Bond plan to finance Long Beach Terminal upgrades in Houston
Houston Port Commission proposes a $20,000,000 bond to fund Long Beach Terminal purchase and port improvements. A countywide election is set for December 14. Funds would acquire properties, pay for land across Ship Channel, and develop a 226 acre tract into a modern port with seven new wharves and rail facilities to handle increasing cargo.
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Southerners Doubt GOP Can Maintain Dixie Beachhead
Atlanta November 7 Southerners question if Republicans can keep the solid Dixie support after Trumahism fades. Eisenhower carried three Southern states with big popular vote gains, while Southern Democrats fear big government and spendthrift policies. Figures KENNAN and Shivers join others in signaling temporary defection with hopes of return if Jeffersonian candidates emerge.
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McCarthy Wins Wisconsin Senate Seat Amid Landslide
In Madison Wisconsin Joseph R McCarthy narrowly wins reelection to the Senate as Eisenhower dominates the GOP ticket He polled 58 percent to defeat Thomas Fairchild while the party overall posts a strong victory The piece notes speculation about McCarthys future influence and his pledge to purge subversives seeking public employment
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