Stevenson Dominates California Tour In 1956 Ticket Battle
Adlai Stevenson, upbeat in California, predicts a win there as Kefauver concedes lagging but gaining. The California primary is set for June 3, with Stevenson rallying in San Francisco labor temple and Kefauver campaigning in Albuquerque and Minnesota to shore up support. The contest for the Democratic ticket’s top spot sharpens amid party feuding in Texas and editorial debates over leadership.
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Stevenson
Jedlay
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New Mexico
Minnesota
Lauche
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Iiszid Lause
Albuquerque
Solhe
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iLausche
Len Kefauver
Los Angeles
Substar Pefore
Bomb threats prompt searches of LA arena and Pasadena theaters
Police responded to telephoned bomb warnings at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles and three Pasadena theaters. About 1000 people watched the boxing event at the Olympic. No explosives were found after searches. warnings followed shortly at the Crown, United Artists and Washington Theaters in Pasadena with patrons evacuated only at the United Artists.
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Olympic Auditorium
Pasadena
Olympic
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United Artists
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United Artist
Casetromers
Three Ambassadors Swapped in Chile Argentina Philippines
WASHING TON The State Department announced a three way ambassador swap involving Chile Argentina and the Philippines. Willard Beaulac currently ambassador to Chile is to go to Argentina replacing Albert Nufer who moves to the Philippines. Cecil Lyon Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter American Affairs is named to succeed Beaulac. All three are career diplomats.
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Argentina
Philippines
Willard Beaulac
Albert Nufer
Cecil Lyon
Interamerican Affairs
Beaulac
Antitrust Suit Seeks Breakup of American Radiator Mullins Merger
U S antitrust action filed in Pittsburgh seeks divestiture of Mullins stock by American Standard to block a merger with Mullins Manufacturing Corp both major makers of kitchen and bathroom equipment. The case cites 1954 sales and notes American Standard as a leading bathtubs and sinks producer. In a separate report, a double murder suicide occurred in a Merkel apartment as James and Genietta Merkel were found dead after a dispute and divorce proceedings.
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Federal District Court
Fittsburgh
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American-Standard
Mullins
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American Standard
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San Francesco
Bat Salem
Demateur
Younnstown
James Merkel
Genietta
Merkels
Aaron’ l Coin
Revert Levaco
Jury Finds Government Neglect Caused Yuba City Flood Toll
A grand jury report blames neglect and incompetence across Levee District No 1 and multiple state and local agencies for the December flood that killed 38 and damaged Sutter County. It cites poor warning, lagging evacuations, and leadership failures before urging reform.
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Ganger
Choe State
Hazelbush
Sutter County
Four Teens Fire at Florida Boy No One Hit
In St. Petersburg a 10 year old was shot at with a shotgun by four teenagers but was not struck. Det Lackey said the youths fired from a truck in a drive by rampage totaling over 100 rounds from a 410 shotgun and a 22 rifle. They also fired at two 14 year old girls and threatened a woman and her son. The four youths, unnamed, face charges including vandalism and assault with intent to do bodily harm.
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Wint Bleak
Det Vankey
Lackey
Prisoners Repatriated From Korean Camp in MOJI
South Korea repatriated 96 Japanese detainees from the Pusan camp in MOJI Japan. Among them were 27 Japanese women divorced from Koreans, their 68 children, and one man. The move followed President Syngman Rhee's recent visit to the camp.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Congress Breaks For Easter as House Clears Few Bills
Washington reports Congress on a ten day Easter recess with little on major agendas after three months. Republicans hope Eisenhower run aids GOP aims while Democrats push farm relief and social welfare issues. Senate notes show 412 bills passed vs 140 year earlier as upcoming fights loom on foreign aid education highways and civil rights.
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White House
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Layndon B. Johnson
Texas
Indictments Grow in Dope Case and Public Crime Scandals
The grand jury handed up 59 additional indictments as it wraps up a week of hearings. Keeny Foran, 24, charged with four counts of heroin sales, is among the first suspects brought before the panel. In Philadelphia, a catastrophic granary explosion killed at least three, with 85 to 106 injured and property losses estimated up to 33.5 million. Rescue workers recovered two identified truck drivers from the wreckage, while another man remained missing. The blast shattered a busy market district in the 80th and Market streets area.
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Senate House Committee
Mass Rourney Dace Weurcars
Tae House
Keeny Foran
Waring
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Arstaur Harrell
Vineland
N. J
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Dorchester
Millville
Tidewater Mi) & Elevator Co
80Th and
Market Sts
Edward Johnson
Tidewater
Flremer
Eisenhower Signs Corporate and Excise Tax Measure
The official congressional calendars show two major bills cleared by both chambers this year. One extends corporate and excise tax rates, the other exempts farm-use vehicles from federal gas and oil taxes. The act was signed Thursday night, with other yearlong measures including the Upper Colorado River Water Storage Act and a bill to extend the...
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House
Eisenhower
Twice Listed Most Wanted Fugitive Captured by FBI
FBI agents captured two of Mississippi inmate fugitives, Montes and Jones, both once on the bureau’s most wanted list. Montes, an escaped convict, was seized after a motel room standoff with tear gas used when the pair surrendered. Jones, serving a life sentence for murder at Parchman, was arrested after the earlier escape December 1953.
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Nick George
Montes
Robert Lloyd
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Piper
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Memphis
Jones
Misissippi State Penitentiary
Parchman
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