Slain Ohio Couple Found In Bed After Ham mers Slashing
In Columbus police found Gomer Thomas 45 and Betty 39 murdered in their bedroom with two hammers and two butcher knives nearby. Investigators noted extensive blunt force and throat wound, while motives included possible robbery. Suspect Robert Jacob Miller, 19, son of Mrs. Thomas, under inquiry. another son Charles Miller 18 and sister Clarabelle Fast found bodies. Thomas worked at an auto parts firm. Betty at North American Aviation.
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Gomer Thomas
Betty
Robert Jacob Miller
Thomas
Charles Miller
Clarabelle Fast
Set. C
Bronx Shoemaker Seeks Prayer Before The 64 000 Question
Bronx shoemaker Gina Prato plans a prayer at St Patrick's Cathedral before appearing on The 64 000 Question. He faces a choice to quit with $32,000 or risk it all for the grand prize, with a $4,000 auto guaranteed if he fails. He also notes a $10,000 yearly goodwill ambassador role for American Biltrite Rubber Co.
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Prato
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Opera Tonight
Manhattan
American Biltrite Rubber Co
Chelsea
Mass
Sports Commentator Bill Stern Injured in Car Crash
ABC radio sports commentator Bill Stern was seriously injured when he lost control of his car on the Henry Hudson Parkway and crashed into a fatality barrier. He was rushed unconscious to Jewish Memorial Hospital with cuts bruises a concussion and possible internal injuries. Stern 48 lives in Purchase New York and was reported in serious condition.
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New York
Bill Stern
ABC
Henry Hudson Parkway
Jewish Memorial Hospital
Stern
Purchase
N.Y
Denier
Margaret L. Hodgson
Horne Plans Challenge to Government Ouster
Dr. Frank S Horne says he will contest his ouster from the Housing and Home Finance Agency where he served 17 years as an adviser on minority problems. He alleges budgetary action as the reason and seeks to invalidate the dismissal under civil service protections. Rep. Hays accuses the move of violating civil service rules and calls for investigation.
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Washington
Frank S Horne
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Horne
Albert M Cole
Joseph R. Ray Sr
Louisville
Rep
Hays
Ohio
Housing
White House
Meeting Postponed Between U S Ambassadors and China
The United States and Communist China postponed their planned meeting to Thursday at Red China’s request. Wang Ping-nan needed more time to confer with his government after yesterday’s 212 hour session.
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Geneva
United States
China
Red China
Wang Ping-nan
For Sale Guaranteed Used Tires at Southern Tire Service
Used tire sale offering all sizes and prices at Southern Tire Service opposite Handley High Campus. Advertisement notes availability on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Southern Tire Service
Handley High Campus
Chandler Wins Demo Primary As Combs Concedes
Former Appellate Judge Bert T. Combs concedes A B Happy Chandler's Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Kentucky. Chandler leads in returns with 232 298 votes to 212 875 for Combs as Republican Edwin R. Denney secures the rival nomination. Chandler, former U S senator and baseball commissioner, advances toward November battle against Denney and others.
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Louisville
Bert T. Combs
A. B
Happy Chandler
Kentucky
Combs
Chandler
Lawrence W. Wetherby
GOP
U.S
Edwin R. Denney
Jesse K. Lewis
Robert H. Garrison
Lewis
Mr. Garrison
Jesse N. R. Cecil
Denny
James L. Clay
Weather Outlook for Richmond Aug 10 to 14
The forecast shows temperatures averaging slightly below normal with a warm-up midweek. Rain is expected mainly east of the Appalachians on Thursday and again near week’s end, mostly light with up to an inch near the coast.
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Richmond
Virginia
Appalachian Mountains
Seven More Soldiers Injured In Wolmi Island Demonstrations
Demonstrators besieging the UNSC billets on Wolmi Island injure seven U S soldiers as clashes escalate. About 700 American troops guard the island while 1 200 Korean railway workers reinforce nearby lines amid ongoing protests and Rhee's ultimatum for the UNSC to leave Korea.
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Seoul
Inchon
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Wolmi
U. S
Rhee
UNSC
Korea
Pusan
Eleven Airmen Freed From Captivity To Return Home This Weekend
Eleven U S airmen officially released from Chinese captivity will depart Tokyo for Travis AFB California aboard two C54s then continue home by Convairs. They expect to reach home Saturday or Sunday and requested no mass homecoming. The group includes Col John Knox Arnold and 10 others. they chose the Midway Hawaii route over a direct Alaska Tacoma path.
