Benson Sets Plan to Regroup Agriculture Agencies
Ezra Taft Benson, sworn in as secretary of agriculture, works on regrouping 25 agencies to boost efficiency. He faces weeks of decisions on wheat export policy, budgets including soil conservation, spring production goals, price support for perishables, and a new dairy program amid parity disputes.
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Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
Department
Benson
White House
Reed
Air Force
U. S
Charles F. Brannan
Gotham Bus Strike Arbitration Stated
New York CIO Trans port Workers Union president Michael J. Quill accepted Mayor Impelliteri’s arbitration formula ending a 22 day bus strike. Snags over terms delayed settlement as 8,200 drivers and maintenance workers from eight private companies walked out New Year’s Eve over a 40 hour week with pay raises.
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New York
Michael J. Quill
CIO Transport Workers Union
TWU
Vincent R. Impelliterri
Quill
Air Base Opening Prospects Good in Frederick
Cecil Black, Frederick Chamber of Commerce secretary, told city leaders last night that reactivating the local air base looks promising. He returned from Washington with word that reopening depends on sufficient funding this year and reports talks with Senators Monroney Kerr and Rep. Wickersham and armed services officials. Action may be delayed by the government reorganization under President Eisenhower.
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Frederick
Cecil Black
Chamber of Commerce
Black
Washington, D. C
Mike Monroney
Robert S. Kerr
Victor Wickersham
Armed Services
Eisenhower
Oklahoma Relief Fund Sought by Delegation
The Oklahoma congressional delegation has asked President Eisenhower to make money available from the relief fund to support drought relief in Oklahoma through the drought day program until spring.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Spinster sisters misled by taxes seek money from government
Miss Ray Gilbert and her sister Miss Harriet, ages 75 and 76, halted eating and heated their home to save coal after believing they owed the government taxes. A talk with the Internal Revenue Bureau revealed a $33 refund instead. Ray had claimed Harriet as a dependent while drawing a $125 pension, but Harriet’s bank funds showed she could not be a dependent. They feared losing their home to government actions.
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Cleveland
Miss Ray
Internal Revenue Bureau
Miss Harriet
Bandit Added To FBI Ten Most Wanted List
Washington reports Butler a 41 year old West Coast bandit added to the FBI ten most wanted list after escaping Oregon State Penitentiary last February by scaling walls in fog. He is known for daylight hold ups of businesses and uses multiple aliases.
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Bandit
Washington
Lawson David Shirk Butler
FBI
Butler
Oregon State Penitentiary
Inauguration Address Mauled by Tokyo Radio
A Tokyo radio outlet labeled President Eisenhower's inaugural speech as nauseating hypocrisy. The broadcast reflected sharp Communist critique of U.S. policy.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Eisenhower
Twins Celebrate 96th Birthday in Helena and Palo Alto
Twin sisters Mrs. Margaret Whalen of Helena and Mrs. Jessie Hartley of Palo Alto California mark their 96th birthday today.
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Helena, Mont
Margaret Whalen
Helena
Jessie Hartley
Palo Alto
Calif
Retail Beef Prices Fall Amid Wide Cuts Across Stores
The Associated Press notes trim price moves on beef roasts and ribs while lamb veal and pork show mixed changes. Chicken and eggs hold steady as weather slows produce, with beef roasts driving weekly specials amid larger beef supplies and higher cattle fattening in the Midwest.
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Associated Press
Serloin
Sirloin
Porterhouse
Sterling States Musical Jamboree
A 7 30 p m Thursday musical jamboree at Sterling's Friendship theater features local talent. Proceeds go to Mothers March on Polio with a short film on polio treatment and music by Sterling residents. The event ends with crowning a March of Dimes queen. candidates include Betty May Lahoma Vaughn Patsy Markle Mary Lynn White and Barbara Graves.
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Sterling
Friendship Theater
Betty May
Lahoma Vaughn
Patsy Markle
Mary Lynn White
Barbara Graves
Reds Claim U S Shuts Truce Door
London reports the Chinese Communist Radio says the United States intends to close the door on resuming Korean truce talks. It cites Brig. Gen. William Nuckols, former UN armistice spokesman, claiming talks likely will not resume in Korea.
