Eisenhower Urges Bulganin to Realize Geneva Hopes
President Eisenhower presses Premier Bulganin to fulfill Geneva meeting hopes and to reinstate his open skies proposal while urging Soviet acceptance of a freeze on atomic weapons. He notes Bulganin’s unilateral force cuts lack inspection and references recent illness delaying his reply.
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Eisenhower
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Geneva
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Moscow
Charles Bohlen
Bulgarin
Former Iowa Governor declines Eisenhower vote in 1952 caution
Dan Turner 79 lifelong Republican and former state GOP vice chairman says he will not vote for Eisenhower or Senator Hickenlooper. Speaking to the National Farmers Organization in Des Moines he cites the President's distance from farm conditions. The Des Moines Register notes Turner may back the Democratic nominee.
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Iowa
Dan Turner
Eisenhower
Turner
National Farmers Organization
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Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Des Moines Register
Typhoon Wanda Ravages Mainland China Killing Thousands
Reports from Red China indicate Typhoon Wanda, one of the century’s worst, left about 2,100 dead and millions homeless on the Chinese mainland. Chekiang province bore the brunt with up to 1,960 dead and 1,200 injured, while Shanghai and Hangzhou suffered significant losses and floods threatened the Hai River system.
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Okinawa
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Hangchow
Judge Instructs Prospective Jurors In Brink's Case
The first batch of prospective jurors for the Brink's robbery trial gathered for initial instructions in Boston. Judge Felix Forte privately instructed the veniremen as opening arguments and motions from day one concluded with questions on how long jury selection might take.
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Boston
Felix Forte
Veniremen
Solon Reports Khrushchev Says Russians Took Stalin Attack in Stride
Senator Ellender relays Khrushchev told him the Kremlin action against Stalin was accepted by Russians. Khrushchev said the February denouncement did not meet with resentment and claimed talk of a crisis was Washington politicians’ fabrication.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Russia
Washington
Supervisors Vote To Withhold Funds In Loudoun County
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously resolves to withhold funds for any school that enforces integration of white and Negro students. The move was proposed by Sirling M. Harrison, head of the local Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties chapter, citing possible NAACP actions after Northern Virginia integration moves.
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Leesburg
Loudoun
Commies Rush Mechanized Unit to Tibet
A Hong Kong sourced CNCA report says the Reds are rushing a mechanized unit to Tibet to quell revolts against Communist rule. It also notes completion of a large jet air base near Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.
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Formosa
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Central
Reds
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U.S. Steel and Others Raise Prices on Steel Goods
U S Steel Corp increased prices by $8.50 per ton with Republic Steel and others following. composite price prior to a strike ran about $130 per ton. The move impacts auto production and construction costs as mills cite higher labor costs under a new three year no strike contract.
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U.S. Steel Corp
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Jones & Laughlin Steel
Postcard from Missing Soldier Echoes in Sicily
In Catania Sicily a family learns a postcard from their missing son Agatino d Antoni carried a date July 20 1942 the note from Soviet Russia arrived yesterday renewing hopes and then dashed them as the card confirms long absence in the war.
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Sicily
Soviet Russia
Agatino d'Antoni
Pleads Guilty in Tax Evasion Case in New York
Arthur Hage dorn, 54, former headwaiter at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, pleaded guilty yesterday to evading payment of 11781 dollars in federal income taxes during 1952 and 1953.
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New York
Arthur Hagedorn
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Explosion in Cali devastates residential area
A massive blast in Cali, Colombia leveled six blocks in a crowded district. Officials fear many dead and hundreds injured or displaced. Reports say the explosion started in dynamite laden trucks and destroyed a military barracks. Red Cross mobilizes aid including blood supplies and medical relief.
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Bogota
Columbia
Cali
Red Cross
Open Forum Set For Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship Rally
The Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship Rally program at the Church of Christ on Valley Ave opens tomorrow at 10 a.m. with an Open Forum after an 8 p.m. talk by Paul Barko on The Destiny of the Church. Panelists include Roy Miller Salem, Robert Powell Richmond, and J Halbert Brown Charlottesville.
