Poll Tax Stirs Up Political Ruckus In Lee County
In Jonesville Virginia officials clash over a $7000 check intended for Democratic poll tax payments. Tax treasurer C P Combs refused the check citing Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr ruling that bulk payment of poll taxes is unlawful. Commonwealth's Attorney Edgar Bacon alleges a Republican-backed effort to block large scale payment.
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Lee County
Jonesville
C. P. Combs
J. Lindsay Almond , Jr
Virginia
Commonwealth
Edgar Bacon
George Morten
Wise County
Glenn M. Wiliams
Republican
Combs
Democratic Party
Williams
Republian
Bacon
Rainfall patterns shift but total yearly precipitation steady
Weather scientists say the United States receives about the same total rainfall each year, but distribution changes. The Pacific coast, northern borders, and New England have more rain, while the Great Plains and the South receive less, affecting drought perception.
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United States
Pacific Coast
New England
Great Plains
South
Japanese Girls Arrive for Free Plastic Surgery
Twenty five Japanese girls scarred by the Hiroshima blast arrived in New York for a year of free plastic surgery and medical care at Mt Sinai hospital. The group, aged 17 to 31, was flown from the West Coast by Air Force and accompanied by three Japanese doctors to learn modern treatments for bomb victims.
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New York
Hiroshima
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Japan
Kiyoshi Tanimoto
Norman Cousins
The
Saturday Review
Tanimoto
Nippon Times
Air Force
Two Richmond Men Electrocuted in Virginia Well Work
In Tibitha Virginia two Richmond men, Tasker Warren aged 45 and James Denton aged 18, died when a 30 foot metal pipe touched overhead power lines while fitting a well pipe near Warren's cabin. The incident occurred about 11 15 a m witnessed by Warren's wife and described by Sheriff Bouldin.
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Tibitha
Northumberland County
Richmond
Tasker S. Warren
James E. Denton
Warren
Here
Thomas T. Bouldin
Young Denton
Warrens
Bouldin
Chesapeake Bay
Why Monkeys Are Used In Polio Vaccine Production
The polio virus favors primate tissues and monkeys, like humans, are primates. Monkeys are inexpensive and practical to handle at scale. Viruses reproduce only in living tissue, so living monkeys are needed for production. Rhesus monkeys mostly come from India.
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F.H.J. A
India
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