Death of Senator La Follette Stuns Washington and Wisconsin
The body of former Senator Robert M. La Follette is said to have shot himself in his Washington home. He will be buried in Madison with services Friday at Grace Episcopal Church. Tributes flowed from colleagues as plans for burial emerged and plans for his funeral took shape amid a nationwide outpouring of sympathy.
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Bob LaFollette
Washington
Wisconsin
Madison
Robert M. la Follette
Vesterans
Yurislon
la Force
Huh
Bob
Grace Episcopal Church
John Keene
la Follette
Red Cross
A. Magruder McDonald
District of Columbia
Suicine
Henry
Jay
Robert
Fighting Bob
Mearnhing
Milwaukee
Sears Roebuck & Co
United Fruit Company
Senate
Walter Reuthar
The
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World government and American democracy contrasted
Charles J. Whitacre argues for a world government as necessary in 1953 to manage atomic energy, world trade, disease, literacy, and poverty. He dismisses the notion of a slave world and endorses United World Federalists, urging acceptance of international authority within a framework of freedom and American values.
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Porter
Rbave
Tamonot
Tamonot Ves A Member of the United World Federalists
45 Yard Long Letter From Rome Reaches Canada Hope
A mother in Rome, Mrs Rosalia Grandi, wrote a 45 yard long letter to her daughter Mrs Gabriella Hait. It took three days to compose and described New Year dinner plans and hopes of joining in Canada.
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Gabriella Hait
Ty Hey
Civitan Club Donates To Buy Glasses For Needy
The Civitan Club presented a $15 check to the County Health Department to fund eyeglasses for county residents in need, lifting this year’s total to $300. Civitan President William T. Goetz gave the check to Mrs. C G Brock, who oversees the program with Maas Optical Company.
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William T. Goetz
Hagerstown Civitan Club
G. Brock
Health Department
de Jagerstoun Cayton Club
County Health Department
Civitan
C G Brock
Medi
Ciwitams
Hagerstown Fair
Brock
Civitan Club
Brook
American Oil Plans Refinery Near Talbot County
The Evening Sun reports American Oil plans to build a refinery on a large tract in Talbot County Bay Hundred District near the Chesapeake Bay shoreline. Baltimore headquarters are cited and discussions include transporting refined products by ship and truck with public hearings anticipated.
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Baltimore
Evening Sun
American Oil
Talbot County
Evening Son
Talbot
Wineh
Bay
Waibor
Peniyistua
Gul
Chesapeake Bay
Beenie Sunan Benaitive Phins Dalatesh
Piocut Cfo
Hag ES
Tustalbatrang Gans
Seeman Howeth
Tighinat
Cot
Huge Sums Spent On Plants and Equipment
Reads as a fragmented report noting large expenditures on plants and equipment. Mentions institutions and potential departments, with unclear names and dates. Highlights financial outlays and asset purchases without coherent specifics.
Prayer for TODAY from Assorge Pidgeon in Toronto
Prayer text seeks divine guidance to fulfill a personal design and avoid thwarting the will. It asks believers to hear and obey the voice of God daily. Toronto post-moderator of the United Church of Canada signs the invocation.
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Pidgeon
Toronto
United Church of Canada
Veins Pewter and Aoditional Faute At Char
A fragmented notice references veins and pewter related items with unclear context. The readable portion suggests a local event or auction type notice but lacks concrete names, dates, or locations to identify a clear action or outcome. Further readable text is needed to produce a precise summary.
