Vice President Chang Wounded in South Korea Assault
South Korea's vice president Chang Myun was shot in the hand at a Democratic party convention in Seoul. Police arrested the shooter Kin Sang Poon after the attack, while Chang, a critic of President Rhee, recovered from surgery and remained at home.
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South Korea
Seoul
Chang Myun
Syngman Rhee
Chang
United States
Democratic Party
Rhee
Kin Sang Poon
Kim
Japan
Korea
North Korea
Lash LaRue Charged With Receiving Stolen Goods
Memphis police charged actor Lash LaRue with buying stolen property after his arrest at the Midsouth Fair where he performed. Also jailed as witnesses were Alfred St John and Carla Gilbert. LaRue bonded at 3500, others at 500 each. LaRue admitted buying four sewing machines and a calculating machine for 105 dollars.
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Memphis, Tenn
Lash LaRue
LaRue
Alfred
Fuzzy) St. John
Carla Gilbert
St. John
Miss Gilbert
M. A. Hinds
Gilbert
Memphis
Hinds
California
Christmas Gift Layaway Plan Ad
An ad for Hodgson and Brown at 41 West Boscawen Street promotes a lay away plan for the season’s newest gifts. It also invites readers to a daily luncheon special at Hershey Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe.
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Hodgson and Brown
W. Boscawen St
Hershey
Adlai vs GOP cost of living and campaign pace
Adlai Stevenson attacks the Eisenhower administration over living costs while touring Indianapolis and Milwaukee for a television address. Nixon campaigns across Illinois and Tennessee with sharp criticisms of Stevenson, labeling his program defeatist and quackery. Kefauver criticizes the GOP on war and peace as he tours Erie.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Indianapolis
Ind
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Wheeling
W. Va
Hagerstown
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Erie
St. Louis
Nixon
Illinois
Eisenhower
Springfield
Kefauver
Rainfall Lingers After Storm Flossy Diminishes
A total of 1.30 inches of rain fell yesterday as storm Flossy, downgraded from hurricane, hovered over southwestern Virginia then moved northeast over the Atlantic. The drought area saw 1.55 inches total, with 0.25 inches by 8:30 a.m. yesterday, and October rainfall in the area reached 3.19 inches.
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Virginia
Associated Press
Atlantic Ocean
Washington Weather Bureau
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Harvey Matusow Receives Five Year Perjury Sentence
Harvey Matusow, once a government witness in Communist cases, is sentenced to five years in prison for five counts of perjury. The judge ordered concurrent terms, with a potential maximum of 52 years and a $10,000 fine. Matusow claimed he was coached by Roy Cohn and declared the death of the man he once was.
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New York
Harvey M. Matusow
John F. X. McGahey
Matusow
Roy M. Cohn
U. S
Harvey Matusow
Bolivian Prisoners Seek Asylum in Argentina After Flight
Forty seven Bolivian political prisoners captured after hijacking a government DC4 defied conditions and pressed for asylum in Argentina. At Salta, they denounced President Siles Zuazo, blamed the regime for unrest, and described life in a concentration camp as preferable to captivity.
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Salta
Bolivia
Buenos Aires
Socialist Falange Party
la Paz
5Th Army
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Andres Saucedo Lanza
Chile
Mario Ayala
Clarin of
Santa Cruz
Unexplained Crash Destroys Rocket Plane X2 at Edwards
Edwards AFB Calif statements say Air Force X2 rocketed above 45 000 feet before developing trouble and crashing east of the base. Capt Milburn G Apt 32 died in the cockpit on his first X2 flight. The three million dollar Bell Aircraft craft had previously reached 126 000 feet in a test.
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Calif
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
Milburn G. Apt. 32
Apt
Sabrejet
Iven C. Kincheley
Edwards Afb
Washington, D. C
Nwo
Lake Ontario
Faye
Christine
Sharman
Oley G. Apt
Buffalo
Kan
Solons Told 25 Percent of D C Negroes Illegitimate
Washington testimony before a House subcommittee on District of Columbia education reported about one in four Negro school children in the city were illegitimate. Howard West of the Health Department cited 1954 figures of 442 white and 2944 non white illegitimate births and warned non whites showed higher reported venereal disease rates, suggesting underreporting among whites. Mrs. Bessie Wood Cramer described deep social deprivation among Negro students entering integration in 1954, noting many had no concept of home. Rep Williams asked about benefits to white children. Carl Hansen called integration a miracle of social adjustment.
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Washington
Howard West
District of Columbia Health Department
House District of Columbia Committee
Bessie Wood Cramer
Cramer
Rep. Williams
D-Miss
Carl F. Hansen
Stanley to Vote for Stevenson for President
Gov. Stanley announces he will vote for Adlai Stevenson by absentee ballot before a European trip. He urges continued Democratic control in Congress and aims to promote the 1957 Jamestown Festival with a 115-strong Virginia delegation sailing this Saturday for Europe.
