Austrian Chancellor Raab Arrives in Moscow for Talks
Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab landed at Moscow's central military airport to start talks with Soviet leaders on speeding up the Austrian independence treaty. Molotov and Gromyko welcomed him. U S. Ambassador Bohlen attended. Raab hoped the trip would improve relations and noted it recalled Soviet liberation of Austria ten years earlier.
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Moscow
Julius Raab
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Andrei Gromyko
U. S
Charles Bohlen
Raab
Supreme Soviet
Germany
Adolf Schaerf
Leopold Fig
Bruno Kreisky
Eisenhower Heads to Augusta for Work Vacation Stop in Charleston
President Eisenhower leaves by plane for a work vacation at Augusta Georgia with a stop in Charleston South Carolina where General Mark W. Clark and state officials greet him. At The Citadel he reviews cadets from a jeep and is awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws outdoors. He stays in Augusta through April 20 after the Masters. Mrs. Eisenhower remains in Gettysburg recovering from a respiratory attack and finishing interior decorating of the farm home.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
Charleston
S. C
Mark W. Clark
Citadel Military School
South Carolina
Citadel
Corps of Cadets
Clark
Gettysburg
Fire destroys Miss Browns barn on Loudoun Street
A large frame barn and contents owned by Miss Minnie Brown were destroyed by fire just before 9 30 p m on Loudoun Street with neighbors alerting authorities. The blaze prompted all four city fire companies to respond and is being investigated along with a similar shed fire in the alley last Monday.
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Minnie Brown
Loudoun St
Miss Brown
N. R. Kerns
W. C
Miss Maude Brown
Bly
Mr. Bly
Soviet farm chiefs fired for huge winter losses
Two state farm directors in Penza and Tula regions were dismissed and ordered to personally repay large livestock losses. The move follows Khrushchev backed purge of inefficient managers across collective and state farms as Pravda notes many executives seek farm posts and training courses to fill roles. Western observers question feasibility but push aims to boost grain and meat output for a growing population.
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Moscow
Soviet Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Ivan A. Benediktov
Nikita S. Khruschev
Benediktov
Hased
Pensa
Tula
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
Communist Party
Pravda
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
Sweden
Blaze destroys 20 buildings in Bowling Green Va.
A $750000 fire raged four hours in the Bowling Green business district on Easter, leaving only six of 26 buildings standing. Two injured, eight families homeless, with a Red Cross office and Masonic hall burned. Fire traced to a barn hayloft. townsfolk recalled a 1900 blaze in the same area.
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Bowling Green
Virginia
Richmond
Red Cross
Bowling Green Fire Company
Tension Mounts In Southern Bell Strike Across States
Mob attacks on a Southern Bell exchange door followed by acid in a policeman’s eye marked the 29th day of the CIO Communications Workers of America strike across nine states. Sixty four workers have been fired since March 14 as violence and arrests spread with the Easter weekend unrest in Clinton Tennessee and Birmingham Alabama where authorities broke up crowds and detained several demonstrators.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communication Workers of America
Ralph Thomas Show at Handley School Auditorium Tonight
The Ralph Thomas Show airs at 8 P.M. in Handley School Auditorium, sponsored by the W.F.W. Auxiliary. Your Congressman Burr Harrison reports from Washington at 6:50 P.M. Tonight on WSVA TV Channel 3. Sale starts Wednesday at Beaver Drug Store clearance ad noted on page 8.
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Beaver Drug Store
Worth’s
Ralph Thomas
Handley School
W.F.W
Burr P. Harrison
Washington
Wsva-Tv
Frederick County Supervisors Approve Tax Rate Increase
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a tax rate of 2.40 dollars per 100 assessed valuation for 1955-56 at a public hearing. The increase, 15 cents from 2.25, funds schools with a general levy of 0.10, school levy 1.70, and school building 0.60. The new rate runs July 1, 1955 to June 30, 1956, following tentative approval on February 22.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Three Teenagers Among 13 Die in Highway Accidents
Thirteen highway deaths were reported over the weekend with three Wise County teens among the victims. Beverly Cooper 16 Betty Kilgore 15 and Trw'ston Hale 15, all of Coeburn, were killed when a car swerved left and hit them returning from a movie. One other teen was injured.
