ADA Flagske and Demo Leaders for Congress Record
Americans for Democratic Action charged Eisenhower and Democratic leaders with indifference to the public interest in its 1955 Congress review. ADA criticized Eisenhower’s education and civil rights proposals as inadequate while noting Republicans blocked votes on civil rights and school aid riders.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action Today
Eisenhower
Congress
ADA
Joseph L. Rauh, Jr
National Ada
Rauh
Truman
Local Guard Units To Return Home Tomorrow
Units from the 29th Infantry Division finish a two week summer encampment at Indiantown Gap Pa. Local Company I and Headquarters Company are due at the armory between 10 am and noon tomorrow. Maryland and Virginia guardsmen will leave Saturday morning and return home in one day.
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29Th Infantry Division
Indiantown Gap
Harrisonburg
Maryland
National Guard
Virginia Guardsmen
Virginia
For Sale Guaranteed Used Tires at Southern Tire Service
Advertises guaranteed used tires of all sizes and prices at Southern Tire Service opposite Handley High Campus with Tuesday and Thursday availability.
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Southern Tire Service
Handley High Campus
Bulganin Seeks Open Mind on Disarmament Proposals
Premier Bulganin told the Supreme Soviet that Moscow would study President Eisenhower's disarmament proposal and would not refuse to consider other sincere plans. He said his remarks were misunderstood and stressed readiness to seek an agreement to end the arms race. Eisenhower welcomed talks and warned against closing doors to negotiation.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Eden
Premier Faure
Nikolai V. Tsitsin
Tsitsin
Bulgarin
Russia
Geneva
Red China
W U. S
United Nations
North Korea
Connie Brings Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Alert
Connie, a dangerous hurricane with 125 mph winds, moved toward the Leeward Islands and prompted a hurricane alert for Puerto Rico. The Weather Bureau ordered warnings for Barbuda, Saba, and Antigua and urged immediate preparations for dangerous winds and tides. The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were also advised to stand by for possible warnings later today.
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Miami
Fla
Leeward Islands
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Leeward Chain
Barbuda
Saba
Antigua
Virgin Islands
U S May Sell Farm Surpluses To Soviet Russia
Washington officials consider a potential shift toward non trading policy with the Soviet Union as U S surplus grain butter lard and other fats could be sold to Russia and other Iron Curtain nations Factors include Farm Bureau support for open trade and Geneva talks easing East West tensions plus Canada selling surplus butter and wheat to Iron Curtain states Undersecretary Morse called Shuman’s push significant as it comes from a leading farm group.
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Washington
Soviet
Russia
Iran Curtain
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Canada
True D. Morse
Shuman
Midshipman Denied Commission Over Mother's Communist Ties
Midshipman Eugene W. Landy 21, honor graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy, was denied a Naval Reserve commission due to his mother's former Communist Party membership. Landy, who graduates with high honors and a degree in hand, plans to study admiralty law at Yale. The academy requires a counterstatement to a Navy order before granting the commission.
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Kingsport
N. Y
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
Communist Party
Naval Reserve Commission
Eugene W. Landy
New Jersey
Landy
Adm
Gordon McClintock
Academy
Naval Reserve
Navy
New York City
3Rd Naval District
Yale University
Admiralty Law
Actors in TV Film Shows Go on Strike
The Screen Actors Guild says members will not work on filmed television shows except for five producers with new contracts. The dispute centers on residual payments for reruns with increases from 70 to 82 dollars for day players and 250 to 287.50 for weekly freelancers. Contracts signed include Lewister Enterprises, Lewman Ltd, Spectrum Film Productions, Quntet Productions, and Charles E Skinner Productions. Most producers expect little immediate impact as major shows have completed their seasons.
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Hollywood
Screen Actors Guild
Guild
Alliance of Television Film Producers
Association of Motion Picture Producers
Actors’ Group
Lewister Enterprises, Inc
Lewman, Ltd
Jane Wyman
Russ Hayden
Quntet
Judge Roy Bean
Charles E. Skinner
Sergeant Preston
Alleged Bookmaker Challenges Virginia Statute Crisman Case
Richard L. Crisman of Winchester faced a trial on horse race bookmaking charges and argued the Virginia statute is unconstitutional. Trial Justice Harold G. Potts delayed ruling after testimony from police officers and the prosecutor. The defense offered no evidence, moving to quash the warrant.
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Berryville
Richard L. Crisman
Winchester
Harold G. Potts
Virginia
Justice Potts
Thomas G. Scully
Crisman
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
Robert Willingham
Ben F. Carter
Mr. Crisman
Charles Town
W. Va
Scully
New Hampshire sweepstakes await Dwinell signature
Gov. Lane Dwinell was set to sign a two million dollar state sweepstakes bill linked to Rockingham Park in Salem. The measure passed both houses as the 31 week session ended. Supporters tout revenue while opponents fear moral and financial issues.