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Tokyo
U. S
Air Force
John Knox Arnold
China
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Midway
Hawaii
Travis
Alaska
Tacoma
Wash
Midway- Hawaii
Tachikawa
Daniel C. Schmidt
Redding
Charles Cowarding
Red Cross
Grey
Schmidt
Harry M. Benjamin Jr
Worthington
Minn
C. W. Thompson III
Orange
Army
Benjamin
T. Sgt
Howard W. Brown
St. Paul
A.C Steven E
Nuclear power could rival coal electricity in 15 to 20 years
Atoms for Peace conference Dr. James A. Lane of Oak Ridge predicts nuclear power may compete with coal in the United States within 15 to 20 years as capital and operating cost estimates show potential four to seven mills per kilowatt hour. Russian scientists report small reactors as a starting point and note costs are higher now but usable for remote or low grade coal areas.
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Geneva
United States
James A. Lane
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
National Laboratory
Soviet Union
D. I. Blokhinstev
N. A. Nikolayev
Lane
U. S
AEC
Waue
Russia
Eisenhower says GOP proved champion on civil rights
President Eisenhower declares the Republican party a vigorous defender of civil rights and equal dignity. The NAACP praises his record but notes no civil rights legislation and opposition to amendments in pending bills. The Republican letter to Val Washington summarizes campaign promises fulfilled in 1952.
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Lke
Gop
Washington
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Lincoln
New York
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
District of Columbia
NAACP
Republican National Committee
Val J. Washington
Justice Department
Hoover to Dedicate Shrine on His 81st Birthday
Former President Herbert Hoover will dedicate his boyhood home as a national shrine on his 81st birthday. He will speak at his uncle Dr Henry J Minthorn’s home near Newberg Oregon 25 miles southwest of Portland. Interior Secretary Douglas Mc Kay will introduce Hoover and his remarks will be rebroadcast nationwide at 9 38 p m EST on CBS.
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Newberg
Orc
Herbert Hoover
Henry J. Minthorn
Portland
Hoover
Douglas McKay
Salem
CBS
Prizes at Stephens City Parade Tomorrow
Stephens City hosts a firemen parade tomorrow at 7 p.m. with total prizes of 150 dollars. About 67 units announced to participate, as the town continues a week-long carnival on the school grounds. Parade forms at 6 p.m. on Route 641 and ends at the carnival site. Proceeds go to the fire company fund.
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Stephens City
Stephens City Fire Company
General Fund
Lester Ritter
Park Everly
Joseph Snapp
N. B. Smallwood
Employment At All Time Record in July
July employment rose to 64.995 million a new all time peak, with unemployment at 2.12 million. Nonfarm employment hit 57 million, a seasonal record, while job seekers represented 3.7 percent of the 67.465 million civilian labor force. Extraordinary hiring of youths contributed to the gains.
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Washington
Labor and Commerce
Weeks
Labor
Mitchell
Census Bureau
68 Degrees Here Today Heat Wave Banished
The long heat wave ends as temperatures reach a high of 68 degrees today with relief for a second day. Occasional rain is possible tonight, and coastal Florida may face strong winds from hurricane Connie as it moves northward.
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Associated Press
Florida
Duff’s
Connie Threatens East Coast as Hurricane Warnings Rise
Hurricane warnings cover sections of North Carolina and Virginia with a broader alert from Norfolk to New York City as tropical storm Connie moves northward. Forecasters expect the system to stay on a similar course for 24 hours, possibly veering north toward Hatteras by Wednesday.
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Miami, Fla
North Carolina
Virginia
Norfolk
Miami
Fla
Cape Lookout
N.C
Connie
Virginia Capes
Wilmington
South Carolina
Georgia
Cape Hatteras
Weather Bureau
Richmond Weather Bureau Anticipates Connie Rain and Gales
The Richmond Weather Bureau forecasts rain and winds 20 to 25 mph tomorrow as Hurricane Connie moves north northwest at 10 to 14 mph. The Byrd Field station contributes to the East Coast hurricane warning network but does not plot Connie’s course. center winds reach 135 mph.
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Richmond
Richmond Weather Bureau
Byrd Field
Connie Near Cape Hatteras Slows as Winds Grow
An advisory at 11 a.m. EST warns urgent precautions for life and property as Connie moves northward causing increasingly rough seas from Massachusetts to Cape Cod. The storm center sits south of Cape Hatteras with hurricane winds extending 50 miles southwest and gale winds up to 100 miles farther, while forecasters note possible steering away if it aligns with approaching troughs.
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Massachusetts
North Carolina
Carolina Capes
Cape Cod
Connie
Cape Hatteras
Jacksonville
Fla
Gordon Dunn
Miami Eather Bureau
Navy
Night Sky Events for Winchester on August 9
The Moon rises at 10:08 p.m. in Aries with Last Quarter on August 10. Prominent constellations Sagittarius appears in the south at 9:34 p.m. Cassiopeia climbs northeast near midnight, about halfway between Alpha and the North Star. The Winchester sky note covers sunrise and evening positions for the date.
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Sanaa
Raeee Bee
Aries
Sagittarius
Cassiopeia
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