Merchant Marine Fleets Shrink While Foreign Flag Ships Grow
Joseph Curran of the National Maritime Union argues that U S shipowners have reduced the U S flag merchant fleet since World War II. Government data show 1939 to 1959 sea going vessels fell from 1 379 to 1 154 while U S foreign trade share dropped. Curran links losses to easy policy at Maritime Administration and calls runaway fleets in Panama Liberia and Honduras a threat to national security.
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New York
U.S
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
NMU
America
Curran
Paul Hall
Seafarers International Union
SIU
U. S
Maritime Administration
Federal Maritime Board
Panama
Liberia
Honduras
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
California
Gulf Oil
Socony Mobil Oil
Texas Co
Cities Service
U. S. Defense Department
Pentagon Eyes Shorter Korea Tours for Drafted Servicemen
The Defense Department forecasts shorter Korea tours for Army draftees and longer ones for airmen, with proposed compromises around 14 months for both services. Navy and Marine detachments would run 12 to 15 months. Bachelors and married personnel may have the same tours, with overseas time outside hardship areas set at 24 months, and 36 months where families accompany.
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Washington
Korea
Pentagon
Air Force
Army
Navy
Army- Air Force
Defense
Neil McElroy
Mendes France interview urges Commonwealth path for Algeria
Mendes France, once the “forgotten man” of French politics, calls for a realistic settlement in Algeria via a French Commonwealth of nations with cooperation from Morocco and Tunisia. He argues sovereignty within the French Union for Algeria and cites the bi racial trend in French Equatorial Africa and the Bamako meeting as influences guiding autonomy within the union.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes- France
Socialist Party
France
Mendes-France
Algeria
Commonwealth of Nations
North Africa
French Equatorial Africa
Morocco
Rabat
Tunis
Tunisia
Communaute Francaise
Cambodia
Vietnam
Bamako
French West Africa
French Union
Soviet Genius Traffic Not All One Way
The piece notes Russian emigre geniuses who aided the West in science and industry, naming Igor Sikorsky Sergei Rachmaninoff David Sarnoff and Vladimir Zworykin among others. It argues Soviet loss became Western gain with Russians leading in aircraft design electronics and culture.
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Sky
Sidney Hillman
West
America
Israel
Dulles Takes Cold Dips At Lake Duck Island
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Mrs. Dulles visited Duck Island on Lake Ontario after a Walter Reed checkup. In 23 degree air and 45 degree water he swam several times then roughed up by a light snow. He said a magazine warning about cold-water plunges did not apply to him.
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Watertown
John Foster
Dulles
Walter Reed Hospital
Duck Island
Lake Ontario
Goddess Role Goes to Hiken Off Broadway
Off Broadway award winner Gerald Hiken earns a featured part in The Goddess, Paddy Chayefsky's original screenplay being filmed in New York for Columbia. He will play the Goddess's uncle alongside Kim Stanley Lloyd Bridges Steve Hill with producers Milton Perlman and director John Cromwell. Also signed for featured roles are Joyce Van Patten Joanne Linville Bert Brinkerhoff and Joan Copeland.
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Gerald Hiken
Paddy Chayefsky
New York
Columbia
Hiken
Clarence Derwent
Kim Stanley
Lloyd Bridges
Steve Hill
Milton
Tibet Rebels Against Red China Seen Stalling Invasion
Tibet remains largely free from direct control as China withdraws many personnel and signals no reforms for at least six years. The New China News Agency notes a reduced Tibet setup, marking a rare setback for Mao and the Chinese Communist leadership since the 1950 invasion. Concluded on Page 8, Col. 1.
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Hong: Kong
Tibet
Lhasa
China
New China News Agency
Peking
Mao Tse-Tung
Politburo
California
Red
Bonn Eyes German American Space Pact to Overtake Russia
West Germany s space research group urges Bonn to sign a German American pact. The plan splits tasks with theoretical work by German scientists and practical testing in the United States. Dr Eugen Saenger leads the push as researchers warn of future interplanetary travel needs. Concluded on Page 3 Col 3.
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Se Peeataranayty
Vladimir Zworykin
RCA
Day
Bonn
NANA
West Germany
Association For ‘Space Research
Germany
U.S
Soviet Russia
Eugen Saenger
Saenger
Russia
Irene Saenger Bredt
Research Cuts Deep in Pentagon Sponsored Projects
Washington researchers say Pentagon funded programs slowed by last August actions. McElroy rescinded the research slash but promised restoration within available military resources. Critics call the move a monumental snafu and blame month to month fiscal controls for delaying progress.
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Washington
Neil H. McElroy
Nixon Rise Triggers Democratic Fear Over Eisenhower Health
Democrats fear Richard Nixon could succeed Eisenhower if health fails, worrying he would hard to defeat in 1960. Analysts say Nixon is a skilled political operator who could move to shorten the line of succession and assume the presidency if needed. The piece notes Eisenhower’s health and fitness are central to the strategists’ planning.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Dick Nixon
Unsung Christmas Help Remembered in Holiday Toast
A nostalgic plea honors the temporary workers who load, wrap, and stock holiday gifts. The piece contrasts their quiet labor with the season’s visible pomp, calling for recognition from customers and permanent staff alike.
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C.O.D
Madison Ave
Christmas Tree Industry Thrives in Shelton WA
Shelton proclaims itself the Christmas Tree Capital of the World as boxcars carry evergreen shipments to U S and Canada. The 1957 outlook varies with some firms predicting stable retail prices while others anticipate a 10 to 25 percent rise. G R Kirk Co of Tacoma centered in Shelton moved over 3,000,000 trees last year and seeks an even larger season.
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Shelton
U.S
Canada
North America
G.R. Kirk Co
Tacoma
Soviet Navy Growth Outpaces Most Powers in New Study
Ottawa dispatch notes British intelligence study on Red maritime power shows Russia operates four fleets from Baltic White Sea Pacific and Black Sea bases with satellites in Poland East Germany and Albania. Submarine fleet surpasses Hitler era U boats and rivals all other powers combined. Russia may deploy aircraft carriers despite no conventional carrier force today.
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Ottawa
Russia
United States
Canada
Commonwealth
Moscow
Soviet Union
Far East
Baltic
Leniingrad
White Sea
Archangel
Pacific
Vladivostok
Black Sea
Odessa
Poland
East Germany
Albania
Red China
China
Shanghai
Tientsin
Port Arthur
Red Navy
Washington
London
Future Postal Clerk May Be Mechanical
Washington reports that a mechanical postal clerk with a punch card brain could soon duplicate routine brain work to speed mail sorting and delivery. Prototype machines by the National Bureau of Standards show mail handling scales and automatic stamp canceling steps, though human operators still translate addresses into readable dot codes.
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Thoma
Nana
Washington
National Bureau of Standards Engineers
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Bureau of Standards
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