Fewer voters in 1954 primaries despite larger electorate
Washington report notes statewide primaries drew 12,655,498 ballots in 16 states, down 233,253 from 1950 as party chiefs say comparisons are invalid. Gains in Alabama, Texas, New Jersey offset by losses in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. GOP expects big November turnout to favor Eisenhower era supporters. Democrats doubt a large primary predicts November outcome.
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Tax Bill Relief Provisions Told Washington
Summarizes major individual tax relief provisions in the bill now before President Eisenhower. Highlights include dividend tax exemptions and deductions, expanded medical deductions, higher family medical limits, retirement income protections, child care deductions for working mothers, soil conservation write offs, college student exemptions, higher charitable contribution limits, installment buying deductions, and Head of Household continuance for two years after a spouse’s death.
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Eisenhower
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Japan Doctors Find New A-Bomb Ailment
Kyodo News reports that three Hiroshima Nagasaki atomic blast survivors show a new ailment with swelling and reddening of exposed skin due to capillary expansion. The finding highlights medical effects continuing to be studied by researchers.
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Britain to Pay 56 Dollars to Former POWs
Britons who were Japanese war prisoners will receive an additional about 20 pounds per person as compensation. Funds come from sale of Japanese assets in the United States. In 1952 about 31,000 former POWs got a first payment of 15 pounds.
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United States
London
Viet Nam Refugees Flee Under Communist Pressure
Vast crowds of refugees move south from the Red River Delta to escape Communist rule. About 43 000 people, including an estimated 20 000 Roman Catholics, flee toward Haiphong era as authorities assure safety of property and nonharm. Fighting continues in parts of Indochina with ceasefire timing set for August, while Geneva talks stall due to poor communications.
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Hanoi
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National Federation of the French Press
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U S Doctor Seeks Haven With Czechs
Boston scientist and former Communist Joseph Cort faces expulsion from Britain as his permit to reside is not renewed. Cort and his wife Ruth seek political asylum in Czechoslovakia, with a Saturday deadline for departure and uncertainty over his location.
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Joseph Cort
Boston
Britain
Czechoslovakia
House of Commons
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Birmingham University
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Cort
United States
David Maswell Fyfe
PUC Hears Bus Rail Row Over City Transit Change
The Public Utilities Commission held a hearing on substituting buses for the rail line from Long Beach to Los Angeles. Proponents claim faster travel with freeway completion, while opponents urge retaining the red car service as a community asset. The hearing, attended by 20 to 40 spectators, continued in Compton.
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Engle Randolph
Transportation Committee
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A. L. Oliver
Chamber
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Dugan
Veterans Memorial
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Li Breau
Verne Scoggins
Compton
Park Rangers Continue Search for Missing Student in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park Chief Ranger Oscar Sedergren said the 70-ranger force will press on for Walter A Gordon, 26, a UC Berkeley graduate student missing since July 20 after leaving for a hike. Ground parties, four helicopters, and bloodhounds have been deployed across park trails and ravines in the 10 day search.
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Walter A.gordon
Sedergren
Gordon
University of California
Camp Curry
Korean Girl Slain Two GIs Arrested
In Seoul, two soldiers Fyts Billie L. Johnson of Mira Ls and James H. Moray of New York City were arrested today after a Korean girl with a baby on her back was fatally stabbed three times in the left breast on a city street. Military police said arrests followed eyewitness descriptions.
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Billie L. Johnson
Mira
James H. Moray
New York City
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Moray
Crash Kills Marine in Desert Drain Collision
James Guillatte, 21, of Sulphur, Louisiana, died when his car struck a desert storm drain near here and overturned Thursday. Authorities reported the fatal crash and ongoing investigation.
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