South Dakota Democrats Fall Short in Farm Protest Vote
South Dakota Democrats failed to reach their 35 000 vote target in the farm protest effort but the total, likely under 30 000, still nearly double the 1952 tally. Other primaries were held in Nevada and Alabama with varied outcomes across governor and Senate races.
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South Dakota
Nevada
Alabama
Tace
Joe Foss
Marine Fiver
Edie Martin
Senate
Karl E. Mundt
RSD
Kenneth Hoalum
Mundt
Halum
Val Pittman
Charles Russell
Walter Baring
Clifton Young
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Birmingham
George Huddleston Jr
Laurie C. Batte
Batte
John Sparkman
Ala
GOP
Foss
Rex Terry
Harold O. Lund
South Dakota National Guard
Pat McCarran
Marriage Plans End In Death In Lufkin
A double funeral was planned after a divorced couple were shot to death minutes before a remarriage. Alen Otte Powell, 28, shot his former wife Ina Mae Powell, 23, then killed himself. Police found Ina Mae with a bloodied marriage license. Powell lay dead nearby.
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Lufkin Tex
Justice of the Parce
Alen Otte Powell
Ina Mae Powell
Powell
Justice of the Peace
Charles Marberry
Little Boy Lost Detained After Disrupting Police Station
A three year old boy was held at the Braintree Massachusetts police station for two hours. He dumped drawers, pulled cabinet hardware, and pulled a teletype from its mounts. He also disrupted the telephone switch, and when Lt Francis Maguire arrived the officer ordered patrols to take the child to a police cruiser while searches for his parents continued.
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Braintree. Mass. Uu
Braintree
Francis Maguire
Woman Seeks Five-Foot Python Lost From Home
Brunswick resident Miss Fannie Lee searches today for her escaped five-foot python named Pie. The nonpoisonous snake has been a pet for three years, and Lee fears for the snake’s safety more than people’s.
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Brunswick
Fannie Lee
Swiss Plans Hike Across Continent
Des Moines reports John F. Frey a 59 year old lecturer began a cross continental walk from New York to San Francisco covering about 3030 highway miles. He started April 1 and had reached 1258 miles by last night averaging 21 miles daily with a mid November finish hoped.
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Des Moines
John F. Frey
Switzerland
New York
San Francisco
United States
Counsel's Home Hit By Lightning in Knoxville
Lightning struck Ray Jenkins's Knoxville home during a storm causing slight damage to the breakfast room. Firemen said the bolt ignited a small electric appliance which in turn set the curtains on fire. Jenkins is special counsel in the McCarthy Army hearings and Mrs. Jenkins were in Washington.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ray Jenkins
Jenkins
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