Eisenhower Hints At Progressive Moderate 1956 Nominee
President Eisenhower signaled a possible aggressive push to back a progressive moderate for the 1956 GOP nomination if he chooses not to run again. He framed the idea during a news conference addressing McCarthyism and the party’s right wing. He avoided personal attacks while noting moderates and the party’s direction, with no crystal ball on McCarthy’s potential influence.
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Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
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Sen
Carty
Searsly_ brought
Re House
Cancer theory advanced by Winternitz links 1918 flu to lung cancer rise
Washington reports Hoover Commission scientist Winternitz proposes influenza of 1918 19 may partially explain the spike in lung cancer. He cautions the theory is unproven and notes cigarette smoking and industrial chemicals also lack proof as sole causes.
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Frank Carey
Magesiee
Washington
P- Milton
Winternitz
Hoover Commission
Sat Sage
Parly St
Yale
National Research Council
Government Reorganization Commission
Ace TS
Hoover
Vote Probers Hear Affidavit On Absentee Voting
In Taylorsville North Carolina the House Campaign Investigations Committee heard an affidavit by Rebecca Allen store operator alleging Alexander County official Reuben Watts paid seven dollars to vote her sister Anna Brendon absentee in the November election. Allen testified she could not read and did not see the money. Watts denied the accusation and said he did not vote the sister s ballot.
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Rebecca C. Atlen
Rocky Creek
Alexander County
Alexander
Reuben Watts
Allen
Watts
Alten
Charlie Reuben Watts
Herman Lackey
Anna Brendon
Hugh Q. Alexander
William E. Stevens Jr
Statesville
Boone
Ens
Washington
I” Allen
Treasie Fletcher
Fletcher
Hatoyama Named Japan Premier After Vote
Ichiro Hatoyama, a pro American conservative, becomes prime minister after a Diet vote 257 to 191 over Taketora Ogata. He vows to dissolve the Diet and call elections before March 10. Socialists back him but may gain seats. Yoshida resigns amid Conservative Socialist opposition.
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Oae Yoshida
Hatoyama
Ae Areaa
2 Democrats
Social Ved
Io Hatoyama
Yoshida
Noith
U. S
Pan
Unity predicted as Hall says McCarthy attack helps GOP
Republican chairman Leonard W. Hall asserted that McCarthy s assault on President Eisenhower would strengthen unity and support in the Senate and among Republicans. Hall delayed his statement to obtain a broad Senate view, noting Eisenhower had asked reporters to consult Hall on whether McCarthy s attack posed danger to the party.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
GOP
Congress
Sen. McCarthy
Hall
Senate
McCarthy
Republican Party
Defense Hearings Closed Amid McCarthy Absence
Washington Senate investigations subcommittee wrap hearings after two days hearing 11 witnesses chaired by McCarthy R Wis with no present plan to resume. Acting staff director Juliana says work continues as McCarthy’s return and plans remain unclear.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Peter
R-Mich
James M. Juliana
Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
Potter
Christmas Cheer Fund Aids One Large Family
The Christmas Cheer Fund details a widow with six children aged one to nine facing hardship after the breadwinner left. The mother, working but underpaid, suffered illness and job loss, with two children injured earlier requiring care. Community support via The High Point Enterprise fund aims to fulfill Christmas hopes for the children. Contributors are listed with varied amounts, totaling today’s and year-to-date receipts.
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Welfare Department
Santa
High Point Enterprise
Bushy Haired Man Reappears in Sheppard Murder Case
Witness Leo Stawicki testified he saw a bushy haired man near the Sheppard home driveway during the night of the July 4 murder. He described the figure at 2:15 to 2:30 a.m. and noted the man stood about 100 to 150 feet away as the car passed. The testimony linked the suspect to the scene amid ongoing trial coverage.
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Cleveland
Sheppard
Leo Stawicki
Stawicki
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn Shemarr
Bay Village
John Eaton
Eaton
Dr. Sheppard
Greyhound Drivers Vote On Christmas Bonus Dispute
Ballots mailed to Atlantic Greyhound drivers determine if a strike over exclusion from a Christmas bonus is authorized. If approved, the strike would begin Dec. 17, idling routes across Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Virginia North and South Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee and D C.
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Charleston
W. Va
Atlantic Greyhound
Kentucky
Ohio
Winter Blasts Europe as Storms Halt European Travel
Freezing winds and heavy snow hit western Europe with gales on the North Sea delaying shipping. Britain faced rain and flood damage while Ireland, Belgium and Holland endured the worst storm in decades. A Dublin rail line failed and 64 fishermen were missing after seven trawlers vanished in gales.
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London
North Sea
Britain
Engish Channel
Southampton
New York
Acton
Leicestershire
English Midlands
Baltic
St's
Scarborough
England
France
Atlantic
Arie
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
Germany
Dublin
Irish Republic
Roassare
Police
Dodder
Dublin Bay
Soviets condemn US and defend China at UN session
United Nations debate opens over Soviet charges of aggression by the United States against the People's Republic of China. Arkady Sobolev denounces the US Nationalist China pact as aggression and accuses US troops and Formosa bases of threatening China. Separately, Allies push a resolution to free 11 U.S. airmen jailed by Red China and demand their return.
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United Nations
N.Y
Russia
U.N
United States
China
Arkady A. Sobolev
Generalsembly
Formosa
Chiang Kal-chek
Sobolev
People’s Republic of China
United States Navy
U.N. Assembly
U.S
Red China
Assembly
U. S
Henry Oabai Lodge Jr
Peigins T World Comaiders
Peiping
Lodge
Tougher Attitude Asked By Democratic Leaders
Kansan night meeting sees Averell Harriman urge holding President Eisenhower accountable for aides and GOP tactics. Paul Butler vows to fight to be a national party chairman and press deficiencies of the administration, saying Democrats must govern with unity and in the nation’s best interests.
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Kansas City
Eisenhower
Averell Harriman
New York
Victory
Paul M. Butler
Indiana
Harriman
Congress
White House
Pope Undergoes Second Thorough Medical Examination
Pope Pius XII faced a restless night and received a second thorough medical examination in Vatican City. Doctors Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi and other consultants evaluate the illness and the impact of a new treatment begun after the pontiff collapsed last Thursday.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Riccardo
Galeazzi-Lisi
Finn Twins Win Back Plane In Federal Court Ruling
In Los Angeles, George and Charles Finn won a federal court ruling affirming their ownership of a C46 war surplus plane. The judge ordered the government to return the craft, noting California law gave the school district title prior to sale and that the twins’ citizen arrest incident involving Officer Waters remains unresolved.
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Finn Twins
Los Angeles
Finn
United States
Ae Whee
Ted
George
Charles Finn
Scotty
Eres Va
Bakersfield
Calif
Air Force
U.S
William C. Mathes
Coon Field
War Assets, Administration
Mathes
California
A E. Waters
Eithe
Waters
Mrs Williamson Hurt When Beer Truck Hits Car
Mrs J Paul Williamson wife of a Triangle Hosiery Mill executive was seriously injured today when her car was struck by a beer truck at Mallory Street and Mangum Avenue. She suffered possible arm fracture internal injuries and a heart attack en route to hospital. The truck driver’s name could not be learned.
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J. Paul Williamson
Triangle
Mallory St
Mangum Ave
Chi Church St
Williamson
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