Eisenhower intensifies drive toward the Eastern Seaboard
President Eisenhower pushes a grueling 10 day East sweep after a coast to coast journey. He campaigns through New York New Jersey Delaware and New England states and warns of political repercussions in the South. An adviser notes Virginia South Carolina Florida and Texas as key targets amid possible Stevenson support shifts.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Hackensack
Paterson
N. H
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation
Waldorf-Astoria
Wilmington
Del
New Jersey
New England
York
Pennsylvania
East
mid-West
South
Jane
Tennessee
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
Memphis
Knoxville
Dixie
Eisenhower
Virginia
South Carolina
Florida
Texas
Sen
Harry Lerd
Adsi E. Stevenson
Harrisonburg hotel desk clerk held in arson probe
Harrisonburg police detained Kavanaugh Hotel desk clerk Marvin DeWitt Showalter, 30, for arson investigation after a Saturday basement fire caused by the blaze and hotel disruption. No formal charges were filed. Showalter reportedly told police he planned self harm. Fire officials cited past hotel fires. no injuries occurred.
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Harrisonburg
Marvin DeWitt Showalter
Kavanaugh
Rockingham County
Showalter
Julius Ritchie
William Braithwaite
Braithwaite
TING
Immediate Delivery Oil Heat, Inc
Clarke County’ Lions
Berryville
Gerthe
Virginia Democrat Norris to back Eisenhower Nixon
Virginia State Senator Robert O. Norris Jr a life long Democrat announces he will vote for the Republican ticket on November 4 He says Eisenhower and Nixon are the only candidates who can clear the mess in Washington Norris declines to support Stevenson Sparkman while details note his name was not placed before the Democratic State Central Committee as nominee for lieutenant governor and he will remain a party member while voting the rest of the Democratic slate.
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Richmond
Robert O O. Norris, Jr
Virginia
Norris
Eenhower
Nixon
Washington
Lancaster County
Harmony
Democratic
Democratic State Central Committee
A. F.S. Stephens
Smithfield
B.t
Democratic Party
Virg'nia
Chicago
Eisenhower
Byrd
Nelson Parker
Stevenson
Parker
Petersburg
W. Roy Smith
Petersburg City
Democratic Committee
Mr. Stevenson
Smith
Virginia House of Delegates
Thomas Jefferson
Gen. Eisenhower
Acheson to Present Korean Crisis at U N
Secretary of State Dean Acheson prepared to outline the U S stand on the Korean crisis at the United Nations. His remarks were expected to be broad rather than demanding an armistice terms. Soviet pressure and Gromyko led to debate on the order of business in the Steering Committee.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dean Acheson
U. N
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Andrei Y. Gromyko
Acheson
U. S
Gromyko
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
General Assembly
Most of Nation Cool Next 30 Days
The Weather Bureau forecast calls for cooler than normal weather east of the Continental Divide through November 15 while the west remains above normal. Rain is predicted to be heavier east of the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys, lighter in the central U.S., with normal rainfall west of the Divide.
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Science Service
Washington
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Divide
Ohio
Mississippi
Rabies Cases Prompt Quarantine in Galax Area
Five positive rabies cases in Galax region in the past week raise fears. Town council orders dog quarantines within town limits and in Grayson County old town district. A man, a woman, and a seven year old girl are under treatment while two more dogs are being tested at a Wytheville lab.
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Galax
Old Town
Grayson County
Wytheville
Police Protection Costs Here Below Most Other Cities
A Special to The Star report shows Winchester's police operations cost 3.80 per resident in 1951, below the 10 000 to 25 000 population group median of 4.89 per capita. Salaries drive about 90 percent of costs, with Winchester’s force at 20 employees and 1.46 payrolls per 1000 residents.
