Stevenson Praises Labor Backing at Post Office Clerks Meet
Adlai Stevenson declared a goal of an honorable and effective government after addressing the National Federation of Post Office Clerks in Chicago. He cited AFL-CIO endorsement, met Sen. Olin Johnston, and urged union support as the Democratic Party champions workers’ rights and free expression.
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Fights Over 1956 State Platform Cloud Democratic Meet
At the California Democratic convention in Sacramento a rift over civil rights provisions and Prop 4 loomed as Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver warned of party unity. Key figures including Assemblyman Augustus Hawkins pressed for stronger civil rights language while party leaders from 34 states met to chart strategy.
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California
Eisenhower pledges no barnstorming in 1952 campaign
President Eisenhower reaffirmed he will not engage in barnstorming as part of his 1952 campaign while signaling possible travel to key areas to present his administration’s record. He noted confidence in his team and dismissed concerns of a high profile campaign creating complacency among GOP ranks. AFL CIO endorsement tone and Alaska crash details follow.
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Outdoor activity urged as cure for illnesses
Dr. Raymond West of Washington, DC, told a church audience in Reading that inexpensive outdoor activities could cure most functional and organic diseases. He claimed 50,000 U. S. doctors would retire if nature’s therapies were fully utilized, calling the therapeutic effects of nature indispensable at the Adventist convention.
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Clarke: Mars trips in 13 years, not 25
Arthur C. Clarke told the World Science Fiction Society convention in New York that predictions of Mars flights within 25 years are too timid. He argued rocket propulsion advances mean space journeys could begin within about 13 years and credited World War III for boosting public interest and support for science fiction and real orbital research.
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New York
Mars
Britain
S Clarke
World Science Fiction Society
Clarke
Adm Monroe Kelly, 70, Navy leader, dies in Virginia Beach
Vice Admiral Monroe Kelly, former commandant of the 3rd Naval District in New York, died at his home in Virginia Beach on Wednesday at age 70. He served as a senior naval officer and helped oversee naval operations in the New York region.
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Monroe Kelly
3Rd Naval District
New York
Wagner to Run for Senate Seat
New York mayor Robert F. Wagner announces a bid for the U.S. Senate seat of retiring Herbert H. Lehman. He signals willingness to campaign on the Democratic ticket with Adlai Stevenson and supports his own record to win support in New York. He says he will accept if the Albany convention selects him on September 10.
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Punch in the eye hits Democratic mayoral candidate
J P Robert H Muller seeks votes in Weehawken as Democratic mayoral candidate when an unidentified citizen poked him in the right eye after being asked to stop his car. Muller said he punched back but then shook hands with the voter before departing.
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