Governor Long backs Spaht as coalition fields challenger
Louisiana faces a Democratic party contest as Gov. Earl K. Long endorses Carlos Spaht while Robert Kennon runs as an independent. Kennon vows tax cuts and reduced executive powers. Spaht pledges to continue Lang era programs including old age pensions. Registration nears one million plus as voters gather.
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RED
New Orleans
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Carlos Spaht
Baton Rouge
Robert Kennon
Monden
Kennon
Rovernor
Spaht
Lang
Four in Family Electrocuted in Georgia Tragedy
A father, mother, and their son were electrocuted while trying to save a second son from a fallen high tension line in Douglasville Georgia. A fourth child escaped, narrowly missing the same fate as the line snapped across the first boy’s waist. Police identified the deceased as Tommy Chapman Esther Chapman Charles Chapman and Bryan Chapman.
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Associated Press
Douglasville
Tommy Chapman
Esther
Charles
Bryan
Britain to Detonate First Atomic Weapon This Year
London sources say Britain will test an atomic device in Australia this year at the Woomera range. The government notes only that a forthcoming test will occur with a new mechanism. Dr. William Penney, Cambridge educated, heads armament research and previously worked at Los Alamos.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
United States
Australia
Woomera
Samei
Education and Small-Town Trial of a Young Teacher
Donald faces social gossip and professional pressure as Crestwood's school board, led by Carl Strong, weighs his impact. Edna's interest in Joe stirs scandal while he redirects focus to lessons on economics, the Fair Deal, and America’s future.
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Edna
Barth
Joe
Anne
Donald
Andi
America
Miss Strong
Carlotta
United States of America
Carl Strong
Don
Crestwood
Cari
Alvin Melick
Carl
Medieval Books Fragments Uncover 1000-Year-Old Customs
Identification of fragments from about 15 000 medieval books at the Jewish Theological Seminary sheds light on customs in Babylonia and Spain a century ago. Dr Shraga Abramson led the discovery, purchased in 1923 from Dr Elkan Adler's library. The genizah long stored worn volumes, now revealing sacred text preservation.
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Associated Press
New York
Jewish Theological Seminary
Babylonia
Spain
Shraga Abramson
Elkan Adler
Cairo
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