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London
United States
William Nuckols
United Nations Armistice Delegation
Nuckols
San Francisco
Korea
U. N
New York
Police Still Check Death Of Boy 18
Paul E. Rubin 18, a Brooklyn youth and NYU student, was found dead in a ditch near International Airport with a mysterious note in his stomach. Autopsy ruled poisoning. coroner said it was not an obvious suicide. Police continue investigation as parents identify him.
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Philadelphia
Paul E. Rubin
Brooklyn
International Airport
Samuel Rubin
New York University
Joseph Ominsky
Rubin
Egyptian Officer Is Sentenced to Death by Military Court
Cairo A special military court sentenced Lt. Col. Mohamed Hosny El Damamhuri to death for attempting to incite an army rebellion against Premier Maj. Gen. Mohammed Naguib's regime. Another officer received a commuted five year term and discharge for failing to report the plot.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Mohamed Hosny el Damamhuri
Hassan Rifaat el Damanuri
Military Building Agency Created to End Waste in Europe
The U S Army announced the Joint Construction Agency in Heidelberg Germany to coordinate Army Navy and Air Force building plans in Europe and France. The 1000 man group aims to cut duplication and save on air bases depots fuel storage farms and pipelines under Brig Gen Orville Walsh.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
America
Europe
Joint Construction Agency
JCA
U. S. Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
France
Orville E. Walsh
Roosevelt Glrding For Band Festival
About 3600 school students are expected to compete in Roosevelt’s fourth annual music festival February 27 and 28 with 70 to 80 schools likely represented. Johnson notes trophies and sweepstakes honors across multiple classes and events including vocal, instrumental, and rhythm categories.
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Roosevelt
Dick D. Johnson
Johnson
Antlers
Pushmataha County
Perkins
Stillwater
Carl Smelser
Roosevelt Banker
Texan Air Force trainer and student killed in spin crash
SAN ANGELO Tex Jan 22 UP An Air Force trainer and a student died instantly when their trainer crashed in a plowed field after entering an uncontrollable spin at Goodfellow Army Air Base officials identified the victims Capt Wesley M Evans 30 instructor Mexia Tex and Second Lt Frederic C Davis 22 student Lincoln Neb Davis a Navy Academy graduate and star tackle for the Navy in 1949 50 51 was with the Goodfellow Skyhawks.
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San Angelo
Tex
Air Force
Navy
Goodfellow Army Air Base
Wesley M. Evans
Mexia
Frederic C. Davis
Lincoln
Neb
Davis
U.S. Naval Academy
Goodfellow Skyhawks
Canada Honey Output Reaches 29.677 Million Pounds in 1952
Canada produced an estimated 29,677,000 pounds of honey in 1952 reflecting steady beekeeping activity nationwide. The figure highlights annual agricultural yields and supports industry analysis of honey production across provinces.
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Canada
East German CDU orders purge to weed out moderates
East Berlin the CDU announced a purge of its membership to remove non staunch pro Communist elements. New party books will replace old ones a device that could strip many members of their status. The move follows the arrest of deputy chairman Georg Dertinger a former foreign minister branded a West spy.
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Berlin
East German
Christian Democratic Party
CDU
Socialist Unity
Georg Dertinger
Texas Tax Liens Filed on Costello
The Internal Revenue Bureau filed a third income tax lien against Frank Costello. The $388,161 lien targets Costello holdings in Jack and Wise counties Texas. An identical lien in Oklahoma City covers oil interests in the Golden Trend Field in Oklahoma. A lien for the same amount was filed in New Orleans. Costello also owns the Beverly Club in Louisiana. He is serving a prison term for contempt of Congress.
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Abilene
Tex
Internal Revenue Bureau
New York
Frank Costello
Southwest
U.S
H. C. Broaddus
The
Revenue Bureau
Costello
Jack and Wise
Ellis Campbell
Texas
Internal Revenue
Oklahoma City
Golden Trend
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Louisiana
Fastereth: secure false teeth with alkaline powder
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