Batista seeks Senate comeback in Cuba election campaigns
Havana reports Batista, Cuba's former strongman, runs for senator in Las Villas as part of a broad opposition coalition to Grau backed by Carlos Prio for president. The May 25 vote also chooses a president vice president and a 54 member senate amid shifting party alignments and safety concerns.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Senate
House
Batista
Florida
Daytona Beach
Gerardo Machado
Rama Grau San Martin
Miami
Grau
Carlos Saladri
Gas
Manuel Benitez
Las Villas
Carlos Prio
Prio
Authentic
Cuban Revolutionary Party
Republican Party
Ricardo Nunez Portuondo
Panchin
Mariarao
Quiz answer list from Page One
The document lists correct quiz answers: Simon Bolivar. American Federation of Musicians. Third. Christos Ladas. Great wealth. London. Caracas. Sailor's song. President Franklin D Roosevelt. Chicago Burlington Quincy.
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Simon Bolivar
American Federation of Musicians
Christos Ladas
Great Wealth
London
Caracas
Sailor’s Song
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago, Burlington Quincy
Philip of Macedon Bucephalus price reported
The king is said to have paid thirteen talents in gold for Bucephalus. A talent was about $1,150, so the horse cost roughly $14,950 in contemporary value.
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Philip of Macedon
Bucephalus
M.I.R. A
Drunken Driving Fines Tote Up in Winchester Area
Robert Isaac Lauck of R 2 Winchester was fined 100 and costs with a 30 day suspended jail sentence after a drunken driving charge. State Trooper J W Kincaid reported Lauck’s 1941 International truck crashed into a parked car on Route 261 near Winchester injuring no one seriously. A second accident on Route 11 north of Winchester involved a 1947 Studebaker and a 1937 Plymouth with injuries to operator William Ashby Orndorff and other parties.
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Robert Isaac Lauck
Winchester
W. Erle Edwards
Lauck
J. W. Kincaid
Kincaid
Miller Chemical Co
William E. Riley
Clearbrook
Riley
Studebaker
C. R. Anderson
Louis Addison Travers
Stephenson
Plymouth
William Ashby Orndorff
Orndorff
W T Dovel 74 Dies Ex Farmer in Winchester
W T Dovel 74 of 204 E Cork St died last night at Winchester hospital after a three day illness. Born in Page county he was a retired farmer and member of Salem Brethren church. Survived by five daughters six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren and a brother. Services 2 PM Thursday Jones funeral home Rev Paul Dick officiating with interment Mt Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers named.
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William T. Dovel
E. Cork St
Winchester Hospital
Page County
Helen C. Housden Dovel
Peter Dovel
Salem Brethren Church
Margaret Bledsoe
Lena Austin
Minnie I Lauck
Myrtle V. Brown
Winchester
Mamie Courtney
President Truman Urges Ed Aid and Higher Minimum Wage
President Truman asked Democratic leaders to push federal education aid and raise the minimum wage to 75 cents an hour this Congress. Senate approved 300 million yearly federal aid for schools. House has not acted. Current stage-hour law sets minimum wage at 40 cents under coverage.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Atlantic City Pageant Plans Move Forward
Members of the JBT will press for the local contest at a 7:30 pm meeting at the George Washington Hotel. A general chairman and co-chairman will lead promotions and public relations, with committees named for sponsors program seating judges prizes and ticket sales.
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JBT
Ceorge
Nail Pleads Guilty To Larceny Charge With Deferred Sentence
Richard Nail age 20 of Winchester pleaded guilty to larceny for stealing about 23000 dollars of merchandise from the Jewel Box on North Loudoun Street. Judge Elliott Marshall deferred sentence to the next term after Nail waived indictment.
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Nail
Richard Marshall Nail
Winchester
Yate
N. Loudoun St
Elliott Marshall
Joseph Massie Jr
Allen Joseph Place
S. Loud
White
Benjamin Koon
George R. Taylor
J. E. Cornell
Howard Womeldorph
Frank Brumback
William Kerkhoff
Strasburg
Brumback
Logan
Thurston Timbrook
Gunnels
Charles W. Racey
GOP to Write Own Social Security Bill
President Truman urged Congress to raise Social Security benefits to include 20 million more people. Republican leaders said the subcommittee draft centers on expanding participation rather than broad increases, with 3.5 million additional enrollees possible and critics warning against wasteful spending. GOP officials stressed timing and political constraints as they navigate the session.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Reed
R-Ny
Ways and Means
Knutson
R-Minn
Full Ways and Means Group
Doughton
D-Nc
Conmtitee
Sen. Taft
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Local Sales Directory Listings May 26
May 26 sales include Frank De Freeze at 6 miles southeast of Winchester on Route 522 offering household goods and some farm machinery. At 10 a.m. Ma son Osborne, 4 miles east of Berryville on Route 7, lists household goods antique china and furnishings.
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Horst Farm
Chambersburg
Marion
Bn’s
Massey-Harris
John Deere
Wisconsin
Massey- Harris
Allis-Chalmers
M-M
McCormick-Deering
Wood Bros. Com
Chevrolet
Farmall
Deere
New Idea
Ford
Oliver
Frank de Freeze
Winchester
Mason Osborne
Berryville
George Helsley
White Hall
Greenspring
Geo. Helsley
Front Royal Road
Heavier Social Security Payroll Taxes Sought Next Year
President Truman urged Congress to raise the taxable earnings limit from 3000 to 4800 and increase the payroll tax from 1 to 1 1/2 percent for both sides, effective January 1, 1949. He proposed broader benefits, wider coverage, unemployment insurance, illness/disability protection, and higher old age payments. He noted current averages around 25 dollars monthly for retirees and stressed inadequacy of benefits.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Birthday Gamble Poses Seven to Eleven for McCullough Girls
In Grand Island Nebraska on May 25 the Carl McCullough family faced a birthday situation described as a seven to eleven proposition. The McCulloughs have two daughters Janice Kay age 11 and Karene Sue age 7 were involved.
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Grand Island
Neb
Carl McCullough
McCulloughs
Janice Kay
Karene Sue
GM and UAW CIO Reach Living-Cost Based Wage Pact
GM and the UAW-CIO reach a two year contract through May 1950 with wages tied to living costs. An increase could total five to twenty cents or more, with no wage reopeners during the term. T A Johnstone urged union leaders to accept the proposal at a 90 plant meeting. rank and file must approve. The pact drops non wage benefits talks but includes a dues checkoff.
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Harry W. Anderson
Pensivir
T. A Johnstone
Uaw-Cio
GM Department
Fridsr
Tr2
Gandhi's Bloodied Clothes in Debate for Preservation
New Delhi May 25 debate over keeping Gandhi's blood-stained clothes for posterity. The Mahatma relics committee weighs views from editor K G Mashrawala and disciple Hala Kalekar on whether preserved garments inspire or offend, with a final decision expected soon.
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New Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi
K.G. Mashrawala
Gandhi
Mashrawala
Hala Kalekar
Apostle of Truth
U.S. Rejects Palestine Blockade by Egypt and Syria
The United States announced it will not recognize the naval blockade proclaimed by Egypt and Syria against Palestine. The notice comes from Washington on May 25.
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Washington
United States
Palestine
Egypt
Syria
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