Long Campaign Pays Off For Oklahoma Governor-Elect Ray Gary
Raymond Gary a 46 year old Madill businessman and longtime state senator won a four year term as Oklahoma governor. He rose through the Senate to become president pro tempore before resigning to devote full time to the campaign. Gary with rural roots and a background in oil businesses is noted as a prohibitionist and has held church and educational positions in Oklahoma.
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Raymond Gary
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Madill
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Appropriations Committee
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Marshall
Asc
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Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma Baptist Convention
Joe
Durant
Sooner Oil Co
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr Interests
Jean Peters in Hollywood not keen on frequent work
Actress Jean Peters says she will mainly live in New York or Charlotte and return to Hollywood only for select roles. She plans to slow film work, deny a Hollywood life, and maintain privacy after marrying Stuart Cramer III in Washington.
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Hollywood
Jean Peters
Oyne
Century Fox Studio
Washington
Stuart Cramer III
Jean
Picures
Los Angeles
Stuart
New York
Charlotte
N.C
Foxfilme
Glamour Girls
Fox
Douglas wins Illinois Senate seat amid partial returns
Democratic Senator Paul H. Douglas appears elected as early returns show him ahead by more than 250000 over Joseph T. Meek with under 2000 precincts remaining. Democrats also gain at least two House seats while all nine Democratic incumbents are re elected.
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Paul H. Douglas
Douglas
Joseph T. Meek
Sen
Meek
FBI
DuPage
Kane
McHenry
Illinois
Boone County
Lydia Beardsley
Rep
Arends
House
Velde
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Dems Win In Dull Tennessee Election
NASHVILLE Tenn Sen Estes Kefauver and Gov Frank Clement both Democrats won easy re election in a dull contest Balloting was light due to bad weather and voter indifference Kefauver led Wall Jr by more than two to one Clement faced only nominal opposition from John R Neal The state kept a 7 2 Democratic to Republican split in Congress
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Nashville
Tenn
Estes Kefauver
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Congress
Kefauver
Tom Wall Jr
Clement
John R. Neal
Knoxville
GOP Dominant Victory in South Dakota Elections
Senator Karl Mundt led a Republican ticket to victory as 1,583 of 1,965 precincts reported. Mundt surpassed Democrat Kenneth Holum 95,587 to 74,743 while Joe Foss won the governorship by about 20,000 votes over Ed C. Martin. Re-elected congressmen Harold Lovre and E Y Berry also held firm leads over challengers Dunn and Satterlee.
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S.D
Karl Mundt
Ward Clark
Mundt
Senate
Kenneth Holum
Joe Foss
Ed C. Martin
Harold O. Lovre
E. Y. Berry
Francis Dunn
Ray Satterlee
Constable Finds Son Victim in Wreck in Fort Frances
Fort Frances Ontario constable Larry Sutton on duty responded to an accident and discovered his five year old son Bobby was the victim of a collision between a car and parked vehicles. The boy died an hour and a half after admission to hospital.
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Fort Frances, Ont
Larry Sutton
Jured
Sutton
Bobby
Texas Women Win Right To Be Jurors
Texas returned a constitutional amendment approving women’s right to serve on juries with 170 407 in favor and 136 BI against across 199 of 254 counties. Opponents argued women are too emotional to evaluate evidence though Sarah Hughes had served as a Dallas district judge for years.
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Dallas
Texas
Sarah Hughes
Republicans Sweep Kansas Elections
Kansas voters favored Republicans in the 1954 election, reclaiming the House seat lost two years ago. Lt. Gov. Fred Hall won the governorship over Democrat George Docking, and U.S. Sen. Andrew F. Schoeppel secured a second term over George McGill. In the 1st district, William H. Avery defeated Democrat Howard S. Miller, while remaining Republican incumbents kept the other five seats in the 83rd Congress.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Fred Hall
George Docking
U.S
Andrew F. Schoeppel
George McGill
Howard S. Miller
William H. Avery
Denver Socialite Concedes Defeat in Congress Race
Denver socialite Ellen Harris conceded defeat to incumbent Bryan G. Rogers after early totals showed Rogers leading by about 20 000 votes. Harris had campaigned actively in Denver using a bus shaped elephant called the congrelephant and received a portion of President Eisenhower's support. Rogers was re elected to a third term in Congress.
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Denver
Ellen Harris
Bryan G. Rogers
Eisenhower
Colorado
Harris
Rogers
Congress
McKeldin Survives Democratic Tide In Maryland Vote
Baltimore Governor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, a Baltimorean, defeats Democrat H. C. Byrd to become the first Republican governor re-elected in Maryland. With 1,095 of 1,345 precincts reporting, McKeldin leads 331,724 to 273,739 as Democrats gain House seats and aim to strengthen the state legislature.
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Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Land
Edward D. E. Rollins
McKeldin
Shivers Breaks Precedent With Texas Victory
Gov. Al Lan Shivers wins re election in Texas shaping the state’s leadership. Lyndon B. Johnson is reelected Senate Democratic leader. Unofficial returns show Shivers with 302 218 votes to 35 261 for Adams, while Johnson leads with 279 925 to 50 748 for Watson. Rep. Rayburn secures a 22nd term unopposed. Bruce Alger wins Dallas district 5 defeating Wallace Savage.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Texas Election Bureau
Texas
Shivers
Tod R. Adams
Crockett
Johnson
Carlos Watson
Brownsville
Fred T. Spangler
Constitution Party
Ram Rayburn
House
Bruce Alger
Dallas
Dallas County
J. Frank Wilson
Wallace Savage
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