Editorial backs Morrison for Louisiana governor in Item front
The New Orleans Item endorsed Chep Morrison for governor, arguing he offers the strongest chance to defeat Earl Long and citing a statewide poll showing Morrison leading among anti-Long candidates. It praised Morrison’s decade as mayor and described Longism as stagnation.
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New Orleans
Chep Morrison
Louisiana
Morrison
Earl Long
Earl
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tranquilizers and Mental Health Cure Debate
A new treatment view links mental illness to body chemical imbalances and credits tranquilizers with dramatic improvements in schizophrenia. Doctors doubt lasting cures but some observers see potential for extended relief or cure as research continues.
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Howard D. Fabing
American Academy of Neurology
Fabing
The Same Old Army Adapting to New Army Green Uniforms
Army issues phased rules to replace khaki and olive drab with Army Green. Officers switch to green blouses and pink slacks, with pinks and greens discounted to encourage adoption. OD and pinks phased out by Oct 1957, with service uniform mandate for officers and warrant officers thereafter. Enlisted may wear Army Green but new recruits receive one green and one olive drab uniform. The gradual transition continues as stocks deplete.
Hollywood Holiday Mood in Films and Homes Across Mexico
Hollywood notes on Audie Murphy filming Apache Agent in Arizona and DeMille's biblical production in Vista-Vision. Lash La Rue quits the range for drama while Lana Turner and Edmond OBrien pursue homes in Acapulco. Hollywood stars stay home for Christmas with decorations, parades, and pools as Mexico and Las Vegas draw some, but most remain in Hollywood for the season.
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Hollywood
Universal - International
Tucson
Arizona
Audie Murphy
Jesse Hibbs
Geronimo
Hibbs
Elephant Butte
Hollywood Boulevard
Europe
New York
Mexico
Las Vegas
United Nations labeled as log rolling body
The United Nations is condemned as a log rolling organization driven by expediency rather than principle. The piece argues that admission deals mimic Tammany Hall tactics, criticizes China’s vetoes, warns that Red China’s entry could push America out, and calls for broader U S admission to balance veto power amid a trend toward universality at any cost.
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Washington
United Nations
Tammany Hall
New York City
China
Outer Mongolia
Times
Red China
U.N
America
Korea
Soviet
Russia
Sir Percy Spender
Australia
Security Council
Court of International Justice
United States
Bricker
Japan
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
New Zealand
Canada
Union of South Africa
Ukraine
Byelorussia
Inner Mongolia
Quter Mongolia
New York Herald Fribune, Inc
Mademoiselle from Armentieres No Local Legend Here
In Armentieres France residents and a guiding innkeeper dismiss myths of the famous WWI song figure. Locals say no such woman lived there and few remember the tune with any fondness while noting veterans’ curiosity about the legend and its origins.
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Armentieres
France
Mademoiselle
Lille
St. Omer
Monsieur
Paris
Monsieur Guy Grandjean
Monsieur Grandjean
Pinkey
Clermont-Ferrand
Toulouse
Saloon argument on Bill Douglas rights in mythic bar debate
A bar discussion in Arizona mocks the reach of Justice Bill Douglas, joking about his activities from mountain climbing to appearances in media. A bald bar patron, posing as a district judge, arrows a vision where a judge can do anything legal except practice law. The exchange ends with disdain for the Supreme Court and a closing jab at the judiciary.
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Bill Douglas
United States Supreme Court
Jenkins Dude Ranch
Arizona Desert
Sasabe
CIO
Look Magazine
The
Daily Worker
Jimmy Brennan
Jimmy
Douglas
Matty Flood
County Recorder’s Office
Matty
Joe E. Lewis
Johnny Ray
Christine Jorgensen
Congress
Eisenhower
Truman
Frankfurter
Paul Robeson
United States Court For
Third Avenue
Supreme Court
Warren
Tax Court
Commerce Court
Oyer and Terminer
Asia
Perle Mesta
King Features Syndicate, Inc
League Voters defend Freedom Agenda amid counter charges
In Kenosha Wisconsin the local League of Women Voters faces criticism over a Freedom Agenda project tied to anti communist aims. The American Legion post investigated six pamphlets and found bias while local and regional papers weigh in, with supporters and critics split on the program.
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Washington
League of Women Voters
Freedom Agenda
Kenosha
Wis
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Farm Belt
Kenosha League of Women Voters
Milwaukee Sentinel
Legion Post
Milwaukee Journal
League
Kenosha League
League and Freedom
American Legion
Webster's
Fulton Lewis Jr
National Americanism Commission
The
Mellon stamp issued to honor Andrew Mellon
The Post Office Department issued a three cent stamp commemorating the late Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon. The Monroe News-Star, serving Monroe, notes the new stamp amid its December 20, 1955 edition.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Monroe News-Star
John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star
World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Richard Hale General
Imeces
William G. Jasper
Associated Press
Allewe
Branham Company
Nations
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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By Jimmy Fidler
C. B. DeMille
Charlton Heston
Moses
Anne Baxter
Nefretii
Yul Brynner
Ramese
DeMille
Israe
Lites
al (Lash) la Rue
Lash la Rue
Children of
Lash
Lana Turner
Acapulco
Republic
Lana
Mexico City
Edmond O'’Brien
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Log Rolling Organization
By David Lawrence
Hal Boyle
Belgium
By Westbrook Pegler
Fulton Lewis
Frank Kirkpatrick
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