Eisenhower second term question sparks health and politics
Sen Ives argues Ike could end term speculation by declaring if health improves by the Aug 20 San Francisco convention he would accept the Republican nomination. Payne and others predict a straightforward yes or no. White House notes Ike averages eight hours sleep post heart attack and limits office duties while swimming daily at the White House pool.
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Washington
Sen
Ives
Eisenhower
San Francisco
Payne
R-Msine
Neuberg
Neuberger
Oregon
Knowle
Senate
Goldwater
R-Ariz
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagetty
Hay
Hagerly
Arkansas Youth Sentenced to Die
The Arkansas teen Benjamin C. Sitton, 19, was convicted of willful murder for killing Henderson Patrolman Jack Ranier during a theft attempt at a dealer lot. An all male jury sentenced him to death despite a defense arguing society bore responsibility for his crime and citing his hardship and limited schooling.
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Henderson
Arkansas
Kentucky
Jack Ranier
Benjamin C. Sitton
Sitton
Fayetteville
Ark
Ranier
George Clay
Litton
AWOL Soldier Admits Killing an Officer
An AWOL soldier, Donald Lawrence, confessed to killing Detective Lyons Kelliher and wounding another in a Southwest Side Chicago nightclub gun battle. Police traced a revolver matching the murder weapon to a flat and Lawrence, from Ft. Carlson, was held at Ft. Sheridan for military questioning before transfer to military police. The confession ends a city wide manhunt amid a juvenile crime wave and a second teen slaying in 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry Penzin
Donald Lawrence
Ft. Sheridan
Lawrence
Lyons Kelliher
Chiago
Ft. Carlson
Plate
Kelliher
Lutherans Split as Three Ministers Face Trials
In Minneapolis the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the North votes to remove Rev. George Crist Jr and Rev. Victor K. Wrigley after heresy trials, while Rev. John Gerberding is acquitted. Crist remains suspended, Wrigley’s parish faces possible action, and Gerberding resigns his pulpit to pursue writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Alfied
English Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Northwort
Heresay Courges
George Crist Jr
Dunham
Wis
Victor K. Wrigley
Brookfield
John Gerberding
Menomonee Walls
Crist
University of Town
Wrigley
Gerberding
Lancaster
Charles L. Grant
St. Paul
Hald
Miss America Visits Arkansas for 48 Hour Stay
Red-haired Sharon Key Ritchie of Denver the 1956 Miss America arrived last night. She was greeted by Little Rock and North Little Rock mayors and served as guest of honor at a civic luncheon and a television appearance. A private dinner at the Little Rock Country Club was planned during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas- Little Rock
Sharon Key Ritchie
Denver
Little Rock
North Little Rock
Progress in Westinghouse Strike Hints
The Westinghouse Electric Corp strike, the nation’s longest major walkout, shows reports of progress in negotiations. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and Westinghouse note progress while IUE President James B. Carey reports no clear advancement. The 44,000 IUE members at 30 plants began striking Oct 17 demanding hourly wage increases, while the company offered a five year pact with total rises of 28 to 34 cents per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pttsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Mitchell
Afril-Cio International Union of ‘Electrical Workers
Michell
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Westinghouse
IUS
James B. Cary
Carey
IUE
Promising Findings On Artery Hardening Causes And Treatments
Two reports from Carmel California present advances in understanding and possibly treating artery hardening. One links dietary fat type to reduced fatty compounds in blood for those with artery disease. The other ties high blood fat levels to albumin shortage and shows increasing albumin lowers harmful fats. Researchers include Kin sell at Highland Hospital Oakland and Rosenman Friedman Byers at Mt Zion San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dy. Laurance Kinsell and
Institute For Metabolic Research
Highland Hospital
Oakland
Ray H. Rosenman
Meyer Friedmen
Sanford Byers
Harold
Aid idea for farmers who quit and rural industrializing urged
The Committee for Economic Development urged the U S government to study financial aid for farm families who leave overexpanded agriculture and to explore encouraging rural industrialization. It cited excess production instability and low incomes as core problems amid a charged farm policy moment. A group of about 25 Midwest Republican House members planned to meet Secretary Benson to press for emergency action for better prices, while Senator Young of North Dakota warned Congress may miss farm legislation before planting time as committees begin drafting.
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Washington
Committee For Economic Development
Republican House
Congress
Young
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Heavy California rain swamps Los Angeles area
The Los Angeles region endures one of its heaviest storms with 7.14 inches recorded, displacing about 1,500 residents, closing schools, and disrupting traffic and business. A 7 year old boy was reported missing as authorities search Rubio Wash after the floodwaters surge through Long Beach and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Weather Bureau
Venice
Long Beach
Here
Sam Vickers
St Joseph Man Says Chicago Cop Spared Ticket
St Joseph resident Robert Os Stanton said he avoided a Chicago traffic ticket after the officer learned he was from St Joseph. The policeman allegedly told him that Chicago has a severe speed trap and that he had been caught there last summer and received a ticket.
