Democrats Explore Collective Leadership in Congress
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler invites 20 party figures including Adlai Stevenson and former President Truman to advise the national committee’s executive panel. The plan aims to align Congress with the 1956 platform, but could spark splits and threaten Johnson and Rayburn’s influence. Attorney Johnson favors waiting for Eisenhower’s proposals, while Ziffren and Lawrenc e urge an independent Democratic program.
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House
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Paul Ziffren
California
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
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Safety Council weighs taller street signs in South Charleston
The Safety Council in South Charleston, West Virginia, considers installing longer street signs after residents complain that current signs bump their heads.
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W. Va
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Fuses May Have Caused Pier Blast
A Connecticut firm claims nearly seven tons of detonating fuses were shipped in compliance with regulations. The Brookyn pier blast killed 10, injured 246, and caused about 15 million dollars in damage. Ensign Bickford Co. said it shipped 1,950 cases of Prima cord fuses to its West Coast distributor.
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Connecticut
Brooklyn
Ensign Bickford Co
Simsbury, Conn
New York Harbor
Coast Manufacturing Co
Traverne
Calif
Chou Endorses U S Policy on Egypt in U N
Premier Chou En-Lai backed the U S position in the U N debate on Egypt calling it correct while raising questions about U S aims in Egypt. He urged immediate withdrawal of British and French forces with U N supervision as part of a regional cleanup of the Suez Canal.
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India
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V.K. Krishna Menon
New York
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Mr. Menon
Overturned Car in Lake Is Just a Joke
In Bradley Beach New Jersey police and fire crews found an overturned car on Sylvan Lake. Four tires were buried in mud to resemble a flipped vehicle staged near Commissioner Albert Kirms home as a practical joke by local residents.
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Bradley Beach
Sylvan Lake
Albert Kirms
Hungarian Refugee Children Find Gifts From St. Nicholas
Dozens of Hungarian refugee children at CAMP KILMER New Jersey woke to find St. Nicholas gifts in their polished shoes. Volunteers from the Red Cross delivered new dolls games candy and switches donated by various organizations. The switches were taken from trees around the camp.
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St. Nicholas
Red Cross
Mount Rushmore Noses Longer Than Sphinx Face
An unusual measurement notes that each nose on the Mount Rushmore statues of Washington Jefferson Roosevelt and Lincoln exceeds the length of Egypt's Sphinx face. The fact highlights the colossal scale of the monumental carvings in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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Jefferson
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Mount Rushmore
Black Hills
South Dakota
Egypt
Sphinx
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