Eisenhower on voting and 1956 election outlook
The article quotes President Eisenhower arguing that government by the people requires participation, noting only about 23 percent voting in some elections and 90 percent in national races. Officials Walter J. Grimm and William W. Trick discuss a possible second term and the likelihood of Nixon on the ticket, while Gov. Averell Harriman is mentioned as a potential candidate.
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Lincoln
Disenhower
Eisenhower
Walter J. Grimm
Vermont
William W. Treet
New Hampshire
Grimm
Hall
Nixon
Averell Harriman
New York
Rains Over for Flooded Texas Town
Raymondville Texas residents see clear skies as Weather Bureau predicts no more rain. Disaster chief Wyatt reports little change in flooding, with 628 residents evacuated earlier and water up to four feet in places. Main business district remains submerged and traffic limited.
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Raymondville
Tex
Weather Bureau
South Texas
Wyatt
Texas
Telegrams on Credit Expand Western Union Policy
Western Union announces a nationwide credit policy allowing telegrams to be sent from any office or via telephone from home or pay phone. The bill will be mailed to the sender’s home or business address, expanding beyond users with charge accounts or credit cards.
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PB. i. Ferlan
Western Union
County House Moved by Mistake Goes Missing
County building commissioner Jake Ballard examined a house moved down a boulevard and doubted it was the county’s. A later check showed the wrecking company hauled off the wrong house. The commissioners court and the company will meet Monday to fix the error.
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Dillas
Jake Ballard
Ouse Wes Fons
Commissioners Court
Sympathy Docker Walkouts Called Off
Longshore walkouts across East Coast ports were halted over the weekend while talks continued. Some ports resumed normal operations, others stayed idle. several key meetings in Norfolk, and ongoing actions in Port Newark Bayonne Jersey City Hoboken kept cargo backlog and financial losses high as courts consider injunctions and contempt charges.
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Fiers
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Port Newark
Bayonne
Jersey City
Hobboken
New Jersey
New York Harbor
Downey Man Elected 20 30 Clubs President
Downey California resident Manning was elected president of the 20 30 International Clubs at the 29th annual convention in Santa Fe New Mexico. He was unopposed for the nomination and moves up as president while belonging to the El Monte chapter.
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Downey
Santa FE
N. M
Tag
Manning
Calif
el Monte
Boy Gashes Finger Playing With His Dog
Three year old Terry L Harrison required seven stitches after a dog play incident at 2124 W Willow St The dog owner who lives at 2060 W Willow St was treated at Seaside Hospital The event disrupted a quiet afternoon for neighbors and prompted a hospital visit
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Terry L. Harrison
Willow St
Ives
Seaside Hospital
Woman Ends Life Grieving Over Pilot in Tarzana
In Tarzana a 27 year old, Mrs Phylls Ann Feratt of Ir was found dead Friday night after apparently shooting herself with a .32 caliber pistol. Officers say a note read Please forgive me I am tired but I have no courage to go on. A photo of pilot Stan Betty who died in a crash at Palmdaele was found nearby. Police described the incident as a suicide and noted she had been grieving over a Lockheed test pilot.
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Tarzana
Lockheed
Phylls Ann Feratt
Est
Stan Betty
Palmdaele
Wes
Fires rage across multiple California forests and Oregon border
Emergency crews fight nine day Sequoia blaze in the Sequoia National Forest amid 17 500 acres burned and three million dollars in damage. Army and state crews plus national forest service battle vast flames across Los Padres Kis Kisatchie and Salmon Mountain areas. Fire retardant tests planned as Oregon embers spark new wildfires with thousands of troops deployed from Fort Lewis and the Presidio.
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Reka
Los Padres National Forest
Wattonel
Nolan O’neal
Iron Dollars
Yreka
Salmon Mountain
State Forest Service
Kidder Creek
Scott Valley
Firfsten
Sequoia National Forest
Sierra Nevada
Fresno
John Beebe
Converse Basin
King's Canyon
U.S. Forest Service
Klamath Forest
Oregon
Rogue River National Forest
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Presidio of
San Francisco
Forest Service
Arizona
Colorado
State Forest
Mien
Eureka
Landy Misses Navy Hearing Amid Controversy
Eugene Landy failed to appear before a Navy board reviewing the denial of a reserve commission. The hearing in New York was delayed as a heavy fuel tanker faced low tide delays. Landy’s mother, a former Communist, is cited as a key factor in the case, drawing political protest and calls for a full report. Secretary Thomas pledged a fair review.
