Eisenhower outlines balanced budget and key programs
President Eisenhower delivered a State of the Union stressing a planned balanced budget for the current year ending June 30 1956 and a balanced budget proposal for 1957. He urged aid to highways farm relief school construction slum clearance civil rights expansion and immigration reform while urging Alaska statehood progress and broader household tax relief conditional on prosperity. The message highlighted efforts against division and pledged bipartisan commissions and foreign aid to meet Soviet pressure.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Russia
Hawaii
Alaska
Greece
Italy
Key West
Csist
Fisenboser
Cirecanems
Mir
Enery
Federal Aid To Education Opposed In Maryland
In Maryland's fourth district residents reply to Rep. Hyde’s invitation with 12 supporting and 21 opposing views on federal aid to education. Hyde says he opposes federal funding, while supporters argue states and localities should finance schools and ascribe high federal tax burdens to the nation.
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Washington
BUCO
DHE
Aimost
Hyde
Amaide
Maryland
Éth
Congress
Four Smothered in Bluefield Fire
A rail yard worker Kenneth Bandy his wife Shirles and their two children Sarah and Chartes Renavih died of suffocation in a Bluefield Virginia home fire. Fire Chief Hett said the blaze started in the living room of the single story frame house and smoldered, with responders arriving around 6 am. The victims included a 37 year old man found in a bedroom and the sister in a back bedroom. the girl was a fifth grader at Dudley Memorial School.
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Bluefield
Kenneth Bandy
Sarah
Chartes Renavih
Bar
Hett
Randy
Shirles
Dudley Memorial School
Christmas Mail Volume Sets Record at Local Post Office
Postmaster James A. Grove announced about 1 250 000 pieces of outgoing mail were handled during December 19–25. Receipts for December rose about five per cent from 1943, and national totals showed record 1944 volumes with letter mail up 59 percent and parcel post up 12 percent.
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James A. Grove
Grove
Post Office Department
Wr Crowe
Aerotrain Debuts On Two Railroads In Separate Demonstrations
New lightweight Aerotrain from General Motors makes its formal debut on two railroads. The New York Central will run a 28.5 mile Detroit line demonstration and the Baltimore area schedule shows a Washington DC to Newark test. The train is 30 percent lighter and claims 60 percent lower building costs.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Harlow H. Curtice
New York Central Railroad
Chicago
Detroit
Tetiassivantia Railroad
School Board to Form Advisory Group on Integration Plan
The Board of Education decided to invite about 30 representative citizens to form a lay advisory committee to study school integration across the county. The move does not change the board’s June 1954 policy to begin integration in junior and senior high schools this September and to proceed nationwide as construction allows. The group will work with officials to assess the overall situation and future enrollment projections.
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Board of Education
Board On Integration
Supreme Court
Wolfsville
Theodore Buhrman
Marshall Leatherman
Hana
Eugene W. Pruitt
Frederick High School
L. J. Keller and Sons
Keller
Carroll County
Maryland
Frederick
Safeway Stores, Inc
Safeway
Seventh Street Pike
Frederick County Board of Education
Selmont
Crea Nnn
Grace Kelly to Wed Prince of Monaco
Hollywood star Grace Kelly signs engagement to Prince Rainier of Monaco. Palace and Kelly family confirm the match, with Philadelphia and Philadelphia social circles noting the union. The announcement marks a high profile royal nuptial set to capture international attention.
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Grace Kelly
Prince OF
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Moracceatty
Hollywood
Mise Kelle
Viv
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
No Charges Against Drunken Song Writer
North Hollywood California report states no charges will be pressed against Merle Travis aged 37 following an all night drinking spree. He reportedly struck his wife with a pistol and barricaded himself inside his Fernando Valley home for more than a minute.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Merle Travis
Fernando Valley
Record Of Progress Cited By President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower on this day summarized in 262 words a "record of progress" since 1955. He cited peace and security, rising living standards, broad prosperity, and near full employment. He noted farm programs, Korea end, stronger defense, world trade, and wage price controls ended. Taxes cut, budget balanced, Social Security extended, unemployment insurance expanded, and civil rights advances.
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Wasilington .P
Eisenhower
Korea
Seves Frame Houses Wrecked by Fire in West End
Fire swept seven frame houses in Pittsburgh West End injuring many and killing 31 year old Anna Stork, an accounting clerk. Firemen found her body in a second floor bedroom. twenty four others homeless. Event described as a major blaze with local cost estimates.
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Pittsburgh
West End
Anna Stork
Stephen P. Adley
Eisenhower outlines five enduring US objectives
President Eisenhower in the State of the Union to Congress lists five enduring objectives guiding his administration. They are discharging world responsibility, improving national security and fiscal integrity, fostering a strong economy, and addressing human concerns.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Audit Delayed by Missing 1954 County Records
Unavailable county 1954 records delayed the audit led by Frederick Kinsey CPA. Records from the Sheriff's office and County Commissioners were not ready, some accounts were out of balance, and Kinsey offered retainer work to complete the audit. Part of the report notes April 1955 expected access and July 1955 completion.
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Guynn X. Kinsey
Frederick
Kinsey
Board of Education
The
Roads Board
Sheriff's Office
County Commissioners
Euaiis
Best Dressed Women of the Year List Totals Fourteen
The New York Dress Institute and an annual poll name fourteen women as the year's best dressed. Among them are Mrs William Palos, wife of CBS executive, and Barbara Gooh, a former fashion editor now tied to top dressmakers. The list highlights simplicity, elegance, and classic style across brides, heiresses, and society figures.
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New York
New York Dress Institute
Wiliant Palos
CBS
Kelly
Vis Palos
Barbara
Gooh
Wises Alpen
Tusual
Windsor
Rudolfo
Winston Guest
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
Jacques Ralsan
Alfre
Gwanne Vanderbilt
Artard Lawes
Wishaw
Countess of
Alpha Cement to Begin Massive Maryland Plant Expansion
Alpha Portland Cement Company of Easton, Pennsylvania announced plans to acquire 980 acres in Frederick County Maryland for a cement plant near Lime Kiln Buckeystown and Adamstown. Construction to start mid year, about 18 months to build, employing 500 during construction and 250 thereafter, with tests confirming limestone quality and supply sources. The project aims for early 1958 operation and positions Alpha as a major regional cement producer.
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Alpha Portland Cement Company
Easton
Frederick County
J. F. Magee
Alpha
Buckeystown
Adamstown
Baltimore and Oale
William G. Baker
Ivan H. Harshman
Daniel E. Wight
Alpha Company
Mrr. Magee
Alphba
Magee
R. S. Geissell
Om Frederik
Joh A. Derr
Potomac Edison Come Pany
Chamber of Commerce
Clyde Vme
Irestent
Ana U. Or
George C. Slade
Oi Js
Pat Weta
Town Square Nude Photos Case Near Innsbruck
Innsbruck village case reports a spouse posting nude photos of a rival in the market square near Innsbruck. The defendant received a reduced sentence due to extenuating circumstances described as justified anger. The market updates also note stock market gains in early trading in New York.
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Innssruck
Borg Sruck
Innsbruck
Warket
New York
Goa
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