Maryland racing bill abandoned after petition drive
Voters opposed a plan to replace Maryland’s three member racing commission with a five member body. Governor Tawes welcomed the retreat saying the reorganization would have prompted court fights and favored racing interests while delaying the new commission. Final signatures were far short of the needed total and the plan was dropped.
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Racing Commission
Ocean Downs
Raceway
Legisla
Annapolis
Rinehart
Tawes
D. Frederick
Eldred Rinehart
State
R.bruce Livie
Baltimore
Carle
A. Jackson
Frank Cuccia
Cuccia
Harold Grady
Maryland
Mathias
Chester Tucker
Pew
General Assembly
Communists Plan Fast Track After Seven Year Plan
The Central Committee told the party the seven year plan is too big for full modernisation. Khrushchev led a five day assessment focusing on automation and prioritising rapid gains. Officials seek six month plans to apply automation and reallocate technical education to fix field imbalances. Canton, with a population of around one million, was spared floods in nearby Guang tung as water levels peaked.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Central Committee
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Pravda
Izvesti Averki B. Aristev
Eft
Admirable Exhibition Opens in New York Coliseum
The 1 million dollar Soviet cultural and scientific exhibit opens to the public at the New York Coliseum. About 1,000 people attend as the display continues through August 10, following a preview by hundreds including President Eisenhower. The event marks the first major Soviet show in the U.S. since the 1939 World’s Fair.
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New York
New York Coliseum
Eisenmirable
Manhatt
Annexation Vote Sails Through Charles Town West Virginia
Charles Town and Jefferson County voters approved annexation of about 300 acres east of town after a prior failed proposal. The plan passed with strong majorities on both sides of the municipal line, reflecting debates over area extensions and track management. Drowning incident reported as James Curtis Owens, 10, of Martinsburg, WV, drowned in the Potomac near Shepherdstown bridge while swimming with friends.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Jefferson ‘County
Potomac
James Curtis Owens
Martinsburg
Potomac River
Shepherdstown Bridge
Sharpsburg
Ronald G. Norford
Hagerstown
Owens
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Ike
Reds
Drewi
Addi
Irfe
Minu
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Lloyd A. Knausf
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