Alabama voters face muted interest as 1956 campaign nears
Voters show limited enthusiasm before the 1956 Alabama elections. Senator Lister Hill is expected to seek reelection, Governor James E. Folsom faces uncertain plans, and no major challenger has emerged. The Democratic National Committee prepares ground rules for the May 1 primary and May 29 runoff, with delegates, electors, and county posts at stake. States Rights and loyalty factions influence past cycles, now quieter as party lines and convention strategies shift.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Alabama
Democratic Party
James E. Folsom
Lister Hill
Hill
U. S. Senate
Folsom
Jefferson County
Democratic Executive Committee
U. S
John Sparkman
Democratic Committee
Senate
Hill’s
House of Representatives
Chicago
National Party
Thurmond- Wright
Regu
Woman Loses 10000 in Taxi Cash in Brooklyn With Doll
Mrs Frances Cohen 34 reports to police that she lost ten thousand dollars in cash hidden in a mattress while moving to a Brooklyn apartment. The money was in one hundred dollar bills and tucked with a doll belonging to her daughter Madeline. The cab driver joked about a grown woman with a doll. Her husband Harry 47 says it is their fault and hopes the driver is found.
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New York
Frances Cohen
Brooklyn
Cohen
Madeline
47Th St
18Th Ave
Photographer Overlooks Destructive Eel River Flood Scene
Associated Press photographer Ernie Bennett flew over the flood desolated area of the Eel River on California's northwest coast Friday. He documented an almost unbelievable scene of destruction.
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Associated Press
Ernie Bennett
Eel River
California
Devastation Along Eel River Gorges After Severe Flood
San Francisco dispatch describes massive flood damage as the Eel River rose rapidly washing away homes and roads. By Friday many houses were gone or stuck in river eddies while communities like Eleanor Pepperwood and Ferndale bottoms faced widespread inundation and mud.
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San Francisco
Eel River
Pacific Ocean
Eleanor
Sofia
Pepperwood
Scotia
Ferndale
Former Alabamian and 11 year old charged in physician death
In Rock Hill South Carolina a former Alabama resident Floyd Melton Scott 27 and Phyllis Ann Chitwood 12 are jailed on murder charges over a crash that killed Dr. Thomas A Murrahill. Police say the pair fled the scene after colliding with an X ray wagon claiming a stuck accelerator. An inquest is scheduled for next Wednesday.
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Rock Hill
S.C
Floyd Melton Scott
Fort Payne
Ala
Phyllis Ann Chitwood
Rt. 4
York
Thomas A. Murrahill
W. S. Rhodes
Scott Friday
Rhodes
Scott
Rock
Colorado Blasted by Dust Winds Raking Damage
Dust laden winds reached 104 mph across Colorado east of the Rockies Friday night into Saturday. The storm tore through the region causing thousands of dollars in damage with the hardest hit area around the plains.
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Denver
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Weather Bureau reports hurricane force gusts in Colorado
In Colorado Springs the Weather Bureau logged wind gusts reaching 104 mph at Fort Collins and 96 mph at Fort Carson amid the storm. Strong winds battered the region with reports of damage and widespread disruption across northern Colorado.
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Colorado Springs
Weather Bureau
Fort Collins
Ft. Cargon
Sparkman Seeks Alabama Backing for Stevenson Delegates
Senator Sparkman of Alabama says he hopes Alabama Democrats elect convention delegates who will give unanimous support to Adlai Stevenson. He expects a majority or even a unanimous vote for Stevenson, and notes no slate is planned for Kefauver though some delegates may run as Kefauver men.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
Ala
Alabama
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Ferndale Bridge Isolated After Tidal Flooding
The town of Ferndale became isolated as the sea of brown water swept away the approaches to its bridge, cutting off access and prompting emergency measures.
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Ferndale
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