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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1954
Page
4
A majority of a special commission on judicial and Congressional salaries backs a $27,500 yearly pay for Senators and Representatives, a $12,500 rise, with a report due to President Eisenhower before Friday. The panel also favors a $12,500 raise for federal district judges and faces a March 15 congressional deadline.
The Senate government operations committee prepared for a late day showdown over probe finances and the make up of its all Republican investigations subcommittee. Democrats quit last July in a dispute with Sen. McCarthy who leads both panels. McCarthy floated adding more Republicans. Knowland urged cooperation and declined further comment.
Sen. Ellender labeled President Eisenhower’s proposed farm program politically tainted as it would raise supports for cotton and corn while leaving dairy and tobacco untouched. He warned Senate Agriculture Committee may oppose it 10-5, complicating action this session. Eisenhower backs a flexible 90 to 75 percent parity plan amid GOP skepticism and White House pressure.
A fragmentary notice describes a California Democrat magazine launched in San Francisco or nearby, with references to Democratic councils and efforts to reorganize the party in Santa Clara County and San Jose, including the term “Memos for Demos.” The text is garbled but centers on party publication activity.
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