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January 15, 1954

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EISENHOWER ASKS BROADER SECURITY FOR MORE PERSONS; He Proposes Higher Benefits, More Part-Time Work and Adding 10 Million to Roll CONGRESS FAVORS PLANS Labor Jubilant as President Affirms Concept of System as Workers' Earned Right EISENHOWER ASKS BROADER SECURITY

By Joseph A. Loftusspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- President Eisenhower proposed in a message to Congress today that greater Social Security benefits be provided for more workers without disturbing the system in principle.

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PORT BOARD VOTES BIG EXPANSION SUM; Most of $500,000,000 to Go for New Hudson Crossing and Airport Facilities AUTHORITY VOTES BIG PORT PROGRAM

By Joseph C. Ingraham

$200 million slated for developments over next 10 yrs; Chmn Cullman repts plane movements at 4 regional fields up 10% to 570,373 total, '53; passengers up 20% to 8,250,000 total

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Cut in Taxes on Dividends Approved by House Group; Plan, Called First Step in Ending Double Taxation on Corporation Earnings, Will Save Stockholders Up to One Billion HOUSE UNIT BACKS DIVIDEND TAX CUT

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

Bd approves

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New Honky-Tonks in Times Sq. Barred by Estimate Board Vote; NEW HONKY-TONKS OUTLAWED BY CITY

By Charles G. Bennett

Estimate Bd approves $128,163 for current yr

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1954Jose Dalisay, Jr., Filipino poet, author, and screenwriter^[†]

Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. is a Filipino writer. He has won numerous awards and prizes for fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction and screenwriting, including 16 Palanca Awards.

Historical Context for January 15, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people^[†]

Headlines from January 15, 1954

EISENHOWER ASKS BROADER SECURITY FOR MORE PERSONS; He Proposes Higher Benefits, More Part-Time Work and Adding 10 Million to Roll CONGRESS FAVORS PLANS Labor Jubilant as President Affirms Concept of System as Workers' Earned Right EISENHOWER ASKS BROADER SECURITY

PORT BOARD VOTES BIG EXPANSION SUM; Most of $500,000,000 to Go for New Hudson Crossing and Airport Facilities AUTHORITY VOTES BIG PORT PROGRAM

Cut in Taxes on Dividends Approved by House Group; Plan, Called First Step in Ending Double Taxation on Corporation Earnings, Will Save Stockholders Up to One Billion HOUSE UNIT BACKS DIVIDEND TAX CUT

New Honky-Tonks in Times Sq. Barred by Estimate Board Vote; NEW HONKY-TONKS OUTLAWED BY CITY

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