Brownell Heads to Denver Amid White House Talks
Attorney General Brownell flies to Denver in a trip that may center on political strategy with President Eisenhower. The discussion could touch on two Justice Department nominees for federal appeals courts and the president’s 1956 plans as party factions anticipate his next move. Brownell's national role and ties to Dewey shape expectations for the meeting. He travels from New York after attending the Al Smith Dinner.
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Brownell
Denver
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Haggerty
Justice Department
Simon E. Sobeloff
Baltimore
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Warren E. Burger
Minneapolis
U. S Court of Appeals
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican National Committee
Dewey
San Francisco
New York
al Smith
Swedish Biochemist Awarded '55 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Stockholm reports Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist, wins the 1955 Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries on oxidation enzymes. He will receive about $36,720.85 and the Nobel insignia from King Gustaf VI Adolf at the December 16 ceremony. The prize money comes from Alfred Nobel's foundation.
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Stockholm
Hugo Theorell
Gustaf VI Adolf
Alfred Nobel
Swedish Academy of Literature
Swedish Academy of Science
Pentagon Report Stirs Taiwan MacArthur Debate Over Russia War Entry
Fresh Pentagon documents on World War II reveal Gen. Douglas MacArthur twice endorsed Soviet entry into the Pacific war and deny advocating it before the Yalta decisions. MacArthur says postwar discussions do not reflect prewar views and he opposed the Soviet entry if consulted on Yalta.
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Japan
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Yalta
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Ture
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
China
Germany
Far East
War Department
George A. Lincoln
Paul L. Freeman
Manchuria
Ties Between Two Winchesters Get Added Boost Today
Arthur T. Edmonds former mayor of Winchester England addressed the Rotary Club luncheon. He thanked locals for WWII aid sending food clothing and hosting three refugees children of his. He noted Winchester ties strengthened by past visits and shared memories from 1935 to 1952 mayoral terms.
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England
Arthur T. Edmonds
Rotary Club
Mr. Edmonds
Charles R. Anderson
Luptons
Edmonds
McSherry Lupton
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Dr. Anderson
Five Children Die In Fire In Nobelsville Indiana
Five children died as a four room frame house burned quickly in Nobelsville Indiana. Parents Mattie Maloney and Tom Maloney were severely burned and hospitalized. Ray Maloney aged seven escaped after waking his parents as coal stove overheated starting the blaze.
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Nobelsville
Ind
Leonard Maloney
Elaine
Katherine
Paul
Paulette
Mattie Maloney
Tom
Riverview Hospital
Maloneys
Ray
Friends’ Meeting House
Washington & Piccadilly
Yugoslavia and Philippines Deadlocked in U.N. Balloting
In two day U N General Assembly votes Yugoslavia and the Philippines failed to reach two thirds for a Security Council seat. A US backed move postponed that race and shifted ballots to ECOSOC where Yugoslavia won with 46 votes, boosting US aims and dimming Security Council prospects.
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Yugoslavia
Philippines
Security Council
Russia
Belgrade
U. N. Council
Britain
U. S
United States
Security's Council
U. N. Economic and Social Council
Ecosoc
Trusteeship Council
Truck Driver Faces Manslaughter Charge In Runaway Crash
Police plan to file a manslaughter by motor vehicle charge against Paul Stewart Myers 25 of Dover Pa for a tractor-trailer runaway on Big Savage Mountain that killed five people The crash began after brakes failed at the mountain top with Myers speeding through Frostburg at 80 to 90 mph and 100 mph before a tire blew out near Cumberland Three bystanders and a driver in another truck were killed and Myers survived with minor injuries
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Big Savage Mountain
Paul Stewart Myers
Dover
Sacred Heart Hospital
William F. Baker
Myers
Ray Wells
Daniels Motor Freight Co
Warren
Youngstown
Lonaconing
Frostburg
U. S. 40
Baker
Allegany Curve
Clifford Fearer
Ver
Cumberland Steel Co
Fearer
Francis X. Spearman
Nellie Thomas
Grace Evelyn Lloyd
Samuel J. Brenneman
Springs
Young Mother and Three Sons Die in Apparent Heater Fire
A Mississippi mother Mrs. Justin A. Egnor 22 and her three sons Gordon 3 David 22 months and Randall six weeks died from suffocation after lighting a new heater to heat their small apartment. Firemen worked over an hour to revive them. The mother was wife of Set Justin Egnor on temporary assignment at Lockheed in Los Angeles and based at Keesler Air Force Base.
