Tuesday. February! 25, 1958
Cuban Rebels
Sabotage Race
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waged from under;
meat.
Five Cuban s
Senate Passes
Debt Measure
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24 (JV-
The Senate tonight passed and
sent to president Eisenhower the
bill he asked raising the federal
debt ceiling by five billion, dol
lars.
The limit is now 2175 billion dol
lars, a ceiling which the admin
istration is approaching.
■ The 280 billion limit will be in
effect through June 30, 1959. This
is the fourth _ time Congress has
boosted the limit temporarily ati
Eisenhower’s request.
Sen. Harry Byrd (D.-Va.),i
chairman of the Senate Finance!
Committee, argued without suc
cess the limit should be held to
278 billion dollars.
Senate passage came by voice
vote after five hours debate. The
House passed the measure 328-71
Jan. 23.
Nasser Goes to Syria !
DAMASCUS, U.A.R., Feb. 24
WP)—President Nasser made his!
first trip to Syria today as headi
of the new United Arab Republic!
and was greeted by crowds shout-'
mg “Long live Nasser!” !
Nasser flew in for talks to get!
Syria operating as a province in;
the U.A.R. It was reported Syrian!
officials were not even aware of
las arrival until his plane landed.
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"HOT MARTERIE"
24 (/P) —Cuba’s biggest auto race played
tragic end today.
as a weird outcome of the battle being
ground by rebel forces against the govern-
lectators were killed and 40 more were:
injured or dying—victims of a,
race car that went out of control.;
Experts said the race, the $lO,-;
000 Gran Premio, was sabotaged I
with oil slicks by rebels of Fidel*
! Castro. i
I The kidnaping of the world's!
! greatest race driver by rebels re- 1
: mained unsolved tonight. >
The race was already stripped |
of its star by the kidnaping of
world champion driver Juan
Manuel Fangio of Argentina. It!
was called off shortly after it got
off to a delayed start.
Police said they believed some!
injured died in routs to hospitals.'
They were continuing to check for|
additional fatalities.
It was believed the rebels, who!
had telephoned radio stations and;
newspapers announcing t Fangio’s,
release, changed their 'minds'
when they saw the heavy police;
reinforcements that had been
called out.
[Bernard Writes Chapter
For Sociology Book
| Dr. Jessie R. Bernard, profes
sor of sociology, is a contributor
ito the book, “Institutions of the
»Advanced Nations of the World,”
edited by Arnold Rose and re
cently published by the Univer
sity of Minnesota Press.
;t She is author of the chapter,
I “Institutions in the United
: States.” ,
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Douglas Seeks Ike Claims US. Economy
Employment Aid Stronger Than Critics' Spirit
_ WASHING Feb. 24 (aP) —; WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 IF) — The recession by five years of
davcaUed for to heln iPresident Eisenhower said today ("economic misrule.” But his
bulldprojects KreLof ZTl'l M tip : top' ords appeared to be an answer,
unemployment areas he said *S?"°SSrit“of *** is time to - listen to
;now »umto « against IS "Jf^"a «“"* "'lpacP 1 ' •< ««• ta.m.” tha Pmi
! Douglas made the statement as! a P®P talk at the National jdent declared.
'his Senate production and stabili- Food Conference, the President In New York, informed of El
jzatkm subcommittee resumed^ sa ‘ d courage and confidence areisenhower’s statement. Truman
'hearings on legislation to supply 'needed “to prevent the slackness jeommented that "all the men of
'federal aid—mostly ar-!ln employment and the dip in thejlittle faith are in the Republican
jeas of high unemployment. j economy from becoming serious.” j party."
Douglas has introduced a bill; Eisenhower did not refer to for-! Eisenhower returned to Wash
|that would entail loans totaling 1 mer President Harry S. Truman’s.ington in the morning from a 10-
|275 miDion dollars to encourage'Saturday night speech accusing.day vacation in Georgia and a
[industries to build in depressed the Republicans of bringing on brief stopover in Phoenix. Aria.
I areas. Seventy-five million of this
.would be for the construction of
'public projects, the rest for new
i plants in rural and industrial
! areas.
He said that even if full pros
perity resumes many of the de
pressed areas still will need re
development next year and in
1960.
Pittsburgh Coroner
May Seek Governorship
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 24 (JPV-
Allegheny County Coroner, Dr.
William D. McClelland, said today j
he obtained nominating petitions]
for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination.
McClelland said he has given
petitions to friends in Allegheny
and several other counties. How
ever, he has not yet formally an
nounced he will seek the nomin
ation.
Harvard University was founded
by the Puritans in 1636. But, it
was not until 1639 thatt he name
was officially changed to honor
John Harvard, who contributed
money and books to aid the col
! lege.
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