South May Be Decisive On Adlai Averell
The Democratic nominating race centers on whether Adlai Stevenson or Averell Harriman will win key southern delegates at Chicago in August. Eisenhower illness sparked renewed interest but doctors expect recovery, while Kefauver’s bid falters. Johnson of Texas looms as a pivotal figure supporting Stevenson, with Symington and Lausche potential allies as the contest narrows.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Chicago
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Eisenhower
Kefauver
Harriman
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Georgia
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Ohio
Pool Closure After Race Incident At Tobey Pool Muncie
In Muncie Indiana gates to Tobey Pool were locked after a racial disturbance with a large group of white youths jeering at four Black individuals. Police Chief Jack Young and parks superintendent Harold Collins said the pool would remain closed until further notice and reopen on a basis of open access.
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Ind
Cief
Jack Young
Harold Collins
Tobey Pool
Collins
Tuhey Pool
Indiana
Cal
Noy C. Buley
YMCA
Littlesburg Woman in Critical Condition After Being Struck Seven Times
Mrs. Virginia Thomas Davis, 32, of Littlesburg Road, remained in critical condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after seven .22 caliber gunshots to upper body and head. Glen Davis, 57, surrendered to Bluefield police and is jailed on felonious wounding charges. Police say the attack occurred about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the kitchen. the telephone was ripped from the wall and two neighbors helped transport Davis to a hospital. The victim’s 14-year-old daughter Shelby Jean found her mother and alerted a neighbor. Details describe a brutal, ongoing domestic dispute with Davis on his property and the couple living apart.
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Littlesburg Road
Bluefield Sanitarium
Glen Davis
Princeton
Davis
Bluefield
Fred Wynne
Shelby Jean
A. M. Crisco
Crisco
Wynne
Davis Hone
E. L. Jackson
Jackson
Sanitarium
Virginia Davis
Jimmy
Claytor Lake
Five Dead In Private Plane Crash Near Kokomo Indiana
Private plane crash near Kokomo killed five people including pilot Joliet Eikenberry and Roy Biddle. Victims identified by wallets and coroner’s office. Plane hit a high tension line and exploded in a corn field on the Verlin Ortmann farm near the Ruzicka Airport.
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Ind
We Bikenberry
Alt Joliet
Roy Biddle
Howard County
Glenn Williams
Wright Hobbs
Hobbs
Verlin Ortmann
Ruzicka
Wife
Biddle
Sheridan
Here
Eikenberry
Justice Department Hires Honor Graduates
About 50 bright law school graduates join the Justice Department this week as the third wave of honor graduates to enter the department's payroll in as many years. They will handle a wide range of government litigation across various offices in Washington.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Wildcat strike ends as four WV mines set midnight shifts
In Fairmont on June 10, four Consolidation Coal Co. mines in Harrison and Marion counties plan midnight to night shifts after a back-to-work vote by UMW Local 4019. The broader wildcat strike has idled about 9,500 miners across 33 mines in four counties, with district officials hoping forced return signals general resumption.
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West Virginia
District United Mine Workers
Consolidation Coal Co
W. Va
Consolidation
Williams Mine
UMW
John L. Lewis
Harrison
Marion
Monongalia
Harbour Counties
Washington
Lewie
Williams
Cecil Z. Urbaniak
District. 31
UN Reaches Record 1955 Spend On Technical Program
United Nations reports 1955 obligations for its technical assistance program totaled 25.8 million dollars the highest in the program to date. Funds supported farming mining industry health education and other fields across 101 countries sending 1 203 scholars abroad and 2 004 foreign experts with 5 professionals and 17 fellowships from the Soviet Union.
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United Nations
U. N
Burma
Soviet Union
Adenauer Attends Connecticut Church in Greenwich
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer attended church services in Greenwich Connecticut and toured the countryside by auto. He arrived in New York yesterday for a weeklong visit and will receive an honorary degree from Yale University before flying to Washington to confer with Secretary of State Dulles. Aides expect a meeting with Vice President Nixon rather than President Eisenhower who is recuperating. Adenauer was slated to be a White House luncheon guest of honor on Wednesday.
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Conn
Konrad Adenauer
Connecticut
New York
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Adenauer
Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
Fire Costs $100000 As B and O Bridge Burns Near Harpers Ferry
A hot journal box dropped from a hopper car ignited the B&O mainline bridge over the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry West Virginia. About 600 feet of track and multiple coal cars were damaged and several derailed. Fire crews from Maryland and Virginia aided as traffic detoured overnight.
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F. F. Schilt
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Cumberland
Schilt
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Harpee Ferry
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Charles
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Pre
Labor Party Refutes Cyprus Stand
Manchester England June 10 Hugh Gaitskell disassociates his Labor party from Britain's government stance on Cyprus clarifying party position.
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British Cyprus
Manchester
England
Hugh Gaitskell
Britain
Cyprus
Trucker Named Lowbridge After Bridge Contact
In Sheffield on June 10 a police officer asked the truck driver for his name after the vehicle struck a low bridge. The driver replied I am T. E. Lowbridge, making the incident a notable coincidence involving the surname.
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Sheffield
England
T. E. Lowbridge
Egypt Rejects Satellite Status and Western Domination
Al Shaab, a government backed daily, quotes Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser's government refusing to become Moscow's satellite even if it cost Israel obliteration. The paper says Egypt seeks mutual benefit in arms deals with the Communist bloc while opposing Eastern or Western domination.
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al Shaab
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Moscow
Israel
Eegypt
Egypt
Anan
Libera
Pineville Man Receives American Gas Medal
M Karl W. Robinson of Pineville Wyoming County received the American Gas Association Mc Carter Medal at a Clarksburg dinner. He revived a fellow Hope Natural Gas Co. employee from asphyxiation using artificial respiration. Vice President W E Corrin presented the award.
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Karl W. Robinson
Pineville
Wyoming County
American Gas Assn
McCarter
Hope Natural Gas Co
W. E. Corrin
Forecast of 1956 Hurricane Season From Miami
Weather officials warn of an approaching hurricane season as warm Atlantic air fuels tropical disturbances. Advisory No 1 for Hurricane Anna will inform location intensity and travel, with forecasts issued via wire services, newspapers, radio and TV.
Leaders Die In Crackdown Crushed Revolt In Argentina
In Buenos Aires and four major cities soldiers executed about 40 revolt leaders after martial law was imposed. Three more were awaiting execution as jet fighters swept the Buenos Aires region and nearby cities. Casualties approached a hundred as authorities claimed no totals.
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Argentina
Zany I
Soni
Juan D. Peron
Poser
Buenos
San Rosa
Rosario
Eisenhower Walks Briefly After Major Surgery
President Eisenhower stood with assistance about 30 hours after major abdominal surgery at Walter Reed. Doctors report his recovery is uneventful and excellent with no complications. Hagerty said no immediate decision on re election prospects and noted plans for a White House office at the hospital as his condition allows.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
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