Arms cuts ease as defense favors strength and budgets
President Eisenhower signaled a higher force level by June 1956 than Pentagon plans, aiming at about 2 850 000 to deter Soviet threat. House leaders stressed national defense over a balanced budget, while the Army would absorb much of the 35 000 1956 increase as committees plan reviews with Wilson and the Joint Chiefs.
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Washington
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Wilson
Pentagon
Sam Rayburn
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Moscow
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Armed Services
Sen
Russell
Dga
America
Prosperity Outlook Seen As Good In State Of Union
President Eisenhower urges bipartisan cooperation as Congress opens. He notes a strong economy with after tax income at record levels and calls for a higher minimum wage, modern air power emphasis, and extended defense and security measures to deter nuclear risk.
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America
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
14Th Congress
Congress
White House
Army
Navy
General Administration
UN Chief Talks with Chou En Lai in Peiping
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold met today with Red China’s Chou En Lai in Peiping as part of talks during his world tour to engage on espionage case involving 11 American airmen. Peiping radio provided a brief acknowledgment while omitting the purpose of the discussions.
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Chou En-Lai
Peiping Radio
Hammarskjold
Chou
U.N
U. N
United States
Chang Han Fu
Chou Keng Sheng
Ministry of Foreign Affair
Tung Yueh Chien
Foreign Ministry
Peiping
Hammarskjolg
Ahmed S. Bokhari
Per Lind
Humphrey Waldeck
McCarthy Vail Cover Probe Seen Dud Says Ga Senator
Senator George of Georgia on the Senate two man committee said the 1952 mail cover on McCarthy’s and others’ mail yielded nothing the attorney general would deem serious He expects no further action McCarthy asks DOJ review with term vicious violation of law The report notes covers are not declared legal by the committee and awaits possible forwarding to the attorney general
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Washington
Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
George
Justice Department
Ferguson
R-Mich
FBI
Senate Elections
Nine Jail Breakers Nabbed Except One at Large
Nine prisoners escaped Mason County Jail in Point Pleasant last night. Eight were recaptured within four hours. Shirley W. Campbell, 41, of Huntington remains at large.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Mason County
Shirley W. Campbell
Huntington
Judge Orders Dad To Spank 18 Year Old
Akron Ohio a judge ordered the father of 18 year old James Phelps to administer a spanking with a ping pong paddle until his seat was red after the youth pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and stealing $200 last October. The judge pressed the father on his ability to discipline the boy saying you cannot cultivate a child without inculcating respect.
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Akron
Ohio
James Phelps
Common Pleas
Walter B. Wanamaker
Phelps
Senator Plans To Spark New Peress Probe
Sen Daniel intends to trigger a fresh Senate investigation into Irving Peress the Army dentist whose promotion and discharge were central to McCarthy era scrutiny He expects at least 25 senators from both parties to back a resolution urging disclosure of the full Peress story Mundt says the move signals a firm Pentagon notice
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Washington
Sen
Daniel
D-Tex
Irving Peress
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Peress
Bricker To Reintroduce Treaty Plan
Senator Bricker will reintroduce in the Senate a proposal to limit treaty powers. The plan would make treaties valid domestically only with applicable federal or state legislation. Bricker cites ending one man law while hoping for accord with President Eisenhower on language amid renewed Senate opposition.
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Washington
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
Sen. George
Dga
Bricker
United States
Panamanian police hold U S man in Remon slaying
Panama police detained 34 year old U S citizen Martin Irving Lipstein in connection with the Sunday slaying of President Jose Antonio Remon. At least 70 suspects were being questioned as authorities linked Lipstein to the gang style murder at Juan Franco race track.
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Panama
U. S
Jose Antonio Remon
Martin Irving Lipstein
New York
Remon
Juan Franco
Roy Bettis
Meter Par Re Ill
Canal Zone Administration
Panama City
Bettis
National Guard
Chiriqui Provinces
Here
Mental Test Slated For Galion Boy
Frederick Spears a Galion youth about 11 year old is to undergo a mental examination in Columbus as the case moves from juvenile court to common pleas court The on going investigation follows the discovery of Patricia Ann Spears 16 found dead near Galion Officials say the boy confessed to strangling her during a pillow contest and the grand jury is to meet soon to consider the case
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Bucyrus
Ohio
Frederick Spears
Galion
Columbus
Patricia Ann Spears
Galian High School
Common Pleas Court
Patricia
Crawford County
Elwood F. Jacobs
Jacobs
Constance R. Keller
Bureau of Juvenile Research
Grand Jury
Solons Push 80 Percent Pay Hike for Congress and Judges
House Judiciary Committee gave top priority to a bill by Cel ler to raise pay for members of Congress to 22 5000 annually and for Supreme Court justices from 25 000 to 35 000. The measure follows a commission report and aims to curb inequities in government salaries. Postal workers and other federal employees may see a 5 to 10 percent increase in a separate bill.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
House
Judiciary Committee
Celler
D-Ny
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Customs
Wife Admits Poison Try On Husband In Ionia Michigan
Edith White 34 admitted placing rat poison in a sandwich for her husband Floyd 35 at his lunch box. He worked at Michigan Wheel Co Grand Rapids. She was arrested at their farm and held for investigation as prosecutors plan to send the sandwich for lab analysis before charging.
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Ionia
Mich
Rex O'Connor
Edith White
Floyd
Michigan Wheel Co
Grand Rapids
O’connor
State Police
Lansing
Two B47 Aces Collide Over Gulf Wait Bereaved
Lake Charles La. planes and ships comb the Gulf of Mexico 30 miles southeast of the Texas Louisiana boundary for four missing after a B47 Stratojet collided with another B47 during a training mission. The crippled jet crew parachuted to safety. three crewmen from the crashed bomber remain missing, no survivors reported.
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Lake Charles
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Texas-Louisiana
George Spotswood
Lodge To Attend London Arms Talks In February
United States diplomat Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. will travel to London in February for a closed U N disarmament subcommittee meeting. If talks extend beyond three to four weeks, James J. Wadsworth may take over. The five nation talks include the United States Britain France the Soviet Union and Canada.
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United Nations
N. Y
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
U. N
London
Lodge
Wadsworth
U. N. Assembly
Assembly
U. N. Disarmament Commission
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Canada
Canada And U S Hold Trade Talks
In Washington a six member cabinet delegation from Canada and the United States meet for a one day session on trade and tariffs tied to the GATT talks in Geneva. C D Howe warns of possible collapse while L B Pearson and Walter Harris join the Canadian team alongside Dulles Benson and Humphrey for a push to ease import curbs.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Geneva
Switzerland
C.D. Howe
Howe
L. B. Pearson
Walter Harris
State Dulles
Agriculture Benson
Treasury Humphrey
U. S
Gatt
Probe Planned Into Columbus State Hospital Fire
Fire inspectors and the state fire marshal planned an investigation into the origin of a two alarm blaze at the Columbus State Hospital administration building. The fire confined to basement storage rooms and forced transfer of 454 patients from six wards above to other parts of the building. No injuries were reported.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Fire
Mareshal
Columbus State Hospital
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