Ike Asks Conference on Foreign Aid Cuts
President Eisenhower urged House leaders to meet at the White House to discuss restoring the $1.109 billion cut in foreign aid proposed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. GOP leaders Martin and Knowland signaled bipartisan talks, with further debate likely and a potential ban on U.S. aid to Yugoslavia floated by Rep. Kelly.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
GOP
Martin
Massachusetts
White House
House Committee
Eilsen
Senate Gop
Knowland
Senate
U.S
Yugoslavia
Ddna F. Kelly
Meyner Urges Aid for Older Citizens to Prevent Political Fallout
New Jersey Governor Robert B. Meyner warned at a three day conference that neglect of the nations 13 million Americans over 65 could push them toward political action and costly promises. He cited current 6 billion annual payments and projected 20 billion by 2000, urging federal support to curb a potential national economic strain.
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Waseington
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Council of State
Meyner
United States
Coast defense study on mothballs at airports
Report notes the U S Airforce tests mothball use at coastal airports to deter seagulls. Rhode Island claims early Decoration Day adoption in 1874. Six U S Presidents served as National Guardsmen amid population shifts across New England and midwestern states.
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U. S. Airforce
Rhode Island
United States
Home ownership rate among older Americans rises
About 68 percent of U S nonfarm households headed by someone aged 65 or older own their home, reflecting a high level of asset ownership among seniors. The figure underscores sustained stability in elderly living arrangements and real estate equity.
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U.S
Pilcher Seeks Re election to Congress in 1956
Meigs Congressman J L Pilcher announces candidacy for re election to the Second District seat, saying he seeks to continue serving after four years in office and pledges integrity and ability. He asks for support in the Democratic Primary on September 12 1956 and invites personal meetings with voters.
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J. L. Pilcher
Meigs
E. &E. Cox
Camilla
Pilcher
Cox
Thomasville
Second
Congress
M. Cc
Young Republicans Eye Labor Votes in GOP Outreach
Tom Lazzio president of United Auto Workers Local 300 in Paterson New Jersey told a leadership training school for Young Republicans that laboring men and women will vote Republican in November. He said working people are moving GOP as Eisenhower era boosts family values. More than a hundred Young Republicans from 32 states attend the school aiming to recruit four million new GOP voters.
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Washington
New Jersey
Tom Lazzio
United Auto Workers Local 300
Paterson
N.J
Eisenhower
GOP
Trains Driven Off Tracks by Adriatic Winds
Severe winds along the Adriatic coast caused disruptions as trains were blown from rails. In the United States buckwheat harvest of 1955 yielded 2,055,000 bushels, the lowest since 1866.
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U. S
Calendar of Evening Meetings and Performances
A string of events listed for the evening and night includes Pilot Club at Ellis Home 6 30 p m Post 31 Auxiliary at Legion Home 7 30 p m Mrs Juanita Porters dance recital at Rose Theater 8 p m Odd Fellows at IOOF Hall 8 p m Legion Post 222 at Post 8 p m Company D 306th Eng En U S Army Reserves at VA Dam 10 am Idea Exchange Club at Youth Center 8 p m Naval Reserve Unit at Municipal Court Room 1 pm Rotary Club at Glen Arven 71 p m Lions Club at Hotel Scott 7 p m Eleven O Clock Club at Elks Home 8 p m Chapter 28 RAM at Masonic Building B p m V F W at Post home
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Pilot Club
Ellis’ Home
Post 31
Auxiliary
Legion Home
Juanita Porter
Rose Theater
Odd Fellows
Ioof Hall
Légion
Post Home
306Th Eng
U. 5. Army
VA Dam
Idea Exchange Club
Naval Reserve Unit
Municipal Court Room
Rotary Club
Glen Arven
Lions Club
Hotel Scott
Elks
R.A.M
Masonic Building
Decatur Land Case Drags as Condemnation Moves Slowly
The U S Court continues the J P Seely land condemnation case tied to the Woodruff Dam plan for the Chattahoochee Flint and Apalachicola river waters. Judge W A Bootle presides as two witnesses have testified. 2,669 acres are sought with a jury to set the price.
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J. P. Seely
U. S. Court
Chattahoochee, Flint
Apalachicola
Woodruff Dam
Court House
Uled
W. A. Bootle
French Plan for Saar Transfer Reaches Agreement
Premier Guy Mollet and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer reached a method for transferring the Saar valley to Germany. The accord envisions a treaty to place the border region in West Germany by January 1 with a three year transition for the France Saar customs union and continued French coal rights, plus an international canal linking the Moselle and Rhine rivers.
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Guy Mollet
Konrad Adenauer
Saar Valley
Germany
West Germany
France
Saar
Moselle
Rhine
Great Lorraine
West
League of Nations
Third Reich
CED Recommends Tax Cut of Two Billion Dollars
The Committee for Economic Development urged a tax cut of two billion dollars or more if a cut does not blow a U.S. cash budget. It conditioned the proposal on a small budget surplus or low inflation and warned revenue estimates may understate income and profits growth.
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Washington
Committee For Economic Development Today
CED
Eisenhower Administration
Masked Robber Uses Sleeping Officers In Home Invasion
A masked gunman robs Reginald Fitzgerald on his Chicago doorstep taking $10 then enters the house and wakes Walter Quasthoff and his brother Robert on a rear porch. He orders the trio to wait.
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Chicago
Mere
Reginald Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Walter Quasthoff
Robert
Mobile X Ray Unit Sees 187 Visitors at Court House
The Georgia Mobile X-Ray Unit, parked by the Court House, logged 187 visitors by 12 30 as it stayed until 2 p m. Volunteer workers handled registration while Dr. John Stillwell Thomas county health commissioner described the service to detect tuberculosis. X rays also indicated heart disease and other respiratory conditions with follow up reports advising physician consultation.
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Georgia Mobile
Court House
John Stillwell
Thomas County
Powell Calls Negroes to Passive Resistance Meeting
Rep Powell announces a New York meeting to discuss a nationwide passive resistance program by Negroes to segregation. Twelve white and Black delegates from the North and South will attend with A Philip Randolph as chairman. Powell links civil rights to global strength, urging bold action.
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Powell
Atlanta
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Morehouse College
North
Montgomery
Ala
Tallahassee
Fla
Philip Randolph
The
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
America
United States
Postmaster Nomination for Whigham GA Named
Washington President Eisenhower sends to the Senate his nomination of James M Cox for postmaster of Whigham Georgia. The move places a local postal leadership choice before Congress.
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Washington
Hisenhower
Senate
James M Cox
Whigham, Ga
Thief Steals From House After Masking as Policeman
In a quiet living room a robber woke the household and took $24 and a star badge from Policeman Quasthoff. He had roused Fred and Josephine Quasthoff while their son slept, then left the home without further disturbance.
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Uasthoffs
Fred
Josephine
Quasthoff
Adenauer to Visit Washington for Talks With Eisenhower
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will arrive in Washington next Monday for informal talks with President Eisenhower and U S officials. The Adenauer visit follows a year ago encounter and will include reception in New York the coming weekend.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
United
Adenauer
York
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