Ike Plays Golf At Maryland Club
President Eisenhower golfers at Burning Tree Country Club in Maryland for his third round since abdominal operation on June 9. He previously played four holes last Saturday and nine holes on Wednesday as the White House plans his San Francisco visit for the Republican National Convention. He will set up headquarters at the St Francis Hotel and is expected to speak on the convention's final day, August 20.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Burning Tree Country Club
Maryland
White House
San Francisco
St. Francis
Evidence Chokes Suspect to Death in LAPD Bust
Los Angeles police report a narcotics suspect Joseph Grant aged 23 choked on evidence as he tried to swallow it during a break in at his apartment after not answering officers. Grant died en route to hospital with a heroin capsule lodged in his throat.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Grant
Grant
House of Good Food
Southern Tire Service
S. Braddock St
A.K.C
Fairmont Kennels
Fairmont Ave
Eisenhower vetoes pork barrel flood control bill
President Eisenhower vetoed a $1.6 billion flood control and harbor development bill, the first such veto since 1940. He cited projects not yet studied and said the next Congress could reconsider, noting many projects may not be in the public interest. A reunion for J. Whitacre was postponed due to a serious family illness.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Fisenhower
J. Whitacre
Dulles Seeks Bipartisan Backing for Suez Briefing
Secretary of State Dulles said he hopes a White House meeting with congressional leaders will secure bipartisan support for administration policies on the Suez crisis. He spoke after talks with Eisenhower about a Sunday session with Republican and Democratic leaders on Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal. London invited 24 nations while Moscow urged broader invitees and delay, but Egypt signaled possible boycott of London talks.
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Suez
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Britain
France
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Russia
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Intruder With Russian Accent Shot Fireman and Kidnaps Wife
Air Force Sergeant Albert Dreppard was shot in the cheek while his wife Grace Dreppard disappeared after a home invasion in North Branford Connecticut. State police and 30 officers scoured the area overnight with no trace of the wife or the intruder, who claimed to be a Russian flyer forced down.
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Conn
Air Force
Grace Dreppard
Albert
Dreppard
Middletown
Dreppards
Durham
John H. Davis Jr
Carol Brookes
Haddam
Mason named DE Program Coordinator at James Wood High
Robert E. Ayler announces Carroll W. Mason as distributive education coordinator for James Wood High School for 1956 57. Mason, veteran of WWII, former Baywood Elementary principal, and ex Fries High School assistant principal, has worked with Kent Store Lynchburg Julius Garfinckel s Washington and American Express New York City prior to moving to Winchester. He will attend the Virginia Tech Vocational Education Conference in Blacksburg August 13 17.
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Robert E. Ayler
Frederick County
Carroll W. Mason
James Wood High School
Mason
Baxter T. Duffy
Mr. Mason
Lynchburg College
Paris
France
University
Baywood
Fries High School
Virginia
M. Guggenheimer
Kent Store
Lynchburg
Julius Garfinckel’s
Washington, D. C
American Express Company
New York City
Winchester
Richmond Professional Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Truman weighing Harriman or Stevenson for Democratic nomination
Former President Truman, holding to a neutral stance, weighs endorsing Harriman or Stevenson as he prepares for a news conference. He favors Harriman for delegate support but backs the eventual Democratic nominee, while Stevenson backers claim large first-ballot margins. The choice could shift Southern delegates and affect the convention dynamics.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Truman
Stevenson
Harriman
Battle Warns Endorsement Will Split Southern Democrats
Former Virginia Gov. John S. Battle said a Supreme Court desegregation endorsement in the Democratic platform would smash the party. He warned the South would form independent state Democratic parties with electors, denying the national ticket about 100 electoral votes. Governor Thomas B. Stanley of Virginia prepared to attend the convention, hoping for a civil rights plank solution.
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Dixie
Stevenson
Supreme Court
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Sivenson
Chicago
John‘ S. Battle
Virginia
Teday
Ing
Battle
Platform Committee
Richmond
Thomas B. Stanley
Stanley
Search Abandoned For Missing Men In Offshore Rig Incident
Two of four missing crewmen from the offshore oil rig capsizing near Avondale Marine Ways are presumed dead after rescue efforts failed to locate them in the barge. Names identified are Lawrence J. Boudreau and Clinton Bennett. The 60 foot barge rolled over minutes after listing, built at 114 million dollars with 42 aboard, five injured.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Lawrence J. Boudreau
Paceland
Clinton Bennett
Slidell
Avondale Marine Ways
Kefauver accuses high GOP officials of concealing Dixon-Yates facts
Senator Kefauver declares present and former Eisenhower officials conspired to conceal details of the Dixon Yates private power contract. He cites refusals to yield documents as evidence and names Sherman Adams, Lewis Strauss, Rowland Hughes, and J Sinclair Armstrong among those implicated. The charges surface as the Democratic convention opens in Chicago.
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Dixon- Yates
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Senate
Dixon Yates
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Atty
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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Adams
Chicago
Sherman Adams
Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Rowland K. Hughes
J. Sinclair Armstrong
Securities and Exchange Commission
Winchester City Hall construction and Handley Board first leaders
The daily quiz asks when Winchester City Hall was built and who were the first president and initial members of the Handley Board of Trustees. Answers appear on page 4.
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The
Winchester Star
Winchester City Hall
Handley Board of Trustees
Greek Cypriots End Strike Amid New Violence and Missing Soldier
Nicosia reports a general strike ending after two days of disruption as shops reopen. New anti British violence leaves three Cypriots dead and four wounded with a missing British soldier feared to be in EOKA hands amid reprisal threats.
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Nicosia
EOKA
Kyrenia
Cyprus
Greece
Weather forecast and vacation notice for Pauls TV and Radio Center
The Weather Pair forecasts north and east showers with scattered showers in the southwest tonight, low 64 to 68, near 70 on the coast. Sunday includes cloudiness and warm, with scattered afternoon showers. Also notes Pauls TV and Radio Center closed for vacation August 13 to 19.
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Paul’s
County School Children Register on Wednesday
Pre school registration for county first graders will be held August 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Children entering first grade in any Frederick County school may register at Middletown Stephens City Stonesall Kernstown Round Hill Gainesboro Gore Miller or Bryantown schools. Superintendent Robert E Ayler says children must be six by October 1 1956 and must bring a birth certificate with a parent or guardian. Frederick County Schools open September 4.
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Stephens City
Stonewall
Kernstown
Round Hill
Gainesboro
Gore
Miller
Bryarly
Robert E. Ayler
Frederick County
Frost bite treatment after propane gas leak in Ogden
Bud Snitchler of Riverdale Utah was treated at a local hospital for frost bite after a high pressure propane transfer line coupling sprayed him Thursday. The gas evaporated rapidly causing frost exposure to his side back and leg as temperatures remained near August norms.
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Ogden
Utah
Bud Snitchler
Snitchler
Riverdale
Special Fresh Frozen Peach Giant Banana Split Event
A vintage community notice advertises a giant banana split at VIPGINTA DAIRY BAR located at 633 N Loudoun St. The item mentions a yard party at Round Hill Community Center on Wednesday August with events including country ham home made cakes pies and soup across multiple dates.
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N. Loudoun St
Elleks
Round Hill
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