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Gov
Stanley
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Virginia
Chicago
John S. Battle
National Party
Rep
Tuck
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Byrd
Stevenson-Kefauver
Congress
Newport News
Europe
J Thomas Boyd Elected Virginia Police Chiefs President
J Thomas Boyd of Winchester was elected president of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police at the 31st annual convention in Roanoke. Other officers named include Frank Webb Roanoke W F Peach Newport News and W J Hedrick Henrico. Harold Baumes serves as secretary.
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Winchester
Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
Robert Craft
Clifton Forge
Roanoke
Frank Webb
W. F. Peach
Newport News
W. J. Hedrick
Henrico County
Harold Baumes
Baumes
Virginia League of Municipalities
Chief Boyd
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Boyd
Police Chiefs Association
Lions Club
W. F. Burrow
Franklin
Russell Hawse
Alexandria
J. F. Ritchie
Harrisonburg
Craft
Judge Dismisses Costello Citizenship Case
Federal Judge Edmund L Palmieri dismissed the government bid to revoke gambler Frank Costello’s citizenship without prejudice. The ruling held the case relied on wiretap documents not admissible in federal proceedings. Costello remains serving a five year sentence for income tax evasion.
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New York
Edmund L. Palmieri
Frank Costello
Palmieri
U.S
Costello
Heavy Rain Kills 50 000 Turkeys in Rockingham
In Harrisonburg area more than three inches of rain Wednesday night into Thursday caused heavy turkey losses on range. Estimated at least 50 000 birds perished, valued at about 100 000 dollars. Some turkeys insured. one producer reported 2 500 to 3 000 losses. Turkeys aged nine to twelve weeks.
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Harrisonburg
Handley Clarke County Football Games Postponed
Rain postpones Handley Warren and Clarke Loudoun games. Handley Warren moves to Front Royal Bing Crosby Stadium at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Clarke Loudoun plays Monday at Leesburg Firemen's Field at 7 30 p.m. Fort Hill at Martinsburg postponed to 8 2m tomorrow.
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Clarke-Loudoun
Front Royal
Bing Crosby
Clarke County
Loudoun County
Leesburg
Firemen’s Field
Fort Hill
Martinsburg
Chest Parade Set in Winchester Despite Weather Threat
The Community Chest kickoff parade will run through downtown Winchester at 8 p m led by parade chairman Woodrow W Whitmore. If rain is light the march continues on foot. heavy rain prompts car and equipment procession. The 39 unit parade begins at Sarah Zane Fire Hall with formation at 7 30 p m and routes along Loudoun Cameron to Piccadilly. Over 260 volunteers hold an earlier supper and meeting at the George Washington Hotel.
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Community Chest
Winchester
Woodrow W. Whitmore
Loudoun
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Cork Street
Cameron
Piccadilly
George Washington Hotel
Time change details fall year daylight saving
Some areas return to Standard Time on September 30 while the majority stay on fast time until October 28. Regions shifting on October 28 include New York Vermont Pennsylvania Illinois Missouri Rhode Island New Jersey Chicago Detroit area and New England states.
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California
Nevada
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
Vermont
St. Louis
Missouri
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Chicago
Illinois
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
U S Invites Reds To Witness Close of Campaigns
The United States invites Russia and four Soviet satellites to send observers to watch the end of the U S presidential campaign. State Department says the invitation is not for a state visit. Officials expect lower rank observers may come. no acceptances reported. Dance to Don Patton Orchestra Saturday Night at Armory.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U. S
State Department
Soviet Union
Bulganin
Communist Party
Ross Khruschev
Lincoln White
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Don Patton
Armory
New Struggle For Power Inside Kremlin
Khrushchev faces pushback from Stalinist faction over de Stalinization satellites and may seek Tito's support. Reports claim a Kremlin party court is involved as Tito joins Khrushchev for talks with Bulganin and Shepilov. The episode follows June riots and raises fears for Soviet security.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Tito
Austria
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Belgrade
Black Sea
Yalta
Crimean
Sochi
Nikolai Bulganin
Dmitri Shepilov
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Vienna
Neuer Kurier
Poznan
Poland
Party
Stalin
London Express
Moscow
Kurier
Crimea
Virginia Forecast For Week With Warmer Weekend Ahead
Mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of rain in the north tonight and mild lows around 45 to 50. Saturday turns warmer and more cloudy as the five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures with a warm weekend and a cooldown by Tuesday and Wednesday. Scattered showers are possible Monday or Tuesday with total precipitation around 1.0 to 1.3 inches.
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