So-Called Minorities and the 1956 Election Balance
The piece analyzes how minorities, especially Jews, influence presidential voting. It cites Fuchs on Jewish voting trends since 1936 and 1952, notes suburban shifts, and discusses how factors like Israel arms policy and cabinet representation affect 1956 loyalties. It also highlights Jewish college polls and the lasting impact of Roosevelt era electoral fragmentation.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Lawrence H. Fuchs
Brandeis University
American Political Science Review
Fuchs
Negares
Eisenhower
New York City
Boston
Hartford
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Stevenson
Truman
Westchester
New York
Newton
Massachusetts
West Hartford
Connecticut
Lewis L. Strauss
AEC
Maxwell Rabb
J. Jack Martin
Eisenower
Bob Taft
Liberal Party
Stev
Nater
Yeshiva College
Yeshiva
Brandeis
Campaign Donations Shift From Big to Small Money
Sen Gore, Tennessee and head of a Senate watchdog subcommittee on campaign expenditures, says big donors are shrinking as hearings spur many to give small contributions to both major parties. He sees this as a positive trend toward broader, sounder funding and hopes the effort becomes a permanent part of election financing.
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Senate
Sen. Gore
Gore
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
High Point United Fund Red Cross Drive Opens
The High Point campaign starts tomorrow with a quota of 199979 dollars for 13 local, state and national services. Per capita cost is about 4 or 5 dollars, and recent efficiencies save seven hundred dollars for the new year, signaling strong community stewardship.
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United Fund-Red Cross
United Fund
High Point
Red Cross
High Point Urged to Support United Fund Drives
In a front page style appeal the article contrasts national fire fatalities with local giving, urging High Point to meet its United Fund quota. It notes civic leaders endorse Red Cross blood drives and hospital and church support, stressing wise allocation of funds in annual campaigns.
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Ter
United Fund
Nota
Orecess
Petsigh Point
Fire Prevention Week Urges Year-Round Vigilance in High Point
The High Point area reports 214 residential, 31 mercantile, 39 manufactury fires in 1955 with 40 false alarms. Chief causes include defective heating and cooking, careless smoking, near heaters, and faulty chimneys. One life was lost and property losses reached $150,000, prompting a push to extend Fire Prevention Week into year-round prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
New Travel Tax Change Lowers Rates on Foreign Trips
Editorial explains a new rule allowing 10 percent savings on trips to Mexico Canada or the Caribbean if no U S territory is touched. Tax applies to U S legs of mixed routes. fully foreign point tickets bought outside the United States avoid the 10 percent levy.
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United States
Mexico
Canada
Caribbean
U. S
Congress
Chicago
London
New York
Montreal
Seattle
Tokyo
Complex open-law tax rules spark travel tax questions
The new law imposes a 225 mile buffer for border trips and taxes on segments within each state. Travelers from New York to Miami would pay tax on the NY to Miami leg, while routes like New York to Panama to New Orleans avoid tax on the long outward leg but incur tax inside the corridor. Refunds rules add to the complexity while the Treasury expects a $20 million annual cost. Senator Smathers and officials defend the policy as preventing discrimination against nearby neighbors.
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Trayl
New York
Bermuda
Miami
Panama
New Orleans
U. S
Congress
Seattle
Washington
Juneau
Alaska
State of Washington
Treasury
Sen
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Lane
Setone Oocce
State Departments
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Dominican Republic
High Point Enterprise Acknowledges Post Office Listing
In a brief public notice from the High Point Enterprise the publication asserts its status as second class matter at the Point Post Office under Act of 1878 with routine postal handling terms.
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Rawley
D. A
R. B. Terry
Point
Labor gains and NC politics mix with union strength
NC Democrats risk losing labor support as unions appear largely absent from committees while national unions back the ticket. Mountain politics may push labor into strategy meetings to avoid forming a separate political group. Woodrow Jones retires from the 11th district and observers hint at future runs, possibly for governor, despite Sen. Ervin’s anticipated re-election in 1962.
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Democratic Party
North Carolina
Mountain Politico
Piedmont
Mountain
Coastal Plain
Essiona
Spindale
Sen
Sam Ervin
Woodrow Jones
Democratic rally notes and election forecast in North Carolina
Charles Pearson reports on a Charlotte Democratic meeting where Hodges shared news and an election forecast predicting a Democratic national ticket majority of over 250,000 in November. The piece notes campaign events in Winston-Salem Asheville and Mecklen burg HQ openings with jokes from Senator Kerr Scott and witty quips about local politics.
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Hodges
Charlotte
Paul Butler
Butler
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Asheville
YDC
Kerr Scott
John Larkin
Mecklenburg
Scott
W. M. Nicolson
Mecklenburg County
Charles
Raper Jonas
Jonas
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
October Poem by North Carolina Poet John Charles McNeill
Guest columnist reflects on John Charles McNeill, NC poet who died in October 1907 at 33, praising his poem October from Songs Merry and Sad, noting McNeill’s provincial roots and lasting Carolina imagery. The piece recalls lines about October’s memory, Lethe streams, and the poet’s enduring themes of memory and home.
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Pote
John Charles McNeill
J. Garmen Briggs
North Carolina
Cotton Land
Carolina
Political quotes and personal pleas span a turbulent era
Highlights compile statements from figures like George Meany Allen Dulles Rev Donald Clark and Senator Albert Gore reflecting on party power court rulings electoral finance and civil rights debates. The excerpt also notes campaign finance scrutiny and a political bid by George Mikan amid postwar tensions.
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Enson
Jacob Javits
United States Senate
Robert Wagner
Enterprise
High Point Enterprise
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Charles Pearson
Holt McPherson
John Charleen McNeill
George Meany
AFL- Clc
Free Nations
Allen W. Dulles
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Supreme Court
Donald Clark
Episcopal
Mansfield
Tex
Eleanor Ruotolo
Cynthia Ruotolo
Helen
Casimir Orzechowski
Mosinee
Wis
Nasser
Robert G. Menzies
George Mikan
GOP
Minneapolis
Minn
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