GOP Sweeps Maine Elections for 9th Successive Time
The Republican sweep in Maine marks the ninth straight victory in statewide races. Governor Ingraham, Burton Cross elected to Senate, and three Republican Congressmen set new high percentages, while Payne and Dube split votes, signaling varied party gains in a state pivotal for national winds.
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GOP
Maine
Souny
Fineen Y Ac
Frederick G. Inrena
Burton M. Cross
Payne
Margaret Chase Smith
Robert Hale
Charles Nelson
Clifford McIntire
Summerfield
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Washington
United States
Roger P. Dube
Dube
Senate
Earl
Grant
County Budget Approved and Highway Plans Set
The 1952-53 levy is 2.15 per 100 assessed and split into general county school and James Wood High S can levy. Route improvements on 600 to 608 and a Route 665 abandonment were approved with state and local funding. No public objections were filed. Subdivision ordinance amendments were adopted and sent to Winchester, Stephens City, and Middletown clerks.
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Yesteree
James Wood High S
Mt. Falls
Winchester
Stephens City
Middletown
Russians Claim They Invented The Helicopter
Moscow reports a claim that Russians invented the helicopter with Yuriev recalling a 1912 single propeller model built as a pupil of Zhukovsky. Britannica notes early schemes exist but real progress only emerged in the 1930s with other nations producing substantial flights.
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Moscow
Yuriev
Zhukovsky
Encyclopedia Britannica
France
Governor to crown bicentennial queen in Smithfield
In Smithfield Virginia Miss Marion Haverty will be crowned bicentennial queen at an 8 pm ceremony at the community athletic field. Governor Battle and Mrs Battle will travel from Richmond for the coronation honoring the town anniversary.
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Smithfield
Battle
Marion Haverty
Richmond
Wisconsin Voters Edge Toward McCarthy Victory in Primary
Wisconsin voters faced one of the heaviest primary turnouts as Senator Joseph R. McCarthy defended his Communist in government record. Nearly a million voters expected at polls with Milwaukee reporting record turnout. The race drew national controversy and extended polling hours across 3,224 locations. Leonard Schmitt led McCarthy’s main Republican challenger as others were poised to join.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
GOP
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Leonard Schmitt
Family vacation ends in tragedy at Lake Tobyhanna
The Nowicki family from Plains, Walter and his wife with sons Joseph and Igenare, vacationed at a Lake Tobyhanna area resort when 18 year old Igenare Nowicki hooked a drowning woman while fishing. The woman was reported to have fallen into ten feet of water and drowned.
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Stroudsburg
Nowicki
Walter Nowicki
Joseph
Igenare
Plains
Lake Tobyhannas
Pocomo Mountain Resort
Iig
Monroe County
William A. Anderson
South Koreans seek UN help to care for war refugees
Reports from United Nations in New York say Korea drafts a strong appeal to UNKRA to move headquarters to Pusan and begin on-the-spot relief for millions of war weary South Koreans during a third winter. Koreans complain UNKRA staff in Geneva Washington Tokyo and Pusan delay action while they push for immediate projects and aid.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. Korean Reconstruction Agency
Korea
J. Donald Kingsley
UNKRA
Pusan
U. N
Geneva
Washington
Tokyo
Three Indicted By Clarke Jury
Clarke County grand jury indicted three people yesterday. Jane Bowles Persson and Lacy Pierce face charges from the March 9 Hudson automobile arson for insurance scams with Persson not guilty and Pierce guilty but not yet sentenced. Maynard L. Kirk is charged with felonious assault on Berryville Police Chief Frederick L. Baker with a hatchet on August 23, trial set for September 30. Walter D. Wisecarver Jr. chaired the grand jury.
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Clarke County
Jane Bowles Persson
Lacy Pierce
Persson
Arra
Elliott Marshall
Pierce
West Point Negro Students Strike Over School Plan
West Point Virginia sees 29 Negro high school students skip classes rather than transfer to Ham Second grade buildings. They demand broader curricula and a local high school. Florence Edprestens notes dissatisfaction with the plan. Oliver Hill of NAACP signals possible action after consulting with community leaders.