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Miss
Justin A. Egnor
Gordon
David
Randall
Set
Justin Egnor
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Los Angeles
Egnor
Virginia Democrats expect 1956 return to party fold
Virginia Democratic leaders in a Richmond News Leader poll predicted a comeback to the Democratic ticket in 1956. They noted Virginia went Eisenhower in 1952 but would return to Democ rats if Eisenhower is not the Republican candidate.
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Richmond
Virginia
Rep
Gary
D-Va
Eisenhower
Thomas H. Blanton
Jesse Dillon
A. E. S. Stephens
Smithfield
Del
Robert Whitehead
Nelson County
Stanley
Point Clear
Ala
John S. Battle
Clarke Woman Charged With Slaying Attempt
Clarke County authorities set a preliminary hearing for May Adkins in Trial Justice Court on an attempted slaying charge involving Ollie Walters. Adkins posted 1500 bond after being arrested at her Berryville home following the Saturday morning shooting incident on Mt. Hebron farm property. Walters escaped injury as bullets hit the front of his 1950 Pontiac.
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Trial Justice Court
May Adkins
Clarke County
W. W Smallwood, Jr
Mr. Walters
Mr. Adkins
Mt. Hebron
Tyson Dortch
Springsburg Road
Walters
Springsburg
Adkins
Malpractice Suits Grow More Popular Doctors Warn
Ernest Fisher Jr. of Richmond urged doctors at the Virginia Medical Society meeting to treat each patient as a potential claimant to prevent costly suits and reputational damage. Dr Carrington Williams noted lawsuits are becoming more popular as people view doctors as wealthy enough to settle quietly.
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Medical Society of Virginia
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Carrington Williams
Royal family cited for loss of dignity in Margaret Townsend case
The Daily Telegraph warned the royal family faces a loss of dignity over insufficiently clarified details of Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend. At Lambeth Palace, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen Mother attended a dinner with Archbishop of Canterbury and church clergy amid ongoing marriage speculation. Townsend, a 40 year old RAF group captain and Battle of Britain hero, divorced his wife after fathering two sons.
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Eden
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Elizabeth II
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Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
London
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Townsend
Margaret
Elizabeth
Andrews Heads Insurance Firm Tax Trouble Noted
Outgoing Internal Revenue Commissioner Coleman Andrews told Secretary Hum phrey that the Richmond based American Fidelity & Casualty Co and its affiliate face a roughly 542 million dollar tax claim. The case has been in U.S. Tax Court since 1952 with A d w r a n d s noting no personal involvement or influence on the case.
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Humphrey
Andrews
Washington
Coleman Andrews
U.S
Ace Counting
American Fidelity
Washington Post & Times Herald
The
Revenue Service
Baltimore
Post & Times Herald
President Eisenhower Returns to Painting During Recovery
President Eisenhower resumed painting as part of his recovery, viewing the Rockies from his hospital sundeck and painting another mountain scene from a magazine print. He slept well, and medical officials reported progress without complications as Cabinet talks continued and convalescence plans remained unsettled with Gettysburg favored.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Rockies
Two Die as Skid Row Hotel Fire Claims Two
A West Madison Street fire in Chicago's skid row killed two men and injured eight, one seriously. Bodies were found on the third floor of the Adams Hotel, with one man identified as E Lonergan, about 65. Damage was estimated at 20000, authorities said.
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West Madison Streets
Skid Row
E. Lonergan
Adams Hotel
Albert H. Petersen
B&O Net Income Doubles in First Nine Months
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reports net income for the first nine months of this year exceeds 182 million, up more than 8 million from 1954. September profit tops 1.75 million, about 750 thousand higher than a year earlier.
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New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Virginia Forecast for Shenandoah Valley and Coast
Clear tonight with light frost in the interior. Lows 32 to 40 interior and 40 to 45 along the coast. Friday brings sunny, warmer conditions. Shenandoah Valley inland remains clear and cooler with lows around 34 to 38. Friday also sunny and warmer. Temperatures today high 63 low 42. year ago 55 35. Winchester skies Thursday October 20. Sun rises 6:27 a.m. and sets 5:28 p.m. Moon sets 8:38 p.m. First Quarter.
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Shenandoah Valley
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SutTvise Oe. S Intvewis
Sihset
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Furst
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