Results of July Facts Forum Poll
Final returns in the July public opinion poll show percentages voting yes on questions like tariffs 79% and subversion laws 86% while questions on literature favoring Communism only 14%. The poll notes Ike’s popularity with 82% in the Solid South and 78% outside, with July at 80% overall.
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Dallas
Facts Forum
Robert H. Dedman
Korea
U.S
Japan
Ike
Eisenhower
Ihe
Solid South
Business Man's Prayer and a 1923 Model Joke
A reflective prayer asks for digestion health, a sound body and mind, humor, and grace to avoid ego. The piece ends with a quip about curing a wife’s antique craze by gifting a 1923 model automobile for her birthday.
Taft Receives Simple Capitol Funeral Rites
President Eisenhower and lawmakers join the Taft family in a solemn state funeral beneath the Capitol Dome in Washington. The body lay in state Sunday as thousands paid respects, then the casket was moved to the rotunda for a final tribute before burial in Cincinnati Tuesday.
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Washington
D. C
Robert A. Taft
Capitol Dome
Eisenhower
Taft
Capitol
National
Cincinnati
Senate
New York
Great Central Room
Democrats Won’t Seek Senate Reorganization Next Session
Senate minority leader Lyndon B. Johnson says Democrats won’t attempt to reorganize the Senate next session, though they may be in the majority, noting the president deserves a Congress led by his party. The remark came at a Houston press conference regarding the 1953 political shift.
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Houston
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Washington
Texas
Congress
What Is a Negotiable Check and Innocent Holders
An article explains negotiable instruments using two cases of fake signatures on checks. It defines a negotiable check as an instrument payable to a designated person or bearer and notes that a bona fide holder for value takes the check free from the drawer’s defenses. It also describes innocent good faith holders who acquire a check without knowledge of any defenses.
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Joe
Ray Gar
John Jones
Rex Fenders
Pete Smith
Miller Aluminum Company, Inc
James
Know Your Indorser in Negotiable Checks
The piece explains that endorsers warrant the check and signers are genuine. If a check is worthless or forged, the last indorser may be liable to refund the amount. However the holder only has a good chance to recover if they know the last indorser and can locate them. The advice urges readers to know their indorser.
Windmill Run by Water Elicits Rural Whisper
A senator touring a rural district for reelection delivers a lengthy address while an elderly farmer comments in a loud whisper that he has never seen a windmill run by water. The scene captures a humorous clash of technology and expectation during a political visit.
NAM Urges National Sales Tax on Most Goods
The National Association of Manufacturers urges Congress to adopt a uniform national sales tax of 44 to 5 percent on all manufactured goods except food effective April 1. NAM says revenue would remain near 10 billion dollars and taxes would be lowered on taxed items while extending levies to hundreds of new goods.
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Washington
The
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
NAM
Charles R. Slight Jr
Slight
Ought To Be Working
A motorist charged with speeding through a red light at an intersection explains to the judge that they hurry through intersections to avoid reckless drivers.
Lightning Strikes Steel-Topped Cars Without Harm to Occupants
A report notes that lightning can strike cars with steel roofs and tops without harming those inside. The metal exterior acts as a Faraday cage, directing the electric current around the occupants and into the ground.
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Red Shultz
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Sherman
Daniel Morse
Rose Ann Morse
S. W. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U. S
Feed Headquarters
Pascal Farley
Ae Oifference
Chevrolet
Company
Whitewright
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