Almond Wins Big in Local Gubernatorial Race
In the Winchester Frederick and Clarke area Democrats carried J Lindsay Almond Jr with 72 percent of 5437 votes. The statewide tally gave Almond about 64 percent, roughly two to one, securing the governorship.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Almond
Newtown
Stephens City
Dalton
Middletown
Clarke County
Berryville
C. Gilmer Brooks
Frederick County
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Wagner Wins Second Term In Landmark New York Mayoral Victory
Mayor Robert F. Wagner secured a record 1.51 million votes to 587,440 for Republican Robert K. Chris tenberry, capturing all five boroughs including Harlem. The result signals possible national implications and broad Democratic gains in upstate races with large margins across districts.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Robert K. Christenberry
Eisenhower
Wagner
Averell Harriman
Harlem
Orval Faubus
Arkansa
Little Rock
Adlai E. Stevenson
Faubus
William O'Dwyer
Oswego
Amsterdam
Canandaigua
Corning
Kingston
North Tonawanda
Lackawanna
Glenns Falls
Johnstown
Buffalo
Peekskill
Hornell
Tonawanda
GOP
Rockland County
Michael H Prendergast
Manhunt in North Carolina for Trooper Killers
In central North Carolina about 390 state patrol cars hunted a driver who shot and killed two troopers at separate checkpoints on U.S. 220 and U.S. 1. A Negro passenger, Robert Perry Jr., 30, from Norman, NC, claimed he rode with the driver, a Brooklyn, NY man, described as 25, Spanish-looking with an Italian accent. Police pursued the fleeing vehicle after the second fatal shooting near Sanford.
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Ellerbe
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Pfc
Wister Lee Reece
Ramseur
N.C
U.S
Reece
Robert Perry Jr
Norman
Rockingham
Here
Sanford
J. T. Brown
U.S. 1
R. L. Gates
Brown
Gates
Perry
Asheboro
Brooklyn
N.Y
Florida
Richmond County
Mack Wallace
Wallace
Knowland wins war of nerves in California governor race
Sen William Knowland of California gains a clear path to the 1960 GOP nomination after Gov Goodwin Knight withdraws from the governor race and says he will seek the Senate seat Knowland will vacate in January 1959 Atty General Edmund G Pat Brown and other Democrats react to the Knight Knowland development with comments expected from a Washington news conference.
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Washington
William Knowland
California
Knowland
Goodwin J. Knight
Atty
Edmund G.pat Brown
Knight
British Britannia Turbojet Crashes On Test Flight
A Bristol Britannia four engine airliner crashed on a test flight near the Bristol Aviation Co field, killing all 15 aboard including crew and technicians. The first Mark 300 Britannia prototype had been in tests since last year at the Bristol plant.
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Bristol
England
Britain
Bristol Aviation Co
Mayors Proclaim Education Week in Clarke County
Clarke County observes American Education Week the week of November 10 18 with joint proclamations by Berryville Mayor Leland Broadstater and Boyce Mayor J W Casey.
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Clarke County
Leland Broadstater
J.W Casey
Berryville
Boyce
Democrats Sweep Key Races In Off Year Vote
Democrats won major contests including New Jersey and Virginia governor races and New York Mayor Wagner reelection. Republicans held only a few House seats in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as off year trends favor Democrats amid dissatisfaction with Eisenhower policies. The outcome reflected a broad Democratic gain with satellite failure cited as a factor.
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New Jersey
Virginia
Robert F. Wagner Jr
New York City
Pennsylvania
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Robert B. Meyner
Malcolms. Forbes
Eisenhower
Orbes
Meyners
Moon Teams Scan Skies for Sputnik II
Moonwatch teams across the United States sought to spot Sputnik II as three passes were expected today and three more tomorrow. A Senate group pressed to accelerate US satellite missile work while Eisenhower prepared a nationwide science and security address.
