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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1956
Page
5
Editorial weighs Ike health after heart attack and doctors’ rosy fitness assessment. It examines whether a second term is feasible, how public reaction may shape politics, and the potential impact on the 1952 campaign and Republican strategy.
A four man Senate committee halted its investigation into a $2,500 campaign donation tied to the Senate gas bill after 242 days of hearings. The probe centered on possible improper pressure to sway votes on exempting natural gas producers from price controls. Meanwhile a Washington grand jury began its own inquiry, with Justice Department officials presenting evidence. The effort to broaden the committee’s scope faced resistance from Sen. George who urged witnesses to come forward with any evidence of improper pressure.
West Germany France Belgium Holland Italy and Luxembourg pledged to unite efforts on atomic energy sharing, research exchange, common installations, fuel supply and free movement of experts with Britain pledging close association. Khrushchev touted peaceful coexistence while signaling nonviolent paths to expansion of Soviet power. Von Brentano indicated a possible summer government conference to finalize Euratom plan as Spaak outlines a 12 year path to a 150 million person common market.
Vice President Richard Nixon told the National Republican Club in New York that the Republican administration is proving, for the first time in nearly 30 years, that they can have peace without war, full employment outside of uniform, and security without regimentation and controls.
Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey asks Congress to approve 21 billion dollars in new taxes to fund a 12 year highway program. The Air Force announces a high altitude radar bombing system of unprecedented reliability that can guide an aircraft to a distant target. Adlai Stevenson claims Russia is pursuing a new economic offensive for which the United States is unprepared.
The Goodyear Aircraft Corp introduces a deflatable rubber craft that folds into a station wagon between flights. It inflates with less air pressure than a car tire and uses a 40 hp motor on an aluminum rack. Piloting is open at the nose, similar to a glider.
President Eisenhower’s full harness medical panel at Walter Reed reported a satisfactory recovery from the September heart attack. The doctors found no heart weakness, a well healed two centimeter scar, normal temperature and pulse, excellent circulation, and weight stable around 172 pounds with an 1800 calorie daily diet. They did not urge reelection, stating the choice is his.
The two former British diplomats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess resurfaced in Moscow at the National Hotel after years missing. They gave a brief interview to British reporters, offered a brief written statement, and then disappeared again. The statement said they had been Communists since college but not Soviet agents.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers holds its convention in Los Angeles beginning Sunday February 26 drawing engineers and researchers for a multi day program of talks and demonstrations.
San Pedro club president Lou Conway staged gifts to win his wife's approval for fishing gear. She played along until revenge arrived as a $600 fur coat. In Bland, Iowa John Richardson slipped on a freshly waxed floor and broke his leg, though he will return to work tomorrow. the leg he broke was his wooden one.
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