Wilson Says Ridgway Standed Against Army Cuts
Secretary of Defense Wilson said he agreed with General Ridgway about opposing reductions in Army strength. He stated he never pressured Ridgway to stop fighting military cuts while Ridgway was Army chief of staff, addressing questions at a Pentagon news conference.
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Wilson
Matthew B
Ridgway
Livenhowe
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Chief of Staff
Congressional Committees
Ainessie Meee
Chiefs of Staff unity on manpower debates questioned
Reports quote Ridgway saying he did not concur with Eisenhower on the 5194 budget and that he faced pressure to oppose ALY CULS. Wilson notes Ridgway was cautious about speaking publicly, fearing clashes with the commander in chief while stressing an advocated higher force level.
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Congress
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Wilson
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Be Tel
30 Years To Pay Loans
Washington January 17. The Veterans Administration and Federal Housing Administration announced that homeowners with VA or FHA backed loans may extend repayment to 30 years. The agencies had previously cut maximum maturities from 30 to 25 years and say the longer term reduces monthly payments. The final decision on loan terms remains with lenders.
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Washington
Veterans Adminnistration
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Government eases home loan terms to curb credit overextension
In Maryland on January 17 1962 relief extends two percent down payment and 2 percent FHA terms on eligible loans to prevent loan overextension and inflation risk. Relaxed terms apply to all A guaranteed and FHA loans not yet insured while builders anticipate reduced home sales and fewer complaints about lending costs. A separate Montgomery County case reports Stanley Dewes Fudds 37 of Poolesville sentenced to two years for false pretenses tied to tree sales that drew 40 homeowner complaints.
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Rockville
Stanley Dewes
Poolesville
Tibbs
Bethesda
Montgomery County
Student missionary killed by shark near Central American border
Lester Burton, 23, a missionary in Costa Rica for five years, was killed by a shark yesterday in a river on the Nicaragua Costa Rica border. His parents in Grand Rapids were notified by radio from Latin American Mission officials in San Jose. Burton was en route from Grand Rapids to San Jose on a Pan American Highway furlough.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Lester Burton
Granl Rapids
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Gordon L Burton
Grand Rapids
San Jose
Burton
Swine in River Attack Cost Life of Surion
A report describes Surion, accompanied by his son Charles age 14, entering a nearby river where a shark attack severed his right leg at the knee. He staggered to shore but died from blood loss. The note also cites 1914 as a record meat consumption year in the United States at 25.2 billion pounds.
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Charles
Surion
United States
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