Barons Add Three New Players in Flag Drive Roll
Birmingham aims to boost its roster with Arnold Portocarrero from Kansas City, Don Richmond a free agent from Miami, and Vic Marasco from Richmond. Portocarrero strengthens the mound staff after a win in his first start against Memphis. Richmond, a former International League batting champion, will play at third base and in the outfield. Marasco is a solid .300 hitter and outfielder. Bob Meisner was released after weak hitting, and Pat Utley was sent to Binghamton.
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Birmingham
Baron
Arnold Portocarrero
Kansas City
Don Richmond
Miami
Vic Marasco
Richmond
Portocarrero
Memphis
Marasco
Bob Meisner
Pat Utley
Binghamton
Demopolis Tigers Crown South Alabama Baseball Champions
Demopolis Tigers won the South Alabama high school baseball title by beating Ashford 7 5 after earlier routing Vigor 13 1. North Alabama semifinals feature Woodlawn versus Coffee and Hanceville versus Childersburg with finals slated tomorrow night. The state title winner may face Leeds next week.
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Montgomery
South Alabama
Demopolis Tigers
Leeds
Demopolis
Ashford Yellow Jackets
Vigor High
Prichard
Ashford
Union Springs
Woodlawn
Coffee
Hanceville
Childersburg
North Alabama
Foreign policy debate over Eisenhower cliches and Soviet moves
Senate leaders Mansfield Aiken critiqued White House claims on foreign policy saying facts, not slogans, should guide public understanding. They cited Soviet tactic shifts and praised Dulles travel diplomacy while warning of dangers and hidden influence in the State Department. Judd testified on security concerns before a Senate subcommittee.
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Mansfield
Soviet Union
Judd
R-Minn
State Ae
Secretary of State
Dulles
Washington
Old Guard
State Department
Dean Acheson
China
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Demopolis pitcher Alan Koch shines in undefeated year
Alan Koch led Demopolis with a 10 strikeout performance against Vigor, adding four walks as he closed the year undefeated. The Alabama bound right hander, fresh from a two day rest after a Monday shutout over Lee Generals in the third district playoffs, relieved Bobby Jackson in the sixth and preserved Jackson’s win.
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Alan Koch
Vigor Koch
Alabama
Lee Generals
Koch
Bobby Jackson
Jackson
Vic
Record of 1833 birth date error prompts 117-year-old bid
In Charleston West Virginia registrars confronted a misdated birth entry for William Edward Davis listed as December 25 1833. Davis a former slave testified to his true age asserting he is 117. He recalled being sold into slavery at age 12 in Winston.
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Charleston
W. Va
Permanent Registration Office
William Edward Davis
Davis
Winston
Dentistry Through the Ages and Modern Advances
A historical overview of dental care tracing exodontia as a specialty, the rise of ortho dontia, and the shift to pain minimization with local and general anesthesia. It notes denture challenges, anchor plates, tooth movement via controlled pressure, and transplantation attempts with mixed success.
NLRB Charges Md CWA Unions Over 1955 Strike
The National Labor Relations Board filed complaints against 46 CWA locals in eight southeastern states over alleged labor practices during the 72 day Southern Bell strike in 1955. Locals in Georgia Alabama Florida Tennessee Kentucky Louisiana North Carolina and Mississippi were directed to appear before a trial examiner in Atlanta on July 10 with hearings to follow. The charges say union members engaged in intimidation and violence in violation of the National Labor Relations Act.
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Atlanta
National Labor Relations Board
Communications Workers of America
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
North Carolina
Mississippi
City considers ban on farm animals in South Charleston
The South Charleston City Council proposes an ordinance banning cows horses mules goats sheep hogs chickens geese turkeys and pigeons in city limits. Dogs cats and song birds would not be affected.
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South Charleston
W. Va
Eisenhower Camp Uses Race Developments as Campaign Ammunition
National Citizens for Eisenhower officials urged exploiting race relations as major ammunition in the election. Richard Tobin said Supreme Court actions under a Republican judge could be framed as a historic, persuasive story to win Black voters. Nixon sparked controversy by linking court rulings to party goals, while Eisenhower avoided judging judges’ past affiliations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard L .T
National Citizens For Eisenhower
Tobin
New York Herald Tribune
Supreme Court
Nixon
New York
Earl Warren
Congress
Department of National
Wine and Song Keep Life Lively for 106 Year Old Mrs Gonzalez
EL PASO Texas Mrs Tirza Gonzalez at 106 still enjoys wine and a bit of dancing. Born in Durango Mexico she has lived with daughter Julia Gonzalez Rosas in Salem NC since 1919. She smokes heavily but remains active, sewing for hours and dancing when visitors watch.
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EL Paso
Tex
Tirza Gonzalez
Julia Gonzalez Rosas
Mrs. Rosas
Rosalio
Bayard
Efren Gonzalez
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