Los Angeles Smog Study Ties Pollution to Industry and Autos
A $300000 county survey led by Dr. Lauren B. Hitchcock reports smog in the Los Angeles basin is man made and mainly from industry 50 percent autos 40 percent and incinerators 10 percent. Eye irritation and plant damage vary by district with Wilshire Downtown and Rivera Bassett areas showing differing effects.
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Los Angeles
Lauren B. Hitchcock
The
Air Pollution Foundation
Los Angeles Basin
Donora
London
England
Hitchcock
Wilshire
Surburan
Rivera
Bassett
Pasadena
Reds Hint Road Tax Can Be Negotiated
East Berlin and Bonn officials floated a possible resolution to the new road tax dispute, suggesting talks between the rival regimes could settle rates. West Germany and Allied powers deny recognition of East Germany, while truckers face up to 50 dollars for heavy loads.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
West
West Berlin
Shenandoah College
E. A. B. Church
Winchester
Orders Barring Departure of Chinese Students Are Rescinded
The State Department said 76 technically trained Chinese students can leave the United States for Communist China. The move, made by the State Justice and Defense Departments, aims to secure the release of 15 American airmen and 41 civilians held by China. No deal was involved, officials said, as negotiations continue at Geneva for civilians and U.N. efforts seek U.S. airmen from the Korean War.
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Washington
State Department
United States
China
State, Justice and Defense Departments
U.S
Henry Suydam
Geneva
United Nations
Churchill Expected To Resign Tuesday As Prime Minister
British press and analysts expect Winston Churchill to resign as prime minister by Tuesday. He may hand his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and remain as a senior statesman in Parliament.
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Churchill
London
Britain
Winston Churchill
10 Downing Street
Buckingham Palace
Independent Economist
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Downing Street
House of Commons
Mobilize Labor and Farm Groups for Liberal Platform Push
The CIO United Automobile Workers urged labor and farm groups to mobilize before the 1956 conventions in a bid to push liberal principles in party platforms. At the end of its convention, about 3,000 delegates approved a plan for a national conference of labor farm and liberal forces next spring.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
Labor
Stassen to Appear Wednesday Before Investigations Unit
Harold E. Stassen, Foreign Aid Director, is set to appear Wednesday before the Senate Investigations subcommittee. The dispute over a subpoena persists as staff say it was served. Stassen claims voluntary appearance. The probe concerns a grain storage plant loan negotiations in Pakistan financed by FOA.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Stassen
McClellan
Eisenhower
Pakistan
Foreign Operations Administration
FOA
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert J. McElroy
FDA
Gov. Stassen
Shed Fire Destroys Back Lot Shed Behind Hill's Toy Store
A noon fire destroyed a small wooden shed behind Hill's Toy Store on Loudoun Street. Foster Gain reported the blaze after seeing smoke while returning from lunch. George Spanos, owner of the White Palace next door, claimed contents worth about 300 dollars.
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Hill’s
Loudoun St
Foster Gain
Piccadilly St
All City
Herman Hable
George Spanos
White Palace
75 Degree High Mark Sets Year Peak Weather
Today reached 75 degrees the year’s high so far with mild spring air continuing. The AP forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and occasional rain tomorrow, with tonight’s low around 46 to 52 degrees and last night’s low at 43.
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Associated Press
Douglas says Red Propaganda smarter than ours
Sen. Douglas D Ill warned that Communist propaganda is more effective than American messaging among black, brown, and yellow peoples. He urged larger aid for technical assistance to underdeveloped areas, arguing it could counter propaganda before the Bandung Afro Asian conference.
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Sen
Douglas
Washington
D-Ill
Illinois
U. N
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Bandung
Indonesia
Red China
Uncle Sam
Fire Warden Warns Residents of Brush Burning Violations
Frederick County Chief Warden Tom Rosenberger warns of a dry period and dangerous two weeks for brush fires. He reminds residents the law bans burning before 4 PM from March 1 through May 15 within 300 feet of woodland, with fines for violations.
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Tom Rosenberger
Frederick County
Rosenberger
Quake Toll Rises to 327 Dead 254 Injured in Philippines
In the southern Philippines, the Lake Lanao region bore the worst losses as a major quake left 327 dead and 254 injured with five million dollars in crop damage. Thousands were homeless as structures collapsed into the lake and officials warned the toll could climb.
