Illinois GOP Senate race centers on two House leaders
The Illinois Republican U S Senate primary hinges on two House figures Leo E. Allen of Galena and Harold H. Velde of Pekin who lead key committees. Other GOP contenders court votes in Allen and Velde districts amid anti Red investigations and labor ties. No Democratic challenger exists in Allen's district where a GOP primary win equals election.
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Chicago
Illinois
U. S
House
Leo E. Allen
Galena
Rules Committee
Harold H. Velde
Un-American Activities Committee
Paul H. Douglas
Allen and Velde
Allen
Rockford
Velde
Peoria-Pekin
Peoria
Edward A. Hayes
Leion
Rockord
Park Livingston
State Dulles
Berlin
Deneen A. Watson
Winnetka
Ilinois State Bar Assn
Austin L. Wyman
Glencoe
Chicago Crime Commission
Julius Klein
National Guard
Herbert F. Geisler
Edgar M. Elbertywood
Lions International
Lar Daly
Robert H. Allison
Ilinois
Allison
Robert R. Canfield
Winnebago County
Eugene E. Clift
Roy C. Cleveland
Cherry Valley
Cave Explorers Leave Behind Many Articles
Crystal Cave Kentucky explorers from a seven day expedition left behind shoes socks sleeping bags underwear and other items worth hundreds of dollars. They abandoned two gasoline stoves medical supplies food canteens and more inside Mammoth Cave National Park. Camp closed at the cave entrance near Cave City about 15 miles from the hills and 100 miles south of Louisville. Joe Lawrence of Philadelphia led the party who say they hope to return for a longer exploration.
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Crystal Cave
Cave of Mysteries
Mammoth Cave National Park
Kentucky Hills
Cave City
Louisville
Joe Lawrence
Philadelphia
Crystal
Man Wanted By FBI Held in Georgia
A Tennessee man and an accomplice were arrested in Georgia after tearing open a grocery store safe containing about 2000 dollars. Nelson R. Duncan, once listed among the FBI ten most wanted, faces federal charges including interstate transportation of a stolen auto and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Springfield, Tennessee, resident Thomas L. Sircy, 21, aided in the burglary. Detectives reported the pair did not resist arrest. The FBI notes Duncan’s long-standing manhunt.
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Atlanta
FBI
Nelson R. Duncan
Memphis
Nelson
Thomas L. Sircy
Springfield
Tenn
H. J. Standridge
Duncan
Merchants Hear Talk At Meeting In Chapel Hill
North Carolina merchants heard Amanda A. Thomas of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants urge customer satisfaction and well kept stores with courteous service at the third annual North Carolina Merchants Association Conference. University of North Carolina officials and local merchants led discussions on programs, financing, and work plans.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina
Amanda A. Thomas
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Columbia
Ohio
Nort Carolina Merchants Assn
University of North Carolina
The
Merchants Assn
R. S. Winslow
Bureau of Business Services and Research
University
W. A. Kirland
Durham Merchants Assn
Eisenhower to Return to Washington After Palm Springs Visit
President Eisenhower and the First Lady will fly to Washington Wednesday morning after vacationing at Palm Springs since last Wednesday. He will receive a Berlin Big Four conference report from Secretary of State Dulles and had sent praise to Dulles for his work. The couple attended church services and planned a quiet Sunday before resuming golf.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenhower
Washington
Berlin
Dulles
James C. Hagerty
Columbine
Five Youths Arrested in Multi-County Burglaries
In Brevard North Carolina five young men Herbert Hoover Volraph Jimmy Volraph Ray McCall Ernest Fisher and Paul Barnes were arrested as part of a roundup tied to burglaries across six counties in North and South Carolina. Sheriff Kilpatrick said the theft ring targeted 60 summer homes and a local business, with several thousand dollars of loot recovered. Warrants total 61 across Greenville Pickens Macon Jackson Swain and Transylvania counties.
