Jobless Pay Bill Stalled by House Rules Committee
The Democratic plan for special unemployment benefits stalls as half of the House Rules Committee opposes its passage. Chairman Smith and Rep. Colmer lead a minority that argues the bill could threaten the federal state jobless insurance program. House leaders pause for next week action amid President Eisenhower’s separate emergency proposal.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Smith
Dva
Rep
Colmer
D-Miss
Madden
D-Ind
Rules Committee
Eisenhower
Dole
American Students Leave for Russia
Four American students depart by plane from New York to London and Copenhagen en route to Moscow for the first official U S Soviet student exchange. The travelers include Ralph Della Cava and David W. Band already in London, Jay Sorenson, Judith Davison, Peter Eccles, and Peter Eckstein with varied backgrounds and aims.
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New York
London
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Copenhagen
Ralph Della Cava
New York City
Jay Sorenson
Columbia University
Judith Davison
Cambridge
Mass
Center For International Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Swarthmore
Peter Eccles
Inwood
Queens
Little Rock
Ark
Dartmouth
Eccles
Peter Eckstein
Hazelcrest
Ill
University of Michigan
Area 4 H Youths Enter 28 Steers In Show and Sale
Twenty three 4H Club and FFA youths from Frederick and Clarke Counties entered steers raised by themselves for the 6th Winchester Baby Beef Show and Sale at Partners' Livestock Exchange on Rt. 50 in Winchester. Show at 10 a.m., sale at 7 p.m., with 28 animals: 6 Shorthorns 10 Herefords 12 Angus judged by Jack Copenhaver of Virginia Tech.
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F.F.A
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Winchester - Frederick County
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Virginia Division of Markets
Jesse Longerbeam
Berryville
Donald Tomblin
Reid Tomblin
White Post
David Green
Paul
Robert Belford
William Belford
Lana Given Temporary Custody of Daughter
Hollywood case center Lana Turner’s daughter Cheryl Crane, 14, is granted two months’ temporary custody by Superior Judge Allen T. Lynch in Santa Monica Juvenile Court. Cheryl remains a ward of the court as hearings continue to decide permanent custody and possible charges. The coroner’s jury found Johnny Stompanato’s killing justifiable homicide amid the ongoing legal proceedings.
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Hollywood
Gheryl Crane
Lana Turner
Allen T. Lynch
Santa Monica
Lana
Chery
Johnny Stom- Panato
Mickey Cohen
Stompana
Cheryl
Mildred Turner
Steve Crane
Crane
Miss Turner
Slaughter Guilty of Attempted Manslaughter Five Year Penalty
Robert Powell Slaughter 38 of Webbtown was found guilty by a Frederick County Circuit Court jury of attempted voluntary manslaughter in a February 25 gunfire exchange with Berryville Town Sgt. Robert L. Hicks near the Winchester city dump. The jury fixed his punishment at five years in the penitentiary after the officer testified he pursued Slaughter who fled in a revoked license. The case began yesterday morning and continued at the Winchester court.
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Clarke County
Frederick County
Robert Powell Slaughter
Webbtown
Slaughter
Winchester City
Berryville
Robert L. Hicks
Rt. 7
Winchester
Hicks
Valley Mill Road
Firefighters use foam tower to halt Newport News oil terminal blaze
Weary crews finally reached burning Esso Standard Oil tanks after more than 36 hours. A 1000 barrel railroad fuel oil tank was extinguished within an hour of foam deployment, while a 20000 barrel gasoline tank burned down, with officials optimistic the remaining blaze could be ended by afternoon. The terminal crisis, sparked by an explosion in the steam plant, damaged multiple tanks with total losses running into millions. Navy and local teams aided as smoke drifted over the waterfront. a weekend vigil loomed.
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Newport News
Esso Standard Oil Co
Esso
Norfolk
Navy
Newport News Department
Peninsula Area
Mrs Arnold Heads Ladies Luncheon for Apple Blossom Fete
Mrs Arnold D Jr chairs the Apple Blossom Festival ladies luncheon at the George Washington Hotel Thursday noon. Sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary to the Virginia State Horticultural Society of which she is a member. Co chair is Mrs Joseph Butler with numerous committees guiding guests flowers gifts table hostesses and other duties. The Arnold family from Clearbrook attends Clearbrook Presbyterian Church.
