Extension of wartime taxes faces two year renewal
Congress may extend the temporary high wartime excise taxes on cigarettes liquor beer wine automobiles and corporations for two more years to prevent an election year fight and preserve about two billion dollars in revenue. Democratic tax writers and President Eisenhower favor a one year continuation, while House Ways and Means moves to speed an extension. The report also covers foreign aid criticism and Bomarc missile funding debates and a House committee finding that middlemen profit from a 20 percent food price rise over the last decade.
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Eisenhower
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William E. Minsha
Long Ill in Louisiana Governor Amid Health Tests
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, 63, was in Galveston Texas for a full physical checkup as his nephew U S Senator Russell Long condemned the burden of office before a Louisiana Legislature audience. Lt Governor Lether Frazar acted as governor during the illness as doctors and consultants evaluate Long’s condition.
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UPI
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
U.S
Russell B. Long
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John B. Trusiow
University of Texas
John Sealy
Titus Harris
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Truslow
Galveston Hospital
Louisiana National Guard
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Kingfish
Sen
Russell Long
Huey Long
Sen. Long
Belgian King Baudouin Ends U S Tour in Wilmington
King Baudouin of Belgium wraps up a three week U S tour after meeting President Eisenhower and addressing Congress. He toured Du Pont mills along Brandywine Creek and expressed warm thanks for the hospitality. He learned of a Navy plane crash that killed three airmen near Virginia.
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Belgium
Baudouin
United States
Eisenhower
Congress
Debbie Reynolds
Randolph
Virginia
Williamsburg
King
du Pont
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Au Revoir
Anderson Opposes Strauss Nomination for Commerce Secretary
Senator Clinton P. Anderson predicts the Senate will not confirm President Eisenhower’s choice Lewis L. Strauss to be commerce secretary. He believes the President may withdraw or the Senate may reject the nomination amid a tight partisan contest as debate looms. Churchill’s Chartwell home note appears at article end.
Delegates Converge On L A To Show What Women Can Do
Los Angeles hosts the General Federation of Women's Clubs convention with about 3,000 delegates from 111 million members in 60 countries. President Chloe Gifford will open the gathering as debates address television, smog, consumer issues, copyright royalties, and plastic bag concerns linked to child deaths. Walter Reuther appears on a labor symposium with Charles Sligh. SHAPE chief Gen C V R Schuyler and Col Serge Obelensky also headline.
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L. A
Los Angeles
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chloe Gifford
Lexington
California
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Charles Sligh
National Assn. of Manufacturers
San Gabriel
Calif
Women’s Federation
Voice of
Organized Labor
Gen. C.V.R. Schuyler
U.S
SHAPE
Col
Serge Obelensky
Lyman Ginger
The
National Education Assn
Dictator Cracks Down as Paraguay Dismisses Congress
Paraguay returns to siege rule under Alfredo Stroessner after a bus fare protest sparks clashes. Police arrest 15 or 16 congressmen, while student leaders report about 50 jailed as Stroessner tightens one man rule and considers press freedoms and amnesty for exiles.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Asuncion
Stroessner
Colorado Party
Ing
United States
Congress
Steel wage talks resume to avert summer strike
UPI reports steel wage negotiators restart deadlocked talks aimed at avoiding the sixth postwar strike this summer. David J McDonald argues the industry stalls bargaining while Lewis accuses President Eisenhower of interfering. Top executives push for a one year wage freeze as unions seek sizable wage and benefit gains. Prospects for a broad walkout look slim but a split strategy may target individual firms.
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United Steelworkers Union
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
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