Stevenson Declares Candidacy for 1956 Democratic Nomination
Chicago reports Adlai E. Stevenson announcing his bid for the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination. He argues for Democratic leadership, promotes prosperity and peace as goals, and predicts party unity and success against Republican opposition.
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Adlat EF. Stevenson
Chicago
Richard Daley
Stevenson
Adlai
Adlai HE. Stevenson
Eisen
Reho
Democratic Party
S.econd
America
Missing West Virginia Senator Returns Home Amid Amnesia Claims
Ripley reports Brad Sayre the 42 year old Republican senator returned home between 6 30 and 7 p m after two weeks missing and a letter indicated his body would be found in the Kanawha River near Daniel Boone Roadside Park east of Charleston His brother King says Sayre hinted at amnesia and may have traveled from Jacksonville to return home to the Roane Jackson Mason Putnam district with no further details available for comment
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Ripley
Brad Sayre
Brad
Kanawha River
Charleston
Sayre
King
Jacksonville
Fla
King Sayre
Tampa
Gulf Coast City
Roane-Jackson-Mason- Putnam Counties
Daniel Boone
Alderson St
Kanawha
Daniel Boone Park
Cincinnati
Ohio City
iCincinnati
Ted
Ife
West Virginia Turnpike
Thompson
Sam D. May
Old Dominion Turnpike Authority
Orton A. Boren
North Carolina Turnpike Authority
Okey L. Patteson
Commission
Gazette Mini Pages Highlight Local Happenings
Community newspaper roundup reports on amusements astrology columns and local editorials at The Gazette with brief notes on obituaries advertisements and radio pages among other daily items.
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Alvarez
Life of Hillerarket
Wornie
Eisenhower Promises U N Treaty Move If Mid East Peace
President Eisenhower said the United States would back treaties guaranteeing Israel and neighboring Arab states if Israel and Egypt accept a United Nations truce. He urged a just settlement and pledged U.S. cooperation with the UN to end Mid East hostilities, warning that peace in the Near East is world peace. The remarks were sent to Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver for a Madison Square Garden rally.
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Gettysburg
INS
Eisenhower
U.S
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
United Nations
U. N
U.N
Near East
Abba Hillel Silver
New York
Madison Square Garden
Definition bill collector keeps calling on reformless households
A government or private bill collector persists in visits to households that do not reform, continuing outreach despite refusals. The item notes ongoing pressure and social scrutiny of debt collection practices.
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Bill Collector
Colorado to Try Graham for Mother's Murder in Plane Bombing
Denver prosecutors file murder charges against John Gilbert Graham for the D C 6 B crash that killed 44 people including his mother Mrs Daisy King. Graham admits placing a dynamite bomb in her luggage aboard the United flight. State district attorney Keating vows to seek the death penalty and to pursue all deaths involved.
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Denver
UNS
John Gilbert Graham
United Airlines
Denver District Court
Bert M. Keating
W. A. Patterson
Graham
Daisy E. King
Longmont
Colo
Earler
Keating
FBI
Daisy King
Alaska
Canon City State Penitentiary
U. S
Donald E. Keiley
Trial Set in Den Details on Page 8 Col 1
Notice urges readers to turn to page 8 column 1 for specifics on a forthcoming trial held in Den. The brief item directs interest to a later page for complete information.
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Den
Western Allies reject Molotov Soviet security bid at Geneva
The Western Allies spurned a Soviet plan for a new European security framework tied to German reunification. Molotov pressed to separate European security from German unity and urged disarmament talks, but Dulles and Macmillan refused to consider measures contradicting the summit directive and free elections for Germany.
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Geneva
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
U.S
Dulles
Harold “Macmillan
One Shot Polio Vaccine May Prevent Epidemics Next Year
Kansas City reports that government scientists claim one polio vaccine dose provides substantial protection and could allow more children to be immunized with limited supplies. Langmuir notes data show 50 to 80 percent reduction in paralytic polio with a single shot, raising questions about the need for two-dose regimens and urging consideration of vaccinating as many children as possible.
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Kansas City
Selene Lucey
Alexander D. Langmuir
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Langmuir
Eport
Neal Nathanson
William Ckson Hall
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
West Virginia Turnpike Extension Study Delayed
A tri state plan to span West Virginia Virginia and North Carolina with a Turnpike was shelved until the WV Turnpike looks financially safer. Officials cited insufficient time for traffic potential analysis and hoped for clearer cost and federal policy signals before continuing the study.
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Thomas F. Stafford Niaff
The
Gazette
Roanoke
West Virginia
A. Garnett Thompson
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Congress
Coverdale
Colpitts
Tri-State
Virginia
North Carolina
Coverdale and
Midwest
Florida
Mt. Airy
Winston Salem
State Advised to Shelf School Aid Plan Until Voter Review
A special educators committee urged the Legislature to mothball its comprehensive plan for financing public education at the county level until voters weigh a constitutional tax amendment. The report by Dr. E. L. Lindman and researchers recommends delaying penalties on counties failing to raise low property assessments and distributing copies to the Joint Legislative Committee on Government and Finance.
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E. L.lindman
Peabody College
Joint Legislative Committee On Government and Finance
Stores plan 1300 extra clerks for Christmas rush
Retailers brace for the biggest Christmas sales push with about 1,300 additional workers to be hired by year end. Housewives and students from last year’s seasonal staff form a large portion, with open positions starting at 68. The Employment Service and Commerce division coordinate letters to housewives and schools to recruit labor.
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Richard A. Reinhart
Gazette Department
Virginia Flanagan
Charleston
Tnr
Mem
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