One of Last Civil War Veterans Dies at 106
W D Townsend of Louisiana, the state’s last surviving Civil War veteran and one of the last seven, died at his home Sunday night at age 106. A Confederate Army private under Gen. Robert E. Lee for three years, he was wounded and at one time a prisoner of war. Survivors include four Confederate Army and two Union Army veterans, plus his fourth wife Maggie Townsend, 62, and 10 children from previous marriages.
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Bucklebury Council Renames Bus Stop to Angels Corner
Bucklebury Village Council rejected the name Cemetery Crossroads for the new bus stop and chose Angels Corner instead, reflecting local residents' views in this small English parish.
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England
Cemetery Crossroads
Angels Corner
Sweet and Sour HORIZONTAL 1 Sweet seda te d a VERTICAL
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Barriers and Sweet Wines Across Clues Puzzle
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Good Bid Brings Desired Results in World Championship
In the New York World Championship match, North-South reach a small slam after precise bidding. North's double raise signals strong trump support, while South uses 23 points to push to small slam with partner’s 13-16 point range. The contract is easily fulfilled, one heart trick given to opponents. In the other room the Swedish auction leads to a misfired slam.
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North
South
Declarer
Yugoslav Leader Questions Stalin’s Global Role
Yugoslav Vice-President Edvard Kardelj told 2,100 National Front delegates that peace and war depend largely on the Soviet government while warning against Soviet aggression elsewhere. He urged ending the Korean War to curb China’s subjugation and American entanglement, urging restraint in Asia. President Tito opened the congress calling for cooperation among progressive forces to ease the world situation.
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Edvard W Kardelj
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Stalin
Yugoslav Communist Party
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America
Soviet Union
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Brownell firm on banning of actor Chaplin
Washington AP Herbert Brownell Jr stands by a 1960 order barring Charlie Chaplin from re entering the United States. The action, issued by former Attorney General James McGranery, cited gravity of moral charges and possible pro Communist ties. Chaplin and his family remain abroad.
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Herbert Brownell, Jr
Charlie Chaplin
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Nude models scarce in Singapore painter’s paradise
A Singapore artist notes a shortage of nude models for study. She says most potential female subjects are shy, while those willing to pose naked demand five dollars an hour, making them too expensive. She laments the lack of beautiful subjects despite the city’s painter’s paradise status.
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Singapore
Mexico City Trolley Crash Death Toll Climbs to Sixty Six
The two trolley cars collided near Mexico City, killing 66 people and injuring 93 as rescuers searched the smoldering wreckage. The disaster, the worst in the capital’s transit history, involved a city-bound car carrying picnickers and another with workers returning home.
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Judge to Rule on Jelke Trial Public Access
General Sessions Judge Francis L. Valente was to decide Tuesday whether to allow press and public in to hear defense testimony in Minot F. Jelke’s vice case. The trial paused for holiday recess after the state rested its $50 a date society call girls case.
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Mickey) Jelke
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Valente
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Philadelphia Businessman Writes Hit Song and Plans Royalties
Stuart F. Louchheim, a Philadelphia businessman, wrote the new hit song You're After My Own Heart. He plans to give 25 percent of royalties to the Philadelphia Orchestra and financed a test device for the Navy while pursuing pop music on piano and cello.
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Stuart F. Louchheim
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Pinehurst
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Time Zone Adjustments For Radio Listings
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Radio and TV Schedule Notes for Evening and Late Night
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McCarthy Signals New Charges in Voice of America Probe
Sen. Joseph McCarthy said his Senate subcommittee has only begun to scratch the surface in the Voice of America investigation. He scheduled a closed session to review staff evidence and hinted forthcoming disclosures about the State Department overseas information program.
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VLP
Joseph R. McCarthy
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Voice of America
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Special Citizens Advisory Commission
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Henry M. Jackson
D Wash
McCarthy
Berlin as barometer of cold war tensions in Berlin
Foreign editor PHIL NEWSOM argues Berlin reflects Soviet mood as tensions rise with East German border shoot orders and Western resolve. He notes U S commitments and warning by Eisenhower and Churchill, highlighting the risk of stepping into a wider war if Berlin’s booby trap is sprung.
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First Hospital For Cancer Turns 70 In New York
The first cancer hospital in the United States has treated over 4 000 000 patients in 70 years. Established in 1882 as the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital in mid Manhattan it began with 29 beds and grew into a unit of University Hospital after merging with NYU Bellevue Medical Center.
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United States
New York University-Bellevue Medical Center
University Hospital
Everything Automatic But Egg Laying in Maine Henhouse
Gil bert L. Strout of Cumberland Center uses an automatic feeder and time clock to feed his three story hen house. A thermostat controls warmth and automatic water valves ensure constant fresh water for the chickens.
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Cumberland, Me
Gilbert L. Strout
Cumberland Center
Man Jails Sentenced Shorter for Homesick Return
George Ransom chose a 20 day jail sentence over a $20 fine but on day 19 a friend paid $1 to free him so he could go home. The deputy court clerk accepted the money and released him to return to Hartford.
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Hartford, Conn
George Ransom
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