Urgent Plea by Chairman Turned Down
The House armed services committee rejected an urgent plea by Chairman Carl Vinson and voted 16 10 14 to send a watered down version of President Eisenhower s compulsory military reserve plan to a sub committee for five days of study The decision marked a rebuke to Vinson and signaled debate over reserve policy amid the Eisenhower administration efforts.
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WASHINGTON
House armed services committee
Eisenhower
commttee
Carl Vinson
Vinson Reserve Draft Bill Advances in Senate House Talks
Senate and House conferees narrowed a draft bill extending the draft four years and doctor draft two. They cut doctor draft age to 45 and by passed provisions on compulsory reservists and universal military training. Subcommittee leaders branded the compromise “watered-down” while aiming to report within five days. President Eisenhower has urged a ready reserve and defense buildup, though passage remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Senate House
House
Overton Brooks
DLa
sube
Vinson
National Guard
Brooks
Tie
Eisenhower
House Republian
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Vigil at Chinese border for three former U S soldiers
In Hong Kong on June 21 a U S consulate official maintained the third day of a fruitless vigil at the Chinese Communist border for three former American soldiers who reportedly had defected from Communism and wished to return home. The men Otho Bell Lewis W Griggs and William Cowart had been missing from the Canton train route. no arrival was confirmed as S M Backe checked the border before returning to Hong Kong.
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HONG KONG
U.S
Peiping
China
S.M. Backe
Canton
Red China
Backe
Pfe
Otho Bell
Olympia
Wash
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
William A. Cowart
Dalton, Ga
Industrials Lead Market Advance on Strong Volume
New York June 21 Prices on the stock exchange rose smartly today on increased volume. Industrial shares paced the advance while rails and utilities moved little and closed virtually unchanged.
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NEW YORK
stock exchange
Peron Holds Cabinet Talks Under Radio Report
Buenos Aires dispatch says President Juan D Peron held a morning of discussions with cabinet ministers and top officials on government affairs. Foreign Minister Jeronimo Remorino Interior Minister Angel Borlenghi and Economic officials participated in the sessions broadcast nationwide by state radio.
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BUENOS AIRES
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Jeronimo Remorino
Angel Borlenghi
Alfred Gomez Morales
Armando Mendez
Miguel Gamboa
federal police
Hugo Di Pietro
General Labor Confederation
ICGT
Peronist
senate
eauttside
Argentina
Uruguay
Fulgence Charpentier
Charpentier
Franklin Lucero
Toronto
Peran
Resignations Reported As Peron Regime Reorganizes
Buenos Aires reports indicate cabinet members submitted resignations to President Juan D. Peron to facilitate government restructuring after a violent revolt. Sources claim Peron met with key officials as rumors swirl of a military takeover and possible resignation or change in leadership.
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BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Authoritativ
Civil Defense Push Continues in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids officials kept Civil Defense plans active after City Clerk R Stanton Kolpatneck found a 1925 municipal law on the books. The statute prohibits dropping or exploding a bomb over the city without permission from the city commission.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich
R. Stanton Kolpatneck
Army Secretary May Resign Post
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens is expected to resign this summer, though no formal action has been taken. He was visiting Camp Rucker, Ala., when reports surfaced. White House officials deny any resignation. Stevens has long faced rumors tied to the Army McCarthy hearings.
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WASHINGTON
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Pentagon
Stevens
Camp Rucker
Ala
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
John G. Adams
Scelba to Quit Rome After Christian Democrats Withdraw Support
Premier Matio Scelba faces a confidence vote as his Christian Democratic party withdraws support from his Western-aligned government. A directing committee vote, led by Giuseppe Pella, paves the way for Scelba to resign with Parliament leadership awaiting his cabinet's approval before presenting the 16 month old government’s resignation to President Giovanni Gronchi.
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ROME
Matio Scelba
Scelba
Christian Democrats
Giuseppe Pella
Giovanni Gronchi
Finland to remove steel shutters on trains through Porkkala
Helsinki June 21. Russia and Finland agree to normalize windows on Finnish passenger trains near the Porkkala naval base. Steel shutters will be removed after a test cipher indicated no military facilities are visible from the track.
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HELSINKI
Finland
Russia
Porkkala
Ventura River Reclamation Project Urged for Approval
Reclamation officials and local residents urged a House interior subcommittee to approve a bill authorizing 27.669 million dollars for the Ventura River reclamation project. Proponents said the plan has the essentials of a successful undertaking and will contribute to economic development of the West and the nation.
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WASITINGTON
House
Ventura River
U. S. Go Home warning spreads in Saigon
In Indochina on June 21 communist underground flyers titled U. S. Go Home warned Americans to leave Free South Vietnam. The pamphlets were found in European quarter mail boxes amid fears of intensified terrorism after July 20, the first anniversary of the Geneva truce, according to informed sources.
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SAIGON
Indochina
Communist underground
South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Namese
Reda
Geneva
Biddle Named New chief of U S Military Assistance Group in Japan
June 21 in Tokyo the U S Far East Command announced that Maj Gen William S Biddle formerly in command of mechanized cavalry in Europe during World War II will become the new chief of the U S Military Assistance Advisory Group in Japan.
