Leopold Loses Bid for Release From Prison
Nathan Leopold, 52, lost a bid for unconditional clemency from Statesville Prison after 33 years of an 85 year sentence for the 1924 Bobby Franks killing. Governor Stratton denied clemency but left open parole prospects. Leopold plans a rehearing for his 1953 parole petition before the Board’s September meeting.
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Nathan Leopold
Statesville
William G. Stratton
Bobby Franks
Leopold
Stratton
Parole and Pardon Board
Djilas critique marks the rigidity of Communist power
The piece argues Milovan Djilas challenges the system by condemning Communist monopoly of power. It notes his rise under Tito in Yugoslavia and portrays him as a pivotal critic who exposes how centralized control corrupts and concentrates authority in a single ruling class.
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Tito
Stalin
Malenkov
Beria
Khrushchev
Molotov
Djilas
Stalins
Dijilas
Yugoslavia
Frankenstein
The Louisiana State Lottery and Its Civil War Era Legacy
The Louisiana State Lottery, licensed by the 1868 legislature for three years at $40,000 annually, operated until 1890 when Congress outlawed lotteries. At its height it sold nearly $2 million in tickets per drawing, amid widespread corruption claims. Confederate General Beauregard directed drawings during certain periods.
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Louisiana
Beauregard
Trevilan Eaton Dies in Richmond Freelance Writer
Trevilan D. Eaton, 70, a free lance writer for national publications, died yesterday at a Richmond hospital. A native of Richmond, he worked for the Vir ginian and the Journal, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and served as Virginia representative for outlets including the Christian Science Monitor Editor and Publisher Wall Street Journal New York Journal of Commerce Printers Ink Chicago Journal of Commerce and Fairchild Publications. Surviving are his widow two daughters and a stepson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Richmond
Trevilian D. Eaton
Free Lance
Eaton
the Virginian
the Journal
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia
The
Christian Science Monitor
Wall Street Journal
New York Journal of Commerce
Printers’ Ink
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Fairchild Publications
DAV Plans Family Picnic at Capon Lake Park
The Stonewall Jackson Chapter 9 Disabled American Veterans will host its annual family picnic Sunday at Capon Lake Park. All members and their families are invited and asked to bring their own picnic baskets. Games of all kinds are planned for attendees.
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Dav
Stonewall Jackson
Disabled American Veterans
Capon Lake Park
Live TV Listings for Channel 4 5 9 1 Evening Schedule
Television guide fragment lists Channel 4 5 9 and 1 programs with timed lineups across multiple stations. Entries include news weather sports game broadcasts film hours and popular shows like Masquerade Party Father Knows Best This Is Your Life and Nighttime specials with actors and hosts.
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B. Rash
Gibbons
Sam
Helen O'Connell
NBC News
Kraft Theater
Harkness
Ward
Market Quotations Across Livestock and Produce Prices
Baltimore market reports show apples and potatoes with mixed gains and declines, with various regional quotes for Cobblers Katahdins and US grades. USDA cattle hogs and sheep prices from Chicago and Baltimore reflect broad ranges for calves hogs steers cows and vealers, with notable high and low ends.
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Baltimore
Bubkts Usis
Usis & Usis
Oklahomas US
USDA
Chicago
Local Markets Prices From Daily Feed and Grain Listings
Local markets listing prices for feed and grain items across regions including Rockingham Augusta Luray and Barley Wheat Corn and Butterfat. Items shown include mixed feed 100 lb at 3.40 Egg Mash 4.45 Grain FOB Mill Barley 8 Wheat 1.90 Corn Rockingham 1.50-1.55 Butterfat 0.45 per unit and wholesale butter 0.62.
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Rockingham
Augusta
Tao
Pecs
Chicago Grain Edges Lower at Open on Board of Trade
Chicago grains opened weaker with prices mixed across futures. Wheat and corn futures show fractional declines and one month spread moves, soybeans and lard quotes listed, while oats and rye futures display slim changes by midsession.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Steels rise on record earnings in quiet New York trade
New York markets opened mixed with steels leading the move after U S Steel reported record earnings after the previous session. Bethlehem, Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet gained fractionally while other automakers showed minor changes.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Motors
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Studebaker-Packard
24 000 Broilers Sold at Capon Valley Auction
A total of 24 000 broilers out of 30 800 offered in 12 lots sold Tuesday at the Capon Valley Area Poultry Auction in Wardensville. Prices ranged from 22 to 231 cents per pound, mostly 224g. Demand was said to be good.
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Capon Valley
Wardensville
Farm Market Update Shows Steady Poultry and Variable Egg Prices
Agriculture Department reports fair receipts for broilers and fryers with moderate demand. Turkeys are steady and in good demand. Live poultry prices at 11 am include broilers 2 1 2 to 3 3 4, heavy hens around 39, small turkey fryers around 23 24, heavy hen turkeys 22 23, egg prices vary by grade and size across markets in Reno and Harrisonburg.
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Winchester
Reno
Harrisonburg
Fire Insurance Reduced on Many Building Classes
Virginia policyholders will save about 585000 yearly as the State Corporation Commission cut fire insurance rates for many building categories effective May 15. Reductions reflect Virginia experience under a 1928 act. total savings since then reach about 133.758 million. Classes include brick protected apartments, banks, bottling works, creameries, garages, hospitals, meat packers, metal workers, public properties, tourist courts and motels.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
SCC
T. Nelson Parker
Mrs Roosevelt Plans August Trip to Russia
New York reports Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt says she hopes to depart for the Soviet Union by the end of August after receiving a visa. She has no definite itinerary. She previously sought to visit Red China as a newspaper columnist but was blocked by the State Department.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russia
Soviet Union
Red China
State Department
Douglas backs slower aircraft production to boost U S inventory
Secretary James H. Douglas told the Air Force Association that delaying output could yield a better product and greater industry stability. He cited McDonnell, Republic, Lockheed, and Convair plants, with planned rate adjustments for the F105, F104, and F106 programs and a delayed modernization timeline.
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Washington
Air Force
James H. Douglas
Douglas
Air Force Assn
McDonnell Aircraft Co
St. Louis
Republic Aviation Corp
Farmingdale
N.Y
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank Calif
Convair Division
General Dynamics Corp
San Diego
Calif
Soviet Agrees To Aid Yugoslavia And Build Plants
Belgrade Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union signed a pact for a 250 million dollar aid grant with construction of aluminum and fertilizer plants in Yugoslavia. The agreement extends the final payment to 1964 and includes technical help from East Germany and funding from the Kremlin. Hasan Brkic of Yugoslavia’s Foreign Trade Committee returned from Moscow noting no political commitments were made.
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Soviet
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Russia
East Germany
Kremlin
Moscow
Hasan Brkic
Foreign Trade Committee
Hospital Reports Admiral Halsey In Good Condition
New York reports Fleet Adm William F Bull Halsey in good condition at Doctors Hospital. A spokesman for the 74 year old retired admiral said he was quite improved and should be out of the hospital soon.
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New York
William F.bull
Halsey
Doctors Hospital
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