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the Star
New York
Winchester
United States
International City Managers Association
Ize
95 000 Coal Diggers Stay Away From Pits
More than 95 000 coal diggers in seven states stayed away from pits to protest the Wage Stabilization Board wage hike of 1 90 daily. John L Lewis threatened strike action. West Virginia idle rate hit three quarters of 115 000 miners. Western Pennsylvania Utah Illinois Alabama Kentucky Ohio also reported widespread walkouts. Archibald Cox of the Wage Stabilization Board discussed the case with Roger Putnam in Washington.
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Pittsburgh
Wage Stabilization Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Northern West Virginia Coal Association
Fairmont
Pennsylvania
Utah
Ilinois
Alabama
Kentucky
Ohio
Archibald Cox
Roger Putnam
Washington
Cox
WSB
Kieffer Pears
Clarence J. Robinson
Truman Opens New England Campaign Tour in 1948
President Truman led a whirlwind three day trip through Connecticut New Hampshire and Massachusetts urging voters in the November election to choose bread and peace over a possible war. He pressed Eisenhowers loyalty to General Marshall and denounced the GOP as failing to defend Marshall while McCarthy attacked him.
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New England
North Haven
Connecticut
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Joseph R. McCarthy
George C. Marshall
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Hartford
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Margaret
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eisenhower
Marshall
Gen. Marshall
Milwaukee
Sen
McCarthy
Virginia Supreme Court upholds Keystone Tann conviction
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals denied an appeal in the May 24 conviction of Keystone Lanne Tann, 34, in Winchester Corporation Court. Tann was found guilty of armed robbery of John and Alice Seibert at the Fairmont Creamery on April 12, with an eight year sentence in the penitentiary. His cousin Johnnie Tann aided the robbery and received two years. attorneys sought to quash the evidence from the confession.
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Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Keystone Lanne Tann
Winchester Corporation Court
Tann
John
Alice Seibert
N. Cameron Street
Fairmont Creamery
Richmond
Mararetsville
N. C
Explosion Damages Home in Virginia Beach Suspect Held
An explosion partially wrecked two bedrooms of Mrs. Gertrude Corrigan in Virginia Beach. Corrigan suffered cuts and bruises while Walter D. Ballance of Princess Anne was unharmed. Police hold a man suspected of placing the dynamite charge under the Corrigan home. name not released.
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Virginia Beach
Gertrude Corrigan
Corrigan
Walter D. Ballance
Princess Anne
Princess Anne Councy
Navy Says North Korea Batteries Hit U S Ships Off East Coast
The Navy reports Communist shore batteries shelled two U S ships off the East Coast of North Korea on Monday. The radar picket destroyer Perkins and the minesweeper Osprey suffered mostly superficial damage with one crewman killed and 21 wounded. Seventeen wounded on Perkins were minor. Osprey had four wounded from shrapnel.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
North Korea
Perkins
Kojo
Wonsan
Prisoner Escapes While Jury Deliberates Verdict
John Kazackos a 62 year old Greek American charged with assault on a police officer escaped at 12 45 p m while a Frederick County Court grand jury heard evidence in the case Commonwealth vs Kazackos He had been in jail since September 4 on 3000 bond awaiting trial He disappeared as the jury found him guilty and sentenced him to six months in jail The escape occurred in the Frederick County Courtroom area after officers pursued him through the 300 block of E Piccadilly Street and Opequon Avenue vicinity He has traveled to Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia during the escape The jury foreman and members are named Merriner Ford Wine Cow Adams Ford Lindsey Wilson Shide Garrabrandt Sargent and Thomas.
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Corporation Court
Grand
Frederick County
Commonwealth
John Kazackos
Kazackos
G. G. Baker
Opequon Avenue
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
James H. Merrine
Byrd Stakes in Virginia as Eisenhower Stevenson Backers Rally
In Virginia, supporters for both Eisenhower and Stevenson push to win Ren. Harry F. Byrd’s endorsement. Byrd prepares for a statewide radio address while Democrats clash over loyalty, with Mills F. Neal urging telegrams and Nelson Parker calling the pressure cheap political maneuvering.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Adlairt
Venson
Dwight Eisenhower
Virginia
Byrd
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Mills F. Neal
Democrats
Neal
Stafford County
Democratic Committee
Republi
U S Machine Gunners Drive Reds From Triangle Hill
U S machine gunners crouched behind barbed wire as waves of Chinese Reds stormed Triangle Hill on the Central Korean Front. Allied aircraft and artillery supported the defense as both sides fought for Sniper Ridge and nearby peaks. By dawn Thursday the South Koreans held the crest with renewed positions after multiple Red assaults.
