Draft Bill Aims To Ease FHA Home Loans
Washington report describes Capehart Wolcott legislation to cut down payments and extend repayment to 30 years for FHA insured loans. Proposals include 5 percent down on first 5000 dollars and 25 percent from 8000 up, with up to 1.3 billion in new insurance and 350 million extra if asked, plus slum elimination and public works funding.
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Federal Housing Administration
Sen
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Rep
Wolcott
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House
Eisenhower
FHA
Lawford Denies Romance Amid Freedom Praise
New York reports actor Peter Lawford flatly denied romance with Pat Kennedy, saying their meeting was coincidental. He stated he was in New York to discuss film work and that he has not dated Kennedy or any other woman since arriving in the city.
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Peter Lawford
Pat Kennedy
Lawford
Sharman Douglas
England
Miss Kennedy
California
Florida
Pat
Cold Front Grips Rockies East With Unseasonable Freeze
A fresh mass of cold Canadian air moved southeast from the northern plains to the Atlantic Coast. Temperatures plunged well below zero from the Dakotas to Michigan, with International Falls Minnesota at minus 24 and Grantsburg Wisconsin at minus 17. Light snow fell in the Great Lakes and western Dakotas while the Pacific Coast stayed rainy from Northern California to Washington.
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Minn
Grantsburg
Wis
Duluth
Texas
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Gulf
Great Lakes
Montana
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Gettysburg Address set to music by Santa Monica Symphony
Composer Ferde Grofe has arranged Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address as a musical piece to premiere Sunday by the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra. Actor Richard Hale will sing the words, known for his Lincoln portrayals on stage.
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Gettysburg Symphony
Santa Monica
Lincoln
Gettyburg
Ferde Groffe
King's Loot on Sale Nears Final Auction Phase
In Cairo at the Koubbeh Palace a multilingual auction opened by Egypt's military government. Farouk's postage stamps lead the first sale, catalogued by H R Harmer Ltd, with a six day event expected to net about 100000 pounds. Subsequent days feature the ex-king's coins and later art objects amid protests from Farouk in exile.
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Cairo
Egypt
Farouk
Koubbeh
London
H. RB. Harmer, Ltd
Envoy Back on Job After Vacation Abroad
U S Ambassador Ellis Briggs returned to work today following a two week break spent in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
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Seoul
U. S
Ellis Briggs
Hong Kong
Toxyo
San Bernardino Newsman Killed by Sailor's Car
Riverside police report a traffic death after a 21 year old San Bernardino Sun editor was struck by a car at night near Naval Air Station. Sailor Neil Harlachen of Los Angeles was held to answer to charges. Leonard A Hartley, county editor, was identified as the deceased. The incident occurred Thursday night and involved a sailor driver.
Dragnet for London Strangler Targets Lady Menzies Home
Scotland Yard launched a nationwide dragnet for two men seen around a Quiet Victorian suburb mansion where 68 year old Lady Menzies and her daughter Isobel Chesney were killed. Police checked prints and bloodstains as airports and seaports circulated descriptions of a midlife man and a bearded young man with pierced ears. Investigators moved elderly residents to new housing while neighbors recalled Lady Menzies as a kindly benefactor to many.
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Scotland Yard
Menzies
Chesney
Anne
J, Thomas
Clan
Flier Critically Hurt in Freak Acccident at Camp Carson
In Colorado Springs Capt. Charles O. Smyre, 32, was in critical condition at Camp Carson hospital after being catapulted through a jet trainer's canopy when the ejecting seat fired accidentally. The T-33 trainer piloted by Maj. Frank Dowell had just landed from Perrin Air Force Base Texas.
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Colorado Springs
Colo. VP
Charles O. Smyre
Camp Carson Hospital
Smyre
Frank Dowell
Perrin Air Force Base
Texas
Judge Refuses Bail Cut Amid Tax Exemption Probe
In Los Angeles Judge Harold W Schweitzer declines to lower $10,000 bail for narcotics suspects tied to a large roundup. The White House approves disclosure of 1950 1953 tax returns to a House committee probing tax exempt foundations. The panel plans further hearings as it examines income and exemption qualifications and business activities among involved groups.
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ICR
Super Washington
Presidior
Harold W. Schweitzer
Dent Eisenhower
House
Grand
Mexico
Janas
Marcelina Estrada, Jr
Estrads
Schweitzer
Seenweitzer
White House
Reece
R.-Tenn
Treasury
House Committee
Businss
Guerrillas Slow Up Laos Drive Near Luang Prabang
Guerrilla forces of the Vietminh have slowed their Laotian advance near Luang Prabang eight miles northeast of the Laotian capital. French reconnaissance cannot confirm strong contact as the 308th Division remains in the Bac River valley, with elements sighted closer to the Nga River. The French bombed Vietminh units, reporting heavy losses, while supply problems hinder the attackers. The aim may be to immobilize Luang Prabang rather than seize it with a single division.
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Saigon
Indochina
Vietminh
Luang Prabang
Royal Laotien
Nga
Bac
Luong River
Price Hurts Big Coffee Sale Blocked
In Los Angeles two school board members abstained from voting on a 94 cent per two pound commodity for seven tons of coffee. They urged cafeterias to buy coffee on the open market to seek better pricing. They criticized merchants for profiting from school sales, and questioned whether a single bid suffices. The board plans to revisit the matter next week.
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Board of Education
Earl R.carpenter
Paul Burke
Burke
Carpenter
Arthur Gardner
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