Americans Repel Grenade Attacks on Korean Front
At a frontline outpost 13 miles from Panmunjom, thirteen U S soldiers of the First Cavalry Division fought off seven grenade volleys from North Korean raiders in a night clash. Five Americans wounded. no confirmed Communist casualties. The attack used whistles like pheasant calls to guide troops.
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U.S. First Cavalry Division
Korea
Panmunjom
U.N
North Korea
North
South Korea
Fabrica
Fascist Party Meeting Ends In Free for All
Italy's Fascist party's three day congress ended with a brawl as young members jeered a speaker sending two delegates to the hospital and leaving many with black eyes. Delegates split, held a separate meeting to oppose Arturo Michelini who favors working within the current parliamentary framework. Almirante's followers disagree, claiming this won't work.
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Rome
Italy
Arturo Michelini
Almirante
Postcard From Ed and Mary Burch Lands in Winchester
A postcard postmarked in e Switzerland on July 16 arrives in Winchester from Ed and Mary Burch. Local ham radio operator reports Neal Woods of Winchester met another Neal Woods from Swanton Md at a ham fest. A terrapin found at 338 Amherst St bears Pattie Pyne 1963. Glen McLaughlin and Percy Jones recall a rattlesnake killed on Skyline Drive, Waynesboro.
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Crier
Mary Burch
Switzerland
Burches
Winchester
the Crier
Neal Woods
Yey Ham
Swanton
Alston
Amherst St
LaFollette
Pattie Pyne
Pattie
Glen Mclaughlin
Euclid Ave
Percy Jones
Fairfax
Skyline Drive
Waynesboro
Soviet Delegates Lead Public Snub of Red Chinese at Hiroshima
At the world conference against nuclear bombs in Hiroshima Peace Park, 14 Soviet delegates led a mass snub of Chao Pu-chu as he denounced Moscow signed tripartite test ban. Indians and East European delegates joined the gesture while the audience mostly supported China. Khrushchev hailed the ban as a brilliant victory for peaceful coexistence.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Hiroshima Peace Park
Enne i Ene Penedalla
Chao Pu-chu
Moscow
Yuri Zhukov
Pravda
Communist Party
Chao
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Separation of Fords Stuns Social World
DETROIT AP The divided family of Henry Ford II and his wife Anne agreed to a separation in apparent secrecy. Ford, 45, and Mrs Ford, 44, were not reachable for comment with Ford abroad and Mrs Ford at a Long Island home. They have three children and, while rumors had circulated, Ford denied them earlier.
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Detroit
Henry Ford II
Anne
Fords
Anand
Siena
Star Hadges
Grosse Pointe Farms
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Southampton
Charlotte
Edsel
Ford Co
Dearborn
Henry
Little Rock
Ark
Henry Ford
Henry II
Edsel Ford
Benson
William Clay Ford
Walter Duncan named Front Royal Town Manager
Walter M. Duncan, 42, a Warren County native, was appointed Front Royal Town Manager, effective August 13, after a special Town Council session. Duncan, a 1941 Randolph-Morn, educated at VPI, and a U S Air Force veteran, has worked in construction, engineering, and land surveying and serves as county surveyor for Page and Warren Counties.
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Front Royal
Walter M. Duncan
Warren County
Duncan
William A. Lillard
Lillard
H. Douglas Hamner, Jr
Hopewell
Randolph-Macon Academy
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Air Force
VPI
Royal
Page
Warren
Hurricane Arlene Weakens After Reaching 100 MPH
Hurricane Arlene degraded to a band of showers as it neared the Leeward Islands of Guadeloupe and Antigua. The first of the season’s hurricanes built winds up to 100 miles per hour before losing power.
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Miami
Fla
Arlene
Leeward Islands
Guadeloupe
Antigua
Weather Outlook: High Pressure Brings Virginia Fair Skies
A high pressure center centered today over northern Indiana is expected to bring Virginia fair weather for the next few days. Skies should be mostly clear with light winds and rising daytime temperatures across the region.