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George A. McArthur
Seoul
Triangle Hill
Pinpoint Hill
Sniper Ridge
U. N
Papa San Mountain
U. S. 7Th Division
Wees
Triangle
Sniper
Han Inalig
Mossadegh Says Iran Must Break Diplomatic Ties With Britain
Iran Premier Mohammed Mossadegh announced the government is obliged to break diplomatic relations with Britain over the oil dispute. He said the change does not sever friendship and urged Britain to adjust policies to the modern world situation.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Mossadegh
Catozella Named Head of O Sullivan Board
At a special meeting the O Sullivan Rubber Corp board elected Vincent A. Catozella chairman replacing R J Funkhouser who served 20 years in that role. Catozella remains president, Paul Terretta adds treasurer duties, H Douglas Weaver joins the Executive Committee, and new legal and financial counsel were appointed.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Vincent A. Catozella
R. J. Funkhouser
Catozella
Paul Terretta
P. L. Hockman
H. Douglas Weaver
Way
Martinsville Bulletin backs Stevenson for Presidency
The Martinsville Bulletin endorses Gov Adlai Stevenson for the Presidency.
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Stevenson
Martinsville, Va
Martinsville
Democratic Head Quits Over Stevenson Support
W Roy Smith chair of the Peters burg City Democratic Committee resigned saying he cannot support Mr Stevenson and the party. He cited Jeffersonian principles and implied Ike Eisenhower aligns more with his beliefs.
League Yet to Decide Appeal on Phone Rate Hike
The Vicenna League of Counties and 27 municipalities have not decided whether to appeal the State Corporation Commission ruling granting Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone a revenue increase of 82.95 million dollars annually. Morton L Wallerstein said representatives met in Richmond but reached no decision. A poll of municipalities is under way to gauge support for an appeal ahead of the counties 18th annual meeting at Natural Bridge Monday and Tuesday. The SCC had approved a new rate schedule adding 26 cents monthly for residential lines and 50 cents for business lines.
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Richmond
Vicenna League of
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Morton L Wallerstein
State Corporation
Commision
A. B. Speck
Charlottesville
League
Nateural Bridge
SCC
Air Force Transport Missing Over Korea
An Air Force C 46 transport with 25 aboard disappeared over South Korea after leaving a base on the east coast. It was due to reach another east coast base 40 minutes later. The flight carried 21 passengers and 4 crew members. Far East Air Forces announced the loss.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Far East Air Forces
Stevenson in California Attacks Eisenhower Crusade
Adlai E. Stevenson, in San Francisco and Sacramento, accused Dwight D. Eisenhower of running a selective crusade, attacking the idea as a political ploy. He mocked Eisenhower for shifting positions in different states and criticized his handling of Nixon and Marshall.
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Stevenson
California
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
San Francisco
Eisenhower
Eric
Ornia
Capitol Steps
Sacramento
Nixon
Cow Palace
Beo
George Marshall
Made Up Story at Murder Trial by Grammer
Begeere and others recount details at the murder trial as Grammer testifies on day three. He is accused of killing his 33 year old wife to marry a Canadian secretary at United Nations headquarters, claiming he made up a story to get home and rest.
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New York
Tate
United Nations
Antique sale brings 1808 Miss Mary Wilson Boyer noted
Readable fragments mention a show attendees and a charter bus to an antique sale. Names like Miss Mary Wilson Boyer appear with an address, while details are incomplete and scattered across the text.
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Mary Wilson Boyer
W. Grim
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