Government acts expand low cost housing credit
Washington AP reports four White House announced steps to ease credits and lower down payments for construction of low cost housing. FHA cuts minimum down payment to 5 percent on homes valued at 9000 or less, FNMA raises mortgage purchases by 1 percent and offers favorable commitments, Bank Board boosts borrowing limit to 24 percent of capital, and FNMA raises purchase price to 94 percent. Actions aim to aid builders and buyers amid peak business activity.
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Washington
White House
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan
Federal National Mortgage Assn
FNMA
Eisenhower
Elvis compared to Greek gods by ASU professor
Tempe Arizona AP report notes art professor Harry Wood of Arizona State University likens Elvis Presley to gods of ancient Greece. He cites statues such as Apollo and Hermes showing a strong resemblance including facial features and hairstyle, calling Presley a revival of a classic archetype in entertainment.
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Tempe
Ariz
Elvis Presley
Apolo
Hermes
Presley
Duck Hill
Harry, Wood
Arizona
State College
Greece
Wood
Theseus
Praniteles
Lysippus
Joan Crawford
Gregory Peck
Apollo
Elvis
Noble
Where To Find It In Today's Newspaper
The notice lists sections and page numbers for readers to locate features. It mentions What Young People Think on Page A-8, inflation coverage on Page A-22, and various department pages such as Editorial on A-268, Financial on B-3, Sports across multiple pages, and other offerings like Theaters, Comics, and Vital Statistics with their respective pages.
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Adeath
Wilson
Adlai Plans to Reply to be Tonight
Adlai E Stevenson shifted plans to tonight to reply to President Eisenhower’s nationwide address on world peace. He will speak in Silver Spring Maryland and revise his remarks to comment on Eisenhower’s speech while also taking shots at the truth squads. The Stevenson camp indicated the reply would be a major portion of the address with some additional critical notes.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Quest For Enduring World
Peace
Steveson
Democratic Presidentiaire
Repiblican
Silver Spring
Stevenson Aid
Stevenson
Clayton Fritchey
GOP
Af Gop
Suez Plan Gains New Friends at Conclave
London AP reports the western Big Three canal users’ plan gains support in a 18 nation Suez conference. Turkey and Portugal joined nine others behind Dulles plan to run the canal with Egypt until the crisis is settled, with Ethiopia and Spain offering qualified backing. Eleven nations back the proposal, Sweden urging UN action. A working committee to finalize details remains at Lancaster House as talks proceed.
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London
Canal Users' Association
Turkey
Portugal
U. S
State Dulles
Association
Egypt
Ethiopia
Spain
Nasser
United Nations
Sweden
Ong
Lancaster House
Dulles
Washington
State Department
Suez Canal
Department
Weather outlook: low clouds, sunny Friday, cooler highs 78
Low clouds remain tonight with clearing Friday morning then mostly sunny skies. Friday brings cooler temperatures with a high near 78.
Eisenhower Affirms Fitness for Fourth Term Campaign
President Eisenhower, in a nationwide radio television address, says he is physically fit to seek another four years and leads America toward a real peace. He notes a vigorous quest for peace, pledges strength and vigilance, and contrasts with his Democratic opponent Adlai Stevenson without naming him. He references his abdominal operation and heart attack while stressing personal peace granted by divine mercy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
37 Cities Hit in Meat Co Strike
CHICAGO Twenty five thousand meat workers walked out in 37 cities crippling Swift and Co operations. Unions said no immediate peace talks. Chicago pickets blocked stockyards entrances and tried to bar a bus. Four arrests at a parking lot entrance. Nationwide reports say the strike is highly effective and unions remain open to talks with management. Thirty pickets marched at the Swift Los Angeles plant.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Company
Chicago Transit Authority
Swift
Bid Rejected for Bonelli Surrender Terms
The Arizona attorney general declined any deal for surrender of former California official William G. Bonelli without California approval. Bonelli, who vanished from a Kingman ranch, proposed surrender terms via attorney Joseph W. Morgan contingent on reinstatement of his extradition appeal in Arizona Supreme Court and a reasonable bond.
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Phoenix
California Board of Equalization
William G. Bonelli
San Diego
Bonelli
Kingman, Ariz
Joseph W. Morgan
California
Arizona Supreme Court
Arizona
Robert Morrison
State Supreme Court
High Court
Man Wins Brush With Cliff After Flight From Police
A transients drunken flight in San Pedro ended when Manuel Cruz, 27, tumbled over a 40 foot cliff but survived. Officers found him at the base, seat on ground drinking wine. he was unhurt and jailed on drunken charges.
