Douglas Faces GOP Novice In Key Illinois Election
CHICAGO November 1 The state votes next Tuesday to choose between Democratic Senator Paul H. Douglas and Republican political novice Joseph T. Meek in a pivotal Illinois contest Meek a lobbyist for two decades at the state legislature shifted from pro McCarthy to pro Eisenhower receiving a White House letter while Douglas a former economics professor seeks a second term on his six year record Meek hails the President as a victory clincher while opponents note Eisenhower did not name him Douglas campaigns on economy and Meek labels Douglas socialist with the race viewed as a test for party control in the Senate.
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Ridgway Seen Holding Post
Washington dispatch reports the Army-Navy-Air Force Journal expects Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway to be retained as army chief of staff beyond the March retirement age of 60. A reshuffle in Europe is anticipated with Gen. William H. Hoge’s likely January retirement and Lt. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe set to inherit Hoge’s four star billet, followed by a replacement for McAuliffe.
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Demos Sure Of Victory In Tuesday Senate Balloting
Washington reports Democratic strategists confident they will retain current seats and pick up Republican seats in Kentucky New Jersey Wyoming and Nevada to reach 50 of 96 Senate seats when the new Congress convenes. Republicans must defend their holds and try to unseat Democrats in Ohio Delaware Montana Illinois Iowa and Colorado. The current lineup is 49 Republicans 46 Democrats and one independent with 37 seats in play across 24 states.
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Parachute jump claimed in North Pole area report
A Soviet sportsman reportedly made the first parachute jump in the North Pole area as Radio Moscow described finding a landing area for scientists. In Lynn Massachusetts a 16 year old thief admitted the lack of judgment led to an easy police catch for a stolen fire engine red convertible. A New York newspaper straw poll for governor included write in votes for McCarthy Cohn MacArthur and Eleanor Roosevelt.
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