Two New Commissions Aim to Trim Federal Spending
The Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch led by Herbert Hoover begins work with task forces headed by business and professional leaders to audit water power, civil service, lending, surplus property, medical services and more. The Commission on Intergovernmental Relations chaired by Clarence E. Manion will study transferring responsibilities to the states and reversing federal paternalism as federal aid has ballooned from 42 million in 1920 to over 2 billion last year.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover’s
Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Clarence E. Manion
University of Notre Dame Law School
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
National Guard
Federal Security Agency
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Russia
Congress
Molotov
West
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
White House
State Department
Moscow
Stalin
Soviet Union
Reading as cure for TV addiction urges home school effort
A survey by Northwestern University professor Paul Witty finds elementary children average 22 hours weekly watching TV, more than half an adult workweek. He calls for parents and teachers to foster reading to counteract TV habits, improve programs, and expand educational stations, noting the trend since 1950 and the need for concrete actions beyond talk.
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Paul Witty
Northwestern University
Witty
Eisenhower's 1953 Peace Plea Amid Cold War Tension
In 1953 President Eisenhower addressed an international body, offering American genius and resources to promote sanity and peace. The speech framed war as not inevitable and urged turning science from death to life, a hopeful plan to ease global fear during a perilous armament race.
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United States of America
United States
Eisenhower
Washington Calling on Atomic Energy Agency Plan
Washington column argues on President Eisenhower's UN atomic energy agency proposal, urging Western powers to act promptly on their own initiative. It recalls the Marshall Plan's origins, Bevin's Paris briefing, Molotov's late opposition, and NATO's strategic importance while noting Soviet nonparticipation need not block progress.
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Washington
Soviet Union
International Atomic Energy Agency
Fisenhower
United Nations
U.N
Russia
Europe
Soviet Russia
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
Paris
Vyacheslav Molotov
Molotov
Atomic power shift and White House bus clash in Washington
Grumbling over Ike's energy speech highlights Britain’s need for cheap power and a proposed US UK atomic pool. C D Jackson publicized the speech as a dramatic gambit, while White House advisers face egg-shell politics after a Fort Myer bus order and a New Jersey Bible ruling stretches church state lines. Warren's potential swing on segregation looms as Governor Warren once acted on a park barrier case in California.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Ike
Bermuda
Ihe
Russia
United States
England
Australia
France
Belgium
South Africa
C. D. Jackson
White House
U.N. Atomic Energy
Jackson
New York
Ske
Winston
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
Europe
Joseph Laniel
New Jersey “Supreme Court
Dcewn
Potomac River
Fort Myer
Jily
Donald Galloway
Army
Arlington
Defense Department
Galloway
Pentagon
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Vinson
Earl Warren
Warren
California
San Bernardino
Calif
U S Court Criticized on Rights for Latin Neighbors Refused
Drew Pearson reports on a U S appeals court judge defending UN spirit by affirming fundamental rights for Latin American neighbors. Warren appoints Walter Gordon as California parole board chairman, noting past UC football ties. Harold Ickes Jr and others critique attorney general Brownell after a Friends School speech about spies and the Harry Dexter White case. Secret Soviet strength doubts and East Germany’s upcoming Communist leadership loom as Albert Foster rises in influence with the Russian occupation army.
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U. S. Apneals Court
William Denman
United Nations
Warren
Walter Gordon
California Pasr
Gordon
University of California
Harold Ickes
Herbert Brownell
Friends
Harold
Harry Dexter White
Brownell
California
Robert Lyle
Friends’ School
Lyle
U. S
East Germany
Albert Foster
Foster
Congressional Quiz on Government Facts
A set of nine quick questions covers committee sizes in Congress, territorial delegates voting rights, cabinet backgrounds, largest and smallest districts, wartime synthetic rubber plant sales, oldest and youngest members, administration consults with Democrats, and the slim prospects for a 1954 national sales tax. Key names include Eisenhower Dulles Weeks Green Long Spence Crosser Wampler Reed Mills Martin Halleck.
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Congress
Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
U.S
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Eisenhower
Theodore F. Green
R.1
Russell B. Long
Brent Spence
Robert Crosser
Ohio
William C. Wampler
White House
Daniel A. Reed
N. Y
Wilbur
Remnants of 1950s Life and Arts Echoes
A compact column surveys postwar modernity and nostalgia in 1953 era. It notes air travel evolution, aging appliances, theater pay, smog candidness from Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and quirky tech tidbits. It laments discontinuations like Eureka Harness Oil and mulls small innovations such as a new metal heat cup dubbed Boilmaster. The piece blends social observation with odd facts and cultural touchstones.
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Eureka
Dobbin
Housing industry eyes 1954 sales and new model twists
The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts about one million homes started next year, 10 percent below this year, with several observers predicting 800,000 to 850,000 starts. The National Association of Home Builders launches a two-point drive to cut costs and boost sales, including a National Housing Center in Washington to pool ideas and data for architects and builders. Techniques include new model home concepts such as the cut away house to prove workmanship, showmanship in displays, and joint citywide exhibitions drawing large crowds. Also notes shifts in public promotions and new industry publications.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
F. W. Dodge Corp
National Association of Home Builders
Washington, D. C
Grandpappy Sez You Are Not Driving But Aiming Past Speed
A terse saying warns against assuming control when driving past 65 miles per hour, stating that one is not driving but aiming the vehicle. The quip emphasizes careful handling and attention on high speed roads.
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Drew Pearson
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Clare George
R Storley
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Co
East Avenue
Elviia
John Foster Dulles
RN. Y
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
R Mass
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Rn.y
Secretary of the Interior
Douglas McKay
R Ore
Texas
Houston
South Dakota
By Whitney Bolton
Sabena
Hume Cronyn
Jessica Tandy
Miss Tandy
Blanche
East Side
Jose Ferrer
City Center
Ferrer
LOS Angeles Chamber of Commerce
California Aeronautics Commission
Racine
Business Today
Elmer Roessner
Department of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of
Commerce Clearing House
Andeo Foam Rubber Products
Cuyahoga Falls
Grandpappy
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