Assassination Plot Against Bulganin Khrushchev Foiled
London reports two anti-Communist groups planned to kill Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev during their British visit. Scotland Yard and the Foreign Office were tipped off by continental and domestic sources. Security was heightened for the 10 day tour with no major incidents.
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London
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Scotland Yard
Foreign Office
Daily Express
Daily Sketch
Bulganin
Communist Party
England
Scotland
Portsmouth
Khrushchev
Eden
U.S
Russia
Soviet Union
Kefauver Attacks Nixon Team in Northwest Campaign
Sen. Estes Kefauver opened a frontal assault on what he called the Ike and Dick team while campaigning in Washington State. He warned Northwest voters against voting Republican and predicted a massive propaganda push to sell Eisenhower and Nixon. The Oregon and District of Columbia primaries loom as tests, with labor leader Meany criticizing both parties.
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Estes Kefauver
Ike and
Nixon
Eisenhower
Washington State
Kefauver
Spokane
Northwest
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Oregon
Portland
Kefauver-Stevenson
District of Columbia
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Meany
AFL and Cio
One House Razed in Clarke County Fires
A Clarke County home burned to the ground while another damaged in a string of five fires since Thursday afternoon. The Clarke County blaze struck Mary Jones’s home near the Old Chapel on the road to Millwood at about 8 15 p m Thursday, a five room structure empty since Easter Monday.
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Clarke County
Frederick County
Mary Jones
Millwood
Raymond Henry
William Edwards
Butch McKay
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Sees 28 Arrests
Winchester police reported twenty eight arrests over the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival weekend with drunkenness and drunken driving among the primary charges. Police noted crowds remained orderly with two notable incidents including a theft of a billfold and a juvenile burglary case at the Friendly Tavern.
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Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
John Rice
Bertha V. Kline
Alcohol and Gas 42 City 6 Frederick 33 Clarke 14
A terse score note records a contest between teams from multiple locales. Final tallies show 42 for City, 33 for Clarke, with Frederick leading earlier 6 and Clarke trailing 14 in the later period.
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City
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Parade Tops Attendance
More than 7000 people joined the five mile Grand Feature Parade ending the 29th annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Estimates placed the crowd at 175000 with floats breaking a world spring record. Elm event featured Bert Parks as grand marshal and Laura MacArthur as Queen Shenandoah XXIX amid a lineup of Cyd Charisse Hugh McKenna and other celebrities.
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Fete
Arthur Godfrey
Hopalong Cassidy
Parks
Bert Parks
Shenandoah XXIX
Laura MacArthur
Nancy Redd Quarles
Betsy Lamb Snider
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Cyd Charisse
Hugh McKenna
Omaha
Neb
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Philip Morris
Herb Parsons
Tippy Stringer
Weather Girl
Roger Edmonds
Winchester
England
Winchester Star
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Laura’’Mac
Arthur
Winchester Apple Blossom Festival sets crowd estimate
Police Chief Thomas Boyd estimated yesterday's parade drew about 175000 people with reliable sources agreeing. Weather helped the event as two inches of snow gave way to clearing skies before the coronation at Handley High School and the Grand Feature Parade led by Bert Parks.
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Thomas Boyd
Bert Parks
Shenandoah XXIX
Laura MacArthur
Handley High School
Pageant Costumes Packed Away After Winchester Show
About 12 000 attended the Handley School pageant These Things Endure honoring Woodrow Wilson. Garland R Quarles praised the two days production as 1200 students participated and costumes were stored for next year while rental outfits were returned. Mrs Wilson praised the pageant saying it was the nicest she had seen.
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Winchester
Handley School
Garland R. Quarles
Ten Dead After Pulaski Blast Destroys Brick Apartment
A double explosion and fire at a Pulaski brick building killed ten people, including four members of one family. W. J. Mehaffey, 75, lit a gas water heater on the first floor prompting the blasts. three non residents were injured. The seven upper apartments housed residents and a Salvation Army transient home. The building was heated by butane gas and crews recovered victims from the rubble.
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Pulaski
Pulaski (P
W. J. Mehaffey
Salvation Army
O. A. Pearce
Helen Denton
Clark Mabe
George Morris
Minnie Akers
Rosa Matherly
George H. Goad Jr
Nora Davis
Damage tops 4300 in Shenandoah Apple Blossom crashes
Eleven injured in a dozen traffic mishaps during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Property damage surpassed 4300 and one car was a total loss. Sergeant Robert Boyce of Winchester Police suffered a compound fracture and other injuries after his motorcycle skidded near the Handley campus. He was hospitalized and listed in satisfactory condition. State Trooper J W Witt investigated the incident at Gerard Street and Valley Avenue.
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Shenandoah
Set
Robert Boyce
Handley Campus
Memorial Hospital
Boyce
J. W. Witt
Sgt. Boyce
Gerrard St
Valley Ave
Weather Girl Brings Clear Skies for Firemen's Parade
Weather girl Tippy Stringer predicted a calm evening as the Firemen's Parade rolled under a sunset amid 243 units. A. Ryland Conner directed the event seen by Laura Mac Arthur and many dignitaries on Handley Boulevard with fire apparatus ranging from early 19th century pieces to modern trucks. The parade followed a grass fire alert that briefly interrupted line assembly before the Enders Fire Company and Shawnee VFD respond crews returned to service.
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Enders Fire Company
Berryville
Enders
Tippy Stringer
WRC
Handley Boulevard
Laura
Mimi) MacArthur
Shenandoah
A. Ryland Conner
FBI Reports First Drop Off In Major Crimes In 8 Years
The FBI says total major crimes in 1955 fell slightly from 1954, the first decline in eight years though still above the 1947-54 average. One rape occurs every 27.5 minutes, a robbery every 9.1, and auto theft every 2.3 minutes. Juvenile arrests rise 11.4 percent in 1,162 cities.
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FBI
Washington
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
Pswing
Minor festival accidents reported with few serious injuries
A two day festival produced many minor mishaps with traffic incidents the main concern. Friendship Ambulance logged 15 to 20 calls and Omps Ambulance 7. Valerie Orhn Mushlitz, 25, of Washington fell through a cellar door on N Loudoun St and was taken to Memorial Hospital then released not seriously hurt along with James Robert Coley, driver for Oats Lumber Company, treated and released after minor injuries.
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Friendship Ambulance
Omps
Valerie Orhn Mushlitz
American Security and Trust Company of
Washington
N. Loudoun St
Lovett
Harry Miler
Mushlitz
Memorial Hospital
James Robert Coley
Oats Lumber Company
Coley
Virginia Weather And Local Notices For Winchester Area
Partly cloudy and mild with scattered showers possible north tonight. Sunday will be cloudy with showers and cooler conditions in the north. Plaza on Rt 522 now under new management Charles and Estelle Altman. City offices closed Saturdays effective May 5 1956 with hours 8:30 to 5:00 Monday through Friday. Public notices include revenue treasurer auditor and recreation department.
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Virginia
Harold's
Winchester
Charles & Estelle Altman
Revenue City
City Auditor Recreation Department
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Donna Hicks
Front Royal
Miss Hicks
Wrc-Tv
Beverley Bigelow Byrd
South End
Banana Split
Virginia Dairy Bar
Monaco
Valley Stamp Co
Stephens City
Shawnee Vfd
House of Good Food Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
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