Poll of Washington correspondents on 1952 tickets
Washington press survey shows 88 percent expected Eisenhower to run again and 88 percent favored Stevenson as Democratic nominee. Nixon led GOP vice presidential guesses at 41 percent with Warren close behind at 19 percent, while Knowland and Clement drew five and nine percent respectively.
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Imtoo
Aimee
Congressional Press
Guerella
Washington
Tee
Walker
Buel
Gleveland
Pian
George Bookman
Rayad
National Wiliam’ S
Booth Menis
Michigan
Oanaferd
H. Sima
Columbia
D.C
Herold G.ragg
Army Times
Walter Trohan
Chicago Tribune
Press Club
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Ted Ayers
CBS
Mark Foote
Booth
John F. McLeod
Washington Daily News
Potter
Howard
William G. Raleign
Ieee
James T. Rogers
Gannett Apne
Warren
GOP
Jerippe Howard
Marjorie van de Water
Science Service
Eigenhower
Harriman
Kefauver
Iery
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
of Warren
Thomas E
Willam F. Knowland
Television Schedule Fragments From a 1970s AM Broadcast
The readable OCR lists various TV channels KMBC WREN WDAF and WDAF hour blocks, music, news, and theater segments. It notes show titles like Million Dollar Movie, The Lawrence Welk Show, Eye on New York, and Love of Life with times ranging from early morning to late evening, indicating a dense schedule with multiple stations and programs.
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Wren-Byerie
KMBC
WDA
Wren
WDAF
KMB
Raviews
Fie Menday
KMBO
B. B. Dilson
Caine
Zony Weroa
Jane Batardi
Thestre
Ee Repo
Rage Dhow
Les Paul
Mary Ford
Return of the Big Bands Signals a Music Rebound
The article argues that America may be returning to classical music as big bands come back. It traces the rise of big bands in the 1940s, their decline, and the revival led by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and others. It notes a shift from loud, beat-driven rock and roll toward more refined jazz forms, praising the potential cultural value of the comeback.
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America
Christian Dinr
Elvis
Bill Haley
Carl Perkins
Glenn Miller
Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Harry James
Artie Shaw
Jimmy Dorsey
Claude Thornhill
Woody Herman
Stan Kenton
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Les Brown
Gene Krupa
Kay Kyser
Sammy Kaye
Charlie Spivak
Guy Lombardo
Lombardo
Kaye
Dorseys
Kenton, Brown
Ralph Flanagan
Ray Anthony
Ralph Marterie
Les Elgart
Herman
Lawrence Welk
Tuernhill
Ov 8
Presley
In Season Shopping Talk Sparks Demand for Timely Goods
A Lawrence resident criticizes off season promotion pushing and how fashion is sold out of season. She urges merchants to stock fall, winter, and spring merchandise when appropriate, arguing timely offerings would please shoppers and curb all pierced leftovers. Rumors from the East hint at firms shifting to better focus on seasonal lines.
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Lawrence
Charles Evans Hughes
W. H. Jackson
Rebecca
Ruth Overton
Evelyn Woodward
Thelma Hines
Faye
Galbraith
Edna Geller
Frances Froeliger
Berneice
Margarite Thornton
Derster Lucile
Beal Addie
Emily Lasher
Margaret Kanaga
Agnes Engle
Douglas County Free Fair letter from reader
Editor, Journal-World, reader Mrs. James Smith praises the Douglas County Free Fair for accessible participation and transportation, noting her first entry earned two red tags and her pride at competing against a 15 year old. She reflects on 4-H, Home Demonstration Unit work with the Happy Days unit and wishes continued success for the fair.
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Douglas County
James Smith
Barker Ave
Compromise Over Gang Territorial Control in New York
In a rare peace move, the Lower East Side Neighborhoods Association brokered a truce among gangs granting limited territorial access to avoid further shootings. The police reject any sovereignty claim, while residents weigh the uneasy trade off between practical safety and legitimizing outlawry amid racial and immigrant tensions.
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Fort Worth
South
New York
Ciitizen
Limit the Vote in Hutchinson News Herald
An editorial notes every adult American has a right to vote and predicts civic groups will urge participation. It forecasts about 65 percent of qualified voters may cast ballots in November, with up to 90 percent turnout in some contexts.
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Hutchinson News-Herald
New Books at Free Public Library Display
A list of new public library acquisitions from 1956 including The Citadel of Learning by James B. Conant, Life, the Great Adventure by Jean Rostand, For Love of a King by Alexandra, The Mind Goes Forth by Overstreet, and more. Biographies, histories, romances, mysteries, and adventure novels feature prominently, with notes on themes and author backgrounds.
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James B. Conant
Jean Rostand
Alexandra
Yugoslavia
Princess
Greece
Peter
Harry and
Benato Overstreet
Hugh Ross Williams
Darnley
Richard II
Ruth Moore
Maine
Samuel Edwards
Greenwillow
Heatrice Joy Chute
Noel B. Gerson
Caesar
Cleopatra
Rome
Patric Butler
John Dickson Carr
Josephine Bell
Britain
A Case for Restricting Voting Based on Civic Duty
A political writer argues that American elections could be improved by making voters more selective. Proposes disqualifying government employees and others dependent on public sustenance for being too focused on personal livelihoods, and punishing abstention across elections to curb indifference while preserving democracy.
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United States
Michigan camp reports theft of eight cots by thieves
A boys camp in Michigan was hit as eight cots were stolen. A Michigan wife identified a man she claimed took her husband’s wallet and other items. The article reflects on the challenges of the region and the contrast with a barefoot boy’s sunlit resilience.
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Michigan
Boundary and astronomy Q and A from a quiz page
A quiz page covers Great Lakes governance under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, a Big Dipper star movement forecast to 50,000 AD, Father Damien as the leper priest at Molokai, National Airport revenue to the U.S. Treasury every 48 hours, and the first U.S. Carmelite convent at Port Tobacco Maryland in 1790.
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Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
United States
Canada
Rowe
Damien
Molokai
U. S. Treasury
U. S
Port Tobacco
Charles County
Maryland
Carmelites
Bible Verse Mention Shines Over Jayden 1256 Theme
A brief verse line notes stars and a song-like quip about Ge praying for Jayden 1256. The fragment hints at celestial imagery surrounding a named figure. The text is incomplete but presents a devotional mood and a personal reference.
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Jayden
Memorial pamphlet for fallen son and local obits
Memorial pamphlet for Capt Lawrence Baldwin prepared by Col Karl Baldwin recalls a World War II death in a Japanese prison camp. Obituaries note John Vincent Lees, 71, Kansas City hospital patient and president of Standard Life Association, and a series of weather and local anecdotal items from Lawrence.
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Col
Karl Baldwin
Capt Lawrence Baldwin
John Vincent Lees
Standard Life Association
Kansas City
Kenneth Wettengel
John Patton
Air Force
Westminster Foundation
Presbyterian Church
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