What a 1956 fight might hinge on in Congress
James Marlow analyzes how Democrats and Republicans could frame issues to win the 1956 elections. He notes the current prosperity dulls major demands and forecasts possible investigations into government programs and military manpower but questions whether these would become lasting, decisive issues. Eisenhower’s prestige remains strong, complicating both parties’ paths.
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Final highway program details to be worked out Friday
Washington January 5 final details of a multibillion dollar long range highway program will be hammered out Friday in a closed door meeting of President Eisenhower’s special commission on highways. The spokesman denied a digitization of the 34 billion dollar one year plan amid talk of a 54 billion dollar full program. Gen Lucius D Clay chairs the commission which hopes to sign a report for the President. Eisenhower plans to submit a detailed highway program to Congress on January 27. The effort has support from both parties in Congress.
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Legislators weigh highway spending amid federal plan debate
lawmakers debate a figure nearing 101 billion dollars for highways over the next decade as Eisenhower-era federal plans push for more funding to modernize interstates. The discussion centers on national security and the substantial cost slated for the upcoming years.
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Oslo's Morgenposten today quoted a military writer stating the Soviet Union may attempt to create an ice free supply port by damming and redirecting the northward flow of water to flood vast desert like areas in Siberia, effectively forming a new sea.
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