Eisenhower Leads In Polls Across States As Election Nears
Polls across New York, California, Indiana, New Jersey, and other regions show Eisenhower holding a lead over Adlai Stevenson. New York results 50.7 to 40.3, California 49 to 44, and Indiana driven by Vanderburgh County trend. Local surveys from Evansville and Omaha show mixed gains for Stevenson.
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Paris
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Sczyk
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Poland
Ike Attacks Stevenson On H Bond Proposals
In New York the campaigns clashed over hydrogen bomb tests and disarmament. Eisenhower urged keeping nuclear arms safe and usable only with safeguards, while Stevenson pressed halting H-bomb tests through agreement and inspections to avert world destruction.
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Stevenson Promises Farm Task Force Program
Adlai Stevenson, in Springfield Illinois, proposed forming a Democratic farm task force under Senator Estes Kefauver to craft a new agricultural program for early congressional action. He pledged to activate the panel immediately after election, naming Kefauver and others, and criticized Eisenhower for farm promises he called deceitful. He later spoke in Rock Island and urged leaders to join the task force.
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Fort Theater
Nixon Sees Eisenhower Victory Wave From Chicago Campaign
Vice President Nixon left for the Pacific Coast with confidence the tide favors Eisenhower as crowds swell his estimates of the GOP vote. He predicts up to 40 percent of the Negro vote and says civil rights action could hinge on a Republican Congress and a second term for Eisenhower.
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State Candidates Step Up Drive in Ohio Senate Race
Ohio voters watch a heated Senate contest as Republican incumbent George H. Bender and Democrat Gov. Frank Lausche intensify campaigning. Bender attacks Lausche’s cross party ties while Lausche promotes independence and vows to be Washington’s lobbyist for Ohio. Weather outlook shows cooler weekend with showers statewide.
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Lausche Opposes Special Session Over Ohio Telephone Strike
Governor Frank Lausche resists calling a special legislative session to address the Ohio Consolidated Telephone strike now in its 104th day. A Portsmouth Citizens Committee urged a session to push mandatory arbitration and ban further utility strikes, while talks between the company and CWA have stalled with 16 issues unresolved since the July 25 contract expiration.
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Tragic Auto Crash Claims Eight Hammes Children
Richard Hammes of Sigourney recalls the fatal car train collision that killed his eight children aged 1 to 9 and injured his wife Ruth who is in fair condition. The accident occurred near the Hammes family farm while an older group rode to Plank Township Rural Grade School. Names of victims include Toni and Donnie 9 twins Linda 8 Gary 6 Rosemary 5 Rickie and Vicky 1. Ronnie died at the hospital.
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Violence flares as French convoy clashes with Tunisian roadblock
Reports from Tunis indicate a border incident strained French Tunisian ties as a French convoy allegedly breached a Arab roadblock near Teri a, with Tunisian authorities claiming many wounded while Paris denies casualties. Further clashes in Algeria and Morocco followed French seizure of five top Algerian rebels en route to a conference in Tunis.
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Estes Blasts Bomb Policy In Kefauver Speech
Estes Kefauver charged Republicans with smoke of confusion and nonsense about the hydrogen bomb. He warned H bomb policy could trigger global nuclear war and a dark age. Speaking after meeting Adlai Stevenson in Springfield he urged international agreement to halt further testing of hydrogen bombs.
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Democratic Standard
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Want Ads For Sunday Classified Section
Classified notices announce ads accepted for Sunday publication with deadline at US AM Saturday and instructions for submission and payment.
Rebels Capture Vienna Highway
Rebels control the highway from Budapest to the Austrian frontier after three days of fighting in Budapest and western Hungary. Heavy clashes, radio broadcasts by rebels calling themselves The Freedom Radio, strikes paralyzing railways, and reports of thousands dead or wounded mark the crisis. Budapest shows war damage as Soviet and Hungarian forces face insurgent advances toward Vienna.
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Hungary
Dube
UN Might Deal With Red Revolts
Paris Foreign Minister Christian Pineau said Western Big Three may urge the United Nations Security Council to address Soviet involvement in the Hungarian revolt. He noted a government‑level complaint is required and that France Britain and the United States are considering the move. In London, officials said all aspects are being considered as Budapest demonstrators urged UN action over alleged Russian troop intervention.
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London
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Famous Road Closes for Season on Pikes Peak Route
Four foot snowdrifts shut the Pikes Peak auto highway in Colorado Springs for the season. The scenic road to the summit of the 14 110 foot peak will stay closed until next spring.
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Virginia Democrats Hopeful Adlai Wins in Tide of Change
In Virginia the Democratic faithful express cautious optimism that Adlai Stevenson may regain the commonwealth, which voted for Eisenhower in 1952. Party leaders note Democrats outnumber Republicans, but Ayn Byrd’s stance remains a question as a three-way race with T. Coleman Andrews looms.
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