Grafton Sentinel: Ike Second Term Bets Share Disputed On Health
Long column notes Washington belief that President Eisenhower will run again, backed by White House aides and Cabinet members. It cites Dr White backing a multi year tenure, GOP confidence, and Democratic prep for Nixon challenge. Also mentions aging lawmakers, labor baker talks, a Christmas creche in New York, and a Korea era rescue by Meredith Victory captain who became a monk.
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Washington
Gault Lincoln
Washington Star
James Reston
New York Times
Eisenhower
Washington Press Corps
Lincoln
White House
Yale
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican National
Leonard Hall
Gettysburg
Paul Dudley White
Hisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
United Nations
Peninsula of Korea
Merehant
Meredith Victory
Moore-McCormack
Pusan
Leonard P. LaRue
LaRue
Der
St. Paul's Abbey
Newon
Nodad
Marius
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Boren
Marinus
Faith and Science Unite at MIT Chapel Sermon
An MIT chapel sermon addresses the clash of fear in the atomic era. The speaker champions a dialogue between science and spirituality and cites Dr. Harold Urey on fear. He argues for the dominance of spiritual values to prevent continued conflict and to foster world unity.
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New Chapel
Massachusetts Tech
MIT
Harold C. Urey
Federal Atomic Energy Project
Washington
Caim
Doctor Urey
Hener
Rights Under Arrest Pamphlet Distribution Urged
A city bar association and the Civil Liberties Union distribute 24000 copies of a rights guide. Police prosecutors and lawyers helped prepare it. The pamphlet urges cooperation with arresting officers and asserts if you are not guilty a lawful arrest still gives you options to sue for illegal conduct.
End of Era for American Conservatism Writes Obituary
Washington columnist Lyle C. Wilson declares the conservative movement in U S politics dead as a distinct force, traced to the 1936 Democratic Convention removing the two thirds rule. He notes Eisenhower altered GOP stance, but most conservatives folded, leaving a hard core hoping for new leadership and southern release from one party rule.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
United States
Republican Party
Mark Hanna
Boise Penrose
William Jennings Bryan
FDR
Adlai E. Stevenson
G. Mennen
Williams
Michigan
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Truman
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Ike
South
Westinghouse Rejects Arbitration Demand in IBEW Strike
Westinghouse Electric Corp in Pittsburgh rejects a plea from two Democratic Pennsylvania congressmen to submit the 68 day strike by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to arbitration. The company cites unresolved stockholder concerns as a reason not to delegate.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Pennsylvania
International Union of Electrical Workers
Yule Shopping Sets New U.S. Sales Record
The Federal Reserve Board reports department store sales for the week ending last Saturday rose 25 percent from the prior year base, with a sales index at 255 percent of 1947-48. Christmas buying boosts total retail to a record, surpassing 1954 levels and meeting Chamber of Commerce forecasts for 185 billion dollars in year totals.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Charles Collins Earns Eagle Rank at Camp LeRoy
Charles Collins, now serving in the United States Navy, received the Eagle rank at a ceremony in Camp LeRoy Edwards. Scoutmaster Loren A. Hoffman noted the honor is unusual as Collins follows his late brother Robert in earning the award. Merle Orr and assistants presented the badge as Collins maintains an outstanding troop record.
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LeRoy Edwards
Charles Collins
United States Navy
Loren A. Hoffman
Rotary Troop No. 3
Collins
Robert
Dans
W.A. Collins
Charles
Hoffman
Merle Orr
Peace Expectation Cited by Nations Council Ahead of Holidays
The council led by Sir Leslie Knox Munro of New Zealand comments on Middle East exchanges between Israel and Syria. They affirm the right to peace in the region and anticipate a peaceful Christmas and New Year.
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Leslie Knox
Munro
New Zealand
Aryera
Israel
Whale
Premie Bids Foes To Speech In Paris Rally Debates
In Paris, Premier Mendes France challenged opponents Foreign Minister Pinay former Premier Bidault and Communist boss Duclos to attend a Radical Socialist Party rally. He urged them to appear and, if they wished, to contradict his forthcoming speech.
