Illinois House considers Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority plan
A memo reports the Illinois House reads three bills to create a Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority and launch revenue bonds backed by a Fair and Exposition fund fed by pari mutuel betting taxes. Critics question need, facilities, and income to cover debts, noting Chicago’s existing venues and a risk to financing county fairs and state agricultural shows.
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Illinois House
Metitan Fair and Exposition Authority
Chicago Lake Front Park
Fair and Exposition Fund
Illinois
Metropolitan Fair and ‘Exposition Authority
Chicago
Cook County
William * Wood Prince
Union Stock Yard ‘and Transit Co
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United States
International Amphitheater
Union Stock Yard and Transit Co
Printe
Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority
Department of Agriculture
Colleges Face Tuition Increases and Reform Pressure
Massachusetts Institute of Technology will raise annual tuition to 1100 in 1956 from 900, with other Eastern Seaboard colleges charging around 1000. The trend is nationwide, even tax supported colleges. Scholarships covering all costs grow more desirable as costs rise. Private colleges rely on increased contributions and efficiency to avoid shrinking curricula or enrollment as costs climb.
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Massachusetts Intitute of Technology
Eastern Seaboard
Illinois Legislature Delayed By Filibuster Claims
A cautious official notes prolonged debate stalls legislative work in Illinois. A stray reference to a New York shop advertises men's summer suits at 190 dollars and lightweight suits at higher prices, reflecting era advertising flavor rather than state action.
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New York
Hoover Commission: government underfunds basic research
The Hoover Commission trovets that government spending on basic research is too low. Of 2 billion dollars budgeted for government research this year only 130 million funds basic research. Administration blamed for reluctance to fund projects with long term, dramatic results.
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Commission
Congress
Seniority Shifts In The Senate Of The 84th Congress
The piece surveys Senate seniority across the 84th Congress noting that only three members in 1933 had sat since 1933, with Walter George Carl Hayden and Richard Russell among early entrants. It highlights turnover from the 1920s, shifts under the New Deal, and profiles a few notable freshmen like Paul Douglas Humphrey Kefauver Lehman and Symington, ending with Richard Neuberger as the last on the seniority roll.
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Georgia
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Arizona
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Tennessee
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Missouri
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Pennsylvania loan plan targets teen bike buyers
A local Pennsylvania program offers teens a way to borrow money to purchase bikes with a dollar down and a dollar weekly payments. The proposal aims to teach financial responsibility through a practical purchase.
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Pennsylvania
Five Power Cocktail On Sale In Vienna
A Five Power Cocktail offered in Vienna combines American rum, Russian vodka, French vermouth, British bitters and Austrian wine. The drink is said to impart a strong, warlike mood, with a playful line comparing its effect to Chiang Kai-shek’s belligerence after a few servings.
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Vienna
Chiang
Truman Memorial Library Groundbreaking at Independence
Two years after his recovery from serious operations, Harry S Truman broke ground for the Truman Memorial Library in Independence Missouri with two gold shovels. The project is under construction with about three quarters of the $1.75 million cost already raised. The article reflects on Truman’s foreign policy containment and its impact, noting domestic legislation stalled in Congress and praising his steadfast stance against communism as his lasting legacy.
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Why Moscow Fawns On Tito
Moscow signals a shift by courting Tito in Belgrade while the Kremlin once condemned him. Khrushchev leads the delegation. Tito resists Soviet embrace, insisting on governmental talks and independence. The piece also notes Japan’s economic woes and China trade pose political risks in Asia.
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Kremlin
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Beria
Why Truman Said No to UN Birthday Party
Former President Truman declined Secretary Dulles invitation to the United Nations birthday celebration in San Francisco June 20. He found the invitation casual and insulting, preferring the respect due the presidency. Hammarskjold may invite Truman as guest of honor, reflecting Truman’s pivotal role in establishing the UN.
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Dulles
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New York
Dag Hammarskjold
An Obscure Desert Scene With Distant Town Image
A fragmentary description paints a desert landscape with golden oranges and Jacaranda trees reflected in mirror-like lakes. References to sunlit similes, shuttered shops, and a moonlit shore imply a quiet, faded town scene with birds and distant figures.
What Should Japan Do
An American official notes Japan faces grim economic limits with 16 percent arable land and 87 million people in California-sized space. Population grows by about a million annually as demands for railways and electronics increase. Communists push for goods while Japan hunts for a solution. no ready plan exists.
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Japan
California
Career Girl Gal Who'd Rather Bring Home the Bacon
A Wall Street Journal feature profiles a decisive career woman choosing work and earnings over domestic duties, reflecting changing gender roles and economic ambitions in a modern urban setting.
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Akan
Wall Street Journal
Diet Deficient In Human Feelings Critics Say Schools Torture Animals
Dorothy Thompson argues that classroom demonstrations that feed animals diets deficient in vitamins and minerals to illustrate nutrition corrupt children’s empathy. She warns such acts desensitize youth to suffering, risk promoting cruelty, and erode moral development, urging an end to these practices.
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Dorothy Thompson
National Humane Secute
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