Polling Depth and Partisan Pressures Shape 1956 Election Talk
The piece argues that beyond who leads, voters are driven by cross pressures, candidate personalities, and party loyalty. It notes polling aims to reveal why people vote or stay home, and stresses understanding voting behavior over simple tallies. It covers Senate action on foreign aid, veterans benefits, nuclear reactor funding, civil rights resistance, and narcotics penalties.
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Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Secrecy Aide to WWII Files Storage Delays Processing
A government operations subcommittee heard that about 100000 file drawers of World War II military documents remain under seal due to insufficient funding and manpower to process them.
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Asst
Secretary of
Robert Ross
Floor wax ad misprint offers Lambs fool head
A Houston department store advertisement describes a floor wax applicator with a misprint claiming a "Lamb's fool head is removable" and a regular price of 89 cents. This odd phrasing appears in the ad section of the Houston newspaper.
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Houston
Tex
Kidnapping of Peter Weinberger Triggers Nationwide Hunt
Beatrice Weinberger, 32, awoke to find her 32 day old son Peter missing from their Westbury Long Island home on July 4. A ransom note demanded $2000 and led to a massive effort as the FBI joined the search seven days later amid hoaxes and frantic calls. The case drew national attention as investigators pursued leads across state lines and the Weinberger family faced ongoing distress.
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Westbury
N.Y
Long Island
Albemarle Road
Beatrice Weinberger
Peter
Ween
Weinberger
New York
Weinbergers
FBI
Lindbergh
Peter Weinberger
Lovington oil workers charged with assault plead innocent
Two Lovington oil field workers faced assault charges before Justice John W. Green. One man, who pleaded guilty to stealing cigarettes while booked for the assault, ended up jailed. officers said the cigarettes were left on a counter for prisoners.
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Lovington, N. M
Lovington
John W. Green
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