Primary To Show Dems Success In Wisconsin Bid
Wisconsin Democrats, touting 1956 as a breakthrough year, eye Tuesday’s presidential preference primary to gauge future strength. Republicans back Eisenhower with a full slate. Democrats field a Kefauver slate. In 1952 Republicans led with about 75 percent of the vote. Democrats hope to improve by roughly five points amid shifting farm support.
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Dems
Wisconsin
Arthur Bystrom
Milwaukee
Walter Kohler Jr
Eisenhower
John Chapple
Ashland Daily
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Adlai Stevenson
Minnesota
Taft
Ohio
Harold Stassen
Earl Warren
California
Texas Couple Charged In 36-Count Oil Swindle
A 64-year-old Texas man Eldridge S. Price and his wife Edith W. Price face 14 indictments alleging they bilked 36 Georgians out of 100 per month on 1000 investments to aid bankruptcy. They promised oil and gas profits and stock certificates but produced little oil and never delivered securities. The couple, said to operate from Texas, are linked to holdings in Run nells county and faced tax liens and an assault arrest report in Texas Colorado and Utah.
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Atlanta
Eldridge
S. Price
Edith W. Price
Price
Runnells County
Tex
Texas
Colorado
Utah
Hunt for Drowned Men Is Resumed
A dawn search on Lake Texoma resumed for two Dallas men feared drowned after their boat overturned Monday. Victims named were Curtis Parrish, 40, and Clarence Kaiser, 51, with Floyd W. Black rescued after clinging to the boat for four hours. Black hospitalized for exposure as wardens from Oklahoma, Texas, and the Army Corps of Engineers renewed the hunt after nightfall.
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Denison
Tex
Dallas
Lake Texoma Monay
Curtis Parrish
Clarence Kaiser
Floyd W. Black
Army Corps of Engineers
Oklahoma
Texas
Black
Madonna Hospital
Yugoslavia Cuts Military Budget in 1956 Plan
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia trims defense outlay by 58 million dollars as Parliament approves a 708 million national budget. Defense is set at 528 million, reflecting reduced world tension and Tito’s altered military posture, with expectations of renewed U S military aid.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
U.S
Homeownership Rate Shifts Over 15 Years
About sixty percent of Americans now own homes, a rise from roughly forty percent fifteen years ago. The change reflects broader economic trends and housing market dynamics affecting ownership rates nationwide.
Peace, Prosperity And Eisenhower Hopes To Defeat Williams
Michigan Republicans bank on Eisenhower to help unseat Governor G Mennen Williams with a consolidated ballot. Sen. Potter predicts peace prosperity and Eisenhower unbeatable, while state leader Feikens vows a strong uphill battle. Farmers diverge with some backing Eisenhower despite low prices. labor leans mixed, and several workers discuss health and age of candidates.
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Eisenhower
GOP
Williams
Jack Bell
Detroit
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
John Feikens
Franklin D. Roosevelt
McNamara
D-Mich
Nixon
Just One Of Those Days For City Commissioner Arnold
Fort Pierce Florida records show City Commissioner R F Arnold late for jury duty in County Judge Flem C Dames court received a $5 fine. After a long commission meeting a parking ticket on his windshield prompted a garage visit where mechanics suggested testing the repair on U S 1. State Patrol Lt Clyde Pirtle says Arnold was clocked at 80 mph. summons due in County Court next Tuesday.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
R. F. Arnold
Flem C. Dame
Arnold
U.S. 1
Clyde Pirtle
State Patrol
Mouse in the Tube Sparks Funny Mystery at OU Press
In Norman Oklahoma the University of Oklahoma Press building is buzzing over who placed a mouse in a pneumatic tube. Secretary Mrs Louis Skinner opened the tube and the mouse jumped out running up her sleeve before four other secretaries fled to nearby furniture. Mrs Skinner suspects a prank by a male shipping department worker.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma Press
Louis Skinner
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Max Gordon
New York
Communist Party
Joe Ford
A L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D. Ave. Pho
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
Babbitt-Peller
D Avenue
Diamond
Baylor
America
Ongat Bianon
Feikens
Gov. Williams
Lansing
Fred Knoblaugh
Blissfield
Harold Mitchell
Grand Blanc
Washington
Loren Ewald
Unionville
Thurlow Heath
Elmer Dobson
Quincy
Hoover
Bill Neil
George Gasper
Roy Christmore
Victor Dionne
William Lothrop
St Joseph Aspirin
Lough Brody
W. M. Leitner
Knapp Shoes
Irwin Lawton
Southwest
Mathes
Carrier
Lawton’s Air Conditioning Center
C Avenue
Aumerica
Tale Jewelry Company
C.od
Oie
Ety
Emerald
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