Hoover Commission pushes for big budget cuts and tax relief
The Hoover Commission led by former President Hoover argues for annual savings of eight billion dollars through federal reform. A bipartisan Citizens Committee supports implementation as Congress has introduced 185 bills to enact recommendations. Authors warn of entrenched practices, urge public backing for a leaner government and potential tax relief.
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Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Congress
Citizens Committee For
Commission
Red Cross Notes Long-Standing Loans and Gratitude
A Tucson Red Cross Home Service note reveals a $30 loan repaid via a money order from a man now in Phoenix. Similar messages and checks have arrived from Phoenix Sacramento Denver and Fort Worth, for loans dating 1925 to 1927. The display honors contributors and volunteers, illustrating the human depth behind 3,550 cases of assistance in the past year.
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Tucson
Red Cross
Phoenix
Red Cross Home Service Department
Sacramento
Denver
Fort Worth
Red Cross Home Service
Ethics Clash Highlights Talbott Case and Red China Stance
H V Kaltenborn argues the Eisenhower era balanced stern ethics at home with expediency abroad. Harold Talbott resigns after profits tied to an Air Force contractor, while Washington proceeds with limited recognition of Red China despite ongoing hostility.
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Eisenhower
Air Force
Geneva
Harold E. Talbott
Talbott
West Germany’s free enterprise oasis fuels postwar prosperity
A touring reporter notes West Germany’s thriving economy with rebuilt Ruhr factories, rapid housing growth, and mass weekend travel. He argues prosperity under a free market strengthens democracy, counters communism, and reshapes the German labor movement away from nationalization toward private enterprise.
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Bonn
West Germany
Germany
Soviet Union
Britain
Money Market Watch as Yields Narrow Gap Between Stocks and Bonds
Weak bond prices boost yields and stock yields adjust. investors watch whether stocks or bonds will lead the market. Brokers foresee three paths: shift to bonds, higher stock dividends, or selective selling as stock yields fall and bond yields rise. The business boom and loan demand likely tighten money markets further.
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U. S. Treasury
Insurance Companies
U. S
Tucson Family Group Portrait From 1887 in Old Tucson
A 1887 Tucson portrait shows Henry Aphold Mrs Louisa Aphold Matas Lulu Aphold and Dr Narciso Henry Matas with Addie Aphold leaning beside him. Dr Matas treated Addie during a diphtheria siege and her recovery inspired local memory. Chapter 13 Mining In Old Arizona starts tomorrow.
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Tucson
Henryuehman
Henry Aphold
Louisa Aphold Matas
Louisa
Lulu
Old Tucson
Narciso Henry Matas
Rudolph
Matas
Adelaide
Addie) Aphold
Miss Aphold
Addie Aphold
Old
Arizona
Old Glory and the White House on July Fourth 1955
A 1955 Senatorial reflection notes a shift in diplomacy from Paris and London to Washington. It emphasizes the White House and the State Department as the centers of international activity with July 4 celebrations marking a peak of American flags aloft abroad and at home.
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Quai d'Orsay
No. 10 Downing Street
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States Department of State
George H. Bender
Rohio
Little Blowhard the air conditioner goes to new home
Hal Boyles notebook recalls the humorous farewell to a home air conditioner named Little Blowhard. Frances buys newer units, selling the old machine on the 14th floor and promising visiting privileges, while the narrator laments the loss and contrasts temperamental old gear with the newer, polite models.
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New York
Lone Ranger
Frances
Franies
Rover
Government by Favorites in U S Public Office
George E. Sokolsky argues that political money and loyalty shape presidential appointments and cabinet posts. He notes New York fundraising influence, the mismatch of business-style management with policy needs, and cites Benson Stevens Talbott and Eisenhower-era turnover as examples of political control over administration.
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New York
Hoover Commission
Task Force
Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
Robert Stevens
Army
Harold Talbott
Eisenhower
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Italy
Ethiopia
Hitler
Austria
Russia
Finland
Mao Tse-tung-Chou Enlai
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Korea
Europe
Asia
Roscoe Drummond
Free Enterprise
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United States
Western Germany
West German Republic
Wiemar Republic
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Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Sam Dawson
Albert R. Buehman
Hal Boyle
George E. Sokolsky
Dennis the Menace
Dennis
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