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ST. Oseph
Mich
St. Joseph
Robert Os Stanton
Chicago
Stanton
U S to Launch First Satellites in IGY Era
American scientists plan a mid earth orbital path for the initial satellites under the IGY 1957 58 program. The inclined elliptic orbit will sweep a wide belt around the globe from New York to Buenos Aires, with observers worldwide able to see and track the satellites as they circle between 200 and 300 miles up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Academy of Selches
New York
Buenos Aires
Tokyo
Melbourne
Russia
Boulder
Cole
Sydney ‘Chapman
IGY
Chapman
America
Thes Ta
McLarty Opens New Texaco Station at Third and Pine
James McLarty announces the formal opening of a Texaco station at Third and Pine Streets. The event runs today and prizes will be awarded to visitors. The station will operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McLarty
Texaco
Third and
Pine Streets
Moses Takes Stand in Rate Hearing
In Little Rock AP&L president Ritchie testified that preferential rates for wholesale electricity to a rural cooperative were ordered by the state Public Service Commission. The hearing on AP&L’s $5.2 million annual rate increase includes cross examination on bonds and fair return concerns. Nationwide context includes Moses detailing long-term dividend averages and stock relations with Middle South Utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Hatch
Little Rock
Robert E
Ritchie
Arkansas Power & Light Co
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Ap&l
Saya Ap&l
C. Hamilton Moses
Ap&il
Middle South Utilities, Inc
Iatty
Tom Gentry
Moses
Ap&l Common
Middle South
Arkansas Public Service Commission
APBL
Gentry
Edgar Dixon
Dixon
I Europe
New York
United States
Horses Chewing Wood Baffles UC Scholar at Davis
Davis California horse expert Professor Carroll E Howell reports 20 years of observation with unclear causes for wood chewing in horses. He notes some eat as much as a tenth of a bushel daily, and that creosoted wood deters chewing. Findings suggest boredom, nervous energy, and dietary factors do not fully explain the behavior, with variations by age, breeding, and alfalfa-rich pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Calif
Carroll E. Howell
Howell
University of California
Farm and Home
Inauguration Day Question Arises
Washington asks if the nation will have two oaths next January or skip a president for a day as the calendar places Sunday inauguration. Historical notes include Wilson and Taylor solutions when Sundays interrupted sworn in ceremonies. Eisenhower's term end date raises similar questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Zachary Taylor
Taylor
Eisenhower
Congressman Takes On Housemaid Role In Jersey City
Representative T James Tumulty of New Jersey will spend Sunday serving as a housemaid to Mrs Andrew Ford after being selected from a crowd of over a thousand women at a Mothers Match on a patio during March of Dimes fundraising drives. Tumulty volunteered his time among many participants supporting the charity event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
T. James Umulty
D-N.j
Andrew Ford
Workers Named for Mothers Polio March Event
Mrs. William Routon Jr announces captains and mothers who will march for Polio Tuesday night January 31, detailing Ward by ward captains co captains and lists of marching mothers across Oakhaven Southland Heights Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 and Beverly Hills with names of participants and organizers for the March event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ‘Routon Jr
Harold Brents
Oakhaven
Ed O'Gran
Southland Heights
Ward 1
C. v. Nunori
Jewell Moore Jr
Don Westbrook
Early Archer Jr
Lamar Gox
Rufus Herndon
Dick Watkins
Duffie Booth
Arthur Shirey
John Keck
Haskell Jones
J. W. Franks
Guy Watkins
Ross Moore
George Wright
Buster Rogers
Floyd Leverett
Jimmy Simms
Buddy ‘Porter
Barry Brown
Cecil O'steen
Jim James
Garland Dillard
Bill Wray
Orvill Taylor
Doxsey
White
Pod Rogers
Dally Byers
Alfred Bran
Chubby Anderson
H. P. Hudspeth
Carrol Yocom
Jde Lively
Ed Justuss
Vincent Foster
Clyde Collce
Paul Raley
Fred Johnson
Kenneth Witt
Dorsey Callins
Lawrence Peace
J. E. Boswell
J. E B. Quillin
H. G. Good
Ward
Jim LaGsossa
Jud Martindale
Ferrell Wiliams
David Davis
Jack Watkins
Johnny Green
Ward 4
Homer Beverley
Frank King
Minnie Green
Wil Rutherford
Anna Bell Yerger
Thet Brazel
E. L. Hicks
Meschames Coye Neweton
Willie Mage English
M. L. Rutherford
Louise Hicks
Margaret Williams
Savannah Pigrum
Evelyn Glover
Irene Miller
Olena Collins
Ruby Williams
Fanny Hicks
Laura Sanders
Queen Hendrix
Elenor Conway
Nathaneal Delaney
Hester Witherspoon
Effie G. George
Beverly Hills
Mesdames George Frazier
Gordon Bayless
Carl Hunter
Eldon Steadman
James L. Stewart
Buddy Mhoon
Mencken Plans New Publication Amid Denunciations
Baltimore editor Mencken, age 75, plans to publish a collection titled Min ority Report. He hopes to be denounced again and notes the work was assembled in 1948 but forgotten, later found by his secretary among papers bound for the Enoch Pratt Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
H. LE
Mencken
Enoch Pratt
Israel set for new defense talks with United States
Western diplomatic sources say Secretary Dulles plans to press for security guarantees with the United States in 1950. The report notes hesitation in the United Nations and possible Muslim and Arab reactions amid tensions over Syria and the Sea of Galilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
United States
Dulles
U.S
France
Terael
United Nations
Cowell
Sea of Galilee
Washington
Eisenh Mi
Fragmentary World War II Note on Chinese Front Defense
Incoherent OCR fragment references clashes and casualties with phrases about communist troops, Americans killed and wounded, and fortified island defenses. Mentions 44,900 civilians trained, BMA mobilization, and interlocking field installations. Details are unclear and partially garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Ameri
Ie Amine
BMA
Escaped Prisoner Aide Quick Recapture Reported
A prisoner escape prompted a late night manhunt with authorities pursuing a suspect named Faye and others. Officials reported movement in the prison vicinity and a possible sighting near a nearby residence as the search continued into the early hours.
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Ike
Newaygo
Marlen Palmer
McLarty
Berlin
National Geographic Society
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Robert Raymond Brown
Workers For Mothers
Priso
Cummins
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