Adlai Faces Dual Battle for Nomination in Democratic Race
Adlai Stevenson's California win tightens his path to the Democratic nomination but exposes a split over race policy between the North and South. Southern support grows while Northern leaders fear a loss of November chance. The Michigan Declaration signals pressure to address civil rights in the platform.
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Adlai Steven
California
Stevenson
H Kefauver
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Dulles
South
Talmadge
Georgia
Ellender
Louisiana
Govs. Harriman
New York
Williams
Michigan
Don t Marry Kins of Boss
University of Chicago sociologist W. Lloyd Warner reports that top business positions increasingly come from diverse backgrounds. He notes over 30 percent of leaders come from white collar, laboring, or farm roots and warns marrying the boss’ daughter does not accelerate advancement.
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Chicago
W. Lloyd Warner
University of Chicago
University
Citizens Board
Warner
Airline hostess shortage drives Pan American to import workers
Pan American Airways imported 15 British women to train for Atlantic flight work amid a shortage of American hostesses blamed on the 1933-34 birth dip and low morale. A State Department expert cited similar shortages for secretaries as agencies push to recruit nationwide.
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New York
Nana
Pan American Airways
Britain
Minneapolis
Denver
Chicago
Department of State
Washington
State Department
Youths Push Car Sales
ANN ARBOR Mich INS reports a University of Michigan survey showing families with teenagers are over twice as likely to buy a new or used car as those with no children. The study notes 17 percent of families with pre driving age children bought cars early in 1955 versus 10 percent of childless families.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
INS
University of Michigan
Ike Birthplace Restored to 1890 Look in Denison
Denison Texas plans a full restoration of the Eisenhower Birthplace to its 1890 appearance. A rear addition was removed a frontier fence added a park cleared a block bought. Furnishings will be replaced with items from the President’s family. Project led by Fred Conn and Donald Mayes.
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Denison
Tex
Eisenhower
White House
Denison Oldtimers
Eisenhower Birthplace Foundation
Fred Conn
The
Denison Herald
Birthplace Foundation
Donald Mayes
War on U.S. Reds Fouled by Web Of Regulations
The piece shows tangled U.S. rules on Communists, noting Social Security treats the Communist Party as an arm of a foreign government denying pensions, while the IRS taxes party income and collects Social Security taxes. Agencies act on separate paths, with conflicting implications for the tax lien and benefits.
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U.S
Murrey
Washington
Nana
Communist Party
Internal Revenue Service
United States
U. S
Russia
Communist Daily Worker
Social Security Administration
Science Hunts Ape Man in Italian Lignite Mines
A Columbia University team camps in Ribolla Tuscany seeking Oreopithecus Bambolii, a 10 million year old fossil linked to ape and human evolution. Reward posters lure fossil bones and teeth in nearby mines as locals join the rugged search amid tales of the famed Monte Bomboli find.
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Ribolla
Italy
Nana
Columbia University
Rome
Bambolii
Columbia
Ribella
Maremma
Tuscany
Monte Bomboli
University of Florence
Asia
Tuangi
South Africa
Coral Abounds Despite Cold in Michigan Waters
EAST LANSING Mich Northern Michigan known for little sun warm water still holds extensive fossil coral from the Silurian Period 300 to 400 million years ago Geologists suggest warm Gulf Stream waters once flowed through Michigan and neighboring regions Tour De and Alpena offer visitors hands full of coral The coral formations are also of practical interest as some of the world’s best producing oil wells are drilled in old coral formations.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Gulf Stream
de Tour
Alpena
Marriage Proposals Swamp Ex Nazi Spy
Ex Nazi spy Eric Gimpel, landed in 1944, reports around 200 marriage proposals since returning to Germany eight months ago after 10 years in U. S. prisons. He remains cautious, noting he is “looking them over” as he weighs offers amid celebrity status in West Germany. Concluded on page 4 column 2.
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Munich
Nana
Eric Gimpel
New Jersey
Germany
Gimpel
U. S
Leavenworth
Alcatraz
Atlanta
West Germany
Gimrei
London Film Company
Hamburg
Uruguay Keeps Social Welfare In Front of Trade Plea
Uruguay, a progressive democracy modeled on Switzerland, seeks Soviet economic ties but depends on U.S. support. The country offers free medical care, education through university, and generous retirement at 50, funded by subsidies. Wool and wheat exports and a weak currency complicate buying U.S. and British goods. A recent mission to Washington failed to secure aid.
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Montevideo
Switzerland
U.S
Communist Party
Uruguay
Europe
U. S
Dogs Overtake Humans In Population Growth
Chicago report notes the 1960s dog population at about 23 million with growth four times faster than people. Nearly half of households own a dog and 15 percent have two or more. Dog food sales reached about 250 million dollars last year as canines enjoy higher living standards.
Costs Rise Congress To Get Bid Next Year
Congress is expected to authorize more funds for the St Lawrence Seaway project next year as the Seaway Corporation seeks extra money for dredging near Cornwall Island and related works. A funding split with New York power officials remains unresolved, with estimates of dredging up to 25 million dollars and total needs over 105 million already authorized.
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Congress
Washington
Nana
St Lawrence Seaway Development Corp
Seaway Corporation
New York State Power Authority
Cornwall Island
St. Lawrence
International Rapids
New York Central Railroad
Ottawa
United States
Cornwall
Ont
House
Senate Public Works and Appropriations
Bureau of the Budget
U.S
Montreal
Toledo
New York
Eisenhower Lock
Massena
N. Y
Charleston Welcomes Avalon Steamboat Stop
A 20 year old Morris Harvey College student Clark Hawley listens as the Avalon sternwheeler arrives for three days of Kanawha River excursions. Hawley will play the rare steam calliope this summer on major rivers, one of only about seven in the United States.
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Charleston
W. Va
Capitol St
Morris Harvey College
Avalon
America
Kanawha
Clark Hawley
Ohio
Mississippi
Tennessee
Cumberland
United States
Hawley
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