Congressmen Push Presidential Primary Voting Platform
Fifty three Democratic congressmen urged a party platform plank to let voters name presidential candidates through nationwide primaries. The proposal, backed by Kefauver and managers for Barkley Russell Harriman, would use preferential primaries with federal aid and state election setup, not a constitutional amendment.
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Future mood lighting and other odds and ends
A string of short items notes a bold forecast for home mood lighting with cool greens and pinkish ambers, a joke about a UV ray to kill mosquitoes, a wine tasting anecdote, a playful public milk stunt in Minnesota, and quick quips on drive in theatres, bills, streetcar riders, and Pennsylvania coal past the West Virginia lead.
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Boston Herald
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Joan
Elsie
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Kefauver
American Bar Ass'n
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West Virginia
Coal Age
United States
Superliner United States Nears Trans Atlantic Speed Record
The United States sped toward New York at 34.19 knots over 872 nautical miles, narrowing time to Ambrose Lightship and likely tying the Queen Mary’s 14 year record. Fog slowed progress at times but the liner remained on track for a record-breaking arrival and celebration.
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Ambrose
Bishop Rock
England
Pssengers
Runaway Divorcee and Teen Boy Nabbed En Route to L A
A 28 year old divorcee Virginia LeTourneau and 17 year old James Eldon Sherwin were detained on a train near Phoenix as they traveled toward Los Angeles to resolve their romance. LeTourneau faced delinquency charges for running off with the youth from Burbank California.
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Burbank
LeTourneau
Sherwin
Girls Must Eat to ward off TB, says Australian doctor
Dr H Wilson of the anti tuberculosis association cites Sydney data showing most girls who contract tuberculosis do so due to skipping meals. He blames over social life and fast pace, noting many sanatorium patients lack lunch, breakfast, or proper dinners and sleep. He agrees with Dr Andrew Topping on lunch money spent on luxuries reducing vitality.
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Australia
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
H. Wilson
Wilson
London School of Hygiene
Andrew Topping
Eva Peron in Grave Condition Reported Unchanged
Buenos Aires officials said Eva Peron remains gravely ill but has not worsened in the last 24 hours. The 32 year old first lady is praised for labor and charity work, with a planned Plaza de Mayo monument announced and Bastille Day events canceled due to her health.
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Juan D. Peron
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Luna Park
Madison Square Garden
Peron
Argentina
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Plaza de Mayo
Disputed Whiskey Island Oil Well Heats Up Cleveland
William R. Hoey operates a long standing well on Whiskey Island in Cleveland. The state says the land belongs to the people while the New York Central Railroad claims ownership and leases to Hoey. Sohio buys the oil at about 120 barrels monthly worth roughly 420 dollars.
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New York Central Railroad
Standard Oil of Ohio
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