Federal pay raise bill looms in post Labor Day debate
As Labor Day pauses, the hot issue for the coming hall election debates centers on the federal pay raise bill vetoed by President Eisenhower. The measure would have granted 5 percent to government workers, facing opposition from Postmaster General Summerfield and business groups. Proponents say the raise is needed after four years with rising living costs. Critics warn it strains revenue and ignores sound personnel management.
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Congress
Presient Eisenhower
Arthur Summerfield
Chambers of Commerce
Senate
House
Summerfield
Step Forward in Military Reform Shapes Fighting Force
Critics fault the Army for too many support troops relative to combat units. The Pentagon plans to cut support units to align with fighting forces. By July 1 1955 about 57 percent of 1 400 000 uniformed personnel will be in combat roles up from 47 percent in 1953.
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MSE
Pentagon
U. S
Air Power in An Age of Peril urges strong U S air policy
The American Legion Security Division argues for a defined national air policy and a robust air force to defend the United States amid supersonic speeds and atomic threats. It warns bombers can reach Moscow to Washington in 439 minutes and calls for readiness at the moment of attack.
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American Legion
U. S
United States
Moscow
Washington
America
Princeton Professor Plans World Gravity Flight
A Princeton professor will circumnavigate the globe to test gravity at multiple locations. The voyage aims to measure how the force varies, with hints that gravity may appear weaker on a rotating Earth. A witty aside contrasts men and women, noting stereotypes persist despite individual differences.
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Princeton
Lubbock Morning Avalanche Pledges Nation on Page Eight
A brief fragment from the Lubbock Texas edition dated September 5 1954 shows a pledge of allegiance text and a page eight note. The readable lines reference the United States flag and the republic with Liberty and Justice for all.
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United States of America
Republic
Sander
Lubbock, Tex
Jail turmoil as Smith rescued by mob at courthouse
Texas mob assaults jail to seize Hong Kong Smith after Kinnaird is overpowered. Fugger and Stratemeyer scheme over money and future grip on town as Sheriff and Marshal confront escalating lawlessness. FP Radreh rides toward the next chapter.
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Kinnaird
Jacob Fugger
Alredy
Hong Kong
Smith
Fugger
Kraft
McCay
Fugrer
Fueger
Eric Stratemeyer
Ccoy
Stratemever
McCoy
Hong Kong Smith
Fuggeer
Stratemeyer
Bailey
Manny Harpending
Marshal Gorey
Gorey
Slate Now Looks Like Rainbow Special Correspondent
A humorous dispute unfolds over paper colors and chalk. George K. Gauff of New York Slate Co. argues yellow paper fatigues readers, prefers pale green boards, white chalk, and notes tests with a Connecticut architect and Miss Marjorie Young. The exchange highlights eye strain and color theory in classroom materials.
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Washington
U.S. Capitol
Yell
George K. Gauff
New York Sillicate Pool Slate Co., Inc
Gauff
Connecticut
Caase
Marjorie A. C. Young
National Association For Prevention of Blindness
SLATE
Vermont Upset Hopes Stir in Editorial View
A Barre Daly Times column reports editors forecast a tight Vermont primary on Sept 14. Vermont Democrats hope to elect a governor, citing past gains and Branon's cross party appeal. Republican stalwarts Johnson and Vail oppose sales taxes while pledging highway bonds.
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Green Mountain
Sapuniesa
C. E. &J. Amour
Albans
Vermont
Federation
E. Frank Branon
Coveee
L.L.P.E
Barre
Robert W. Larrow
Burlington
Lee E. Emerson
Branon
Eisenhower
Vail
Johnson
Sen. Flanders
Springfield
Islands Hold Key in China Crisis and U S Policy
The piece argues Formosa and nearby isles off Chekiang like Tachen and Quemoy shape Red China risks. It links Acheson guiding stance to deter invasion with a Manila Conference backdrop and hints at U.S. naval use to defend islands including Shanghai Ningpo Amoy Swatow and Fuchow against mainland advances.
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Formosa
Chekiang
Tachen Islands
Quemoy
Kukien
Yangtze River
Shanghai
China
Kiangsu Province
Chicago
Indiana
Illinois
United States
Far East
Manila
Coars Kai-shek
Ningpo
Amoy
Swatow
Fuchow
Maine
Felix B. Stump
Chou En-lai
Indochina
Oil Move Northward Near Lubbock and Local Horse Show Plans
Oil development creeps northward from the Permian Basin into the Lubbock area with spudding planned near Lehman by Sept 15 under West Texas Development Co. leadership. John A. Stinson elected president of the South Plains Fair Horse Show Association, which will sponsor shows during the Panhandle South Plains Fair with entries from Elk City Am arillo Wichita Falls Sudan and Panhandle.
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Cochran County
New Mexico
Lubbock
E. Dick Slaughter
Lehman
L. C. Lucas
Littlefield
West Texas Development Co
John A. Stinson
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Chiang
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Havana University
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