Stevenson Opens Campaign With $280000 Address
Adlai Stevenson formally opens his presidential bid with a saturation TV and radio address estimated to cost 200000 to 280000. He flies to Harrisburg with Estes Kefauver and Gov George Leader to finalize the speech at the Farm Show Building where about 10000 are expected to attend a fund raising dinner amid Republican criticism of ticket purchases.
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George M. Leader
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Harrisburg State
Eisenhower Nixon rally previews 1956 campaign
President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon outlined campaign strategy at a Gettysburg rally, urging party registration and broad turnout while targeting Adlai Stevenson and Truman era critics. Georgia Senate race favors Thomas D. Talmdage, who wins decisively over Melvin Thompson.
Sailor fined for using hand grenades to fish
The state game and fish department reports a sailor was fined fifty dollars after authorities found he used hand grenades in the Cannonball River to catch fish.
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Polio Decline Shown Across States in Weekly Report
Washington reports 855 new polio cases for the week, down from 887, marking a second straight decline. The Public Health Service avoided predicting if the 1956 peak was reached, as Illinois led with 108 cases. A Chicago outbreak story mentions confusion and a rope off river area while authorities weigh the risk and response.
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Public Health Service
Illinois
Mike Volk
Chicago
Els
Suez plan backed by United States said by Lloyd
London AP report says Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd told Parliament the proposed Suez Canal users association has full US support. He stressed Britain and France will not concede unrestricted canal control and urged UN involvement. Egypt claims the plan aims to provoke war to seize canal control.
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Suez Canal Users’ Association
United States
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House of Commons
Washington
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Britain
France
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Nasser
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John W. Bricker
Dulles Says US Won’t Use Force Over Suez Block
Secretary of State Dulles told a news conference that the United States has no plan to shoot its way through the Suez Canal if Egypt blocks passage. He said ships will be diverted if necessary and emphasized peaceful means.
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United States
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United States Backing Suez Plan Hinted by Dulles
Dulles told a news conference the United States would back diverting vessels around Africa under certain conditions and consider dollar loans to friendly countries unable to bear the cost. He urged Egypt to reconsider initial objections to a Suez canal users’ association while denying any aim to provoke war. President Eisenhower reportedly backs the move and will meet Australian PM Menzies for a White House conference.
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Egypt
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Anthony Eden
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Australia
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Nasser
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France
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Eisenhower to Head National Field Days Plowing Matches
NEWTON Iowa President Eisenhower accepts honorary chairmanship for the event to be held in September 2021 22. He is slated to speak September 21 with his Democratic rival Adlai Stevenson scheduled to follow on September 22.
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Iowa
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Ohio Republicans Rally Over Maine Demain Statement
Ohio Republicans hailed a Maine remark by Senator Knowland as a call to action at the GOP state convention. Delegates and guests packed the arena as speakers pressed unity to defend the Bill of Rights against world governance threats.
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Demain
Maine
Columbus
Dem
William F. Knowland
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GOP
Kefauver accuses Ike of cynicism on farm aid push
In Fork, Pa, Senator Estes Kefauver charges President Eisenhower cynically questions Democratic farm aid effort. Kefauver cites an earlier remark and urges Ike to tell bankers and GM executives he opposes rich quick schemes while farmers are ready to back the Democrats. Eisenhower defends soil and water protection and a patient farm program in a press conference.
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Estes Kefauver
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General Motors
White House
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Three Die in Bus Truck Collision Near MUAKUE
Police said three persons were killed and at least 19 injured when a Greyhound scenic cruiser bus collided with an semi in U S 24 north of here. The truck burst into flames and set the bus ablaze before fire crews extinguished the blaze.
Passive Resistance Integration Foe To Continue Fight In Clay
Clay Kentucky mayor Herman Z Clark vows to lead a campaign to force James and Teresa Gordon out of the Clay school after white students walked out in protest. National Guardsmen and state troopers escorted the Gordon children into class as teachers contemplate possible certificate revocation.
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Herman Z. Clark
James
Teresa Gordon
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Defense Plan Big Insurance Policy for Freedom
U S deputy secretary of defense Reuben B Robertson Jr told insurance leaders that the national defense program is the greatest insurance policy in the world. He said the plan ensures continuity of free institutions and can adapt to changes in science or international relations. The policy can deter aggression and is sustainable at a premium we can pay until communists abandon world domination.
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Reuben B. Robertson
U. S
M On
National Defense Program
Robertson
National Society of Chartered
Utah Governor Eyes Next Job Despite Term Rejection
Governor Bracken Lee, 57, said he would not support a write in bid for reelection after his term was rejected. He told interviewer George D. Clyde he doubts such a campaign would succeed. In London, Prof. A M Low, 68, designer of the first guided missile, died.
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William O'Neill
Eisenhower
Nixon
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Ray C. Bliss
Ohio
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Bliss
Gettysburg
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Lee
George D. Clyde
London
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Du Alle proposes updated aged care program at Wayne County Fair
Michael V. Du Alle, Democratic candidate for governor, urged a refreshed plan for aging issues at the Wayne County Fair. He noted longer lifespans require re-examination of aid programs and highlighted the need for affordable elderly housing and that compulsory retirement at 65 should be reconsidered.
O Neill poised to declare road cost stance in Ohio
Columbus reports Republican governor hopeful C Wiliam ONeill appears ready to state his plan on interstate highway cost sharing. He favors an equal split of the remaining 10 percent with cities for municipalities, while the federal government covers the other 9 percent. DiSalle backs a 90 10 split. Lausche and the highway director want cities to pay the full 10 percent.
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Wiliam O'Neill
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Farm Forum
Cincinnati
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Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Peace Urged Along Border by UN Truce Chief
Jerusalem Maj. Gen. Edson Burns urged Jordan and Israel to end border incidents amid the Suez crisis. Jordan sources said a convoy of 1000 Israelis attacked a fortified police post, killing 20, with fighting near the Dead Sea corridor. Israel reported no guardsmen killed and one missing. Burns condemned such raids as condemned by the Security Council.
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Edson Burns
U.N
Jordan
Israel
F Kettering Named Industrialist of Year
Charles E Wilson announced F Kettering has been named industrialist of the year by a board of prominent persons. Kettering, director and research consultant of General Motors Corp, is a renowned engineer and inventor in a Gallipolis society award set for a November dinner. Typhoon damage reported in Okinawa with U S Air Force installations affected and about four million in television related losses noted.
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Hunting Season Opens Prompt Cash Sale For Unused Gear
Editor urges readers to place a low cost Messenger Want Ad to sell hunting gun and gear idle after opening hunting season. Ad-taker available at $1242 to schedule Friday and Sunday ads.
Paratrooper Rescue Saves Falling Comrade During Display
In a 1000 foot fall during a Defense Department tour, Specialist 3C Rogert D. Busch risked his life to catch a fellow paratrooper, ET. brauy, after his chute failed to open. Busch, from Al-M, caught the man as they landed on a dirt road. Peine of Bellaire Texas suffered a head injury, while Busch remained uninjured.
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Rogert D. Busch
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Pitiful Little Boy Found Roosting With Chickens
A boy about seven years old was found in a Bel fast hen house roosting with chickens and roosters. Police say he cannot talk, walk, or eat normal food and appears reared like an animal. He has a mat of hair, clawlike nails, and replies to voices with grunts. He was taken to Belfast for examination by physicians at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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Hugh Ross
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County Down
William Hamilton
National Society For Teams of Physicians
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