Candidates for 10 Best Business Stories of 1955
The list reviews inflation and tight money, the Eisenhower story, Suez Canal impacts, stock market fluctuations, the steel strike, Detroit economy, capital goods spending, shifting consumer habits, profit levelling, and farm income. It notes how each factor influenced firms, workers, and overall business sentiment in 1956.
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New York
Detroit Story
Milwaukee Counts 381 American Indians in City
John E Kalupa assistant city comptroller famed as Milwaukee expert was stumped when queried about the number of American Indians in Milwaukee. He reported the figure as 381 after research.
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Milwaukee
John E Kalupa
Kalupa
Democrats Explore Collective Leadership To Run Congress
The Democratic Party plans a collective leadership with 20 advisers including Adlai Stevenson and former President Truman to shape the 1956 platform. Johnson and Rayburn remain central in daily Congress work, while disagreements over action on Eisenhower policy and Senate rules highlight looming party splits and strategic battles.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
National Committee
U-Nian
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Johnson
Senate
Rayburn
Methodist Men Meet Tomorrow at Montague Avenue Church
The Men's Club of Montague Avenue Methodist Church will convene at 8 p.m. tomorrow. The Rev. J. C. Dugger, Winchester District Superintendent, will be the guest speaker.
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Montague Avenue Methodist Church
J. C. Dugger
Winchester
Desert Museum Badger Snoozes After Dinner Heist
Tucson officials at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum report a misbehaving badger intruded the live-animals exhibit at night. The animal snuck horse meat meant for owls, drank from an automatic water hole, then curled up for a nap before keepers removed it to the desert the next day.
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Tucson, Ariz
Arizona — Sonora Desert Museum
Bus-tration prompts Portsmouth artist’s wry take
Jack Dashiell recalls a daily frustration as he stands on a street corner hoping to catch a bus just out of reach. He coins the term bus-tration to describe the moment the bus wheels by on the opposite curb.
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Portsmouth
Jack Dashiell
No Splitting Hairs
Harrisburg news brief profiles partners John Hibner and Clyde Patton who own a barber shop. They opened ten years ago on Locust Street and have since moved to Pine Street, differing on how to name the shop despite geography.
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Harrisburg
John Hibner
Clyde Patton
Locust Street
Pine
Locust Street Barbers Shop Sign Reads Weathered Message
A weathered shingle from Locust Street Barbers shop remains readable as street construction or urban changes pass. The faded sign hints at a once lively neighborhood trade, preserving a small piece of local history amid renewal.
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Paul Ziffren
California
David L. Lawence
Pittsburgh
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Methodist
Reading “Locust Street
New York, N. Y
Wiliehell Pharmecal
North Loudoun
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ESSO
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