Stevenson Wins Democratic Nomination For President
Adlai Stevenson is unanimously nominated by the Democratic National Convention to seek a second term. A slate of vice presidential contenders swirled as Kefauver Humphrey Kennedy Gore Wagner Johnson vie for the No. 2 spot while Stevenson urged a party driven by its own choice.
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Adlai Stevenson
Harry S. Truman
Stevenson
Truman
Averell Harriman
New York
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Nixon
GOP
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Albert Gore
Tennessee
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Democratic Party
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Harold E
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Johnson Not Seeking Nomination As Veep
Texas delegation votes unanimously for Gov Frank Clement of Tennessee as vice president. Sen Lyndon Johnson says he is not interested but Texas will caucus again after the first ballot. Johnson expects 56 Texas votes for Clement and says the nomination is not settled yet.
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Chicago
Texas
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Clement
Stevenson
John Connally
France Seeks International Suez Management With Egyptian Ownership
At the 22 nation Suez conference French Foreign Minister Pineau proposed an international authority run the canal while Egypt remains owner and receives revenues. Dulles outlined the Western big three plan and Egypt rejected it citing loss of control. Indian and Soviet envoys prepared counterproposals as Sweden and Portugal voiced support.
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London
Christian Pineau
Suez Canal
Egypt
Dulles
Pineau
Ali Sabry
Masser
V. K. Krishna Menon
Sabry
Clared
U. N
Sweden
Portugal
India
Nasser Hosts U S Visitor for Egypt Chat During Suez Crisis
President Gamal Abdel Nasser spent 45 minutes with 18 year old American Dennis Briody of Massapequa New York and his father Charles Briody in Cairo. Dennis said the talk covered his experiences in Egypt and impressed him with the president though he emphasized the conversation was non political.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Dennis Briody
Massapequa
N.Y
Dennis
Charles Briody
Son Responds Warmly To Adlai Stevenson Nomination
Pvt. Borden Stevenson voiced praise for his father Adlai Stevenson after his nomination by the Democratic Party. He said he was glad yet had expected more. The remarks came amid coverage of the Democratic convention events.
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Honolulu
Pvt
Borden Stevenson
Father Adlai
Germans Ban Communist Party in West Germany
West Germany outlawed the Communist party as unconstitutional and seized party offices in major cities. The ban covers the party and its 200 front groups while East Germany urged mass protests and warned reunification would be harder. Police prepared for possible underground activity by Reds, who claim U S influence orchestrated the move.
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Germany
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Communist Party
Federal Supreme Court
Josef Wintrich
West Berlin
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The
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Fluvanna School Schedule Released For Coming Year
Fluvanna schools announced a schedule with Aug 30 general faculty meeting and Aug 31 student registration. Classes begin Sept 3, with holidays set for Thanksgiving Christmas Easter and a Vernon meeting in March. About 130 students are expected to enroll, with four new teachers joining the staff.
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L. M. Dawson
Parent
Oilbert Teachers Association
Vernon
Dawson
Emma Land
Roscoe
Olla May Martin
Westbrook
Lillie A. Rankin
Ysleta
Albert Bayer
Post
Maryatt §S. Norton
Eleanor Hunnicott
Allen Clifton
Ray Herring
Mary Eleanor Estes
Three Buildings Burn in Mart Texas Fire
A late night blaze in Mart Texas destroyed a service station a vacant garage and an upholstery shop while several buildings remained threatened by the flames. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night keeping the fire from spreading to nearby structures.
Texas Commission Cuts September State Crude Output
The Railroad Commission reduced Texas oil crude flow in September by 73 505 barrels daily to 3 297 954. The 15 day pattern largely guided the decision with Fort Chadbourne field set at 13 days. Commissioner Culberson noted domestic production up 6.8 percent year over year while imports rose 26.8 percent and crude stocks rose 5.3 percent overall.
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Texas
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William Murray
Middle East
Suez Canal
Egypt
Fort Chadborne
Olin Culberson
Culberson
West Texas
United States
Second County Bale Ginned At Hermleigh
Hermleigh area records the second county bale of the season ginned at Planters Gin. Leo Schattel harvested the first bale last week and J. E. Paul owned the second bale, weighing 1850 pounds with 565 yield. The gin paid Paul 35 cents per pound and processed the bale free. The bale came from about 18 acres of dryland.
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Hermleigh
Leo Schattel
J. E. Paul
Here
T. D. Craft
Paul
Deadline Notice For Poll Tax Changes Before August Primary
Voters are reminded to update poll tax receipts when moving to a new precinct. The Tuesday deadline, per Geral Greene, requires changes at the courthouse assessor-collector office to vote in the second primary on August 25 in the new polling boxes. Absentee ballots may be picked up by the county clerk until the same deadline.
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Geral Greene
Two Arrested In Riesel Blinding
FBI arrest two exconvicts in New York tied to the acid blinding of labor columnist Victor Riesel. Officials say the acid thrower Telvi is dead, with his body found July 28 after a July killing. Arrested are Joseph Peter Carlino and Gondolfo Miranti on conspiracy to obstruct justice charges.
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Washington
FBI Today
Victor Riesel
FBI
Riesel
New York City
Abraham Telvi
Lower East Side
New York
Telvi
New York U. S
Paul Williams
Joseph Peter Carlino
Forsyth St
Gondolfo Miranti
Delaney St
U. S
Lindy
Miranti
Lindy’s
Carlino
Absentee Balloting Ends Tuesday in Aug 25 Democratic Primary
The county clerk reports 108 absentee ballots received for the Aug 25 Democratic second primary with 19 still in the mail. Absentee voting closes Tuesday. applications are due by then. Ballots may be mailed or cast in Dan Cotton's office, with receipts kept until after the election.
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Dan Cotton
Cotton
Weather Preview For Snyder Area Heat To Saturday
Yesterday's high 103 degrees and low 72 set hot tone for North Central and West Texas. At 7 30 a m today the reading was 76 as the forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with sharp heat and only isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers through Saturday.
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Snyder
North Central
West Texas
Installations Stoned in Ohio Telephone Strike Violence
Four installations of the Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co. were stoned late last night amid continuing tension in a five week old strike. Local authorities reported damage and intensified confrontations as workers and management remain at odds over terms.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
O Daniel to Run as Independent for Governor
W Lee O Daniel announced at a Dallas news conference that he will seek the governorship as an independent in November. He blasted runners up Daniel and Yarborough and said a 7000 signature petition could qualify him, while officials warned ballot access may require court action.
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O’daniel
Sen
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Ralph Yarborough
Dallas
O'Daniel
George Sandlin
Democratic Executive Committee
The
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Secretary of State
Yarborough
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