House Rejects 1954 Civil Service Retirement Fund Payment
Washington voters in Congress rejected an amendment to restore 368 million dollars cut from civil service retirement funding. The 143 to 84 vote favored keeping annual federal contributions uncertain, while Republicans largely opposed restoration, arguing no mandated annual match exists. The bill also trims public housing funding and signals ongoing debate over housing policy and federal obligations.
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House
Civil Service Retirement Fund
Independent Offices
Civil Service
House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Miller
Calif
Congress
Rep
Phillips
R-Calif
Rep. McCormack
D.mass
Tursday
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Truman
Cotton
Appropriations Committee
McCormack
100 Guests Flee Fire at Washington Hotel Kansas City
An early morning blaze heavily damaged the Washington Hotel on the edge of downtown Kansas City, driving 100 guests from their rooms. Twenty one fire companies responded, the fire burning for over four hours, with several people rescued by firemen and volunteers.
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Kansac Visa
Washington
Red Prisoner Killed Escaping In Korea
A Communist prisoner of war on Yoncho Island in Pusan was killed Monday night while scaling a compound fence. The U.N. POW Command said a South Korean guard ordered the man to halt twice before firing.
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Pusan
Korea
Yoncho Island
U.N
UNC
Press Telegram Circulation Audit Entry From Long Beach
A damaged OCR entry from the Press Telegram notes circulation audit data for Long Beach California. It mentions delivery rates and an onboarding note with a person named Biagio Cory and a date in 1888, reflecting archival record details rather than current events.
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Sixth Street
Pine Avenus
Long Beach
Colifornia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Malls
Biagio Cory
Long Beach California
Fight Against Needless Surgery Warns Reader’s Digest
Dr Paul Hawley of the American College of Surgeons cites unnecessary appendectomies Caesarean births and midoperative surgeon changes as practices that exist despite high medical care. He urges how patients can guard against needless surgery and notes May Reader’s Digest offers 41 condensed articles from leading magazines.
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Saya
Paul Hawley
American College of Surgeons
U.S
Hope Rises for Early Tax Cuts Amid Budget Talk
Senator Len Ferguson of Michigan said reduced foreign aid requests by President Eisenhower and potential military spending cuts could lead to an balanced budget and early tax cuts. Officials report a plan to trim foreign aid by two billion dollars from Truman levels, with final year funding to Congress tied to NATO defense goals. Also under review are possible cuts to the State Department’s 130,521,337 dollar request.
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Washington
Len Ferguson
R-Mich
Eisenhower
Ferguson
Truman
Congress
Paris
Senate Appropriations
Foreign Relations
State Department
Appropriations
Orange County Pilots Lead Front Line Korean Sorties
Orange County based pilots led front line sorties against Korean targets. U S Marines and Air Force Sabres destroyed buildings and weapon positions northwest of Siriwon and near Shan Aur, with 14 enemy troops killed and a secondary explosion after strafing bunkers.
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Orange County Pilots
U. S. First Marine
Korea
Air Force
U. S. Marine
United Nations
Siriwon
Meet
Laf Shan
Vaal
U. S
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