Senator Johnson Emerges as Man to Watch at Convention
Senator Lyndon Johnson of Texas leads the S4-vota delegation and backs his favorite son, but his real influence lies in his deft skill at uniting Democratic factions. As Senate majority leader he shaped a sprawling record, boasting nearly 3,000 bills passed in the second session of the 54th Congress under his "program with a heart."
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Lyndon Johnson
Texas
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Jive Returns Overseas In U.S. Cultural Program
The conference committee resolved House Senate differences on the President's special international program funding. Jazz ballet and dance groups were restored after a Senate restriction. Conferees set 9,900,000 dollars versus 7,100,000 in the Senate bill and 4,700,000 in the House. Funds will largely support U. S. participation in international fairs.
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Oratorical Fury Replaced Issues Past Conventions Got Up More Steam
Washington DANA era recalled by Jay G Hayden of 44 years of presidential nominating conventions shows energy varied with era. 1912 tariff debates dominated by fear of foreign competition and the “full dinner pail” symbol. Early conventions relied on human voice, no loudspeakers, no radio, with Bryan as peak exponent of the era.
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Des Moines Register and Tribune
Sullivan
Kentucky
South Faces Era Of Legal Challenge Over Segregation
Richmond Virginia report describes a looming era of legal battles to resist school desegregation after the 1954 Supreme Court ruling. Eight states including South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana push to delay integration as the 1956 57 school year approaches.
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Passenger Missiles Seen Carrying Cargo and Passengers
Maj. Gen. James F. Phillips, retired U S Air Force officer and senior coordinator for the guided missiles committee of the Aircraft Industries Assn, predicts future guided missiles will carry cargo, passengers and mail to remote regions of the world.
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James F. Phillips
U.S. Air Force
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Monkey courtship tale at Cairo 200 zoo
Four year old Dokdok the male monkey directs ten youngsters to throw stones at Amoora the queen in a feisty scene at Cairo 200. Amoora mourns her late mate Dokdek, rejects Dokdok No 2, and Dokdok stages a dramatic love attack, turning frustration into monkey revenge.
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GI Behavior Probe Readied by U S
A full scale congressional probe will launch in the fall to study German complaints about crimes by GIs stationed in Germany. An Army subcommittee will send investigators for an on the spot survey while no congressmen will accompany them due to the election year.
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NANA
Germany
Army
Appropriations
Robert Sikes
D-Fla
Joseph B. Crawford
Columbia River Site Selected By Eric Downton
Vancouver authorities announce the site along the Columbia River for what would be the world's largest dam set to start construction this fall.
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Eric Downton
Vancouver
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Potential Atomic Power Threat and Large BC Dam Project
A U.S. Weather Bureau report warns accidental nuclear release could devastate large areas though likeliest scenario remains remote. It cites krypton 85 and xenon as untrapped pollutants, with unknown risks from krypton and unlikely xenon effects. The second piece outlines Canada’s plan to build the 10 year Mica Dam on the Columbia River in British Columbia costing at least 270 million dollars to generate up to 1.5 million horsepower, with a monster transmission line to Vancouver and the aim of boosting regional power amid cross-border negotiations.
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U. S. Territory
Dial Prayer Service Draws Steady City Interest
Portland residents dial a city prayer line to hear a Baptist minister read prayers by phone. The service began speculatively but now attracts about 735 to 1,000 calls per day with callers repeatedly trying when lines are busy. The minister uses an answering machine to deliver a daily message urging faith and prayer.
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