GOP Decline Marked as Voters See Parties Roughly Even
Gallup survey shows the GOP losing its edge in confidence for handling major issues. Voters split on which party keeps America prosperous or maintains peace, with foreign policy and taxes shaping the race. The study traces historical shifts from 1944 to 1956, noting Republican gains during pivotal moments and a current near balance across top policy questions.
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U.S
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
America
Gallup
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Rusoia
Egmnontic
Veah Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
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IGOP
Meteor Explodes Over Nashville Lighting Night Sky
In Nashville the sky lit briefly Friday as a meteor burned out overhead. Lon Arledge on Vanderbilt Observatory roof said the area flashed and shadows of trees were visible. The meteor reportedly burned out about 6000 feet above the city, with the display seen up to 50 miles away.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lon Arledge
Vanderbilt Observatory
Arledge
Crusading Editor of Colombia Slain
Hector Fecheverry Cardenas, 39 year old editor and publisher of Tribuna Tolima, was shot near his newspaper office in Ibagué. The Liberal Party denounced the killing and Alberto Lleras urged patience while promising a thorough investigation from local and national authorities.
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Bogota
Colombia
Hector Fecheverry Cardenas
Jhague
Liberal Party
Tribuna
Tolima
Alberto Lleras
Lleras
Corpus Christi
Pepe Silba
Mary Rios
Silba
New Union Financial Forms Tighten Annual Report
U S Secretary of Labor Mitchell announced redesigned annual financial report forms for about 40 000 national and local unions. The blanks require disclosures of asset sales loan repayments real estate transactions pledged collateral and officer allowances plus any gifts or loans to officers or staff.
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Washington
Sec. of Labor
Mitchell
Full Scale Probe Opens Monday in Chicago Funds Scandal
Cook county treasury looted by a syndicate of thieves and embezzlers totaling nearly 5 million dollars. State's Attorney Adamowski pledges a full-scale audit to uncover losses, with $1 million found recently and prior misses of $3–4 million in penalties and disbursements.
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Chicago
Cook County
Benjamin Adamowski
Adamowski
Elmer C. Sandquist
Sandquist
Diary of Anne Frank staged in Mexico City with Mexican cast
In Mexico City on June 15 authorities announce The Diary of Anne Frank will be produced in August in Spanish with an all-Mexican cast. The production is led by Jean Dalrymple of New York and ex-state Auditor Orville E. Hodge, who is jailed after siphoning about 2.6 million dollars of state funds. Authorities hope a full investigation may reveal links between the scandals.
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Anne Frank
Jean Dalrymple
New York
Ufe
Orville E. Hodge
Hodge
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