Memphis Sees TVA Fight Over City Power Plant
Memphis officials faced accusations from four Arkansas civic leaders on a TV program that the city aimed to dictate TVA power terms and would spend 100 million dollars to build its own plant. Panelists warned Dixon Yates contract cancellation hurts local payroll and argued TVA should not be blamed for Memphis growth.
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Hale
W. K. Ingram
West Memphis
Memphis Traue
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon-Yates Power
Government Releases 120000 Polio Shots for 720000 More
Washington reports the Public Health Service authorized vaccine supplies totaling over one million cubic centimeters for polio prevention. Earlier, 300,000 units were released. Eli Lilly produced 720,000 c.c. yet a six million shot goal remains unmet for the two dose program for first and second graders.
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Public Health Service
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Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
National Foundation For
Japan Posts Postwar Export Record in First Half 1955
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced Japan's exports for the first half of 1955 rose 23.2 percent from a year earlier, totaling 887.712 million dollars, setting a postwar record.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
French Leader In Morocco Fires Nine Of Assistants
In Rabat Gilbert Grandval the French resident general in Morocco dismissed nine French administrative officials within six days of taking the post. He cited psychological reasons and linked the purge to cutting ties with the old policy as part of easing French control to curb terrorism.
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Morocco
Rabat
Gilbert Grandval
Paris
UCLA Medical School to build first medical reactor
UCLA Medical School announced a joint plan with North American Aviation to construct a medical reactor for research. The device will produce atomic rays aimed at treating deep seated cancers where surgery is impossible, marking a potential advance in cancer therapy.
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Los Angeles
Ucla Medical School
UCLA
North
American Aviation Co
Conscience Fund Increases in Chicago IRS Total
The conscience fund at the Internal Revenue Service office in Chicago rose to three thousand five hundred dollars for the past period. The fund, intended to support federal agencies following acts deemed improper by taxpayers, reflects heightened public moral concern.
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Conscience
Chicago
Internal Revenue Service
President Eisenhower Plays Golf With Son at Burning Tree
President Eisenhower, accompanied by his son, visited Burning Tree for a round of golf. The event occurred in Washington as the president engaged in a private recreation outing amid his duties.
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Maj
John Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhower
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