Butler Faces Pressure Over Chairmanship Plans
Butler offers no resignation plan and expects to stay as chairman saying the national committee will not elect a senator or representative. He cites two critics Francis Green and Byron Skelton while Mark Helloran calls for his ouster for party sake. He warns against imitating Republicans to win the 1960 elections.
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Butler
National Committee
Senate
House
Democratic National Committee
Sen
Francis Green
D-Ri
Byron Skelton
Temple
Tex
St. Louis
Mark R. Helloran
Helloran
Missouri
Republican Party
Prayer for TODAY reflects on vacation relief and family ties
The prayer asks divine guidance during vacation season to value simple living and appreciate varied relaxation. It requests that vacations knit family bonds and deepen awareness of God’s presence, attributed to James Ross McCain of Decatur Georgia, Agnes Scott College president emeritus.
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Jesus
James Ross McCain
Decatur, Ga
Agnes Scott College
Racer Crashes Into Spectators at Local Track
Amarillo. A racing car driven by 29 year old Charles Sample leaped a barrier and plunged into the crowd injuring three spectators and injuring the driver. Sample said a right front tire blew on the turn and the car crashed through a wire fence before striking a parked car.
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Amarillo, Tex
Charles Sample
Amarillo
Sample
Russian Composer Tchaikovsky’s Mixed French Ancestry
The Russian-born composer Tchaikovsky is regarded as typically Russian, yet his ancestry was half French, reflecting a blend of cultural backgrounds.
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Tchaikovsky
Russia
Banks hold major share of common stocks in trust funds
A AP report from New York details how banks own about 49% of trust fund assets with 30% in common stocks. Sole responsibility in trust management accounts 39% of holdings, while 18% are in funds with shared control.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
American Bankers Assn
ABA
Bardot Ends Riviera Honeymoon. Begins New Film
Brigitte Bardot and husband Jacques Charrier have ended their Riviera honeymoon. Bardot started work on a new film Friday tentatively titled Will You Dance With Me. Her last film Babette Goes to War with Charrier has not yet been released.
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Paris
Brigitte Bardot
Jacques Charrier
Riviera
Babette Goes To
Stock Market Opens Mixed Ahead of Steel Strike Deadline
New York traders pushed shares lower as the steel strike deadline loomed. Major indexes fell with U S Steel down about 1, Jones and Laughlin slid, while American Motors edged higher. The Associated Press average dipped to 233.50 as rails and utilities softened.
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New York
Studebaker
Packard
U.S
Jones & Laughlin
American Motors
Associated Press
Rails
Bache & Co
American Can Co
Dow Jones Averages and Trading Figures Snapshot
Market update shows noon and 1 p.m. Dow Jones levels furnished by Bache & Co with closing figures around 661.95 and 660.60 while US Gales index reads 221.49 and 221.10. Trading volume lists 710,000 and 400,000 shares for two issues and 1,890,000 for another.
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Bache & Co
Investor questions on bonds stocks and retirement moves
A reader aged 48 plans moving to Florida in two years and living on investments. Holds AT&T Ekco Commonwealth Edison and Northern Illinois Gas with $2000 bonds monthly March 1947 to 1957. Seeks advice on more AT&T or ComEd and on inflation hedges. Discusses E bonds and income needs, cash reserves, and mortgage vs growth stocks. The column suggests growth stocks for a younger investor and cautions against relying on E bonds for income. It also covers a 44 year old with two kids, two houses, and mortgage decisions and advises against paying off rental property mortgage if profitable.
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Florida
Ekco
Commonwealth Edison
Northern Illinois
Exeter treasures to be sold at Christies in Lincolnshire
Porcelain, books, and silver belonging to the Marquess of Exeter go to auction at Christies this week marking the first departure of Exeter family treasures from their Lincolnshire ancestral home in 400 years.
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London
Marquess of Exeter
Christie's
Exeter
Lincolnshire
Naval privateers in the American Revolution
The Revolution saw many privateers alongside colonial ships as they dodged powerful British fleets. Colonists captured over 600 enemy merchant vessels in naval actions beyond the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain.
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Valcour Island
Lake Champlain
Idlewild Confusion Is Scored
Pan American Flight 273 experienced a chaotic landing at idlewild with 4000 spectators crowding the runway. Fire crews arrived after a half hour delay as passengers endured a four hour wait and officials investigated a probable mechanical failure in the left wheel assembly.
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James B. Leggett
City Detectives
Edward Sommers
Sommers
Brookside
N.J
Pan American
Ronnie Heinzeroth
Stoughton
Wis
Atlantic
London
Britain’s Comet 4B Sets 4 Hour 37 Minute 1500 Mile Mark
London reports Britain's Comet 4B completed a London to Athens test touchdown in 4 hours 37 minutes, best previous time listed for the 1500 mile flight.
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London
Britain
Athens
North Carolina Industrial Growth Sets National Record
North Carolina Conservation and Development officials report record industrial investment for 1953 59 totaling 247 371 000 with 461 new or expanded plants and 28 512 new jobs. Gov Hodges on tour in Russia. Miles J Smith chairs the meeting with John M Reeves among guests as committees meet.
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Morehead City
Saunders
Miles J. Smith
Salisbury
Gov. Hodges
Russia
John M. Reeves
Pinehurst
State Ports Authority
Spa
Wilson N C Leads Bright Leaf Tobacco Market Status
In Wilson North Carolina the Carolina League marks the world’s largest bright leaf tobacco market with Morris Cigar noted among its players.
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