Michigan Democrats Make Gains In State Board Contest
Michigan voters faced a wide statewide ballot including the University of Michigan Board of Regents and two seats on the State Board of Agriculture. The contest also featured races for the State Board of Education and three Supreme Court seats on a nonpartisan ballot as Democrats seek gains on the nine member board.
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New Hope
Fire
GOP
Leon
Lindemer
George M. Foster
East Lansing
Highway Department
Wiegler
John C. Mackie
Flint
Taylor
Lynn ,M. Bartlett
Detroit
Jesse Pointe
Edgar L. Harden
Northern Michigan College of
University of Michigan Board of Regents
State Board of Education
State Board of Agriculture
Supreme Court
April Fools Day Test of Faith
On April Fools Day we are urged to examine our beliefs against God’s standards. Do not treat faith as gullible trickery but seek truth and discernment in daily life.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Demands Call For New Labor Laws In Senate Debate
Washington reports a Senate debate sparked by Teamsters officials demanding stronger labor protections. Proposals encompass democratic union processes and tighter control of union funds, with talk on state right to work and potential federal action. Senators Kefauver and Mitchell clash over the issue as McClellan leads the rackets probe.
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Senate
Teamsters
Jemands
Congress
Gg Hve
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Americans For Democratic Action
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Iranian Premier Says He Will Resign Over Bandit Killings
Sources say Prime Minister Hussein Ala will resign after a desert bandit massacre killed three Americans. Adenauer, visiting Tehran, seeks to prevent embarrassment to Azerbaijan province officials as public health concerns rise. The body of an American woman was found in Tehran.
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Tehran
Iran
Hussein Ala
Adenauer
Describing Cold War Moves Through Dulles Diplomacy
Beal writes Dulles faced Russian economic bluff in Egypt and abroad. He notes prior Time officials and Life magazine authors who warned the brink of war in Korea Formosa Indochina and the Middle East. The piece references Eisenhower, discussions on the Suez crisis and Dulles hospitalization for cancer.
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Russia
Shepley
Life Magazine
United States
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Formosa
Indochina
Beal
Middle East
Egypt
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
Government Payroll Hits All-Time Peak
Senator Byrd reported the January federal payroll reached an all time peak with regular civilian workers and payroll funds for foreign nationals totaling about 16.7 million dollars. For seven months of fiscal 1957 payrolls reached 6.6 billion, averaging 946 million monthly, as more programs proposed for spending while inflation and living costs rise. House efforts aim to hold appropriations steady and resist budget increases, with calls for cuts in foreign aid and a potential tax cut debate next year.
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Sen. Byrn
D-Va
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Eisenhower
House
Houge Lantern
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Knowland
Calif
Congress
14 Year Old Kills Family In Missouri Shooting
In St Joseph Missouri a 14 year old Daniel Woolridge killed his parents Osie and Dolores Woolridge and siblings ages 6 11 and 12 wounding 12 year old Doris. He was arrested at a theater after police received a tip and he reportedly signed a statement saying he suddenly went crazy.
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ST. Joseph
Verne Starmer
Ossie Woolridge
Woolridge
Starmer
Mr. Smith
Daniel Woolridge
San
Frank Connett Jr
Mrs. Woolridge
Hodges Says New Taxes Not Needed for Raises
Gov. Hodges stated that the Legislature can raise teacher and state employee pay substantially without new taxes. He announced plans to discuss the idea with legislative leaders this week at a Raleigh news conference.
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Hodges
Raleigh
Georgia
Florida
London Doctor Denies Killing Morrell Injections
Prosecution expert testified that Dr John Bodkin Adams gave heroin injections to Edith Morrell two days before her death and that the dose was 35 times the normal maximum. The elder widow allegedly died to inherit her estate including a Rolls Royce and chest of silver. Trial enters its third week with cross examination of Dr Arthur Douthwaite over alleged divergencies in earlier testimony. Nurses records suggest Adams withheld drugs to incite craving and then reintroduced fatal injections.
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London
John Bodkin Adams
Arthur Douthwaite
Adams
Edith Alice Morrell
Douthwaite
Jamestown Virginia Opens Eight Month Historical Festival
Jamestown Virginia begins an eight month festival on a James River island recreating the 1607 settlement. A replica of the fort, Powhatan's lodge, glasshouse and ships Susan Constant Godspeed and Discovery are on display with costumed Native staff, marking the birth of the new world.
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Jamestown
Virginia
James River Island
New World
England
Susan Constant
Powhatan’s Lodge
Vir
U S Tries To Pin Down Canal Pact
U S officials push for a negotiated canal pact aligned with UN six principles and the interim six power plan. Egypt under Nasser seeks sovereignty with toll control and a 5 percent royalty, proposing a development fund and arbitration for disputes.
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U. S
United Nations Security Council
Egypt
Alinsten
Nasser
U. N
Wastes Conference Opens in Raleigh with 300 Delegates
Some 300 delegates from six states gather at North Carolina State College for the sixth Southern Municipal and Industrial Wastes Conference. Sen. Wayne Morse will address on Water Conservation Measures as two days focus on conservation and new stream pollution controls. Attendees include executives and top technical personnel from industries municipalities and government agencies across the region.
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Raleigh
Southern Municipal and Industrial Wastes
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
North Carolina State College
Carolinas
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Georgia
Banker Shot After Kidnapping Tells of Illinois Scandal
Leon Marcus 61 former Southmoor Bank board chairman was kidnapped and shot dead on Chicago’s South Side. Police tie his death to a wider Illinois bank fraud case linked to Hodge era thefts of state funds totaling nearly two million dollars.
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Chicago
Illinois
Leon Marcus
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co
Southmoor Bank
Southmoor
Edward A. Hintz
Edward A. Epping
Marcus
Legon Marcus
Leonard
Orville Hodge
Truman Opposes Having Baby Named After Him
Former President Harry S. Truman joked that he does not want a child named after him and recalled a nephew named for him who survived World War II. He spoke during a morning walk in New York about family names and golf, mentioning his daughter expecting a July birth and noting widespread political talk with James A. Farley.
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Harry S. Truman
Truman
White House
Eisenhower
James A. Farley
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