Bewildered Woman Politician Tries to Make Everyone Happy
In Nashville a hesitant widow named Mrs. Baker faced a tense Democratic vote to name a replacement for the late Rep. J. Percy Priest. Amid factional pressure Mayor Ben West and officials backed candidate J. Carlton Loser. Baker's proxy vote, cast after a contested resignations signoff, swung the decision before the roll call and left her distressed by the political melee.
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Ben West
Carney Patterson
Mary A. Baker
Nashville
Tenn
Mary
Ee el
Davidson County
Democratic Executive Committee
J.percy Priest
Priest
Baker
Democratic Party
City Atty
Raymond Leathers
County
Dist. Atty
J. Carlton Loser
Candy Isa Petre Grissim
Mrs. Baker
West
Atlantic Storm Edges North Up Coast With Light Damage
A developing Atlantic storm, spawned near Cuba, moves slowly northeast along the coast toward Nantucket. Warnings urge small craft to shelter south of Delaware. Rain and high tides affect coastal areas from Virginia to New England with several Florida towns flooded and two drownings reported.
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Baltimore
Cuba
Weather Bureau
Washington
Block Island
R. I
Delaware
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Chesapeake Bays
Ginia Capes
Virginia Capes
Nantucket
New England
Florida
Fellsmere
Kissimmee
St. Cloud
Daytona Beach
Cocoa
Lake Okeechobee
Carolinas
Virginia
Norfolk
Brunswick
Thinking on Discipline and Its Effects
A reflective piece by Robert L. Dieffenbacher on discipline defining punishment. It contrasts correcting behavior through force with praising normal deeds and guiding both children and adults toward better conduct.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
Homefolks Welcome Beauty Queen Homefolks Welcome Beauty Queen
Manning South Carolina greets Marian Ann McKnight Miss America 1957 with a town parade and breakfast at Manning High School. Friends relatives and reporters attend as she returns to Cotton and tobacco country. Marian speaks of her widely loved status and her character.
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Manning
Don Gambrill
Manning Baptist Church
John J. Dinkins
Marian
Dinkins
Kant Et Stansny
Fraternity
Friday Recommended For UNC Presidency
William C. Friday, 36, is recommended for the presidency of the Consolidated University of North Carolina by a nine member Selections Committee. If approved by the full Board of Trustees Friday would succeed Gordon Gray and lead the merged system of Chapel Hill, State College Raleigh and Woman's College Greensboro.
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Raleigh
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Friday
University Board of Trustees
UNC
Gordon Gray
J. Harris Parks
Consolidated University
University At
Chapel Hill
North Carolina State College
Woman's College
Greensboro
Raphael
Dallas
N.C
Gray
State
Ida Willa Howell
Lumberton
Meredith College
Frances
Mary
Hodges
German Also Named Two Americans Get Nobel Prize in Medicine
Stockholm awards 1956 Nobel prize in medicine to Drs. Andre Cournand and Dickinson Richards of Columbia University and Werner Forssmann of West Germany for developing heart catheterization. Prize money totals $38,633, to be presented December 10.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Andre F. Cournand
Dickinson W. Richards Jr
Columbia University
New York
Werner Forssmann
Bad Kreuznach
West Germany
Caroline Institute of Medicine and Physiology
Alfred Nobel
ILA Wins Ballot Box Victory for Port of New York
The International Longshoremen's Association retains representation of 22 000 waterfront workers in New York after an election. NLRB reports 11 827 to 7 428 in favor of the ILA over the AFL CIO linked rival IBL. This marks the third consecutive challenge won by the ILA.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
National Labor Relations Board
ILA
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Longshoremen
IBL
AFL
CIO
Miss America Combines Adult Poise With Nice Kid Charm
Marian Van Santon of Manning shows dual sides as Miss America, a confident young woman who captivates with elegance yet remains the “darn nice kid” her neighbors and classmates describe. She balances grown grace with cheerful youth, embodying both roles on and off the stage.
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Manning
S&c
Lee Vam Santon
Annie McKnight
van Santon
Manning High
Methoan Church
Hantshee
Litthe McKnight
Marian
Birmingham
Dixie
Little Marian
Church Organ Delivers Weather Alerts in English Channel
In Blackpool England church organist Harry Wynne reports his St John Vianney instrument emits weather forecasts in a crisp male voice. The organ appears to receive RAF advisories from a nearby transmitter, and technicians were called in to investigate the uncanny phenomenon.
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Blackpool
England
Harry Wynne
St. John Vianney Church
British Isles
Wynne
North Sea
English Channel
Faroes
Royal Air Force
Barton
Clear Skies Expected After Carolina Storm
The Associated Press reports Carolinians faced light winds and heavy coastal rainfall from a recent storm but expect clearing skies and mild temperatures. Coastal towns ranged from 68 to 76 degrees with New Bern and Elizabeth City recording the highest rainfall as forecasts call for a mild weekend with little rain.
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Associated Press
Florida
Carolinas
Hatteras
N.C
Wilmington
Myrtle Beach
S.C
New Bern
Elizabeth City
Rocky Mount
South Carolina
Charleston
Columbia
Greenville
Charlotte Weather Bureau
Stevenson Tackles Eisenhower With Democratic Party Call
Adlai E Stevenson blasted the Eisenhower administration as a single interest government in Akron Ohio. He argued the next administration should be Democratic and accused the cabinet of being tied to General Motors. He used a campaign tactic to ride coattails of local candidates and hit Nixon and Dewey in Flint and Saginaw Michigan crowds.
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Stevenson
Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Machower
Akron
General Motors
Michigan
Saginaw
Mich
Harry S. Truman
Toose
Flint
Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Paul Dewey
Eisenhower pushes school program in atomic age pledge
President Eisenhower pledged to press a five year school building program for the atomic era after accusing Adlai Stevenson of peddling fables. Speaking at a Citizens rally at the College of Puget Sound he vowed to urge Congress again at the new session and urged preparing youth to be skilled citizens. He spoke after overnighting in Tacoma during a West Coast tour. More on page 9-A.
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Tacoma
Wash
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
College of Puget Sound
Congress
America
Seattle
Four Crewmen Die As Trains Collide near Pineola
Two Atlantic Coast Line freight locomotives collided head on at 6 am on the ACL main line near Pineola Florida, killing four of the ten crewmen. The wreck left engines and cars tangled and two bodies recovered from the flames. Identities were not yet available.
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Pineola
Fla
Atlantic Coast Line
ACL
John Purcell
Garnet Funeral Home
Brooksville
Porter Funeral Home
Inverness
Roberts Funeral
Ocala
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Atlantic Coast
Beauty
Marian Ann McKnight
All of
Wake Forest College
State College
the University
Wake Forest
U.S. Navy
Charaed
British Atomic Plant
John Corfield
Atomic Power Station
Calder Hall
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