Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Douglas Freeman Dies at 67
Richmond Virginia June 13 Pulitzer Prize winning historian Douglas Southall Freeman died at his home of a heart attack. He was 67 and had been working on an eight volume Washington biography completing five. Freeman edited the Richmond Times Dispatch and News Leader and taught at Columbia Dartmouth and William and Mary. He served as adviser to John J McCloy and held roles with the Rockefeller Foundation Carnegie Endowment and Library of Congress. He was married to Inez Virginia Godwin and leaves three children. Funeral arrangements were pending tonight.
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Death Ends Career of R F Beasley
Roland Fowler Beasley, 82, longtime Monroe editor and North Carolina reform advocate, died after a heart attack. He co founded the Monroe Journal, served in the state Senate and House, helped pass key social laws, and as Commissioner of Public Welfare established juvenile courts and Samarcand Manor.
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Legion Names Commander For Auxiliary Officers
The legion names Mrs. J Wilbur Smith New Penn and others including Mrs. J Ed Laws Hillsboro Mrs FE J Burns Belmont and Mrs C F Gold Rutherfordton as commanders and officers. Auxiliary presidential change over occurs after the national convention in St Louis in August with the retiring state president becoming national executive committee member. All auxiliary officers were unanimously elected without opposition.
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Taft Undergoes First Tests At New York Hospital
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio who stepped down as Senate majority leader is undergoing initial tests for a hip condition at New York Hospital. Readmitted for completion of tests and treatment, the 63 year old former floor leader is described as fairly comfortable as tests begin.
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Excess Profits Tax Vote Delayed Amid Senate House Debate
Washington reports President Eisenhower appears to have won enough key votes to extend the excess profits tax but a committee showdown vote remains unlikely. Rep Reed criticizes the levy and urges letting it die on June 30 while proposing tax cuts and spending reductions to offset revenue losses. House leaders cite possible floor passage if the bill clears the committee, but doubts linger about a timely vote as hearings wrap.
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