Editorials These Are Our Opinions Adlai Still Front-Runner
In the 1956 Democratic primaries Adlai Stevenson remained the front runner after wins in California while Kefauver faded. The Springfield meeting chose 28 delegates but did not endorse Stevenson. Possible rivals include Harriman Symington Johnson, with Stevenson's still strong public profile keeping him in the race.
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New Hampshire
Adlai Stevenson
California
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Harold Stassen
Democratic Party
Kefauver
Tennessee
Illinois
Florida
Steverson
Scott Lucas
Harriman
Symington
Johnson
Gov. Lausche
Ohio
Gov. Williams
Michigan
Springfield
Daley
Chicago
Los Angeles
President’s Colorado vacation ban shifts to 47 states
The president’s doctor discourages another Colorado trip and invites from the remaining states pour in. The world must endure for about a week more while 1956 graduates prepare to take leadership roles.
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Colorado
Civil Service Growth Becomes Campaign Issue in Illinois
The 1955 Civil Service Commission report is examined to compare turnover and status employment under Stevenson and Stratton administrations. Officials note 11 059 separations in 1955 with 4 145 full status, while total status employees rose to 17 453, showing slower growth under Stratton and higher turnover costs.
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Illinois
Herbert C. Paschen
William G. Stratton
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Stratton
Sande
Tecumseh biographer Glenn Tucker review in Washington Post
Walter Karig reviews Glen Tucker’s Tecumseh Vision of Glory as the first full study in 100 years. The piece notes Tecumseh’s real status, his clash with Gen. Harrison at Tippecanoe, and contrasts him with the mythic Hiawatha. It also touches on Madison era politics and a light gossip about Ed Sullivan and Gina Lollobrigida.
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Bancroft Hall
Glen Tucker
Tecumseh
Karig
Hiawatha
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
Terre Haute
Indiana
United States
Hamlet Is Hit by Two Twisters
A brief Oklahoma village story notes twin tornado strikes causing significant misfortune. The report contrasts with an earlier line about existence and choice, reflecting the era’s dramatic weather coverage and literary framing.
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Oklahoma
Hoover Commission 16 Point Program Guides Congress
The Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report ranks 16 reorganization proposals with Budgeting and accounting reform first, and a Library of Medicine eighth, noting varying scopes. Kennedy Payne bill carries the budgeting plan, while other ideas include streamlined paperwork and more aides for research in the military departments.
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Hoover Commission
Picayune
National Library of Mediciné
Hoover
Congréss
Citizens Committee For the
Hoover Report
Library of Medicine
Congress
Julian Myrick
Citizens Committee
Government savings from simplified tax returns priority list
The House bill to simplify employers quarterly tax returns could save industry about 20 million dollars annually with no damage to the federal economy. If Congress cannot pass the whole package, it can use the priority list to select recommendations most beneficial to the government and the people.
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Congress
Senate Seniority Questioned By Recent Senate Figures
Judge Homer T. Bone notes that most of the 84th Congress members have short service. He recalls only 16 senators seated before 1944, with 80 of 96 serving less than 12 years and 11 of 15 committees chaired by veterans. Seniority still shapes chairmanship and power in committees.
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Homer T. Bone
U. S. Court of Appeals
Capitol
U.S
Washington
Senate
U. S. Senate
Judge Bone
English Bicycle Fatalities Call for Road Safety Upgrades
The Manchester Guardian reports the Committee on Road Safety warns that many child cyclists die or are injured each year. It urges paid instructors, more cycle tracks or marked lanes, and better upkeep to cut fatalities, noting funding is essential to implement reforms.
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Manchester Guardian
Committee On Road Safety
Com
Mittee
Bond Firm Explains $73,000 Water Project Additions
Barcus, Kindred & Co. clarifies the reasons for an extra $73,000 in bonds for the Herrin water and sewage disposal plant project. The firm details circumstances under which the funds would be available to cover unforeseen expenditures, responding to questions raised by the Southern Illinoisan.
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Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Barcus, Kindred & Co
Illinois
Dave Houlle
R. W. Booker & Associates
Sam Hancock
Cy Council
Illinois newsmen Nieman Fellows hailed at Harvard
Cambridge Mass June 7 Eleven American newspapermen named Nieman Fellows for 1956 57 include Illinois journalists Burnell A Heineckle Chicago Sun Times and Harold V Liston Jr Pantagraph Bloomington Ill The report notes the selection and cites the local ties and implications for Illinois media coverage.
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Cambridge
Mass
Kaverican
Nieman
Harvard University
Illinois
Burnell A. Heineckle
Chicago Sun-Times
Harold V. Liston Jr
Bloomington
Ill
Pantagraph
The Unexportable Revolution in American Uniqueness
Dorothy Thompson argues that American democracy, culture, and the unique national path make the United States difficult to export. She contends that other nations must bootstrap industrialization through state capitalism, while the U S cannot be replicated or exported as a model.
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Dorothy Thompson
America
South
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Stalinism and the Communist Dictatorship Revisited
Khrushchev's revelations indict Stalin and the Communist system for mass murders and terror. The central body's failure to halt Stalin shows that the dictatorship retains tools of terror and could repeat past atrocities.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Stalin
Khrushchev
Central Committee
Politbureau
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