Byrd Faces Serious Bid In Va. Vote
Virginia Democrats head to the polls to decide whether Sen. Harry F. Byrd secures a new six year term or faces a challenge from ex Army colonel Francis Pickens Miller. Miller accuses Byrd of poor farm voting records and concentrates on Byrd’s leadership of the state party while Byrd touts fiscal restraint and Virginia growth as debt levels stay low.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Congress
Eisenhower
Byrd
Francis Pickens Miller
Senate
Miller
SHAEF
Virginia Farmer
Commonwealth
Ex-Sergeant Howard Cole Wins Ohio VFW Command
In Cleveland Howard M. Cole, 39, a former sergeant in Italy in World War II, was elected commander of the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars at the 32nd annual state encampment. Also named were Joseph Rice, Donald E. Hopewell, George L. Fetter, Holland M. Gary, Rev. Francis T. Masin, and John Engelken as other officers. District commanders installed by retiring commander Arthur J. Willard included Leo Kubacki, Jacob Shears, Robert Combs, Sam Frutoso, Carl Moore, Richard Drabenstott, Andrew J. Vidra, Harvey Edenfeld, Al Parkdale, Robert Wise, Richard Ketter, and Russell Gilbert.
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Cleveland
Howard M. Cole
Lisbon
Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cole
Italy
VFW
Joseph Rice
Crestline
Donald FE. Hopewell
Cincinnati
George L. Fetter
Columbus
Holland M. Gary
Zanesville
Francis T. Masin
John Engelken
Greenville
Arthur J. Willard
Leo Kubacki
Toledo
Jacob Shears
Mount Victory
Robert Combs
South Charleston
Sam Fruttoso
Hamilton
Carl Moore
Cambridge
Richard Drabenstott
Wooster
Andrew J. Vidra
Rubber Fire Damage Set at 8 Million
Clarksbury West Virginia dispatch reports the latest damage estimate for a massive rubber warehouse blaze. Fire Marshal C. A. Raper trimmed earlier guesses from 10 to 50 million to about 8.87 million, with exact losses of crude rubber withheld for security reasons.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
C. A. Raper
Are You Flirting With Sudden Death Car Advice
A warning urges drivers of old worn autos to trade or limit usage for safety. It suggests selling or swapping for a dependable car and advises studying Messenger Classifieds to find suitable ads and get help from sellers to make a good buy.
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Messenger
Stevenson Provides Question Mark As Democrats Prepare for Conclave
Chicago dispatch reports Democrats converge for the nominating convention with Adlai Stevenson’s potential draft looming. The Illinois governor weighs his position as party leaders from Kefauver Russell Kerr McMahon Barkley Harriman arrive. Russell backers push ahead as Eisenhower’s nomination strengthens Southern support. Kefauver argues a draft would bankrupt the party.
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Stevenson
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Truman
Springfield
Camp Ripley
Minn
Minnesota
Washington
Richard Nixon
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Brian McMahon
Connecticut
Alben Larkley
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Mutual Security Administration
Kefauver
Gael Sullivan
Sullivan
Sen
Russell
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sky Watch begins as observers join nationwide operation
About 12,000 Ohioans and crews in 26 states launch operations skywatch to monitor skies with a 24 hour watch reporting unidentified aircraft. Two filter centers in Columbus and Canton coordinate observer reports as Canton posts in the first two hours show roughly one third active.
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Columbus
Ohio
Canton
Edgar Price
Liberty fishing boat with 20 aboard overdue at Tarpon Springs
A 36 foot twin mast fishing craft named Liberty, outfitted for hire, left Tarpon Springs at 8 am Sunday with about 20 persons aboard, including several enlisted men from MacDill Air Force Base. It was overdue at the Gulf port and Coast Guard planned an early morning air and surface search after a planned return about 5 30 pm.
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Tarpon Springs
Fla
Liberty
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
MacDis Air Force Base
Tampa
Ice Block Closes Westheimer Avenue After Ice Truck Spill
While Houston sweltered in 90 degree heat residents on Westheimer Ave. faced an icy street when over 6000 pounds of ice spilled from a broken ice truck chain and blocked traffic for 15 minutes. Weather later thawed the roadway.
