Rhee Denounces U S Policy as Korea Marks Liberation
Syngman Rhee challenged American Asia policy in a Seoul speech to 10 000 during Korea’s 10th liberation anniversary. He urged removal of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission and condemned the “status quo” approach, calling for rolling back communist gains and liberation of North Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
Japan
Syngman Rhee
Asia
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
UNSC
Seoul Stadium
Rhee
Eisenhower
U.S
Geneva
Free World
South Korea
North Korea
Tsuneo Mura
U. S
William 8. B. Lacy
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Far East
Tokyo
United States
Guards Quell Prison Riot at Washington State Penitentiary
Early today guards with rifles and tear gas ended an inmate rebellion at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla six hours after it began. Ten officers held hostage were released unharmed as prisoners yielded control and released the remaining hostages. No major damage reported aside from broken windows.
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Walla Walla
Wash
State
Lawrence Delmore Jr
Delmore
Duff
Friendship Fire Co
Lee Holler
Winchester Man Dies In Clarke County Crash
A 29 year old Winchester man Robert Elmer Franklin was killed just after midnight Saturday when his 1951 Lincoln sedan sideswiped a northbound loaded lumber truck on Route 340 near Clifton Farm. The truck driver George William McCauley was unhurt. Five other people, including a hospital patient with a fractured spine and two Marines, were injured in weekend accidents totaling about 4000 in damage. Shirley Pearce, a 12 year old girl from Haddox Row, was treated and released after a bicycle collision with a car.
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Winchester
Clarke County
Robert Elmer‘ Franklin
Berryville
Warren Smoot Carter
Angerona Terrace
H. C. Christianson
Senseng
John Lind
Willis
Michigan
James Grudowski
Warren
Ohio
Albert Reeves
Shirley Pearce
Haddox Row
Second Military Depot Raid Fails in Wales
Five masked men attacked guards at a garrison near Rhyl in the second raid within 48 hours. Lt. Col. Langford said no arms were touched and the raiders fled after a sentry signaled the alarm. Police hunted the gang amid wartime security as eight to twenty men were suspected to have taken part.
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London
Wales
Lord Langford
Kimmel Park
Rhyl
Reading
IRA
North
Ireland
North Ireland
Irish Sea
Atomic lift for agriculture proposed by Swedish scientist
At the atoms for peace conference in Geneva a Swedish scientist, Prof. L Ehrenberg, said atomic energy can upgrade plant anatomy and breeding. Radiation could induce mutations to raise yield and modify grain size baking quality protein and oil content and maturation. A public notice says Dr. Bradford S Bennett’s office at 214 W Boscawen will be closed two weeks.
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Geneva
L. Ehrenberg
Ehrenberg
Bradford S. Bennett
W. Boscawen
Klan Activities Probed in Texas
Texas Attorney General John Ben Sheppard says investigators have checked reports of a Ku Klux Klan revival in 22 east Texas counties to oppose school integration. He warned against mob rule and noted Citizens Councils oppose segregation but differ from the Klan. State agencies will confront any reorganization as prosecutors monitor possible Klan activity.
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Longview
Tex
East Texas
Atty
John Ben Sheppard
Citizens Councils
Supreme Court
Sheppard
Ku Klux Klan
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Kim Il Sung Proposes Nonaggression Pact With Rhee
Premier Kim Il Sung proposes a nonaggression pact with South Korea in a Peiping radio broadcast of a Pyongyang speech marking liberation. He also calls for a conference of the two Korean governments to discuss unifying the armistice divided country.
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Tokyo
Kim Il Sung
North
Florida Citrus Queen Attends Apple Convention
The International Apple Assn opens its convention with 1 200 delegates and 32 guests arriving by chartered airliner from Florida led by Florida citrus queen Sally Aurdary. She says the visit isn’t hostile though suggesting apple growers may respond by sending a delegation to Florida’s Citrus Growers Assn convention next month.
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DETRO
International Apple Assn
Florida
Sally Aurdary
Citrus Growers Assn
County Democrats Elect Committeemen At Mass Meeting
Twenty one members of the Frederick County Democratic Executive Committee were elected at a mass meeting held Saturday afternoon at the Frederick County Courthouse. One was named from each precinct for a term starting January 1, 1956. The committee then elected William Carpenter as chairman and Thomas Rosenberger as secretary. Names and precincts of new members include A P Whitacre Ashton, Boyd Unger Yeakley, George A Smith Bakers Mill, E Clay Rogers Gainesboro, and others across several districts. Candidates for election on November 8 include Harry F Byrd Jr, E Blackburn Moore, Joseph A Massie Jr, Harry L McCann, Robert DeHaven, Earl S Bailey, with district supervisors and justices of the peace listed.
