Reserve program puts Eisenhower defense plan into practice
The Defense Department begins implementing Congress proposed reserve expansion despite gaps with the administration. The Army will accept 6 year enlistments into the reserve with two years active duty and three years in the ready reserve, plus one year standby reserve. Short term trainees earn 50 dollars monthly for six months and student deferments apply until graduation or age 20. Those leaving active duty after July 1 1957 may transfer to standby with one year satisfactory service.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Army
Defense Department
Talks at Geneva Move Slowly Over Red China Prisoners
The United States and Red China n egotiations at Geneva stall on the return of 41 U S civilians held by Peiping. Observers note the talks may bog down over Formosa and other Far East flashpoints, while Chiang Kai shek and Syngman Rhee hope for a broader war to shape Asia.
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United States
Geneva
U.S
Formosa
Far East
Asia
Keyes Beech
Chicago Daily News Foreign Service
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Oligopolies Talked About by Professors and Senators
Washington observers discuss oligopolies amid Senate subcommittee probes into antitrust. Kilgore and Markham debate on Sherman and Robinson-Patman laws as manufacturers and dealers prepare to testify.
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Washington
Funk and Wagnall
Harley M. Kilgore
D-Wva
Jesse W. Markham
Princeton University
Capitol Allure: Wisconsin Democrats and Republicans Shuffle Leadership
Wisconsin parties pursue rapid leadership changes with new state and national posts. Elliott Walstead may leave the chair to join the national committee while Carl Thompson jeopardizes his national post. Possible shifts include new female representation and Kefauver delegates weighing the home state convention method. Thompson may stay in politics seeking Dane County Assembly leadership.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Elliott Walstead
Milwaukee
Wyngaard
Green Bay
Walstead
Carl Thompson
Robert L. Pierce
Mees Thompson
Stoughton
National Committee
Thompson
Truman
White House
Congress
Eisenhower
Edna Bowen
Grant County
Margaret Benson
Milwaukee County
Chicago
Kefauver
State Party
State Assembly
Dane County
Love Poems by Gloria Vanderbilt and Other Selections
Review notes Gloria Vanderbilt’s Love Poems with 27 pieces, some titled like Dream and The Aloe, others revealed by first lines. Calls the collection evocative though often fragmentary, with Ann Bridges illustrations and a breathless mood.
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Gloria Vanderbilt
Miss Vanderbilt
Leopold Stokowski
Ann Bridges
Monopolies Under Scrutiny Move To Rework Antitrust Laws
The Senate Anti trust and Antimonopoly subcommittee, chaired by Sen Kilgore, conducts hearings on monopoly issues. Historical review traces antimonopoly action from 1879 to 1936, notes major laws, enforcement bodies, and questions about size and fairness of giants. The committees seek recommendations on strengthening or loosening the framework.
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Sen. Kilgore
Washington W
Senate
Subcommittee
Congress
Dwva
United States
Henry George
Brownell
Kilgore
Homeownership Climbs With Postwar Growth in America
A Federal Reserve Board Michigan survey shows home owning households rose from 18 percent in 1948 to about 25 million, lifting more than half of all U.S. families to ownership as the nation’s population grows. The shift toward stable homes could strengthen society despite mixed effects.
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Federal Reserve Board
University of Michigan
United States
U.S
Indonesians celebrate independence with garden party turned to crowded affair
The Indonesian independence anniversary party in Washington drew many guests to the chancellery mansion despite a hurricane and heat. The event, meant as a garden party, became a crowded gathering with champagne and Indonesian dishes like Gado Gado. Acting dean Sevilla-Sacassa, Nicaraguan ambassador, described his role as holding the fort until the dean returns.
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Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
Sevilla- Sacassa
Eisenhower warns Soviets on peace and justice stance
The President frames peaceful coexistence as not accepting the status quo of injustice. He urges liberation for peoples under Red tyranny and criticizes Geneva complacency. He calls for unwavering principle, human rights, and opposition to worldwide subversion, stressing moral leadership and for independence nations to help freedom.
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Washington
Russia
United States
American Bar Association
Geneva
America
Voice of America
Eisenhower
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
We Tolerate Our Fellowmen Yet Shun The Bums
A 1965 verse notes a line must be drawn in society with courtesy and decent talk. It contrasts tolerating others with contempt for bums who waste their lives yet may surprise in better ways.
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Field Enterprise, Inc
Piano pupils give recital at Mrs Lysaker’s home
Ten years ago Mrs. Jay Raisbeck of Akron Ohio visited her mother Mrs Mary Ruplin. A group of piano pupils of Mrs Paul Lysaker Onalaska performed at her home Thursday afternoon with Frances Stokers Eugene Swanson Judy Steinke Janice Burback Elizabeth Yehle Cleo Jane Johnson Ann Krueger Karen Hansen Lois Walden Phylis Swanson Elaine Gilster Rose Marie Lapham Alma Tabber Terry Swanson and accompanist Mrs Lysaker. A picnic lunch followed.
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Jay Raisbeck
Akron
Ohio
Mary Ruplin
S. 4Th
Paul Lysaker
Onalaska
Frances Stokers
Eugene Swanson
Judy Steinke
Janice Burback
Elizabeth Yehle
Cleo Jane Johnson
Ann Krueger
Karen Hansen
Lois Walden
Phylis Swanson
Elaine Gilster
Rose Marie Lapham
Alma
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Random House
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