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Unemployment rises as four million seek work
The piece reports official unemployment above four million with widespread layoffs across auto, machinery, ships, textiles, coal areas and more. It notes President Eisenhower’s reluctance to act, cites regional gains and losses, and questions when decisive action will come amid a broad jobless trend.
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