South Leads Way In Second Salk Polio Vaccine Shots
Nationwide AP survey shows over one million American children received second Salk polio shots with the South most active. First and second shots total 642 million given. 60 to 70 percent with access have had the second dose. Deaths decline 46 percent from last year, 65 percent in key Southern states. Outside the South resistance slows second-shot campaign. 18 of 48 states awaiting fall renewal.
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Washington
Associated Press
South
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
West Virginia
California
Cow Drags Boy To His Death In Bath New York
Six year old Tommy Crane was dragged by a cow after grabbing its tail and died after being pulled through a barn and briar patch. The incident occurred as he visited a neighbor’s farm for milk.
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Bath
Tommy Crane
Frederick County OKs Loans for Robinson Memorial School
Frederick County Supervisors approve two loans for the Robinson Memorial School project on Paper Mill Road near Winchester. The plan calls for an eight room facility with a cafe and multipurpose room, to be ready by fall 1956, with land purchased and deeds recorded.
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Frederick County School Board
Paper Mill
Winchester
Robinson Memorial School
R. A. Robinson
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
State Literary Fund
Robinson Memorial Fund
Robinson Fund
Paper Mill Road
Shawnee
R. W. Patterson
John C. Gold
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Richmond
State Department of Education
Negro Jailed In Incident At Brick Plant
A 21 year old Winchester Negro, Baby Ruth Scott of N. Kent Street, was jailed on charges of destroying property at Shenandoah Brick and Tile Co. He was held on a $1,000 bond after arrest by Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven at Stephens City. The case involves a power shovel and a diesel bulldozer used in the shale pit near the plant. Pickets remained at their posts in the rain as labor tensions continued and shipments proceeded on schedule.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Brick & Tile Co
Baby Ruth Scott
N. Kent St
Scott
Stephens City
Frederick County
Robert L. DeHaven
Patterson and Huffman
Front Royal
Stevenson First Nomination Bid Faces Democratic Split
Adlai E Stevenson and Gov Averell Harriman weigh a working agreement to nominate Stevenson in 1956 with Stevenson to lead early ballots if viable. Several advisers debate primaries versus waiting for preconvention strength as South opposition sharpens and Governor Shivers of Texas vows to oppose Stevenson.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Illinois
Eisenhower
Harriman
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
South
Allen Shivers
Texas
Hurricane Connie Threatens Atlantic Coast Shelters Prepare
Norfolk weather center reported Connie slowing as it neared Virginia coast. The storm stalled west of Cape Hatteras and should drift over southeastern Virginia by midnight with reduced surge estimates and limited flooding. Over 100 ships gathered in port while ferries halted and emergency crews lined up shelters and communications for potential impact.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Weather Bureau
Virginia
Cape Hatteras
Norfolk Naval Base
Ft. Meade
Hazel
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce At
Virginia Beach
Connie
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Invading Army Of Bugs Force Man From House
Kenneth W. Troutman was forced to leave his Cumberland Maryland home after an invading army of thin black bugs swarmed the house. He reported the insects emerged after rain and could not be washed away, prompting the family to move in with a neighbor.
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Bugs
Man
Cumberland
Kenneth W. Troutman
Troutman
Guided Missile Against Cancer Sought by Atomic Scientists
Atomic scientists at the 72 nation atoms for peace conference outline a method using antibodies to carry radioactive material to cancer sites. Experiments in rabbits show kidney targeting with an iodine compound, suggesting a future for precise tumor therapy.
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Geneva
Atoms For Peace
W. F. Bale
L. L. Spar
University of Rochester At
Richmond Virginia Weather Outlook Aug 13 17
Forecast shows near normal temperatures with regional shifts and rainfall. Temps vary through the period with heavier coastal rainfall and totals around 1 to 3 inches. Wet conditions begin tonight and may persist into Saturday with showers continuing Monday.
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Richmond
Virginia
Re-Post Hurricane Warnings as Rains Pelt the Northeast
Northeast coast communities faced renewed hurricane warnings as Connie accelerated. Rainfall totals neared four inches in New York City area with widespread floods and power outages across Nassau Suffolk and Westchester counties. Transport disruptions included LIRR washouts and flight cancellations amid five deaths.
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New York
Virginia Capes
Delaware
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Long Island Rail Road
New York City
Nassau
Suffolk
Westchester
U S Ambassador to Thailand Killed in Thailand Crash
American Ambassador John E Peurifoy and his 9 year old son Daniel died when their Ford Thunderbird hit a truck on a narrow bridge 125 miles south of Bangkok. Elder son Clinton, 14, was critically injured near Hau Hin on the Gulf of Siam. The ambassador, 48, had arrived in Thailand last November after service in Greece and Guatemala.
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Thailand
John E. Peurifoy
Daniel
Peurifoy
Clinton
Hau Hin
Gulf of Siam
Greece
Guatemala
Senate
Washington
Betty Jane
Marshall College lecture interrupted by plaster fall
Prof Charles P Harper lecturing on falling prices at Marshall College when a two foot square plaster chunk dropped from the ceiling. Three students were scratched.
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Huntington
W. Va
Charles P. Harper
Marshall College
Duff’s
Downpour Continues After Heavy Rain Hits Area
The heaviest precipitation since Hurricane Hazel brushed the area last fall occurred yesterday evening and more rain was forecast today. Officials urged caution as streets flooded and travel slowed.
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N. Kent and
E. Piccadilly Sts
Diane Moves East as New Hurricane Formed Offshore
A second hurricane in the Atlantic, Diane, intensified to winds of 80 to 90 mph about 1 150 miles east of Miami after being spotted near 420 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. Forecasters warned Connie still over the northeast coast remained a separate system, with Diane likely to turn north and affect the eastern U S. coast later, while rain and gusty winds fell in Virginia and surrounding areas.
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Miam
Fila
Atlantic
Diane
Miami
Puerto Rico
Gordon Dunn
Weather Bureau
Connie
Dunn
Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Virginia Capes
Delaware
Provincetown
Mass
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Rising Tension Escalates After South Korean Death Over Truce Inspectors
A South Korean was shot and killed as riots surged over UN truce inspectors in Korea. Two others were wounded as demonstrations grew, with Rhee demanding removal of inspectors by Saturday midnight and U S troops warned to curb violence.
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Seoul
Eyngman Rhee
Korea
Rhee
U S
L. L. Lemnitzer
United Nations
Lemnitzer
United States
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Panmunjom
U. S
Harlan C. Parks
Military Armistice Commission
MNSC
South Korea
Seeth
Connie Roughs North Carolina Coast With Strong Winds
Reports say Hurricane Connie may weaken after nearing Morehead City North Carolina as warnings extend to Provincetown Mass. Gusts peak near 100 mph with 5 to 8 foot tides along the Atlantic coast. Early damage seen on Carolina beaches includes pier damage and blown shingles.
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Washington Weather Bureau
District of Columbia
Morehead City
N. C
Cape Hatteras
Virginia
Atlantic
Delaware
Myrtle Beach
Provincetown
Mass
Connie
Carolina
Hazel
South Carolina
Pawley’s Island
Garden City
North Carolina
Carolina Beach
Peter Pan Children’s Shop yard party sale notice
Gore Virginia Aug 13 barbequed chicken suppers and home made ice cream at Hebron Baptist Church yard party. Peter Pan Children’s Shop advertises 50 percent reductions on many items. Sale runs 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with proceeds benefiting church activities.
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Peter Pan Children’s Shop
Hebron Baptist Church
Gore
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