Record Growth In Plant Expansion Outlook 1956
McGraw-Hill’s ninth annual survey shows business plans to spend about 39 billion dollars on new plants and equipment this year and another 39 billion in 1957. Manufacturing aims for 11 percent of 1959 sales from planned products, with overall capital outlays rising across industries and higher capacity by year end. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
U.S. Department of Commerce
Securities and Exchange Commission
Rivalry Among Armed Services Shapes Future Defense Roles
The piece argues two Senate groups will study the sharp rivalry among the Army Navy and Air Force but should not aim to end competition. It notes enduring separate service identities, benefits of rivalry for innovation, and the need for temperate debate while strategic balance is debated among military and civilian leaders.
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Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
America
Jung
Russia
Labor favoring Eisenhower shifts labor vote to Republican
The Gallup poll shows a historic shift with labor union members now favoring the Republican candidate for president. Labor leaders face challenge proving GOP hostility to workers as unemployment falls and wages rise amid broader national concerns.
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Washington
American Institute of Public Opinion
George Gallup
Gallup
Lawrence
Stevenson
Elvis war prompts reader's plea on talent and safety
A Tribune reader questions Southern stereotypes sparked by Elvis Presley and jokes about latent talent in Myrick Park. The letter also links highway speed to auto fatalities, urging stronger regulation, radar use, and changes at the factory to curb carnage on the roads.
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Tribune
Elvis
Hepzibah
la Crosse
Wisconsin GOP Dumps Wiley for Davis in 1950s Style Primary Fight
Madison report analyzes the decision to drop Sen. Alexander Wiley from the Republican endorsed slate in favor of Rep. Glenn Davis. It notes delegates at the Milwaukee convention issued a recommendation to Republican voters in September primary and discusses Eisenhower administration ties, Bricker amendment fears, and long simmering opposition to Wiley.
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Madison, Wis
Alexander Wiley
Glenn Davis
Davis
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Workers
Wiley
Eisenhower
Bricker
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Sen
White House
United States Congress
Joe McCarthy
Robert M. LaFollette
Taft
la Follette
Sen. Wiley
Rep
Symington Seen As Possible Democratic Dark Horse
Missouri Senator Stuart Symington may be nearing an open candidacy as the Democratic convention in Chicago contemplates nontraditional paths. Florida’s Stevenson Kefauver clash, Johnson’s Texas influence, and Truman’s cautious stance shape a volatile lead toward a potential deadlock and a Symington surge as a compromise option.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Harry Truman
Chicago
Jeffer Stokes Son City
Florida
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
California
Symington
Jefferson City
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Allan Shivers
Eisenhower
Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Truman
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Senate Caught Napping On Road Bill Debate Confusion
James Marlow reports in Washington that the Senate debated a highway bill to fund a 40,000 mile network over 13 years with about 25 billion federal dollars. The wage rate proposal would let the labor secretary set prevailing wages, prompting opposition on states rights grounds and court appeal concerns. The Fight over how rates are set and whether appeals go to courts created confusion and a looming clash with the House.
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Marlowment
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Secretary of Labor
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
United States
Chavez
Douglas
D-Ill
Morse
Dore
Gore
D-Tenn
House
Soldiers Whitewash Coal In Dark Stack Fiasco
In the House of Commons a row over soldiers whitewashing a coal stack is settled by War Secretary Head who explains the stack was in a dark place and whitewash was to prevent people from breaking their legs.
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Manchester
England
Guardian
House of Commons
Head
Ten Years Ago Warm Blankets and baseball reminiscence
From the La Crosse Tribune: a 1940s snapshot recalls a 40 degree night, Central High School baseball won 7 3 over the Red Raiders with a four run rally in the ninth. DeMolay leader C L Ringquist in Fond du Lac receives Cross of Honor. Housing shortage noted as under one percent of La Crosse homes vacant. Weekend guests include Mrs. George Higbee’s daughter Mrs. Guy Covell and son Frank Higbee.
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Central High School
Red Raiders
C. L. Ringquist
Fond du Lac
DeMolay Grand Council
DeMolay
la Crosse
George Higbee
Caledonia St
Guy Covell
Whitehall
Mich
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