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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1956
Page
4
Amid a ticket shortage at Chicago Convention Hall, 2477 delegates and 1850 alternates faced admission limits. Adlai Stevenson headquarters urged states to lend unused passes while Sen Richard Neuberger of Oregon tried to secure a ticket for his wife, ultimately giving two to other Democrats.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt urged Democratic platform drafters to seek a civil rights plank acceptable to North and South. The widow of the late president spoke at a nonpublic session amid platform drafting, signaling support for Adlai Stevenson and indicating a cautious stance on busing the Supreme Court ruling into party aims.
Chicago report shows top union men divided between Stevenson and Harriman for the Democratic nomination. Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers influences Michigan’s 44 convention votes toward Stevenson, while Harriman backers seek Gov. Williams and Reuther’s favor. Union leaders including David McDonald George Harrison and Thomas Kennedy support Harriman.
In Buffalo, New York, for the first time in the city's history a Black council member held the acting mayor role, presiding over City Hall proceedings today alongside Council President William B. Lawless Jr. The move follows the Democratic party's leadership changes with Councilman King and W. Peterson named to key posts in Chicago.
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