Ike's 1952 running mate list resurfaces for speculation
GOP observers revisit President Eisenhower's suggested 1952 running mate options including Nixon Knowland Herter Dewey Warren Stassen Halleck and Lodge as Ike weighs a future ticket. Many names are improbable now as political fortunes and roles have changed.
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Ike
Richard M. Nixon
Knowland
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
Harold E. Stassen
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachuet
Eisenhower shapes 1960 GOP field with Nixon Knowland lead
National Whirligig analyzes Ike's management of the 1960 Republican race. Nixon and Knowland top the California bloc as potential successors, with Lodge and Herter also set to gain chances. Ike may assign Nixon to lead NSC Operations and push Knowland into UN roles while weighing Herter's late start.
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Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
William S. Knowland
Newspaper Masthead and Publication Details
Bridgeport daily and Sunday editions published by The Post Publishing Company at 410 State St Bridgeport Conn with separate Telegram morning edition and Post Sunday issues. Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday, with holiday copy arrangements and Associated Press rights noted.
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Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport Sunday Post
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State St
Bridgeport
Conn
Sunday Post
Associated Press
U.S. Pat
Tax burden rises as Uncle Sam collects record per capita
The Internal Revenue Service released figures showing a nationwide tax of 447 dollars per person for the year ending June 30, with a 46 dollar increase per person and an 11 dollar rise over the 1953 peak. The piece notes a historically high federal tax share, the heavy load on lower brackets, and criticizes the graduated income tax as born from Marxist ideas, quoting T Coleman Andrews as a foe of the system.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Karl Marx
T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue
Holiday Shopping in Peak Seasonal Stock Throughout City Stores
Local retailers report record levels of merchandise for the Christmas season with planning begun months early. Merchants track demand and stock types to match local tastes while manufacturers push high quality, diverse goods in plastics yard goods rubber and other synthetics. Shoppers are urged to visit stores early in the final shopping week for best selections.
Presidential committee to lead Hungarian relief effort
The article urges the new 15 member Presidential committee on Hungarian relief to coordinate scattered donations and agencies. It notes the Hungarian tragedy is long term and calls for streamlined collection and distribution to ensure funds and supplies reach those in need both in the country and abroad.
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Eisenhower
Vandals Push School Window Damage Upward
Albert A. Snyder tells the Board of Education that vandalism in public schools is rising with costs. Last year’s broken glass bill was 8500 dollars and this year’s estimate near 12000 dollars. In November alone almost 200 windows were replaced. He calls for action to curb the behavior and save taxpayer money.
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Albert A. Snyder
Board of Education
Snyder
Lipstick vs Razor Blades in Excise Tax Debate
Hartford Courant reports Janet Myers urged the House committee to tax cosmetics and toilet preparations as essential, arguing lipstick boosts morale and self image while shaving blades are treated differently, highlighting cosmetics as a public necessity rather than luxury.
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Hartford Courant
House
Janet Myers
Miss Myers
Congress
Magic name shadows MacArthur nephew as diplomat
Douglas MacArthur II, nominated by President Eisenhower as United States Ambassador to Japan, faces the burden and benefit of his famed uncle's name. Since starting in the foreign service in 1935, he rose to counselor of the State Department and was a WWII veteran in Europe and prisoner of the Nazis. If confirmed, Far East duties will be new, but the MacArthur prestige in Japan may help.
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Knowland
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United Nations
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Hetter
Herter
Dulles
Nixon
Ske
Baltimore Sun
Douglas MacArthur 2d
United States
Japan
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Gen. MacArthur
Foreign Service
State Department
Europe
Senate
Far East
MacArthur
Peiping
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New Delhi
Asian
Middle East
Wall Street Faces Uncertain Outlook After Eisenhower Victory
Post election, the Dow Jones average slid about 30 points from early November to month end while roughly 55 percent of NYSE stocks remained down or flat from 1955. Analysts cite international tensions, profit uncertainty, tight money impacts, and variable auto and housing outlook as main factors in a continuing market rubber-band effect.
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Missouri
Cyprus
Thejfends
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Hungary
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Kommunist
Pravda
Analysts Describe Soviet Fear Of Bourgeois Nationalism And Deviationism
AP analysts discuss how Soviet leaders fear rising bourgeois nationalism and deviationism within communist ranks. They note rhetoric in Pravda condemning dissent and highlight recent challenges in Hungary, Poland, and Eastern Europe as drivers of Kremlin concern and attempts to maintain party unity.
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Lithuanian Communist Party
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Poland
Europe
Soviet Union
Indiana Execution Debate Sparks Historic First for State
The statement cites Gov. George Craig seeking to save Opal Collins, a woman convicted of murder, from the electric chair, highlighting a landmark case in Indiana's history and the persistent influence of individuals in technological processes.
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Indiana
George Craig
Opal Collins
Nehru's US visit seen as potential shift in policy
Washington diplomats view India's prime minister Nehru as aiming to influence U S policy toward China and Korea. He plans a private 24 hour meeting with President Eisenhower at Gettysburg and seeks a lift of the embargo on Communist China plus a Dulles Chou meeting.
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India
Nehru
West Pacific
President Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Walter Robertson
Dulles
Paris
Robertson
Far East
London
China
Chou En-lai
Burma
New Delhi
United States
Korea
Asia
Peiping
Chou
United Nations
Formosa
Nehry
Mao- Tse-Tung
Chou En- Lai
Chiang Kai-shek
Free China
Mr. Eisenhowg
Geneva
Kuchel Urges End to Senate Filibuster
Former Senator Kuchel says the Senate filibuster blocks meritorious legislation and favors a few. He argues Wall Street fears uncertainty in economy and world events, urging bipartisan action to discard the archaic rule.
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Senate
Toemes H. Kuchel
Calif
Democrats
Oddities In The News From RENÉ CAPON
Santa Claus makes headlines as Christmas spirit softens laws and hearts. In Paris Kentucky William R Thornton and three children plea guilty to reckless driving. a $16 fine is suspended for Christmas gifts. A thief returns a coin box in New Amsterdam New York after reading an unfavorable report. A San Diego waitress receives a $1000 Christmas tip from Bob Johnson, a retired oilman. An athlete steals a fully decorated inn roof tree, no ladder marks found. Morristown Tennessee voters elect Bernie Christmas as the lone new city administrator.
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New York
Santa Claus
Paris
William R. Thornton
3. M. Leer
New Amsterdam
N. Y
Gerdany
Olson
San Diego
Calif
Bob Johnson
Baltimore
Wilbur Wade
Morristown
Tenn
Bernie Christmas
Jaycees Aid Zoning Studies in State Project
The Connecticut Development Commission and the State Junior Chamber of Commerce announce a cooperative project. Local Jaycees will survey planning and zoning status, then support existing agencies. planning engineers provide check lists for surveys and experts will assist in forming or bolstering boards.
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State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sidney A. Edwards
Hartford
Jaycees
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Edwards
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Development Commission
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Commission
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State
Robert P. Lee
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