Seek Voluntary Cotton Crop Cut
Washington officials urged cotton industry representatives to win farmer support for a voluntary program to cut production to 12 million bales. A meeting with over 50 growers merchants warehousemen manufacturers and banks heard that without major output cuts rigid marketing quotas may be needed to curb price depressing surpluses amid weak exports and prices. Former Secretary Brannan had set a 1953 goal of 13 million bales versus last year’s 14.9 million, implying a one acre per eight planted reduction.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Brannan
Mrs Vanderbilt Locks Self In at Vanderbilt Mansion
Mrs Patricia W Vanderbilt 32 seeks separation from Cornelius Van derbilt Jr. She locked herself in a fourth floor room at the Vanderbilt Fifth Ave mansion Wednesday night with a child and a dog. Police and attorneys urged her to leave. no immediate action was taken. Vanderbilt not in town.
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New York
Patricia W. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
Vanderbilt Fifth Ave
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Eight Story Hotel Wins Approval in Las Vegas
Las Vegas appeals board eased four story height limits and approved plans for a new one million dollar eight story hotel on the site of the El Patio Hotel. Architect Walter F. Zick said construction is underway and a 12 story hotel is planned on the strip for about six point three million dollars.
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Nev
City Appeal Board
Walter F. Zick
Zick & Sharp
Las Vegas “Strip
Senate Probing Funds Use in Fallbrook Row
Senate investigators review the Comptroller General report and documents on the Navy water rights suit against Fallbrook Public Utility District in Santa Margarita River. California lawmakers including Knowland criticize the government action while a 10 000 defendant case faces funding scrutiny and a 1950s prohibition on using appropriated funds.
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Senate
Justice Department
Navy
California
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Santa Margarita
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Comptroller General
Senate Committee On
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McCarthy
R.wis
Congress
Navy Department
Solon urges replacing Chiang Kai-shek to seek peace
Sen. Ellender urged the Eisenhower administration to press the Chinese Nationalists to depose Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He argued peace may come from distancing China from Russia by backing a more popular Chinese leader and avoiding blockade or militant moves that could push China toward the Soviet Union.
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ULP
Sen
Elender
D-La
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Louisiana
Russia
Chiang
Formosa
Ellender
Eisenhower Honors Lincoln at Birthday Ceremonies
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower attended Lincoln Birthday rites near the White House, paying tribute to Abraham Lincoln. He laid a wreath at the base of the Lincoln Memorial statue, flanked by an honor guard from Air Force Navy Army and Marines, as band music played.
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Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Air Force
Navy
Army
Marines
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Cmdr
Edward Beach
Naval
Robert Schulz
Beach
Schulz
Taxpayers Suit Filed Against Los Angeles Supervisors
Los Angeles taxpayers suit against Supervisors Roger Jessup Herbert C Legg former Supervisor Leonard Roach and two parking lot operators Walt Miller and Jack Hazard seeks 5 5 million dollars damages. Attorney Morris Levine claims a conspiracy to shift the courthouse site from Temple Street to First Street to lease Temple Street to private parking firms.
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Morris Levine
Roger Jessup
Herbert C. Legg
Leonard Roach
Walt Miller
Jack Hazard
Levine
Temple St
First St
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