Tension Eases After Israel Egypt Pledges No Shooting
Israel and Egypt pledged to avoid shooting except in self defense leading to a quieter night. The report notes no incidents since an aerial clash over the Negev and a Gaza crossing exchange, with Hammarskjold touring Cairo.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Negev Desert
Gaza
Cairo
Fedayeen
Tel Aviv
Taifa
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Palestine
Hammarskjold
Pass
New York
David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
Jittery Gunman Captured After Williamsport Bank Heist
Police arrested John A. Watts, 21, of Williamsport, six hours after he robbed the Williamsport National Bank of more than 64 000. A woman near the freight yards saw a man with a bulging bag enter an empty car and police traced the getaway train to Lock Haven. Watts trembled during the four to five minutes of the holdup.
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Williamsport
Williamsport National Bank
John A. Watts
Lock Haven
Emily Fowler
Virginia Dairy Bar Season's Open
The Virginia Dairy Bar announces season opening featuring Banana Split giant shakes sundaes and all size cones. Located at 663 N Loudoun St and offering finest flavorings.
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Virginia Dairy Bar
Loudoun St
Building Permits Rise in First Quarter 1956
Earmarked for homes totals 573150 as Winchester and Frederick County issue 107 permits in the first quarter with estimated costs reaching 797285. About two thirds of the volume is for new residences, with 68 home permits in the city and 39 in the county. March leads the quarter with 58 permits valued at 372710, while January slows to 178000 across 21 permits. Continued on Page 9.
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Frederick County
Winchester 1954 Census Reports $2 Million in Local Service Trade
Receipts of 132 service establishments in Winchester totaled about $2,113,000 with a $697,000 payroll and 374 employees. Personal services earned $968,000 from 59 firms, automotive services $72,000 from 10, and all other services $1,073,000 from 63 firms.
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Winchester City
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Sonal Services
Prince Rainier bars news cameramen from palace ahead of wedding
Prince Rainier III restricts official photographers to three after photographers blocked his car en route to the villa of Princess Antoinette in Eze. The ban follows a lunch meeting with Grace Kelly and mounting tensions over unauthorized coverage of the royal wedding preparations.
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Monte Carlo
Prince Rainier
Clearbrook Woolen Company Celebrates 17th Anniversary
The Clearbrook Woolen Company marks its seventeenth anniversary with a birthday meeting at the mill. Owner W. H. Lawrence Jr. announces a ten cent per hour wage increase for all 150 employees and a nine percent first quarter bonus under the profit sharing plan. The company has operated since 1939 after Lawrence took over the Brucetown Woolen Mill and observed anniversaries annually.
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Clearbrook Woolen Company
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
Lawrence
Clearbrook
Brucetown
Body Found of Edinburg Man After River Drowning
William Byron Bowman of Edinburg, 25, drowned when his small boat capsized in the Shenandoah River last Saturday. Rescue efforts included law enforcement, fire units, volunteers, floodlights, and a U S Navy unit from Richmond. The body was recovered near the Edinburg dam about 8 30 p m after nearly five days of searching. Funeral arrangements set for Woodstock and burial at Cedarwood Cemetery in Edinburg.
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William Byron Bowman
Edinburg
Shenandoah River
U. S. Navy
Richmond
Marvin W. Bowman
Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors
Woodstock
Cedarwood Cemetery
Democrats Claim Farm Bill Veto Will Hit Eisenhower Politically
Several Democrats warned that a veto of the new farm bill would be used to attack President Eisenhower in the campaign. Sen. Humphrey said the decision rests with the President and the blame would rest on him, not Benson, and Ellender predicted an overnight political shift if vetoed. Aides noted Eisenhower may delay action until he returns to the capital next week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Benson
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Augusta
Whitacre
E W. Ritenour
Winchester
House of Representatives
J. Henkel Henry
Byrd Convalescing At Berryville Home
Senator Byrd of Virginia is convalescing at his Berryville home after hernia surgery on April 5. He left Bethesda Naval Hospital and is expected back in his Washington office early next week.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Berryville
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Estes and Adlai Meet in Tampa Demonstration
In Tampa Florida on the Phillips Shore Junior High grounds Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver shook hands to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Hundreds of students erupted while cigar workers nearby cheered. Congressman Bob Sikes led Stevenson's Florida campaign.
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Tampa
Fla
Estes
Adlai
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Phillips Shore Junior High
Bob Sikes
Stevenson
Florida
Reserve Board Hikes Its Bank Lending Rate
The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate to 3 percent for Minneapolis and San Francisco banks and to 2 1/2 percent for nine others, signaling caution amid a 1956 business boom. The move, last-minute forecast, aims to curb inflation as demand for credit rises.
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Reserve Board
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Federal Reserve
Chicago
Reserve System
Bbanks
Nation's Largest Consumer Of Donated Blood
James K. Garner, 27, a hemophiliac at San Francisco State College, may be the nation’s largest consumer of donated blood. He receives a pint daily and will reach 1,000 pints from the Irwin blood bank on April 20. Despite his condition, Garner remains hopeful and continues studies with support from his wife Evelyn and their year-old son John Edward.
