Apathy of Voters Shows Little Turnover in Congress
Washington figures warn voter apathy may keep Congress largely unchanged. Senator Magnuson and Senator Morton debate potential seat changes while predicting modest gains for Republicans in Senate and in governorships. The Harris Survey notes Democrats narrowing margins in House races but slipping in races for governors.
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Thruston B. Morton
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Morton
GOP
Charles H. Percy
Paul H. Douglas
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Robert P
Washington Post
Marathon football in Spokane sets long six hour record
In Spokane Washington the Gonzaga Mustangs defeated the Piran in a marathon touch football game ending 651 to 635 after six hours of play. Players wore sweatsuits gloves and wool caps as temperatures fell below freezing with teams ranging from six to eight men.
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Mustangs
Piranhas
Brazilian Official Denies Smuggling Intrigue Link
A Brasilia police chief says claims of a plot by Gen. Kruel to seize a B26 for a missing 400 carat diamond are ridiculous. The four men convicted of smuggling tantalite ore from Brazil face prison terms as authorities dispute timelines and connections to the diamond case.
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Washington
Brazil
Texas
Joseph A. Truhill
Richardson
Rio
Grandino Kruel
Federal Security Police
Sam Sexton Jr
Fort Smith, Ark
Truhill
Joseph McCutcheon
Child Slain By Sniper In Chicago Night
Police sought a sniper after a .30 caliber carbine opened fire on a South Side home killing 4-year-old Theresa Cole and wounding her 3-month-old brother Gerald as their mother tucked them in. The assailant fled on foot after about a dozen shots.
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Chicago
South Side
Theresa Cole
Nathaniel Cole
Gerald
Jury Visits Death Scene in Sheppard Retrial
In Cleveland the 12 jurors visit the lake front home where Marilyn Sheppard died in 1954 as opening arguments begin in Samuel H. Sheppard's second degree murder retrial. The original conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court. The jurors will inspect the upstairs bedroom and premises before return to court.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
U.S. Supreme Court
Marilyn Sheppard
Boy 10 Is Shot to Death On Halloween
In Atlanta a 10 year old boy named Robert James Tucker was shot and killed while running home with a sack of Halloween treats. Two teens are in custody as police call the night one of the city’s most violent Halloween periods, with bricks rocks and eggs hurled at vehicles and homes.
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New Yorker
Chrysler
Boy
Atlanta
Robert
James Tucker
William Thomas
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