Maryland Voters Eye Watchful Election Day
Marylanders faced a quiet primary with Eisenhower and Kefauver as card draw. Fewer than half a million of 1,069,416 registered voters expected to vote. turnout around 40 percent with 752,500 Democrats and 316,916 Republicans. A five man Democratic Senate nomination contest featured ex Senator Millard E. Tydings and George P. Mahoney. Tydings had 24 Senate years before losing in 1950 to John Marshall Butler. Regular Democrats offered little support to candidates this year.
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Baltimore
Eisenhower
Kefauver
George P. Mahoney
Tydings
Senate
John Marshall Butler
Hope For Steel Strike Settling Remains Alive
Birmingham reports talks between U S Steel Tennessee Coal and Iron officials and federal mediators keep a settlement possible after a 10 day strike by 250 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen members. Production losses exceed 100000 tons and costs surpass three million dollars as factories trim operations.
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Birmingham
U.S
Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
TCI
Selon
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Brotherhood
TCL
Southeastern Carriers Conference
SCC
TCI Transportation
A. V. Wiebel
Footnote on Korea truce teams abandonment stance
Washington analyst notes the United States proposes abandoning the armistice inspection teams used to monitor NK and UN compliance. The piece traces the fragile peace since 1953, the altered Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, and recent calls by Undersecretary Robert M to abolish the inspection presence amid Soviet-aligned distrust.
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Washington
Korea
United States
North Korea
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
No Running Water on Easter Island Reported
Report notes Easter Island lacks running water. A separate note mentions whales can hold breath up to 50 minutes.
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Easter Island
Move To Relax Methodist Marriage Laws Comes Up
A Minneapolis report states a General Conference committee led by Rev. James A. Crubb proposes easing rules on marrying divorced persons. Current discipline bars marrying living former spouses except in specified cases. proposal urges ministers to exercise only special care to determine fitness. Some delegates oppose the change, but both sides accept that a minister may solemnize marriage when, in his judgment, the couple is emotionally and morally fitted.
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George W. Cornell
Minneapolis
James A. Crubb
Grand Island
Neb
Chicago Airport Tops U.S. Traffic in 1955
The Civil Aeronautics Administration reports Chicago Midway led the nation in aircraft movements in 1955 with 381 737 takeoffs and landings. Miami International ranked second, LaGuardia third, followed by Los Angeles and Atlanta in the top five.
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Washington
Chicago
Midwayee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Midway
Miami International
New York
Laguardia
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Tegant
Scout Camporee Ends After Weekend at Camp Frazier
Annual Boy Scout Camporee held Friday through Saturday at Camp Frazier drew 149 boys. Activities included mapping compass direction first aid camp making woods lore and edible wild plants. Leaders noted the new four year program Onward For God And My Country guiding Scouting aims.
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Camp Frazier
Larry Peebles
Bill Levin
Don Branum
Richard Yaney
Marvin Yarbrough
Sam Hobbs
Warren Jones
Oscar Pickett
Decatur
Hartselle
Ta Cain
Grayson
Hank Wilson
Ed Price
Sea of Galilee Lies Deep Beneath Sea Level
The National Geographic Society states the Sea of Galilee sits about 700 feet below sea level, highlighting its unusually low elevation among regional bodies of water.
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Sea of Galilee
The
National Geographic Society
U.S. Steel Industry Payroll Total For 1955
The 1955 payroll for the United States steel industry was reported at 3.59756 billion dollars, reflecting major wage scales and industrial labor activity across steel mills nationwide.
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U.S. Steel Industry
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Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
W. W. Coffey
Dobbs
C. C. Weaver
Morgan County Associational Training Union
Coffey
W. R. Wallace
Frank Wilson
T. E. deGraffenried
Ill
Aaron deGraffenried
Order of the Arrow
By James Marlow
Associated Press News
W. E. Mitchell
SECC
South Korea
Reds
Robert M
Nebrig Plumbing CO
Cali Otte Nebrig
Pat
Mother
Herday
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur
Lawn Mower
Argo & Guffin Hardware CO
2Nd Ave
Moulton
Nee
Bank Street
Les
Dallas
Miami
2Nd Ave. S.E
Decetur
Mle
Packard
1St Avenue
Johnston St
Pryor Motor CO
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