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Concord
N. H
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
Rockingham Park
Salem
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Dwinell
Sen
Laurier A. Lamontagne
Berlin
Benjamin C. Adams
Derry
State Racing Commission
Laurence M. Pickett
Keene
British Protest Attack on Ship Inchwells Near Foochow
Britain protested to Nationalist China over an alleged attack by two Chiang Kai-shek planes on the British freighter Inchwells near Foochow. Four bombs near missed, machine-gun fire caused shock damage. a Chinese seaman was seriously injured and the second mate slightly hurt.
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Taipei
Formosa
Great Britain
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Foochow
Alexander Hermann
C. K. Yen
Min River
Matsui
Weather Outlook and Local Notices in Richmond Virginia
Weather forecast for Richmond Virginia August 6 to 10 calls for temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal with cooler days Sunday and Monday and a warmer midweek period. Scattered thundershowers Saturday may produce 0.1 to 0.3 inch of rain. Community notices include Sarah Zane Fire Co meeting Friday August 5 at 8 p.m. and Rouss Fire Co meeting same day and time with refreshments. Local sales at Worth's Macy and Peter Pan Children’s Shop advertise final clearance on women and children’s apparel.
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Richmond
Virginia
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Rouss Fire CO
John J Hawse
Pilot crashes after 30 mile hold for safe landing
A crippled American Airlines Convair piloted by Capt Hugh Barron stayed aloft over 30 miles trying for a safe landing at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. The plane with 30 aboard crashed near Lieb er Heights killing all. Eyewitnesses described a flame drenched wing and a low approach before the demise.
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FT. Leonard Wood
American Airlines
A. J. Brewster
Post Airport
Hugh Barron
Tulsa
Okla
Convair
Forney
Lieber Heights
Beverly Streeter
Wac
Asbury Park
N. J
N. Y
Barron
Chicago
Midway Airport
Glenview Naval Air Station
Blood-Stained Auto Tied to Missing Housewife Case
Police found a blood stained 1955 convertible with the missing Wilma Allen's clothes in the trunk near 22nd and Broadway. Investigators believe the North Kansas City wife and mother was kidnapped and murdered after leaving a beauty parlor yesterday afternoon. Her husband, William Allen Jr., runs a large Chevrolet dealership.
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Wilma Allen
William Allen Jr
Kansas City
22Nd and
Broadway
Union Station
Eugene Pond
Pond
Allen
Billy
Bobby
Allens
Chevrolet
Circus refunds money during St Paul show halt
In Minneapolis Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey halted a two day run in St Paul after roustabouts refused to remove animal show equipment. President John Ringling North fired three top officials for the incident though they said they quit July 23.
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Minneapolis
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
St. Paul
John Ringling North
Frank McClosky
Willis Lawson
Walter Kiernan
Local Brick Plant Operates Amid Pickett Posts
Shenandoah Brick & Tile Co. reports production and shipments are running on schedule despite pickets remaining at the plant. A spokesman says labor turnover is low, applications are being accepted, and the workforce is at full complement. The strike began Tuesday July 26 when 31 workers walked off.
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Shenandoah Brick & Tile Co
Eisenhower urged GOP backing for his national programs
Senate Democrats pressed President Eisenhower to secure Republican support for his highway, school, health, and water projects. Kerr Monroney and Humphrey criticized the Federal Power Commission ruling permitting Idaho Power to build three dams that would flood Hell's Canyon, urging Congress to consider rescinding the order.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Monroney
Humphrey
Dminn
Federal Power Commission
Idaho Power Co
Hell's Canyon
Idaho-Oregon
Heat Drives Soft Drink and Ice Cream Firms to Full Pace
As a prolonged heat wave pushes temperatures toward 100 degrees, local soft drink bottlers and ice cream firms run around the clock to meet demand. Delivery trucks run at peak capacity, drug stores fill fountains, and pools attract crowds while forecasts warn of more hot weather and possible thundershowers.
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Mercury
Associated Press
Cooler air sweeps into the Midwest easing heat
A cooler air mass moved into the Midwest ending ten days of extreme heat. By midmorning the leading edge stretched from northern Michigan through southern Wisconsin, northern Iowa, southeastern Nebraska and northwestern Kansas as it advanced east and south. Temperatures on the cooler side ranged from the 50s to 60s.
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Midwest
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
August Sky Events With Moonrise and Last Quarter
Sky notes list the Twin stars and Jupiter positions, moonrise at 8 05 p m, last quarter August 10, plus mention of past Jupiter as morning star. Also includes a correction for Porterhouse Steak price and community notices for yard party events and a church picnic with menu items and a poultry sale.
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Jupiter
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Ada Flagske
Dead City
County
U.S
Midshipman
Commie
Market St. Methodist Church
Boy Scout
Lovett’ Shoe & Dress Shoppe
Weather Outlook
Worth
N. Loudoun St
Peter Pan Children’s Shop
Macy le Sale
MACY
Circus
Ike
Winchester Skies
A & P Tea CO
Little Mountain Church
Cedar Grove
Duff’s
Rockingham Poultry
Sacred Heart Yard
Cecil & South Loudoni
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