Virginia GOP Gains Seat In Assembly
Virginia Republicans won one Senate seat with gains in the House of Delegates amid a high turnout off-year election. Results show Democrats securing several Senate districts while GOP pickups occurred in multiple House districts across the state, including Arlington, Fairfax, and Richmond City, with incomplete returns still pending in some precincts.
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Virginia
GOP
Richmond
General Assembly
House of Delegates
House
Senate
Stuart Wins Senate Seat by Slim Virginia Margin
Virginia 18th district Democrat Harry C. Stuart of Elk Garden re-elected to a third term, defeating Republican T. C. Bowen Jr. Bowen carried Tazewell County while Stuart won Buchanan and Russell. Other county races saw incumbents re-elected or defeated, including Buchanan sheriff, treasurer, and commonwealth's attorney contests. In Madison County a write-in candidate unseated the incumbent commonwealth's attorney.
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Senate
Norfolk County
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Major M. Hillard
S. Edward Blair
Amherst
Bedford
Nelson
I. Paul Wailes
Smyth
Washington
Bristol
George M. Warren
J Homer C. McFaddin
Lee
Scott
Lloyd M. Robinette
C. 5
Pendleton, Sr
Buchanan
Russell
Tazewell
Harry C. Stuart
T. C. Bowen
Franklin
Montgomery
Roanoke County
Adford
Ed Dalton
Ben Chapman
Arlington
Charles R. Fenwick
Talmage Wilder
Page
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Rappahannock
Warren
Amond Guest
Repub
Elk Garden
Virginia
T. C. Bowen, Jr
Stuart
Bowen
Buchanan County
Guart
Clintwood
Fred F. Pletcher
Buchanan- Dickenson
W. C. Caudill
Pearisburg
Bland
Giles
Pulaski
Wythe
D. W. Bird
Ira Rees
Bland-Giles
Tazewell County
W. L. Painter
W. Oscar George
William Archer Rowall
M. Crockett Hughes, Jr
Ishmael Fletcher
John A. Rife
E. Earl Smith
Carl C. Thornbury
C. Arthur Wood
Bruce Mullins
Buchanan Commonwealth
R. E. Williams
I. W. Lambert
Embry Johnson
R. F. DeBusk
Peck Caldwell
Commissioner of Revenue
C. S. ‘Hoge
Macie McClaugherty
M. Hale
A. P. Brown
Commonwealth
Chester Stafford
R. H. Tabor
Bluefield
J. Hudson Huffard
Clear Fork
Gordon C. Farmer
W. R. Williams, Jr
Maiden Spring
Jeffersonville
D. W. Lynch
Ben T. Graham
B. M. Newman
Hal W. Renkin
Justice of the Peace
W. M. Price
Wilfred Ramsey
H. R. Cobley
G. C. Havens
W. S. Newberry
J. W. Fanning
Sam L. Hardy
H. G. Richardson
W.S. Dunne
G. A. Allen
Richmond
Madison County
Hugh R. Ross
Crigersville
Raymond L. Jackson
Ross
San Francisco
Solons Tell Of Ban On Flight
London November 5 congressional committee chairman John J Rooney said American officials in Germany warned the group it would be shot down if it tried to fly into Yugoslavia without visas to visit the U S embassy. The committee failed to obtain visas from Marshall Tito's government and Yugoslavia issued a pocket veto. Members include Gary and O'Brien with Tyler Thompson of the State Department accompanying them.
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London
Congressional Committee
Germany
Yugoslavia
John J. Rooney
N.Y
House Appropriations
State Department
Marshall Tito
Soviet Union
Russia
Senate Appropriations
U. S
Moscow
Wnth
Rooney
Belgrade
Praesidium
The
National Front Constituent Assembly
Tito
House
Rep
Gary
O’brien
D. Ill
Four Killed In Three-Train Wreck Near Gothenburg
At Tingstad station two miles northeast of Gothenburg Sweden a collision involving a freight train an oil tanker train and a passenger train left at least four dead and two seriously injured. Rescue workers fear more bodies may be found amid burning oil and wreckage as investigators assess the scene.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
Tingstad
Here
Wise Democrats Offer Reward for Missing Registration Records
Wise county Democrats voted a 100 dollar reward for the conviction of those responsible for the 500 missing registration records in Richmond. The papers vanished the day before the election, a recurrence after a similar loss in Wise County three years ago. J. B. Wampler called the incident shocking and vowed action as the party voiced loud outrage.
