Eisenhower to visit GOP trouble spots in 1956 bid
Editorial notes President Eisenhower will not barnstorm but plans select trips to GOP trouble spots in Ohio and Kentucky to support senatorial contests. He may appear in TV spots while Senator George Bender faces a tough race in Ohio and Thurston Morton is cited in Kentucky as a potential GOP candidate.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ohio
Kentucky
Blue Grass State
Thurston Morton
State Department
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Morocco independence day seen by Madrid reporters
A party of newspaper and radio staff travels from Madrid to Casablanca to witness Morocco’s independence as a French protectorate ends. The piece notes Casablanca’s celebrations, the city’s diverse religious groups, the lingering tensions among Moslems, Jews, and Catholics, and the hope for future tolerance despite religious and cultural divides. It also mentions local governance, French influence, and observers including an American business league delegation.
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Madrid
Spain
Mediterranean Sea
Casablanca
Atlantic Ocean
Morocco
Fiorosco
France
LaMont
Guis
INS
United States
Ceseblacna
Arta
Bultan
Cenent
Lyautey
Marshal Lyautey
Aghout
Igus
Invita
Abraham
God
Christ
Mohammed
Africa
Letters to the Editor Endorse Baytown Housing Plan
Letter from Construction and General Laborers Local 313 Baytown 130% Harbour endorses federally financed low rent housing to eradicate substandard shacks and aid workers with limited income. They urge voters to support the program and record a union endorsement for 700 members in the area.
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the Sun
Harbour
Baytown
FHA
John Bracey
Toeal
Baytown Sun Staff and Rates Notice
The Baytown Sun lists staff roles including Fred Hartman editor, Harry Goswell publisher, Beulah Mat Jackson managing editor, and Preston Pendergrass advertising manager. Subscription rates are shown for carrier and mail options with monthly and yearly pricing.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbe
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Harry Goswell
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mat Jackson
Armed Services
Postoffice
National
Givenchy Sees American Women Shaping Paris Fashion
Hubert de Givenchy, one of Paris's top designers, says American and Italian women drive fashion choices. He notes French women favor conservative styles while American tastes push audacious looks, and predicts the future favors loose waisted, body skimming lines adaptable to all figures.
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New York
Paris
Hubert de Givenchy
S. Giverichy
Givenchy
Quick Knowledge Pack From a Fragment Mosaic
A rambling trivia collage asks about racial divisions and geography, notes a Minnesotan born in 1605 who entered law school in 1929 and served in politics, a Freeport PA figure in film, historical dates like Stamp Act repeal and Grover Cleveland’s birth, and a list of other named figures with birthdays. The piece blends puzzles, misprints, and date clusters.
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Falks of
Gueas
Minnesota
University
Congress
Senate
Pice
Secret Service probes Cairo embassy over Russian agent
The British Secret Service orders an urgent review of all Cairo embassy staff after a coded letter from Louisville, dated 1954, hints at a Russian agent colluding with a British operative. FBI and American agents assist, with books searched and a mail trace underway. The case centers on leaks and a coded Runyonese message.
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Washington
British Secret Service
Cairo
Donald Macleran
Troy
Louisville
Vint
Lord Cromer
Tom
Donald
David
cAm
Tyrrell
Cincinnati
MacLean
Iwhrars
FBI
Fran
Did You Know Facts From Old Newspapers
A note mentions a cloth sack with table salt used to melt ice on windshields. It cites Henry M. Stanley and an Oklahoma school at Fort Gibson. It notes U S Route 1 once followed a Potawatomi trail from Detroit to Chicago. Sumter South Carolina first adopted the commission city manager form.
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Henry
MM. Stanley
Fort Gibson
Oklahoma
U.S. 1
Detroit
Chicago
Sumter, S. C
City
United States
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