Record Business Spending Seen 1956 Rise At 12 Percent
Secretary of Commerce Weeks forecast record business capital spending in early 1956 rising 12 percent over 1955. He spoke at the National Association of Manufacturers session, urging price restraint, debt control and inventory management to sustain prosperity. NAM President Riter warned the AFL CIO merger could threaten freedom and prosperity, stressing equal law application amid rising economic power.
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New York
Sinclair Weeks
the National Assny of Manufacturers
Weeks
NAM
Henry G. Riter III
AFL
CIO
Riter
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
West Orange
N. J
Cub Scout Pack 7 Meeting At Washington School
The regular monthly Cub Scout Pack 7 meeting at Washington school featured the theme America the Beautiful. Den mothers led by Val Frakes Neil Kissick and others presented skits while Cubmaster Bob Crandall directed the gathering and Neil Kissick led group songs. Awards were given to Eric Johns Randy Mays and Ramey Carpenter with other awards held for future presentation. Parents were urged to attend upcoming meetings. The Silver and Gold Banquet is set for February 24 at the Old South Cafeteria followed by a pie supper on January 27.
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Cub Scout Pack 7
Washington School
Den
Val Frakes
Neil Kissick
Robert Bradley
Jack Russell
John Weston
Bob Crandall
W. J. Becker
Eric Johns
Randy Mays
Ramey Carpenter
Maj. J. W. Green
Old South
Wilson remarks on defense budget at Eisenhower conference
After a White House meeting with President Eisenhower, Defense Secretary Charles Wilson says preserving a $34.5 billion next fiscal year will be tough but achievable. He adds, It will be tough. We think we can make it.
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Gettysburg
Defense
Charles Wilson
Eisenhower
Union Official Sent Gifts as Tokens of Appreciation
Washington Angleo Inciso of Chicago, a union official, explains gifting diamond rings, watches and gold money clips to fellow union officials as tokens of appreciation rather than cash. In London, Prime Minister Anthony Eden defends Britain’s H-bomb program, saying the government will not abandon its hydrogen weapon deterrent despite Soviet calls to halt nuclear tests.
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Washington
Angelo Inciso
Chicago
London
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower Decision Stirs Party and Nation Says McCann
Philadelphia report notes Presidential special assistant Kevin McCann commenting on Ike's possible reelection and character. He criticizes reducing the decision to a guessing game for partisan ends, asserting the President's integrity and responsibility remain central to the nation and party.
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Philadelphia
Kevin McCann
Eisenhower
Maurice Chevalier Delayed Entering U S Over Political Views
French entertainer Maurice Chevalier faces a delay entering the United States as authorities review his political ideas. He declares that political ideas are not the business of a singer.
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New York
Maurice Chevalier
United States
White House Yule Tree Up Today
The White House Christmas tree, a 65 foot Black Hills spruce gifted from South Dakota, arrives by rail and will be installed in President's Park with 8,000 lights. A 70 foot scaffold will surround it as 3 workers decorate over three days, and Eisenhower will light it on December 18 at Gettysburg.
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Washington
White House
Black Hills
President’s Park
South Dakota
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
U. S
Texan Dies in Wreck Near La Junta Colorado
Bernard Clarence Cessnan of Dalhart Texas, 43, was killed 17 miles west of La Junta in a car crash after the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel.
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LA Junta
Colo
Bernard Clarence Cessnan
Dalhart
Tex
Plowmen form fragile line in Middle East armistice
Israeli and Jordanian farmers till fields up to the armistice line while soldiers ride jeeps nearby. Across Samarian and Judean hills both sides fight when a plow crosses the border. The pattern repeats along Egypt and Syria fronts as a frozen truce holds with planted furrows and casualties.
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Jerusalem
Samarian
Judean
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Middle East
United Nations
Yule Shopping Easy In Men Only Stores
Elizabeth Toomey reports on Fifth Avenue shops offering “For Men Only” experiences during Christmas. Men relax in easy chairs with drinks as sales staff pamper them, while gifts range from modest $6 options to luxury items like a $250 negligee set and a $107 radio purse, reflecting contrasts in holiday shopping between genders.
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Elizabeth Toomey
New York
Fifth Avenue
Capital Man Demands Right To Pay Taxes
In Oklahoma City retired construction worker P W Stanton 73 asked Oklahoma County Treasurer W T Hale for permission to pay his taxes after a homestead exemption was reduced by 50 dollars leaving him 3 38 to pay. He and his wife receive 108 monthly pensions and said paying taxes would help grandchildren attend school.
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Oklahoma City
W. L. Stanton
Oklahoma County
W. T
Bill) Hale
Hale
Stanton
Singapore Eyes Full Sovereign Status in Commonwealth
New Delhi reports David Marshall, Singapore’s chief minister, said on Tuesday his city-state aims to become a fully sovereign member of the British Commonwealth, pursuing constitutional and political recognition within the bloc.
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New Delhi
David Marshall
Singapore
Debutante Season in London a High Stakes Affair
Debutantes and parents flood the lord chamberlain with December petitions as London season plans unfold. The social race can cost from 1000 pounds to 12000 pounds, with sponsorships, media tactics, and elite parties shaping outcomes for 17 year olds seeking royal presentation.
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London
Lord Chamberlain
Royal Court
Means Money at 404 South 4th Street Lawton OK
The entry lists Means Money located at 404 South 4th Street in Lawton Oklahoma with contact phone 8290. It appears as a small business listing noting the address and telephone number.
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South 4Th Street
Lawton
Oklahoma
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