Repeating the Whole Ticket at Republican Nominating Conventions
The article notes rare repeat ticket renominations in GOP history. It cites Lincoln with Hamlin and Johnson, Grant with Colfax, Harrison with Morton, and Taft with Sherman then Curtis. It argues these past choices reflected political risk and evolving party dynamics during elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Andrew Johnson
Hamlin
Boston
Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Colfax
Levi P. Morton
Wall Street
House
France
Benjamin Harrison
Senate
Platt
New York
James S. Sherman
Taft
Charles Curtis
Hoover
Centennial of GOP Nominees and the First Republican Convention
An overview of the 1856 San Francisco convention that named Fremont as the first Republican presidential nominee, the era’s political balance, and the contrast with Buchanan’s Democrats. It notes Fremont’s colorful background, Lincoln’s near-miss, and the party’s regional strength, with 33 percent national vote but limited Southern support.
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San Francisco
Col
John C. Fremont
Rockies
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
James C. Buchanan
Buck
Malcolm Moos
Buchanan
Fremont
California
William Starr Myers
Moos
Sen
Thomas Hart Benton
Missouri
Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
William. J. Dayton
New Jersey
Dayton
Macs
Free States
Mason-Dixon Line
South
No Plastered Language Says Arizona Lath & Plaster Institute
A heated defense of the term plastered and its peers as part of American speech. The Arizona Lath & Plaster Institute argues the word offends plasterers and urges alternative language while scholars cite plaster of Paris used to treat wine. The debate touches national language usage and potential industry pushback.
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U. S
Arizona Lath & Plaster Institute
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Hoboken
Charlotte News
Nine GOP Claims and Democratic Replies in Central Press Rundown
Republicans list nine campaign claims supporting President Eisenhower and a GOP Congress. Democrats rebut each point, criticizing war, prices, budget, corruption, taxes, Social Security, foreign policy, payroll purges, and the HEW department. The piece notes no call for a fall special session and outlines expectations for a GOP congressional return in November.
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Central Press Association
Washington
Eisenhower
Ike
Congress
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Harry S. Truman
Truman
House
Senate
GOP
Raleigh Register Publication Details and Rates
Subscribed by Beckley Newspapers Corporation and mailed as second class matter from Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Managing Editor J McQuade. Associated Press member. National advertising from Brook, New York and other cities. Subscription rates listed by mail where established.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
All Departmente
J. McQuade
Ween Seres
Associated Press
Brooks
ONC
New York
Philadelphia
Cucats
Paces
Boston
Iveland
Atlanta
San Francisco
Adiai to Do N.Y. TV Films and a Remembrance of Stevenson
A San Francisco column teases Adlai Stevenson as he heads to New York for TV campaign films. The piece recounts gibes about his candidacy, cites jokes from mentors, and notes Hollywood figures like Vanessa Brown and Peggy Greene backing him.
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San Francisco
Adiai Stevenson
Adiai
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Radsos
Jack 0. Brown
Illinois
Adlai
New York
Russia
Lend-Lease
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Oregon
Richard Neuberger
Gov. Stevenson
Neuberger
Vanessa Brown
California
Hollywood
Broadway
Robert A. Franklyn
White House
N.Y
Tathulah Bankhead
Ously
FBI
Paddy Chayefsky
Marian James
Eddie
Debbie
Palm Springs
CBS
NBC
Chet
Huntley
Victor Borge
U. S
Europe
Frank Loesserg
Earl
Peggy Greene
Walter Slezak
Rock Graziano
Nat Hiken
Nat
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic Case
Basil Walters, editor of Knight newspapers, recalls how the Worry Clinic column addressed practical marital and sexual problems since 1906. He notes readers now embrace frank discussion of divorce causes, with 1960 Census showing a typical reader as 30, married with two children.
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Basil Walters
Knight Newspapers
Des Moines
Iowa State Dental Society
Chicago Daily News
Walkers
Dorothy M
Jesus
Question on Republican history and 20th century events
The text runs a fragmented quiz about Republican conventions, incumbents, and notable figures. It touches on Hoover addressing a convention, Nixon, Taft, MacArthur, and Monroe Michigan with unclear references to Suez, nuclear reactors, and conference attendance.
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U. S
Denver
Colo
Monroes Mich
Alamogordo
Memphis
Tenn
Houston
Hoover
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
Republican Party
India
London
Sen
Taft
Nixon
Rep
Martin
Gen
MacArthur
Endorsing Court Rigidly Split on School Desegregation
In San Francisco Democratic and Republican leaders decline formal endorsement of the Supreme Court ban on public school segregation amid Southern pressure. Both parties issue civil rights planks, Republicans explicitly accepting the ruling while Democrats hedge, aiming to avoid alienating Southern voters ahead of the November 6 election.
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San Prancisco WA
Supreme Court
United States
Coun
Smumnoh
Plank
South
GOP
Eisenhower
Texas
Virginia
Florida
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
West Virginia
Arl Tne
Supreme Law of the Land
Prayer Invocation From Dotsor M Nelson Jr
A prayer request from Greenville DC pastor Dotsor M Nelson Jr of First Baptist Church asks for forgiveness mercy and strength. It asks for hope to face failures and the conversion of stumbling blocks into stepping stones through Christ Jesus. Amen.
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Christ Jesus
Dotsor M. Nelson Jr
Greenville
D. C
First Baptist Church
Broadway Tailor Cye Martin Dresses Show World Elite
Cye Martin, a Bronx-born ex-shine boy turned Broadway couturier, serves top showmen including Jackie Gleason, Eddie Cantor, and Frank Sinatra. His Times Square store outfits stars who spend 10 000 yearly on tailored suits, with a production style from lighting to ready service. Gleason and Leonard are his biggest clients, each shaping trends in show business wardrobe.
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New York
Broadway
Hamlet
Cye Martin
Royal Majesties
Chuck
Keokuk
Cye
Bronx
Berle
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin
Tony Bennett
Jack Leonard
Sammy Davis Jr
Frank Sinatra
Eddie Fisher
Dye
Mark Hellinger
Sinatra
Billy Daniels
Myron Cohel
Gleason
Leonard
Military trainees listed from various bases in home and overseas
Article notes several service members completing training or assignments. Jack H. Toney finished recruit training at Parris Island and moved to Camp Lejeune for infantry and then Fort Sam Houston for Medical Field Service School. Elis Mayo enlisted in the WAC at Beckley and trained in Army history and ceremonies, with further communications specialist training at Warren AFB.
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Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. C
Jack H. Toney
Everett L. Toney
Mabscott
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Medical
Fort Sam Houston
Tek
Corps Center
Fort McClellan
Ala
Mayo Pvt
Elis
Mayo
Reginald W. Mayo
Beckey
WAC
Beckley
Stratton High School
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Beckles Newspapers Corporation
George W. Crane
Monroe
Mich
Broadway Tailor
Hal Boyle
Peggy Kessinger
Warren AS Force _ Base
Wyo
Aixan
Ora D. Weema
la Oressee
Okland Air F
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