Five Injured In Spectacular Crash Here
Five people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash at Northern and Potomac Avenues yesterday. Mrs. Michael Gi. Callas drove a car that was struck by a Marrisburg man, then collided with a gasoline tanker. The impact sent the Callas car into a Coca Cola truck. One car was listed as a total loss. Mrs. Callas was hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Northern
Potomac Avenues
Michael Gi. Callas
Wagner
Patomar Avenue
Northern Avenue
Reese M. Lloyd of
Marrisburg
Izabeth Hawhaker
Beechwood Drive
Peggy Ann Dalton
Columbia Road
Nave
Margaret
Astcond
Coca Cola Company
HarrisbUre Nan
Callas
Winter Street Pupils Aid Holland Flood Relief
Winter Street School pupils organized a Holland Flood Relief drive led by Ann Marie Krause with teacher Mrs Townes approval. Students donated clothing and thirty dollars, hoping to support Dutch flood victims while learning about world affairs and shared effort. The campaign grew from a classroom protest to a community appeal encouraging local citizens to contribute.
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Landers
Winter Street
Ann
Pauline Townes
Halland
Ann Marie
Marie Krause
Holland
Chkkren
He Uuleh
Hagerstown
Halland Klood
Van Fleet to Outline Plan to Win Korean War
General James A. Van Fleet will brief President Eisenhower and Congress leaders next Tuesday on his ideas to win the Korean War. He will attend a White House session a day before appearing before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, presenting a preview of his strategy under current conditions.
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Washington
James A. van Fleet
Eisenhower
Congress
Eighth Army
White House
House
Senate Armed Services Committees
Two MIGs Down In Air Battle Over Korea Fierce Fight
Allied air forces claimed victory in air combat over North Korea with sabre jets destroying two Communist MiG-15s and damaging two more as U N and Allied fighters pounded factories near the Manchurian border. Panmunjom clashes left casualties as raiders attacked fronts, while Chinese Reds sustained losses in an all-night engagement east of Chorwon Valley.
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Seoul
North Korea
U.S
Fifth Air Forc
Manchurian
Susho
U.N
Panmunjom
Chorwon Valley
U. S. Eighth Army
TVA Officials Hurt In Bristol Plane Crash
TVA chairman Gordon Clapp and director of power G C Wessenauer were seriously injured when a TVA airplane failed two engines en route from Washington to Knoxville and crashed near Tri Cities Airport. Other passengers, including pilot Herschel Fleming and co pilot Roger Mahan, suffered minor injuries.
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Bristol
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tri-Cities
TVA
Gordon Clapp
G. C. Wessenauer
Power
Clapp
John H. Clark
Herschel Fleming
Knoxville
Roger Mahan
Maryville
Four Churches To Share In Estate Of John J. Leas Died Monday
John J. Leas death leaves a will directing portions to four churches and individuals. He names a half sister in Keyser West Virginia, Father Charles W. Dausch, the Pentecostal Assembly of God trustees in Williamsport Maryland, and St Marys Catholic Church in Hagerstown Maryland. Executor Robert E Bowman is appointed, with publication of the will in local newspapers prior to burial. Interment planned in Darksville West Virginia after a Requiem Mass at St Marys. Holy Name Society members plan prayers at Suter Funeral Home.
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John J. Leas
Fevel
Vancleavesville
Keyser
W. V.a
Pentecostal Assembly of God
Mt South Conococheague Street
Williamsport
Board of Trustees
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Robert E. Bowman
Irene R. Burris
Martin V. B. Bostetter
Leas
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Holy Name Society of the Church
Attorney Kills Wife And Self After Argument
A Baltimore area tragedy unfolds as Wilbur P. Coyle, chief attorney for the Baltimore regional VA office, apparently kills his wife Elizabeth Fallon Coyle and then shoots himself after an argument in their Towson home. Their 16 year old son fled with a gun, later dropping it. police recovered the weapon in a living area. Mrs Coyle, 45, died from neck wounds. Coyle, 48, remained in critical condition with a throat wound. The incident followed the family’s earlier tension and a visit by Mrs Fallon.
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Towson
Baltimore
Elizabeth Flallon Coyle
Wilbur FP. Cayle
The
Veterans Administration
Union Memorial Hospital
Coyle
Faumiller
Sarah Fallon
Cyril Banmiller
Baltimore County Police
Wilbur PF
Voyle TE
Banmiller
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