Schools behind U S aspirations and capabilities report says
The White House education conference committee told President Eisenhower that schools have fallen behind citizens aspirations and capabilities yet pride in today’s schools persists. The 50 000 word report favors limited federal emergency building aid while desegregation is to be worked out by communities within Supreme Court decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Supreme Court
Neil H. McElroy
Proctor & Gamble Co
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
Clint Pace
Tornado Misses Bryan High School as Texas City Evades Major Damage
A Bryan Texas tornado warning spared 20 000 residents and nearby students as the storm damaged over 200 homes and several businesses. The 15 minute radar alert from Texas A M College helped people seek shelter at Stephens P Austin High School where windows were opened to prevent shattering. The tornado cut a six mile path, damaged roofs near Hare and Taylor, and caused power and gas outages with restoration expected later.
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Bryan
Texa
Texas
Texas A & M College
A&m
College
Stephens P. Austin High School
Taylor
Tex
Walter Blaha
Hare
Bryan Air Force Base
A&m College
Vick Lindley
Bryan Daily Eagles
Wardensville honors Miss Orndorff as honorary chief in festival parade
Miss Carrollyn A. Orndorff daughter of Mr and Mrs Carroll Orndorff Wardensville West Virginia will be the Honorary Fire Chief Fire Co Wardensville in the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival parade on April 22 She is a Wardensville High School student active in the National Honor Society the Glee Club and Press Club and was the 1955 Capon Valley Homecoming Queen March weather brought a cooler than average month with mixed conditions and a late snowfall totaling five inches the most for March since 1953 Snow caused school closures in Frederick and Clarke Counties and icy roads affected traffic Precipitation for March reached 3.42 inches, above the 43 year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollyn A. Orndorff
Carroll Orndorff
Wardensville
W. Va
Miss Orndorff
Wardensville High School
Glee Club
Press Club
Capon Valley
Frederick
Clarke
Bank Robbers Loot East Side Citizens Bank in Flint
Four gunmen wearing stocking masks looted the East Side Citizens Bank in Flint shortly after 11 am. They guarded the door while others filled a bag with an estimated 75000 dollars. Police set roadblocks as they fled in a blue sedan. Eight hours earlier Joseph Posey of Cleveland had escaped from Flint City Jail, but officials doubt involvement.
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Flint. Mich
East Side
Citizens’ Bank
Joseph Posey
Cleveland
Flint
Posey
Clearbrook Fire Dept
Clearbrook
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
Rent-A-Car For Weekend Trip In GEO Washington Garage
GEO Washington Garage at 210 N Loudoun offers rental cars for weekend trips and travel needs. Call MO 2-3843 for rates and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Washington Garage
Loudoun
Stevenson charges Kefauver tactics hurting Democratic Party
Adlai Stevenson accused Sen. Estes Kefauver of harming the Democratic Party with campaign tactics. In Jacksonville he argued Kefauver and allies denounce political bosses while seeking their support. He urged unity, defended desegregation as law, warned the South leaving the party would damage Democratic prospects for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Illinois
Senate
Kefauver
Democratic Party
M. L. St. John
The
Atlanta Constitution
Congress
Democratic
Byrd in Good Condition After Hernia Surgery
Sen Byrd of Virginia is reported in good condition after a hernia operation performed yesterday. The senator’s physician at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Captain C D Riggs, released a bulletin stating Byrd is convalescing normally without complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Byrd
D-Va
C. D. Riggs
Byrd
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Kefauver Campaign Expands Into New Jersey State
Kefauver backs push unpledged delegates in New Jersey as Stevenson supporters plot a slate. Illinois delegation backs Stevenson while Kefauver and Lausche attract write-ins. New Jersey votes April 17 with 36 convention votes at stake. Hoffmann says Meyner slate seeks to defeat Kefauver. Stevenson eyes Florida May 29 primary and Southern backing.
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Kefauver
New Jersey
Stevenson
Associated Press
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
California
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Omaha
Neb
Minnesota
Kingsland
Florida
Pri
Mary
Jacksonville
Fla
Chicago
M. L. St. John
Atlanta Constitution
Democratic Organization
Robert B. Meyner
Harold C. Hoff
Hoffman
Newark
Eisenhower
Hoffmann
Congress
Benson Heads for Washington As Farm Bill Nears Completion
Salt Lake City reports Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson traveling to Washington as farm bill conferees near completion. He urged flexible price supports and a soil bank, clashing with calls for high rigid parity and multiple price plans. NFU challenges Benson to prove past support for sliding scales.