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Wise County
Coeburn
Beverly Lynn Cooper
Betty Lou Kilgore
Trw'ston Hale
Norton
Peggy Cooper
Charles Leonard
Cleveland
Frederick
Elden Medford Campbell
Strasburg
Shawsville
Monttgomery
Edward Davis Johnson
Washington
Shirley
Alexandria
Louis Melvin Owens
Gum Spring
Louisa County
Roberta Mount
Waynesboro
Helen Hayes
Chase City
Mason Wilton Austin
Fieldale
Henry County
Martinsville
Record Easter Weather Draws Large Crowds in Winchester
Easter Sunday drew record crowds and heavy traffic in Winchester with 80 degree temperatures the warmest so far this year. Police reported no injuries from the weekend’s travel incidents though 13 arrests occurred. a major fire destroyed a barn on 522 N Loudoun St. Sunrise services drew about 130 people at Handley High School and the Easter Egg Hunt near the city armory drew about 1,500 children with 100 dozen eggs hidden by the Jayceettes. winners were listed as Patri- and others not fully shown.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
City Armory
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Loudoun St
Memorial Hospital
J. Thomas Boyd
Boyd
Handley High School
United Youth Council
Jayceettes
JCC
Patri
Bandung Conference Looms Over Formosa Crisis in U S View
Washington officials say the Bandung African Asian conference starting April 18 may influence Communist China’s plans in the Formosa area. The United States expects Chiang Kai shek’s Nationalists to bear initial attacks if needed while urging restraint until the talks reveal intentions.
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Washington
China
Formosa
U. S
Matsu
Quemoy
Bandung
Indonesia
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai -Shek
Stevens
Far East
Formosa Strait
Chiang
Hugh S. Cumming Jr
Jakarta
India
Nehru
Homemade Javelin Fatality Shocks Detroit Community
Detroit police report a 14 year old, John Gunnerson, killed by a homemade javelin thrown during play. The weapon was made from a 5 foot baseboard molding tipped with a carpenter's file, allegedly by best friend Ronald Brandon who said he heard it. John darted into the path of the javelin and was struck at the base of the skull.
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Detroit
John Gunnerson
Ronald Brandon
John
Staunton Senator Carter seeks re election in July primary
Staunton State Sen. Curry Carter announced his candidacy for re election ahead of the July 12 Democratic primary. The Golf Driving Range near Valley Pike advertises daily hours Noon to Midnight with new clubs and balls. A rummage sale by Miller & Anderson at Main St. building runs April 12 12 Noon 9 p.m. and April 13 9 a.m. 1 30 p.m. by Sacred Heart Church.
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Staunton
Curry Carter
City On
Valley Pike
Miller & Anderson
N.C. C. W. Sacred Heart Church
City Auto Tags Deadline and Penalty Notice
The City announces a new ordinance requiring all residents to purchase and display City tags by April 15 to avoid penalties. Purchasers of State tags after April 15 must obtain City tags within 48 hours to stay compliant. Com. Taylor L. Barr of the Revenue, Winchester, Virginia, issues the notice.
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Taylor L. Barr
the Revenue
Winchester, Va
Supreme Court hears suggestions on ending school segregation
The Supreme Court begins a week of hearings on how to implement the May 17 ruling that school segregation is unconstitutional. Arguments cover immediate admission versus gradual integration and whether to issue state specific decrees or appoint a special master.
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Supreme Court
Washington
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Warren
Eisenhower
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Kansas
Delaware
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Maryland
Texas
Justice Department
Optimism Grows Over Salk Polio Vaccine Prospects
Townspeople and scientists await formal results as Dr Thomas Francis Jr and Dr Jonas Salk prepare to present findings on the polio vaccine. Early reports suggest high effectiveness up to 90 percent, with expectations of a safe and protective product. Basil O’Connor cited, tests discussed, details kept under wraps until briefing.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Thomas Francis Jr
Francis
University of Michigan
Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
Salk
Faure Seeks Early Talks Among Western Powers and Russia
French Premier Edouard Faure urges a July meeting of the Western Big Three and Russia to discuss a four-power summit. He also backs recognizing Communist China by all Western powers, noting France does not yet recognize Peiping while Britain does.
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Washington
Edgar Faure
France
Russia
Britain
United States
Faure
U. S. News and World Report
Far West
China
Peiping
Great Britain
U S Asks Court to Reinstate Indictment Against Lattimore
The U S government asks the Court of Appeals to reinstate an indictment accusing Owen Lattimore of perjury regarding his associations with Communist lines. The appeals court revived two counts while leaving the key charge intact, defining the word sympathized as too vague. Lattimore, a Johns Hopkins professor, has claimed loyalty and denies party affiliation.
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U.S
Lattimore
Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Owen Lattimore
U. S
Luther W. Youngdahl
U. S. Atty
Leo A. Rover
Youngdahl
Rover
State Department
Court of Appeals
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Johns Hopkins University
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