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Big Stone Gap
Wise County
Richmond
J. B. Wampler
Capitol City
Dewey Backs Europe Aid Urging Businesslike Plan
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey declared that the United States must aid Europe and do so in a businesslike way to support allies and preserve freedom. He spoke at Forbes Magazine’s annual banquet, criticizing Roosevelt and Truman while warning that failure could threaten liberty and raise the cost of defense for years.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
G.O.P
Roosevelt
Truman
Dewey
Forbes Magazine
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Europe
France
China
Summers County Duel Ends With Wounds Near Lick Creek
In Summers County near the Mercer line a handgun duel at about 10 Tuesday night left Leo Gills shot in the hands and chest and Woodrow Shannon unharmed. Gills, 44, was taken to Memorial hospital Princeton by Sheriff P L Dye and Trooper E D Bazzie. Shannon reported the incident to state police. prosecutors questioned witnesses as investigators continued at the scene.
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Lick Creek
Summers County
Mercer
Leo Gills
Woodrow Shannon
Shannon
Gills
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
P. L. Dye
Troper E. D. Bazzie
Bazzie
Wills
Summers
Thomas Reid
Hughes Faces Demand For More Taxes
Washington reports Senator Williams urged a $5,919,921 wartime tax deficiency against Howard Hughes and Hughes companies as the Senate war investigation resumes. He said profits after taxes reached $15.5 million while only $1 million went to Hughes, with the rest undistributed. The committee noted no crime or fraud, but the tax issue remains complex.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Hollywood
Senator Williams
R-Del
Senate War Investigating Committee
Hughes
Williams
Hughes Tool Company
Ferguson
R-Mich
Hatch
Tries death by own action After Unusual Testament
A 16 year old boy William Merz swallowed poison hours after bequeathing his eyes to a blind man his vocal chords to a mute and his brain to General hospital Police identified him and said he recovered enough to be released to relatives He warned he would haunt those who opposed his will.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
William Bramkamp
William Marshall
William Merz
Bramkamp
Marshall
Tax Cut Veto Predicted in Special Session Debate
Washington reports the third special session battle over an income tax cut as Rep. Doughton warns a presidential veto is likely, while Rep. Knutson says his tax bill could be offered on November 17 with final GOP decisions pending.
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Washington
Congress
Rep
Doughton
Coughton
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means
Republican Steering Committee
Beckley Couple Slain Near Penman Road
Beckley state police report the bodies of E Ray Bailey about 50 and Nellie Mae Rand 39 were found along a rural road 9 miles from Beckley. Both had bullet wounds. no arrests or concrete conclusions reached after 12 hours of investigation.
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Beckley
W. Va
E. Ray Bailey
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
Nellie Mae Rand
K. K. Rand
Douglas C. Bryant
Anthony Scalise
Penman Road
H. C. Fullmer
Scalise
Black Knight Country Club
Bailey
Mrs. Rand
WU. S. 19 21
Principal Virginia Highways Open
Richmond Virginia November 5 main Virginian highways are open again though some sections allow only one way traffic after weekend floods and rains. Tides in the tidewater area recede with four inches of water on route 17 at high tide. Some streams remain high in Rappahannock county but Culpeper district reports no serious damage as waters fall on Route 242 at Hazel River allowing limited passage by water trucks and buses.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Tappahannock
Route 17
Rappahannock
Culpeper
Hazel River
Contributions Add To Chest Fund Three Quarter Mark
Bluefield's Community Chest Fund drive nears the three quarter mark of a 44750 dollar goal with 30649.25 raised to date. Campaign Chairman W C Snyder announced last night and urged more donations to end the drive quickly. He praised officers committees and canvassers and noted contributors indirectly support the organizations they fund.
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Bluefield
W. C. Snyder
Dmnwétci
Snyder
Off Year Vote Shapes Narrow party Read on 1948 Outlook
Leaders of the two major parties debated the meaning of Tuesday’s off year results. In Kentucky Democrats gained the governorship while Republicans won in Indiana and Ohio and a Democrat carried Brooklyn. Several mayoral turnovers occurred across cities, with local races showing mixed patterns.
