully exempting movie tickets.
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Washington
U.P
House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Daniel A. Reed
R-N
Reed
Senate panel questions the security risk tally
Democrats on the Senate Civil Service Committee express confusion over the administration’s security risk counts. Chairman Carlson plans to recall Philip Young to answer further questions as they probe department disclosures. Young reported 2247 risks ending 1953 with 383 subversive records, but could not confirm firings or disloyalty.
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Washington
Senate Civil Service Committee
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Monroney
D-Okla
Young
Carlson
R-Kan
Eisenhower
Canadian Ambassador Arrives in Moscow
Canadian diplomat John B. C. Watkins, 51, arrives in Moscow as Canada’s first ambassador to the Soviet Union since 1946. Nations had withdrawn ambassadors after a Soviet espionage ring was uncovered in 1946.
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Moscow
John B. C. Watkins
Canada
Soviet Union
Plot Said to Target Key U.S. Leaders in Puerto Rican Ring
Reports from San Juan claim a conspiracy to assassinate top U.S. officials including President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles. The FBI warned of possible further attacks by Puerto Rican nationalists as a similar plot aimed at Gov. Munoz Marin and commissioner Fernos-Isera was alleged.
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New York
Washington
United States
United Press
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dulles
Hoover
Munoz Marin
Antonio Fernos-Isera
Pleven Optimistic Over Indo China War Plight
Paris defense minister Rene Pleven reported to the cabinet an optimistic view on Indo-China from his three week tour of battle fronts and consultations with leaders in the war torn Asian peninsula.
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Paris
U.P
Rene Pleven
Indo-China
Pleven
Waukegan cab driver shot and dies after found wounded
Charles Thompson 52 of rural Waukegan, a Waukegan Cab driver, was found with a bullet wound to the back on a roadside near Millburn, Ud just east of Hy 45. He died at Lake County hospital after being taken there by sheriff's deputies. The shot came from the rear inside the cab, with authorities seeking a motive and shooter. He leaves two teenage daughters and had been recently divorced.
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Waukegan
Lake County Hospital
Charles Thompson
Waukegan Cab Company
Millburn
Robert True
Martindale
Kenneth MacCrae
Thompson
Lake County
Sheriff's Deputies
Ben Ripley
Grand Ave
Illinois
Robert C. Nelson
Soviet Gold Shipments Reported to Europe Before Christmas
A new wave of Soviet gold shipments to Europe was reported with estimates of 150 to 200 million dollars pending. Britain France and Switzerland received gold and Paris reports say about three tons arrived in France last week.
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London
UPJ
Iron Curtain
Europe
Britain
France
Switzerland
Paris
Snow Storm Dumps Snow Across Chicago Area
A storm dumped 14 inches of snow on Chicago yesterday and halted at the Illinois state line leaving Kenosha with a trace. Snow flurries reached Milwaukee with a noon reading of 20 at Nash Motors and 18 downtown. Tonight colder with lows near zero to six above and highs around 15.
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Chicago
Illinois State Line
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Nash Motors
May Revive Treaty Fight One Vote Shy in Senate
Sen. Alton A. Lennon filed formal notice to seek another vote within ten days on reviving the Bricker amendment clash. The Senate fell one vote short last Friday to approve a substitute treaty amendment by Sen. George, needing two thirds for constitutional change. Lennon, among five absentees, can request reconsideration under Senate rules.
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Washington
U.P
Alton A. Lennon
Senate
Bricker
North Carolina
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Lennon
George
Farm Youth Killed in Tractor Accident near Ashton
Herman Hellebrand a 19 year old farm youth from Cross Plains was killed Tuesday near Ashton Wisconsin when a tractor backed into a cement abutment pinning him between the wall and the steering wheel. The death was reported as an accidental farm incident with Hellebrand the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hellebrand.
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Ashton
Wis
U.P
Herman Hellebrand
Cross Plains
Boeing 707 Jet Transport Unveiled by Boeing
Boeing unveiled the nearly completed 707 jet transport at Seattle with a $15 million investment. The aircraft, 128 feet long and capable of 500 mph at 35 000 feet, will carry 80 to 150 passengers or serve as a military refueling and troop transport. Production not expected for three years as Boeing aims to surpass Britain's De Havilland Comet.
