Red China Claims 800000 Liquidations Denied by Offic
United Nations dispatch recalls official Red China publications refuting Mao statements that 800000 were liquidated. Nationalist sources cite mass executions of more than 15 million since 1951, with figures climbing toward 20 million by 1955, amid praise for Lo Jui-ching and mass campaigns across China.
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INS
Red Chinese
Mao Tse-tung
Peiping
Red China
Lo Jui- Ching
Reds
China
Mao
Chiang Kai- Shek
Tingfu F. Tsiang
Walter S. Robertson
Japan
Joseph C. Grew
National People’s Congress
East
Northwest
Argentina
Burma
Canada
Belgium
Great Britain
Tax cut ruled out by Treasury Secretary Humphrey
Treasury Secretary George Humphrey said a tax cut is absolutely out of the question this year and plans depend on the 1959 budget. He suggested a possible cut on January 1, 1959 only if a sufficient surplus emerges, warning against large program cuts and urging balance between costs of national duties and a strong economy.
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Treasury
Washington
INS
George Humphrey
Humphrey
Subcommittee
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Federal Treasury
Florida Power & Light and Gulf Power Ordered to Cut Rates
Florida regulators accuse Florida Power & Light Co. and Gulf Power Co. of excessive earnings and demand rate reductions or justification. Hearings set for August and September in Miami and Pensacola, with pre hearing conferences in Tallahassee. FP&L serves about 560,000 customers across 39 counties. Gulf Power serves about 80,000 in seven counties.
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Florida Power & Light Co
Gulf Power Co
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Florida Railroad
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Florida Power and Light
Guilt Power
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Commission
Florida Power & Light
Gulf Power
Florida Power
Florida DAV Convention Opens in Sarasota
The 30th annual Florida Disabled American Veterans convention opens at the Orange Blossom Hotel in Sarasota with Mayor A Ray Howard and Rex Baline delivering welcomes. Congressman James Rey of Sarasota and Hal Hardin Peterson plan speeches. a banquet follows with state and national DAV officials in attendance.
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Orange Blossom Hotel
A. Ray Howard
Rex Baline
Gerald Garret
DAV
Pensacola
Erize
Robert Wilson
Ross E. Ba
National Order of Trench Rats
Fruitville Road
Municipal Auditorium
James Rey
Congress
Hal. Hardin Peterson
7Th
Haley
Peterson
Bankees Broom
South National Executive
Harbert Ties Open Leader With Pars Finish
Chick Harbert shot pars on the last two holes to match overnight leader Jimmy Demaret at Toledo as darkness halted the opening round. Demaret, already near lead on a 12 foot putt, narrowly missed a birdie on 18 as weather and darkness paused play leaving 14 players unfinished.
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Toledo
Chick Harbert
Jimmy
Demaret
Harbert
Army specialist denies pressure in Japan court case
Girard flanked by a Pentagon general says the U S Army is not pressuring him over facing Japanese court for shooting a woman. He told his brother that the Far East Command may have urged him but denied any threats from Army officials.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William
Girard
Pentagon
U. S. Army
Charles Decker
Stanley Levin
Army Far East Command
United States
Far East Command
Gipard
Levin
Washington
Williams
Maj. Levin
Torrid Heat Sends Sara Sotans Out For Cool Treats
Photographer Ted Newhall joins Sara Sotans with a block of ice and two ice cream cones as they seek relief from extreme temperatures. See photo story on Page 11. A flood discussion is expected Monday at town hall with more details on Page 10. Harold Stassen faces political scrutiny en route to London as the State Department flags his prospects on Page 3.
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Ted Newhall
Harold Stassen
London
State Department
Last Local Rate Slash Made In 1948
Florida Power and Light records no rate cuts since December 10 1948 in Sarasota Venice area. Charles Wackerle local manager notes FCC order requiring a rate reduction or public hearing by July 15 while asserting no prior increases. Area serves about 28 000 customers with four substations.
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Sarasota
Charles Wackerle
Florida Power and Light Company
Wackerle
Florida Public Utilities Commission
Bis Company
Gulf Power Company
Florida Power and Light
Sarasota-Venice
Main Street
Florida
Palmer Estate Is Probated In Cook County Court
Chicago special report notes Pau line K Palmer widow of Potter Palmer I left an estate of 4 756 000 largely in stocks and bonds. She died July 7 at 74. Most of the estate was placed in trust with one fourth shares to son Gordon Palmer of Osprey Florida and daughters Bertha Thorne Bedford New York and Paw Tine Wood Chicago. The remaining fourth is to be split between two grandchildren Rose Palmer of Boston and Potter Palmer IV of
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Chicago
Pauline K. Palmer
Potter Palmer I
Cook County
Gordon
Osprey
Fla
Bertha Thorne
Bedford
N. Y
Paw Tine Wood
Rose 8. Palmer
Boston
Potter Palmer IV
Former Sarasota official silent on federal civil suit
Otis Howell, former Sarasota County Commissioner, said he has no comment after a federal suit in Tampa accused him and two others of conspiring to defraud the government by disposing of surplus property. The suit targets J Oliver Alderman and Hewitt, with Alderman unavailable for comment.
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Sarasota County
Tampa
Otis Howell
Honore Ave
J. Oliver Alderman
Howell
Clarence G. Hewitt
St. Pe
Alderman
Tatum Ridge
Howel
War Assets Administration
Hewitt
Sarasota
Randolph Calhoun
Optimistic Minnie Sees Best Is Free
Mermaid Minnie Mer reads her Gulf dampened copy of The News glooming about no tax cuts this year. The forecast notes Sarasota climate with generally fair conditions and possible afternoon showers, highs around 87 suggesting a mild weekend with southeast winds.
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Minnie
Minnie Mermaid
John Q
Sarasota
Peterson Nominated As Envoy To Denmark
President Eisenhower named Val Peterson as Ambassador to Denmark and Leo Hoegh to succeed Peterson as Civil Defense Administrator. Peterson, 53, a former Nebraska governor, had been linked to Denmark. Hoegh, 49, a Republican, was ousted after farmers opposed the farm program.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Val Peterson
Denmark
Iowa
Leo Hoegh
Peterson
Nebraska
Hoegh
India
Hugh Butler
Pike's Peak Snow Maroons 5 Men
A raging blizzard marooned five men in the Pike's Peak Summit House as foot-deep snow blocked the highway. Officials said the road, closed by snow 14 times since 1957, would be cleared today. Don Lawrie, long-time Colorado Springs official, called the spring snows the worst in memory.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike's Peak Summit House
Don Lawrie
Pikes Peak
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