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Associated Press
J. Howard McGrath
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
Congress
Election Board
Kentucky
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Indiana
Ohio
Brooklyn
New Jersey
San
John Rankin
Joseph B. Quatman
Abraham J. Multer
Victory Rabinowitz
Jacob P Lefkowitz
New York
McGrath
Dummit
Clements
Reece
Bernard Samuel
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Thomas A .Burke
Detroit
Edward J. Jeffries
Eugene I. van Antwerp
Indianapolis
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Muncie
Ind
Allentown
Erie
Niagara Falls
Schenectady
Poughkeepsie
Solons Work On Aid Program
Washington reports two closed sessions of the special house foreign aid committee failed to reach agreement on a forthcoming aid program. Vice Chairman Herter said some progress was made and a plan might be ready by tomorrow or Friday. Members disagreed on recipients and administration and focused on a stop gap measure possibly tied to helping Germany recover economically.
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Washington
Special House Foreign Aid Committee
Congress
Herter
Rmass
Germany
France
Italy
Holland
England
Con
Nogales Herald Waives One-Man Delivery Rule
Nogales Herald in Nogales, Arizona suspends its ban on one man home delivery for E. M. Brown. Brown, age 96, applies for a monthly subscription and says he would be presumptuous to take a full year’s subscription. His case is noted by the circulation manager.
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Nogales
Ariz
Grain Exchanges Demand Probe
The three largest grain exchanges in Chicago Minneapolis and Kansas City call for a sweeping congressional investigation of their activities and the government's grain buying program. They contend rising prices stem from export purchases and plan to buy far more grain, risking higher prices for American consumers.
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Chicago
Congressional Joint Committee On the Economic
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Taft
Ohio
Tulsa
Ban Threat Fails Halt Showing Of 2 Movies
In Philadelphia the threat of a one year ban by Cardinal Dougherty did not stop The Outlaw and Forever Amber from being shown at two theaters. The sales manager for Fox Midway said Forever Amber will continue if it does good business while ads for The Outlaw appeared in papers for tomorrow at the Erlanger Theater. A spokesman for William Goldman Theaters Inc said no announcement had been made from the Cardinal’s office.
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Philadelphia
Dennins Cardinal
Dougherty
Amber
Andrew Smith
Ore Fox Mid Toay
William Goldman Theaters, Inc
Evicts Daughter To Solve Housing Problem
In Camden New Jersey a Gloucester man says he must evict his daughter Mrs Edward Hoffman and her husband from his Woodlyne New Jersey residence to make room for his larger family. Judge Edward V Martino ordered the couple to move by January 5.
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Camden
N. J
Gloucester
Samuel B. O’brien
Woodlyne
Edward Hoffman
Edward V. Martino
O’brien
Woodlyne House
Martino
Soviets Boycott U N Korean Commission Set Up
The 57 nation United Nations political committee approved a Korean independence commission proposed by Marshall despite a Soviet boycott on American sponsored proposals. Russia did not vote and abstentions came from Denmark Sweden Norway and Bolivia as the plan goes to the plenary assembly for final approval.
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Russia
North Korea
U. S
U. N. Balkans
Marshall
Herbert V. Evatt
Panama
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Korea
Poland
Yugoslavia
Ukraine
Egypt
Kirk Named U S Representative to Balkan Commission
President Truman appoints Alan Goodrich Kirk to serve as the U S representative on the UN Balkan commission. He adds to duties as ambassador to Belgium and minister to Luxembourg. Kirk is a former rear admiral with service in Sicily and Normandy and holds the Legion of Merit and DSM.
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Washington
Truman
Alan Goodrich Kirk
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Kirk
Belgium
Luxembourg
Naval Academy
Sicily
Normandy
Premature Baby Lynn Qualls Makes Small Progress
In Culver City California a two pound one ounce girl born four months early last Saturday, named Lynn Qualls, has survived and is progressing well according to Dr M L Sherwood. The father is George Qualls and the mother lives in Los Angeles.
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Culver City
Calif
M. L. Sherwood
George Qualls
Los Angeles
Lynn
Culver City Hospital
Dr. Sherwood
Taft Warns Against Planned Food Control Expansion
Taft denounced Truman administration food saving policies as leading to compulsory control and a rationing system if continued. He told Oklahoma Republicans the allocation plan mirrors wartime controls and would extend a regimented economy, criticizing the president and economic advisers.
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Tulsa
Okla
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Oklahoma
Ohioan
Truman
Board of Economic Advisers
Taft
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Fairfax
Robert J. McCand
Southwest
Royall
Fletcher
Lambert
Russell County
Wise Democrats
Charles E. Wilson
Air Force
Elcott Roosevelt
Wilson
General Electric
War Production Board
Henry J. Kaiser
Probe
Senate Committee
Ralph Y. Gratchen
Col. Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Tom Slack
John W. Meyer
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Meyer
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