President Hikes Watch Tariff Faces Swiss Imports
President Eisenhower boosted tariffs on Swiss watches up to 50 percent, effective immediately with some shipments exempt until August 25. The move drew mixed reactions with Swiss officials calling it a blow to relations, while U.S. manufacturers hailed it as a chance to sustain production and defend national defense needs.
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United States
Eisenhower
Federal Tariff Commission
White House
Paul F. Mickey
Sident
American Watch Manufacturers Assn
CIO Press
Reuther
Four civilians hospitalised after peanuts ingested at naval ration station
SANFORD Fla July 28 UP four civilian employees R DeWitt Aphy Hunter Eddy Mossman Albert Hickson and Bobby White were hospitalized briefly after sampling peanuts from a tree at the naval ration yard They believed the tung nuts used in paint production each nut equaling four doses of castor oil.
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United Press
Sanford
Fla
Naval
R. DeWitt
Aphy Hunter
Eddy Mossman
Albert Hickson
Bobby White
Gold Rush Short Lived in Spokane Dozer Man Deflects Kids
Glenn Aiken bulldozing a residential block in Spokane drew a crowd of curious children who asked about gold. The tale spread to downtown as officials, the BBB, and stockbrokers monitored the scene. Aiken clarified he was laying lawn and not seeking gold, easing the neighborhood mood.
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Spokane
Wash
Glenn Aiken
Better Business Bureau
City Hall
Aiken
May Flare At Formosa Clouds Chinese Civil War Era
Nationalist China's war with the Chinese Communists may heat up soon near Formosa. The buildup on both sides is long running with small engagements, while the United States steadily arms Formosa and monitors Red retaliation in the Formosa Strait and adjacent islands.
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Formosa
Charles M. McCann
United Press
China
Reds
Formosa Strait
Fukien
United States
7Th Fleet
Taipei
Jap Paper Blasts Bevan Visit Plans
TOKYO The Quad Evening N says Japan visit of anti American pro Communist Aneurin Bevan of the British Labour party could create turmoil among Japanese workers The English language paper says the effects of the visit by Bevan former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and other Labour leaders will be great The British Labourites plan to come to Japan Sept 2 after a visit to Red China Coming at this moment it is feared the Labour party will stir workers already confused on international issues if Bevan delivers rabble rousing speeches as in England.
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Tokyo
Japan
Aneurin Bevan
Labor Party
Bevan
Clement Atlee
Red China
England
Waynesburg Hopes Rain Falls On July 28 Tradition
Waynesburg farmers scan skies for rain hoping to preserve a long tradition of rain on July 29 in Greene County. Weather prophet J Daily bets a celebrity rain wager with Bill Corum of Churchill Downs who would receive the honor if rain falls. if not Daily predicts next derby weather.
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Waynesburg
Burg
Greene County
Pennsylvania
John Daily
Kentucky
J . Daily
Byron Daily
William
Albert Allison
Daily
Bill
Corum
Churchill Downs
Area Men In Service Area Men In Service
Midshipman John W Hansborough son of Col and Mrs John W Hansborough Fort Sill cruises European waters this summer on a Naval Reserve Officer Training program More than 3 000 midshipmen from colleges and universities across the United States embarked at Norfolk Virginia in June aboard 19 ships The ships will visit ports in Spain France Belgium and the Netherlands before returning to Norfolk August 3 Two Lawton men joined the 25th Infantry Division in Korea for post truce training MSgt Jack D Caraway and Sfc Mansfield L Proctor live with families in Lawton and are sons of local residents There are more miles of railroad track underground in the Pennsylvania coal mines than on the surface
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John W. Hansborough
Fort Sill
European
Lew Naval Reserve
United States
Norfolk
Tetam
Spain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Lawton
25Th Infantry Division
Korea
Jack D. Caraway
Juanita
Etta Caraway
Sfc
Mansford L. Proctor
Julia Pearl
Logan
R. W. Pearce
Cornell
Pennsylvania
U S Eating Too Much Useless Food
MEXICO CITY July 28 UP New York nutrition expert Dr Norman Jolliffe told the First Continental Meeting for the Study of Nutrition and Growth Problems that empty calories have risen 43 percent in 40 years. He defined empties as energy sources with little protein minerals or vitamins. The New York Health Department blamed sugar and fried foods for much of the trouble. He warned of food waste while population grows and urged more meats starches grains vegetables and fruits.
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Mexico City
New York
Norman Jolliffe
Jolliffe
Bureau of Nutrition
New York Department of Health
Colombia President Seeks Ban on International Communism
President Gustavo Ofias Pinilla urged Colombia’s Constituent Assembly to bar international communism, arguing democracy endangers itself when foreign directed groups prosper. The speech cited dangers to national sovereignty and cited famine as context for the national crisis.
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Colombia
Bogota
Gustavo Ofias Pinilla
Water crisis prompts vast conservation effort century old note
Twenty years ago a massive water shortage spurred citywide conservation and rationing plans while thirty years ago a famed New York organist performed at a Methodist church, with mentions of Ros, Bob Jones, and Bob Beal in the era’s coverage.
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New York
Ros
Bob Jones
Bob Beal
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