Taft considered Eisenhower ticket in 1952 convention
Senator Taft of Ohio reportedly would have accepted second place on the 1952 Republican ticket with Dwight D. Eisenhower after losing the presidential nomination. George Murphy said he heard Eisenhower had already offered Dick Nixon the VP slot. Taft died six months after Eisenhower took office.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Murphy
Rcalif
Murphy
Taft
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Metro Media
Johnson
House
Republican Task Force On
William M. McCulloch
Rep
Richard H. Poff
Four Injured in Millwood Ave Crash
Four people were hurt early Sunday when a car crashed into a utility pole on Millwood Ave. Arthur Perkins, 31, suffered severe head injuries and was taken to the University of Virginia Hospital. Nancy Lee Perkins, his wife, was admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital with multiple injuries and was reported in satisfactory condition today. Leonard D. Hatch Jr and Caryl Hatch, both of Richmond, sustained injuries and were released. all victims were transported by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad.
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Millwood Ave
Arthur Perkins
Nancy
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Nancy Lee Perkins
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Caryl H. Hatch
Richemond
Leonard D. Hatch, Jr
Richmond
Mr. Perkins
Illwood
Winchester
Middle Road
L. M. Bausersman
Charlotte Bucher
Strasburg
Bucher
William Fox
Loudoun St
Pembroke
Stacci Bucher
Bauserman
James Wallace
Route 3
Governor Godwin calls for regional cooperation in Roanoke Valley
Gov Godwin praised regional cooperation in the Roanoke valley urging towns to tackle shared problems logically rather than by parochial boundaries. He warned that 1967 core issues require collective action and that simply spending money is not the answer in health welfare and services.
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Roanoke Valley
Roanoke
Godwin
Roanoke Valley Council of Community Services
Last Supper Image Located in Milan Refectory
The original of Da Vinci's Last Supper is in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan Italy.
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da Vinci
Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie
Milan
Italy
Communists Call for General Strike in Hong Kong Markets
Communist leaders urged food merchants to observe a Tuesday strike to pressure the British colonial government. Police moved into crowded markets as officials warned of threats to harm traders and cut mainland supplies.
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Hong Kong
China
Hong
Kong
Red China
Ammo blasts kill worker at Hercules plant near Roxbury Township
Two explosions rocked the Hercules Inc plant in Kennil New Jersey injuring three others and killing Fanton Sherwood of Roxbury Township. The blasts occurred as workers handled smokeless powder for sporting goods ammunition.
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Kennil
Hercules Inc
New York City
Wilmington
Del
Fanton Sherwood
Roxbury Township
Fatal crash kills seven Johnston children and aunt in Ontario
A car carrying seven children and their 21-year-old aunt was destroyed in a flaming collision with a 34-ton tractor trailer near Kinburn Ontario. The 12 Johnston children aged 9 to 18 and Florence from Ottawa were in the vehicle when it was hit at Highway 17, rolling over and leaving a trail of bodies.
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Middle Road
Charlotte Bucher
Strasburg
Antrim
Ont
Highway 17
Ottawa
Omar Johnston
Kinburn
Florence
Drlv
Burton to Shape Britains Commercial TV Plans
Actor Richard Burton joins Harlech consortium as a director to mold commercial television programming for Wales. The group led by Lord Harlech, former U S ambassador, plans to reinvest profits into local repertory and opera companies while forming part of the Independent Television Network competing with the BBC.
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London
Richard Burton
Britain
Burton
New Harlech Consortium
Wales
Lord Harlech
United States
Harlech Group
Independent Television Network
British Broadcasting Corp
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