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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1956

Page

8

Stevenson to make Ike health an issue in campaign

Adlai Stevenson declared that if he wins the Democratic nomination he will frame the campaign around the conduct of the office and the President's health. He spoke on his return to Libertyville after winning most contested primaries including California and a Kefauver upset in Minnesota. He plans to stay home for two months before the August convention.

Chicago Adlai Stevenson Stevenson California D-Tenn Libertyville Kefauver Minnesota Illinois

Animals In Jail In Mississippi Drunk Driving Case

Columbus Mississippi sheriff jail cells hold a dog and her five pups found in a drunken driving suspect's car. The dog family shared a cell with the man while a goat from another arrest was placed in a nearby cell after the farmer balked at keeping it.

Columbus Miss Robert Jernigan

Court OKs Military Trials For U. S. Civilians Overseas

The Supreme Court upheld military trials for civilians abroad in two cases. Mrs. Dorothy Krueger Smith killed her husband Army Col. Aubrey D. Smith in Tokyo, while Mrs. Clarice B. Covert ax-murdered her husband Sgt. Edward E. Covert in England. The ruling allows civilian defendants abroad to be tried by military courts, with Justice Clark authoring the majority. Mrs. Smith remains in Alderson Federal Reformatory. Mrs. Covert awaits a second trial after a prior reversal.

Washington Supreme Court Clark Douglas Black Frankfurter Reed Burton Minton Harlan Dorothy Air Force England Edward E. Covert Toth Pittsburgh iSmith Warren Frankfurther High Court Liberty Augusta

Chicken Crosses Road Injures Three In Wyoming Collision

In Danial Wyoming a chicken crossed U S 189 near Labarge. William DeGraw and his brother drove an Anauo and rear ended Jim of LaBarge. Jim and his wife Doris suffered facial injuries and leg injuries.

Danial U.S. 189 Wyoming William DeGraw Labarge Wyo Jim Doris

Auto Market Experts See Uncertain Spring Sales

Detroit based experts note a puzzling 1956 car market with no spring upturn. Consumers favor older and more expensive models, while prices for used cars rise and demand for power options and wagons grows.

Detroit NEA U. S Chrysler Ford American Motor

Pastures and Crops Seek Rain Across Texas Regions

Dallas News reports farmers in North and East Texas face severe moisture shortages with showers too spotty last week. Across Rolling Plains, North Texas, Central and East Texas, pastures and corn suffer from dry, hot weather while cotton progresses and oats are cut for hay. Some areas report labor shortages, and moisture is needed for grains, peanuts, and pastures as farmers await more rain.

Dallas U Dallas News Texas Camp County Morris County Franklin Delta Gregg Rollins Plains Wesern

Oldster Pleased With Message From President

Frederick W. Kennedy of New York celebrated his 100th birthday and displayed a telegram from President Eisenhower read before his hospitalization. A retired trucking business owner born in Fort Edwards New York Kennedy spent 58 years in NYC in trucking, selling the business eight years ago. His son Thomas is a Hollywood actor.

New York Frederick W. Kennedy Eisenhower Kennedy White House Walter Reed Hospital Fort Edwards N.Y New York City Thomas Hollywood

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