Stevenson Gains In Michigan for Second Nomination Bid
Adlai E. Stevenson won 31 percent of Michigan's 44 Democratic nominating votes as Gov. G. Mennen Williams pledged support. The delegation split 31 percent Stevenson, 11 Harriman, half Symington, with one uncommitted. If reflected on first ballot, Stevenson could reach 604 votes toward the 686 needed. Continued effort aimed at New Jersey and Tennessee alignments as Truman opposes Stevenson and a civil rights plank faces floor debate.
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Averell Harriman
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Truman
Democratic Platform Committee Approves Civil Rights Plank
Democratic platform drafters agreed 12-5 on a moderate civil rights plank. The panel avoided specific support for the Supreme Court school desegregation order, aiming to keep party unity while signaling liberal intent.
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Chicago
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Adlai Stevenson
Truman Says Adlai Lacks Fighting Spirit
Former President Truman told a Chicago news conference that Adlai Stevenson lacks the fighting spirit needed to defend New Deal and Fair Deal principles. He said liberals should not abandon these programs as conservatives seek their destruction, backing Averell Harriman for the Democratic nomination.
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Lt Gov Brown Faces Four Foreclosure Actions
Court troubles mounted for Republican Lt Gov John W Brown as Evans Savings Assn of Akron filed four foreclosure actions against Brown and his wife Violet. The lender says four loans totaling 60300 were made on a Medina housing development Brown promoted, with delinquency after 40609 was repaid.
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One-Time German Minister Konstantin von Neurath Dies At 83
STUTTGART Germany Baron Konstantin von Neurath 83 former foreign minister and protector of occupied Czech lands died Tuesday at his Engweihing home near here. Death attributed to heart ailment angina pectoris family announced today
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Ohio Delegate Caucus Is Called To Learn Score
Ohio’s 70 delegate delegation met at 11 a.m. amid pressure over second choice support as Gov. Frank Lausche weighs his options. Burke and Lausche faced demands to keep delegates informed on candidacy plans while Lausche forgoes any VP consideration and maintains independence from Harriman.
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Thomas A. Burke
Ohio
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U. S
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Toledo
U. S. Senate
Truman
New York
Averell Harriman
Separate Meeting In Cincinnati To End Phone Strike
Negotiators attempted to resolve a month long strike by 600 Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co employees. Federal mediator Edward Phillips held separate talks with company and Communications Workers of America reps. A Thursday session was planned, unclear if joint or separate. The strike disrupted service in 24 southern and eastern Ohio counties and involved acts of vandalism.
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Ohio Consolidate Telephone Co
Edward Phillips
Columbus
Communications Workers of America
Phillips
Ohio
Jefferson County
New Record System Eyed for Ohio Licenses
Columbus deputies from across Ohio discussed a gargantuan mechanized system by the State Highway Safety Department to record motorist data. The plan would track licenses due to expire and store names addresses descriptions and driver-training history in a coded card-file. Director A C Felty said the system could reveal statistically useful facts about the driving public.
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Martha Rave Awakens After Pill Overdose in Miami Beach
Actress Martha Rave, 39, was found unconscious on her bedroom floor after taking about 20 sleeping pills. Hospital attendants reported she is awake and feeling fine, with Dr. Ralph Robbins saying she was placed under oxygen treatment and kept for observation.
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Fla
Martha Rave
Ralph Robbins
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Democratic National Convention Session Schedule
The Chicago program lists Wednesday events opening at 9 p.m. with invocation and the Star Spangled Banner, including the Resolutions and Platform Committee report chaired by John W. McCormick and speeches by Senator Robert Kerr and Representative William Dawson. Thursday’s agenda has a noon session with invocation, a roll call for nominations, and a 7 p.m. night session with balloting for the presidential nomination.
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Massachusetts
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Oklahoma
William J. Dawson
Illinois
Tension Eases Before Suez Parley Says Egyptian Leader
Pakistan foreign minister said Egyptian President Nasser agreed to allow maritime nations to advise on Suez Canal operations while preserving Egypt's sovereign right to run the canal. Nasser open to covenant with nations signed to the 1888 convention, aiming for peaceful solution and international advisory body. Dulles and Eden prepared for opening conference with Anglo American consensus on approach. France’s Pinault joined talks on a Big Three plan.
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Hodge Draws Big Sentence In Bank Funds Case
Chicago. Orville Hodge, former Illinois state auditor, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for misapplying more than 800000 in federally insured bank funds. Judge John P. Barnes imposed the term after Hodge listened to his lawyer plead guilty to 51 of 54 counts. He faces additional state charges.
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Betsy Diminishes Threat to New England anounce
Hurricane Betsy slowed to a crawl, turning north and away from the U S mainland. Miami forecaster Gordon Dunn said New England has nothing to worry about, while a new tropical system forms in the Atlantic where Betsy originated, signaling potential renewed activity.
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Parliament adjourns after approving 4.7 billion dollar budget
Canada's 22nd Parliament adjourned Tuesday night after approving the government's 4.7 billion dollar spending program for 1956 57. It marked one of Parliament's longest sessions.
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Ottawa
Canada
Republicans Start Platform Vice President Post Gets Two Available Governors
In San Francisco ten GOP groups debated the 1956 platform as governors California and Maryland again said they were available for the vice presidency while denying any campaign for Nixon. GOP chairman Hall defended Nixon and attacked Truman over Democratic rhetoric at Chicago. Maryland’s Gov McKeldin said he’d accept if asked by proper officials, naming the White House as such. California labor official Harry Finks placed Knight’s name in nomination for VP.
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Finks
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Tennessee
Frank Clement
Truman
Rayburn Attacks Republicans Over Policy Mishandling
In a Chicago St. Patrick's Day appearance Rayburn, as permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention, denounced the Eisenhower administration for mishandling foreign policy and risking national security. He criticized domestic policy as backward toward labor, farm incomes, and small businesses. The Texas congressman, long in the House, asserted the four years under GOP leadership produced fewer friends and more enemies, and he faulted Eisenhower for not handling foreign affairs.
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Sam Rayburn
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India marks independence anniversary without Nehru address
New Delhi observes the ninth anniversary of independence with no public statement from Prime Minister Nehru on ejecting Portuguese holdings in the subcontinent, breaking a two year pattern.
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India
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Mesta Party Nears Besta Label In Chicago
Mrs. Mesta, famed party giver and former Luxembourg minister, planned a modest champagne supper for about 350 guests but hosted around 500 in a Chicago hotel ballroom. Reporters and various figures sought invitations as Kaltenborn echoed Truman in playful impersonations at the event.
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Perle Mesta
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Harry S. Truman
Payment Age Lowered New Law Gives Women Retirement Pay Earlier
The Social Security bill signed by President Eisenhower lowers the retirement age for women to 62, with optional early receipt from December. Widows and wives gain favorable terms, while men retain age 65 for their own benefits.
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Congress
Eisenhower
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