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Brevard
N. C
North
South Carolina
Transylvania County
John Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Herbert Hoover Volraph
Jimmy Volraph
Ray McCall
Ernest Fisher
Paul Barnes
Greenville
Pickens
Macon
Jackson
Swain
Transylvania
North Carolina
TV Dealer Reverses Field on Car Industry
Boise furniture dealer Mel Foster offers a free 1946 or older used car with each television set purchase. He says the promotion aims to reverse the auto industry trend by pairing TVs with cars during a one-week promotion.
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Boise
Idaho
Mel Foster
Regular Examinations Find Heart Trouble Fast
Dr. John G. Smith of Rocky Mount urges regular heart examinations as a simple painless preventive. The North Carolina Heart Association distributes a free pamphlet on how doctors examine the heart and related tests during National Heart Month.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
John G. Smith
Rocky Mount
North Carolina Heart Association
The
Heart Association
Miller Hall
Godfrey’s hip operation postponed for now in Boston
Arthur Godfrey’s physician Dr Otto E Aufrane says no second hip operation is planned at present. Godfrey has shown improvement over two months and must build strength by exercise and rest before discarding crutches. He will need to use both devices until endurance is increased. Godfrey flew to Boston for a consult and may return in about two months for another check.
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Boston
Arthur Godfrey
Otto E. Aufrane
Newton
Newsmen
Godfrey
Aufrane
Marius N. Smith-Petersen
Aufranc
Raleigh Man Heads Young Republicans
Raleigh convention voters chose Bill Arnold over Ivan Harrah by 163 to 160 for North Carolina Young Republicans president. Officers named include Hickman, Prusa, Presser, Hughes, Sguros, Greenwood, and Coward. Seawell endorsed for U S attorney. Lipscomb spoke as GOP lead. Hall urged Eisenhower support.
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Charlotte P
Raleigh
North Carolina
Young Republicans
Bill Arnold
Ivan Harrah
Winston Salem
Arnold
Marcus T. Hickman
Charlotte
Nell Prusa
Taylorsville
Dorothy Presser
Robert Hughes
Elkin
Peter Sguros
Winston-Salem
Julia Greenwood
Orville Coward
Sylva
Herbert F. Seawell
Carthage
U.S
Middle District
James McKillips
New Orleans
GOP
Glen Lipscomb
California
Congress
Charles
Peppler Joins Edwards Staff At N C State
Raleigh NC Pat Peppler head football coach at East Lansing High School became the third member of Coach Earle Edwards North Carolina State College football staff. Peppler 31 joins Al Michaels and Bill Small on Edwards team. He reports next week as NC State begins 20 days of off season drills March 24 after spring holidays.
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Raleigh
Pat Peppler
East Lansing
Mich
Earle Edwards
North Carolina State College
H. A. Fisher
Iai
Peppler
al Michaels
Penn State
Bill Small
Juniata College
Huntingdon
Edwards
Michigan State
N.C
Wolfpack
Two Bodies Found In Wrecked Car In Indiana Mystery
Coroner and state police investigate after a car left Highway 59 near Bellmore with two bodies inside. Clarence Anderson, 52, of Putnam County, is identified as the male victim. the female victim, in her late 40s, is not positively identified but may match a name found in Anderson’s billfold. An autopsy will determine the cause of death as authorities note the car appeared to have woven as if the driver were drunk. The woman is thought to have been killed at the tenant home on Oscar Clodfelter’s farm near Russellville, where blood stains were found.
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Rockville
Ind
B. M. Merrell
Clarence Anderson
Putnam County
Anderson
Mario Myers
Indianapolis
Highway 59
Bellmore
Merrell
Miss Myers
Woman 60 Enrolls in OU Home Economics Course
Mrs. Goldie B. Cooper of Norman Oklahoma, after raising nine children and running a large ranch, has enrolled in a University of Oklahoma home economics course seeking to learn formal techniques.
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Norman
Okla
Goldie B. Cooper
University of Oklahoma
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