Virginia voting margins shift as party factions clash
Voters in Newport News shipbuilding area backed a nonorganization Democrat Victor C. Wilson over G. Alvin Massenburg, while Northern Virginia voters toppled State Sen. Andrew W. Clarke in Fairfax and Prince William counties by a narrow margin. Other close races favored party factions, indicating splits within the Democratic field.
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Associated Press
Virginia
U. S
Byrd
Newport News
Victor C. Wilson
Democratic Party
G. Alvin Massenburg
House of Delegates
Senate
Alexandria
Fairfax
Prince William
Andrew W. Clarke
John A. K. Donovan
Stock Market Trading Falls in a Narrow Range
New York trading fell sharply with prices moving irregularly in a narrow band. Volume at mid day was about 360000 shares, down from 800000 the day before, with only minor gains in industrials and mixed earnings affecting chemicals, tires, and oils.
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New York
Les
General Motors
Standard of New Jersy
Anessae Atlantic Reona Neta
De Gasperi Wins Confidence Vote In Senate
Rome Premier Alcide de Gasperi secures a 151 to 101 confidence vote in the Senate for a seventh government. Several abstained as he vowed to oppose Communism and a Fascist revival, calling MSI’s rise a return to ancient error. He warned against laissez-faire leadership.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Senate
Emier
Italy
de Gasperi
Italian Social Movement
MSI
Aid Program For Chiang Requested By Administration
Washington reports the administration asked Congress to approve a $307 million aid package for Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists, including about $217 million in arms shipments to modernize 25 to 30 divisions. The plan, described in secret sessions, aims to defend Formosa and shifts U.S. policy away from nonintervention toward aiding Nationalist forces.
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Washington
Congress
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
France
Union
Formosa
Korea
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Dean Rusk
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations
Rusk
Chiang
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Wilson Market Warehouse
A Wilson blaze wiped out Center Brick Warehouse No 1 a 116000 square foot building and caused about 1 million dollars in damage. Fire Chief T R Bissett was injured. 5000 spectators watched as Wilson and Rocky Mount crews battled the flames. Origin unknown discovered before 2 a.m. Other nearby buildings sustained smoke and heat damage.
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T. R. Bissett
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
B. L. Hedgepeth
George W. Watkins
E. J. Langley
iCenter
Center Lunch
People’s Hardware
Sandifer-Batts Body Repair Shop
Whitley's General Merc’s
Worrell’s
Soviet Press Attacks U S Over Truman-Shvernik Exchange
Izvestia denounces Western reactions to the Truman letter and Shvernik reply as lies aimed at sowing war. Pravda defends Soviet policy of friendly ties with all peoples and condemns “new war” rhetoric.
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Russia
Izvestia
Truman
Nikolai Shvernik
U. S
Shvernik
Ag- Fevestia
U.s S. R
Herbert Morrison
Pravda
Brien Fae
Officials Confident Iran Talks Will Succeed
British and Iranian officials urged progress in oil negotiations as mood at Abadan and during a London briefing brightened. Richard Stokes said friendly Iranian attitudes and a calmer atmosphere contrasted with earlier anti British protests while noting the core issue was economic, not oil flow. He cited Iranian demand for recall of two diplomatic officials as a point of contention.
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West Point
New York
Red Blaik
Flint Northern High School
the Tribune
MacDonald
West
Richard Stokes
Abadan
Stokes
Iran
Britain
Matin Daftari
Ares Ee
Aber & Entities
U S Casualties Reach 80430 Amid Korean War Lull
The War Department reports a new total of 80430 battle casualties, up 351 from a week earlier, the lowest weekly rise since the Korean War began. The tally includes 13438 deaths 54857 wounded 10635 missing 159 prisoners and 148 who were formerly listed as missing but found.
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Ae Department
Korean War Costs Put At Five Billion Annually
Washington reports estimate the Korean War costs the United States about 5 billion dollars per year. House figures show plans for a 3.5 million-man mobilization and expansion of the air arm, with hearings to set final budgets and service requirements.
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Washington
Sey
United States
E . Mahon
D-Pa
House Military
Pentagon
City Enacts Strict Quarantine for Vaccination Drive
Reedsburg officials order a city wide quarantine until mass inoculation is finished. 5 000 to 7 000 residents expected to submit to vaccination under care of four doctors and nurses. Noncompliant businesses face closure. public gatherings like theaters and churches banned. Local and county officials coordinate with state authorities to curb an epidemic.
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Reesdsburg
Wis
Cubaut
Otto Right
Sauk County
Reedsburg
Money Still Talks If You Hide It From Uncle Sam
A terse quotation notes the idea that money retains power and influence, with a wry nod to tax authorities. The line suggests financial maneuvering amid government oversight.
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Uncle Sam
M.L.P
Early solution to gang killing in Hollywood case
Police held four men overnight and one more, James Utley, 45, ex convict and former reform figure, in the 1946 feud stabbing linked to gambling boss Mick Cohen. Brancato and Trombino, both slain, were among the suspects in a Hollywood ambush. Investigators hope the arrests help solve broader Los Angeles underworld violence as other gang figures were jailed.
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Hollywood
James Utley
Utley
Frank Shaw
Tony Brancato
Tony Trombino
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
Brancato
Trombino
Los Angeles
Parker
James
the Weasel
Brancato Trombino
Fratianno
Negotiation Team Back In Korea
Allied negotiators returned to Korea to resume cease fire talks with Kaesong neutral zone commanders awaiting Ridgway’s new neutrality demand. Peiping and Pyongyang radios gave little on U N. proposals while Red broadcasts claimed U N. planes intend to stall talks.
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Clen Clements
Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Kaesong
Peiping
Pyongyang
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. N
Ridgway
Red
U.N
Weather Towers Report
The high reached 93 degrees and the overnight low dropped to 70 as conditions cooled slightly after sunset. Local observers noted warm daytime heat continuing with dry air.
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