British Princess May Reconsider Engagement to Townsend
Romance talk from Brussels reports Princess Margaret and Townsend facing uncertain prospects as London papers question the match. The Archbishop of Canterbury remains off record while the royal family plans a Lambeth Palace dinner with bishops, signaling cautious timing in the controversy.
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Townsend
London
Lambeth Palace
Hodges Favors Coalition in Democratic Party Clash
Washington dispatch reports Senate Majority Leader Johnson seeks a strong central coalition within the Democrats to push an open convention, sideline Stevenson, and back a moderate platform. Dixie governors show varied lines with loyalty, third party talks, and Eisenhower influence shaping the debate. They discuss education highways finances and water conservation.
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Pa Pene
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
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Eisenhower
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Dobbins Expected to Testify in Surry Court
J Sheppard Dobbins a textile worker charged with felonious assault in the shooting of Dr. Harry Johnson, chief surgeon at Hush Chatham Memorial, was set to take the stand again as the trial opened. Witnesses described the chase and shooting, with Dobbins denying the charge by insanity defense and a civil suit seeking 202000 in damages.
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Susie Sharp
Johason
Jonson
French Government Faces Algeria Policy Crisis
Debates over Algeria and Moroccan reforms threaten Premier Faure's control as deputies split and fear of an early general election looms. Independent deputies drift back to Faure while France and Spain clash over rebels in Morocco and asylum allegations.
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Newsprint Price Hiked Across North Firms Signal Rise
Corner Brook mill and Calhoun plant in Tennessee and Canada face higher costs as newsprint prices jump. The latest rise to 126 dollars delivered in New York followed a 10 dollar increase in June 1952, a peak for the era. Industry sources note newsprint can be half of metropolitan daily costs. Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater warned of further increases as production costs rise since mid 1952, citing a gray market around 180 dollars. Richard W. Slocum of the American Newspapers Publishers Assn. criticized the forecast.
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Calhoun, Tenn
New York
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Bowater Paper Corp. Ltd
Canada
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Richard W. Slocum
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Kefauver Weighs 1956 Run as Talks Open in Geneva
Senator Kefauver signals readiness to enter the Democratic presidential race pending funding and organization. He says he will decide before primary filing, notes a possible $200000 budget, and praises Stevenson and Averell Harriman as forward looking leaders while pledging combat to Eisenhower era politics.
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