Flood insurance system faces rough sledding in Congress
Washington reports President Eisenhower pushes a five year, up to three billion dollar flood insurance program for homeowners and small businesses. Critics warn added treasury strain could derail budget plans as New England lawmakers push for quick action. The piece also covers Churchill and Eden Dulles tensions and Ellender’s tough farm bill push.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Treasury
Hower
Dulles
United States
Red China
United Nations
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Ellender
Eliender
GOP Dinner in Houston Aims to Raise Five Million for 1956 Campaign
A Sun News Desk memo notes a Houston GOP event as part of a nationwide drive to raise five million dollars for the 1956 presidential race. The piece mocks political dinners, cites over one thousand attendees, and questions farm policy and foreign affairs as campaign factors. It praises peace as a favorable talking point for Republicans while critiquing farm aid and labor politics.
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Houston
Pop
Iica
Truman
Marge
Demos
The Many Names In One Man Cause Probate Confusion
A Texas law column warns that varying names used by a single person across birth, college, work, marriage, and financial documents can complicate probate and estate administration. It urges everyone to use the birth certificate name on all legal documents to avoid future disputes and stresses consulting an attorney for legal application.
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Albert Charles Smith
Albert Smith
Charles Smith
A. Charles Smith
A.C. Smith
Charley Smith
Mrr. Smith
A. C. Smith
Texas
Congressmen on horseback junket in tongue in cheek piece
A satirical Washington column imagines a congressman traveling on horse back. Names of lawmakers appear as puns and caps throughout as the narrative follows a lengthy junket, with big names and place references shaping a playful but pointed critique of congressional life.
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Washington
Congress
Kol Call
Capitol Hill
Baytown Sun publication and staff notes
A Baytown Sun clerical fragment lists publication details and staff roles. It notes editor and publisher, advertising manager, and office manager along with subscription rates and mailing information. The garbled text mentions Baytown Texas and a government act reference.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Aghbe
Baytown
Texas
Hartman
Harry Boewsl
Besiah Mae Jackson
Armed Services
Pusteffier Wader
Hott Generel
Two Old Songs Spark Sudden Regional Popularity
The narrator recalls rare tunes from a ragtime era cafe juke box. The Yellow Rose of Texas gains sudden fame after decades of neglect while a coal mine song titled Cent Tons becomes a booming, briefly popular record.
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Chatchee
Cen Tons
Wns
Deborah Kerr Sings for Living in The King and I
Deborah Kerr the former dramatic star sings on screen for pay in The King and I with Marlon Brando and others. She shares singing duties with Marnie Nixon who supplies the high notes on several songs while Kerr performs two entirely herself Whispered lines and the studio split sentences on four numbers. Kerr says she prepared weeks in Europe after filming and that a Las Vegas offer for a singing engagement valued at 100000 awaits.
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Aline Mosby
Deborah Kerr
Marlon Brando
Susan Hayward
Deborah
Miss Nixon
Paramount
Miss Kerr
Sands Hotel
Las Vegas
Yo Brynner
Sey- and I
Europe
Did You Know Factoids from the Era
The Red River of the North rises inside the United States and flows north into Canada. In 1880 the average U S farm worker tilled about 21 acres, up from 46 in 1860. Massachusetts leads in crankey site production garbled data. confirm sources.
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Red River
United States
Canada
U.S
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge Tar Answer Quick
The text blends trivia style questions with fragmented historical references and odd phrasing. It mentions early radio broadcasting figures, political figures, birth and election notes, vocabulary origins, and birthday notices, interspersed with garbled names and dates.
Congressmen Still Hope Ike Will Seek Re election
Washington reports Republican congressmen remain hopeful President Eisenhower will run again despite health doubts. The piece cites a quip at a meeting about resigning if unable to run in November. It also notes a secret Arizona Senate deal between Hayden and Goldwater, plus various political maneuvers and military aviation rivalries shaping the era.
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Washington
Prsident
Eisenhower
Tunning
Ike
Nominia
Arizona
Carl Hayden
Barry Goldwater
Hayden
Darrel St. Claire
Goldwater
Prescott Bush
U.S. Information Agency
Senator Bridges
USIA
Styles
Try And Top Me JOHN STRALEY Wall Street Trader Tale
John Straley narrates a Wall Street trader who meets a clever hungry classmate who pleads for money. The trader explains marriage and a new child stretch his finances, while the ex down and outer ribbing him about raising a family on his dough. A twist ends with a boy asking for a moving boy's number, the operator advising to check the directory.
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John Straley
Wall Street
Indiana Belt Telephone Company
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