President Eisenhower Plans Quiet Golf Retreat at Cypress Point
President Eisenhower, fatigued but upbeat after accepting renomination, heads to Pebble Beach area for a brief rest. He will play golf at Cypress Point Club with Mrs. Eisenhower, avoiding campaign planning for a day as White House aides note his June operation recovery and a 5,000-strong crowd greets him in Monterey.
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Eisenhower
Pacific Ocean
Cypress Point Club
White House
James C. Hagerty
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Nixon
America
Harrold E. Stassen
Whittier
Monterey
Cyprus Point
Washington
Weinberger Tot Found Dead On Long Island
The decomposed body of kidnapped Peter Weinberger was found in roadside shrubbery on Long Island 51 days after abduction. Cab driver Angelo J. LaMarca, 31, admitted abandoning the month-old child and was arrested on kidnapping charges. Authorities said financial troubles and debts motivated the crime, with a ransom note found at the Weinberger home.
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Long Island
Mineola
N. Y
Peter Weinberger
Hig Westbury
FBI
Angelo J. LaMarca
LaMarca
Nassau County
Plainview
Weinberger
James Farrell
Emia
Frank Gulotta
Tokyo complains over U S patrols near Shanghai during plane hunt
Japan accused the United States of violating its territory as search aircraft and ships continued the hunt for a U S petrel plane downed after an attack near the China coast. Two empty life rafts were found and presumed from the missing craft after it radioed it was in distress.
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Tokyo
China
Shanghai
Docking Chosen as Douglas County Democratic Chairman
Robert Docking of 1701 Ala Sr is elected as the Douglas County Democratic chairman replacing Frank McDonald who led the party since 1922. Docking outlined a vigorous precinct door to door campaign and noted over 2000 Democratic voters turned out for the primary as officers including Myrta Budke Martin Kelly and Vivian Springer were elected. Geneva reports Hungary gypsy orchestra members seek political asylum in Switzerland.
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Martin Kelly
Vivian Springer
Bell
Eisenhower Accepts GOP Nomination For Four More Years
President Eisenhower accepted the Republican nomination for a second full term, pledging peace for all time and warning against thermonuclear war. He pressed for a brave new world of reduced toil and showcased a festive convention with Mamie and Pat Nixon in attendance. Nixon, renominated, faced personal strain as his father lay ill while Eisenhower planned a brief rest before returning to Washington, outlining five reasons for supporting the GOP.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson Protests Charge Against Demo Group Actions
Adlai Stevenson disputed President Eisenhower’s accusation that Democrats pitted groups against each other. He argued the Republican record misrepresents its rhetoric, noting it took a Democratic Congress to empower the administration on several issues. Stevenson awaited Clayton Fritchey and aides at his Libertyville farm before a campaign swing to rally voters.
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Eisenhower
Clayton Fritchey
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Nixon
Cost of Living Up Again For Second Month in Row
The cost of living rose seven tenths of a percent in July for the second straight month, pushing prices to a record high and boosting wages for about 1 million workers. The July index reached 117 percent of the 1947-49 average, signaling reduced purchasing power and a two-cent drop over the past year. A stray ad note, the Wonderful full Range Sekonic L j Light Meter is listed at 8.45 by Mosser-Wolf.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Big Seven grid scrap shapes up as race for second
Kansas City reports on the Big Seven coaches meeting as Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma downplays his team yet again while rivals from Iowa State and other schools vow a fierce title chase. The bark of doubt clashed with confidence as North Carolina and Notre Dame loom, and Ames coach Vince DiFrancesca pledged a strong season with a potential league-wide bounceback.
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Kansas City
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Wilkinson
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Sooners
Joop
Bud
Muehlebach
Q. A
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Getya
Opti
Mistic
Iowa State
Vince DiFrancesca
Ames
Sisters of Charity Return to Lawrence After 79 Years
The Sisters of Charity resume work in Lawrence to staff a Catholic school, led by Mother Superior Owen Marie with sisters Ellen Louise Lorraine and Mary Jacy. The new six grade school on 1200 Vermont Avenue already enrolls over 120 pupils as Rt. Rev. Msgr. George Towle marks a 10th anniversary here.
