Automobile Growth and Its Economic Impact in the United States
The 1955 Automobile Facts and Figures shows the U S has about one car for every 3 7 people based on 1954 registrations, with total vehicles rising from 57 9 million in 1954 and 61 3 million including public sales. It notes regional concentrations, state highway funding effects, and toll road progress, highlighting cars as a daily necessity shaping suburbs and employment.
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America
Uniteds
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Detroit
U. S
Tulsa County
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Suffolk County
King's Park
N. 4
Los Angeles County
California
Arkansas
Pulaski County
United States
Split Widens Between Adlai and Harriman
Washington reports indicate a growing split between Adlai E Stevenson and Gov Averell Harriman over the 1956 Democratic nomination. Harriman appears poised to run and meets Oklahoma Gov Raymond Gary who backs Harriman for vice president. Sen Paul Douglas notes Harriman wavers between support for Stevenson and independent candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Stevenson
Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
Gary
Paul H. Douglas
D-Il
Douglas
Illinois
Financing of Foreman Cement Plant Begun in Arkansas
Little Rock reports the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission says a six million dollar cement plant near Foreman in Little River County has begun financing. Dallas backers include Robert J. Smith, a Dallas banker, J val Rice, a Dallas attorney, and gids Bowles, a Dallas lumber executive, with Norman Williams, State Geologist, confirming recent approvals. A construction or management firm has been hired even as the feasibility survey remains incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Foreman
Little River County
Texas
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Yeterday
Norman Williams
William Ewald
AIDC
Ewald
Robert J. Smith
Dallas
J. Val Rice
Gids Bowles
Gruenther Urges Integrated Allied Air Forces
General Gruenther urged NATO defense ministers to fuse European air forces into a single integrated command divided into Northern Europe Central Europe Mediterranean and Britain The move aims to speed alert and takeoff times amid potential Soviet aggression He warned NATO lags planned schedules and stressed dispersion of airfields with fewer aircraft per field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alfred M. Gruenther
Free Nations
Europe
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Gruenther
European
Mediterranean
Britain
NATO
Gruenther urges stronger NATO air defense unit
General Alfred Gruenther, supreme Allied Commander Europe, warns NATO ministers in Paris that Western Europe remains vulnerable to a Soviet attack. He backs creating a single integrated Allied air force to counter Russia’s threat with swift, devastating retaliation across fronts.
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Eddy Gilmore Parish
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
NATO
Gruenther
Paris
Russia
Cold and Wet in Parts of U S
The nation saw cool and wet conditions in parts of the Northwest with mostly clear skies elsewhere. Daytime highs ranged from 40s to 60s in many areas while some cities reported record warmth near 90s and 100s elsewhere. Snow fell at Mullen Pass Idaho as temperatures varied across regions.
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Glasgow
Mont
Williston
N. C
Gila Bend
Ariz
Plateau
Rockies
Mullen Pass
Idaho
Experts See Out in Level of Cotton Price Supports and Acreage
Washington experts forecast 1956 cotton policy cuts in price supports and acreage. Acreage likely around 17 to 17.5 million acres with price supports near 75 to 86 percent of parity, down from 90 percent, depending on consumption and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Benson
Congress
Department
Abernethy
D-Miss
Market Again Weakened by Selling Spree
The stock market slipped anew after an early rally, with major gauges dropping and volumes rising to about 3.3 million shares. Bethlehem Steel DuPont and Standard Oil of New Jersey declined from earlier gains as broader market weakness continued in both the rail and copper sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Koslow Newoak
INS
Bethlehem Steel
DuPont
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Chrysler
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Johns Manville
Minnesota Mining International Paper
Revere Copper and Brass
Kennecott
Anaconda
Northern Pacific
Seaboard
Baltimore
Ohio
American Stock Exchange
Arkansas extended forecast for October 11 to 16
The forecast shows temperatures 4 to 7 degrees above normal across Arkansas. Normal minimums are 50 to 55 degrees and maxima around 71 to 51. A slow warming through Thursday with little change afterward and little or no precipitation expected.
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Arkansas
Couples Shouldn't Quarrel as Long as They Have Health
Dear Sarah recounts a two year grief and a cab driver Max who speaks of resilience and contentment. He reflects on past hardships, the value of health, and avoiding anxiety over money while noting the rising cost of buying a cab since 1939. The piece ends with a tease of continuation on the next page.
Huge Liquor Still Seized in Lafayette Northwest of Lewisville
Sheriff Buck Baker ATU officers and State Police destroyed a large liquor still five miles northwest of Lewisville. They found 150 and 200 gallon stills with 4 360 gallons of mash and 42 gallons of moonshine. Two suspects fled. arrests expected today.
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Lewisville
Buck Baker
ATU
Arkansas
Freed Germans Say Americans in Slave Camps
Berlin reports quote German prisoners freed today noting six Americans in Communist slave labor camps in the Arctic. Five named include George Green of Los Angeles and Sydney Sparks of Tennille Georgia, with Sparks’ escape and asylum request detailed. Red Cross says 527 prisoners total were transferred, including 1106 women and 11 children, with most sent to East Germany and 58 women five children and 132 men repatriated to West Germany.
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Berlin
Arctic
Patma
Moscow
George Green
Los Angeles
Bladimi Goliwinski
San Francisco
Pvt
Sydney Sparks
Tennille
East Berlin
West Berlin
Jack Gorolski
Bud Goldsman
Sparks
Potma
East Germany
Georgia
United States
Red Cross
West Germany
Cotton patch draws federal attention at Cuba service station
Joe B. Killian planted 16 rows of cotton at his Cuba Alabama service station to draw tourists. U S Agriculture agents cited a 6.37 dollar fine for growing cotton without an allotment. Killian disputes the penalty and plans a miniature gin to bale the cotton for display.
