Former Virginian Seeks Wyoming Governorship
Raymond B. Whitaker, a 46 year old lawyer from Fredericksburg Virginia, runs in Wyoming for the Democratic nomination for governor. He faces four challengers in the primary including Ernest Wilkerson, Jack Gage, Bill Nation, and Howard Burke as he campaigns on mining taxes and gambling issues.
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Casper
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Sheridan
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Cheyenne
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Longacre’s Indian head cent a portrait of his daughter Sarah
The 1858 Indian head cent followed the Flying Eagle cent as the Mint prepared dies. James B. Longacre, chief engraver, modeled Sarah Longacre’s likeness on several coins, including the dollar and the First Banknote pieces, and placed his initials on 1864 designs with an L on a ribbon near the headdress.
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United States
Beatles Draw Thousands to Washington Stadium
In Washington the Beatles performed under heavy police guard before about 32 164 fans at D C Stadium. Five Ku Kluxers protested Lennons Christianity remarks while a teen briefly touched the band. Lennon deflected queries about Vatican remarks and later apologized for the controversy.
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Three Road Deaths In Virginia Reported
The Associated Press notes Virginia’s year toll rose to 654 from 624. Mathews County sees 6 year old Robert Wayne Crewe fatally struck at the State Routes 14 and 611 junction. Roanoke youth Richard Eldridge Leftwich 16 dies after a collision on a Roanoke street. James Robert Turner 20 of Walkerton dies in a crash at State Routes 634 and 635 in King and Queen County.
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Mathews
Roanoke
Richard Eldridge Leftwick
King and Queen
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Walkerton
King and Queen County
Steam Locomotives Replaced by Diesel-Electric Across U.S.
Steam locomotives, used in the United States for over a century, have been almost entirely replaced by diesel-electric engines in the past quarter century. Despite this trend, early postwar years saw diesel-electrics still few in number. in 1951 steam remained more common than diesel in service.
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Underworld Aids Capture in British Police Killing
London police charged John Edward Witney after a large manhunt for the killers of three undercover detectives. The arrest followed tips from London's underworld and donations to families, as authorities traced a souped up blue station wagon linked to the crime near Wormwood Scrubs.
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Witney
Britain
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Geoffrey Roger Fox
Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Kissing Customs in Ancient Persians and Greeks
Herodotus notes Persians kissed on the mouth when equal and on the cheek when unequal. In classical Greece, kissing a superior’s hand, breast, or knee was customary as described by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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