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Lester D. Arnold, Jr
George Washington Hotel
Woman's Auxiliary
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Arnold
Ann Tabb Light
Arnolds
Ann Clay
Mary B
Lester D. Arnold
Clearbrook
Clearbrook Presbyterian Church
Joseph Butler
Clarence Hill
Henry J. Eavis
Gordon T. Whitham
Harry W. Butler, Jr
Harry W Butler
Irvine Cather
T. O. Smith
Flowers
Ansell Groves
Hugh Solenberger
Henry Brumback
Cornelia Richard
Horace Browne
Alfred Snapp
D. K Russell
John Wolfe
James Himelright
Douglas Butler
William Rooker
Harry Ridgeway
E C. Shokes
Alfred Snapp, Jr
Clarence Williams
Ray
McElroy Backs Eisenhower Plan To Block Merge Of Forces
Secretary of Defense McElroy told the House Armed Services Committee he would seek wording to rule out any merger of the armed services while considering unified commands under Eisenhower’s defense plan. He noted potential legal limits but warned a full identity loss across services is unlikely. McElroy asked for time to answer Vinson’s questions and prepared to submit written replies.
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Washington
McElroy
Eisenhower
Armed Services
House Armed Services Committee
White House
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Joint Staff
Vinson
D-Ga
Vanguard Satellite Firing Postponed At Cape Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla An attempt to launch the Vanguard rocket with a basketball sized satellite aboard was postponed after a countdown of several hours The Navy gave no reason for the postponement set at 1259 am There is no indication when the attempt might resume The new satellite 20 inches in diameter weighs 21 pounds and is three times larger and almost seven times heavier than Vanguard I launched March 17.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
AF Academy Chapel redesigned after design protest
Congress will revise the Air Force Academy chapel design after critics call the earlier plan too modern. Senator Chavez and the Academy Board of Visitors toured the site as architect Walter Netsch defended a second design with 17 spires. General Spatz was elected board chairman.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Chavez
D-Nm
Congress
Air Force Academy
Academy Board of Visitors
Walter Netsch
National Council of Churches
Rep. Miller
R-Calif
Rep
Rogers
D-Cole
House of Representatives
Senate
Cay A. ‘Tooey Spatz
Air Force Chief of Staff
One Traffic Death in Richmond State Police Report
State Police report one traffic death in the past 24 hours in Richmond. Virginia’s toll for the year stands at 217, compared with 220 on the same date last year.
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Richmond
Virginia
Injured Woman Saved By Husband Courage In Oregon Plane Crash
John Day Oregon A crashed plane in the Malheur National Forest left Mrs Bruce Davis of Fresno Calif with a broken hip and frostbite. Her husband Bruce trekked through deep snow for a day and a half in undershorts to find help guiding an Air Force helicopter to the scene.
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John Day
Ore
Bruce Davis
Fresno
Davis
Bruce
Oregon
Air Force
Winchester Man Jailed in Assault Against Girl 11
Robert Miller Jr. 21 of 686 N Loudoun St jailed on rape charge involving an 11 year old girl. Accomplice Walter Echard 63 of Washington DC released on personal recognizance. Incident occurred Tuesday night with Miller hiring Echard to drive through Winchester Gore Warrensville Strasburg and back. Miller arrested at a N Loudoun snack bar around 10:30 p.m. by Police Sgt Stotler and Deputy Sheriff McDonald under a warrant from the mother.
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Winchester
Washington, DC
Robert Miller, Jr
Loudoun St
Walter Echard
Echard
Washington, D. C
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Frederick County
Miller
Gore
Warrensville
Strasburg
N. Loudoun St
Ernest Stotler
Boyd McDonald
Britain sets third H bomb test in Pacific area
Britain announces a new H bomb test in the Christmas Island area, declaring a 38 000 square mile danger zone for shipping. The move follows Soviet and American nuclear plans, with up to three tests planned including a warhead for a 2 500 mile rocket.
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Britain
Pacific
London
Christmas Island
South Pacific
Admiralty
Foreign Office
United States
America
Soviet Union
News Chronicle
Boy Hit by Auto in Stephens City in Satisfactory Condition
A 6-year-old Winchester Stephens City boy was struck by a car yesterday afternoon near his home. Johnny Anderson suffered a fracture and dislocation of the left elbow and a head cut. He is under observation for possible internal injuries at Memorial Hospital. The mishap occurred around 5 40 p m with the youth on a bicycle. A 1946 Chevrolet driven by Joseph of Stephens City struck him, knocking off the bicycle front wheel.
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Winchester-Stephens City
Memorial Hospital
Johnny Anderson
Derrill Anderson
Main St
J. W. Detrick
Joseph
Stephens City
Weekend Special Chocolate Pudge Pecan Cakes
Ward's Pastry Shop advertises weekend specials with chocolate fudge pecan cakes. The note references a local bakery event or promotion titled Weekend Special.
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Ward
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