Humphrey Backs Tariff Program For Trade Liberalization
Senator Humphrey urged Senate approval of a House bill to extend the trade agreements law three years and give the President power to cut duties by up to five percent yearly. He pressed for a balanced approach that supports industry while protecting consumers from inflated prices, and favored American investment abroad to build productive capacity. Kerr questioned overriding tariff recommendations and cited mining concerns amid wartime stockpiles and postwar shifts.
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Washington
Treasury
George M.chard
Humphrey
Senate
American Cornnance Committee
Eisenhower
Kerr Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Tariff Commission
Sen. Millikin
R-Colp
Solons Scramble Over Convicted Lobbyist Adams in California
Sacramento reporters note embarrassment as Senate and Assembly lobby committees weigh Adams, longtime California Tavern Association representative, after his February 11 grand theft conviction in Santa Ana for an $8,500 liquor license payoff. Chairs say Adams may be ineligible to lobby. special meetings to review credentials planned.
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Sacramento
CRI
Senate and
Assembly
Ray S. Adams
Adams
California Tavern Association
Santa Ana
Charles Meyers
San Francisco
Meyers
Moyers
Senate
Ser
James McBride
Ventura
McBride
Tavern Association
Margaret Smith
John Collins
San Joaquin Cotton Harvest Nears End
Fresno report shows the San Joaquin Valley cotton harvest nearing completion within 8,000 bales. State ginnings total 1,490,301 bales, surpassing the 1,450,000 forecast by more than 40,000 bales, per the State Department of Employment.
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Fresno
State Department of Employment
San Joaquin Valley
Federal State Market News Service
Prominent Publicist Claude Jagger Dies in Hawaii
Public relations counsel and former Associated Press assistant manager Claude Jagger died from a self inflicted gunshot, police said. He was 353 and had recently partnered in the Hawaiian Economic Service. A Navy arrival found him in the water off Mokulileia on Oahu, and he was transported to Waialua Hospital Monday night.
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Honolulu
Claude Jagger
Associated Press
Hawaiian Economic Service
Jagger
Waialua Hospital
Mokusleia
Oahu Island
Senate panel sets vote on Harlan Supreme Court nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote next Wednesday on Judge John Marshall Harlan's Supreme Court nomination. Chairman Kilgore said members requested more time to study the hearings. The nomination has lingered for four months.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Kilgore
D-W. Va
New York
Steel contract awarded to Pacific Coast Steel Corp
Portland reports that Pacific Coast Steel Corp of San Francisco has received a $794,054 contract to supply tower steel for the Bonneville Power Administration project in Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Bhethehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp
San Francisco
Tower Steel
Bonneville Power Acts
Price War Shrinks Prime Rib at Gardena Parlors
In Gardena a price war among poker clubs drives meals to 30 cents and even a dime at Embassy Club and others on Vermont Avenue. Operators say mass customer turnout tops 10,000 daily, while city officials vow to stop the inducements with a referendum and council talks.
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Gardena
Embassy Club
Vermonts
Players
Ave
Foker
Adams Bolton
Allen Roberts
Monterey
Vermont Ave
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