Eisenhower outlines reserve plan and military pay boosts
The article details President Eisenhower’s push for a six month reserve training program for about 100,000 young men, selective pay increases, hazardous duty pay, dislocation allowances, and extensions of the draft. It notes support from Vinson and Johnson, and outlines legislation to create organized reserve groups and integrate National Guard training with active service.
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Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
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Congress
Army
National Guard
Extend Area for H Bomb Evacuation Plan
The article outlines extending evacuation areas to speed warnings for all testa dents, manage mass traffic movement, and care for evacuees. If any part cannot be completed, the plan will be dropped, with Val Peterson aiding a traffic study as part of the mass evacuation program. It notes 1,000 serial photos of streets and counties’ traffic studies and a need for weeks to draw conclusions, plus potential recall to active duty. The piece also covers Eisenhower’s civil defense and military draft proposals to broaden the ready reserve and equitably share military obligations among young men.
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Val Peterson
Civil Defense
United States
Los Angeles Basin
Reds Warn British on U S Planes
Moscow Literary Gazette warns Britain that U S atomic bomber bases on British soil threaten UK security. It attacks Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson over alleged atomic plans and cites Washington's silence on Moscow’s protest. In Jefferson City a thief who stole a language department typewriter will need an interpreter.
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Stevenson
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Washington
Jefferson City
Department of Modern (Languages At
Lincoln University
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