Independents Denounce President at Liberal Convention
Americans for Democratic Action faction denounces Eisenhower after once seeing him as a liberal candidate. They accuse his administration of aiding threats to civil liberties and call on GOP leaders to repudiate Senator McCarthy. They reaffirm liberal principles guiding their six year-old group.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
Eisenhower
Conness
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Naked lieutenant arrested after Wardman Park hotel frolic
Second Lt. Francis O Gallagher 24 of Boston ran naked through Wardman Park Hotel lobby during a Saturday party after leaving a Shoreham Hotel gathering. Police booked him for indecent exposure and intoxication. Marines to handle disciplinary action after release to Quantico.
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Washington
Marines
Wardman Park
Francis O. Gallagher
Boston
Mass
Gallagher
Armed Forces
Quantico
Vice Adm
Emory S. Land
U.S.N. Ret
Roland Hall
Hall
Roosevelt Named Honorary ADA Chairman For Coming Year
The ADA delegates elected Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as honorary chairman for the coming year. James E. Doyle, Wisconsin state Democratic chairman, and Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Harvard history professor, were chosen as co chairmen.
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ADA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James E. Doyle
Wisconsin
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Harvard
Clackety But No Clack Reported
Mrs. James Griffin heard the clack of passing trains but rails were missing a five inch section noted by railroad workers. The railroad thanked her for the call and apologized for the disturbance of her sleep.
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PIQUA
James Griffin
Railroad
W H Marlette Dr Master FE T Gregory Secretary
The fragment names W H Marlette as a doctor and FE T Gregory as secretary in a historical notice. No dates or locations are given. The readable text provides limited context beyond roles.
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W. H. Marlette
FE. T. Gregory
Four Strikers Go On Trial In Winston
Four CIO Communications Workers Union members went on trial for disturbing the peace as union and management resumed talks in Winston-Salem over a 12 day strike against Western Electric plants. A total of seven strikers at Greensboro Pomona plant were arrested. bond set at fifty dollars for trial June six.
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Winston-Salem
CIO Communications Workers
Western Electric
Greensboro
Pomona
Carl Wall
Ralph Estell
Eugene Tuell
Donald Cockerham
Robert Strother
J. E. Paschal
Seth Brewer
Strother
Wilson Motley
Burlington
John Walker
Applicants fail to give ages in license applications
Hartford report shows over 3 000 license applications returned for missing ages. Women submitted the majority of faulty forms in the state motor vehicles department findings.
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Hartford, Conn
State Motor Vehicles Department
Seven year old falls from garage in Jacksonville Beach
Seven year old John Haden McCormick wore a Peter Pan costume and leaped from the family garage in Jacksonville Beach finding he cannot fly. He sustained a fractured instep in the stunt.
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Jacksonville Beach
Fla
John Haden McCormick
Wilson Faces Difficult Task of Saving Money
James Marlow reports on Charles F. Wilson, president of General Motors, serving as defense secretary under Eisenhower. His push for economy clashes with Pentagon interests as Congress probes his cuts, including objections to Air Force funding reductions.
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Wilson
James Marlow
Washington
Charles FE
Secretary of Defense
General Motors
Eisenhower
Congress
Defense
Pentagon
Defense Department
Senate Committee
Detroit
Air Force
Rep. Vorty
California
Modern life expectancy shifts prompt defense funding question
The text notes a rise in life expectancy since 1900 with one quarter of U S male births dying early, contrasted with today where many survive past 59. It cites Eisenhower backing Wilson amid debates on defense cuts, urging Congress to secure more defense for less money, and ends with a remark on candlefish burning.
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United States
Wilson
Eisenhower
Congress
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