Kerr Says Farm Bust Negates Boom Platform
Senator Kerr of Oklahoma argues Republicans cannot run on a prosperity platform while farmers face a recession. He notes Benson acknowledges farm price issues and promises congressional recommendations, as Nixon downplays a farm mood while pledging continued efforts to fix the squeeze. Johnson warns mortgage debt grows as prices fall.
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Kerr
Washington
Sen
D-Okla
Benson
Oklahoma
NBC
Nixon
Wabash
Ind
United States
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Austin
Tex
Adlai Faces Stiff Opposition In South
Southern governors offer mixed views on Adlai E Stevenson for the 1956 Democratic nomination. They foresee more Southern opposition to Eisenhower if Stevenson runs, with governors naming Shivers, Johnson, Lausche, Byrnes, Truman, Russell, Byrd, Collins, Folsom, Griffin, Kennon and Clement as influential voices.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
South
Dixie
Allan Shivers
Texas
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Frank Lausche
Ohio
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Truman
Russell
D-Ga
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Virginia
Florida
Tennessee
George Bell Timmerman Jr
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Leroy Collins
Harriman
Collins
Kennon
Byrnes
Shivers
Johnson
Lausche
Gov
Clement
Reds Seek U S Farm Equipment
Russian trade officials say they are negotiating with American manufacturers for farm equipment from tractors to hay bailers. Amtorg Trading Corp. has issued inquiries. A test of military uses may determine export approval. Treasury chief Humphrey leads a review of East-West trade in Paris to ease restrictions without compromising security.
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Washington
Amtorg Trading Corp
New York
Soviet Union
Amtorg
Commerce Department
Russia
San Antonio
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
U.S
Paris
Meat consumption up for citizens in coming year
The average American will consume four more pounds of meat in the current year than in 1954, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wood Nickels Found in Nevada Slot Machines
Reno gambling houses warned their operators after wooden nickels designed for Sparks 50th anniversary were found to fit dollar slot machines. Nevada law bans non mint coins in slots, with up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Police noted no formal complaints yet and urged vigilance to prevent further appearances.
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Reno
Nev
Sparks
Nevada
U.S
Oldsters Endure Week Lost In Mt St Helens Wilderness
Charles Auger of Tacoma and Charles Dickens of San Diego, aged 85 and 70, survived a week lost while prospecting for uranium in Mt St Helens foothills. Found by woodsmen, battled cold waters and exhaustion, they were evacuated to Vancouver hospital in steady condition after a four mile forest trek.
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Charles Auger
Tacoma
Wash
Charles Dickens
San Diego
Calif
Mt. St.Helens
Auger
Dickens
Diplomats Study Reich Unification
American British French and German diplomats met at the State Department on September 19 to study German unification and European security. They discussed plans for security treaties with Russia and possibly other Iron Curtain states and aimed to present proposals to the Big Three in New York next week. Douglas MacArthur II chaired the initial working party pursuing a path to Geneva talks.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
State Department
Geneva
United States
Heinrich von Brentano
New York
Douglas MacArthur II
Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles
Three Sardinia Citizens Slain by Bandits Ambush
Three prominent Sardinia residents were killed in an ambush last night in central Sardinia. The victims include the director of the civic market a transportation firm manager and the secretary of Oliena town. Authorities offered no clues amid fear and silence surrounding banditry.
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Sardina
Sardinia
Civic Market
Oliena
Pole sitter Sherwood ends 89 day climb tied to Braves streak
Milwaukee page notes William Sherwood planned to descend after 89 days atop a pole begun June 23. He pledged to come down if the Milwaukee Braves failed to win seven straight, a goal now impossible with six games left after a loss to the St Louis Cardinals.
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Milwaukee
Filagpole
William Sherwood
Sherwood
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Barbers Sell Mustache Wax To Boost Crew Hairdos
PORT HURON Mich UP Barbers report first wax sales in decades as teens use mustache wax to keep crew cuts upright. Local shops note rising demand as youth adopt retro styling. The trend reflects a shift in grooming tastes among young customers in Port Huron.
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Port Huron
Mich
Ventura Woman Sees Mountain Lion In Car Seat
Mrs Jessie Rhodes of Ventura vowed to avoid panic after discovering a mountain lion perched beside her in a Ventura School for Girls car seat Saturday night after leaving work. She screamed, and the animal fled into the brush.
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Ventura
Calif
Jessie Rhodes
Ventura School For Girls
Subway Strike Ends in Paris But Buses Remain Idle
The four day Paris subway strike ends with about ninety five percent of trains running. A separate strike keeps city and suburban buses off streets. Strikers seek a fifteen percent wage increase.
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Paris
Y Rush Parties Set Tonight At Lawton High
Two rush parties for Tri-Hi Y and Hi-Y at Lawton High are announced by presidents Liz Ryan and David Attaway. Tri-Hi Y hosts at Miss Lacy's 1122 Laird from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. All Lawton High girls invited. Hi-Y rushees meet in LHS speech rooms at 7:30. Officers and sponsors named. Dale Thompson, senior, attends Oklahoma City Hi-Y meeting. named state Hi-Y president.
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Tri-Hi Y
Hi-Y
Lawton
Liz Ryan
David Attaway
Miss Lacy
Laird
Lawton High
LHS
Miss Ryan
Connie Lassetter
Marilyn Morris
Sylvia Sparks
Elizabeth Tackitt
Mary Sue Silk
Attaway
Joe Lansden
Carl Cooper
Guy Wilson
L. A. Ellis
Dale Thompson
Oklahoma City
Thompson
Air Force ROTC Push At Miami University Freshmen
AF speedily recruits Miami University freshmen for ROTC with a Wright Patterson helicopter landing at 9 a.m. today coinciding with freshman registration. A loudspeaker will urge students to sign up and promise rapid airborne training.
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Oxford
Ohio
Air Force
Miami University
Wright-Patterson Afb
Former Legion Chief Defends Ford Fund
Irving Breakstone, a former Illinois American Legion commander, defends the Fund for the Republic amid criticism from Legion national commander Seaborn P. Collins. Breakstone says Education for Freedom in Illinois relies on the fund and deplores the critique, noting Collins praised the program earlier. The fund, created in 1952 by Ford Foundation trustees, studies civil liberties and opposes restrictions on thought with a 15 million dollar grant.
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Chicago
Illinois American Legion
Fund For the Republic
Legion
Seaborn P. Collins
Irving Breakstone
Collins
Illinois
Education For Freedom
Breakstone
Ford Foundation
Nine convicts and two civilians killed in mine accident
The Free Europe Bulletin reports a coal mine disaster at Kreava in Czechoslovakia killing nine convict workers and two civilians. The incident details remain limited with no further casualties noted.
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Vienna
Kreava
Czechoslovakia
Free Europe Bulletin
Army runs 77 troop radio stations overseas
The Army operates 77 troop in formation radio broadcasting stations overseas.
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The
Army
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