Bitter Fight Ends In Maine Primary Battle For Senate Nomination
In Portland Maine Sen Owen Brewster and Gov Frederick G Payne forecast victory in the Republican Senate primary while a three way gubernatorial race shapes up. Other contests include Congress incumbents unopposed for renomination and Democratic contenders for the Senate and governor. Primary Day forecast cool with polls 6 to 10 am opening and closing by 7 pm EST.
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Portland
Owen Brewster
Frederick G. Payne
Brewster
Senate
Burton M Cross
Lero
F Hussey
Governor's Council
Neil S Bishop
House
Robert Hale
Charles P Nelson
Clifford G Mcintyre
Earl & Grant
Roger P Duke James C Oliver
GOP
Three Shot To Death In West Va. Cabin
Logan West Virginia June 15 Three persons were found shot to death in a one room cabin near Peck's Mill State police were investigating whether it was three murders or a double murder and suicide A rifle lay beside the body of Ervin Schoolcraft 52 He was shot in the temple Lilly White 24 lay inside the house with three bullet holes in her forehead Melvin Baisden 75 neighbor lay outside with a bullet wound between the eyes Elis McCoy who lived nearby found the bodies Peck's Mill six miles southeast of Logan.
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Logan W Va
Peck’s Mill
Ervin Schoolcraft
Lilly White
Melvin Baisden
Schoolcraft
Elis McCoy
Ming
Logan
Two Cars Damaged In Accidents Here
Two cars were seriously damaged and a third damaged in a sequence of collisions on South Market Street near South Street at about 1045 p.m. Saturday. Officer Arlington Hemp reported David F Heatherly of Route 1 Thurmont northbound struck a vehicle ahead after a green light. Heatherly’s car then hit a southbound car driven by Edward J Martin, causing heavy damage. Heatherly’s car then struck Gumote B House’s vehicle parked at the west curb, damaging it slightly. No charges were filed.
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South Market Street
South Street
Arlington Hemp
David F Heatherly
Route 1
Thurmont
Heatherly
Edward J Martin
Rockville
Martin
Gumote
House
Last Time For Him Taft Says Last Time For Him
Len Taft said on CBS Man of the Week that if he fails to win the Republican nomination he will not run for President again. He claimed he has enough convention votes and that Eisenhower has not gained a delegate since returning from overseas. He disputed a steamroller claim, said the committee runs convention arrangements, and did not name MacArthur as keynote speaker.
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Washington
Len Taft
Dwight D Esenhower
CBS
Taft
Republican National Committee
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Aida
Eisenhower
Anniversaries and Civil History Highlights From America Today
Notable birth anniversaries include Judah Touro 1778 and Charles F Mercer 1778, Alvin Adams 1804, Jared B Flagg 1820, Fredere Archer 1838, George P La Roque 1876. Today in History spans 1775 Corps of Engineers, 1775 Quartermaster Corps, 1858 Lincoln nomination, 1863 Butterick patterns, 1866 Edison phonograph, 1900 Boxer Rebellion troops, 1918 War Savings drive, 1933 NRA, 1933 PWA, 1934 presidential acceptance of Congress authorization.
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Judah Touro
New Orleans
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Roi
Charles F Mercer
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Alvin Adams
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Andover
Jared B Flagg
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Conn
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England
Pittsburgh
George P la Roque
Medical College of Virginia
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Corps of Engineers
US Army Quartermaster Corps
Abraham Lincoln
Tino
Ebenezer Butterick
Edison
U. S
China
National Recovery Act
N.ra
Public Works Administration
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Birthdays and notable figures listed in early labor era notes
A digest of birthdays for John Kenny at 48 and others including Bishop Paul B Kern born in Alexandria and David Beck of Seattle. The note mentions El Nasser era labor leaders and the 1945 International Labor Organization context with displaced persons and a 1951 stake in labor ties, plus a brief horoscope indicating a retiring studious nature.
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International Labor Organization
Okinawa
John Kenny
Mutual Security Agency
Washington
Oklahoma
Civ
Paul B Kern
Nashville
Alexandria
Raymond Rubican
New York
Brooklyn
Charles Yale Harrison
Philadelpha
David Beck
Seattle
Wash Teamsters
Stockton
Calif
Walter M . Splawn
Unclear mental traits tied to worldly gains and reputation
Fragmentary text notes that exceptional rental powers and a discriminative mind foster new ideas and a respectable accumulation of worldly goods, emphasizing that a good reputation follows.
Mother and Daughter Die in Bedford Fire
In Bedford on June 15 a 48 year old woman and her 82 year old mother perished when a fire destroyed their six room frame home at Six Mile Run. The daughter Ada McKnight attempted a heroic rescue, reentering the home to save her mother Mrs Daniel McKnight, and both died despite efforts to reach safety.
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Bedford Pn
Six Mile Run
Daniel McKnight
Ada McKnight
Miss McKnight
Social Security Benefit Increase Heads To House Debate
Washington June 15 A proposal to raise social security benefits by 200 million dollars per year returns to the House tomorrow with Democrats predicting approval. The measure failed May 19 on a two thirds rule, but passed 150 to 149 on a simple majority. Republicans attacked it as paving the way for socialized medicine, while 44 million monthly beneficiaries of Old Age and Survivors Insurance faced renewed scrutiny from opponents.
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Washington
Ben Hoffman
Bill would raise Social Security payments for retirees
The measure would increase monthly benefits for most current retirees by at least $5 and by up to $3 for future retirees. The minimum would rise to 25 dollars and the maximum to 816,875 per family with extended increases for spouses and children. A lost dog notice from State Police seeks the owner of a black female cocker spaniel reported seen since Friday.
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Linden Hills
Olive
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