Business Leaders Call for Gradual Tariff Cuts and Five Year Extension
The Committee for Economic Development urged a five year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act with selective tariff reductions. The plan proposes up to 5 percent annual cuts, carryover of unused authority, and potential suspensions on non produced imports. It supports gradual liberalization while warning against unlimited free trade. Two dissenters argued further cuts clash with national interests.
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Washington
Committee For Economic Development
CED
Eisenhower
Eiseer
United States
U.S
Howard C. Petersen
Fidelity Philadelphia Trust Co
Philadelphia
Frazar B. Wilde
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Hartford
John D. Biggers
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
Toledo
Ernest Kanzler
Universal &Lt. Credit Corp
Detroit
Mendes-France Im pressive Visitor in Washington Weighs Unity
French Premier Pierre Mendes-France impressed U S officials by signaling support for European unity and a rearming Germany while signaling flexibility between Moscow and Washington He to steer a middle course though critics warned of tough bargaining and political fragility at home The assessment notes his rapid actions on Indochina Tunisia and economic reforms and questions his ability to translate plans into deeds
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James Marlow
Washington
Pierre Mendes-France
United States
Germany
Moscow
France
Mendes-France
Indo-China
West
European Defense Community
Tunisia
Viet Nam
Europe
Asia
French Assembly
EDC
Solon Says Dems To End Federal Farm Interference
Senator Humphrey predicts Democratic leaders will push a bill in January to cancel Agriculture Department rules he says curb grass roots farm program operation. He cites rules limiting county committees to policy tasks and limiting township and community terms to three. Benson aides defend them as democracy and rotation.
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Vincent J. Burke W. Gton
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Humphrey
Agriculture Department
Minnesota
North Central
Benson
Washington
Paul C. Jones
D-Mo
Missouri
Republican State Committee
Japanese Patrol Boat Struck Near Tachien Island
A Japanese patrol boat was strafed by an unidentified warplane Tuesday near Tachien Island, about 40 miles northeast of the Nationalist outpost. Two Japanese fishing vessels were sunk the previous Sunday, and the island has faced bombing by Communist Chinese planes.
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Tokyo
China
Tachen Island
Sennett Sees TV Domination of Comedy in 1954
Hollywood veteran Mack Sennett declares comedy now lives on television and would hire TV stars like George Gobel Jackie Gleason Imogene Coca and Groucho Marx if making silent comedies in 1954 He compares Gobel to Harry Langdon and criticizes overbearing performers who try to run their shows without strong writing and directing alike and cautions stars about script quality and control.
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Hollywood
Mack Sennett
George Gobel
Jackie Gleason
Imogene Coca
Groucho Marx
Ben Turpin
Charlie Chaplin
Harry Langdon
Chester Conklin
Gobel
NBC
Will Rogers
Sennett
Red Skelton
Red
Donald O’connor
Gleason
Dairy products form a quarter of the typical American diet
A study notes that twenty five percent of all foods consumed by the average American consists of dairy products.
Hope Named Chair of Oklahoma Senate Appropriations
Oklahoma City Gov elect Raymond Gary wins a key test as Sen Herbert Hope of Maysville is chosen chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee after a brief tug with Boyd Cowden of Chandler. House picks Bert Larason as chairman and J W Huff as vice chairman. Other Senate chairs include Jim Rinehart in revenue and taxation, Frank Mahan in roads, Jess Fronterhouse on fish and game, Cowden on oil and gas, Kirksey Nix on investigations, and Beecher on agriculture.
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Oklahoma City
Herbert Hope
Maysville
Appropriations Committee
State Senate
Boyd Cowden
Chandler
Raymond Gary
Cowden
Gary
Hope
Legislative Council
Senate
House
B. E
Bill) Harkey
A. R
Bert) Larason
Fargo
House Appropriations Committee
J. W. Huff
Ada
Senate Committee
Jim Rinehart
el Reno
Revenue
Frank Mahan
Fairfax
Jess L. Fronterhouse
Miami
Fish and Game
Oil and Gas
Kirksey M
Nix
McAlester
Investigations
Beecher
Kingfisher
Agriculture
Thanksgiving Date Origins Face Historic Debate
Hartford historian Herbert J. Stoeckel argues the fourth Thursday Thanksgiving date predates Lincoln and Washington, tracing it to John Hanson who he says set the date as official for a later period. He notes proclamations varied until 1941 when Congress fixed the fourth Thursday for all time.
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Hartford
Conn
Herbert J. Stoeckel
America
Hanson
Washington
U. S
Stoeckel
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Hiss to be Freed Saturday Morning
Alger Hiss will leave Northeast Federal Penitentiary about 9 a.m. Saturday in an automobile, possibly to be driven to New York. Fred Wilkinson says he will be met at the gate and it will be up to him to determine if photographs will be submitted. Hiss, a former State Department official, was convicted of perjury for his congressional committee testimony on Communist activity and served 3 1/2 years of a five year sentence.
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Lewisburg
Alger Hiss
Peni- Sas
Arden Fred Wilkinson
New York
Wilkinson
Gutereied
Hiss
State Department
Congressional
Oklahoma Upsurge Boosts Oil Output
An Oil and Gas Journal survey shows Oklahoma oil and condensate production rising by 4 100 barrels to 321 800 barrels for the week ending November 20. Texas output remained steady at 2 648 765 barrels.
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Oklahoma
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
Texas
Dallas Bank Dedication Promises Party Of Epic Scale
Dallas will dedicate a new Republic National Bank building described as the largest in the Southwest. A press preview, four day schedule of events, a 40 story 25 million dollar site, and a 4500 banquet head the festivities with 142000 invitations and 9000 stockholders invited. Comedian Bob heads the lineup for free entertainment.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Republic National Bank
Southwest
South
Bob
Furs Show In Salt Lake City Promotes Mink Coats
A Salt Lake City fur show opened with genuine mink coats praised for fit. The Utah International Fur Animal Show featured about 800 minks from Western states and Canada while models reportedly munched horse meat in their cages.
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Salt Lake City
Canada
Official canvass shows Murray by 1728 in Montana race
The Montana official canvas of the November 2 election shows Democrat U.S. Senator James E. Murray with a 1,728 vote plurality over Republican Wesley A. D'Ewart. Murray totals 114,591 votes while D'Ewart has 112,863.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
U.S
James E. Murray
Wesley A. D'Ewart
Murray
D'Ewart
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