Goldwater urges Stassen to join Democrats in 1956 race
Sen. Goldwater accuses Harold Stassen of creating GOP dissension by pushing to replace Nixon with Gov. Christian Herter. He urges Stassen to quit the party to pursue publicity and notes Stassen’s bid risks Reagan Reeves. The piece cites House petitions and Stassen’s polling plan as part of the intra party clash.
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Washington
Sen. Goldwater
Ariz
Harold E. Stassen
Goldwater
Nixon
Stassen
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Democrats
Douglas McKay
Interior
Herter
Thye
New York Herald Tribune
Washington Dispatch
Don Whitehead
House
Congress
How's Your I Q Answers From Page Four Quiz
A compact list of quiz answers labeled 1 through 10 includes U. S. 1985 in West Virginia, Agana, Vegetable, Lion, No Smaller, No in Switzerland, One, Dictatorship, To bring back, and The period should be omitted.
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U. S
W. Va
Switzerland
Auction listings for August sales across Virginia and West Virginia
A compiled notice lists multiple upcoming sales with dates in August including Mrs L E Armel in Winchester furniture and appliances auctioned by Charles Duvall, and real estate in Martinsburg Pike by Duncan Gibb trustee with E T Snider as auctioneer. Other sales include Lucy Mason in Charles Town antique goods, L A Glaize near Middle town livestock and farm items, Lawrence B Cole and Son dairy cattle at Red Bud Farm, and W D Orndorff as auctioneer.
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L. E. Armel
Cameron St
Winchester
Charles Duvall
Duncan
Gibb
Martinsburg Pike
E. T. Snider
Lucy Mason
Washington and Mildred Sts
Charles Town
W. Va
Paul E. Miller
G. E. Vickers
Paul Farr
L. A. Glaize
Middletown
B. O. Brumback
Lawrence B. Cole and Son
Red Bud
W. D. Orndorff
Army Cook Kills Vacationing Coed in Monterey
Army cook Pfc. John Gruse Jr. 21 assaulted and killed Anne Shay 20 of Fairfield Conn after inviting her to a birthday party. Gruse surrendered to military police and faced murder charges. The victim was on a summer tour with companions Carolyn Kubler and Rachel Anderson.
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Monterey
Calif
New England
Charles E. Simpson
Pfc
John Gruse Jr
Anne Shay
Fairfield
Conn
Kruse
Simpson
Miss Shay
Goodrich Announces Tire Price Increases
Akron Ohio July 28 The B F Goodrich Co announced price hikes of 2 to 3 1 2 percent on passenger and truck tires effective Monday The increases apply to first line and above passenger tire casings rear tractor tires and tubes up 2 1 2 percent and truck tires size 8 25 and larger up 3 1 2 percent Higher costs and wages prompted the move The firm recently joined an agreement with the United Rubber Workers Union for wage gains and fringe benefits.
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Akron
Ohio
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich
Frederick County Home Demonstration Agent Schedule
The schedule covers July 30 to September 15 activities for 4-H and home demonstration clubs. Activities include office work, meetings at Round Hill and Shawnee sections, demonstrations on home lighting corsages and crafts, a Ruritan party, club leader training, and preparations for the county fair September 13 to 15 at Winchester Armory.
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Frederick County
H.D
H.D.C
Ruth Prelip
Round Hill
Margaret Flickinger
Ruritan Club
James Wood School
Gainesboro
Shawnee H.D.C
Opequon
H. D
Winchester Armory
Italian Line Sorts Conflicting Missing Persons Reports Doria Disaster
The Italian Line assigns 11 staff to tabulate rescued passengers and crew from the Andrea Doria as reports vary on missing persons. Doria death toll is six with 34 reported missing by Coast Guard survivors. city police show no missing. The Stockholm’s captain remains silent on a possible cause and radar details.
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Doria
New York
Stockholm
Coast Guard
Gunnar W Noraenson
Piero Calamai
Rada
Striking Convicts Defy Tear Gas in Caribbean Prison
Bridgetown Barbados report describes 138 inmates at the island's only prison staging a roof protest. They shouted for justice as tear gas and high pressure water were used by police and firefighters, with 150 officers on scene.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Caribbean
Negro Woman Stabbed In Chase Alley Fracas
Ann Brown 25 of 430 Chase St is hospitalized with a chest stab wound from an ice pick. James B. Lewis 37 of N Kent St is jailed on felonious assault charges after the incident in Chase Alley. Capt. Punk leads the police probe as Friend ship ambulance transports the victim.
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Chase Alley
Ann Brown
Chase St
Memorial Hospital
James B. Lewis
N. Kent St
Lewis
Movie Camera Film May Show How Tourist Died
Police hoped a film would show how tourist Barney Vincent of Toledo Ohio was shot while photographing souvenir merchant Eric Indian Joe Boyden in Huntsville Ontario. Boyden wore a Blackfoot war bonnet and handled a loaded rifle when it fired, killing Vincent after asking for a photo. The film was sent to Toronto for processing.