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Washington
Russia
Senate
U. S
United States
East Coast
Midwest
Far West
Tokyo
Congress
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City
CBS
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Johnson
Scully Buys Property Sparks Supermarket Hearing
A public hearing on an ordinance to permit a W Amherst Street supermarket drew about 70 residents and council members. James R. Wilkins announced he sold his interest to T G Scully, while opposition warned of devaluation. The Shenandoah Valley Academy site currently zoned residential is discussed with planning officials.
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W. Amherst St
James R. Wilkins
T. G. Scully
Wilkins
Charles Zuckerman
Suermarket
Shenandoah Valley Academy Grounds
Gubernatorial Race Results by Precincts in Richmond
Precinct totals from yesterday's gubernatorial race show Almond leading Dalton in most precincts. Totals across districts: Almond 320,266 and Dalton 182,251 with 1,854 of 1,911 precincts reporting.
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Richmond
Almond
Dalton
Scientists Doubt Soviet Accuracy to Hit Lunar Eclipse
New York reports scientists doubt the Soviet Union can hit the lunar eclipse over the Pacific on its 40th Bolshevik anniversary. They note the moon lies in Earth shadow for about an hour as the eclipse begins near 3:30 a.m. Pacific Time, barely visible in the western United States.
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New York
Russia
Pacific
Mariana Islands
Japan
Philippines
United States
Raritan Meet Opens With 35 Clubs Represented
About 150 Ruritan members from 35 clubs in northern Virginia attend the opening session of the Rappahannock District convention at the War Memorial. National officials Elmo Johnson George Harris III and Arthur Steiner attend as special guests. Luncheon speaker Rev Oren Shreck. District officers to be elected this afternoon. Charles Borum billed as Mr Enthusiasm to deliver the evening address at the George Washington Hotel. Local clubs Gainesboro Stonewall and Round Hill represented.
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Virginia
Rappahannock
War Memorial
Elmo Johnson
Mosheim
George Washington Hotel
Charles Borum
Myr. Enthusiasm
Dale Carneige
Gainesboro
Stonewall
Round Hill
Almond Wins Virginia Governor Race In landslide victory
Democrat J Lindsay Almond Jr swept aside Republican Ted Dalton in Virginia's governor race winning about 63.7 percent of the vote as 97 percent reported. Almond carried central and southern regions with strong Byrd organization backing while Dalton failed to gain support for his moderate desegregation plan.
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Virginia Avenue
Almond
Dalton
Frederick County
Ashton
Canterbury
Kernstown
Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Virginia
Associated Press
A. E.& Stephens
Horace E. Henderson
Albertis
Harrison Jr
J. Livingstone Dillon
Virginia House of Delegates
Sen
Byrd
Dva
Thomas B. Stanley
Little Rock
Assembly
Stanley
Washington Area
Khrushchev calls for high level East West meeting
Khrushchev urged a high level meeting of capitalist and socialist representatives to end war as a method of solving political issues. He blamed the United States for provoking Syria and Turkey and urged an international satellite program as a peaceful alternative to arms race. The speech, before 17,000 at Moscow’s Sports Palace, opened the 40th anniversary Bolshevik celebration.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Syria
Israel
Turkey
Russia
United States
U.S
Dulles
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Kremlin
Red Square
America
Vanguard
McClellan Promises More Exposure Of Crooked Dealings
Sen. McClellan said the Senate Rackets Committee has evidence to expose further crooked dealings between employers and union leaders. He outlined plans to begin hearings on racketeering in New York City's waste collection industry starting November 12 and urged probes into alleged collusion to squeeze competitors.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Nathan W. Shefferman
Shefferman
New York City
Teamsters Union
Justice Department
Income Tax
Bok
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G. G. Baker
Dabney W. Watts
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A. S. Harrison, Jr
Alexandria
Pairfax
Arlington
Falls Church
Mr. Stanley
N. C
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Ike
Ocratic
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Scully
City Planning Commission
Common Council
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Academy Lane
Academy Circle
Charles Dick
Mr. Wilkins
Smalts
Raritan Meet
Khruschev
Harold K. Miles
NATO
Paris
Macmillan
Legionnaire
Fred Donica
Sale
Sherwin-Williams Co
Loudoun
Matthews Circle Congregational Christian Church
Nickie
Reformed Church Cor
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