Compromise Sought on Foreign Aid Plan Disputes
Washington lawmakers seek a compromise between Senate and House foreign aid bills on Truman point four aid and investment guarantees. Conference leaders aim to finish work on the $2.85 billion European recovery program while debating a $45 million to $25 million first year for the point four plan and the fidelity guarantees for American investors abroad. A famine relief fund of $8 million for Communist China weathered the conference process as part of the aid package.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Senate House Conference Committee On
China
U.s.s
Famine Relief Fund
Unclear OCR Fragment on Foreign Aid and Hunger
Fragmentary text discusses a large fund possibly tied to 100 million dollars and an eight million allocation for feeding hungry Chinese, mentioning a Communist context and an international agency such as the Red Cross. Exact details and entities are incomplete.
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China
Red Cross
Budget Cut OK Seen by Two Senators
Washington two key senators urged approval of much of the House budget cuts in a 29 billion dollar appropriation bill. Senator McKellar and Senator Bridges urged holding the line and expanding cuts, criticizing the House for excluding foreign aid and other major items from the unity package.
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Senate
House
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
R-N.hl
Jin
Pruman
MekKellar
Released GIs Reported OK After 19 Months Imprisonment
Two American airmen, William C. Smith of Long Beach California and Elme Bender of Chicago, released by Chinese Communists, are in good health and high spirits aboard the British vessel Hunan en route to Hong Kong. They were imprisoned for nineteen months and learned of Smith’s 16 month old son upon joining the ship.
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Hong Kong
Hunan
Tsingtao
Willam C. Smith
Long An Calif
Elme 'c Bender
Poate Ds
Chicago
Smith
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