Eisenhower Faces Difficult Task In Trying to Save Republican Congress
A Fortune report argues President Eisenhower must swing close races with personal endorsements to prevent a Democratic sweep of both the Senate and House in November. It notes his popularity and the challenges of converting midterm voters, with the outlook favoring Democrats in mid-September polls and the need to bolster GOP candidates.
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
House
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Ohio
Republican Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Duke Power expands Piedmont footprint with 24 million plant
Duke Power Company plans a 24 million steam electric generating plant at Belmont to boost capacity in the Piedmont area. The Allen plant follows postwar expansion, signaling private power’s commitment to meet future needs amid growth and atomic energy prospects. New industries can expect reliable power as Piedmont continues its development.
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Allen
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Time for Positiveness in McCarthy Controversy
The article argues the Senate delays action on the McCarthy report to avoid impacting elections. It notes Knowland deferring Senate convening, suggesting McCarthy may not be the election issue and Democrats could seize control, framing the delay as a political compromise that harms Republicans.
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Juvenile court cites incorrigible teens in Memphis shooting case
In Memphis a Juvenile Court judge sent two teenagers to police homicide bureau after they lured a girl to a home and shot her in the stomach with a 22 rifle. The judge ruled the boys incorrigible and said Juvenile Court procedures were not viable. Parents acknowledged their sons' dangerous conduct, challenging the Boys Town ideal of no bad boys.
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Mai Lime
World Population Pressures and Political Patter
Long range analysts warn world population could rise to 4.8 billion in 50 years and 6.7 billion in a century while food production must triple by 2050. Lar son comments on policy aims versus methods. Hungarian distribution committee assigns graduates jobs with penalties for refusal. Nixon Martin breakfast quip contrasts veteran experience. Soviet wired radio sets push propaganda via a central network to avoid VOA.
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A. D
Harrison Brown
Brown
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Nixon
Joe
Martin
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
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Voice of America
Radio Free Europe
Names and hints of candidates for North Carolina governor
The article lists several potential governors candidates and party figures from Burke to Gastonia, with names such as Hubert Olive, Thad Eure, L. Y. Ballentine, Capus Waynick, Alton Lennon, and John Larkins Jr. It notes no clear front runner and that the field may reassemble before filing in 1956. It also discusses absentee voting rules for military and civilian voters and the election timeline.
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Burke
I Poe
Father H. Hodges
Leakaville
Hubert E. Olive
Lexington
E. Piencaine
Charlotte
Redden
Hendersonville
Thad Eure
Winton
L. Y. Ballentine
Varina
Waldo C. Cheek
R. L. McMillan
Raleigh
American Legion
Capus M. Waynick
High Point
D. Hiden Ramsey
Asteville
Burke County
Wisdom of a Thinker With Added Comments
Wisdom of a Thinker with added notes covers knowledge talk lip reading and American system views as a lighthearted column. It cites Freud Pope Fisher and Porter plus references to Mayflower and the mass production era with reflections on work taste and national mood.
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Seotaas
Benson Undercuts Dairy Surplus With Milk Vending Push
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson installs milk vending machines in his Capitol offices and across the Agriculture Department to curb a billion-pound dairy surplus. The milk lobby touts butter and hair uses, while officials joke about buttered heads and marcel hairstyles amid a humorous parade of absurd claims and ambassadors.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Ture
National Milk Producers Federation
Copmelly Credit Corporation
Marceis Meuniere
Liabeth Scott
Misa Scott
Miss Scott
Secretary of Agriculture
You Chan Yang
Turbulent Public Figures Turbulence in Politics and Law
Fragmented quotes describe distrust in politics with mention of Republicans and a Brussels meeting affecting powerhouses. A New York socialite Ann Woodward is referenced in a legal dispute defended by lawyer Theodore Miller. The text weaves political tension with a courtroom defense and a surreal portrait note.
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Ann Woodward
Salvador Dall
Theodore Miller
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