Tornado Strikes Mississippi TB Sanatorium Injuring Many
A tornado hit the Mississippi State Sanitarium for Tuberculars near Jackson at about 1 a.m. injuring 50 to 75 patients, mostly in the Negro infirmary. Two other tornadoes in Sylvarena and Glen Allen killed one person and wounded several others as floods followed, prompting evacuations along the Pearl River in Jackson and surrounding areas.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi State
Sanatorium
Mississippi
Henry Boswell
Sylvarena
Louis Jones
Glen Allen
Boswell
Evan Creswell Saves Children From Drowning
Evan Creswell of Winchester dived into Solenbergers Pond to rescue his two children Janet 3 and Evan Curtis Jr 14 months after the car rolled into the water. He freed them from the sinking 1956 Chevrolet and towed the vehicle from the pond with a wrecker arriving by 8 15 pm. The family, treated on scene, escaped with no serious injuries despite freezing water.
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Evan Creswell
Winchester
Solenberger's Pond
Creswell
Janet
Evan Curtis, Jr
Evan Curtis
Evan Urtis
Solenberger’s
Winchester Star
Florida racing license revoked for Tropical Park Inc
The Florida State Racing Commission unanimously revoked the license held by Tropical Park Inc in Miami for violations of Florida racing rules and regulations.
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Miami, Fla
Florida State Racing Commission
Tropical Park Inc
Florida
Hyde Park Ducks Nest High Above Ground
Hyde Park birdkeeper confirms a mallard drake and hen nesting with six eggs 40 feet up a tree. Officials say moving the nest would doom the eggs, and the public reacts with shock while hoping for a safe hatching despite the unlikely location.
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London
Hyde Park
Alexander Thompson
Thompson
Possible Postal Service Curtailments Outlined
Postmaster General Summerfield warned of drastic postal cutbacks if Congress approves only 17 million dollars of the 47 million extra requested. He outlined options including suspending third class mail, halting Saturday deliveries, closing post offices, and reducing city mail trips. He urged Congress to specify where cuts should hit.
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Washington U
Summerfield
Congress
Post Office Department
House Appropriations
Canadian Ambassador to Egypt Leaps to Death
Canadian envoy Leaps to Death. Ambassador Leaps to death at his Cairo home after a period of low spirits linked to alleged Communist ties. The U S Senate subcommittee had accused him of Communist associations. Canada protested the report while officials noted prior security clearance. Norman, 48, a career diplomat, had served at the United Nations and the Japanese Peace Treaty conference.
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Cairoff
Herbert Norman
Egypt
U. S. Senate
Canada
Norman
U. S. Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Robert Morris
Lester B. Pearson
Parliament
Pearson
Japan
Victoria College
Toronto
Trinity College
Cambridge
Rockefeller Foundation
Harvard
United Nations
San Francisco
Eisenhower Secrecy Standards Won't Be Withdrawn
The White House has refused to lift an order by President Eisenhower setting secrecy standards for government information. The decision comes as administration officials defend the need for tight controls over classified material amid ongoing debates over transparency and national security.
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Shenandoah
Laura MacArthur
London
Washington P
White House
Eisenhower
Willoughby Rites 7 P.M Tomorrow
Wayne Wilson Willoughby 19 died yesterday and a funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Christ Church Millwood conducted by Rev J L B Williams. Burial in Green Hall Cemetery Berryville. Autopsy suggests unexplained anesthetic sensitivity as cause of death. Survived by parents and two brothers. Flowers declined.
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Christ Church, Millwood
J. L. B. Williams
Green Hall Cemetery
Berryville
George Murphy
Memorial Hospital
Murphy
Douglass O. Hill
Hugh Willoughby, III
Boyce
Hugh Willoughby, IV
Dickie Willoughby
Britain to end draft by 1960 and cut forces to 375000
Britain announces a sweeping defense reform to abolish conscription by 1960 and reduce armed forces from 690000 to 375000 within five years. The plan trims 1957 58 defense costs by 785 million dollars, shifts to guided missiles from manned aircraft, and withdraws troops from Libya and Korea.
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London
Britain
United States
Libya
Korea
Defense Ministry
Macmillan
West Germany
NATO
James Wood High names valedictorian and salutatorian
Harold Kurstedt Jr. is valedictorian and Molly Frances Seals salutatorian of the James Wood High School Class of 1957. Principal Paul D. Beable announced the top honors.
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Molly Frances Seals
James Wood High School
Paul D. Beable
Young Kurstedt
Harold Kurstedt
Mountain Falls
James Wood
Swanson Junior High School
Arlington
Christian Brothers College
Memphis
Tenn
Swanson
Arlington County
The
Shelby County
Harold
Future Business Leaders of America
Bets Club
Key Club
Christ Episcopal Church
Miss Seals
Clowns Toprd Great Show on Earth Opens New York Season
The Ringling Brothers Circus opened its season in Madison Square Garden with a benefit for the New York Cancer Committee. Clowns led the show along with lions tigers elephants and trained acts. Celebrities Dan Dailey Xavier Cugat and others attended as hosts.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
New York Cancer Committee
Gerous
Gypsy Rose Lee
Vaughn Monroe
June Havoc
Lanny Ross
Xavier Cugat
Dan Dailey
House Faces 17 Roll Calls In Budget-Cutting Drive
The House plans 17 roll calls on amendments to trim 63.6 million dollars from Labor Welfare and National Labor Relations Board funding. Combined with prior cuts this brings total reductions to 187.4 million from a 2.98 billion President Eisenhower request. Senate action unclear as Humphrey seeks restores and Coast Guard plane funding notes. The goal is to enable possible tax reductions next year.
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House
Washington (P
Labor and Welfare
National Labor Relations Board
Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Robertson
D-Va
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Treasury Department
Appropriations
Coast Guard
W. Randolph Burgess
Burgess
Senate Finance Committee
Red Cross Drive Extended and Rumor Quashes
Winchester Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross votes to extend the drive toward a $17,000 goal as funds reach $7,900. The board denies rumors of blood sales and large salaries for Gray Ladies, noting only one paid worker among about 500 volunteers.
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Red Cross
Winchester - Frederick County
American Red Cross
Frederick County
Holmes Harper
The
Memorial Hospital
Geneva Hubbell
Winchester-Frederick County
Hubbell
John E. Cain
Virginia Weather Forecast Shifts to Rain and Warmer Winds
The Virginia forecast calls for rain tonight with lows around 40 to 48 degrees and a mostly cloudy windy Friday with showers. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for Winchester with partial moon phase noted as First Quarter.
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Virginia
Oteal
Winchester
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