Stassen Aids Ike s Trade Tariff Plans
Foreign Aid Director Harold E. Stassen urged Congress to pass Eisenhower’s lower tariff and expanded foreign trade program to combat Communism. Testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee, he warned vast world populations, living at low standards, could become customers for the free world or be kept out of markets. The goal is a freer world market spanning Asia from Japan to Pakistan.
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New Gammascope Geiger Counter Promises Uranium Rush
Shelby Instrument at 1701 Magnolia Ave advertises a 49.95 Gammascope Geiger counter claiming high sensitivity and daily uranium strike reports. The ad touts a 10,000 dollar reward for uranium finds and urges buyers to compare before purchasing.
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Eisenhower Press Conference First Film Event
President Eisenhower presided over history s first fully filmed news conference as 216 reporters filled the Treaty Room. Cameras and spotlights illuminated the marble chamber while Hagerty said the event went smoothly though no film release decision was made.
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Miss M Guire Reconciles with War Hero Husband
New York reporter notes Dorothy McGuire singer on Arthur Godfrey shows announcing reconciliation with her husband John Henry Brown. Church of headlines and press questions follow as she asks for privacy and happiness. Julius La Rosa remains out of the scene after earlier courtship and Godfrey firing for lacking humility.
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Bill to Curb Drilling for Tide Oil Sought
Sacramento lawmakers push bills to restrict offshore oil drilling along California coast. Assemblyman Earl W. Stanley and John A. Murdy propose city ordinances and bans from Orange County to the San Diego County line, while Sen. Clarence Ward seeks Santa Barbara offshore bans. Levying officials cite beach recreation value and shoreland protection as primary concerns.
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Court blocks Richfield oil lease off Rincon in Ventura County
Protests followed the Richfield Oil Corp grant to drill for oil and gas from artificial islands off Rincon in Ventura County. The lease was temporarily blocked in Sacramento Superior Court by a writ obtained by Hugh B. Martin of Campo in San Diego County.
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