Democratic Hope Shifts in Presidential Nomination Race
Washington reports a growing belief that Eisenhower may not seek a second term, opening a field for Stevenson and other Democrats. Potential contenders include Harriman, Knight, Knowland, and Ribicoff, with Dewey, Lausche, Lauther, and Williams also discussed as possible rivals.
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Eisenhower
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New York
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Massachusetts
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Chronology of Chief's Illness in Eisenhower's Hospitalization
A sequence of events traces Eisenhower's hospital care after a digestive upset led to a mild coronary thrombosis. Reports from Drs Snyder Mattingly White and Hagerty detail transport to Fitzsimons, oxygen use, and stable progress with no fever. PMID: \
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Eisenhower
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White House
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Doud
Snyder
Murray Snyder
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Col
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed Army General Hospital
Washington
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Paul Dudley White
Boston
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Hagerty
Fitzsimons
Col Mattingly
Bryan E. Pollock
John Eisenhower
Ft. Belvoir
Family Picket Line Quits At Plant
BESSEMER Ala The family picket line that shut down a large freight car plant and left 900 workers idle has been withdrawn. E L McClain a 31 year old discharged guard said he would settle his dispute with Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Co through CIO United Steelworkers grievance channels. His picketing aided by his wife and two children interrupted operations Wednesday and closed it Thursday. McClain says he was fired after a fight with another employee three weeks ago.
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E. L. McClain
Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co
CIO
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McClain
Till Kidnaping Trial Opens This Week
GREENWOOD Mississippi The second phase of the states case against two white men accused of kidnaping and killing a Negro boy begins here this week A preliminary hearing on the kidnap charge is expected by Friday The case followed an Aug incident in Money involving Emmett Till a 14 year old from Chicago whose brutalized body was found in Tallahatchie County
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Emmett Till
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Bryant
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Glendora
Till’s
Ada Tallahatchie County
Worldwide prayers flood in for Eisenhower recovery
The illness of President Eisenhower triggered a global chorus of prayers and goodwill from leaders across the Iron Curtain and from nations including Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, India, Canada, Egypt, and the Philippines. Messages and private recoveries poured in as governments and religious figures expressed concern and hope for his swift return to health.
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Eden
Winston Churchill
Nice
French Riviera
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Free World
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Syngman Rhee
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Pius XII
Castel Gandolfo
Hoover Looks For Break In Crime Upward Trend
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says 1955 may show a break in the seven year rise in major crimes. The first half of 1955 saw a slight 0.7 percent drop from the same period in 1954, with 1,128,350 major crimes reported. Murder, robbery and burglary fell while rape and larceny rose.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Air Force Road Champ Named
M E Mellinger of Tinker Air Force Base won the Air Force top vehicle driver title and the Mc Connell trophy at Wright Patterson AFB during a three day Road-e-o. He also led in the truck tractor division with 290 points while other winners included S Sgt James E LaPoint Palm Beach AFB and Roger Marcotte Otis AFB among bases.
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Ohio
M. E. Mellinger
Air Materiel Command
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma
Air Force
Mellinger
McConnell
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Tinker
James E. LaPoint
Palm Beach Afb
Roger Marcotte
Otis Afb
Carl N. Barnes
Moffett Afb
Hughy L. Whitten
Eglin Afb
Cpl
Paul A. Hill
Beale Afb
Seven Killed In C47 Crash In Wyoming
Investigation into a fiery C47 crash near Burns Wyoming continued. Seven airmen, flying from Stead AFB Nevada to Selfridge AFB Michigan, died as light snow fell. Victims identities had not been released and no distress signals were received.
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Wyo
Stead Air Force Base
Reno
Nev
Selfridge Air Force Base
Detroit
Air Force
Little Medical News From Ike's Sickroom
In a New York column, doctors say Eisenhower’s illness shows little new medical detail. A coronary thrombosis damages heart muscle, risking infarct and potential fatal clot formation, though small infarcts may heal with scar tissue and preserved function.
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Ike
New York
Eisenhower
Dispatches
Yom Kippur Ends With Sunsetting Observance
New York reports Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, ends at sunset tonight after a 24 hour period of fasting and prayer that began at sundown yesterday for Jews worldwide.
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New York
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