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Benson
Washington
Salt Lake City
Ezra Taft Benson
House
Senate
The
Latter-Day Saints
Church
Council of Twelve Apostles
Utah
Idaho
Congress
Soil Bank
Truman
National Farmers Union
Farmers Union
Denver
James G. Patton
NFU
Patton
Millard Rewis Named Prelate for Miss Mimi MacArthur Coronation
The Rev. Millard Rewis Jr pastor of Market Street Methodist will serve as Prelate for the Coronation of Miss Laura Mimi MacArthur as Queen Shenandoah XXIX on April 26 during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Mrs. Ralph Hardy announced the selection. Rewis, a Dallas native, studied at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and joined the Virginia Conference in 1939. He previously pastored in Orange, suburban Washington D C, the Tidewater area, and Strasburg before moving to Winchester in 1954. The family resides at 419 West Clifford Street with son Richard, 16, and daughter Carolyn, 12, both Handley students.
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Millard Rewis, Jr
Market Street Methodist Church
Laura
Mimi” MacArthur
Queen Shenan
Ralph Hardy
Department of the Queen
Lewis
Dallas
Texas
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
Atlanta
Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Winchester
Orange
Washington, D. C
Tidewater
Strasburg
Chilling Spring Backlash Brings Snow to Europe
Snow fell across western Europe as spring backlash from Europe’s harsh winter brought 6 to 10 inches in northern Italy and western Austria. London saw 36 degrees overnight and sleet touched southern England while Paris enjoyed sun then snow flurry by noon. Amos Mauck becomes sole owner of Waterloo Restaurant after dissolution of partnership with Oren Gordon as of September 1, 1955.
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London
Europe
Italy
Austria
England
Paris
Amos Mauck
Waterloo Restaurant
Oren Gordon
Mr. Gorden
Hunt Pressed for Acid Thrower in Riesel Attack
Federal and local agencies pursue an unidentified assailant who threw sulphuric acid into labor columnist Victor Riesel’s eyes. Rewards total 14500 dollars, with FBI, NYPD, Manhattan DA, and U S attorney offices involved. state and governor pledge cooperation. Eye surgeon’s update noted uncertain outcome for Riesel’s vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
FBIE
Victor Riesel
FBI
City Police Department
Manhattan
Star Building and Airport Break-Ins Prompt Police Probe
Police investigate two overnight break-ins in Frederick County. A janitor surprised a thief in the Star building press room at 4 a.m. and the intruder fled onto E Boscawen Street after breaking a coin box with about $12 inside. At the airport on Bufflick Road three exterior doors were forced and a change box, a currency money box, and a cigarette coin box were taken. The money box was found later along a nearby highway. Frederick County Deputy Sheriff John Hoover and Lt. Warren Rudolph leading the inquiry for Don Patton’s airport facility.
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Star
The
E. Boscawen St
Bufflick Road
Don Patton
Frederick County
John Hoover
Warren Rudolph
Winchester Police Department
Virginia Forecast and Local Shopper Announcements
The forecast calls for rain and isolated thunderstorms tonight with a low in the 50s and a Saturday clearing, windy with highs in the 60s. Five day outlook shows temperatures 3-5 degrees above normal with showers Saturday ending early, and rain late Monday or Tuesday. Also includes local notices on shop ads, fire company meetings, and a post Easter clearance at Marianne's of Winchester.
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Virginia
Winchester
Egypt and Israel Clash on Gaza Front Amid Ceasefire Effort
Artillery fire flared along the Gaza border as Egypt and Israel blamed each other for a new exchange near Kissufim. U N truce chief Burn postponed Rome talks after urgent cease-fire appeals, with casualty figures reported and both sides accusing the other of violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
VU. N
U. N
E. L. M. Burn
Rome
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Burns
Middle East
Burn
Gaza
Kissufim
Egypt
Israel
Mixed Armistice Commission
Cairo
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Committee
Royal Drive-In Theater
Wild Bill
Frederick Clarke
Handley High
Sharor Glaize
Center
Thomas Glass
Sally Dunia
Carter Kellas
William Wheatley
Winchester Star
Michael Hart
Ann Sullivan
Evelyn Riley
Martha Rose Whitten
Sharon
Robert Glaize
Stonewall Ave
Tommy
Rober M. Glass, Jr
W. Clifford
Sally
Harry W. Dunn
Parkway Ave
Ocity
Case Fannin
U.N
Demo Party
Gov. Meyner
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Millard Rewis
Riesel
Gerasimo Bonaccolto
Star Building
Macy's
Macy
N. Loudoun St
Grove Furniture CO
WORTH
Peter Pan Children’s Shop
Middletown Fire Hall
Middletown Grange
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Rouss Fire CO
John J. Hawse
Marianne’s of
Kissufinm
Fie
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