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Frederick County
Democratic Executive Committee
William Carpenter
Thomas Rosenberger
A. P. Whitacre
Ashton’s
Boyd Unger
Yeakley’s
George A. Smith
Baker’s Mill
E. Clay Rogers
Gainesboro
Frank Whitacre
Dolans
Clayton Pingley
Neffstown
Grover Teets
White Hall
John Clayton
Albin
B. F. Trenary
Armel
Lomax Parker
Stephens City
Julian C. Kline
Middletown
Lucien Brumback
Old Forge
B. B. Pitcock
Canterbury
Harry L McCann
Robert DeHaven
Earl S. Bailey
Back Creek
C. M. Rosenberger
L. R. Omps
Opequon
Byron Brumback
Shawnee
Maurice Perry
Stonewall
M. L. Lockhart Stonewall
Robert E. O'Neal
Chamber Directors Meet This Evening
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce board meets for its regular monthly session at 7:45 PM in Memorial Hospital conference room. Before the meeting, directors tour the hospital guided by Dr. W B McGuire.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Quarles Sworn In As AF Secretary
Donald A. Quarles, an expert on guided missiles, was sworn in as secretary of the Air Force. He succeeds Harold E. Talbott who resigned after a Senate panel questioned his partnership in a management engineering firm with defense contracts.
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Washington
Donald A. Quarles
Pentagon
Air Force
Quarles
Harold E. Talbott
Senate
Actors Balk at Solons Quiz On Communist Relationships
Three Broadway actors refused to answer questions about possible Communist ties at a House Un American Activities Committee hearing in New York. Stanley Prager and John Randolph cited the First and Fifth Amendments, while George Tyne challenged the committee’s right to probe inner beliefs. The session aimed to identify entertainment figures connected to or promoting Communist objectives as 27 subpoenas were issued.
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New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
Stanley Prager
John Randolph
George Tyne
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House
Subcommittee On
Nine Killed as Indians Cross Portuguese Border
Indian nonviolent demonstrators pressed across the Goa Daman and Diu borders in a planned march to end Portugal's enclaves. Reports say up to nine dead and around 38 wounded as guards clashed with marchers at Terekhol Fort and Daman.
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Bombay
India
Indian Subcontinent
Terekhol
Goa
Daman
Vapi
Diu
France
Portugal
Nehru
Allies Agree West Must Maintain Its Military Power
Western bloc nations led by the United States Britain and France insist on keeping high defense levels to ensure effective peace talks with the Soviet Union. Officials report no proof of Soviet intent to cut Western forces despite Moscow’s announced 640000 man reduction by December 15. Senators Bennett O Mahoney and Watkins urge caution and note uncertainty about the cut’s impact.
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West
Washington
America
United States
Britain
France
Geneva
Paris
Russia
India Urged To Aid Repatriation Of Chinese In America
United States proposes India assist in repatriating Chinese nationals in the United States who wish to return to the mainland. Johnson and Wang in Geneva discuss repatriation with 41 U. S. civilians held in China. Indian approval not confirmed. Red Cross would handle travel arrangements. India silent on role.
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New Delhi
United States
India
America
China
Geneva
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Johnson
Wang
U. S
Red Cross
Peiping
Fishermen Discover Decomposed Woman Near Ohio River
Two fishermen found a nude, decomposed woman in a lovers lane area by the Ohio River in Burlington. Police say she had long red hair, likely aged 20 to 30, and had been dead about five weeks. Hands were severed. cause of death not yet determined.
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Burlington
Ohio River
Plane Missing in Canada Flight from Rocky Lake to Regina
The Canadian Air Force reports an Imperial Oil Co plane with six aboard is missing since Saturday night on a route from Rocky Lake to Regina. Saskatchewan officials and search teams are coordinating efforts.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Air Force
Imperial Oil Co
Rocky Lake
Regina
Missing radioactive cobalt piece at Geneva exhibit
Geneva police searched the downtown exhibit hall for a small piece of radioactive cobalt from the atoms for peace display. The item shown by a French firm drew thousands and was protected by copper foil to prevent handling.
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Geneva
Princess Anne Turns Five At Balmoral Birthday Tea
British royalty gathered at Balmoral Castle to celebrate Princess Anne's fifth birthday with a family tea. Royal chef Ronald Aubrey baked a frosted sponge cake with five candles as the centerpiece for the occasion.
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Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Princess Anne
Ronald Aubrey
Diane Heads Toward Southeast Coast With 115 MPH Winds
A hurricane hunter plane measured 115 mph winds as Diane moved west northwest at 15 mph. Forecasters planned hurricane warnings for parts of Georgia South Carolina and North Carolina and urged preparations and monitoring advisories. The storm was about 550 miles east of St Augustine and center coordinates were given as it tracked toward the coast.
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Miami
Fla
Diane
Georgia
Carolina
St. Augustine
South Carolina
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Cecil Gentry
Florida
Gentry
Jacksonville
Additional Rain Forecast in Virginia After Deluge
The Associated Press reports scattered showers across Virginia as streams stay swollen from Hurricane Connie. Yesterday added more rain while mopup continues. About 25 000 Richmond area homes lost power briefly. power should be restored in days. High water blocks some secondary roads and damage estimates are pending.
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Virginia
Connie
Richmond
Winchester Skies August 15 Moon Phases and Planets
Astronomy notes show Moon new on Aug 17 with moonrise 4 01 a m and Saturn visible in southwest at 8 19 p m. Prominent Sagittarius stars Kaus Australis and Nunki appear due south at 8 56 p m and 9 27 p m. Includes local notices about cash basis repair service and a rummage sale reminder for Aug 16.
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Kaus Australis
Chile
Nunki
Sagittarius
Saturn
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