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New York
Eugene Landy
Scove
Navy
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
Landy
RAT UG
Marccus Hook
Adrien Unger
Newark
Secretary of the Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Truman Glad He Removed MacArthur
Former President Truman comments on MacArthur dismissal and Senate politics while denying kingmaker roles for Dal Sapio and asserting he will not seek the 1956 Democratic nomination. He notes Stevenson phone chatter and criticizes Allan Shivers, with doctor Graham explaining scheduling limits for California speeches.
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Truman
Stevenson
New York
Allan Shivers
Texas
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Wallace
Graham
California
Detroit
Toledo
Chicago
Legion probes discredit UNESCO charges in report
An 18 month examination by a six member American Legion committee rejects charges that UNESCO is communist or atheistic. The panel says UNESCO favors no world government and upholds peaceful aims in education science and culture. The 40000 word report, completed May 5, will go to the Legion convention in Miami for possible adoption. US funding for 1955 56 amounts to 6.4 million dollars of a 21 million dollar two year budget.
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Washington
American Legion Committee
United
Odrds
Legion
Americanism Commission
Unesco
U. S. Commission
Tne
Miami
Fls
United Nations
United States
U. 8
New York
Western Air Extends Half-Fare Family Plan
The airline will extend its half-fare family plan from three to four days a week within 30 days, district sales head George Cain said. The plan lets family members travel for half the regular fare when accompanying an adult paying full fare.
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George Cain
Miss America Selection Tonight in Atlantic City
Eleven judges will select the 1956 Miss America from 49 contestants across 45 states and beyond. Finalists, congeniality, and talent honors shape the night as the pageant awards scholarship prizes and airs on ABC Channel 7 from 10 30 p m edt to midnight.
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Virginia Maffucci
Massachusetts
Clara Faye Arnold
North Carolina
Maffucci
Miss Arnold
N. Z
States
Chicago
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Canada
Miss Lee
Ann Meriwether
San Francisco
Barbera Maria Vieira
Honolulu
Ann Campbell
Oklahoma City
Clara Fayet Arnold
Raleigh
N.C
Patricia Byrd Huddleston
Clanton
Ala
Honey Blong
Sandra Wirth
Mian
ABC National
Channel 7
Italian President Giovanni Gronchi Birthday Note
Italian President Giovanni Gronchi celebrated his 63rd birthday in Rome with officials noting a strong health profile and continued leadership during a period of political tension in the capital.
Court Rules Negroes May Attend School
A three-judge federal court ruled that three Durham High School graduates may have their undergraduate admission applications at the University of North Carolina processed without regard to race. The decision voided a trustees board ruling last May and raises policy questions for state higher education.
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Greensboro
N.C
University of North Carolina
University At
Board of ‘Trustees
LaGuardia slated for Hawaii to West Coast service
Hawaiian Steamship Co president J Elmer J Martin said the liner LaGuardia should be in service between Hawaii and the West Coast by next summer carrying 650 in tourist class. It would compete with Matson Lines Lurline as Eisenhower bills authorize sale of LaGuardia and Monterey, previously used as military transports.
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Honolulu
J. Elmer J. Martin
The
Hawaiian Steamship Co
LaGuardia
Hawaii
West Coast
Lurline
Matson Lines
Eisenhower
Monterey
Girl Falls 20 Feet Into Yard Well
A 12 year old girl Maureen McCormick and her cat Luli were rescued from a 20 foot abandoned well in the backyard of a Manhattan Beach home. Firefighters used a rope to lift them to safety after the girl cried for help for about 10 minutes. The girl received minor injuries and was treated by a family doctor. her mother said the well was unknown to the family.
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Manhattan Beach
Ufa
Luli
Maureen McCormick
Lulu
del McCormick
Maureen
Esene
First Japanese Arrive Under Refuge Act in San Francisco
The first Japanese arriving under the refugee relief act will land in San Francisco Sunday aboard the S.S. President Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Zenosaku Shishido and their three children Atsuko Yoshinaga Hiroshi from Fukushima Prefecture, and Shosai Seito of Yamagata Prefecture travel with sponsorship by a relative. Shishido family head to San Martin California, while Saito proceeds to Santa Clara.
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United States
San Francisco
Cleveland
Zenosaku Shishido
Atsuko
Yoshinaga
Hiroshi
Fukushima Prefecture
Shosai Seito
Yamageta Prefecture
Shishido
San Martin
Calif
Saito
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