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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1954
Page
4
Editorial previews the 84th Congress and President Eisenhower's tax and policy agenda. It notes party balance, hopes for cooperation, and likely clashes on taxes, foreign aid, military manpower, postal rates, Hawaii statehood, farm price supports, and the Dixon-Yates power contract.
In 1955 Americans will await answers on three major issues. Foremost is whether the Formosa crisis escalates into full scale war as Communist China steps up propaganda for Red control. Also anticipated are advances against a deadly disease and ongoing tensions in the U.S. economy and politics.
Lt Col John Paul Stapp rode a rocket sled to 632 mph on a 3 500 foot track and halted in under 10 seconds. He suffered eye injuries from the deceleration and blindness for 8 42 minutes, while testing survival limits for high speed ejection. The test aims to inform safer ejection apparatus for supersonic aircraft.
The article examines Japan’s search for an independent path between East and West, noting Hatoyama and Shigemitsu favor greater trade with the Communist world while fearing overcommitment. It discusses private passports to Red China, potential policy liberalization, and the balance of Asian kinship with Western alliances, forecasting a five to seven year period to define Japan’s stance. It also outlines Soviet hardening lines in late 1950s Europe, threats to rearm West Germany, and possible Kremlin moves to influence German reunification talks.
Scientist J Robert Oppenheimer delivered an address concluding Columbia University's 200th anniversary celebration. He warned that individuals must cling to what is close to them including friends and tradition to avoid dissolving into universal confusion and knowing nothing and loving nothing.
A rookie officer directed traffic at Rockland busiest corner and rang headquarters at 5 pm but instead activated a fire alarm box drawing fire engines into rush hour. George Brown of Omaha pursued Detective Inspector Ernest Brown at 55 mph and was arrested for speeding. Maryland troopers near Gaithersburg closed radar ops after 3 hours and 26 citations 45 warnings issued as heavy traffic jam risk grew.
Business forecasters and analysts now expect continued improvement into 1955, with production and profits rising and the stock market near a 25 year high. Purchasing agents say 90 percent foresee continued gains while steel makers anticipate higher activity driven by ongoing construction and reduced inventories. Department stores look to tax cuts, higher employment and shifting consumer demand to sustain growth.
The United States will post a record four million births in 1954 with the lowest death rate in history at 9.2 per 1,000 population. The birth rate is pegged at 25.2 per 1,000, the second highest in 28 years, while marriages fall to 9.2 per 1,000 in the first ten months of 1954 and divorces drop 4 percent in the first three quarters.
The item notes a $1 027 600 payment by Red China to Britain for a British airliner shot down near Hainan Island. It mentions ex King Peter of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra reconciling after planning divorce. It reports John Wesley Wable’s death sentence for the Pennsylvania Turnpike killer. It covers Mansfield proposing a 25 percent military pay rise. It notes Gov John Davis Lodge as Eisenhower’s ambassador pick and the Connecticut governor’s defeat. It also reports a congressional probe of Wolf Ladejinsky’s ouster.
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