NAACP Triumph Highlights 1957 Congressional Lobbies
Major lobbies fared well in the 1957 session of the 85th Congress according to Congressional Quarterly. The NAACP scored the biggest victory with passage of the first civil rights bill in 82 years amid mixed results for groups from AMA to the Chamber of Commerce.
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Congressional Quarterly
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American Medical Assn
Air Transport Assn
American Trucking Assns
National Assn
AMA
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Federal Housing Administration
House of Senate
George S. Goodyear
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George J. Burrer
National Federation of Independent Business
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Congressional
U. S
Organization For Trade Cooperation
Committee For
Committee of Industry, Agriculture and Labor
National Education Assn
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
Hells Canyon
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio
Americans For Democratic Action
Committee
National Education Assny
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Two Crewmen Missing After Plane Crash Near Halifax
A US B47 jet bomber en route from Plattsburgh to refuel ditched 100 miles northeast of Sydney in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Copilot Lt William Stevenson, 42, was rescued in good condition by a cutter. Pilot Capt Ray T Cable, 36, and navigator Capt Paul Pascal, 42, remain missing. All aboard from Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York.
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
William Stevenson
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Irvine
Ray T. Cable
Paul Pascal
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
N.Y
Plattsburgh
Sydney
Stores Open Later As Shops Stay Open Till Eight
Several stores announce they will remain open until 8 p.m. extending the evening shopping period. Early hours are unchanged for many merchants, with some retailers offering extended service to attract customers after work.
Television Schedule Snapshot for Channels Four Five Nine
A dense list of daily programs across Channel 4 5 9 including movies theaters news sports and game shows. Highlights include Last of the Mohicans Wagon Train This Is Your Life Boxing Akins vs Turner and I Love Lucy with extensive late night talk and soap operas.
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Ward Bond
Kraft Theater
Martin Kane
Harkness
Ward
Sam
John Daly
Akins Vs. Turner
Smith Reelected To ATA Board
Robert E. Smith has been reelected to a second two year term on the state board of Directors of the Automotive Trade Association. He will continue to represent the 7th District. the next meeting will be in Richmond in October.
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Automotive Trade Association
Roanoke
Smith
Richmond
Lilo to Star in Can Can Broadway Showing
On Broadway preparations push ahead for a Paris opening of a new musical. Star Lilo is slated for the show but must remain for commitments here, prompting U S rehearsal talks and staff coordination. Lilo previously crossed borders to audition for Can Can.
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Paris
Lilo
U. S
Lilo J
Marquise de la Passadierre
Letter Carrier Subdues Unarmed Bank Robber
An unarmed man robbed American National Bank of 11200 dollars on Monday. Del Toland, a 22 year old former Colorado State University basketball player, stopped the fleeing Kemp aboard a bus, aided by bystanders. Police identify the robber as Clayton C. Kemp, 26, father of three.
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American National Bank
Clayton C. Kemp
Kemp
del Toland
Colorado State University
Toland
Helen Modig
Miss Modig
Why theater passes were made for Annie Oakley show
The accepted tale says during Buffalo Bill's Wild West act Annie Oakley rode a white horse and shot at airborne cards. Any cards torn or punctured by the shots that landed in the audience could be redeemed at the box office for a refund on admission.
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Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill
Personal incomes rise in August amid wage gains
Americans earned at a seasonally adjusted 347.3 billion dollar annual rate in August up about 1 billion from July. Wages and salaries led the rise with stronger payrolls across private industries and government, while construction, manufacturing and mining slipped slightly. Agricultural income climbed to 16 billion, and nonfarm income reached 331.5 billion for August.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Bobby Clark Returns to Broadway in The Cave Dwellers
Comic star Bobby Clark signs for a straight role in William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers after touring with Damn Yankees. The play arrives on Broadway in mid October.
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William Saro
Yan
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