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Xavier
St. John’s Catholic School
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Lorraine
Mary Lucy
Ellen Louise
George Towle
Lawrence
The
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Journal-World Photo
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Jacy
Vermont
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Xavier Ross
Leavensworth
Vincent
Emilda Traynor
Antonia
Mavier
Florida Prosecution Atty's Wife Slain in Gainesville
Marilyn Fagan wife of Alachua County prosecuting attorney Osee Fagan was found shot to death at their Gainesville home. Neighbors heard two shots and a call for help around 10 p.m. while the couple’s son Lynn watched television. Police seek Phil Singer, a deaf mute, as a person of interest who earlier faced trespassing and disturbance charges prosecuted by Fagan.
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Alachua County
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Rain chances dip in Lawrence area tonight
A slim chance exists for the Lawrence area to receive its first rain in two weeks as widely scattered thundershowers are forecast for Northeast Kansas. Temperatures show no major changes with Thursday high around 102, cooling to 87 by morning. Saturday forecast calls for morning lows in the 60s and afternoon highs near 90.
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Kansas
Montgomery Is Asked For Stevenson Meeting
John D. Montgomery Democratic nominee for Congress from the 4th District was invited by Adlai E. Stevenson to attend a joint meeting of party leaders in Sioux City Iowa on August 29. Stevenson aims to obtain a first check on main campaign issues and rally Democrats to achieve a large victory in history. Montgomery, a Junction City usher, said he would attend.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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Kansas gridder may be out of hospital soon doctor says
KU football star Lynn McCarthy remains in fair condition at General Hospital after being stabbed in a fight. Surgeons report a chest wound and abdominal laceration with internal bleeding controlled by transfusion. Doctors estimate 8 to 10 days to discharge, but playing season plans depend on his recovery and coach's decision.
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Baytown
Beaver
St. Peter, Minn
Demos aim Joe Smith vote at regional party talks
Oklahoma Gov. Raymond Gary plans to invite all Joe Smiths into the Democratic party at a regional Democratic leaders meeting in Santa Fe New Mexico. The move follows a claim tying the name to a Republican convention nomination attempt by Terry McGovern Carpenter regarding vice president.
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Oklahoma City
Vice President Nixon's Father Slips After Rally Setback
WHITTIER Calif Vice President Nixon's father Frank A Nixon aged about 74 entered a critical phase after a kidney complication developed following his son's renomination speech in San Francisco. Doctors reported abdominal bleeding has leveled off though a kidney stoppage was diagnosed. Nixon rushed to his father's bedside with Pat Donald and Clara Jane as news spread of the setback.
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Eisenhower
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Style Revue Top Attraction For Last Fair Night
The 26th annual Douglas County 4 H and Vocational Agriculture Fair closes with a style revue and best groomed boy contest at the grandstand on East Nineteenth Street. If rain interrupts, the Lawrence High School Auditorium will host the show. Tonight also reveals winners in talent, club trophies, demonstrations, livestock, and home economics judging, with results delayed until tonight. About 2,500 attended Thursday night’s Share the Fun talent show, surpassing the previous fair attendance.
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Odella Shaver
W. G. Altamiri
Maxine Lindley
Statie
Kansas Traffic Deaths In 1956 Versus 1955
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section. In the last 24 hours six. to date in 1956 thirty four. Same period in 1955 three hundred fifty one. Stock Market Index New York closing average sixty stocks one eighty five point six up point four. Bill Bodin rolls out the barrel with fifty gallon gas free with all cars.
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Topeka
Kansas
New York
Bill Bodin
Weather Five Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered thunderstorms and warmer temperatures Saturday. Near seasonal norms expected with upper 60s to lower 90s across Nebraska and Oklahoma, minimal precipitation. Readings show 4 am data with varied stations and regional temperature outlooks for the period.
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