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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Negro Vote: In 1952 the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket polled 21% of the Negro vote, in 1956 upped the figure to an astonishing 39%. But lest the G.O.P. start kidding itself about an irreversible trend, Gallup reported that Negroes generally used the word "Eisenhower" when they liked what the party did, used the word "Republicans" when they damned...
...opposed the Anglo-French invasion of Suez just to save Nasser's bacon, and hinted that it was not out merely to restore the status quo ante (see below). The Eisenhower Administration now expects to assist only those countries -say Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Jordan to start with-which share its determination to bar Soviet aggression and infiltration into the Middle East. In testimony before Congress, Secretary Dulles said that any future aid to Nasser "will depend on whether Egypt's international conduct will be such as to justify help." He went on to say that...
Heavy Wager. The big if in the industry is whether an upsurge in auto buying will start another scramble for steel, and a shortage like last year's. That will not be known for sure until spring, when automakers learn whether expectations for a 6,500,000-car year are being met. Prospects for meeting that target looked good last week. Ford Motor Co. said that in the first ten days of January it sold 59% more Fords and 30% more Lincolns than the like period last year, the best year-opening period for Fords in history. Steelmen themselves...
...rest of the ladder includes veteran John Mortimer, promising Enos Richardson, Stanley Youssekovitch, Dave Olyphant, Jack Lapsley, and John Davis, who may get a late start because of an arthritic seizure...
...dash, Joel Landau reached the semi-finals, finishing third in his trial heat. However, in the semis, he lost a step at the start, and was unable to make it up, as Willie Williams, who went on to finish third, won the heat, with Landau a close fourth. Sandy Dodge and freshman Bob Weil failed to qualify...