Money's Worth Boom on Stocks Arousing Less Fear Than Year Ago
Sylvia Porter notes that in March 1956 the Dow Jones average sits above 490, up 85 points from a year earlier, with trading volume still high. She cites diminished fear from 1955’s Fulbright probe and events like the Ford surge, Eis enhower’s heart attack and tighter credit rules as factors calming stock zeal.
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New York
Fulbright
Senate Banking Committee
Walter Winchell
Harvard
Galgraith
Trucsury
Humphrey
G.O.P
Capehart
Ford
Wall Street
Main Street
Eisenhower
Senate
Winchell
Federal Reserve Board
Stockholders Own Shares Outright, Silencing Critics
The article highlights that stockholders now own their shares outright, a development described as greatly reducing pressure from detractors. It argues ownership shifts empowerment away from external critics and strengthens investor autonomy.
Most Ike Fans Still Favor Him In Massachusetts
In Massachusetts early in the election year, most voters who backed Eisenhower in 1952 still support him. He is viewed as having done a good job, with illness or term concerns not costing him many votes. Democratic leaders acknowledge his popularity in the state.
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Ike
Bay State
Relman Morin
Boston
Massachusetts
White House
William H. Burke
Eisenhower
Congress
Voters Split Feelings on Eisenhower Amid Massachusetts Polls
Springfield residents praise Eisenhower for candor courage and steadiness while others worry about his pace. A Boston Globe poll shows Stevenson leading Massachusetts Democrats with 69 percent, Kefauver 17, Harriman nine, Lausche five, and Stevenson's share rising to 78 percent in Boston.
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Adlai Stevenson
Massachusetts
Boston Globe
Stevenson
Kefauver
Harriman
Lausche
Boston
Harvard
Stomach Pumping Becomes Routine For Peoria Youth
In Peoria Illinois a string of accidental poisonings sends six youths to St. Francis hospital for stomach pumping. Cases include aspirin overdoses laxative ingestion and a child swallowing match heads. One adult died after turpentine consumption.
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Peoria
Ill
St. Francis Hospital
Masquerade Party Panel Hosted by Peter Donald
Peter Donald emcees a panel favorite for a masquerade party airing Wednesday on Channel 9 at 8 00 p m. The program highlights stars and costumes in a festive broadcast.
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Peter Donald
Channel 9
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Howard Coyne
Poe
Troy
First Street
Philco
Smulekoff’s
Smulekoff
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