Truman Held Biggest Hurdle For Adlai
A Southern Democrat notes Adlai Stevenson leads but Truman could tilt the nomination. Harriman gains as Kefauver fades after California, with New York and Illinois votes pivotal. Johnson with Texas votes could decide if Stevenson or Harriman wins, while Rayburn leans Stevenson and Johnson toward Symington if not Stevenson.
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Averell Harriman
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Kefauver
California
Truman
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Harriman
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Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Sevenson
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Water Use Reaches May High In City Wells
Water system records show May pumpage from city wells at 706.756 million gallons, the highest May total on record. Manager Phil J. Martin Jr. cites zero rainfall, hotter weather, and few clouds as causes, noting May 1955 pumped 570.1 million gallons and the month nearly matched the all time June 1955 peak.
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Phil J. Martin Jr
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Court Frees Trip In Cave-In Death
In San Francisco three construction firm employees were found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the cave‑in death of Willie Swift on Nob Hill. Dallas Young Robe rt Middagh and Louis Kempf were acquitted as charges of negligence of safety precautions were dismissed by Municipal Judge Lenore Underwood.
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Willie Swift
Nob Hill
Dallas Young
McDonald, Young and Nelson
Robert Middagh
Louis Kempf
Lenore Underwood
Teen driver admits eight beers after crash in Tucson
A 17-year-old youth driving drunk cut across a vacant lot on North Tucson boulevard and crashed into a tree at 3510 E Towner Lane. He told Deputy John Gammons he could not recall speed or direction. He was turned over to juvenile authorities and the car impounded. Gas service was shut off to replace a meter. In a separate report, Albert King Jr., 23, was booked for drunk driving after a chase near East Michigan Street where a near head on crash was avoided by another motorist.
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Albert King Jr
Ranger
King
Mexico Cuts Steel Tariff By Seventy Five Percent
MENICO CITY Mexico reduces import duties on steel and tin plate by 75 percent to keep prices down for products using these materials. Finance Minister Antonio Carrillo Flores said the move supports growing but lagging plate production amid expanding industry.
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Menico
Antonio Carrillo Flores
Mexico
Manire Seeks City Sewage Expansion After 40 Years
Norman Manire sought a city sewer extension after 40 years of digging without success. City Engineer John C. Thompson stated the line is 55 feet from Manire’s property. Extending the sewer would cost about 200 dollars, and the City Council approved the recommendation.
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Norman Manire
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