Baldridge Renamed Chairman of JCC War Memorial Fund
Baldridge, a Winchester, Virginia native and former Virginia JCC president, was re-elected chairman of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce War Memorial Fund. The Virginian founded the $500,000 trust for Tulsa war memorial building operations.
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JCC War Memorial Fund
Tulsa
Okla
Winchester
Tom Baldridge
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce War Memorial Fund
Theirginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
State Sen. Burton Dies of Heart Attack in Virginia
State Sen. Frank P. Burton, 68, a longtime Democratic leader and presegregation advocate, died of an apparent heart attack at his mountain summer home near Stuart Virginia. His body was found by an odd jobs man after repeated calls went unanswered. Burton served on the Privileges and Elections and Education committees and chaired Executive Expenditures. He represented the 13th District with Sen. Landon Wyatt of Danville as the other senator.
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Frank P. Burton
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Richmond
Lawrence Burton
Patrick, Henry
Pittsylvania
Martinsville
Danville
Landon Wyatt
Stockholm Engines Reversed Before Collision
A Stockholm crewman testified the engines were in reverse before the collision with Andrea Doria, and he said the foghorn was silent. The Stockholm, 12 600 ton, suffered a crushed prow and is in a Brooklyn drydock for repairs after two crewmen died and three are missing. The Doria sank the next day. authorities, still tallying dead and unaccounted, reduced the missing list from 73 to 37 with many believed safe.
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Stockholm
Bernabe Polanco Garcia
Nantucket Island
Mass
Brooklyn
Garcia
Crit Q
Doria
Police Court Records For Several Drunken Offenses
Clark Smith of 29 W Hart St is charged with drunkenness and fined 14 dollars 25 cents. Levi Edward Whitacre of 112 S Cameron St is fined 15 dollars 25 cents for drunkenness. Richard Harvey Dovel of 117 E Pall Mall St faces no muffler violation with a 9 dollar 25 cent fine. Truman Sirbaugh of Winchester is fined 9 dollars 25 cents for drunkenness.
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Nixon Says Stassen Proposal Won't Hurt GOP
Vice President Nixon said Harold Stassen’s push for Gov. Christian Herter as a GOP vice presidential candidate did not harm the party. He noted broad sentiment in support and welcomed party unity at the national convention. He told Vermont leaders the GOP will fare better in this election on grounds of peace and prosperity.
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Nixon
Harold Stassen
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Stassen
Herter
Vermont
Joseph B. Johnson
Ver
Navy cruiser Canberra named for Australia’s capital
A reader asks why a Navy cruiser bears Canberra’s name. The USS Canberra, a guided missile cruiser, was to be named after Canberra, the capital of Australia, reflecting naming conventions for ships.
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Canberra
Australia
USS
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Ship Canberra Named After Australian Vessel Fought U S Ships
The Canberra earned its name in honor of an Australian ship that fought alongside U S forces and was lost in the Battle of the Solomons near Guadalcanal in August 1942.
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Pittsburgh
Canberra
U. S
Save Sland
Solomons
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