Illness of Eisenhower Spurs Talk on Age in Candidacy
Senator Pat McNamara says Ike’s heart attack could push the nation to favor age awareness in choosing a 1956 candidate. He cautions Ike might still run, notes Stevenson and Williams could benefit, Harriman may be hurt. Kuchel calls early speculation disrespectful and hopes Ike can run again.
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Thomas H. Kuchel
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G. Mennen Williams
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Kuchel
Williams Named National Vice Chairman For Red Cross Drive
Col Everett C Williams will serve for a second year as national vice chairman of the 1956 Red Cross fund campaign in Oklahoma during March. He previously chaired the Comanche County Red Cross in 1952 and 1953 and sits on the executive committee. A Kansas City meeting outlined plans applying to Comanche County excluding Lawton businesses and Fort Sill personnel. Comanche County Red Cross and United Fund have joined in a single drive for Lawton and Fort Sill workers. A Lawton residential and county wide drive will run during March.
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Lawton Banker
Red Cross
Joseph R. Stewart
Center
Ellsworth Bunker
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Red Cross Fund
Col. Williams
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Lawton
Fort Sill
United Fund
Belgian Police Hunt Vandals Damaging Famous Fountain
Belgian police launched a major manhunt after vandals damaged the world famous Manniken fountain. The nude boy statue has stood on the pedestal since 1619 and draws thousands of tourists yearly. Police questioned hundreds of people about the vandalism.
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Brussels
Belgium
Fate of POWs Sought by United States in Korean War
In Geneva on Wednesday the United States renewed demands for information from Communist China about the fate of nearly 500 American servicemen listed as missing in action from the Korean war.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
China
Cop Uses Music To Teach Safety
Lt. Lawrence E. Jacques, former piano player with a dance band, now teaches traffic safety in Baltimore County schools. He composes music and rhymes to teach safety themes, reaching about 25,000 pupils in 38 schools who earned perfect safety records at assemblies last year.
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Towson
Baltimore County
Lawrence E. Jacques
Paul Whiteman
Quotes From News United Press Highlights Bets and Resignations
Naomi Baker, 19, friend of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres, says she would like to marry if he proposes after he won the World Series final game. Former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey says he has no plan to return to politics. Ex-Queen Narriman of Egypt describes her marriage to Farouk as one of convenience.
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Brooklyn Dodger
Johnny Podres
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Narriman
Egypt
Farouk
Ammonia Escape Forces Gibson Residents to Flee
Louis Arndt of Gibson Iowa reports fumes from escaping ammonia forced nearly all residents to evacuate town Tuesday. No injuries were reported though several people felt unwell as a precaution.
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Louis Arndt
Gibson
DNC Man Sees Easier Stevenson Support for 1956
Kansas Democratic National Committee member Kenneth Anderson after meeting Adlai E. Stevenson said he cannot pledge supporters but believes it will be easier to secure a full delegation for Stevenson in 1956 than in 1952.
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Democratic National
Kenneth Anderson
Kansas
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Hollywood Film Festival Dream From Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson writes from Paris about Hollywood hosting its first film festival next year with 25 to 30 nations, two weeks of festivities, a grand ball, and hopes for a lasting cultural bond. She envisions a museum to the movies in Hollywood and recalls earlier signs barring actors from apartments.
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