Inez Can Sympathize with President on Wild Onions
Inez Robb muses on President Eisenhower and White House gardeners battling wild onions. She jokes about the bond between leader and lawn, laments the scale of the weed, and suggests a simple, dramatic victory could clinch a 1956 landslide. The piece blends humor with garden misfortune and a playful political nudge.
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April Meetings Give Field Day To Stockholder
New York AP reports stockholders seize the moment with about 430 companies holding annual meetings this month, 70 on April 26. Proxies spark battles as Sewell Avery fights Louis Wolfson for Montgomery Ward control at the Chicago meeting on April 22, reflecting a surge of new shareholders amid a strong bull market.
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Why Rival Firms Surpass It in Stock Market News
The April issue of the New York Stock Exchange magazine notes wide investor interest in dividend policies, profit distribution, and management use of retained earnings. It cites 1,307,215 owners for American Telephone and Telegraph at year start, about three times General Motors, with Jersey Standard Oil, and General Electric also among top holders.
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Criticism of government witnesses linked to communism debated
Quotes from Assistant Attorney General William Tompkins and former Assistant Secretary Lou Henderson discuss how government criticism and the State Department security program affected the foreign service. The piece also cites Sam Dente on Yankee-bring pride and Truman Gibson praising boxing as a sport tribute by the International Boxing Club.
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