Nixon to Get All 70 of California's Votes
Tense California delegation debate ends with Governor Knight endorsing Nixon only by voice vote, while Sen Knowland and Mrs Tibbitts clash over the unit rule. A staged caucus atmosphere erupts as a camera flash punctuates the moment.
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Nations Back U S Plan for Suez Amid MixedViews
Four nations voiced support for a U S led plan to regulate the Suez Canal while Pakistan Turkey and Iran expressed reservations Egypt pressed for sovereignty in nationalizing the canal India’s Krishna Menon criticized the plan as impracticable and proposed a compromise giving Egypt full control with an international body limited to oversight.
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Eisenhower Eyes Active Campaign At San Francisco Convention
A White House official said Eisenhower has no physical excuse for not campaigning actively, with medical info shared in San Francisco as he arrives for the Republican National Convention. Weight back to 168 pounds after June illness and recovery, while Nixon is expected to be renominated. Separately Menon cites canal plan and Egypt’s Suez nationalization amid talks with Asian and Middle Eastern delegations.
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Foot Clinic Ad Offers Free Fitting and Appointments
A newspaper ad promotes the Hiss Clinics offering foot measurements by experienced fitters to select the right shoe type. It claims comfort for men and women and notes clinics handle foot ailments shoes cannot relieve. Hours by appointment. Phone Hemlock 5-9251.
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GOP Platform Highlights From 1956 Republican Convention
The 1956 platform pledges tax cuts within a balanced budget, aims to aid small business with loans and expanded government purchases, and supports anti trust reform to help growth. It calls for revision of Taft Hartley, minimum wage extensions, stronger social programs, farm flexibility, civil rights with legal means, and continued strong national defense and energy development. It emphasizes Alaska Hawaii statehood and district representation and maintains a policy of peaceful foreign aid and support for Israel.
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California July civilian employment reaches record high
Sacramento reports 399000 civilian jobs in July 1956, up 228000 from July 1955, a new July record. Unemployment sits at 154000 for the month, reflecting persistent labor market strength amid postwar growth.
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Dewey Laughs During Private Speech in 1948 Note
In a rare moment for Thomas E Dewey the future GOP presidential nominee laughs aloud at a keynote address highlighting a lighter side of the wartime era. The scene captures a public figure known for seriousness showing warmth.
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Clerics Fail to Use TV, Prof States Mass Media Gap
Los Angeles report quotes Dr. Dallas W Smythe University of Illinois research professor at a church media workshop. He says Americans spend vast time on television newspapers magazines films and radio, second only to sleep and work, and churches have not grasped media's influence.
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Policeman Wins Out Cross Draw Deters Burglary Suspect
Patrolman Gerald Bryan credited the cross draw with saving him during a nighttime burglary when a gun was aimed at him from darkness. He drew and fired twice, wounding Joe Williams who lay dying nearby with a cocked revolver in his hand as partner Al Porterfield engaged another thief at the storefront. The incident evokes old west gunplay as a Lennox clerk had used the cross draw to kill a robber last week.
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Scrap dealer and son killed by unexploded shell in Japan
A 49 year old scrap dealer and his son were killed while dismantling an unexploded 63 mm U S howitzer shell in Momoi village, 110 miles from Tokyo. A woman neighbor was injured in the explosion found after the shell was discovered in a U S maneuver area.
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