Talmadge Wins Georgia Senate Seat in Landslide
Herman E. Talmadge, a 43 year old segregationist, clinched Georgia's Democratic primary victory to succeed U S Senator Walter F George. He defeated former governor Melvin E Thompson by a wide margin, carrying the vast majority of counties and units heard from as results poured in. Thompson conceded after polling over 100,000 votes.
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U.S
Walter F. George
Herman E. Talmadge
Talmadge
Melvin E. Thompson
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Thompson
Congress
Zsa Zsa dazzles Las Vegas in risqué Riviera revue
Zsa Zsa Gabor opened in a Las Vegas revue at the Hotel Riviera last night wearing a gown valued at about 17000 dollars with an extremely low neckline. Critics compared its provocation to Marlene Dietrich's famous 1954 moment and noted her singing and comedy act alongside the display of her charms.
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Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Marlene Dietrich
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Miss Dietrich
Zsa Zsa
Hotel Riviera
Crosby Reconciled With Wife After Separation
Bandleader Bob Crosby and his wife June, who had separated a month earlier, are reconciled. Also noted is a curious fact: 15 cities in the United States named Paris.
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Hollywood
Bob Crosby
June
Paris
U.S
Liz Is No Speller In Love With Mike Todd Says Liz
New York gossip column recounts Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd at a Greenwich party. Liz playfully corrects a joke by spelling out nonsense while Todd asserts his independence. The piece notes their flirtation and hints at possible marriage, with other Hollywood figures present and light in tone.
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Mike Todd
Liz
Earl Wilson
New York
Elizabeth Taylor
Mike
Sig
Lissen
Hollywood
Harry Goulds
Cherry Hill Farm
Greenwich
Conn
RCA
Frank Folsom
Todd
Methodist Delegates Favor Less Speech Time at Conference
World Methodist Conference delegates end 12 days of meetings with a call for fewer speeches and more discussion time. Bishop Fred P. Carson reported that discussion groups urged more focus on current problems and longer discussion periods between lectures, in Lake Junaluska North Carolina. The article also notes the highest automobile road reaches Mount Evans summit at 14,260 feet in Colorado.
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N.C
Fred P. Carson
Philadelphia
Mount Evans
Colorado
Paratrooper Saved By Jumping Buddy
Paratroopers Sgt. Leon L. Peine and Specialist 3 Roger D. Busch jumped from opposite sides of a C119 at over 1000 feet when Peine’s parachute failed to open. Busch caught Peine’s canopy and pulled him free, describing the moment as Peine hurtling by and his chute striking Busch’s face before the rescue. Both were part of a 700 man unit above Ft Bragg.
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Ft.bragg
N.C
Leon L. Peine
Roger D. Busch
Sgt. Peine
Busch
Peine
Display by 82nd Airborne Corps Injures Soldier at Post
A drop by the 82nd Airborne Corps for a touring defense department committee ended with Sgt. Peine from Ballaire Texas sustaining a head injury and being transported to the post hospital. Busch from Route 12 Albuquerque New Mexico remained uninjured after landing on a dirt road.
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Rt. 12
Albuquerque
N.M
Drunkenness Sentence in Police Court
Asher Passon of 638 North Harrison Street was sentenced to 30 days in jail today in police court for the charge of being drunk.
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Asher Passon
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Saline County coroner orders inquest into office death
Coroner Ken Crowther announced in Salina Kansas that John A Crowther 37 was found dead in his office Monday from a bullet wound. The case was described as clear enough to cancel an earlier inquest and a formal inquest was scheduled with Saline County attorney Kenneth Ryan Crowther.
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Kas
Ken
Crowther
Keeneth Ryan
Saline County
John A. Crowther
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