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West Point
King William County
Ham
Florence Ed— Prestens
PTA
Oliver Hill
Richmond
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
NAACP
Prince Edward County
Farmville
Eisenhower gains momentum in Ohio Taft era
Eisenhower's presidential bid gains support from Taft backers in Ohio as Taft signals possible aid. Eisenhower plans a Midwest stop in Indianapolis and Cleveland welcomes him with Taft allies present. GOP leaders in Ohio Pennsylvania and Maryland rally to back the general.
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Cleveland
Gen
Dwicht
D. Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Eisenhower
Indianapolis
Mid-West
Washington
Sen. Taft
Roger W. Tracy
Sean Minneapolis
John W Bricker
Qorenes
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Charles Taft
Carter Hotel
Thomas Jenkins
Congress
Indiana
William Jenner
George C. Marshal
Jenner
Marshal
Adlai Optimistic In Western Tour
Adlai optimistic in a Western tour praising large crowds. He says the campaign is going beautifully from New York to the Pacific Coast. He rallies audiences, rebuts Republican claims, and outlines regional issues during a grueling schedule across Portland and other stops.
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Adlai
Atic
Portland
Ore
New York
Pacific Coast
Washington
Winchester Bicentennial Committee to Meet Friday
The Executive Committee of the Winchester Bicentennial Commission will meet Friday at 8 p m at Dr P J McGuire's home 220 Handley Avenue to finalize plans for the next three months and discuss remaining Bicentennial program matters.
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Winchester Bicentennial Commission
P. McGuire
Handley Boulevard
Vince's Restaurant front royal bulletin notices
Wednesday Tattemabe 10th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. buffet all you can eat one fifty in the Trophy Room. Attention 8B League Bowlers no bowling tonight or until further notice committee.
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Front Royal
Sparkman Jokes About Hole in His Shoe
Alabama Senator Sparkman jokes about a hole in his shoe during a campaign moment in Michigan. He notes Governor Stevenson also has a shoe issue and admits his daughter found the hole and he may not have time to get shoes half soled.
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Sen. Sparkman
Tial
John Te Ere Agake
Gov. Stevenson
Michigan
Sparkman
Stevenson
T ‘S
Alabama
Ministers Convene for Four Day Convocation Plan
The Win ih church group approved a four day Week of Prayer convocation starting January 28 at Handley Library. Daily sessions feature Dr. Crawford at 10:30, Dr. Kelley at 3, and Dr. Ferre at 8 with open mass and meeting formats. Luncheon gatherings invite ministers of the denomination.
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Handley Library
Crawford
Kelley
Ferre
Sailor Killed Near Romney in Route 50 Crash
A sailor from Joplin Missouri, Robert rl Sex, stationed at Indianhead Maryland, was killed near Romney West Virginia when his car veered into the oncoming lane and struck a tractor trailer driven by Wendell Holmes Carr of Fulks Run Virginia. Sex died after being taken to Memorial Hospital in Cumberland Maryland.
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Romney
W. Va
Robert Rl Sex
Joplin
Naval Powder Factory
Indianhead
Sex
Wendell Holmes Carr
Fulks Run
Lawrence E. Sex
Oak St. Joplin
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland, Md
Carr
Imprt
Richmond Weather Outlook Sees Warmer End Of Week
Extended Virginia outlook September 10 to 14 shows near normal temperatures with warmer days Wednesday through Friday and cooler conditions Sunday. Scattered showers are expected Saturday totaling about one fifth inch or less.
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Richmond
Virginia
Ladies Commercial Bowling League Off The Schedule
Ladies Commercial Bowling League will not bowl this Wednesday as scheduled. Virginia Renner, secretary.
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Ladies Commercial Bowling League
Virginia Renner
Sec
Quiet Settles Over Prison After Night Of Rioting
At Chillicothe Ohio the 1070 inmate federal reformatory quieted after a night of rioting that left one prisoner shot and two beaten. Associate Warden John J. Galvin said order was completely restored as guards from the 166th Infantry Combat Ohio National Guard aided the 166 men on duty. Prisoners were confined to dormitories. only essential work details operated. The yard and recreation area were littered as the nine hour disturbance ended with inmates refusing to speak until returned to dormitories.
