Coalition On Democrat Choice Seen
Washington Senator Mansfield a Democrat from Montana says Western and Southern Democrats could unite behind a single presidential candidate in 1956. He notes Stevenson leads the field in the West and South, but does not rule out Lyndon Johnson as a potential rallying figure amid a broad Democratic field.
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Washington
Mansfield
D-Mont
Il Am
Field
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Plymouth Previews 1956 Cars With Hy-Fire Engine
Plymouth unveils its 1956 lineup with four door hardtops and 15 models led by Belvedere Suburban and Savoy lines. New Hy-Fire 277 engine, polysphere chamber, 8 to 1 compression, airfoil fenders, push button drive, 90-90 Turbo-Torque PowerFlite, redesigned dash, illuminated push buttons, safety features, and longer bodies.
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Plymouth
Hughes Motors, Boykin, Inc
Midtown Motors
Belvedere
Wisconsin Battleship Grounded by Strong Tide in New York Harbor
The 45,000 ton Wisconsin ran aground on a mud bank at the East River mouth for about an hour as a strong tide pushed her during tow to Brooklyn Navy Yard. A fleet of 16 tugs freed the vessel, which showed no apparent damage and was under civilian pilot control. This marked the ship's second grounding in New York harbor, the first dating to August 23, 1951.
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New York
Wisconsin
New York Harbor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
East River
Manhattan
Navy
Bayonne
N.J
Brooklyn
Hudson River
Death Penalty Sought In Motel Slaying Case
Oklahoma City prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Otto Austin Loel 44 former Oregon police chief charged with the murder of Elizabeth Jeanne Henderson 31 of Compton California whose beaten body was found in a motel on January 10 1954 during a cross country travel trip with Loel.
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Oklahoma City
Otto Austin Loel
Newark
Ohio
Loel
Oregon
Elizabeth Jeanne Henderson
Compton
Calif
Henderson
Great Smoky Mountain National Park Lands Details
The article notes the park spans 461000 acres once occupied by the Cherokee Indians marking a key moment in the region’s history and preservation efforts.
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower Attends Denver Fashion Show
Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower, visiting Denver, attends a fall fashion show at the Fitzsimons Army Hospital officers wives club. She appears upbeat after the president’s Sept heart attack, praising the event as reporters note her cheerful reception and pink beaver hat.
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Denver
Mamie Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Officers’ Wives Club
Daniels and Fisher Department Store
Denver. Mrs. Eisenhower
Faille
Sally Victor
Petrol to Gasoline: A Terminology Divide
A brief note explains that British usage relies on petrol while American English uses gasoline. The distinction highlights regional language habits without changing the underlying fuel concept.
Popular sheriff trial moved to Owsley County court
Lee Circuit Judge S H Rice ordered Sheriff Hampton Palmer and two former deputies John Combs and Winifred Dunaway to be tried in Owsley Circuit Court on murder charges. They are accused in the June 11 killing of 53 year old George Reece during a raid at a moonshine still.
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Beattyville
Hampton Palmer
Lee
S. H. Rice
Palmer
John Combs
Winifred Dunaway
Owsley
George Reece
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