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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1956
Page
9
West Virginia Roane County residents will vote May 8 on a proposed excess levy and bond issue to fund a 1,700,008 dollar courthouse project. The May primary will also precede broader local elections as the county refocuses on government and civic needs.
Milton Garratt 18 of Wichita was shot in the right leg by a revolver during a practice session. He said the gun fired when the barrel stuck in his holster while attempting a quick draw.
A historical sketch traces Dwight D. Eisenhower from a Legion suggestion to run, through World War II leadership and NATO command, to his 1953 inauguration and two-term presidency. Notable milestones include West Point, Pearl Harbor era shifts, the Normandy invasion, and his 1962 victory over Adlai Stevenson.
Leigh Snowden, once a Covington, Tennessee choir singer, gained fame after walking on with Jack Benny in San Diego in 1955. The sequence led Universal-International to sign her, placing her in a string of films and TV appearances that built her into a star, with her name billed above the title in Outside the Low.
Eisenhower's re election pledge dominates markets with 3.9 million shares traded in a day and a new Dow average high of 181.60. Analysts weigh effects on consumer spending, corporate borrowing, and mortgage credit as production and retail indicators show expansion amid uncertainty.
Alan debates medical ethics with Dr Ernst about Mrs Blake. He returns home to Linda who reveals she will leave him to give him a child, confessing their ten year marriage feels wasted and prompting tense, truthful exchanges. Linda insists Alan may need a fresh start for lineage.
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