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Seattle
Wash
U.S
United States
Boeing Airplane Co
Boeing
William M. Allen
Britain
William E. Beall
707
Bentley Taken Off Critical List After Gun Attack
Rep Alvin M Bentley, 35, Michigan Republican, moved from critical to serious but stable condition after a Puerto Rican Nationalist gun attack that injured five lawmakers. Rep Paul Shafer testified to a grand jury about identifications of four assailants and the case against Nationalist leaders under the Smith Act.
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Rep
Bentley
Washington
U.P
Alvin M. Bentley
Justice Department
Department
U. S
Casualty
Shafer
Republican House
Michigan
Leo A. Rover
McCarthy Says Agreement With President Over Communists
In Washington Senator McCarthy states the president and he now agree on removing Communists. He adds disagreement exists over how to handle those protecting Communists. Four Puerto Rican extremists were indicted on ten counts each for Monday’s assault on the House of Representatives.
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Shafer
Grand Jury
Washington
Joseph McCarthy
House of Representatives
French foreign minister to meet Adenauer over Saar question
Paris reports that Georges Bidault will confer with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer next Tuesday on the Saar issue. In New York Brigham Young University accepts a bid to an 12 team field for the National Invitation tournament starting Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Konrad Adenauer
Saar
New York
U.P
Brigham Young
Madison Square Garden
Most Snow In 15 Years Hits Chicago
Chicago endured its heaviest snowfall in 15 years with 3 to 14 inches across the metropolitan area. Midway Airport shut temporarily as runways were cleared and 25 to 30 planes diverted to Milwaukee Mitchell Field. Police rescued 37 motorists along Outer Drive and 508 cars were marooned as Milwaukee braced for disrupted air traffic and passenger diversions.
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Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
Lake Michigan
Ern Plains
Midway Airport
Mitchell Field
Milwaukee
23Rd Street
Naval Reserve
Mazon
Ill
U.2
Civil Aeronautics
Wisconsin
CAA
Mitchell
Panama Demands Canal Toll Share
Panama seeks a share of Panama Canal tolls in Washington negotiations. Foreign Secretary Jose R. Guizado said Panama wants more than the current $450,000 annual annuity from the United States.
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Caracas
Venezuela
U.P
Jose R. Guizado
Washington
Guizado
Panama
United States
House Votes to Cut Powers of NLRB
The House labor committee voted 14 to 13 to strip the National Labor Relations Board of power to handle unfair labor practice charges. Chairman Samuel K. McConnell Jr. said the Taft Hartley Act revision “pretty near puts them out of business.”
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Washington
U.P
House Labor Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr
R-Pa
Kohler Sees Dairy Cut Unfair to Farmers in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler criticized a dairy price support cut from 90 to 75 percent as unfair to dairy farmers while noting it could affect Republican prospects in the November congressional elections. He said dairy supports should drop only with broader parity changes and might seek a 90 percent level again if basic commodities aren’t reduced. He hinted at a possible run for a third term, dismissed rumors of leading a federal commission, and discussed traffic safety, unemployment, and Ernest Swift’s conservation tenure.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
West Indies
Benson
Kohler
Ernest Swift
Ernie Swift
Interstate rail free trips ruled illegal for ads
Washington up examiner says it is illegal for railroads to pass out free trips on regular passenger trains in exchange for advertising or publicity, affecting how carriers use freebies to promote service.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bikini-ism said to lure Red youths in Western propaganda
The Communist press condemns bikini-ism as a Western contagion affecting youth in the East. Reports claim stable communist youths adopt skimpy swim wear, "ape-like" hair, strong drink, and boogie woogie, with fears of foreign agents spreading the trend.
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London
America
Workers Tribune
Mlada Fronta
Czechoslovak Communist Youth Movement
Prague
Eisenhower Praises Zwicker as McCarthy Attacks Fade
President Eisenhower defended fair play in congressional probes and praised Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker of Stoughton Wis for gallantry. He stressed a three point code against internal subversion and urged mutual respect between Congress and the executive, while rebutting McCarthyist tactics and Deferring staffing authority questions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congressional
Ralph Zwicker
Stoughton
Wis
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Robert T. Stevens
Department of the Army
Fisenhower
America
United States Congress
Congress
Executive Departments
R. W. Scott McLeod
Secretary of State
Dulles
Beardsley Declines Senate and Re-election Bid
Des Moines report states Governor William S. Beardsley aged 52 announces he will not seek the U.S. Senate this year nor run for a fourth term as governor.
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Des Moines
U.P
William S. Beardsley
U.S. Senate
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