Doctors Say She Can Run
President Eisenhower left Washington for a Georgia vacation after doctors reported there is no medical barrier to his running again. He and Mrs. Eisenhower plan a week at Humphrey's estate near Thomasville. Doctors say he appears fit for another 5 to 10 years in the presidency and will decide about running around March 1.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Georgia
John S. Doud
James C. Hagerty
Col
Tom Belshe
Thomasville
Secretary of Treasury
Humphrey
Paul Dudley Ae
White House
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
Seattle
Howard M. Snyder
Snyder
Eisenore
Treasury
George Humphrey
Flash Flood Destroys Hot Springs Streets Killing One
A 22 hour cloudburst flooded downtown Hot Springs Arkansas with water six feet deep. A woman, Mrs Hollie Barker, was drowned on top of a car. her husband Bob Barker survived and sought help after hiking to a farmhouse. About 75 to 100 businesses flooded. Oaklawn Park opening 10 days away. Two storm related tornado like events injured and killed residents north of the city. Water rose on Central Avenue and wrecked cars and buildings as 5.74 inches of rain drenched the area.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Arkansas
Hollie Barker
Ere
Bob Barker
Here
Oaklawn Park
National Park Service
Central Avenue
Sheriff's Office
Tornado Like Storms Strike Morriston Area Killing One
Severe weather lashed Morriston Arkansas and nearby Cleveland and Sardis early today. A 67 year old man Verne Ashford was killed when his home was destroyed. His wife Ethel injured. One more person injured at Sardis and several homes damaged. Storm cut a wide swath near midnight after a tornado warning was lifted.
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Morriston
Ark
Here
Cleveland
Sardis
Verne Ashford
Ethel
Marlin Hawkins
Weather Bureau
Robert Parette
Wade Oats
Little Rock
Thye demands accounting for $2500 Nebraska gift
Sen Thye says an accounting is needed for how John M Neff obtained 2500 to donate to the Nebraska Republican committee last October. Neff, Lexington lawyer for Superior Oil, testified before a Senate panel investigating the gift offered for Sen Case’s re election bid. The gas bill awaits Eisenhowers action.
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Washington
Sen
Thye
R-Minn
John M. Neff
Nebraska Republican Committee
Neff
Lexington
Neb
Superior Oil Co
California
Senate
Francis Case
R-Sd
Case
Eisenhower
New York Times
Nebraska Gop
Elmer Patman
Austin
Tex
Patman
Howard B. Keck
Superior Oil
Thye J
Special Committee
Relentless European Cold Claims 489 Dead
Europe endures a deadly cold wave with 489 confirmed deaths across nations including France 107 Italy 63 Britain 45 and Greece 30. Subfreezing conditions strand ships threaten sea lanes and leave many villages without food or fuel amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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London
Europe
St. Tropez
Riviera
Matilda
Sweden
Baltic
Denmark
Hundres
Italy
Baltic Islands
France
Yugoslavia
Britain
Greece
Germany
Turkey
Austria
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Belgium
Poland
Libya
Iron Curtain
Western
Integration gains across Southern colleges noted by AP survey
An Associated Press survey shows eight Southern states admit Negroes to graduate and undergraduate programs without violence. Arkansas welcomed a Negro to its law school in 1948, followed by hundreds in other states including Oklahoma Texas Virginia Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee and Louisiana. Estimates place 500 to 1,000 Negroes in state colleges and about 1,000 in private institutions.
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Nacrobe
Aracena
Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
Associated Press
Arkansas
University Law School
Dixie States
Oklahoma
Texas
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Guy Johnson
The
University
General College
Soviet party finances reported as stable at congress
The 20th congress of the Soviet Communist party opened its planning session's second day with a financial report by P. G. Moskatov. The party with 6,795,896 card carriers and 419,609 candidates was said to be in good shape though details were not immediately released. Khrushchev's keynote speech and the auditing report dominated floor discussion.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Stalin
P. G
Moskatov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Pravda
Izvestia
The
Nikita Khrushchev
Democrats Gratified By Eisenhower Recovery Signals
Washington reports of Eisenhower's improving health sparked mixed reactions. Democratic leaders praised the favorable medical update while some urged him not to seek a second term. GOP figures viewed the news as a possible nudge toward a run, with party chiefs calling the report a green light.
Stevenson Continues Campaign Travels Across Northwest
Adlai Stevenson spoke to 400 at a Seattle Democratic rally charging the Eisenhower administration with unpreparedness for a Communist offensive. He argued for gradual desegregation and opposed forced school integration, noting Labor leader Meany misread his stance. Stevenson planned stops in eastern Washington and Idaho before returning to campaign in Boise.
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Seattle
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Ilinois
Washington
Grand Coulee
Atomic Energy Commission
Hanford
Boise
Idaho
South
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Miami Beach
Fla
Organized Labor
Dark Spots In Booming Economy
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond report identifies dark spots in the booming economy. Agriculture lags behind prosperity, housing construction declines, and a rapid rise in consumer credit alarms some economists. Overall private expenditures drive 7 percent growth in 1955.
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Charlotte
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Omvernment Spe
Repor
Baltimore
Graham Speaks in Hong Kong to Christian workers
Billy Graham addressed Christian workers missionaries and pastors on revival and evangelism in Hong Kong. He plans another speech at a mass rally tonight with 40 000 expected in the capacity crowd.
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Hong Kong
Billy Graham
Farm Bureau Opposes Federal Highway Tax Increase
The American Farm Bureau Federation opposed a Democratic bill to raise federal road user taxes claiming states should finance highways. It urged keeping the present revenue level and reallocating 700 million from the federal gasoline tax to aid states. The stance was presented to the House Ways and Means Committee as hearings began on the proposal to boost gas, diesel, tire, truck, and bus levies by about 12 billion over 15 years to fund a 512 billion highway program.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Matt Triggs
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Boggs
D-La
Humphrey
Lent Reflection Calls for Humble Faith and Godward Reform
The author argues Lent calls for true penitence beyond mere sacrifices. He notes floods and disasters show human limits despite advances and urges turning to God for guidance as Easter approaches. He emphasizes responsibility for moral action and spiritual preparation.
McClellan Attacks Red Trade Constraints Stoking Soviet Power
Senator McClellan accused senior officials of concealing the extent of easing trade curbs on strategic materials to the Soviet bloc. He warned that relaxed controls since a 1954 Paris meeting threaten Western security and accused officials of withholding information from public hearings.
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Washington
Sen
McClelene
Minent
Russia
Senate
Tee
Paris
United States
McClellan
Subcommittee
Administration
Hoover Jr
Hoover
Clellan
Soviet Bloc
Lake Lure Divers Probe Missing Teens in Lake Depths
A nine man explosive ordnance disposal team from the Navy mine force base in Charleston was to search 80 foot depths of Lake Lure for three missing youths from Whitney DC. The boys Larry Moore Mike Waldrop and Jimmy Israel aged 16 12 19 disappeared after making a camp on the north shore last Friday. Civil Air Patrol planes and multiple boats assisted the day long hunt but no evidence of their whereabouts was found. The operation began after police reported the youths missing since Sunday and authorities hoped for clues from the submerged boat found several miles from camp.
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N.C
Navy
Mine Force
Charleston
D.C
San Carolina
Spartanburg
8.C
Larry Moore
Mike Waldrop
Jimmy Israel
Whitney
Wade
Civil Air Patrol
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R-Pa
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R-Cole
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D-Ala
Te House
Sparkman
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Knowland
R-Calif
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N.J
Martin
Massachusetts
Hagerstown
Graham
Robert Dieffenbacher
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