Eisenhower Silent On Rights Issue On His Southern Swing
Eisenhower campaigns in Birmingham without addressing civil rights or tidelands oil. He previously opposed FEPC but spoke on equality of man at other stops, while aiming to fracture Southern Democrat unity as he tours the South with a focus on broad national themes.
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Eisenhower
Tampa
Fla
Birmingham
Little Rock
Ark
Alabama
Tidelands Oil
Republican Party
Sparkman
White House
North
FEPC
Adlai Stevenson
Hubert Humphry
Illinois
Dixie Dems attack graft and taxes to win southern votes
The Dixie Democrats denounce graft and corruption in Washington, high taxes and inflation and urge voters to abandon hereditary Democratic loyalties. They taunt opponents for taking the South for granted and urge citizens to break with the party, while Eisenhower’s Birmingham speech omits civil rights.
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Washington
South
Democratic Party
Birmingham
Eisenhower
Sparkman
Democratic Vice
Christianity Gains On Communism In Rhodesia Says Missionary
Miss Mildred Taylor a Methodist missionary in Southern Rhodesia says Christianity is holding its own and may be gaining on Communism. She cites Christian converts meeting life needs where Communism fails and notes Africans building modern towns and training native nurses and teachers. The unrest stems from white migration and race fear, with Communism exploiting tensions.
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Mildred Taylor
Rhodesia
Africa
AL Funderburke
Miss Taylor
England
Taylor
Southern Rhodesia
Umtal
Nyadiri
Forest Chapel Church
Hartselle
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Sen
John Sparkman
Dwight Eisenhower
Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Gress
L.fy
Second Ave
Louis J. Namie
Decatur
Progressive Unity
Pol. Pol
Merritt Poole
Ala
BAYON
Gabardine
Chenille
W.T. Grant Co
Second Avenue
ABC
Madison County
Morgan County
Colbert County
ABC Board
Montgomery
Morgan County Dry Forces
T. J. Chitwood
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