Eisenhower Urges Strength in Faith and Vigilance
President Eisenhower in a nighttime address reassured Americans about strengths and problems, stressing spiritual strength and adherence to rights in the Bill of Rights. He warned against panic, urged calm facing Kremlin threats, unemployment easing, tax cuts, and new programs to bolster a stronger, secure America. He urged vigilance, no hunger for war, and confident leadership for a peaceful world.
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Eisenhower
America
Kremlin
Russia
United States
Congress
Marxism, Low Mood, and Mauritian Discontent Rise Behind Iron Curtain
The piece argues Marxist predictions of capitalist collapse are wishful, noting a deepening lag in Communist economies with food shortages and worker apathy. It highlights rising colonial discontent from India to Mauritius, a strategic sugar hub whose loyalty Britain seeks to preserve by concessions amid global shifts.
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U.S. News and World Report
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Mauritius
Great Britain
Island of
France
Prince Maurice
France's Juin Dismissal Echoes MacArthur Controversy
Washington Dealing by Marquis Childs reviews France's crisis after Marshal Juin is ousted from the High Council of the Armed Forces. The piece compares the backlash to Truman's MacArthur dismissal, notes Juin's opposition to the European Defense Community, and discusses potential political and military ramifications for France and its NATO partners. It highlights Juin's stature as marshal, rumors of a strongman role, and the broader tension over European unification.
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Paris
France
Marshal Alfonse Juin
High Council of the Armed Forces
Truman
General Macarthur
Juin
European Defense Community
Eisenhower
Gruenther
MacArthur
NATO
Laniel
Defense
Pleven
Europe
Williams probes oil tax amid party rifts in Washington
Senator John Williams presses to cut the oil depletion allowance after denouncing oil magnates and enlisting Senator Aiken as allies. Facts Forum, funded by H. L. Hunt, promotes McCarthyist aims across radio and TV, while debates over Indo China widen in Paris and Washington as White House seeks Democratic support.
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Washington
John Williams
Delaware
Williams
Gene Milhikin
Colorado
Senate Finance Committee
Republican Party
Texas
Edward Folliard
Washington Post
H. L. Hunt
H. R. Cullen
Clint Murchison
Sid Richardson
Mexico
Vermont
Aiken
Facts Forum
McCarthy
Hunt
Jean Kerr
J. B. Matthews
House un-American Activities Committee
Allen Zoll
Merwin K. Hart
National Economic Council
House Lobbying Committee
Eisenhower
Diplomatic push to keep French forces in Indo China
Drew Pearson reports the White House educates the public for Southeast Asia shocks while State Department aims to keep French troops in Indo China until native forces are trained. Diplomats urge rejecting a truce, warning a truce implies surrender and risks Communist gains. France cites Korea truce and Geneva doubts as reasons to rethink Indo China support. Bedell Smith to officiate at Geneva as Dulles signals limited concessions.
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Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Southeast Asia
State Department
Indo-China
U. S
China
Knowland
California
Senate
Dulles
Red China
Geneva
Gen
Bedell Smith
Indo- China
Washington Letters on Anti-McCarthy Wiretaps and Fifth Amendment
Washington reports discuss new administration efforts to push two anti-Communist measures: a wiretap bill for espionage cases and curbs on Fifth Amendment self-incrimination. Both sponsored by Rep. Kenneth Keating, the bills are condemned by critics as abridging liberties, while proponents argue they are narrowly tailored to combat treason and espionage with AG authorization.
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Washington
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Kenneth Keating
Fof
New York
House
Fred Busbey
R-Ill
Busbey
Toni
House Judiciary Committee
Corporate Earnings and Market Trends in 1953 Overview
National City Bank’s annual summary shows 3 444 corporations earning a combined 13 708 266 000, up 9 percent from 1952, with margins varying by sector. Meat packing rose 97 percent but averaged only 0.7 percent net income. shipbuilding iron and steel and textiles also posted solid gains. Overall asset value rose about 8 percent, while the earnings to assets ratio stayed largely unchanged. dividends surged in early 1954, reflecting prior year sales.
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National City Bank
Wollen-Goods
Aclear A
Commerce Department
Sideways Reminders and Night Court Gags in Urban Snapshots
A jumble of humor and anecdotes pulses through late night chatter on Broadway and Stn Street. Jokes spark topics from court dismissals to Rita Hayworth, toy deals, and a New York aeronautics engineer’s take on gravity versus propulsion, with local quips about Allentown shops and nightlife venues.
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Broadway
Stn Street
Night Court
John Steinbeck
Ed Wilcox
Third Avenue
Erin
United States
New York
Ohse
Atomic Energy Commission
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Dun and Bradstreet
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Fifth Ave
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Thayer, Inc
Gardner, Mass
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149Th St
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Toy Guidance Council
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