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Church of Christ
Valley Ave
Paul Barko
Virginia
Roy Miller
Salem
Robert Powell
The
Christian Church
Richmond
J. Halbert Brown
Charlottesville
Churches of Christ
Roy B. Miller
G. Harry Swain
Waynesboro
Virginia Tuck
Ellerson
Joyce C. Elmore
Roanoke
Leon Baker
J. Halber Brown
Douglas W. Sirbaugh
Winchester
William Sleasman
New Castle
County Board approves permit requirement for solicitors
In Halifax County Virginia labor groups and the NAACP faced an ordinance approved unanimously by the Halifax County board of supervisors. The measure requires permits for anyone soliciting memberships for dues paying organizations within the county.
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Boston
NAACP
Halifax County Board of Supervisors
Martinsburg Hosts CVVFA Meet Delegates Aug 23 25
Twenty seven men representing Winchester Frederick County and Clarke County fire companies are named as delegates to the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association 55th annual convention. The gathering runs August 23 to 25 at Martinsburg with Shenandoah Hotel as headquarters. John A. Boyd and H M Layman of Martinsburg serve on the boards. memorial service honors John H Pat Dunn Sr a 38 year driver for the Rouss Fire Company.
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Frederick County
Clarke County
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Hotel
Lester W. McKee
South End
Robert Geanious
Bernard F. Groves
Rouss
Winton B. Pope
John H. Pat Dunn, Sr
Rouss Fire Company
Dunn
O Sullivan Submits Four Year Contract During Strike Talks
Negotiators for O Sullivan submit a four year contract proposal to Rubber Workers union amid the 86 day strike that began May 13. The plan offers no raise first year and two cents per hour annually for years two through four plus annual cost of living adjustments. Union and company differ on whether the proposal is major or minor and no progress reported at the morning session. Talks resumed as both sides seek to end the dispute over wages and paid holidays.
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U.S. Steel
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Egypt Prepares U N Appeal in Suez Canal Case
Cairo sources say Egypt may file a Security Council appeal before August 16 as Britain France and the United States plan a London conference on Suez. Nasser associates urge resisting international control while Western officials stress discussion of a plan. Oil shares fall on fears of further tension.
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Local History Quiz From The Winchester Star
Daily quiz tests knowledge of area events and history with two questions. Answers appear on page 4. Questions ask for Berryville’s former name and how many times Winchester changed hands in the Civil War.
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The
Winchester Star
Berryville
Winchester
First Atom Plane Pictures Released
The Air Force released photos of a B36 intercontinental bomber converted into a flying testbed to study radiation effects on instruments and the aircraft. The reactor powers the plane only at high altitudes while propulsion relies on piston motors and jet engines. Convair division of General Dynamics conducts the research for an atomic powered plane.
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Washington
Air Force
Convair
General Dynamics Corp
Army to Draft 17 000 Men in October
The Defense Department issued a draft call for 17 000 men in October to fill the Army. The total drafted or earmarked since September 1950 reaches 2 101 430, with the Army the only service using the draft as of now.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Pentagon
Reynolds Metal workers reach three year contract
Union and Reynolds Metals Co negotiators reach a three year contract granting a 46 cents per hour wage increase for about 6 000 employees across four states.
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Richmond (P) Union
Reynolds Metals Co
No Deferment of September School Date
Federal Judge John Paul ordered desegregation in Charlottesville schools and said the start should not be deferred beyond the autumn opening. He indicated a reasonable start may occur by September despite calls for delay and noted the school board and Superintendent Ellis had made no compliance steps. An appeal to the Fourth Circuit is expected.
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Charlottesville
John Paul
Supreme Court
Paul
Gov. Stanley
Alexandria
Arlington
Paul Stuck
F. R. Ellis
U. S. 4Th Circuit
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Richmond
Almond
Ellis
Clean-Up Efforts Surge Across Flooded Southwestern Pennsylvania
In flood ravaged southwestern Pennsylvania a major cleanup is underway with Red Cross aid and police checking for more casualties. Two died in auto crashes, one electrocuted, one heart attack, a 12 year old drowned, and a family of three is missing. Unofficial damage tops two million dollars. Ohio River crest reached 24.9 feet, flood stage 25. Roads and utilities suffer extensive damage as repairs stretch for weeks.
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Pittsburgh
Virginia forecast and local notices from Winchester
Fair tonight and Wednesday with warmer Wednesday afternoon. Low temperatures range from 60 to 66 in west and north areas and 64 to 68 southeast. Also includes sunrise and sunset times for Winchester and a brief local business notice for a beauty salon and waitress wanted at the Winchester Lunch.
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