Lawmakers favor decontrol despite drought risks
Washington report notes House Small Business Committee backed decontrol of price and wage controls to ease transition to free competition, while urging a possible presidential price freeze during emergencies. Drought and dryness threaten the 1953 wheat and oats crop, with oats planting looming in six weeks and moisture scarce across the region.
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Charles Halleck
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Douglas County
Banks Controller Seeks Condition Reports From Banks
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Wednesday, December. The Federal Reserve System and the FDIC also requested bank condition statements for the same date. The Fed asked for statements from all state member banks, while the FDIC sought statements from all state banks not members of the Fed.
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Chances Computed Washington Weather for Inauguration
Weather scientists estimate a fifty fifty chance of good weather for President-elect Eisenhofer’s inauguration and a roughly two to one odds of a dry day. If temperatures hold near normal around 45 degrees, the forecast suggests mostly cloudy, with historic data used to gauge odds. The method relies on past fifty years’ Jan 20 records, noting rain or snow occurred 14 times.
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Washington
Eisenhofer
Fur Coat and Lariat Save Woman From River
In Portsmouth New Hampshire Mrs Catherine Pratt 77 slipped into the Piscataqua River yesterday. A fur coat and an improvised lariat helped keep her afloat while police spotted the drifting figure downstream. Randall Noseworthy fashioned a makeshift rope from a fore piece and lassoed her to bring her to safety.
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Face Murder Charge Against Ark Foster Parente
Arkuasse Foster Parente faces murder charges in the death of 5 year old Mary at a DesarcArk foster home. Prosecutor J B Reed says the child’s battered body was found in a barrel after being recovered from water. Medical examiner Dr. Nettleship ruled drowning. the foster father remains at large. Mary died on Christmas Eve after alleged abuse by her foster parents near their farm while Mary had been given to them by an Ohio widower Everett Wolfe of Lorain Ohio.
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Empire State Building Observatories Draw Millions Annually
The observatories on the 86th and 102nd floors of the Empire State Building in New York City attract nearly 4 million visitors per year, making it one of the citys top tourist attractions.
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Empire State Building
New York City
Tobacco Company Manager Dies in Kansas City Kansas
East Albert G Becker 53, vice president and general manager of the F Ed wards Tobacco Co, died Thursday after suffering several heart attacks. A longtime Republican, he served as Wyandotte County sheriff from 1931 to 1935. His father, the late Al Becker, was a Republican leader, and a brother, Edward W Becker, died last July while serving as county commissioner of Kansas City Kansas.
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al Becker
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Three Senators With Century's Of Service Wind Up Careers
Washington reports three veteran senators nearing the end of long Capitol Hill careers. Democrats Kenneth D. McKellar of Tennessee 83 Tom Connally of Texas 75 and Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyoming 68 hold influential committee chairmanships as their 82nd Congress ends. They join 11 senators whose service expires as the term closes.
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Cheyenne
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