Israel Mourns as Weizmann Dies at 77
Chaim Weizmann, 77, Israel’s first president and Zionist leader, dies of a heart attack. He will be buried near Tel Aviv. world leaders send sympathy. Ben-Gurion calls cabinet for memorial. Weizmann born near Pinsk in 1874, one of 12 children.
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World Zionism
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Israel
World Zionist Organization
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Middle East
Russia
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Blind Man Robbed in St. Clair County Court House
A blind concessionaire, Charles Schremp, reported two days of theft at his stand in the St. Clair County Court House in Belleville Al. Cigarettes and cigars valued at $12.50 were taken. Court House employees later collected funds to cover the loss.
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Holt Plans Re Count In 10 Or 12 Counties
Rush D Holt defeated GOP candidate plans recounts in 10 to 12 counties. Attorney John McIntire of Fairmont filed notice on Holt s behalf. Unofficial Marion results show Marland 19685 Holt 13325. Beckley canvass tomorrow includes Republican attorneys Ballard and Fourney. Marion canvass began. recounts may start next week.
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William C Marland
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George L.ballard
Paul Fourney
Raleigh
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Fourney
Chilton A.campbell
Fifty Thousand Dollar Art Museum Dedicated in Huntington
Huntington celebrated the dedication of West Virginia’s only art museum a $50,000 two story modern structure with Governor Patteson as principal speaker. About 2,500 citizens attended as the governor called the event a forward step benefiting the state and the surrounding region. The project was funded by local business leaders and private citizens. Rufus Switzer endowed the museum and Herbert Fitzpatrick donated the site atop a ridge overlooking the city.
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Ohio
Kentucky
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Herbert Fitzpatrick
One Car Slogan Appeals in Argentine Vote
Argentina embraces a one car per household theme as Peron promotes domestic auto production to save scarce foreign exchange. Makers like General Motors Ford and Chrysler hold plants but no local cars. import licenses are tight. The Cordoba Aerotechnical Institute plans a lightweight two cylinder car with sedan station wagon and pickup. Prototypes shown May 1. 5,000 planned in a year. prices undisclosed. Car registrations drop to about 275,000 with 85 percent over 10 years old.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
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FBI Cutting Corners As Money Runs Low
FBI trims staff to fit tightened appropriations while shifting routine job applicant checks to the Civil Service Commission. No firings planned, officials say, with resignations and promotions frozen as needed to meet the new $77 million funding level for 1953. FBI payroll stands around 14,600 with 6,600 special agents. Nearly half the U S population lives in city areas.
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Soldier fatally shot during Terra Alta scuffle with police
Willis Powell, 28, AWOL from Ft. Knox, was killed in a Terra Alta confrontation with a policeman. Police say Officer James Smearman posted $5,000 bond after being charged with manslaughter. In Huntington, Walter Messer, 34, a taxi driver, faces robbery and delinquency charges for aiding two teens in a robbery. In Charleston Armistice Day memorial closes state offices and schools nationwide.
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Willis Powell
Rt. 13
Ft. Knox
James Smearman
W. L. Pike
Reuther Poised as CIO Leader Amid Murray Vacancy
CIO leaders weigh Walter Reuther as possible successor to Philip Murray after his death. Reuther heads the United Auto Workers with about 1.25 million members, and faces internal factions favoring broad social union goals versus a narrower economic focus. Decision on leadership likely at Pittsburgh meetings or the Los Angeles convention, amid merger talk with the AFL and potential Green retirement.
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Detroit
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Walter Reuther
CIO
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Steelworkers Union
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Washington
Philip Murray
Murray
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
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United Mine Workers
William ‘Green
Jong
Lovejoy martyr honored by Stevenson in Alton ceremony
Gov Adlai Stevenson praised Elijah P Lovejoy at a bronze plaque dedication in Alton honoring the anti slavery editor and Presbyterian minister killed defending a free press. Barry Bingham Jr joined Stevenson as about 1000 mourners greeted his first public remarks since the election defeat.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
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Fugitive ends manhunt with selfinflicted shot near Lindon Colo
Clarence Hass, a 28yearold farmer wanted for the slaying of Washington County Sheriff Wesley McDowell and deputy Jim Jackson, apparently shot himself on a busy highway near Lindon after authorities surrounded him. The killings occurred at the Hass farm eight miles northwest of Lindon as investigators pursued the suspect through an overnight search. Scientists remark on light speed and the paradox of infinite weight at that velocity.
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Man Kills Three Takes Own Life in Suburban Memphis
In a suburban Memphis home, four people were found dead including a 6-year-old boy. Dr. J. W. Scheibler, a 58-year-old veterinarian, his wife Ruby 52, her daughter Doris Miller 31, and Doris's son Craig were killed. Scheibler reportedly shot his wife and the boy as they slept, then shot himself.
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Tenn
Snelby County
James Thompson
J. W. Scheibler
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