Three Major Items Left For Congressional Action
Washington report notes the 83rd Congress nears adjournment with three priority measures awaiting final action. A foreign aid bill totaling 2.781 billion dollars, a bill to ban the Communist party, and a broadening of social security loom as the session winds down.
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Washington
Communist Party
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate House
Justice Department
U.S
Oklahoma Texas sign Red River bridge contract
Gov. Johnston Murray and Atty. Gen. Mac Q Williamson signed a pact with Texas to build a bridge over the Red River between Oklahoma City and Paris Texas. The Oklahoma Highway Department will supervise the project with federal funding covering half of 398000 dollars. Amis Construction Co. will begin work immediately aiming for completion by early next year.
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Johnston Murray
Mac Q. Williamson
Red River
Okla
Paris
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma Highway Department
C. A. Stoldt
Amis Construction Co
Enid GOP Solon Urges Tax Deadline Change
Enid Republican Rep. Richard Romang asked the Legislative Council to draft a bill conforming Oklahoma tax law to the federal extension delaying income tax payments to April 5. He urged changes to align state deadlines with the federal deadline for the next Legislature to consider.
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Enid Gop Solon
Oklahoma City
Richard Romang
Enid
Oklahoma
Romang
Legislative Council
Sill Units Film Training at Fort Sill
A training film on howitzer care and cleaning is being shot at Fort Sill with 105mm howitzers. The project uses Battery A of the 602nd FA Battalion, Signal Corps Pictorial Studios in New York, and features Maj. Edward M. Davis and Lt. Col. Eugene J. Holmes supervising a crew of 24.
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Fort Sill
Signal Corps Pictorial Studios
Long Island City
New York
Battery A
602Nd FA Bn
Anthony Falco
Baldasare
Joseph Henaberry
Maj
Edward M. Davis
CWO
Julius Haydon
Department of Gunnery
Henaberry
Peter Voutsas van Eeeos Wilson
Pictorial Studios
Charles Lockwood
Col
Eugene J. Holmes
Mexico Probes Train Derailment Near Salmanca
Mexico City August 19 UPI reports investigators from the National Railways opened a probe into a slow passenger train derailment near Salamanca central Mexico. One person injured as engine and most cars left the track. Pacific Coast to Ciudad Juarez trunk line traffic delayed about ten hours while overturned cars were righted and repairs completed. railroad spokesman cites possible rail break under the train’s weight.
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Mexico City
Mexican National Railways
Salamanca
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Ciudad Juarez
Rio Grande
el Paso
Coffee Prices Seen Temporary Drop Says Association
The National Coffee Growers Association on August 19 in Caracas said the present decline in coffee prices is temporary and urged local producers to await a price rise.
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Caracas
Venezuela
National Coffee Growers’ Association
Colorado Vacation Plans For Eisenhower Visit In 1954
The Denver press reports preparations at Lowry Air Base for President Eisenhower’s Colorado summer stay. Hosts include Byers Peak Ranch at Fraser and St. Louis Creek trout fishing sites near Buffalo Creek. Local golf pro Rip Arnold notes Cherry Hills is in good shape after irrigation upgrades. Mrs Doud and neighbor Mrs Schrepferman describe welcoming neighbors and unobtrusive Secret Service presence. Officials to attend include Gov. Dan Thornton and Brig. Gen. John Sprague. Congress is hoped to proceed so Ike can enjoy golf or relaxation Saturday.
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Denver
Colorado
White House
Lowry Air Base
Secret Service
Aksen Nielsen
Byers Peak Ranch
Fraser
St. Louis Creek
Aksel
Bat Swan
Rip Arnold
Cherry Hills Country Club
Robert S. Lutz
Corona Presbyterian Church
Lafayette St
John Doud
Alvin J
Nielsen
Dan Thornton
Doud
Lowry
John T. Sprague
Congress
Coffee Prices Dip Across A and P Stores Nationwide
New York report states A and P stores cut coffee by ten cents a pound in the first general retail drop. Futures on the New York coffee and sugar exchange eased earlier this week with Santos S coffee futures falling.
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New York
A&p
Ss Ork Coffee Exchange
Iesa
Wee
Santos
A&P Cuts Retail Coffee Prices Early
A&P officials said they would not benefit from lower wholesale coffee prices for several weeks but decided to cut retail prices now.
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A&p
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