Bid Award System Scrapped in Defense Contracts
Washington lawmakers attacked defense procurement as the system of free advertised bidding eroded by direct negotiation. Rep Sree Vinson cited 3614 billion in contracts from 1953 to mid 1955, with only two billion by competitive bidding, urging a return to advertised competition. He warned that emergency proclamations since 1958 have pushed exceptions into rule and noted Air Force, Navy, and Army purchases rely heavily on negotated contracts.
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Washington
Sree Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Vinson
Rep
Hebert
D-La
Air Force
Navy
Army
Blizzard rage across Scandinavia with five dead
A fierce blizzard swept Scandinavia and Britain trapping eight ships in the Gulf of Bothnia. Five people died in Sweden Denmark and Finland while rescue crews saved 14 crew members of the British freighter Judith Mary after ice battered its hull. London faced dense fog and record cold with widespread travel disruption across roads rails and air ports.
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London
Scandinavia
Britain
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Gulf of Bothnia
Jyvaskygia
Helsinki
Judith Mary
Hearing Opens on Crash Cause in Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board officials open a hearing to determine the cause of the fatal October crash that killed Playboy pilot Joel Thorne and eight residents of an apartment building.
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Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board
Joel Thorne
Hymnist Homer Rodeheaver Dies at 75 in Warsaw
Homer Rodeheaver veteran hymn writer and 20 year musical director for evangelist Billy Sunday died yesterday in Warsaw Indiana at age 75. He shaped modern gospel singing and led Sunday’s musical campaigns for decades.
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Warsaw
Ind
Homer Rodeheaver
Billy Sunday
Draft Calls Hit Lowest Level Since Korean War
Washington reports draft calls will run below 10 000 men a month for six months the lowest level since Korea. Defense officials say the department plans 6000 to 10000 monthly calls for the first half of 1956. Draft calls averaged about 10000 monthly in 1955 and have fallen since Korea ended.
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Washington
Defense Department
Nickel's long history in planting and coinage
The metal nickel has enduring roles in agriculture and currency, reflecting its early and persistent utility across generations.
One Of Singing Sisters Suffers Fractured Jaw
New York Arthur Godfrey singing group the McGuire sisters lose a member after Phyllis McGuire sustains a broken jaw from a family rough game with their poodle Tinker. The jaw was wired at New York Hospital. Dorothy McGuire revealed details amid divorce news from Ar Force Sgt. John H. Brown.
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Singing Sisters
New York
Arthur Godfrey
McGuire Sisters
Phyllis
Dorothy McGuire
Neal van Ells
Neal
Phyl
New York Hospital
Dorothy
Chris
Godfrey l
Ar Force
John H. Brown
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