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Chillicothe
Federal Reformatory
John J. Galvin
National Guard
Indiana
Ivania
Kentucky
166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Chilliacothe
Frank J. Lausche
Galvin
Freight Train Derails Near Richmond Blocking Rail Traffic
A freight train derailed near Richmond halting rail traffic between Richmond and Washington on RF and C O lines. No injuries were reported and the cause was not yet known. The engine and leading cars stayed on track while 17 cars derailed at the RF and P north south line junction with the Chesapeake and Ohio east west line.
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Richmond
Washington
Rf&P’s
Rf&p
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ocean City Hotel Destroyed by Fire
A general alarm fire swept the Biscayne Hotel near Ocean City boardwalk injuring one guest and causing about 300000 dollars in damage. The five story 59 room resort suffered extensive destruction with roughly two thirds ruined and 80 guests fled in their nightwear.
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Ocean City
N. J
Biscayne
B 29 Crew Members Parachute to Safety
Thirteen crew members from the 11th Radar Calibration Squadron at Hamilton Air Force Base parachuted to safety after their crippled B 29 bomber crashed and burned five miles northeast of Philipsburg Montana. The first jumps occurred as the plane diverted en route to Great Falls.
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Phillipsburg
Mont
Montana
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Rafael
Calif
Great Falls
North Korean Military Academy Pounded Again
The U S Fifth Air Force reported destroy seven Russian built Tae 15s and damage 12 while blocking 150 Red fighters in a raid near the Manchurian border. All but one of the kills were confirmed marking the sixth straight day of Korea air activity.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Air Force
Roanoke Tax Collector Arrested In Lottery Ticket Probe
Roanoke Police raided the tax office yesterday and arrested Tax Collector William D. Equi Jr. on charges tied to possession and sale of horse race lottery tickets. Equi, 53, spent about an hour in jail before bail was posted at $600 by his wife and a friend. A court hearing was set tentatively for today.
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William D. Equi Jr
Equi
Miller joins Police Force after Army service
Harry E. Miller Jr., 22, of 7 S Cameron Street, passed his preliminary examination to join the police force. He was discharged from the Army as a Corporal after six years and two months with service in Korea, South America and the States, and will train under Capt. Joseph Ritter. He replaces Pvt. Leonard D. Caldwell, whose resignation took effect yesterday.
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Harry E. Miller, Jr
S. Cameron Street
Miller
Korea
South America
Joseph Ritter
Pvt
Leonard D. Caldwell
Caldweill
Esther M. Miller
Maxine Luttrell
Boyd
Parker Predicts State Will Remain in Democratic Camp
Richmond is the setting as Democratic Chairman Nelson Parker predicts Virginia will stay solidly Democratic in November. He cites Adlai Stevenson as a reason the state won’t swing Republican and notes GOP fundraising signals doubt. Parker sees mixed contests in the Tenth Ninth and Seventh districts with Democrats likely to win.
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Parker
Richmond
Nelson Parker
Virginia
Adlai Stevenson
Gen
Eisenhower
Old Dominion
Ad Parker
Alexandria
Joel T. Broyhill
Edmund Campbell
M. M. Long
Thomas Fugate
William Wampler
Bristol
Glenn Roebush
Harrisonburg
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
Harrison
Stevenson
Striking Miners Ignore Lewis Orders Amid Mine Reopenings
A fragment reports some miners resuming operations at Shannopin Mine and nearby Vesta Nos 4 and 6 after a 10 day memorial, while others continued to ignore Lewis orders, delaying reopenings two months after the work stoppage.
1 500 Red Party Members Taught In U S Schools
New York report says 1 500 Communist party members taught in U S schools with Red cells at leading colleges. Dr Bella V Dodd former Hunter College instructor testified before a U S internal security subcommittee about alleged party influence in education.
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New York
Communist Party
Hasteener
Bella V. Dodd
Dr. Dodd
Hunter College
U. S. — Internal Security
Strike Cuts Incomes Reported by Commerce Department
The Commerce Department said today the steel strike reduced personal income by about two hundred one billion dollars under the June annual rate in a two part estimate.
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ATOR
Cummerce Department
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Miller House
Weather Outlook
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North Korean Military Academy
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Wesleyan Conservatory
Roanoke
Harry E. Miller
Red Party
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