Stassen Urges GOP Ticket Change Over Nixon Tie
Washington dispatch notes Harold B. Stassen argues the Republican label hurts Eisenhower and favors nominating Gov. Christian Herter over Nixon to appeal to independents and win Congress. Party leaders split over Nixon, with Hall predicting an Eisenhower Nixon ticket later this month while Democrats mull civil rights planks and Kefauver as possible vice president option.
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Washington
Harold B. Stassen
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Stassen
Nixon
Christian Herter
Herter
Congress
GOP
Leonard Hall
Fisenhower
Hall
California
Goodwin Knight
Eisenower
Knight
Stassen Names Supporters for Eisenhower Herter Ticket
Stassen listed several prominent Republicans backing Gov. Christian Herter as Eisenhower's running mate. Former Mass. Gov. Robert Bradford led the group alongside Carl Stifel W Howard Clay Elliott Carter Richard Hansen and Edison Mathies Jr. Hansen’s district check and other backers’ authenticity were to be verified. Senator Martin and Rep. Judd criticized the bid, reaffirming Nixon as their choice.
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Harrod E. Stassen
Christian Herter
R-Mass
Eisenhower
Robert Bradford
Massachusetts
Stassen
Herter
Richard M. Nixon
San Francisco
Carl Stifel
St. Louis
W. Howard Clay
Kentucky
Citizens For Eisenhower” Group
Elliott A. Carter
New Hampshire
Richard M. Hansen
Ramsey County
Minn
Edison Mathies Jr
New Jersey
Mathies
Hisenhower
Tommorrow
Sen. Martin
R-Pa
Pennsylvania
Rep
Judd
R-Minn
Nixon
Dixie May Accept Civil Rights Plank
Mississippi Governor James P. Coleman told reporters in Chicago that a civil rights plank could be drafted acceptable to both Northern and Southern Democrats. He said the atmosphere for party peace is more favorable than in 1952 and that it can be done as leaders work toward the 1956 platform.
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Chicago
James P. Coleman
Mississippi
Coleman
Platform Committee
Platform fight looms as Democrats map convention
Southern delegates aim to avoid conflict while Mississippi mulls backing a contender. Governor Coleman notes Democrats were out of power this time and could have carried nine Southern and border states in 1952 if not for their missteps. The Platform Committee meets behind closed doors tomorrow to draft civil rights language before public hearings at 2 p.m. at the Sheraton Blackstone Hotel.
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Sheraton Blackstone Hotel
Rain Strikes Virginia Towns Causing Floods and Evacuations
Torrential rain deluged Morgantown and Clarksburg with extensive flooding. City officials report hundreds of thousands in damage in Morgantown as Decker's Creek overflowed. Firemen battled high water to isolate power while residents fled rising floodwaters and basements filled in about 50 homes.
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Associated Press
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Clarksburg
Elmer’ Prince
Marilla
Press Prism- Glass’ Co
Denlslow
Decker
Broadway
Nutter Street
Anmoore
West Fork
Officer Slain and Wife Arrested in Chicago Murder Case
In Chicago last night a policeman, George Haennicke, was shot dead. His wife Louise Haennicke, 23, claims he forced her to drink, then handed her his gun and urged her to shoot. She is under guard in hospital with facial injuries and a neck fracture as investigators review the incident.
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Chicago
Louise” Haennichke
George
Haennicke
30 Cent Raise Slated for Vote At Westvaco
Local 12625 of the United Mine Workers District 50 votes Thursday on ratifying a three year pact with Food Machinery and Chemical Corp at the Westvaco plant in South Charleston. The 30 cent hourly increase plus fringe benefits, a 15 cent immediate rise, and phased raises over two years were agreed by negotiating committees. Work resumed with full shifts and the South Charleston Recreation Center slated for readi ng sessions.
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United Mine Workers’ District
Smaller Draft Call Expected Next Year
Pentagon manpower chief said future cuts could halve the draft but no Selective Service action is planned now. Assistant Secretary Carter Burgess warned even with cuts from 2.8 million to 1 million by 1960, the force could not be kept on a purely voluntary basis.
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INS
Pentagon
Carter Burgess
Burgess
Six Die At Crossing In Indiana Train Crash
A divorced mother Valeria Shupe 29 Gary her partner Elgie C Rose 23 and four of their seven children died when an Elgin Joliet and Eastern freight train struck their car at an unmarked crossing on Indiana Highway 49 fifteen miles southeast of Gary Indiana Two other children were reported near death at Porter Hospital Michigan City Indiana Gale 10 was found at a neighbor's home The car was registered in Mrs Shupe's name with unknown driver details.
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Shupe
Draft quots and manpower shifts in U S military plan
An interview notes that enlistment alone cannot sustain 1 500 000 troops before the Korean War and cites rising overseas deployment risks. It reports possible September inductions of 14 000 with October to November at 15 000–16 000, and contemplates long term reductions potentially cutting the next year’s draft quotas to about 6 000 per month.
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Burgess
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Today's Definition Curiosity Screeching brakes draw attention
A curious saying notes that the sound of screeching brakes often attracts more notice than appearances. The line implies safety awareness provoked by audible alerts rather than looks.
Britain Sails Red Devils to Med in Suez Crisis Tension
Britain mobilizes 1200 Red Devil paratroopers for the Mediterranean as Egypt seizes the Suez Canal. Arab states including Iraq back Nasser while Lebanon's Chamoun warns the West of losing Middle East cooperation. Baghdad notes Iraq supports nationalization as a right. Troop movements disrupt summer holiday mood.
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England
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Egypt
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Lebanon
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Nasser
Gamal’ Abdel -Nasser
Airport pager stirs crowd with famous names in Israel
In Tel Aviv at Lydda Airport an announcer paged Nasser and Hitler to a waiting crowd. Respondents included Albert Hitler, a German American Jew, and Rueben Masser, a Jewish immigrant from Iran, who were passing through the airport.
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INS
Lydda
Nasser
Hitler
Israel
Agence France Presse
Albert Hitler
Rueben Masser
Iran
Eleven Slippery Prisoners Escape Orange County Jail
Eleven inmates escaped through a ventilator shaft at the Orange County jail in Santa Ana. Six were recaptured after using rope frames and mattress supports to climb four stories to the roof. Frank M. Laurent, 19, had admitted murder and armed robbery. four escapees fled in stolen cars in nearby Compton and Garden Grove.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Orange County
C.L. Gathright
Frank M. Laurent
Laurent
Compton
Gathright
The Me First Party Manifesto Satire Reveals Graft Plan
A satirical piece by Roger Price promotes a fictional Me First Party advocating complete honesty with voters while openly proposing legalized graft to secure power. It mocks modern parties as self serving and urges readers to embrace a provocative, cynical political philosophy.
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ME First Party
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