Ike Is Firm On Trade Program
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration stands firm on the reciprocal trade program amid Democratic pressure for tariff protection. House Speaker Rayburn and Secretary Weeks see no immediate agreement, while Rayburn vows a bill is needed despite weak support among Democrats and growing Republican opposition. The plan seeks a five year extension and possible 25 percent tariff cuts in trade deals abroad.
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House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Interior
Weeks
Rayburn
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Rantoul Area Social Notes From Fort Leonard Wood Visits
Sgt Johnnie Stevenson and Miss Jean Mays hosted relatives from Kansas City and Springfield. The column lists numerous visits and moves including Braden Place tenants Rowe Redick renting to Earl Vink, and travels to Osawatomie Peoria New Albany Denver Bowie and Germany. Mrs Raymond Shannon writes of a pending Frankfort May 30 return and air force transfer to Mt Clemons Michigan.
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Johnnie Stevenson
Ft. Leonard Wood
Jean Mays
Springfield
M. R. Stevenson
Gene Stevenson
Kansas City
Maida Milward
James Milward
McCune
Charles Oversly
Braden Place
Rowe Dean Redick
Earl Vink
Robert Hubbard
W. Smith
Osawatomie
Jessie Clark
Wilma Wassmer
Marry McConnell
Dorothy ‘Scott
Bill Jones
Mary Ann
Clarks
Evans
Peoria
J.R. Richards
New Albany
Delvina Evans
Denver
Dayton Rodgers
Bowie
Tex
W. H. Rodgers
Willia Grimm
Borger
Phillips Petroleum Co
Gale Gilbert
Raymond Shannon
Germany
Frankfort
States
Air Force
Mt. Clemons
Mich
Drastic Foreign Aid Cuts Urged by Minority Report
A four-member House Foreign Affairs Committee minority report urges drastic cuts in Eisenhower era foreign aid, arguing tax dollars have bought neither friends nor security, opposing the 22-5 committee vote approving a $3.603 billion aid measure led by Chairman Thomas E. Morgan. The signers include Reps Margherite Stitt Church, E. Ross Adair, Alvin M. Bentley, and J. L. Pilcher. the fifth no voter is unnamed.
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UWA
Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
America
Marguerite Stitt Church
E. Ross Adair
Ind
Alvin ™. Bentley
Mich
J. L. Pilcher
Economic Conditions To Be Prime Election Issue
President Eisenhower faces a Republican landscape where economic conditions are expected to be the key campaign issue for 1956. Senators Aiken and Watkins say voters will judge by state gains and personal records, with GOP endorsements by the president viewed as overrated. Eisenhower pledges to aid Republicans and others who back his program, fueling speculation on cross-party support.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cated
Aiken
Arthur V.watkins
Utah
Senate
Auto Firms Agree To All Day Sessions
DETROIT Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. agreed to full day sessions in wage contract talks after a UAW request. General Motors had done so last week after terminating the UAW GM contract on May 29. Negotiations at all three firms proceed under a non disclosure pact with contracts expiring June 1.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford
Chrysler
Widow pays hospital debt after eighteen years
A Dallas widow paid St. Paul’s Hospital $100 for her late husband’s care from eighteen years ago. She told Sister Mary Helen, the hospital supervisor, she had saved the money over time to settle the bill.
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Dallaspa
St. Paul’s Hospital
Mary Helen
Rescued From Wall Cave in Portland Oregon
A sewer wall collapsed on Hank Washington in Portland on Wednesday burying him under four feet of dirt. Rescuers pulled him out 20 minutes later unharmed and he was released after a medical checkup. Washington, 45, described hearing digging and talking, saying his faith in God kept him calm.
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Portland
Ore
Hank Washington
Washington
Gloria Swanson unveils sack dress as fashion statement
In Newark New Jersey Gloria Swanson now fashion designer tells a department store audience that the chemise, nicknamed the sack, hides a multitude of sins. She jokes about aging gracefully as she embraces her new role.
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Newark
N. Jd
Gloria Swanson
Gloria
Acheson Proves He's No Diplomat
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, during a University of New Hampshire lecture on diplomatic method, criticized fashion trends including chemise dresses. He quipped that couture turns curvaceous figures into “bags of Idaho's famous product potatoes” and warned about the perils of style influencing diplomacy.
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Durham
N.H
Dean Acheson
University of New Hampshire
Idaho
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