Nixon Eye on the Ball in Jet Safety Era
A 1952 Atlas of Nixon’s rise frames him as a gray flannel suit success story. Nixon, the future vice president, faced early attacks over campaign funds but rebounded with a signature TV address and the Checkers dog moment. The piece notes internal Republican doubts and Eisenhower’s enduring influence as Nixon’s career advances. In Washington, a $250 million jet age air safety program gains momentum with 200 site selections for advanced radar and traffic control gear, 25 long range radars to be contracted by November, with 73 units planned nationwide.
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Los Angeles
Newsweek Magazine
Eisenhower
Senate
Pat
Dick Nixon
Atill
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Deadline Set for Teacher Integration in AFL-CIO
In Pittsburgh the AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers approved by nearly a unanimous vote a deadline of December 31, 1957 for local teachers to integrate. A compromise extended the limit to March 1 1957, amid threats of ouster and possible formation of new integrated locals if integration fails.
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Afl-Cio American Federation of Teachers
Adegates
John Feves
Chicago
Chicago Teachers Union
Dee. Haat
Federation
AFL
Tax Collected for City by State for April and May
Long Beach received sales tax totals of 114 393 dollars from the State Board of Equalization for April and May after the state began collecting under contract on April 1. Since January 1, the first period of the tax's effect, the city has collected 802 654 dollars through March 30. State collections, minus service charges, are forwarded to the city treasury monthly. Officials say June 30 figures are now pending.
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State Board of Equalization
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California Delegation Backs Eisenhower Nixon Ticket
California Republicans unify behind Eisenhower Nixon with Alphonzo Bell Jr. as state chair declaring a ticket that will win. Gov. Knight endorses Nixon and vows to campaign, signaling end of earlier resistance and solid home-state support for the pair.
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California
Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr
Beverly Hills
New State Gop
Eisenhower
Nixon
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight I
Los Angeles Living Cost Hits New Peak on Pacific Coast
The cost of living climbed to new highs in Los Angeles and Portland in July, with Los Angeles retail prices reaching 118.1, up 1.9 percent from July last year and higher than the previous month. Portland marked 118.6, rising 1.9 percent from April, amid political and labor forecasts shaping the era.
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Knight
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J Knowland
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