De Gaulle Receives Hero Welcome in New York Parade
France's leader arrives by air to a ticker tape parade on Broadway after talks with Eisenhower. De Gaulle, greeted by a 40 man guard, plans social duties and lunch with Mayor Wagner before brief visit. The scene underscores Western resolve ahead of the Paris summit with Khrushchev.
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de Gaulle
New York
U.S
Air Force
Field
Wagner
Eisenhowe
Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Patie
Nikita
Paris
Khrushchev
Berlin
East
Apple Blossom memories and curious Winchester sightings
The Crier recalls a Winchester scene with a state trooper unlocking his car after a passerby notes the other door is open. A man is seen downtown carrying a girl’s fluffy evening dress, glancing about. Ted Malone recalls Apple Capital spring time and festival memories. Luther Larrick claims a full set of Mason jars on Miller Street.
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Winchester
Luther Larrick
Hayfield
Miller St
Rhee's Resignation Threat Shakes South Korea
In Seoul President Syngman Rhee threatens to resign or call elections to end his 12 year rule. Vice President resignations leave power uncertain as Huh Chung is poised to form a new cabinet. Demonstrations turn violent with deaths and injuries as crowds topple statues and clash with police.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Fered
Rhee
Liberal Party
John M. Chang
Democratic Party
Lee Ki-Poong
Huh Chung
Capitol
Health Ministry
Nehru rejects Chou barter plan over Ladakh dispute
NEW DELHI AP report Nehru refused Chou En Lai's offer to exchange India's Ladakh claim for Peiping's northeast frontier. Nehru said there is no barter on the Ladakh area while Chou noted talks shortened the border dispute.
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New Delhi
Nehru
Red China
Chou En- Lai
India
Ladakh
Kashmir
Aru
Chou
Peiping
Northeast Frontier
Cuban Officials Hold Two American Fugitives
Cuban authorities detained Alvin Table Jr and William Lees, two U.S. fugitives who abducted a boat, killed a ship captain during a rescue attempt, and fled to Cuba aboard the Muriel II. The men were captured after grounding near Isabela de Sagua, 200 miles east of Havana, and await transport to Havana amid British requests for their surrender on murder and piracy charges. Barbara Fisher, Table’s wife, said they eloped to Nuevo Laredo before moving to Florida and Nassau with varied criminal claims.
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Havana
Bahaman Island
Alvin Table, Jr
William Lees
Muriel II
Isabela de Sagua
Bahamas
Table
Lees
Barbara Fisher
San Antonio
Tex
Key West
Elbow
Angus Scene
Kent Hokanson
Muriel
United States
Cuba
Barbara Table
Nassau
Barbara
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Torrance
Calif
Beverly
Miami
Redondo Beach
Arkansas
Mother Lifts Station Wagon To Free Son
In Tampa Florida a 123 pound mother named Maxwell C Rogers lifted a 3600 pound station wagon to free her trapped son Charles 16. the effort left her with multiple fractures and she is in critical condition at St Josephs hospital.
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Tampa
Fla
Maxwell C. Rogers
St. Joseph’s
Charles S
Floats Entered In Grand Feature Parade Friday
Forty nine elaborately decorated floats will add interest to the Grand Feature Parade of the Apple Blossom Festival here Friday. The queen Miss Yvonne Mendonca of Honolulu leads, followed by princesses and court children. Read list includes Winchester Chamber groups, Lions Clubs, Jaycees, civil air patrol, and businesses from Winchester and nearby towns with out of town entries and national firms.
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Yvonne Mendonca
Honolulu
Hawaii
Woodstock
Lions Club
Lore’Lyn Manufacturing Co
Rawson
W. Va
Martinsburg
Chamber of Commerce
Harrisonburg - Rockingham County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Clark County
Martinsburg Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Hancock
Nelson County
Bridgewater
Staunton
Augusta Jaycees
Harpers Ferry
Bolivar
Purcellville
Lions
Shenandoah Valley Motel Association
Winchester
Buckroe Beach Business Bureau
City of
Hampton
John A. Miller
Berryville
Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn
Tops Sign Company
Northside Bowling Lanes
Winchester - Frederick
Out of Town
National Fruit Products Co
Edmonds to Speak at Joint Civic Club Luncheon
Alderman Arthur T. Edmonds of Winchester England will speak at the Joint Civic Club Luncheon at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow. Guests include Mrs Edmonds and Miss Yvonne Men deca who reign as Queen Shenandoah XXXII.
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Arthur. T. Edmonds
Winchester
England
Civic Club
George Washington Hotel
Civic Clubs of
Edmonds
Yvonne Mendeca
Burton Mercer
Lions Club
Kenneth
Claude B. Smalts
M. D. Weaver
Treas
Braddock
Queen Shenanadoah XXXIII Elect Reaches Winchester For Festival
A pre festival program notes the queen departing Washington for The Land of The Apple Blossoms arriving in Winchester at 11 A M. The queen will cut an apple pie for four Winchester service clubs presidents at 11 30 A M and attend a joint civic club luncheon at 12 30 P M. A dress rehearsal at Handley Bowl follows at 2 30 P M with press and public invited. A festival workers reception at 8 00 P M honors Miss Mendonca queen elect and parade marshals including Mar sha l of the Firemen's Parade and stars from Walt Disney Presents.
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Washington, D. C
Winchester
Yvonne Mendonca
The
Betty Madigan
Tom Tyron
John Slaughter
York
Shenandoah
Hawaii
Civic Club
George Washington
Tom Tryon
Texas
Arthur Edmonds
England
Mendonca
Smith College
Robbery Indictments Returned in City
A city grand jury returned indictments for armed robbery and related counts. Robert Landman and Howard Hull face armed robbery charges over a $400 theft at Western Union on March 23. Landman and Hull plead not guilty with May jury trials scheduled.
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Corporation Court
Robert Jewell Landman
Washington, D. C
Howard Ray Hull
Brucetown
Western Union
Landman
Firemen's Marshal Betty Madigan to Tour Winchester Schedule
Betty Madigan, Firemen's Parade marshal, arrives in Winchester for a 26 hour stay. She will visit city fire halls, present a majorette contest award at Shenandoah College Auditorium, speak at a Ladies Luncheon, and attend the Springtime Presentation at Handley Bowl before continuing to Houston and Hot Springs.
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Winchester
Betty Madigan
CBS
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
Texas
Hot Springs
Ark
Miss Madigan
Washington
Celebrities Gather For Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Celebrities including Miss Yvonne Mendonca of Hawaii and TV star Tom Tryon arrive in Winchester for the 33rd annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival pre events. The schedule features a pie cutting, lunches, parades, coronation rehearsal, and a public Handley Bank presentation open to all.
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Shenandoah
Winchester
Tokyo clash leaves about 100 injured during parliament protest
Police and students clashed in Tokyo as about 3,000 baton wielding officers faced twice as many leftist students trying to breach the Parliament building to protest the Japan U S security pact.
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Tokyo
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Fete
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Grove Furniture Co
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Wilmer Comer
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