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Dansalan
Mindanao
Philippines
Lake Lanoa
Minadanao
Lanoa
Lanao
Ramon Magsaysay
Ozamis
Misamis Occidental
Iligan
St. T. Lluch
Lake Lanao
Tugaya
Bacolod
Madamba
Ganasi
Madalum
Bayang
Masio
Maranto
Wato
Ozamis Cit
Lluch
U.S. Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Luzon
Arthuro Alcaraz
Alcaraz
Apple Blossom Festival ticket office opens Monday
The Apple Blossom Festival ticket sales box office begins Monday at 9 a.m. at Malden Electric Co. in 48 S Loudoun St. Chairman Jack Ireland reports early mail orders for reserved seats and lists events including pageant, parades, Queen’s ball, Shenandoah Valley ball, Young People’s dance, square dances, Distinguished Guests Stag luncheon, and a Majorette contest. The Farm Women’s Society of York Pennsylvania already placed a large block order. Ring 5663 for box office inquiries.
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Malden Electric Co
S. Loudoun St
Jack Ireland
Ireland
Farm Women's Society
York
Charles Brothers
Route 5
Knowland Opposes India Replacing Nationalist China on U N Council
Senate debate centers on replacing Nationalist China with India on the U N Security Council. Knowland argues India lacks legitimacy in a system of collective security. Humphrey urges showing US Asia interest and cites Asia’s new realities. McCarthy criticizes Eisenhower for avoidance of defense commitments in the Far East.
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Knowland
India
China
U. N. Council
Washington
Sen
R-Calif
Humphrey
Dminn
United States
United Nations Security Council
Nehru
U. N
Far East
Asia
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Senate
Morse
Dore
Congress
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
Matsu Islands
Quemcy and
Matau
Endorsement of Universal Military Training Opens Virginia DAV Meet
About 300 veterans gather in the George Washington Hotel as the Virginia Department of the Disabled American Veterans opens its Spring Conference. Melvin E. Cox presides and endorses UMIT, arguing it would save billions, train properly, and reduce reliance on recalled veterans, with support from local commanders and National DAV leaders.
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Winchester Star
Virginia Disabled American Veterans
Howard Mayberry
Lynchburg
Wade Stephenson
DAV
Virginia
Virginia Dav Department
Melvin E. Cox
UMIT
Ernest E. McIntyre
Stonewall Jackson
Cox
Korea
House
National Security Training Commission
Appeal Brief Claims Left Handed Killer In Case
In Cleveland, defense attorneys for Dr. Samuel Sheppard argue the murder was committed by a left handed intruder in a sex attack. The brief, prepared by William J. Corrigan, accuses 37 legal errors at trial and cites evidence like tooth fragments and an unseen heavy object as clues.
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Sheppard
Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Appeals Court
Marilyn Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Paul L. Kirk
University of California
Kirk
Marilyn
Handley JWHS Winners at District Five Forensic Meet
Handley High School debate team won both sides at the District Five Forensic Meet held at Madison College in Harrisonburg. Aff firm winners were Eugene Miller and Stephen Brown, while neg winners were Janet Stanley and Betty Jo Johnson, all Handley students. James Wood High School student Donnie Stotler won boys public speaking, Nalda Baughman won girls poetry, and Janine Pratt won girls prose.
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Handley High School
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Eugene Miller
Stephen Brown
Janet Stanley
Betty Jo Johnson
Handley
Donnie Stotler
James Wood High School
Nalda Baughman
James Wood
Jan
Red China cites 18 U S planes violating borders
Peiping radio in Tokyo reported 18 American planes in four groups crossed Red China boundaries Friday. The broadcast said U S planes flew over Chiao Tung Lai Yang and other sites in Shangtung province, with Chinese warplanes pursuing four of them as they escaped eastward. SHIRKEY'S RESTAURANT ad copy follows.
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Tokyo
Peiping
Red China
U. S
Chiao Tung
Lai Yang
Shangtung Province
Be Sure to See Administrator's Sale of Auto Tire
A public notice invites readers to view the administrator's sale of auto tires. Details on date, location, and conditions are advertised for interested buyers and creditors seeking estate settlement on page 3.
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Auto Tire
Float total reaches 42 for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
Forty two floats entered for the Grand Feature Parade announced by Float committee chairman Arthur W. Mumpower. The entries include organizations, businesses and industry from the Shenandoah Valley area and nearby regions such as Hagerstown Maryland and Fairchild Aircraft Division.
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Shenandoah
Arthur W. Mumpower
Mumpower
Shenandoah Valley
Hagerstown
Maryland
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Warrenton
Apple Storage Stocks Fall to 123 829 Bushels on April 1
Apple holdings across four cold storages slipped to 123 829 bushels on April 1 from 1 074 390 total as of December 1. Winchester leads with 103 000 bushels while Virginia Apple Storage shows 20 829. C L Robinson Ice & Cold Storage and Old Mill Storage report near depletion.
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Winchester Cold Storage
Virginia Apple
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
Old Mill
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Schewel Furniture
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South End Fire CO
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