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Cincinnati
Houston
Tex
Westheimer Ave
Noted chemist dies in Cleveland and Columbus notices
Funeral services will be Tuesday for Dr. William Brooks Dexter. He was 60, a research chemist and atomic energy specialist. He died Sunday. In Columbus, funeral services will be Tuesday at Reynoldsburg for Dr. Carl F. Vogel, 82, former professor at Capital University.
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Cleveland
William Brooks Dexter
Columbus, O
Reynoldsburg
Carl F. Vogel
Columbus
Capital University
Ike Seeks New Campaign Boss, Lodge Steps Aside
Chicago reports General Dwight D Eisenhower seeks a new campaign manager after Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts steps aside. Eisenhower plans a Denver vacation with his wife as their son John D. Eisenhower returns from Highland Falls. Lodge will remain adviser while Hagerty named press secretary to Dewey aide James C. Hagerty.
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Lodge
Chicago
Dwight D Eisenhower
Sen
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Denver
Mrs
Eisenhower
Maj John D. Eisenhower
Highland Falls
John
Korea
Senate
GOP
Bay State
John Kennedy
Thomas F. Dewey
New York
James C Hagerty Hagerty
Reds Recess Truce Talks Hint Break in Negotiations
Secret Korean armistice talks were recessed at Communist request raising speculation that the prisoner exchange deadlock might ease. The Reds asked for a two day recess 24 hours before Panmunjom sessions while delivering two letters to the UN command concerning a POW camp incident and a list of 4391 Reds not on the UN list.
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Korea
Red
Panmunjom
SWAS
Reds
South Korea
International Committee For the Red Cross
Polio cases rise with eight more at Akron hospital
Eight more polio cases were admitted today at Children's Hospital Akron. Two patients hailed from Ashland, Tuscarawas, and Holmes Counties, with one each from Medina and Summit Counties.
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Akron
Children's Hospital
Ashland
Tuscarawas
Holmes
Medina
Summit
Allied Planes Strike Deeper Into North Korea
United Nations warplanes blasted deep into North Korea hitting supply arenas and bunkers. A jet fighter was damaged as a 16 jet Sabre group clashed twice with four MiG 15s. Ground actions saw Allied troops seize a strategic hill after a three day siege and hold against a 90 minute counterattack.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Steel Pact Hopes Rest With Union
Pittsburgh AP The 43 day steel strike centers on CIO United Steelworkers as industry pushes for a watered down union shop and undisclosed terms. Government price boosts of at least five dollars a ton are under consideration to offset wage increases. Murray demands a March 15 retroactive wage rise while industry offers April 1. Negotiations hinge on union shop and modified terms.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Steel Capital
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Union
Murray
U. S. Steel Corp
Thirty Cities Given Sewage Urgently Required Plans
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board directs 30 cities to begin immediately sewer and treatment plant plans as first permits under the act are issued. Law requires state water discharges to have permits by September 27. Communities with 18 month permits include New Waterford Albany New Matamoras Belpre and Yorkville.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Ohio
General Assembly
New Waterford
Albany
New Matamoras
Belpre
Yorkville
AWOL Sailors Rescue Three in Lake Erie
Two Coast Guardsmen dismissed from the Coast Guard station after going AWOL leapt from a crashboat in Lake Erie and saved a man and his two young sons from drowning. The rescuers Harrison Cornell and Louis Gibbs reported the incident and defended their actions while admitting their absence.
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Lake Erie
Cleveland
Coast
Tractors Cause Fatal Ohio Weekend Death Toll
Ohio reports 19 weekend deaths from accidents including Raymond Parsons 53 of Athens County killed when a tractor toppled on him on a farm near Athens. Other fatalities include two young boys suffocated in refrigerators, a multi vehicle crash on Route 40 near Luray, and several publicized losses across counties.
