Russia to Cut Armed Forces by 640000 by December
The Soviet Union announced a 640000 man reduction in its armed forces by 15 December 1955 as part of easing international tension. Tass cited Geneva conference results and a plan to promote confidence among nations. US totals show 2936003 active personnel as of June 30 1955.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Russia
London
Austria
Geneva
United States
Britain
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Envoys Fail to Reach Agreement in Geneva Talks
U S and Red Chinese envoys met for 1 hour 45 minutes in Geneva and did not agree on liberating 41 Americans held in China. Talks suspended until Tuesday and repatriation of civilians to be raised at next session.
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Geneva
U. S
China
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
New Delhi
Johnson
Alow
Weather calm after Connie hits area with minor fruit damage
Fringe winds from hurricane Connie cut corn stands and blew some peaches but damage remained minor compared with Hazel. Rainfall reached 4.15 inches in 24 hours, swelled streams, caused several traffic accidents, with two hurt as a trailer wrecked north of Cross Junction. Fruit growers in Frederick and Clarke Counties saw little bite to apples and peaches overall. a National Fruit Product Co spokesman noted about five percent of Amber Gem on Timber Ridge blown off but expected profitable results.
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Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Cross Junction
Frederick
Clarke
National Fruit Product Company
Timber Ridge
Present Course Will Take Diane East of Bermuda
Hurricane Diane, a growing tropical storm, moves north northeastward in the open Atlantic at 6 to 7 mph, likely veering well east of Bermuda. Winds near 115 mph, outer bands extend 250 miles northeast and 130 miles southwest, with Fujiwhara interaction with Hurricane Connie explaining erratic paths.
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Miami
Fla
Diane
Palm Beach
Puerto Rico
Connie
Carolina
Gordon Dunn
Dunn
New England
TV and Radio Repair Service Goes Cash Basis
Sanitary Plumbing and Heating in Stephens City announces an immediate shift to cash basis for all TV and radio repair services.
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Sanitary Plumbing & Heating
Stephens City
Man Stares Hurricane Connie in Eye at Atlantic Beach
Ashland man Hugh D Via Jr 35 aims for a once in a lifetime experience by watching Hurricane Connie from Atlantic Beach North Carolina as 18 to 20 foot breakers ashore and winds 85 to 90 mph push sand. he stays after others leave, polices question him but release him.
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Ashland
Atlantic Beach
N. C
Connie
Hugh D. Via Jr
Via
West
Cape Lookout
Gulf Stream
Virginia Beach
Connie Diane Bush Named After Hurricanes
The Rev and Mrs Swan Bush welcomed Connie Diane Bush a baby girl at Baptist Hospital weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces The unusual name echoes the practice of naming hurricanes after girls in recent years The birthplace Knoxville Tennessee was noted in the report
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Knoxville. Tenn
Swan Bush
Connie Diane Bush
Baptist Hospital
Doctor Bennett Office Closed Two Weeks
Dr. Bradford S. Bennett's office at 214 West Boscawen will be closed for two weeks. Patients are advised to contact the office for rescheduling and emergencies.
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Bradford S. Bennett
W. Boscawen
Guns Seized In Raid On British Army Post In England
In Reading England a band of armed men raided a British Army post and seized guns and ammunition. Police identified the raiders as the outlawed Irish Republican Army. Two hours later two men were arrested nearby in a truck carrying a quantity of weapons. Arborfield depot is a major ammunition dump.
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Reading
England
Soviet Italy Sign Trade Agreement
Moscow reports a bilateral trade pact where the Soviet Union will export oil oil products timber anthracite and other goods to Italy while Italy will ship artificial silk fruit hoisting gear and other items. No trade value was disclosed in Pravda Izvestia summaries.
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Moscow
Russia
Italy
Pravda
Izvestia
Death and Floods Mark Historic Storm Toll Across East
The storm Connie caused extensive floods from North Carolina to Pennsylvania with 34 deaths and massive power outages. New York and New Jersey reported record rainfall and widespread damage while Pennsylvania crops benefited from rainfall. Transportation disrupted and a schooner sank in Chesapeake Bay. authorities warned of continued danger as Diane formed offshore. Local notices call for a rummage sale.
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Connie
Hazel
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Heavy Rains More Damaging To Virginia Than High Winds
After Hurricane Connie, Virginia endured 24 hours of rains that damaged crops and cut power and communications. Gusts reached 85 mph off Cape Henry, with 9.31 inches of rainfall in Richmond, rail lines washed out, and several highways still closed. Recovery was expected to be quick with ferry service restored and most roads opening soon.
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New York
Philadelphia
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill
Grand Central Station
LaGuardia
Idlewild
Seaboard
Brooklyn
Chespeake Bay
Washington
Rock Creek
Thailand
Carolina
Virginia
Block Island
New England
F. W
Richmond
Connie
Old Dominion
North Carolina
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chickahominy River
Doswell
Chesapeake
Cape Henry
Norfolk
State Highway Dept
Herring Creek
Charles City
Centralia
Chesterfield County
Ellerson
Hanover
Highway Department
Rhee extends deadline for UNSC truce team departure in Korea
President Rhee lifts the midnight deadline for the neutral nations supervisory commission to leave Korea after mob assaults on Wolmi Island and Kangnung compounds. He cited assurances from Assistant Secretary Robertson that the U S will seek a peaceful withdrawal soon. Demonstrations damaged eight US soldiers and about 100 Koreans, with large crowds in Seoul and Kangnung and clashes at Kunsan.
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Seoul
Syngman
Rhee
Korea
Asst. Secretary of State
Walter Robertson
U. S
Robertson
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Government Office of Public Information
Wolmi Island
Inchon Harbor
Wolmo
UNSC
Truce Team
Kangnung
8Th Army
Kunsan
U S Plans to Export Power Grade Atomic Fuel
The United States will export power grade atomic fuel on lease to select allies, with Belgium likely first. Nations will face inspection rights to ensure use for peaceful power generation only, while iron curtain states are excluded.
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U.S
Geneva
United States
Belgium
H. J. Bhabha
India
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Red China
Russia
Elsie Kay Shoppe Announces Clearance Sale
The CLEARANCE SALE runs Monday through next Saturday at Elsie Kay Shoppe located at 212 South Braddock. The event highlights discounted apparel and home goods with emphasis on limited-time pricing.
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Elsie-Kay Shoppe
S. Braddock &J
Constellation Notes and Local Ads From Winchester Sky Events
Astronomy notes describe Arcturus visible in the west and Corona Borealis resembling a letter C. Local notices include a yard party postponed at Little Mountain Church Cedar Grove and Sunday dinner at Shirkey's Restaurant Sunnyside, plus ads for used tires and Confederate money requests.
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Arcturus
Corona Borealis
Little Mountain Church
Cedar Grove
Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
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U. S. Rt. 522
Robert Martin
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Kenneth
Arborfield
Lancaster
Mason-Dixon Line
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Henry Adams
Harrisburg
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Four-Nation Truce Commission
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