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Paris I
Pierre
Mendes- France
Antoine Pinay
Georges Bidault
Jacques Duclos
Radical Socialist Party
Lumber Co Petition Seeks Track Restor at Milton
The Happy Hall Lumber Co filed a petition asking the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co to restore its track at Milton. The Public Service Commission dismissed the petition, noting the C&O supposedly violated PSC orders permitting track removal for the relocation of UULS 60 through Milton.
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Charleston
Happy Hall Lumber Co
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Milton
Public Service Commission
Lumber Company
C&o
PSC
Bailey Program at Bailey Memorial Methodist Church
A Christmas program will be held at Bailey Memorial Methodist Church on Saturday evening December 24 at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend as the event promotes community spirit and holiday observance.
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Bailey
Bailey Memorial Methodist Church
Legal caution on arrest and accountability in court
The text advises avoiding law violations and resisting arrest, stating there is nothing personal in an officer's action and you will have your day in court to prove innocence or face punishment. It warns against defiance and urges facing legal processes rather than escalating trouble.
Cheer Winds Up In Wrong Dug Law That Is
Christmas road cheer has wound up in the wrong kind of jug. A Silver Springs Maryland auto agency reported its Christmas whiskey was confiscated after being transported from the District of Columbia into Maryland. Maryland tax agents said crossing the state line violated state tax laws.
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Washington
m_e
Silver Springs
Automobile Agency
District of Columbia
Maryland
Turnpike Heads Talk Extension
Charleston officials of the West Virginia Turnpike Commission met with Gov. William C. Marland to discuss extending the 88 mile expressway northward to connect with toll roads in Ohio and Pennsylvania. A committee drafted rough sketches for potential extensions and will seek legislative approval.
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Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
William C. Marland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
A. Garnett Thompson
Apixé Gen. Miternae
Thompson
Here
Princeton
Commission
Govenor
Clarksburg Plane Crash Probed After Fatality
A single engine plane crash near Whitesville West Virginia is under investigation by CAA and state coroners. Pilot David Blount Jr., about 30, died when his aircraft from Clarksburg to Beckley struck high tension wires and crashed into an empty frame house.
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Whitesville
W.va
CAA
State Coronauties Nntiorties
David
Blount Jr
Blount
Clarksburg
Beckley
Protests and Readings Over Ordinance 217 Passage
A heated council session features Allender and Loar clashing over letters from Hinsch Chaplin and Cutler. Mayor Stout reads protest letters as Ordinance 217 advances by voice vote amid tense remarks and a loud opposition.
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Allender
Loar
Charles A. Hinch and Company
Chaplin and Cutler Law Firm
Chia
Cutter
Val
Rey
Gattrell
Couieilinga iLergy
Wolfe
Drdinyance
Magear
Hiv Gatrell
Moscar
Gatrell
Stout and Kinter
Crouscr
Tescough
Charles A. Hinsch
Seanishell Tegal
Stout
Shopping Daze A Pre-Yule Tease From Darby Hillr
A satirical look at Christmas shopping nostalgia contrasts modern crowds with ancient price bargaining. The piece humorously recalls Romans and early bazaars, noting how shoppers chase gifts and decorations while imagining simpler, quieter celebrations.
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Detroit
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Chicago
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Fourth Avenue
Ag Yn
West Virginia
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Taylor
Barbour
Perutan
W. Va
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Creche
Joseph
Park Avene
Christ Church Methodist
Mary
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing
Westinghouse
Yule Shopping
U.S
Teat
Ate Boi
Premie
Mi Inassi
Westine House
Minagement
Abbelente
Turnpike
University of Thitots Arigid
Darby Hilr
Central Press Association
Webster's Dictionary
Nash Webster
Noah
Jyme
P. Claudius & Sons
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Visa
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