Johnson endorsements spread across Texas for Johnson for President
An Associated Press survey shows Johnson for President clubs forming statewide in Texas from Oct. 17. Backers include Sam Rayburn Byron Stockton Gov. Price Daniel and Ed Connally. Local leaders from mayors to farmers join clubs, with no sign of an opponent and Johnson favored for a new six year term.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Associated Press
Rayburn
Byron Skelton
Temple
Price Daniel
Democratic Executive Committee
Ed Connally
Abilene
Johnson
Yellow Fever May Return
Army insect expert Maj. Alvin A. Therrien warns yellow fever could reach the United States next year as investigations show the virus advancing northward from South and Central America at about 13 miles per month. He notes a mosquito variety found near Brownsville in 1955 can transmit the virus but is virus free at present.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Alvin A. Therrien
South
Central America
Maj
Therrien
4Th Army
Mitchell Eats His Fedora Over Unemployment Forecast
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell ate a cake fedora after October unemployment rose to 3,272,000 while employment reached 66,831,000. He blamed the steel strike led by David J. McDonald and R Conrad Cooper for missing his predicted drop below 3 million.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
AFL
CIO
George Meany
Labor Department
Labor
Cranberries Hit By Federal Testing Over Contamination
Washington and Oregon berries tested after a scare over aminotriazole contamination. Government sent 100 inspectors and 60 chemists to sample cranberries, with further checks planned nationwide. Industry leaders urge Congress to reimburse losses as grocery chains pull cranberry products.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Flemming
Washington State
First National
Oregon
Massachusetts
Governor Hodges outlines NC race plan in Europe tour
North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges told Swiss bankers that his state's moderate school integration approach shows satisfactory results. He noted varied Negro population across counties and said cities have voluntarily admitted Negro students to white schools. Hodges urged global attention to racial issues and described NC’s economic boom, leading a business delegation visiting Europe to bolster trade relations.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Hodges
U.S. South
United States
Europe
Garcia Begins To Catch Up In Philippine Senate Race
In Manila and Cebu, President Carlos P. Garcia’s Nacionalista machine gains ground as about a third of votes are counted. Opponents hold eight seats in the Senate, with Garcia’s grip tested by urban anti Garcia sentiment and local victories.
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Garcia
Juan C. Pajo
Senate
Manila
Cebu
Arsenio H. Lacson
Gar
North Carolina Baptists debate board downsizing at annual meeting
In Greensboro the 129th annual meeting of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention heard Dr. Douglas M. Branch urge religious freedom in Russia and denounce Spanish Catholic rule. The convention debated trimming the General Board from 85 to 63, with 12 districts and regional representation, while electing a new president, likely layman C. B. Deane.
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Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina
Russia
Douglas M. Branch
Raleigh
The
Baptist State Convention
Branch
Spain
Latin
Commonwealth
Baptists
Us General Board
Ieee
General Board
A. Leroy Parker
C. B. Deane
Deane
Grover Jones
High Point
Diary Indicates Churchill Was Close To Death In 1943
Wartime diary revealed Churchill nearly died in December 1943 from pneumonia and heart trouble near Tunis. Air Vice Marshal Kelly, then RAF medical officer, ordered oxygen support and arranged a return to La Marsa as doctors feared a clot.
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Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Kelly
Thomas K. ‘Kelly
North Africa
Carthage
Tunis
Lord Moran
Marrakech
Morocco
Royal Air Force
Algiers
la Marsa
Ellis
De Gaulle Shapes Path To East West Summit Amid Western Rift
President Charles de Gaulle dictates terms for an East West summit and bolsters French prestige within the Western Alliance. He plans Khrushchev’s Paris visit March 15 and argues for a pre summit gathering while insisting on a three point condition including a Khrushchev meeting, tension relaxation, and unity among Western allies.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
United States
Eisenhower
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
London
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Veterans Day Observed Across Nation and Arlington Honors
The Associated Press reports Veterans Day ceremonies feature a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Civil War, Indian wars, Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, and Korean War veterans honored. President Eisenhower’s wreath laid by Gen. Lemnitzer. retired Gen. Wedemeyer delivers Arlington address.
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Associated Press
United States
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Army
Eisenhower
Arlington National Cemetery
Alfred Wedemeyer
Arlington Amphitheater
Steel Mills Rally After Court End of Strike
Pittsburgh AP reports steel mills nationwide resume heavy activity after a court ordered end to the strike. More than half of the 500000 basic steel workers return, with 335000 laid-off workers facing continued idleness in related industries and longer delays for steel supplies.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Eisenhower Benson Announce Farm Plan For Congress
President Eisenhower and Ezra Taft Benson outline a farm program to be presented to Congress next year. Key points include basing price supports for wheat and other commodities on market prices rather than parity, expanding five to ten year voluntary land retirement, boosting research, expanding food for peace, and aiding low income farmers. Parity defined as fair prices relative to farmers’ purchasing costs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Congress
Benson
White House
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