Huey Long dynasty figure seeks Louisiana Congress seat
Dr. George S. Long of Pineville, brother of the late Huey P. Long and uncle of Russell Long, challenges Alexandria Mayor Carl Close in the Eighth District Democratic primary. In the Seventh, T A Thompson of Ville Platte and John W Clark of Eunice vie for the open seat now held by A Leonard Allen.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
George S. Long
Pineville
Earl Long
Huey P. Long
Russell Long
Carl Close
Alexandria
T. A. Thompson
Ville Platte
John W. ‘Clark
Eunice Lumberman
Long
A. Leonard Allen
Allen
Nightclub Fire Destroys The Flame Near Mayfield New York
A weekend blaze gutted The Flame, a nightclub near Mayfield, New York, causing total loss of the establishment. Firefighters battled stubborn flames as authorities investigated the cause and assessed damages.
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Mayfield
N. Y
New York
England to Send Chief of Imperial Staff to Australia
Britain will name Field Marshal Sir William Slim, 61, as Governor General of Australia replacing Sir William McKell. Slim, the army’s top commander in Burma during World War II, will assume the post in the fall, with Gen. Sir John Harding succeeding him as chief of the imperial staff.
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London
Britain
Imperial General Staff
William Slim
Australia
Burma
William McKell
Slim
Imperial Staff
John Harding
Germany
Gallipoli
Eritrea
Iran
Hoboes disperse after convention ends in Hamburg NY
The Hoboes of America, Inc. broke up their convention in Hamburg early today and scattered for another year. The 1953 session will be held at St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Hoboes
Parley
Hamburg
Hoboes of America, Inc
New York Village
St. Paul
Minn
Donnie Knight Fights Breath Again in Illinois Hospital
iREAPER UNBEATEN Legs Broken, Donnie Knight resumes fight to breathe in Centralia Illinois. At 13 he has endured many hospital birthdays after polio left him with impaired breathing. He spent years at St. Anthony's in St. Louis and returned home after recovery, only to break both legs last Sunday when a wheelchair accident toppled him. He is back at St. Anthony's Hospital resting well as doctors plan for his 14th birthday on October 30.
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Centralia
Donnie Knight
Ani Ife
Donnie
St. Anthony's Hospital
St. Louis
Hame
Donnie Boy
St. Anthony's
Fosvita
Truman Agent Set for Europe Tasks
Gromyko, new Soviet ambassador to Europe, paid a courtesy call on the British foreign office presenting credentials to Selwyn Lloyd. Foreign Secretary Eden expected to discuss Anglo-Soviet relations. Draper met Jean Monnet, head of the Schuman Plan administration.
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Luxembourg
William London
Andrei A. Draper
Truman
Spet Gromyko
Europe
Britain
Selwyn
United States
Lloyd
Foreign Office
Gromyko
Anthony Eden
Eden
Nevada primary facing stakes in Malone and Baring races
Nevada voters head to the polls amid a crowded primary for U S Senate and House seats. Incumbent Republican Sen George Malone and Democratic Rep Walter Baring are seen as likely renominates. Pat McCarran backs Alan Bible for Senate while Tom Mechling challenges him. GOP contenders include Clifton Young and Sama Arentz for the House seat.
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Reno
UPI
McCarran
Eisenhower
Taft
Nevada
U. S. House
Senate
George Malone
Walter Baring
Jstate
Pat McCarran
Alan Bible
Clifton Young
Dwight Eisenhower
Sama Arentz
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Owen Woodruff
Boulder City
Silas QC
Turner
Las Vegas
Baring
Simon Conwell
Stevenson Says Labor Day Swing Satisfying
Adlai Stevenson said he was very well satisfied with his Labor Day tour through Michigan industrial centers and the reception of his labor policy. He outlined priorities for a farm program, spoke in Detroit Cadillac Square against Taft Hartley, and noted strong crowds and responsive audiences.
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Relman Morin
Springfield
Hil
Gpl
Adlai Stevenson
Michigan
Stevenson
Denver
Kasson
Minn
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pontiac
Cadillac Square
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Arthur Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hamtramck
Wumtramck
Dwight Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Wokrers
G. Mennen Williams
Blair Moody
Truman
Communist wins seat in Ryukyu Legislature recount
The Public Information Office of the U S Army said a Communist captured a seat in the 24 member Ryukyu legislature after a recount of votes in a 16 cent election. The recount followed irregularities cited by the U S sponsored Ryukyu government which ordered the review.
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Naha
Okinawa
Public Information Office
U.S. Army
Ryukyu
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