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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1954
Page
5
A bus knocked down Mary Hoffman in Manhattan on Monday, her legs pinned under a wheel. Bus driver Mario Taddei, 32, huddled on the curb as a witness console kneels nearby, in an AP Wirephoto scene.
Senate Finance Committee moves to finish a social security extender to cover about six million people, revising coverage to exclude farm operators and many professionals while preserving higher benefit and tax base increases. The panel backs President Eisenhower's raises, expanding farm worker coverage and setting a higher wage base for taxes.
Fire at Meadowlands Country Club in Ambler forces closure of a pool area. About a dozen batchers evacuated from a building adjoining the pool as firemen battled the blaze and sanitized the scene. No injuries reported, investigators gather details.
Senate leaders forecast a long session over the atomic energy bill as Majority Leader Knowland cites a filibuster tactic by opponents to block a vote. Senator Gore denies planning a rushed vote while urging full debate on the 104 page measure expanding the AEC authority and private power contracts amid foreign aid concerns.
The House rejected a Democratic bid to enact Eisenhower’s 140000 low rent public housing units over four years by a 254 to 156 vote. It then approved a compromise bill 358 to 30, sending it to the Senate, including 33000 units this year and next year for slum-displacement cases and broader housing reforms.
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