Conference nears clash as Egypt and West deadlock over canal
At the Suez talks in London twenty two nations press toward a resolution as Egypt and the West remain far apart on canal control. Indian diplomat V K Menon proposes a two tier system with an Egyptian directorate and an international advisory body while Dulles seeks an international authority. Delegates hold private talks and a possible amalgam with the American plan is discussed.
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India
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
U. S
Dulles
Dmitri Shepilov
Mediterranean
Anthony Eden
Menon
Byrd Picnic Plans Attract Over Three Thousand Attendees
Senator Harry Byrd announces plans to feed more than 3,000 at his annual orchard picnic to be held at Rosemont Orchard near Berryville on Saturday August 25 with a rain alternative at the canning plant. The event marks the golden anniversary of the Byrd orchard business and longtime fruit grower gathering for the Appalachian region with attendees from several states. Speakers include Dr. L P Batter Dr R M Smock and Dr J R Magness. Reservations have been made by buyers from multiple states.
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Berryville
Byrd
Appalachian
Winchester
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Tlinois
L. P. Batter
United States
R. M. Smock
New York State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
J. R. Magness
Horticultural Crops Research Branch
U S. Department of Agriculture
Ex Governor John Battle Ends Long Political Run
Ex governor John Stewart Battle 66 announces retirement from politics. A longtime Virginia power he led the Big Three of the state Democratic machine with Byrd and Tuck and will focus on practicing law. He remains involved as Charlottesville school board counsel amid desegregation clashes in the state.
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Virginia
John Stewart Battle
Battle
Old Dominion
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
William M. Tuck
Chicago
Virginia weekend highway toll climbs with 12 deaths
The Associated Press reports twelve people died in Virginia highway crashes over the weekend, pushing the 1956 toll to 515. Victims include Luther Seamster, 17, of Scottsburg. Fred Moore, 28, and Melvin Addington, 20, of Dante. Ed win Zak, 48, of Maryland. Warren Rothgeb, 30, of Berryville. Hugh Yelverton III, 15, of Blackstone. and Antonio Estrada Marquez, 57, of Washington, D.C. Autopsies and police continue to investigate each incident.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Luther Judson Seamster
Rt. 1
Scottsburg
Halifax County
Russell County
Fred Ernest Moore
Melvin Eugene Addington
Multiple Weekend Traffic Crashes Cause Over $3000 Damage
Five accidents along Route 340 and Route 522 in Clarke County caused over $3000 in damage with four cars in one pile up and no serious injuries. Wet roads blamed. several vehicles involved include a 1954 Willys station wagon, a 1954 Ford sedan, and a 1951 Studebaker among others.
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Boyce
P. F. Click
Willys
Vaida Boy-Ed
Berryville
Joseph Edward Ritter
Clarke County
J. W. Detrick
Studebaker
Roy Lee Parsons
Boomer
N. C
Navy
Parsons
Detrick
Albin
Geannie M. Meadows
Washington, D. C
Frank W. Brenneman
Akron
Ohio
George Potter
Toronto
Canada
Robert Hysei
Dunkirk
Stevenson Endorses Airplane and Train Campaign
Adlai Stevenson approves an airplane and whistlestop train drive to cover key states. He schedules a Sept. 13 30 minute nationwide TV address and coordinates with Harry S Truman and Estes Kefauver. Campaign moves to Washington with Finnegan and National Committee planning, while Stevenson keeps touring states.
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Libertyville
Ill
Harrys. Truman
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Finnegan
Washington
Eisenhower
National Committee
Gov. Stevenson
Brothers Charged After Assault on Game Warden at Lake
Two brothers Calvin Brookman 23 and Joseph Brookman 28 are jailed in Albemarle County after allegedly attacking state game warden William Napier for rebuking them for throwing beer cans. They face charges of assault theft of the warden's pistol and reckless driving. A girl was present during the incident at the lake swimming area.
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Charlottesville
Albemarle County
Calvin Brookman
Joseph E. Brookman
William Napier
Napier
Soviets to speed clothing by gluing seams
London reports the Soviet Ministry of Light Industries will speed up clothing output by gluing seams instead of sewing. No glue details were provided in the Moscow radio broadcast.
