Showplace Now Mining Camp Shadow Of Old Days
In Virginia City Montana Blind Bob Gohn runs a tavern and general store with one eye cast on the past. He lost his sight in 1920 in a mining accident but keeps the justice of the peace role, joking about the jukebox and gurgles that mislead his pours. The town, once booming with miners, slowly revives through tourism as relics and a potential mother lode lure draw visitors.
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Virginia City
Mont
Bob” Gohn
Blind Bob
Montana
Alder Gulch
Charles Bovey
Bovey
George Gohn
Montana Territory
Bob
Virgina City
Blind Red
Convict Russell Captured In Charlotte In Stolen Car
Harry Russell a 34 year old convict who escaped from a South Carolina road camp was arrested in Charlotte after driving a stolen car from Virginia. Detectives Hagler and Newell recovered him around 10 am in a lot. He was serving ten years for the Salem crossroads robbery and admitted making a self use key to escape. The car belonged to Dr. Thomas H. Alphin of Richmond Virginia. Russell said he came to Charlotte last Saturday night after escaping and planned to surrender later. He left the camp to tend to his wife and baby and expressed remorse. He had turned state's evidence in the Pitts case and is tied to the Ladd Storekeeper robbery. The see RUSSELL, P-13.
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Charlotte
Harry Russell
South Carolina
Virginia
C. C. Hagler
J. B. Newell
Russell
Salem Crossroads
Parrfield County
Thomas H. Alphin
N. 12Th St
Richmond
Abington
Dr. Alshin
Willis Smith
American Bar Association
Cherry
College
Trinity
Wills
Tim
Wake County
Britain Rebuked Over Spy Case Cooperation
Washington May 6 Three senators assailed Great Britain for limiting FBI access to Klaus Fuchs and for withholding full cooperation. Sen Edwin C Johnson said Britain’s conditions are shabby and hinder defense plans under NATO. Senators Bridges and Ferguson urged full cooperation to uncover any aides in the United States.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Klaus Fuchs
Edwin C. Johnson
de- Colo
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Britain
FBI
Fuchs
Bridges
R-Ne
Ferguson
Puchs
Johnson
Phone electric tax cut asked by Raleigh official
North Carolina Congresswoman chairman Stanley Winborne said he wired a request to Congress urging tax relief on telephone and electric services. He urged reductions on utilities before hitting luxuries and semi luxuries, noting these are real necessities and should be prioritized.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Stanley Winborne
Winborne
Belmont Talk Takes Me n Willis Theme in Beltline Saga
Belmont-Democratic rally guest Gregg Cherry endorsed Willis Smith for the Senate at a May 27 title clash event. Cherry, former governor, praised Smith as a Christian gentleman of integrity and urged primary support. He recounted their 1830 political alliance and Smith’s ascent to speaker and ABA president, highlighting their Raleigh law careers and early friendship.
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Lyle Edwards
iGasette
Belmont
Frank Graham
Willis Smith
Kerr Scott
Gregg Cherry
Bel- Tour
Cherry
Will Smith
Smith
Raleigh
Willis
Senators Told to Take Action for Contempt
Washington May 6 Counsel for Senate Richard Morgan said Communist investigators recommended citing Bart Browder and Frederick Van derbilt Field for contempt of Congress. The pair refused to testify to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, which is probing charges by Senator McCarthy that the State Department housed communists. Morgan drafted a contempt citation resolution for committee consideration as plans formed to study loyalty files released by President Truman.
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Washington
Senate
Bart Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Congress
Edward P. Morgan
Morgan
Browder
American Communist Party
Field
McCarthy
Rwis
State Department
Tydings
D-Md
Truman
Lost Child Found Near Dunbar After Disappearance
A two year old girl, Anna Pearl Thorpe, missing since yesterday, was found near Dunbar under a blackberry bush about three miles from home. She was nude save for one shoe and taken to a physician for examination. State police aided in the recovery.
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Connellsville
Anna Pearl Thorpe
Dunbar
Storm hits nine states with deadly Midwest winds
A May storm driven by fierce winds carved destruction across nine states in the Midwest. Seven people were killed and scores injured as tornadoes touched Minnesota areas, snow and dust storms added to chaos, and widespread property damage mounted to millions. The vast low pressure system brought rain, hail, and floodwaters, injuring livestock and toppling power lines as emergency crews worked through the day and into the night.
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Midwest
Associated Press
North Central
Minnesota
Hall
Weather forecast for South Carolina reads warm weekend
Partly sunny conditions with warm afternoons and evenings expected Sunday. West portion may see higher temperatures and variable winds.
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South Carolina
London visitor tackles Southern ways in Gastonia tale
Miss Jessie Beeching of London, 68, visits Gastonia North Carolina with Ted and Elva Harrison after touring Cherokee Reservation. She misreads American money, asks for maps, and jokes about staying in the United States until her census status. She plans to return to England on May 35, hoping to see an Indian and a boar before leaving.
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Jessie Beeching
London
Daniel Boone
Gastonia
N. C
Ted Harrison
Hillcrest Avenue
Eee
Bolls
Therm
Mrs. Beeching
United States
Sir Walter Raleigh
New York
Pennsylvania
England
Ted
Miss Beeching
Measure Through Senate Urges Small Business Aid Plan
The administration’s foreign aid package passed the Senate with heavy cuts and tightened funding. The $63.1 billion authorization faces later debate on actual cash, while the $45 million Point Four aid and the Marshall Plan request also faced reductions. Senator McMellar denounced economy cuts as Congress prepares to fund aid programs for fiscal 1951 starting July 1.
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Senate
Washington
Truman
Bianc
Senator McMellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Truman Proposes Five Point Plan to Aid Small Business
President Truman submitted a five point program to Congress to aid small business with government insured loans up to 25000 and national investment companies for long term financing. The plan also seeks RFC expansion to 15 year loans, RFC oversight by the commerce secretary, and a clearinghouse to disseminate technical and managerial information.
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Washington, May
Truman
Senate Democrats
Wherry
Congress
New York
Lucas
RFC
Secretary of Commerce
Acheson Urges Stand Against Soviet Threat
U S Secretary of State Acheson called for Western nations to marshal "utmost vigor" against Communism amid forecasts of growing tests in the next years. He spoke in Paris with French Foreign Minister Schuman and planned talks in London with Bevin as officials weigh closer NATO cooperation and steps toward ending occupation in Germany.
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Washington
Acheson
Nature
Paris
Tedks
Selin Roeding
London
U. & Mente
Crue
Russia
Schuman
Bevin Schuman
three @id
Pac East
Wear
Germany
Local Temperature Report From Last Night to Today
The report notes a temperature extend from last night to today with rainfall totaling 1.12 inches. Quiet conditions are observed at beaches with no notable weather events reported.
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Sebeer
Fred Wells
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