Stevenson Favored for Second Nomination on Early Ballot
Adlai Stevenson’s chances rise after Estes Kefauver withdraws in his favor as Chicago hosts the first ballot test. Harriman remains a strong rival, with Truman and other favorites shaping an early decision. Strong interest in a Stevenson Kefauver ticket and vice presidential prospects lingers among delegates.
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Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Gov
Averell Harriman
New York
Stevenson
Chicago
Harriman
Kefauver
Illinois
New Yorker
James Finnegan
Frank McKinney
Indiana
Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Mark R. Holloran
Teader
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Symington
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Sen
Warren Magnuson
Washington
Williams
Magnuson
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Stevenson-Kefauver
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Robert Meyner
New Jersey
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Robert Wagner
New York City
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Murray Chotiner
Congressional
Chotiner
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Richard Nixon
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
Democratic National Committee
Paul Butler
Red China Invades Burma Shaping Neutralism Debate
The piece argues that Chinese Communist troops moved into Burma, framing it as a Moscow directed act that tests neutralism. It notes Burma’s border tensions, Chinese agents seized, and suggests stronger links with Britain’s Commonwealth or SEATO to deter aggression.
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Dulles
Burma
Red China
Rangoon
China
Red
British Commonwealth
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Hurley Eyes Fourth Big Auto Firm Amid Studebaker Packard Rescue
Curtiss-Wright President Roy T. Hurley leads an effort to revive Studebaker-Packard with Daimler Benz backing and wartime advantages. The veteran aviation executive aims to reestablish a major U.S. auto maker, challenging the Big Three and aiding national industry health.
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Studebaker-Packard
Daimler-Benz
A. G
Curtiss-Wright
Roy T. Hurley
Hurley
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
U. S
YMCA Enriching Program Builds Character and Community
The YMCA enriches lives through youth programs that engage mind body and spirit, guiding young men toward Christian character. With facilities backing its work, the community supports the effort, praising Max Cooke as general secretary and urging focus on programs that shape well-balanced, service-minded individuals.
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YMCA
Max Cooke
Editorial: Booming Prices and Shifting Steel Outlook
An editor notes steel price trends and inflation signals as June consumer prices reach a record, with forecasts of modest steel price impact on overall costs. He cites rising scrap prices, auto price pressure, food costs, beef markets, and broad credit and payroll shifts through mid 1956, including wage and wage-related expectations.
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Ewan Clague
U. S
Labor Statistics
Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Co. C. D
John L. Lewis
Department of Commerce
Butler
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
James M. Cox
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Outlook Digest
Crop Reporting Board
Nixon the politest pivot in inflation era politics
Edson surveys Nixon resilience as Chotiner probes and Eisenhower doubt fade. A reformulated 1956 campaign tone cites S. Carolina Dixiecrats Timmerman, Humphrey, and Kennedy as possible northern vice candidates, amid inflation fears shaping voter mood and farm price signals.
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Chicago
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
South
Mirth and Machinations From Washington D C
A jumbled Washington chronicle notes a Virgin Islands all male Democratic delegation, Aussie PM Menzies on population plans, and IRS tax quarrels. It recalls Rep Scrivner’s 35th wedding anniversary honeymoon gag, Horan loosing and finding his clipping envelope, and Russia reportedly buying 25 million pounds of tea.
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Virgin Islands
Alexandria
Errett P. Scrivner
Kansas
Walt Horan
Washington
Horan
Washington, D. C
Norblad
Russia
Asheville Orthopedic Hospital Serves Wide North Carolina Area
The Asheville Orthopedic Hospital, a private nonprofit, accepts all patients needing musculoskeletal care within capacity. It receives state support of 25 000 annually and notable funding from federal sources and the March of Dimes. It runs clinics in Andrews Bryson City Morganton and Spruce Pine and treats polio cerebral palsy and congenital cases.
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Asheville Orthopedic Hospital
North Carolina
Advisory Budget Commission
Junior League
Rotary Club of
Asheville
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
State Board of Health
March of Dimes
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Andrews
Bryson City
Morganton
Spruce Pine
Asheville Hospital
Henry D. Severn
Charles M. Britt
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Senenee Edite
Cee Tence
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George Dixon
King Solomon
Iimac
Robert G. Menzies
Australia
Down Under
Menzies
Internal Revenue Service
Secretary of Commerce
Rep. Scrivner
Kansas City
Olathe
Omnakles Pearson
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Post Office Department
Kent State University
Kent
R. E. Fellers
Division of Philately
Bolton
Kent State
Division of Mail
Roy Chieftain
Rep. Bolton
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