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Ohio
Raymond
Joe) Parsons
Athens County
Athens
William E. Bowers
Pataskala
Lewis Webster
Columbus
Bowers
Franklin Catney
Pleasantville
Hamilton
David Millicon
Cygnet
Wood County
Rt 33 Crash Kills OSU Student Near St Marys
Ohio State University student Fred M Greer, 22, of Columbus, was killed when the car he rode in struck a bridge abutment on Rt 33 about two miles west of St Marys. Driver Pete Whiteford, 22, of Panther Hollow Pa, was slightly injured. A separate note reports Justin M Van Scoyk, 3, of Greenville, apparently drowned while swimming to shore from a boat on Lake St Marys.
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St, Marys
Ohio State University
Rt. 33
St. Marys
Fred M. Greer
Columbus
Pete Whiteford
Panther Hollow
Whiteford
OSU
Justin M van Scoyk
Greenville
Lake St. Marys
Eisenhower Biography Intro Highlights Humility and Poise
This first of a five part profile portrays Dwight Eisenhower as a paradoxical blend of modesty and presidential potential. The piece traces his Mennonite roots, early poverty in Abilene, and his mother’s influence shaping a wary view of war while charting his rise to Republican presidential candidate.
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Dwight David Eisenhower
Saul Pett
Ike
Abilene
60 000 ton Forrestal keel laid in Newport News
The Navy laid the keel of the 60 000 ton aircraft carrier Forrestal in Newport News Virginia. Deputy Secretary William C. Foster said the ship will be the world’s largest warship when completed and capable of launching atom bomb carrying planes to project U S naval air power globally. It is the first of two in its class, costing about 218 million dollars plus 100 or more planes, with ready date aimed for late 1954 though speedups are possible.
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Newport News
Va— O
William C. Foster
Forrestal
Congress
Navy
Newport News Shipbilding and Dry Dock Company
United States
Foster
Staying Ends Tavern Row Fatal Shooting in Lima Bar
Lottsy Conley, 24, of Lima, was shot in the chest with a 32 caliber revolver and died within thirty minutes after an argument at Staying Ends Tavern. Dexter Davis, 20, was detained without charge. Davis and Kelly Chaffins, 27, of Ottawa, were involved in the earlier dispute. Conley, a friend of Chaffins, then argued with Davis before Davis fired twice, one bullet striking Conley. Chaffins was held as a material witness.
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Lima
Lottsy Conley
Clarence Briggs
William Garey
Dexter Davis
Briggs
Davis
Kelly Chaffins
Ottawa
Conley
Chaffins
Midwestern Heatwave Stretches From Texas to Great Lakes
A hot humid weather spell engulfed the Midwest and extending to the Southern Great Lakes and Middle Atlantic. Temperatures rose into the 90s across the region with Malden Missouri reaching 100. The pattern persisted from Texas and Gulf states northward, bringing sweltering conditions today.
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Texas
Gulf States
Great Lakes Region
Middle Atlantic States
Malden
Archie Jones Re-elected UT President of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Archie Jones of the University of Texas has been re elected president of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. The announcement confirms continued leadership for the fraternity, highlighting Jones's prior term and ongoing plans for chapter activities and fraternity programs.
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Cincinnati
Archie Jones
University of Texas
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity
Hopefuls Back National Presidential Primaries Move
Four dozen Democratic lawmakers push for a nation wide presidential primary plank in the party platform. Senators Kefauver Russell Smathers and Barkley join campaign managers Harriman and Roosevelt Jr in urging a federal funded, state run system to guide preferential primaries, potentially shaping delegates without a constitutional amendment.
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Washington
House
Congress
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Alben W. Barkley
Richard B. Russell
Mutual Security
Averell Harriman
Fla
Rep
Bennett
D-Plus
Douglas
Eval
Hennett
Smathers
Democratic Party
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kefauver
Sen
Clements
Barkley
Co. Johnson
Cole
Russell
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Harriman
Plane Crash Injures Pair Near Franklin Farm
Glen Borders and his wife, both injured, were reported in fair condition after a Sunday plane crash while attempting to land on a private farm strip one mile east of Franklin. Their two children escaped with minor injuries. The Borders kept their plane in Hamilton and were returning from a visit in Milford, Indiana.
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Middletown
Glen Borders
Borders
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