Whitehead Drops Out of Virginia Attorney General Race
Virginia Democrat Robert Whitehead, Nelson County orator, withdrew from the attorney general race after party leaders urged him to quit. The move leaves no Democratic nominee for AG and could boost Republican J Livingston Dillon in a three-way contest, with Whitehead remaining a candidate for the House of Delegates.
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Glmer
Pulaski
Rint
Lnter
Gilmer
Democrats
Vanendores Comanne
Richmond
Del
Robert Whitehead
Nelson County
Hugh Officials
State Party
Whitehead
Anty Tehesd
Roanoke
Unie
Democratic Bignigs Central Committee
Alberti
Morrison
Lawrenceville
Fenton
SIMC
House of Delegates
J. Livingston Dillon
J Livingston Dillon
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Bob Whitehead
Virginia
Democratic Party
Gov
Blephens
Stanley
Almond
Courst &S
Ted Dalton
Radford
Dalwon
Tadey Whitehead
Howard ©. Gilmer Jr
Army Announces New Weapons For Seventh Division
Tokyo reports the U S Army will convert the Seventh Division in Korea to a pentomic force with six rifle companies and atomic capable weapons. New assets include 7.82 mm "bright machine gun" and 762 mm rockets such as the Honest John plus a dual shell howitzer battery. The move marks the first introduction of modern ground weapons in South Korea and follows UN command actions on armistice terms. No details were provided on the Twenty-Fourth Division.
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Tokyo
INS
U.S
U. S
Korea
South Korea
United Nations Command
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Jens Tomle
U. S. Army
In Mid Air Man Discovers Error
Clarence Beachem, 3A, of Charlotte North Carolina, halted a passing car as a joke after mistaking the driver for his brother in law. He was treated and released from a Charlotte hospital for minor injuries. the vehicle did not belong to his brother in law.
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Charlotte
N.C
Clarence Beachem
Charlotte Street
Beachhem
Beacheny
Southern Democrats Fight Civil Rights Bill For Weeks
James Marlow reports on the Senate battle over a civil rights bill backed by the Eisenhower administration. Southern Democrats warn of a weeks long fight with amendments aimed at killing the bill. Provisions cover a six member commission, a new civil rights division, court injunctions by the attorney general, and voting rights enforcement, with disputes over trials and troop authority.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
ABC
Eisenhower
Senate
Russell D-Gr
Stn
Ervin
D-Nc
Goligover
Staf
Commission
Russell
Fin
Justice Department
Atty
Brownell
Supreme Court
John Todd Famed Tonto Dies After Radio Run
John Todd, longtime Tonto on the Lone Ranger radio series, died Sunday in a Detroit hospital. He was the only regular actor portraying the Lone Ranger’s trusted Indian companion during more than 2,500 half hour shows broadcast from Detroit’s WKYZ ABC network.
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Detroit
John Todd
Tonto
Todd
WKYZ
ABC
Local Schedule Details From Kingsport Area Venues
The page lists a dense set of event times across clubs pools auditoriums and schools with names like Dickson Douglass Riverview Pilot and Rotary groups. It notes wrestling boxing and baseball games and a large anniversary ball at the Mal Auditorium. The piece ends with a note on the United States geographical center about one mile north of Lebanon Kentucky.
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Softpall
Rob-Taylor Va
Prose
Motor Sales
Holston Glaga
Auditory
Us Muht Auditoriua Wuergrounds
Borden Ieeao Cloud
Douglasy
Awverview Pool
Legion Pool
Auchinelam U. S. Power Squadron
Rooma
Borden
P.m. Leewd
a.m.Dickson
Douglass
P.m
Riverview
Getlon Pool
Alder Bniary
Lynn G. Optimist
Aim
P.m. Douglaux
Riverview Pool
Midget Leager Games
Opthatay
Civitan
Babs Rath Leaver
EU Dhu Tops Club
High Behaal Long G
Optimist
GookCols
Lyna View
Chub
ElDora Society
Mal Audtorium
The
United States
Lebanon, Ken
Lightning Kills 15 Year Old As Bell High Ball Game Ends
BELLS Tenn A 15 year old boy died after being struck by lightning during a high school baseball game on campus. Charles Piercey is named as the deceased student. Several players and the coach suffered electrical shock and were treated by physicians.
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Bells
Tenn
Charles’ Piercey
Bell High
Danny Cobb
Bill Emerson
Curtis Leglect
Day Woodson
Raonie Shererod
Julius Willems
Gena F Paterson
Piercey
Ernest Fiercey
Handcuffs Trade Gone Wrong at Scout Jamboree
Valley Force Path-Davie r Etseman, 14, attempted a dramatic barter trading handcuffs for a pal. The plan failed when a bent key wouldn’t open. Six police officers tried keys, hairpins, and clips to no avail before reshaping the key. The boy has not spoken about a future swap.
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Valley Force
Davier Etseman
Jan How
Elseman
Expert Swimmer Killed By Shark
Atlantic Beach reports a veteran long distance swimmer Rupert Wade killed by a shark or barracuda off shore. Wade, known for 9-12 miles offshore daily, bled to death after a leg bite. body found face down by Coast Guard. Lifeguard Billy Shaw notes Wade swam beyond usual limits and asked for a raft before returning. In Wise Virginia, a circuit court grand jury indicted 12, including murder and police officer charges, in separate cases.
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N. C
INS
Rupert Wade
Wade
Billy Shaw
Romi
Shaw
Sieleken
Ime
Ufemuard
Hie Coast Guard
Communists confess errors in Peiping National Congress remarks
Dispatches from Peiping report three Chinese Communist officials admitting errors and asking forgiveness during the National People's Congress final session. The confessions followed a leadership deadline for admission of forceful acts, with ministers Chang Nai-hsi and Chang Po-chun among those named. Several burglary and grand larceny cases are also noted in associated dispatches, including crimes in Norton and Applachia, while one police officer faced no indictment in a separate slaying case.
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Peiping
Red Chinese National People’s Congress
Parliament
Canmunist F
Forcers
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Dod Taylor—High School
Wise County
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Wiliam A. Bellaay Jr
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Wise
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Chang Nai
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Miller Howard
Gordon Jones
James Eugene Brock
Willis Lo
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Poston
iMerchandsee
Chang Pochun
Congress
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W. J. Jones
Appalachia
Grand Larceny
Orn Campbell
Fanna Marley
Bill Graham
Grand Terceny
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Billy Plasters
Grand Sarveny
John Kopp
Pierce Musick
Sam Bowman
Robert Brown
Jack Pressley
Orbin Wagner
Larry Wills
St Paul
Buddy Cantrell
Rodney E. Gantrell
Johnny Cantrell
Egal
Chang Nai-hsi
Southern Sheet Metal Works
Suiliyan St
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Community Finance & Thrift Corporation
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Hee
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