Voters Have Little Choice in Selection of the Candidates
James Marlow argues in 1956 the presidential primary system will still largely leave voters with limited influence. Only 19 states plus D C and Alaska planned primaries, with varied formats and little power to determine the nominee, while national conventions still decide after delegate trading among party bosses.
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Alaska
Chicago
San Francisco
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Stevenson
Fire Levels Inn Famed In Poetry At Sudbury Mass
The Wayside Inn, famed for Longfellow and restored by Henry Ford, was destroyed by a fire early today. Fire officials said after two hours the rambling wooden structure and its antiques were a total loss despite efforts from six firefighting units. Guests who stayed there were affected.
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Sudbury
Mass
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Ford
Historic Red Tavern on Boston Post Road Recalled in Local Feats
Officials at a Raleigh mental hospital watched a street broadcast labeled Sidewalk Superintendents and then realized a patient appeared on TV The building was empty during a fire later the Boston Post Road landmark dating from 1686 known as Red Tavern inspired Longfellow Tales of a Wayside Inn.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Mental Hospital
Old
Boston Post Road
Longfellow
284 Firms Licensed Under New Loan Law
Consumer loan commissioner Lievid J. Frevert announced Kansas has 284 firms licensed under the small loan law passed by the 1955 Legislature. He noted no trouble with firms and most have paid the $125 renewal fee for next year. The law targets interest rate regulation to curb loan sharks.
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Topeka
Lievid J. Frevert
Kansas
Electronic Age Reaches Classroom War Front
Fifth grader Manuel was caught by Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley using a toy walkie talkie to talk with a friend on the playground, a rule violation in her second floor Pueblo classroom. The incident marks a new phase in classroom discipline as electronic devices enter daily lessons.
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Pueblo, Cole
Elizabeth Kelley
Manuel
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