Itinerant shoe hawker quits after police probe
Dearborn man Law renge Hofner admits selling shoes by a one shoe trick across cities in Indiana Michigan and Ohio. Police found 109 pairs of shoes in his station wagon and a file of catalog numbers. He was held without charge as investigators traced the scheme to Hobart LaPorte South Bend Elkhart Fort Wayne Ypsilanti Royal Oak Detroit Grosse Pointe Ann Arbor Toledo Cleveland and Johnstown.
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LaPorte
South Bend
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Ypsilanti
Royal Oogk
Detroit
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Ann Arbor
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Cleveland
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Johnstown
GOP Sets All-Out 56 Drive for 1956 Campaign
Republican leaders map a nationwide precinct by precinct drive for 1956 aided by President Eisenhower who vows to do everything in his power to help. Speculation grows over his role as candidate with polls and party leaders expecting an active campaign to retain the White House and gain Congress. The Chicago meeting of the Republican National Committee ends with a pledge to a precinct crusade and preparations for the San Francisco convention starting August 20.
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Leonard W. Hall
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White House
Congress
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Jnois
Harry Dawby
Kan
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Mel Keldin
Mitchell
Amwrica
San Fran
Lcisco
Remote controlled train trip staged in Larchmont county
About 75 people mostly New Haven Railroad officials rode a 10 mile round trip on a self propelled rail car in Larchmont New York. The electronics were setup on a station platform by Union Switch and Signal Division Westinghouse. Demonstration shows no plans for regular operation.
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N.Y
New Haven Railroad
Here
Rye
Union Switch and Signal Division
Westinghouse Air Brake Co
Car Wash Ad Leads Sheriff to Jail Burglary Plot
Snohomish County Sheriff Bob Twitchell received a tip from a caller about a Everett Herald ad offering car washes for six dollars. The tip led him to a parking lot next to the county jail where a woman directed him to Jake Enfield, a jail trusty serving six months for burglary, exposing a scam that also implicated Enfield’s status as a trusty.
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Everett Herald
Bayview
Twitchell
Jake Enfield
Enfield
TCU Arts Dean Dies in Fort Worth
De. T. Smith McCorkle, 57, longtime dean of the School of Fine Arts and head of the music department at Texas Christian University, died Thursday night at his Fort Worth home after a 1942 tenure.
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School of Fine Arts, Dieu
Florida Gives Adlai a Warm Reception
Adlai Stevenson wrapped up a Florida swing with a sore right hand but buoyed by warm reception. He highlighted his handshaking campaign and planned to seek Florida delegates to the Democratic convention while weighing a return to campaign action.
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Adlai
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A. Stevenson
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Austria Spain Accord Resumes Diplomatic Relations
The government announced Thursday night that Austria and Spain had agreed to resume diplomatic relations.
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Spain
Harriman Attacks Big Business Rule in U S Policy
Averell Harriman denounced Eisenhower as a war leader unfit for the presidency and accused his administration of surrendering the country to big business and special interests. He urged higher farm prices and attacked a Tennessee Valley Authority power plan as a major theft while defending TVA as bringing electricity to homes.
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Ala
Ie Averell Harriman
New York
Eisenhower
United States
Doday
General Motors
Wyoming
Sen. O'Mahoney
Washington
America
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Harriman
Gunman terrorizes car dealer and family in Oklahoma
A gunman forced entry into a home near Apache Oklahoma, robbed the couple of 3150, abducted the wife Mrs Ralph Eliott, and left with the family car. She was later released unharmed near Chickasha as roadblocks were set across southwestern and central Oklahoma. Police say the incident may have been a ransom plot foiled by rapid action.
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Chickasha
Oklahoma
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