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TOKYO
W.P
William S. Biddle
Europe
U. S
Japan
U. S. Far East Command
U S smokers drop as 1 5 million quit in 18 months
The U S Public Health Service estimated about 1 5 million Americans quit smoking in 18 months while 38 million continue to smoke. The survey covered 40 000 people in 230 urban areas across 450 counties with 25 million men and 13 million women among smokers and two thirds of quitters men. Some may restart in the future.
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WASHINGTON
U. S. Public Health Service
National Cancer Institute
The Health Service
Census Bureau
the
Health Service
Naval Reserve loses famed officer as Godfrey resigns
Washington June 2 The Naval Reserve announces the resignation of Arthur Godfrey a famous radio television star who served as commander in the reserve He first enlisted 1920 24 later joined the Coast Guard 1927 30 and was commissioned as a lieutenant commander in 1939 promoted to commander in 1950 with naval aviator designation.
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WASHINGTON
Naval Reserve
Arthur Godfrey
Navy
Godfrey
Coast Guard
India Visit Set By Soviet Premier
Moscow June 21 Indian Prime Minister Nehru announced that Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin will visit India with no fixed date. Nehru said visits typically occur in winter and spoke during a press conference about the planned trip.
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MOSCOW
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nikolai Bulganin
Nehru
Bulgania
Informal Big Four Meet Sets Agenda For Geneva Talks
San Francisco June 21 British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan announced after the Big Four foreign ministers meeting that a mood lift has eased Cold War tensions. Proposals include Eisenhower chairing Geneva talks, a four to six day session with opening statements by the chiefs of state, and a move toward peace driven negotiation. Molotov left room for another session, Romulo urged a UN peace resolution, and Van Kleffens may offer an unofficial peace summation. Macmillan praised Eisenhower’s atoms-for-peace plan, promising a Geneva conference in August.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Harold Macmillan
United Nations
Macmillan
Geneva
V. M. Molotoy
chiefs of state
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Antoine Pinay
Molotov
Felio Vin Kleffens
Phiippine
Carlos Romulo
Van Kleffens
Opera House
Eisenhower
Irrigation System Loan Plan Approved by Congress
Washington June 21 A bill allowing interest free federal loans to irrigation districts for construction of irrigation distribution systems won final congressional approval today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
aPi
Rohr Aircraft Raises Dividend to 35 Cents a Share
Los Angeles June 21. The Rohr Aircraft Corporation board increases the regular quarterly cash dividend from 25 cents to 35 cents per share payable to stockholders of record at the close of business July 11.
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LOS ANGELES
thA
Rohr Aircraft Corporation
Eisenhower Signs New Tariff Bill
President Eisenhower signed a tariff bill granting authority to lower tariffs by five percent annually for three years to expand world trade. The measure renews the reciprocal trade program to June 30, 1958 and allows broader industry pressure for protection while preserving presidential discretion to raise tariffs or impose quotas to shield defense industries.
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WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
House
Amercan industnes
tariff commission
Office of Defense
Steel Wage Offer Made By U S Steel Awaited By USW
The CIO United Steelworkers union received an unspecified wage proposal from U S Steel as it seeks fast contract settlement. U S Steel promised to state exact pay figures by Thursday or Friday to satisfy demands before the June 30 strike deadline affecting about 600,000 steelworkers. Union leader David J. McDonald expected offers from Jones and Laughlin, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel in meetings set for the next day.
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PITTSBURGH
CIO
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Bethlehem and
Republic Steel Corporations
USW
David J. McDonald
U. S. Steel
McDonald
Jones and Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland Steel
Mystery killer slain his wife then killed himself in Colorado
Death LA JARA Colo June 21 UK authorities reported a 32 year old district attorney investigator who died by suicide after his wife Virginia Armijo was slain. Deputy District Attorney Gordon Rowe said the investigator killed his wife and then ended his own life.
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Gordon Rowe
Virginia Armijo
Armijo
Biggest Year for Construction in 1955 Expected
Washington reports the construction outlook for 1955 is a record year with no phased setup for the remainder of the year. The Committee and Labor Departments estimate total construction work at 41.8 billion dollars, with new records expected in private homes schools churches stores offices and roads.
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WASHINGTON
uem
Commtee
Labor
Health Secretary Denies Criticism in Polio Vaccine Policy
Washington June 21 Administration officials say Health Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby backs the Public Health Service to the limit in the polio vaccine program. They say she was technical not critical when she told reporters the service must bear responsibility for vaccine safety. Hobby clarified she did not criticize the surgeon general or the Public Health Service.
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WASHINGTON
Oveta Culp Hobby
Public Health Service
Hobby
Leonard A. Scheele
surgeon geneer
Japan Land Forces Receive American Aid
Tokyo reports Takezo Shimoda, director of the foreign ministry treaty bureau, predicting Japan will receive more than 100 million dollars in arms from the United States during the 1956 fiscal year. He said additional loans of warships and planes were expected.
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TOKYO
Takezo Shimoda
foreign ministry
treaty bureau
Japan
United States
More Funds Sought For Central Valley Project
A California request seeks over 7 million dollars in extra funds for the Central Valley Project. Most of the boost targets construction money for fiscal 1956, chiefly for the Sacramento canals unit of the project.
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Central Valley
WASHINGTON
California
Senate
Sacramento canals
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