Washington Man Killed When Car Leaves Route 522
A Washington D C man was killed Saturday night when his 1958 Chevrolet convertible left Route 522 south of Winchester. His companion received a black eye. Another weekend incident left a pedestrian uninjured.
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Rt. 522
Winchester
William John Nelson
Audrey Lane
Forest Heights
Washington
Memorial’ Hospital
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Bat Clearbrook
Ellsworth Allison
Aldie
Ial Hospital
S. L. Lee
Mr. Nelson
Raymond
Gown Crier Highlights Local Sports and City News
The column notes Evan Creswell's top bowling set at Health Center Duckpi Lanes with 128 143 and 185 for a total 456 the best this season. It also praises James W. Dix for improving City Hall grounds and notes tax return extensions to May 2. An Indian arrowhead is found on Mileer Street and a motorcycling incident on Rt 11 north reports two passengers, a woman and a child, involved.
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Evan Creswell
Duckpi
Evan
Rt. 11 North
Presidential hopefuls to speak in Charles Town area
Two Democratic presidential hopefuls, Humphrey and Kennedy, plan talks in Charles Town area this week. Humphrey speaks at 5 p.m. near the courthouse with stops in Berkley Springs Romney and Martinsburg. Kennedy appears 8 p.m. Wednesday at the old Charles Town Race Track with informal rally tone and pre-show singing.
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Charles Town
Humphrey
Court House
Berkley Springs
Romney
Martinsburg
John Kennedy
Shirley M. Hunt
John Friant
Clarke County
Democratic Party
Park Rangers Find Lost Boy Ricky Sutton in Shenandoah
Shenandoah National Park rangers located 9 year old Ricky Sutton unharmed in Shaffer Hollow after he wandered from a family picnic at a Pinnacles near Big Meadows. A search began two hours after he failed to return, and Ricky said he followed the creek hoping to reach habitation.
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Rangers
Outside Paint and Local Notices From Town Ads
An old notice sheet shows Outside Paint at 1.98 per gallon from A and N Store. It lists Blue and Gray Beauty Shop and a three night opening, a garbage notice for Apple Blossom Festival with delayed collections, and a car air conditioning install at 369.95 by George Washington Garage.
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Blue & Gray
George Washington Garage
Riots In Biloxi Leave 14 Hurt At Beach Clash
Police struggled to keep order as racial violence flared along Biloxi Mississippi beaches. A series of fights injured 14 people including whites and African Americans amid a color barrier dispute and police action around Dr Gilbert Mason.
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Biloxi
Miss
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Gilbert Mason
Onloo
Mason
Ity
Dr. Mason
Sun
Laz Quave
Pelle
Iranian City Lar Devastated by Massive Earthquake
A powerful earthquake shattered Lar in southern Iran and devastated surrounding villages. Official death toll ranges from 1,200 to 1,500 with unofficial estimates approaching 3,000. Rescue efforts report 380 bodies recovered, while 100 more were found elsewhere.
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Tehran
Iran
Lar
Agadir
Morocco
Nusrat Qarib
Convict Wounds State Trooper After Stolen Car Stop
An escaped convict shot Trooper Clyde L. Williams Jr. in Chesterfield County after stopping a stolen car. Williams was wounded in the mouth and listed in satisfactory condition at Medical College Hospital. The gunman, Gerald M. Smith, fired at Trooper P. S. Spraker and Trooper H. C. White Jr. before surrendering following a gunfight with two other troopers.
Apple Blossom Festival Nears as Trees Burst Into Bloom
Apple trees break into bloom ahead of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival week. Forecast calls for cooler midweek with four to six degrees above normal temperatures overall. Queen Yvonne Mendonca arrives for pre coronation events with VMI Glee Club, parade, fireworks, and Ball plans announced.
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Hawaii
Yvonne Mendonca
Foreley
Fea
Festival Queen Arrives Tonight in Washington
Miss Yvonne Mendonca Festival Queen Shenandoah XXXIII elect arrives with her mother Mrs Adolph J Mendonca of Honolulu at the Statler Hilton Washington at 8 p.m. She studies at Smith College Northampton Mass and will star in television and radio appearances tomorrow. Her family plans to watch coronation coverage in Honolulu.
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Shenandoah
Adolph J. Mendonca
Honolulu
Statler-Hilton
Washington
Northampton
Mass
Mendonca
Smith College
Coronaton
Mendnca
Adolph, Jr
Elise
Miss Mendonca
Inga
Wrc-Tv
Channel 4
Patty Gavin
WRC Radio
Herb Davis
WMAL
P. T. Grove
Queen and Court
Poright
Winchester and the 1960s promises change in the decade
The Winchester area looks to a decade of shifts as the first of two articles outlines expected changes during the 1960s. Details cover local developments, potential policy plans, and community impacts in the Winchester region.
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Winchester
Riots in Seoul Push Martial Law Again
Tear gas and gunfire roared in Seoul as crowds demanded the resignation of President Syngman Rhee and Vice President Lee Ki-poong. Soldiers used gas masks and bayonets, tanks rolled through the streets, and at least several people were injured amid the second day of clashes.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngmwang Rhee
Lee Ki-poong
Hapdong
National Assembly
U S living costs hit a new record in March
Washington reports March consumer price index at 125.7 of the 1947-49 base, with a 0.1 percent rise from February and 1.6 percent higher than a year earlier. Food costs edge up, driven by meats pork and chicken eggs and fruit, while auto and home heating oil ease.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Chase
Horticultural Society Princesses Named for Shenandoah Festival
The Appalachian fruit growing states announce princesses for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Oor Lea Seaman of Roseland. Walter Bromley of Smithsburg representing Maryland. Yvonne Mendonca of Honolulu. Rebecca Tahquary Miller of Inwood, West Virginia.
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Seaman
Virginia
K. Louise Bromley
Maryland
Rebecca Tanquary Miller
West Virginia
Horticultural Societies
Pennsylvania
Oor Lea Seaman
A. R. Seaman
Roseland
De Gaulle warns of last moment for nuclear disarmament
Washington AP Charles de Gaulle urged Congress that time is critical to start nuclear disarmament warnings that failure would doom mankind. He spoke after White House talks with Eisenhower and told the House and Senate in French with English translations distributed. He urged improved Soviet Western relations and joint effort on disarmament and postwar German issues.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Congress
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
White House
House
Senate
Big House
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev Warns West Over Berlin Flight Rights
Soviet Premier Khrushchev said Western powers could lose rights to fly into Berlin if he signs an East German peace treaty. He warned the Soviet Union would meet force with force and that Moscow would act alone if the West ignores the issue. He spoke in Baku during a jubilee event for Azerbaijan Communist party, tying World War II surrender terms to a possible East German peace pact. He also cited Western plans to use airplanes similar to the 1948 airlift if East Germany controls land routes.
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Khrushchev
Berlin
East Germany
Soviet Union
Baku
Naie
Azerbaijan Communist Party
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