New Car Sales Near 1955 Pace in First Half
DETROIT AP reports six month auto sales near the 1955 boom pace. January to June totaled 3,446,563 with Ford production stoppage and a June Ohio strike. Olds up 43 percent, Chryslers strongest first half since 1955, Buick 207,582, Cadillac 76,937, Studebaker 44,194, Dodge down to 108,908.
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Detroit
Ford
Major Auto Report
Ohio
Ford Car Assembly
American Motors
Oldsmobile
Studebaker
Dodge Division
Absolve Acquit and Clear in Legal Context
A concise guide lists synonyms for release from blame or duty. Absolve and exonerate are paired with acquit and pardon, while clear and exempt appear as related terms. Each word is defined by its emphasis on freeing from responsibility or accusation.
Hayfield News Briefs Reflect Local Visitors and Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Abe Clark and family from Ohio returned home after visiting relatives. Visitors to the Walter Solo man family included Miss Susie Wyniski New York City Mrs Helen Connelly Lynchburg James Morris Berryville Mr and Mrs Albert Lacy and son Stephens City and Miss Dale Gwinn Winchester. A Mt Olive Church Grove fellowship supper drew a large crowd.
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Lloyd Light
Kenneth Light
M. A. Wiley
Larrick
Harry Turner
Elkridge, Md
Otis Mauzy
Jacie White
Lester Whetzel
Basil Cooper
Beulah Elliott
Joyce Solomon
Luther Larrick
Six Bluefield Police Indicted on Burglary Charges
Mercer County grand jury indicted six Bluefield officers for breaking and entering warehouses offices homes and stores dating back to December 1949. Capt Charles Cregger Lt Charles A Fox Sgts Eugene Kirk Robert T Gibons and Patrolmen R E Lee Ted Land named. arraignment date not set. bonds set at $2000 each.
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Princeton
W. Va
West Virginia
Bluefield
Mercer County Grand Jury
Lpot
Charles Cregger
Charles A. Fox
Eugene Kirk
Robert T. Gibons
R. E. Lee
Ted Land
Mercer County Criminal Court
Newark Star-Ledger editor Dietz dies at 52
Executive editor and acting sports editor Joseph F. Dietz of the Newark Star-Ledger died Wednesday at age 52 from a heart attack in Westfield New Jersey. He led the sports department and contributed to coverage across the Star-Ledger.
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Westfield
N.J
Joseph F. Dietz
The
Newark
Star-Ledger
Confessions Spur Wider Estes Probes In Washington
Confessions by Louis N. Dumas and Arthur Stone admit they took 1640.80 from an Estes agent. The disclosures trigger wider investigations by Agriculture and Justice departments and Congress into Estes cotton acreage transfers and possible influence peddling in farm aid programs.
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Washington
Billie Sol Estes
Louis N. Dumas
Arthur Daniel Service
ASCS
Billie Lo Estes
Orville L. Freeman
Dumas
Stone
Sen- Investigations
Capitol Hill
Agriculture Department
Justice Department
Congressional
Texas
$15,000 Gift to George C. Marshall Foundation From Houston
The Hobby Foundation of Houston gave $15,000 to the George C. Marshall Research Foundation in Lexington as it aims to raise $500,000 for a memorial library and museum honoring World War II Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall.
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Marshall Foundation
Lexington
George C. Marshall Research Foundation
Hobby Foundation
Houston
Tex
The
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Chatham
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W. Boscawen St
Winchester
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Robert B. Dale, Jr
J. Sloan Kuykendall
John L. Glaize
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Lemuel W. Brown
Richard E. Byrd
J. T. Kremer
Wayne B. Omps
Maurice W. Perry
William A. Rooker
James R. Wilkins
Estes Enterprises
Parnell E. Biggerstaff
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John L McClellan
D-Ark
Notie McClellan
McClellan
Stillwater
Okla
Hershel Burrus
State Conservation Committee
Burrus
Henry Marshall
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