Byrd Attacks Foreign Aid Use and Ends Next Year’s Plan
Senator Byrd charges foreign aid funds have paid taxes in Britain and helped Denmark’s debt, calling billions wasted. He signals opposition to Eisenhower’s plan to raise economic aid next year while backing military aid at about three billion dollars. Dulles cites next year’s total near 4.9 billion, with Byrd opposing a reserve fund and seeking broader cuts.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Denmark
Virginian
Congress
Eisenhower
Europe
Harold E. Stassen
Britain
Dulles
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Shrinking Reserve Funds for Foreign Military Aid
He stated reserve funds for foreign military aid fell from a peak of 3.58 billion dollars on June 30, 1953, to about 34.8 billion dollars currently.
George Kittleson Rites Set For Norwegian Settlement
George Kittleson 76 of Albany died after a long illness. Services will be held tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Sharer funeral home and at 2 p m at the Lutheran church in the Norwegian settlement five miles northwest of Albany. Rev E J Nesset of Orfordville will officiate and burial will be in the Norwegian cemetery.
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Albany
George Kittleson
Sharer
E. J. Nesset
Orfordville
Scrap British Tanks Sent to Egypt Amid Licensing Tightening
The Foreign Office disclosed that 15 World War II Valentines tanks were shipped from Antwerp to Egypt aboard the El Khira by private Belgian dealers despite British efforts to block exports. Britain condemned the shipment as scrap and said it would tighten licenses, though legal issues hindered intervention after consulting Belgium.
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London
Foreign Office
Egypt
Ant
Ther
Britain
General Motors Wins 26 Million Jet Power Order
General Motors Corp announced a 26 million dollar contract for 200 prop jet power units for Eastern Air Lines fleet of 40 Lockheed Electra airliners. GM said the deal is the largest of its kind in the airline industry.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Eastern Air Lines
Japan Produces 981100 Still Cameras in 1954
Japan produced 981100 still cameras in 1954, marking a 40.5 percent rise from 1953. The output reflects growing demand in consumer electronics and rapid postwar industrial expansion.
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Japan
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