Hurricanes Named For Season Stir Along Atlantic Coast
A 1955 season preview notes tropical storms given names such as Connie Carol Edna Hazel Diane and others. The piece recalls past storms and predicts a busy year with weather bureau naming and potential damage along the eastern seaboard.
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Connie
North Carolina
Wilmington
Carol
Long Island
New England
Edna
Hazel
Canada
Atlantic Coast
Diane
San Juan
Weather Bureau
Alice
Brenda
Gulf of Mexico
Edith
Flora
Gladys
Hilda
Jane
Stevenson and Harriman Face Off for 1956 Democratic Nomination
At the Governors Conference in Chicago Adlai Stevenson signaled he remains available for the Democratic nomination. Averell Harriman rises as a potential rival with backing from key supporters while both men push a campaign framed around social philosophy differences with Eisenhower’s Republicans.
Adlai or Averell 1956 Democratic presidential race
The David Lawrence Dispatch surveys the 1956 Democratic field with Adlai Stevenson of Illinois and Averell Harriman of New York, noting divorce issues, ties to Americans for Democratic Action, and positions on domestic and foreign policy. It warns neither candidate has a clear alternative program, while party strategy leans on investigations and public discontent.
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Eisenhower
Old Guard
Stevenson
Harriman
New York
South
Americans For Democratic Action
Soviet
Russia
Geneva
Truman
Stalin
Joe
Washington
Kohler Loiters Between Retirement and Future Campaigns
Madison article analyzes Gov. Kohler’s hints at possible run for governor or U.S. Senate after his third term. It notes his current vetoes and signing choices aimed at boosting political stock, shaping ties with Milwaukee voters and rural northern backers, and signaling a continued role in elective politics.
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Madison
Wis
Kohler
Sheboygan
United States
Wyngaard
Milwaukee
Republican Party
Wisconsin
Gideon’s Day and Other Crime Tales Review
The piece surveys Gideon by J. J. Marric a brisk roundup of crimes from bribery to bank robbery led by Scotland Yard’s Gideon. It also previews The Eleventh Hour by Donal Forbes a classic thriller with a desert footprint and a web of suspects. A Show of Force by Stewart Thomson draws Near Eastern tensions but loses momentum as the plot unfolds.
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Scotland Yard
Gideon
Marric
Law and Order
Son
Harper
Thomson
Eisenhower Looms as Key Factor in 1956 Angling
At a Chicago governors conference Republicans back Ike’s 1956 bid and Democrats fret over his possible run. Governors Ribicoff Harriman Kefauver Meyner weigh Democratic prospects while others argue Stevenson Harriman could be easier to beat.
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Eisenhower
Chicago
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Stevenson
Harriman
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Arthur B. Lang
Lie
Washington
George N. Craig
Indiana
Craig
Lausche
Washington News Notebook Laughs and Mixups in DC
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was eased into a bite of avocado on hot sauce at an embassy party by his wife who urged the taste test. Rep. Henry Dixon and Rep. Sidney Yates exchange misnaming woes as callers mix up Dixon and Yates. Most Washington leaders praise Sen Walter George amid GOP and administration leadership notes.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Celler
House Judiciary Committee
Kefauver
Wisconsin
Congress
Eisenhower
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
John Foster Dulles
John
Yates
Congressman Yates
Congressman Dixon
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Washington
Walter George
D-Ga
Munster
Robert Kerr
D-Okla
George
Harriman Weighs 1956 Presidential Run in Democratic Field
Averell Harriman, governor of New York, eyes a possible bid for the Democratic nomination while publicly backing Adlai Stevenson. He says age is not a barrier and predicts Democrats will win, but he rules out running in primaries outside New York and doubts Carmine De Sapio influenced him.
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Eisenhower
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Chicago
Averell Harriman
New York
United States
White House
State House
Albany
Adlai Stevenson
Harriman
Carmine de Sapio
Tammany Hall
Stevenson
Averell Hareriman
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Portraits penure by James J.
Poem discusses parents considering child care options and sitters. It weighs the dilemma of leaving young children with a sitter versus staying home. The piece contrasts modern carefree outings with parents who resist outsourcing childcare.
Ten years ago staff addition at La Crosse Public Library
From the La Crosse Tribune ten years ago Sara Marie Kahn joined the La Crosse Public Library staff after earning a B A from Luther College and a B L S from the University of Michigan.
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la Crosse Tribune
Sara Marie Kahn
la Crosse Public Library
Luther College
University of Michigan
Trane Co
Vi Tanke
Hieleman’s
Hogan School
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Minnesota
Iowa
Lansing
Winona
Rushford Service Club
Women's Welfare League
Golf Club
Rushford
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