Castro Switches Appeal to Masses in Cuba
Havana report traces Castro's rise from the propertied middle to mass support, led by intellectuals and professionals who opposed Batista. It notes land reform promises to peasants, rent cuts for workers, and a 500000 strong demonstration of agricultural workers in Havana. It covers Urrutia’s resignation, Castro’s purge, and ongoing anti US sentiment among revolutionaries. The piece previews tomorrow's focus on business thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batista
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Havana
New Arrests and Clashes Reported in Cuba
Reports from Cuba describe new arrests and armed clashes as Fidel Castro’s campaign against a major conspiracy expands. Officials say the plot is crushed, while unofficial sources claim up to 1500 arrests. Havana remained quiet after street shootings with no casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Berrellez Navana
Fidel Castro
Havana
Revolution
Batista
Rafael L. Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Castro
Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Santiago
Chile
Cuba
Libertad
Truck drivers rescue road stray as Kerrs and ponies share rural day
The item notes a truck driver rescuing a girl stranded near Fredericksburg and mentions farm scenes around Berryville with Mrs. Carr whitewashing fenceposts near Rt. 7. It also highlights Winkie the small mare and a 33 inch Shetland pony owned by Mrs. Dovell of White Post. A Winchester resident searches for keys at a Donut Dinette on N. Loudoun St amid a local Auto Club scene. The weather promises more warm sunny days with an 80 degree high forecast tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkie
Edwin Dovell
Route 1
White Post
Two Baltimore Men Arrested In HFC Robbery
Two Baltimore men, Jam Hoey Fear and Robert Gerlach, admitted to an armed robbery at the Household Finance Co. in Winchester on April 13 and were later arrested in York on an armed robbery charge. York authorities plan to interview the suspects as Winchester police reported their arrests. The HFC job involved over $570 taken from the second floor at 72 N Loudoun St, with four employees and a customer bound on the floor before relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Household Finance Co
Winchester
F. M. Funk
Baltimore
Jam Hoey Fear
Fort Smallwood Road
Robert Gerlach
Oakleight Road
Funk
GAC Eoan Co
Richmond
HFC
Bradlee
Alexandria
Winchester Police Department
N. Loudoun St
Middletown to Begin Aggressive Delinquent Tax Collection
Middletown Town Council voted to take immediate legal action to recover delinquent taxes dating to 1954. Town clerk Esther Kline noted the overdue amounts remain on the books. The council also heard that diseased elm trees must be cut and burned to stop the spread of disease. Mayor Gene T. Dicks asked forestry officials to mark the trees for owner removal.
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Middletown
Esther Kline
Kline
Division of Forestry
Gene T. Dicks
Four year old girl dies after truck strike
In Portsmouth Norfolk County, a four year old girl named Sharleen Edina Willett was fatally struck by an egg-laden truck while crossing the street in front of her home. She died en route to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Norfolk County
Sharleen Edina Willett
Senate Banking Panel Votes to Override Eisenhower on Housing
The Senate Banking Committee voted 8 7 to back overriding the President’s veto of a 1.375 billion housing bill. Two Democratic members shifted to support, citing no White House acceptance of the trimmed 1.05 billion alternative. The bill would fund 37 000 public housing units plus loans for classrooms and elderly housing, opposed by the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Eisenhower
John Sparkman
Alabama
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
White House
James C. Hagerty
Fulbright
Herter Reported Considering Strong U S Declarations
Secretary of State Christian Herter, en route to Santiago for the Inter American Conference, was reported ready to declare U S opposition to dictatorships. He would address Caribbean issues and urged candid talks on regional troubles with possible general statements omitting named rulers.
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Santiago
Chile
Christian A. Herter
Inter- American Conference of Foreign Ministers
U.S
Herter
Puerto Rico
Washington
Caribbean
Luis Munoz Marin
United States
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Venezuela
Florida
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Trujillo
Somoza
Fidel Castro
Castro
Jorge Alessandri
Brazil
Uruguay
July Employment Hits New Peak With Decline in Unemployment
The Labor Department reports July employment at 67,594,000, up 252,000 from June and 2,415,000 from a year earlier, with unemployment down 238,000 to 3,744,000. The rise comes despite farm job losses from poor weather and amid a steel strike context.
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Labor Department
Seymour Wolfbein
County OKs School Attendance Law
Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a compulsory school attendance ordinance for residents aged seven through fourteen after a public hearing with no attendees. The action follows state repeal and local option changes. The board also abandoned three small bridges from the Secondary highway system and approved subdivisions conditioned on road work and bonds, plus a plat and deed for Shawnee land sections G and H.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
General Assembly
Winchester
Little Mountain Run
Rt. 600
Babb’s Run
Hogue Creek
Burning Knolls
Pleasant Valley
Goode and Truslow
Shawneeland
Marjec, Inc
GOP Leaders Predict Labor Bill Pass in House
Republican leaders told President Eisenhower the Labor-Management bill backed by him would pass the House. Halleck cited Hoffa era pressure while Dirksen warned of bitter floor fighting as the House reviews Shelley Shelley's bill and the Landrum-Griffin plan in a major showdown on anti racketeering measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
House
Washington
Eisenhower
Charles A Halleck
Indiana
Calif
Shelley
Landrum - Griffin
Landrum-Griffin
Halleck
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
White House
Labor
James P Mitchell
Mitchell
Lallick
Sente
Dinner Ready opens in old Rockingham plant in Virginia
Dinner Ready of Virginia Corp begins operations in the former Rockingham tire plant at Kent St Winchester employing 50 workers with plans for 200 by month end. The plant makes cooked frozen roast turkey and ham slices sold as Dinner-Ready. open house planned after full production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinner Ready of Virginia Corp
Rockingtire
Kent
Winchester
Eugene Brown
New York City
Marvin Altman
New York
H. J. Herzog
Eugene Allen
Herzog
Henry A. Lowry
Chamber of Commerce
Crown Cork & Seal Company
Martinsburg Pike
Spectators Jam Cincinnati Court Hearing For The Platters
Cincinnati police court crowd packed the room and overflowed into corridors for a hearing charging four members of The Platters with aiding and abetting prostitution. The four men in the famous rock n roll group faced the courtroom action as spectators filled the space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Platters
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Hoppers Auto Club
Bill Young
Lafayette
Warren Rogers
Wayne Neb
Margaret L. Hodgson
Howard Johnson
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L. O. Dick
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