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Virginia
Indiana
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Signed in Moscow
Moscow reports the partial nuclear test ban treaty signed by the United States Britain and the Soviet Union. The pact aims to halt all nuclear weapon tests and seek a general disarmament under international control while continuing talks and avoiding radioactive contamination of the environment.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
United Nations
Travel Service Office Burglary Reported in Virginia
Northern Virginia Travel Service at 108 East Piccadilly Street reported a burglary late Sunday or early Monday with about 76 dollars stolen plus 9 dollars in stamps. Two checks totaled 272 dollars and a desk file cabinet were ransacked. The service is run by Cornelia Presnikoff. In a separate weekend theft, Pearl Smoot reported a generator stolen from her 1955 automobile parked on Virginia Avenue.
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Northern Virginia Travel Service
E. Piccadilly St
Louise Hable
Warren Fogle
Piccadilly St
Cornelia Presnikoff
Pearl Smoot
Virginia Ave
Storm Rips Western Pennsylvania Towns Killing Two
Hundreds of workers cleared debris after a violent storm in Glassport and nearby communities. Two people, William Petrosky and Robert Marton, were killed as a three story hotel collapsed. about 70 injured and damage in the millions. Winds reached 90 miles per hour for about 45 minutes.
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Glassport, Pa
Glassport
Pennsylvania
Carnegis
Clairton
McKeesport
Dravesburg
Henry Rockwood
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
William Petrosky
Petrosky Hotel
Robert Marton
Kefauver to Speak at Virginia AFL-CIO Convention
Sen Estes Kefauver a featured speaker when the Virginia State AFL-CIO opens its annual convention in Norfolk on August 12. Also addressing the first day are Stanley Ruttenberg from the Labor Department and Ben Segal of the International Union of Electrical Workers. The convention runs through August 13.
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Richmond
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Virginia State
Afl-Cio
Norfolk
Stanley Ruttenberg
Department of Labor
Ben Segal
International Union of Electrical Workers
Court Action Seen Against 2 Call Girls
In London Professor Stephen Ward’s death follows his vice trial verdict. Ward was cleared on three vice charges and guilty on two counts of living off the earnings of Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice Davies. Legal experts foresee action against two witnesses Vicky Barrett and Ronna Ricardo for perjury.
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London
Prospect
Stephen Ward
Britain
Ward
Christine Keeler
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice- Davies
Vicky Barrett
Ronna Ricardo
John Profumo
Keeler
Macmillan
Profumo
Judge approves transfer of some Danville race cases
An assisting judge granted a motion to transfer to other Virginia courts 328 defendants accused of violating Danville's racial demonstrations ban. Circuit Judge Leon M. Bazil accepted Commonwealth Attorney Eugene Link's plan. First 47 defendants to return tomorrow for hearing location notices.
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Danville
Virginia
Leon M. Bazil
Hanover
Commonwealth
Eugene Link
Brazile
A. M. Aiken
Danville Corporation Court
FBI Guards Syndicate Informer Valachi Delivers Subpoena Evidence
Joseph Valachi, a 60 year old New Yorker and former mob figure, is guarded in a secret FBI hideout as he describes the Cosa Nostra to Senate investigators. His testimony could illuminate the Apalachin meeting and key racketeers, with Genovese named as boss and liaison to narcotics operations.
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Washington
United States
Senate
FBI
Joseph Valachi
Cosa Nostra
Velachi
Vito Genovese
Atlanta
Historic three-nation pact ends atmospheric and outer space nuclear tests
The United States United Kingdom and the Soviet Union signed a partial nuclear test ban treaty in the Kremlin. Delegations led by Dean Rusk Lord Home and Andrei Gromyko witnessed the ceremony Khrushchev praised the deal Thant attended and Adlai Stevenson and six senators were present expressing cautious views on Senate approval.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Grand Kremlin Palace
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Andrei A. Gromyko
Khrushchev
Rusk
Gromyko
U.N
U Thant
Home
Thant
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
U. S
Sen
J. W. Fulbright D-Ark
Senate
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