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San Francisco
James K. Garner
San Francisco State College
Irwin
Jim Garner
Stanford University Hospital
Theo
Dore H. Spaet
Montefiore Hospital
New York
Garner
Evelyn Steinbacher
Milwaukee
John Edward
Martinsburg and Romney Girls Named FestiVal Princesses
Apple Blossom princesses from Marion Junior College in Marion Virginia Potomac State College in Keyser West Virginia Longwood College Farmville Virginia and Penn Hall Junior College Chambersburg Pennsylvania were named for the springtime Festival to be held April 26 27 Miss Harriet Lee Hammond 18 daughter of Forrest Hammond Sr near Martinsburg will represent Marion Junior College She is a Martinsburg High School graduate and active in student government Phi Theta Kappa Lutheran Student Association and the college treasury posts. Miss JoAnn Freeland 19 daughter of the Comsinued on Page 3 Goi 2)
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Marion Junior College
Marion, Va
Potomac State College
West Virginia University
Keyser
W. Va
Longwood College
Farmville
Penn Hall Junior College
Chambersburg
Harriet Lee Hammond
Forrest Hammond
Martinsburg
Miss Hammond
Martinsburg High School
Phi Theta Kappa
Lutheran Student Association
Virginia
College
JoAnn Freeland
Gruenther to retire as NATO commander in year’s end
President Eisenhower announced Gen Alfred M Gruenther will retire as NATO supreme commander in Western Europe toward year end. Gen Lauris Norstad will succeed him as NATO commander Norstad currently serves as Gruenthers air deputy and formerly led US and Allied air forces in Western Europe.
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Eisenhower
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Lauris Norstad
Gruenther
White House
James C. Hagerty
Europe
Hagerty
Norstad
Al-lied
Army
Walter Reed
Washington
North Atlantic Council
Platte Center
Neb
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Minneapolis, Minn
States Rights Party Protests Supreme Court Decisions
Clarke County executive committee of the States Rights Party protests two U S Supreme Court rulings. It opposes rulings depriving states of powers to punish Communists and subversives and the reinstatement of a Brooklyn school teacher who refused to testify about Communist ties. The group warns of centralization of power and judicial tyranny.
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Berryville
States Rights Party
Clarke County
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Pennsylvania
United States
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
New York
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Last Witness Samuel J Seymour Dies at 96 in Baltimore
Samuel James Seymour, believed last surviving witness to Lincoln assassination, died today in Baltimore at age 96. City tag notices warn April 15 1956 expiring city auto tags must be bought and displayed to avoid penalties. post April 15 tags require 48 hour city tag purchase and $2 penalty if unpaid. Com. of Revenue Taylor L. Barr note shows local ordinance details.
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Baltimore
Samuel James Seymour
Abraham Lincoln
Eisenhower May Address Nation on Farm Bill Decision
President Eisenhower may go on radio and television next week to reveal his decision on the farm bill veto or signing. White House aide Hagerty said no decision is final, while Benson arrives for a conference and may influence the outcome. The team includes Morse Paarlberg Hauge Seaton and McCann as they meet at Augusta National.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Agriculture Benson
Benson
Washington
Kansas City Star
Washington Dispatch
True D. Morse
Don Paarlberg
Gabriel Hauge
Fred A. Seaton
Kevin McCann
Augusta National Golf Club
Truman
Stevenson
Florida
Key West
Stevenson Salutes Truman on Eisenhower Do Nothing Label
Adlai Stevenson says former President Truman was close to the mark in calling Eisenhower a do nothing leader. The Associated Press report notes GOP party chief Leonard W.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Eisenhower
Leonard W
Jefferson Jackson Democratic club formed in Northern Virginia
A Winchester Frederick Clarke coalition formed the Jefferson Jackson Democratic club of Northern Virginia to back all Democratic nominees this year. Landon Whitacre was elected chairman with Lee Fisher secretary and C Everette Holsinger treasurer. committee heads and observers outlined objectives and cautioned against splinter parties while planning future meetings.
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Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke
Jefferson-Jackson Democratic Club
Northern
Virginia
Landon B. Whitacre
Frederick County
Lee Fisher
C. Everette Holsinger
John Friant
Clarke County
Virginia five day forecast shows near normal temps
Weather outlook for Virginia April 14 18 calls for near normal temperatures with a cooler Saturday and warmer start next week. Showers expected Tuesday or Wednesday with total precipitation around one tenth to three tenths inches.
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Virginia
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Middletown Lions Club
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QUEEN
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Mary Jane Lohr
Hood, Va
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Marcellus, N. Y
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Taylor L. Barr Com
Ike
Farm Bill
HST
Democratic Club
Friant
Clifton Price
Frank Miller
C. Bruce Harlee
Roger Koontz
Jean Demorest
Grover Schlack
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Hall
Des Moines
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Kefauver
Tennessean
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