Eisenhower Aims to Shape Defense Shakeup and Purchases
President Eisenhower has pressed for firm actions on buying and defense reorganization through news conferences from October to April. He urged selective buying during the recession and backed a sweeping Defense Department plan, facing opposition in Congress but asserting the need to protect pocketbooks and national security. He warned manufacturers against selling undesired goods while outlining his pursuit of a unified military structure.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Anderson
Congress
Defense McElroy
Iit
United States
Notable Births and Historic Dates in Today’s History
A list of anniversaries and birthdays includes Leonidas Polk born in Raleigh North Carolina died June 1864, George Lippard born Chester County Pennsylvania died February 1854, Lew Wallace born Brookville Indiana died February 1905, Joseph Pulitzer born in Hungary died October 1911, George Arliss born London died February 1546, Richard W Slocum born Reading Pennsylvania died March 1957. Also noted are Thomas Hart Benton died 1869, Horace Greeley first issue 1841, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals founded 1869, with other historical markers and today’s birthdays Thomas S Gates Jr Clare Boothe Luce Frances Perkins Manuel J Asensio.
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Reading
Newport
England
Virginia
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Thom
Hart Benton
Missouri
U.S
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
New York
Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
Charlie Chaplin
United States
Russia
Thomas S. Gates, Jr
Navy
Philadelphia
Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Frances Perkins
Labor
Boston
Manuel J. Asensio
Air Force Comptroller
Birthstone of August Linked to Sardonyx at Stagecoach Posts
Notes trace the origin of August birthstone to Sardonyx, tied to early stagecoach mail routes where horses were changed and mail was handled at posts labeled post offices, reflecting historical mail handling sites along routes.
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Ihe Firm
Haines
Damascus, Md
Know
America
Valley View Nursing Home
Middletown
Footer's
Frederick, MD
Kemp
Westing Ghouse
Taree A Nn
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Westinghouse
Better
Homes Equip. CO
East Patrick St
General Electric
Hiltner -Roelke Appliance Center
West Patrick St
B. 6 Fc
Snyder's Potato Chips
Dorsey
Ata
Rome
Starks Delicious
Mix V Peas
Lipton’s Chicken Noodle
Jello
KRAFT
Pillsbury Flour
Kay Dae
Hamilton’s
East
Patrick St
Monument 3
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