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Huntsville
Ont
U. S
Barney Vincent
Toledo
Ohio
Joe Boyden
Toronto
Boyden
Vincent
Child Drowns In Water Pail After Fall
One year old Joan Aldrich died in Lyman New Hampshire when she rolled from a bed and slipped head first into a water pail. The child was at neighbor Irene Mackey’s home. police say the caregiver briefly left the room to wash the floor and returned to find the tragedy.
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Lyman, N. H
Joan Aldrich
Irene Mackey
Ailing Union Veteran Woolson Passes to Critical at 109
Albert Woolson aged 109, last Civil War Union Army veteran, lapsed into unconsciousness at St Luke's Hospital in Duluth Minnesota after weeks with a lung ailment. Attendants say his condition worsened about 2 am and he is now in an oxygen tent. He has been hospitalized several times this year for lung congestion linked to his advanced age.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Woolson
Army trainees burned in grenade demo at Fort Leonard Wood
A phosphorous grenade malfunction during a demonstration at Fort Leonard Wood injures 45 trainees and two instructors, none requiring hospital care. The incident occurred as 150 soldiers watched, with injuries described as slight burns.
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FT. Leonard Wood
Negotiators Move to Complete Three Year Steel Contracts
Pittsburgh negotiators huddle to finalize language speeding signing of a three year steel labor pact ending the 28 day nationwide strike. President McDonald says contracts likely take days to finish and bring 650000 workers back to work with price implications and wage gains outlined.
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Pittsburgh Steel
New York
David J. McDonald
Four Highway Deaths Raise Virginia Toll to 452
The Virginia 1956 traffic fatality toll rose to 452 with four more deaths reported. Emma Pennington, 170, of Hopewell died in a Richmond hospital from injuries after a three car crash on State Route 10 near Hopewell. Adrien Mason Jr., 25, of Exmore, died in Nassawadox hospital from a two car collision on U S 13 near Keller in Accomack County. George Kidd, about 30, of Whitewood died en route to a Richlands hospital after a collision on State Route 635. Robert A. Tucker, 60, of Rt. 3 Blackstone died in a two vehicle crash south of Port Royal on U S 301 in Caroline County.
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Virginia
Emma _ Pennington
Hopewell
Richmond
State Rt
Adrien B. Mason Jr
Exmore
Northampton County
Nassawadex
Keller
Accomack County
U. 8
George Kidd
Whitewood
Buchanan County
Richlands
Robert A. Tucker
Rt. 3
Blackstone
Port Royal
U. S. 301
Caroline County
Warden Resigns After Connecticut Prison Sit Down Strike
Warden George C. Cummings of the State Prison resigned today after about 250 inmates staged a non-violent sit down strike. Gov. Abraham Ribicoff and prison directors appointed a temporary administration led by Adjutant General Frederick G. Reincke with Capt. Philip Schwartz assisting to restore full control.
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Wethersfield
Conn
George C. Cummings
State
Abraham A Ribicoff
Hartford
Frederick G. Reincke
Philip Schwartz
Doctor finds Salk shots can be confusing
In Coldwater Michigan a doctor treated the Lothamer family with polio vaccines. Children receiving final injections were Jim 14 Sharon 12 John 10 Peter 8 Rose 7 and Jessie 6. Second inoculations went to Timothy 4 Simon 3 and Mary 2. An initial shot was given to Joseph 1. A 16 year old daughter did not get an injection.
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Salk
Coldwater
Mich
John Lothamer
Jim
Sharon
John
Peter
Rose
Jessie
Joseph Lothamer
Eisenhower Era Congress Expands Military and Social Programs
Congress extended the draft four years and approved a reserve training program for youths. It raised the minimum wage to $1 per hour, authorized an atomic powered merchant ship, expanded veterans and health services, and funded farm, rail, and water development programs. It rejected government re insurance of private health plans while funding public health training and hospital construction.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Commodity Credit Corp
Colorado River
$25,000 Surplus From Richmond's Graham Crusade
Richmonds Graham Crusade shows a $24,991 surplus after expenses with $1,000 reserved for unforeseen costs. Total receipts for the three week event reached $75,690, and New York's Billy Graham Crusade will receive the surplus funds next year per the Richmond executive committee.
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Richmond
New York
T. Rupert Coleman
Federal lawmakers approve polio vaccine funds and pay raises
The article notes federal actions including funds to inoculate children with the Salk polio vaccine and millions in pay raises for civil service employees postal workers military personnel federal judges and top government executives. It also liberalizes retirement for federal civilian workers and military personnel and increases lawmakers salaries from 15000 to 22500.
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House
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