Backer Drops Knight Cigarette Tax Plan
Assemblyman Glenn E. Coolidge announced that Governor Knight's proposed 3-cent per pack cigarette tax has been dropped due to insufficient votes. Coolidge said he would not push the measure to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee next week. Knight insisted he would continue pursuing parts of his tax program despite the setback.
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Glenn E. Coolidge
Felton
Knight
Coolidge
Meany
Knight Firm
Assembly
Jevy
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
Donald D. Doyle
Lafayette
Inance
John M. Pierce
Doyle
California
James Stewart
Hollywood Turf Club
Hollywood
French Plan Withdrawal From Saigon
Saigon will be freed of French influence as France agrees to withdraw all forces from the capital. About 35 000 troops would move to Cap Saint Jacques as Vietnam takes security duties, with regrouping of the 75 000 strong expeditionary force to two or three embarkation points away from major southern cities.
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South Viet Nam
France
Viet Nam
Tran Trung Dung
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Paw Ely
Indochina
Ely
Foreign Legion
Cap St. Jacques
Rattlesnake Pete Dixon Old West Scout Dies at 94
Robert Dixon known as Rattle snake Pete, a longtime RCMP scout in Alberta when it was part of the Northwest Territories, died at 94 in Calgary hospital. He said he met Sitting Bull and outlaws Jesse and Frank James during his years in the West.
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Rattlesnake Pete
Calgary
Alta
Robert
Sperry Union Near Strike Settlement
A substantial agreement was reached between Sperry Gyroscope Co and CIO strikers who closed three Long Island defense contract plants. Federal mediator Sidney S. Scheiner announced the pact terms would be voted on by Local 450 CIO members Saturday in Brooklyn after a secret meeting to work out technical details.
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New York
Sperry Gyroscope Co
CIO
Long Island
Brooklyn
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Sidney 5.Scheiner
Federal Mediation
Conciliation Service
Maiic
Two Big Coffee Distributors Cut Prices in New York
General Foods Corp and Standard Brands cut wholesale coffee prices, lowering Maxwell House by four cents per pound and Sanka and Koffee Hag by five cents. Chase & Sanborn instant coffee dropped two to four cents, with retailers like Grand Union and A P passing these reductions to customers in the New York metro area. Latin American green coffee prices seek stabilization amid ongoing talks.
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New York
General Foods Corp
Standard Brands
General Foods
Maxwell House
Chase &Sanborn
Grand Union Co
Baccnwell House
Sanka Coffees
A&p Food
S F Lawyer Elected by Native Sons Golden West
Robert E. Halsing of South San Francisco was elected and installed as the 78th president of the Native Sons of the Golden West at the statewide convention. Other officers named include Alfred P. Peracca, Larry J. Lafleur, Raymond H. Shone, Harola Regan, and Almon J. Walcott from San Francisco and nearby cities.
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San Bernardino
Robert E. Halsing
San Francisco
Native Sons of the Golden West
NSGW
David W. ‘Stuart
Alfred P. Peracca
Los Angeles
Larry J. Lafleur
Hayward
Raymond H. Shone
Ex-PW Faces Trial as Collaborator
SAN FRANCISCO. Cpl. Thomas Bayes Jr. 32 recreation director at Letterman General Hospital stands court martial on charges of unnecessarily cooperating with the Chinese Reds while a prisoner of war in Korea. No trial date set. The U S 6th Army announced Thursday Bayes, native of Flat Lick Kentucky, was charged after an extensive investigation.
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San Francisco
Thomas Bayes Jr
Letterman General Hospital
Korea
U. S. 6Th Army
Bayes
Flat Lick
Senator George Says Foreign Aid Must Not Be Cut
Sen George of Georgia warned it would be fatal to halt foreign aid as a Big Four conference looms. He urged continuing economic and military assistance, questioned a new aid bill’s provisions including a special firing power for nonveterans and a 20 million dollar Asian development fund, and criticized lack of use restrictions.
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George
Washington
Upi
Sen. George
D-Ga
United States
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John B. Hellister
Asian Development Fund
Demo Says GOP Must Decide Postal Pay Fate
Senator Olin D. Johnston says Republicans must decide if the Senate will override President Eisenhower's veto of the postal pay increase bill. Democrats back the measure, unions push for at least a 7.6 percent boost, while the White House supports no more than 7.6 percent. The vote Tuesday will test the first override effort of Eisenhower's presidency.
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Gop
Washington
Olin
JD. Johnston
D-Sc
Senate
Eisenhower
Johnston
Postal
Congress
Samuel E. Klein
United National Assn
Post Office
William ©. Doherty
National Assn
House
Eiserhower
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Probers Bare New Freezer Probers Bare New Freezer
Sen Mec Clellan says his Senate Investigations Subcommittee will expose higher-ups in a graft nest tied to armed forces contracts. Porreca and Rubin testify about a $213 freezer gift and alleged payoffs, with Rubin denying payoffs and Porreca claiming he tried to pay but was billed by Rubin. Also, Kansas City police hunt for Kenneth D Carpenter, a 42 year old escaped inmate, a former FBI wanted list member, linked to a $5,000 heist.
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Upt
MecClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations
Army
Joseph G. Porreca
Clifton
N. J
Dirs
Porreca
Marvin Rubin
Rubin
Sen. Bender
Ohio
Armed Services
Bender
Bonita, Originals, Inc
Quartermaster General
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
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