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London
Moscow Radio
Soviet Ministry of Light Industries
Union to Decide On Presidential Choice Next Week
AFL-CIO leaders will decide at a Aug. 27 meeting near Forest Park Pennsylvania who, if anyone, they will support in the fall campaign. An official said the current betting favors Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver by about 60 to 50 percent. otherwise the union may not back any national ticket. A Republican option, possibly with Vice President Nixon, is considered unlikely.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Forest Park
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Nixon
Ban on Newsmen Visiting China Receives Ike Backing
President Eisenhower endorsed State Department policy banning passports for U S journalists to visit Communist China. Acting Secretary Herbert Hoover Jr confirmed the White House support citing Red China delays in freeing jailed Americans. AP and other newsrooms said they would not send reporters to China while the ban stands.
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Eisenhower
State Department
Red
China
Herbert Hoover Jr
White House
Department
Peiping
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Red China
Joseph Reap
Hoover
Reap
New York Times
Hong Kong
New York
Frank Starzel
Associated Press
Maryland Virginia Deputy Sheriff Abducted and Beaten
Deputy Warner Davis of Onancock Va was abducted by three men after a suspected burglary, pistol whipped, restrained in a yellow sedan with Pa plates, driven about 150 miles to Wilmington and back, then dumped near Wye Mills Md. He suffered a concussion and head and hand injuries, later treated at Easton Memorial Hospital. A statewide lookout was issued for the car.
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Easton
Virginia
Warner Davis
Pennsylvania
Davis
Onancock
Wilmington
Del
Wye Mills
J c. J. W. Baker
Republicans See Few Problems As Convention Opens
San Francisco report notes the 105 member Drafting Committee completed its work with civil rights plank and a labor plank praising record employment and wages. The party claims Eisenhower era achievements in international relations and domestic prosperity while criticizing Democratic Congress for blocking health and welfare changes.
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Prescott Bush
Bush
Connecticut
Eisenhower
Chicago
Parsons Says State Delegates Can Live With Rights Plank
Norfolk's Lester Parsons Sr announces the Republican National Convention platform committee crafted a moderate civil rights plank. Virginia delegates, including Hazel Barger and Joe Parsons, weigh it amid talk it may deter Democratic gains in Virginia. Virginia backs Eisenhower Nixon nominations per state convention and central committee.
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San Francisco
Lester Parsons Sr
Norfolk
Virginia
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Roanoke
Joe Parsons
Independence
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Eisenhower
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Nixon
State Central Committee
States Righters In Louisiana to Support Andrews
The Louisiana States Rights party endorsed former Internal Revenue Commissioner T Coleman Andrews as its presidential nominee, with state chairman Robert G Chandler noting selection depends on a national convention in three weeks. The group issued a declaration of rights backing states rights segregation interposition the Southern Manifesto and tidelands ownership.
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New Orleans
Louisiana States Rights Party
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Robert G Chandler
Shreveport
Louisiana
Louisiana States Righters
Tidelands
Hawaii
Alaska
Accident Victim Rites Tomorrow for Warren Rothgeb
Funeral service for Warren Edward Rothgeb 30 of Berryville who died from injuries in an auto mobile crash near Lexington will be at 2 30 p m tomorrow in St Mark s Lutheran Church Luray Rev Neil Cline officiating He was a Clarke County teacher born November 18 1925 in Kentucky He is survived by wife Sylvia Parsons and mother Gladys Sowers Rothgeb.
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Warren Edward Rothgeb
Berryville
Lexington
Luray
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Neil Cline
Rothgeb
Clarke County
Kentucky
Gladys Sowers Rothgeb
Edward Rothgeb
Sylvia Parsons
16 Year Old Held After Rural Mail Carrier Shooting
A 16 year old boy in custody after a rural mail carrier was shot on Route 2 near Craig County Virginia. Pred Sublett, the injured mail carrier from near Healing Springs, was treated in Roanoke hospital for a shot to the lower neck and was stabilized after X rays. The incident occurred in Marshall town along Barphur's Creek about four miles east of New Castle.
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New Castle
Here
Sublett
Craig Healing Springs
Roanoke Hospital
Marshalltown
Barphur’s Creek
Craig County
Leaving Track Clear For Nixon At San Francisco Convention
The San Francisco GOP opened its convention with a pro Eisenhower Nixon message aimed at blunting Democratic attacks and boosting re election prospects. Delegates saw large Eisenhower Nixon imagery and supported a civil rights plank aligned with Eisenhower proposals.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
Weather forecast for Winchester area August outlook
Mostly cloudy and cool tonight and Tuesday with occasional rain. Lows in the 50s tonight, highs near 70 Tuesday. Five day forecast through August 25 shows temperatures 4-6 degrees below normal, showers early with more general rain later, total rainfall about one inch.
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