State Party Heads Predict North Carolina votes
North Carolina voters face a tight presidential race with GOP Eisenhower vs Democrat Stevenson. Everett Jordan projects a 900,000 to 1,000,000 vote total and Stevenson ahead by 250,000 to 300,000, while J. M. Baley Jr. sees a close GOP result. Democrats forecast broader wins including gubernatorial candidate William B. Umstead and a large legislative majority as voters choose 170 legislators and amend the constitution on three measures.
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J. M. Baley Jr
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Hamilton C. Jones
Charlotte
Hugh Q. Alexander
Kannapolis
Walter Johnson
Sparta
Woodrow W. Jones
Rutherfordton
George M. Pritchard
Marshall
Pritchard
Kerr Scott
Congress
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Pennsylvania Democrats Bank On Stevenson Victory
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania Democratic statewide candidates count on the presidential nominee to carry the 32 electoral votes. Guy K. Bard leads a vocal slate challenging U S Senator Edward Martin as Republicans defend majorities in the Legislature amid tax policy fights and potential income tax proposals.
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Pennsylvania
Guy K. Bard
U. S
U. S. Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Bard
Edward Martin
Martin
Penn
Senate
House
John S. Fine
GE builds 250000 horsepower wind tunnel in Cleveland lab
General Electric Co builds the world’s most powerful wind tunnel drive for the Lewis flight propulsion laboratory in Cleveland Ohio. The 250000 horsepower unit will test aircraft engines in ramjet gas turbine and rocket classes.
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Louisville
General Electric Co
Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
Cleveland
Hartford Mother Marks Birthday With 21 Children
Mrs Clarisse Guerette celebrated a lengthy birthday with only 11 of her 21 children present. Surviving relatives include 4 grandchildren and 88 great grandchildren, along with two more notable survivors.
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Hartford
Conn
Clarisse Guerette
Anne
Bermuda cedar misnamed by National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society says the Bermuda cedar is misnamed and is actually a juniper species unique to Bermuda, a plant not found anywhere else in the world.
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National Geographic Society
Plates Painted By Garbo and Dietrich In Paris Café
In Paris at the Grenier restaurant painter-chef Fernand Bretonniere has turned plates into art with diners painting their plates after meals. Notables like Marlene Dietrich Greta Garbo and Edith Piaf reportedly joined in. Each plate is insured and valued at up to 60 000 francs with patrons signing a golden book and receiving a plate number.
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Garbo
Dietrich
Paris
Marlene Dietrich
Greta Garbo
Edith Piaf
Don Juan
Duke of
Fernand Bretonniere
Bretonniere
The
Grenier
Marilene
Marine finishes sacrificial walk in stocking feet
Andrew C. Vella, 21, a Buffalo Marine veteran of the Korean War, completed the second leg of his vow to walk 2.1 miles on his knees from his home to Our Lady of Help Chapel in Cheektowaga, this time in stocking feet. He plans three more walks, though the pastor questioned the need.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Andrew C. Vella
Our Lady of Help Chapel
Cheektowaga
Korea
Clothes Conscious Puzzle Clues Listed
A word puzzle grid presents horizontally and vertically themed clues covering clothing items fabrics body parts measurements and scents. It includes entries like worn on the head sleeveless garment and various terms from chemistry to geography.
Long Dormant Solfatara Volcano Near Naples Not Erupted Since 1198
The Solfatara volcano at Pozzuoli near Naples has remained inactive since 1198, according to the National Geographic Society. Separately, Chinese use of ephedrine as an herbal remedy predates its adoption in Western medical science by thousands of years.
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Naples
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Tom Turner
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