Eisenhower warns GOP candidates must back his program
White House aides say Republicans cannot ride Ike's coat tails next November without backing his legislative agenda. Joe Meek faces opposition from Sen. Paul Douglas in Illinois as Ike insists candidates be for his program or against it, noting no middle ground.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Ike
Joe Meek
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Meek
Eisehower
Frank Carlson
Edward Rees
Kansas
Carlson
Frank
McCarthy
Milwaukee
White House Endorsement Priorities for Congress and Senate
The White House tightens endorsement policy for congressional races focusing on legislative alignment with the President and margins under five percent. Key targets include Homer Ferguson Tom Kuchel Leverett Saltonstall John Sherman Cooper Guy Cordon and others with varied support based on internal politics and regional needs. Ferguson faces farmer and autoworker discontent while Oregon’s Cordon fears anti Republican backlash. Some senators like Mundt Bridges Schoeppel risk minimal White House aid. Senator Smith could gain strong backing if desired.
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White House
Ike
Citizens For Eisenhower Organization
Eisenhower Congress
Senate
Michigan
Homer Ferguson
GOP
Ferguson
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Tom Kuchel
California
Kuchel
Earl Warren
Bill Knowland
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Guy Cordon
Oregon
Cordon
Idaho
Henry Dworshak
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Andy Schoeppel
Kansas
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Falkville celebrates reopening of air conditioned Medical Center
The town of Falkville and Mayor R D Gibbons mark the reopening of the air conditioned Medical Center in Morgan County. The facility serves the neighborhood it was built to aid, showcasing a local success story of community effort.
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Falkville
R. D. Gibbons
Morgan County
Decatur Hope Jaycees Seek Fluoridation Support
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce can be encouraged again about fluoridation of Decatur's water supply. Chicago approves fluoridation of its water with city health department backing the measure to fight tooth decay.
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
City Council
City of
Chicago
Chicago Health Department
Highway Between Decatur and Hartselle Underway
Construction starts this week on the Decatur to Hartselle highway a longtime dream. In Decatur the U S Highway 31 Association holds its annual meeting gathering members from Nashville Tennessee to Dothan Alabama to promote tourism along the route. The State Highway Department modernization work will influence the association’s effectiveness.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Madison County Livestock Market Posts Strong Week
Madison County Livestock Market reports sales totaling 55327.42 dollars for 935 head this week and anticipates Decatur market will surpass this as it opens. Valley Stock Yard Inc plans facilities soon and aims to earn farmer trust through good management and fair trading with about 70 stockholders backing the project.
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Madison County
Decatur
Morgan, Lawrence
Cullman
Limestone
Valley Stock Yard ,Inc
Valley Stock Yard Group
Phenix City Racketeers Face Public Outcry After Murder
Albert L. Patterson, a reformer aiming to become Alabama attorney general, was shot dead in Phenix City. The column condemns racketeers in Russell County and calls for strong law enforcement to end gangsterism and corruption that has plagued the city for years.
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Albert L. Patterson
Alabama
Phenix City
Albert Patterson
Patterson
Law
Russell County
Phenix
Plan and act with courage in adversity
The piece urges planning a practical solution when faced with threats to poise. It cites Dorothea Lynde Dix as an example of enduring resolve and concludes with the idea that one can still do something even in weakness.
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Dorothea Lynde Dix
Eisenhower Faces Likely Half-Advance Through Congress
President Eisenhower expects about half of his program to pass, with gains in foreign policy taxation Social Security and housing. He dropped tariff cuts in exchange for Social Security passage, while farm legislation faces a strong bloc opposition. Taft-Hartley revisions 18-year-old vote and health reform unlikely to pass. Congress remains stalled as Knowland forecasts July adjournment.
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Congress
House Ways and Means
Dan Reed
White House
Ike
Knowland
Schine's Psychological Warfare Criticized by Hays
Brooks Hays of Arkansas, a leading expert on psychological warfare against Communism, commented on G David Schines report provoking laughter at McCarthy Army hearings. Hays recalled his census enumerator father questioning a jitney driver who refused to spell his own name, quipping the man was a scholar.
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Brooks Hays
Arkansas
G. David Schine
Hays
Hearn
Congressman Hays
Champ Clark's stenographer story told by David Lynn
David Lynn recalls Champ Clark of Missouri interviewing a stenographic applicant who suddenly says she has something to tell him. The white haired tactician narrates how Clark, a famed Democrat, handled the candid moment in the Capitol office.
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David Lynn
Capitol
Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
Speaker
Fight TB and support Alabama programs urges readers
A reader urges backing TB associations in Morgan County and Alabama, visiting health departments, urging officials to fund enlarged TB programs, and buying Christmas seals. The letter stresses TB awareness and personal risk and calls for civic action across county and state levels.
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Alabama
Henry W. Geise
Exchange puts Wilson High student with Paris teen in Long Beach
Esth er Beckstead of Wilson High School and Janine Vertanian of Paris swapped schools in Long Beach Calif. The move brings Janine engagement to Dr Harold Peters of Los Angeles with a honeymoon planned in France. Her mother says Esther may marry a European lawyer.
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Long Beach
Calif
Esther Beckstead
Wilson High School
Janine Vertanian
Paris
France
Janine
Harold Peters
Los Angeles
Esther
Europe
Americans Prefer Germany To France For Dynamic Spirit
HAL BOYLE surveys Americans abroad nine years after WWII noting soldiers and tourists favor Western Germany over France. He cites a sense of home, postwar rebuilding, and a more self confident, forward looking German spirit versus a tired, resentful French mood. The piece compares national atmospheres and hints at geopolitical implications for a divided world.
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Hal Boyle
Paris
France
Germany
Teutonic
U.S
Europe
Comback
Ludgwig Erhard
Americans
McCarthy Fading Factor In Smiths Renomination Bid
In Maine June primary politics Sen Margaret Chase Smith led Robert L Jones while Sen Joseph McCarthy faded as a factor. Jones praised McCarthy but Smith campaigned on her record as Jones attacked it. Democratic nominee Paul Fullam faced no rival and Republicans in Maine showed little worry about contests beyond Smith Jones Hale McClure Stetson. Maine has not elected a Democrat to major office in two decades.
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Portland
Maine
Joesph McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Jones
Mrs. Smith
Robert Hale
Hale
J. Horace McClure
Bath
Executive Council
Ray W. Stetson
Shape smoked cheese into balls for a parsley nutment salad
Shape smoked cheese into bite sized balls. Roll them in chopped parsley or nutments and serve atop a colorful vegetable salad plate for a savory garnish and snack option.
Packard Studebaker Merger to Be Announced Tuesday
Directors of Packard Motor Car Co and Studebaker Corp have agreed on merger terms to form a new automotive company. Announcement is set in New York Tuesday barring a hitch. James J. Nance rumored to be top officer. stock exchange basis and new company name not disclosed.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Packard Motor Car Co
Studebaker Corp
Oldline Auto Companies
New York
Stock Exchange
James J. Nance
Nash-Kelvinator
Hudson Motors
American Motors
Packard
Studebaker
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