Nixon flies to bed side of ill father
Vice President Richard M Nixon cut short his attendance at the Republican National Convention to fly to Whittier California to be with his 77 year old father Frank Nixon who is in critical condition after a ruptured vein in the stomach. The elder Nixon has suffered from artery hardening and previous stomach problems with recent ulcers and transfusions.
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San Francisco
Richard M. Nixon
Whittier
Calif
Los Angeles
Nixon
Don
Frank Nixon
Richard Nixon
Six Die in Argo Suburban Fire Blast
A gas explosion sparked a rapid blaze in a housing project apartment in Argo near Chicago. Five children of the Davis family perished: Mike 4, Allen 3, Jacklin 2, Denise 1, and Rickey 3 months. Jack Davis escaped. Alice Davis, 25, was severely burned. Firefighters brought the fire under control 12 minutes after arrival.
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Chicago
Jack Davis
Argo
Alice
Mike
Allen
Jacklin
Denise
Rickey
Upholstery Tacks and Conscience by Robert L Dieffenbacher
The essay compares the upholstery tack to conscience, noting how a hidden nail holds the chair together and how conscience anchors behavior. It describes how conscience appears beautiful yet can pierce us when it is pressed, guiding us toward God’s way and steady living.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
God
Eisenhower urged to push unity and work for victory
President Eisenhower is expected to urge Republican delegates to curb self confidence and push for an election win in November. Democrats led by Adlai Stevenson plan a broad grass roots campaign from Labor Day to Election Day, with a heavy pace across the nation.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Soenaal
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson “Board of Strategy
Detroit
Atlantic
Pacific
Eisenhower Enlists GOP Leaders Ahead of Nomination
President Eisenhower summoned key Republican leaders in San Francisco to discuss his role before Nixon’s renomination. He arrived amid a Welcome Ike crowd of 5,000 as Nixon and California Governor Knight greeted him, with Stassen aiding a potential anti-Nixon push.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Nixon
Ike
Washington
Washington News
Democratic Ees
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Harold Stassen
Seventeen Nations Back West On Canal Plan
London reports the Suez Canal conference near closure with 17 of 22 nations backing the Western plan led by the United States Britain and France to run the canal under an international board tied to the UN. India and the Soviet Union supported an alternate plan for canal management with international advisors. Spain offered an unaccepted amendment favoring the Dulles proposal.
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London
Nasser
Britain
France
United States
India
U. S
State Dulles
U.N
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Iran
Ethiopia
Turkey
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Japan
Italy
West Germany
Netherlands
Portugal
Soviet Union
Ceylon
Indonesia
V. K. Krishna Menon
Spain
Eastern North Carolina Leaf Belt Sales Set to Open Thursday
Markets in the Eastern North Carolina flue cured tobacco belt prepare to open sales tomorrow with 17 markets expected to run full sales later in the week and next. Hedrick notes most of the crop is harvested from the mid stalk up with good quality but lighter weight than last year, and says buyers show cautious interest amid unsettled prices. Wilson foresees about 1.5 million pounds ready for the opening, as markets from Ahoskie to Winton begin sales tomorrow.
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Raleigh
P. L. Peng
Carolina Department of Agriculture
Hedrick
Eee Praca
Border Belt
Wilson
Alton B. Boswell
Ahoskie
Clinton, Dunn
Farmville
Goldsboro
Kinston
Greenville
Robersonville
Rocky Mount
Smithfield
Tarboro
Winton
Wendell
Stevenson Attacks Tax Cut Pledge in Campaign Tour
Adlai Stevenson labeled a Republican tax cut promise as election talk while prepping a flying tour. He said Eisenhower opposes tax cuts and favors using surplus revenue to reduce the public debt. Stevenson criticized Prescott Bush and the balanced budget emphasis during a farm home interview.
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Libertyville
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Republican Platform Committee
Prescott Bush
Len Bush
America
Sen. Bush
Truman
James A. Finnegan
Paul More
Nixon as Eisenhower running mate reaffirmed
GOP Chairman Leonard W. Hall relayed President Eisenhower’s stance that Nixon remains perfectly acceptable as Eisenhower’s vice presidential pick. Hall said Eisenhower will not discuss other nominees and favors an open convention with delegates free to choose.
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San Francisco
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Nixon
Hall
Dewey Backs Nixon Ticket for Peace and Strength
Thomas E. Dewey urged the Republican National Convention to support Eisenhower and Nixon in November saying the ticket would ensure safety and peace. He praised Eisenhower as the era’s greatest leader and touted Nixon as a distinguished vice president while blaming Democrats for a global and Washington chaos. He cited Korea Indochina Iran Trieste and Austria as examples of missteps before Eisenhower’s 1953 start.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Washington
Korea
Indochina
Iran
Trieste
Austria
Guatemala
Stassen Bid Blocked at GOP Convention
In San Francisco objections blocked Harold E. Stassen from addressing the Republican convention as it prepares to nominate a vice presidential candidate. Senators Jenner and Martin led opposition, while Rep. Martin warned allowing a nondelegate to speak could invite mob rule. Stassen seeks to derail Nixon and back Gov. Christian Herter.
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San Francisco
Harold E.stassen
Sen
William Jenner
Indiana
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Stassen
Nixon
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Jenner
Martin
Herter
Eisenhower Eyes Open Ticket As Nixon Backed
San Francisco reports President Eisenhower moves to steer the Republican convention toward re nominating Nixon as running mate. Stassen seeks address to challenge Nixon while Bricker backs Stassen. Attorney General Brownell says no running mate announcement before the convention.
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Nixon
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Stassen
Sen
John Bricker
Ohio
Herbert — Jr
Brownell
San Francisco
Senate
Stock ticker for delegates at GOP convention in San Francisco
The Fairmont Hotel hosts a stock ticker for delegates during the Republican National Convention. The device is placed at GOP headquarters to provide quick price updates and financial news for attendees.
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San Francisco
Fairmont Hotel
GOP
Cabinet Members In Talks At Republican Convention
At the Cow Palace in San Francisco a parade of Eisenhower cabinet officers spoke to delegates and a TV audience on achievements of the past 30 years. Dulles sent a London-typed message. Hoover opened with Adams introducing him. Humphrey, Wilson, Brownell, Benson and others followed with assurances on security, civil rights, agriculture, labor, interior and welfare. Lodge Jr. also addressed as U.S. envoy to the United Nations.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Cow Palace
Sherman Adams
Herbert Hoover
Dulles
London
the Treasury
Humphrey
Town
Wilson
Brownell
Benson
Summerfield
Mitchell
Interior Seaton
Welfare Folsom
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
United Nations
Man Nabbed In Ransom Attempt In Weinberger Case
FBI arrests 35 year old Greenville man for using the mails to collect a ransom in the Weinberger kidnapping. The note to Mrs. Morris Weinberger on Long Island demanded 10000 dollars for the release of four week old Peter Howard Weinberger. The suspect, John Harvey Wiggins, is an unemployed roofer and tree surgeon with a wife and three children.
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D.C
FBI
New York
Weinberger
Morris Weinberger
Westbury
Long Island
N. Y
Peter Howard Weinberger
Ray J. Abbaticchio Jr
Charlotte N. C
John Harvey Wiggins
Wiggins
Abbaticchio
Jane White
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