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Cuba
Ala
Joe B. Killian
U S. Department of ‘Agriculture
Killian
Govrnment
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Livingston
New Orleans
Birmingham
Miami
California
Fire destroys social hall near Kaneche fire station
Firemen said the social hall of the Methodist church in Kaneche burned to the ground after a late discovery. The hall stood adjacent to the Kaneche fire station.
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Honolulu
Kaneche
Adenauer Contracts Pneumonia Amid Illness
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany is seriously ill with feverish bronchitis and a light bronchial pneumonia. Doctors report the 79 year old has been confined to his Bonn home after a five day illness following a Luxembourg trip and meetings with French and Saar officials.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adeneuer
Luxembourg
Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Adenauer
Cologne Stadt Anzeiger
Missing 14-year-old girl rouses Arkansas search
Garland County officers dragged three cattle ponds near Ragweed community and drained a pool at Camp Charleston in the Ouachita National Forest as relatives report Martha Jackson last seen in bed at 7 30 p m Wednesday night. Her identification bracelet was found near the pool.
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Hot Springs
Garland County
Martha Jackson
Camp Charleston
Ouachita National Forest
Legion Parade Highlights Tense 40 and 8 Split
American Legionnaires opened their national convention in Miami with a five hour parade. The 40 and 8 group clashed over marching as a unit versus split state delegations, leading to reluctant compliance. Secretary Dulles urged disarmament only if others do the same, a policy reiterated after his hospital visit to President Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
American Legionnaires
Legion
State Dulles
United States
Dulles
Denver
Eisenhower
U. S
PTA Members to See Play at Meet
Junior-Senior High PTA will meet Thursday at 3:00 P M in the Junior High Auditorium. Mrs R L Broach will present the play she wrote and which was given in the State meeting of the PTA. Participants include Mrs Broach Mrs Haskell Jones Mrs George Wright Mrs James Lauterback Mrs Steve Bader Mrs Edmund Pendleton Mrs Oliver Adams and Mrs L B Tooley.
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PTA
R. L. Broach
Broach
Haskell Jones
George Wright
James Lauterback
Steve Bader
Edmund Pendleton
Oliver Adams
L. B. Tooley
Pine Bluff man drops $252000 rail suit in Arkansas
Brookshire Cooper of Pine Bluff, a former Cotton Belt brakeman, filed a $252000 personal injury suit claiming a train wreck near Fordyce on February 4, 1954, and told U S District Court yesterday that a settlement has been reached though the amount remains undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Brookshire Cooper
Pine Bluff
The
Cotton Belt
Cooper
U. S. District Court
Fordyce
Fire Prevention Week and Local Student Achievements
The week features student cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Fire Department as essays on fire prevention are printed. Prizes were awarded for essay and poster contests. The piece notes local residents with surnames Hogg Hamm Baker Cook and a Health Department clinic planned October 13 in Miller County. Leonard Ellis is highlighted for an oddity. Al Graves of Hendrix College joins Alpha Tau honors. Ben Owen from Hope College participates in intramurals. County tax assessment notices stir Hempstead residents.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fire Department
Leonard Ellis
East 14Th
Crippled Childrens Division
State Health Department
Miller County Health Unit
al Graves
Hope
Hendrix College
Conway
Alpha Tau Honor Society
Hendrix
Young Graves
Albert Graves
Ouachita College
Ben Owen
Hempstead
Eisenhower Reasserts Personal Control of Foreign Policy
Denver AP President Eisenhower assumed direct control of U S foreign policy and with Secretary Dulles drafted an interim reply to Soviet disarmament proposals. Dulles praised a Miami Legion speech promising no force reductions until others match. President’s condition remained stable and he planned a meeting with Dulles.
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Denver
Eisenhower
U. S
Dulles
Bukganin
American Legion
Miami
United States
Dukles
Les
Gas Pipeline Blast Kills Two Workers in Indiana
A gas pipeline blast near Forleans Indiana killed Ralph E Mensner 34 of Owensboro Kentucky and Steven W Crawford 35 of Nashville Tennessee. Four others were injured including James Lanehorn 30 of Columbus Ind treated for burns. The 16 inch line blast occurred during cleaning. cause undetermined.
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Columbus
Ind
Paoli
Tom
Konrad
Lester Harrington
Louis C. Bradley
Minden
Ark
Struck Plant Opens With Aid of Guard
NEW CASTLE Ind Perfect Circle Corp reopened its piston ring foundry with National Guard troops and five pickets patrolling amid debris from last week s strike riot About 70 workers entered the plant while other sites in Hagerstown and Richmond remained closed Martial law covered the area with nearly 1 000 guardsmen and two Richmond plants protected Four tanks faced the plant as nine dozen nonstrikers gathered outside and exchanged fire wounding eight guardsmen
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New Castle
Ind
Perfect Circle Corp
Perfect Circle
Hagerstown
Richmond
National Guard
Foundry
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Adlai
Associated Press
George Walden
George H. Walden
Midwest Dairy
George Frazier
Olie Olsen
F. C. Crow
Jack Fielding
Lloyd Guerin
Walden
Boy Scout Movement
Hal Boyle
Sarah
Max
Lafayette
North Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Far West
Gulf
South Atlantic
E. V. W. Jones
Abi
Liz
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