Legislature OKs LIRR measure amid partisan clash
Albany report details one day special session during which Republicans backed a Dewey plan to rehabilitate the Long Island Rail Road. The measure includes $58.76 million loan, 20 percent fare cap, and car purchases while Democrats objected to fare hikes and scope, signaling a partisan struggle over transit funding and local tax implications.
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Peninsyl- Ballroad
Long Transit Authority
Long Is HS
Launcai Tyna
Madea
Ares
Oréas Dewey
Senate
Assembly
Iso
Long Island
Pennsylvania
Public Service Commissi
Pensylvania
PSC
Federal Interstate Commerce Commission
Suffolk County Board of Supervisors
Lone Island Rail Road
State Supreme Court
Lewis A. Gilbert
Newark
J. Gordon Flannery
Glenham
Dewey
Ysian
Murder Plot Triggerman Is Quizzed
Lawmen questioned Raymond James 32 in the Lake Wales murder for profit case. James is accused of conspiring with Willard Durden Orlando builder and Emmett Donner Lake Wales lawyer to murder for $5000 agreed then reduced to 2500 in advance. Durden confessed to three conspiracies including killings of two widows and Donnelly handled finances for the plots. Durden claimed he would receive 25000 for each death.
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Lake Wales
Raymond James
Miliband
James
Willard Durden
Orlando
Emmett Donner
Donnelly
Durden
Gertie
Byrd Roach
Louise Hawley
Sherif Gordon
Clifton Hetly
Sigg
Gordon
Barber Farr Retires After 50 Years Crafting Style
Ches ter W. Farr of Portland retires after half a century in barbering. At 70 he criticizes rushed cuts, saying a quality haircut requires about half an hour. He believes surgeons? No, barbering deserves careful, unhurried service.
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Portland
Chester W. Farr
Farr
Durden Questioned by Officials on Earlier Cases
James joined the case as investigators questioned Durden for more than an hour without result. He was jailed in default bond of 15000 dollars. Earlier bonds had been set at 5000 dollars. Gordon, Kelly and special investigator Hamo Gandy led the inquiry.
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James
Gordon
Kelly
Hamo Gandy
Durden
Official Signs Detour Tourists Cause Local Confusion
In Raleigh NC the Highway Commission investigates a prank where unidentified people erect signs imitating official detour markers near Rockingham. Tourists follow the bogus signs leading them astray as officers remove and see them reappear off the right of way. The commission chair says action is limited by the signs not being on state property.
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Raleigh
NX. C
Toll Highway Commission
Rockingham
Hway Commission
Commission
Carri
Fiji Governor Completes Viti Levu Survey
Sir Ronald Garvey governor of Fiji has completed a survey of Viti Levu the largest of the Fijian islands He serves as development assessors for hydro electric projects forestry and agriculture.
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Suva
Fiji
Ronald Garvey
Viti Levu
Fijian Islands
Surplus Of Wheat To Continue As Crop Program Fails
The Agriculture Department reports a growing wheat surplus after a harvest expected to reach around one billion bushels, with 1955 plantings set to be reduced. The program imposes penalties for quotas and aims to cut production further, amid drought in key regions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Congress
Farming quotas and market concerns loom for 1953 crop plan
The report notes 3 million planted for 1953 and Benson must submit a 3955 marketing quota by July 24 with a two thirds vote approval requirement. It cites shrinking export markets, favorable growing conditions in May and June, and milk production up around 2 percent as factors shaping provincial controls and crop sizing efforts.
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Benson
Seth
Song
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