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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1956
Page
4
After hours of closed talks the convention debate over civil rights loyalty split insiders. Leaders including Coleman and Stevenson weighed compromises as Southern delegates threatened walkouts while Northern backers urged a unified plank.
In Kansas GOP routs Gov Hall with 51 168 votes to Woodring 50 321 Decking a Lawrence banker was the party’s unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate Two other GOP candidates led in renomination in Kansas including U S Senator Frank Carlson Paul Aylward led the Democratic Senate race In Michigan Cobo defeated Leonard to sustain undefeated status Williams seeks a fifth term Thompson loses renomination while Machtowlcr and Johansen face uncertain futures The primary also centered on Miss Thompsons district jet base site disputes with Air Force figures.
Ford plans a completely new line to bolster its competitive standing and reach the market within 10 to 12 months. The unnamed model targets the upper medium price field and aims to cover every price bracket in a battle largely aimed at General Motors Buick line. Ford’s Richard E. Krafve said 250 million will be spent by Ford and 100 to 110 million by dealers to launch the car.
Five men were killed when a C82 Flying Boxcar crashed at Opa-Locka en route to Boca Raton to pick up insecticide for a Florida fruit fly eradication campaign. All aboard perished except one who was ejected alive. Victims identified as pilot Charles William Day and co pilot Ray Forrest Howrie of Hayward California and John Tichner, Warren Rogers, and W Johnson of Miami.
Wesley A. D E Wart, formerly Interior Department official and Montana Republican ex representative, is named special representative to Secretary of Agriculture Benson on drought matters. He will earn 12690 dollars annually, after leaving the Interior post once the Senate blocked his confirmation.
Honolulu records sweltering heat with temperatures around 88 degrees on Tuesday, one degree below the daily record. The city endures a mid-summer like spell with heat in the mid nineties reported in nearby readings and expectations of continued high values.
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson toured fresh paint and indirect lighting in the Pentagon news conference room. He quipped that he did not know the price but hoped the changes would shed more light and produce less heat during the briefing.
General Charles de Gaulle, leader of Free France in World War II, left Paris by four engine DC4 today to visit French Guiana in South America. He holds no government post and travels in an unofficial capacity to strengthen ties between France and its overseas territories.
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