Volume cars least affected by power race
Detroit reports the horsepower race has touched big sellers lightly. Chevrolet Ford and Plymouth raised top horsepower modestly since 1946, while Cadillac Lincoln Chrysler led high priced gains. Knudson warned manufacturers to shift focus from speed to safety or face new restrictions.
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Chevrolet
Ford
Plymouth
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Lincoln
Chrysler
James K. Knudson
Defense Transport Administration
Shrew Named Toughest Animal by Explorer in Frontiers
Philadelphia report notes Alan Devoe cites the shrew as the fiercest creature, able to attack animals twice its size and eating its own weight every three hours. The tiny mammals weigh barely an ounce and survive about 16 months, with food needed daily. British jets travel about 80,000 miles weekly.
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Philadelphia
Alan Devoe
World trade loss would dull life and threaten defense
A State Department booklet warns that cutting off all U S trade would grimly affect every facet of daily life from food and medicine to telephones and cars. It dramatizes a hypothetical family Jim Johnson with shortages of coffee, bananas, tobacco, and imported tubes and medicines, underscoring how defense relies on imported materials.
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United States
America
State Department
U. S
Jim Johnson
Jim
Effort to Delay Faces Reed Bill on Income Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 21 to 4 to approve a 10 percent cut in individual income taxes starting June 30, despite Democratic protests that the Eisenhower administration should be heard first. Republicans pledged floor action would be delayed until after May 1 to allow spending cuts before tax relief, while Democrats condemned the move as unprecedented without Treasury testimony.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Daniel Reed
New York
Treasury
Meeting the Rain A Weathered Entrance in the Shower
A speaker or observer notes a man standing in the rain with a lunch box, wearing work clothes and a cap, waiting for a ride. The piece muses on resilience and not ducking from rain, preferring to stay upright and calm in wet weather.
The Spice of Life and Quick Quips
A collage of jokes and anecdotes about work promotions thrift and everyday mishaps. A drop engineer becomes a sandwich engineer and a boss shifts tasks. A sexton and parson joke. A customer clings to change after stepping on a grape. A ship arm warning and Holmes quip follow. A family uses six plates with no orchestra in sight.
Boy in Parked Car Twists Wheel Seized by Authorities
A boy about eight in a parked car was seen wildly twisting the steering wheel and making motor like noises before bystanders alerted authorities. Responders arrived and secured the vehicle, with no injuries reported and the child evaluated for safety.
Texan Dates Boston Beau In Bold Glove Gesture
A lively Texas woman makes a provocative first date gesture by drawing on her gloves. The Boston-born boyfriend scolds her, and she retorts that her southern background supports bold displays.
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