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San Pedro
Manuel Cruz
Cruz
W. Srd St
Typhoon Gilda Strengthens Again in Pacific Reach
Typhoon Gilda, newly regaining strength, battered the eastern Philippines causing at least 1000 homeless and heavy property and crop losses. It struck Samar Island with 110 mph winds, weakened over Luzon to 50 mph, then regained typhoon force as it moved back toward the Pacific.
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Manila
Gilda
Philippines
Samar Island
Luzon
Pacific
Davis Drops Out and Sen Wins U N FAO Post
In Rome, B. R. Sen of India was elected director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. John H. Davis, former U S assistant secretary of agriculture, withdrew his candidacy before the vote. Sen received 42 votes to 29 for Dutch Agriculture Minister S L Mansholt.
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Rome
B. BR. Sen
India
U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization
John H. Davis
U. S
FAO
Sen
S. L. Mansholt
Greeting for USS Thetis Bay at Long Beach home port
The world's first helicopter attack carrier the 10 400 ton USS Thetis Bay arrived this morning at its new home port in Long Beach, joining USS Philippine Sea to base two U S Navy carriers there. Capt Thomas W South II led a welcome with 500 officers and men as the ship, formerly a World War II escort carrier, was recommissioned last July 20 as a helicopter carrier with about 20 Sikorsky HAS helicopters capable of air lifting Marines. The ship, a 517 foot vessel, can reach 20 knots and will serve as a floating base for 4,000 Marines in addition to its crew docking at Berth 18 Pier B.
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Long Beach Harbor
Chuck Sundquist
Aircraft Associates
Thetis Bay
Long Beach
Philippine Sea
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
Sikorsky
Pier B
18YearOld Sister Saves Baby in Fullerton
Fullerton police credit 18 year old Ann Dailey with saving her nine month old sister Jan Dailey who was choking from whooping cough. Ann laid the baby on the floor and began artificial respiration learned as a Fullerton Union High freshman. When officers arrived the baby was not breathing but Ann continued until resuscitation by fire department personnel restored breathing.
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Fullerton
Jan Dailey
Orange County Hospital
Ann
Darryl Dailey
W. Ash
Fullerton Union High School
Jan Stil
Smog Pushes Carpenter to Suicide in Los Angeles
Albion Nelson a 63 year old carpenter died after shooting himself in a Los Angeles hospital hearing that the smog overwhelmed him. He had arrived from Phoenix a week earlier and left a note to his wife Sigrid saying he was tired of being poisoned by the smog and wished to live where there is fresh air.
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Los Angeles
Albion Nelson
Nelson
Sigrid
Phoenix
Ariz
Barbara Burns Freed Over Gun Display Incident
In Los Angeles authorities declined to issue a complaint against Barbara Burns 18 daughter of comedian Bob Burns for carrying a pistol in a Hollywood cafe. Acquaintance Don Covert 31 had complained that she threatened him with the weapon.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Burns
Bob Burns
Hollywood
Don
Covert
Miss Burns
L.A. Clerk Shot With Crossbow
A liquor store clerk in Los Angeles was struck in the back by a steel tipped crossbow bolt entering through a rear door. William E. Allen, 20, was left in critical condition after the weapon passed through his body and protruded from his chest. Deputy investigators found a loaded crossbow and four similar arrows nearby, with no robbery motive evident.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Wats
William E. Allen
Derenia
Hquor
Allen
Farmer 87 Predicts Movies Will Stay In Town
South Haven reports farmer Ben Burgh, 87, from rural Pullman, believes films are here to stay after viewing his first movie. He calls it wonderful and hopes to see television next, noting he has heard of it but not seen it.
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South Haven
Mich
Ben Burgh
Pullman
Burgh
Jail Break Through Wall At Reno County Courthouse
Seven inmates, including John Mila Miles and Richard Leroy Smith, escaped a Hutchinson jail by widening a wall gap with screwdrivers. They, aided by Allan Kr. Vincent and Joseph Morales, hauled 63 feet of knotted bed sheets to use as a rope, slipping into a law filled corridor as deputies and County Attorney John Alden watched.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Roy Sheppard
Reno County
John Alden
John Mila Miles R
Richard Leroy Smith
Alden
Allan KR. Vincent
Joseph Morales
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