Red China says it damaged Chiang Kai-shek plane
Peiping broadcast claims a Chiang Kai-shek aircraft was damaged before 1 a.m. and flew southeast after being hit near Shanghai. The U S patrol plane missing since 1:25 a.m. off Wenchow led a massive search by Essex carrier group, destroyers Foss Cushing Owen Prichett, and other ships from Okinawa and Hong Kong.
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Tokyo
Red
China
Shanghai
Peiping
Formosa
U. S
Wenchow
Red China
Japan
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Maan Islands
Chengsi Islands
Hwangtehshan Island
Essex
7Th Fleet
Formosa Strait
Okinawa
Foss
Walton
Orca
Hong Kong
Cowell
Cushing
Owen
Prichett
Virginia Governor Faces Assembly Clash Over No-Integration Plan
Governor Stanley’s anti integration program for Virginia schools wins Gray Commission backing but faces stiff Assembly opposition. The 32 member panel approved denying state funds to integrated schools and dropping the assignment plan, signaling a drawn out fight as the special session opens.
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Stanley
Gray Commission
Assembly
Richmond
Gov. Stanley
Virginia
Charlottesville
McCue
Petersburg Police Implement Daily Target Practice
Chief W. E. Traylor ordered daily target practice after two detectives failed to capture two gunmen who had broken into a Petersburg drive in. The detectives fired back when surprised. 21 bullet holes were later found in the restaurant but no one was hit and the gunmen escaped.
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Petersburg
W. E. Traylor
CVVFA Convention Opens 55th Annual Meeting in Martinsburg
The Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association begins its 55th annual convention in Martinsburg at the Shenandoah Hotel with a morning greeting from President Eisenhower delivered by telegram. About 200 firemen attend as W. H. Perry and E. Wade Thomas welcome delegates and speakers address firefighting topics and memorial tributes.
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Eisenhower
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Hotel
White House
R. J. Long
Cumberland Valley
Come
E. Wade Thomas
Keyser
CVVFA
Charles Wolz
Washington, D. C
Wolz
B. F Buubaugh
Baltimore
J. H
Pat) Dunn, Jr
Rouss
Egypt Faces Suez Canal Decision After London Talks
London ended an eight day conference with the United States agreeing to join a five power group to advise Egypt on canal operation. Egypt promising to control waterway while an international board offers guidance. Nasser may reject the proposal, with Russia India Indonesia and Ceylon backing alternate plans.
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London
Suez Canal
United States
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Russia
India
Indonesia
Ceylon
Nasser
Nationalized Canal Board
Izvestia
Moscow Radio
Suez
Two Va Delegates Repudiate National Demo Candidates
Alexander W. Parker and Frank C. Vaughan, leaders of Richmond City Democratic Committee, refused to back the Stevenson Kefauver ticket. They criticized the nominees and the party platform, saying the candidates oppose their views on integration. Vaughan called the nominees indifferent to integration.
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Richmond
Democratic Committee
Virginia
Stevenson- Kefauver
Alexander W. Parker
Frank C. Vaughan
National Party
Chicago
Parker
Vaughan
Richmond Reports 23rd Fatality Of Year In Crash
A 54 year old Richmond man Henry A Zimmerman died in a two car crash at a city street intersection early today. He was Richmonds 23rd traffic fatality of the year and Virginia toll reached 518 for 1956, two higher than last year on this date.
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Associated Press
Zimmerman
Virginia
Nixon to Personally Accept Renomination
Vice President Nixon plans to return to San Francisco to personally accept renomination as his father recovers from a rupture of the main abdominal artery. Doctors say the trip will be a tonic, with Nixon leaving Los Angeles on a United Air Lines extra section and arriving around 11 50 p.m. PDT.
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Whittier
Calif
Nixon
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Air Lines
Pat
F. Donald
Virginia Delegates Rally Zeal for Eisenhower Nixon Campaign
Virginia Republican delegates hailed the Eisenhower Nixon nomination in San Francisco. Roby Thompson carried the state banner as delegates shouted and showered confetti, while I. Lee Potter planned extensive organizing tours in Virginia. Lester Parsons, longtime party figure, cast Nixon’s vote as debates over platforms and civil rights filled the scene.
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San Francisco
Virginia
Lester Parsons Sr
Norfolk
I. Lee Potter
John S. Battle
Kennedy
South
Harold Stassen
Nixon
Joe Parsons
Lester Parsons
Trains Collide Near Miranda de Ebro Killing Two Crews
Two freight trains crashed head on near Miranda de Ebro Spain early today killing two crewmen and derailing twenty seven cars. Officials blame a signaling system failure for the collision.
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Miranda DE Ebro
Spain
Here
Bus Crash on New Jersey Turnpike Kills Passenger
A loaded Trailways bus rammed a trailer truck amid a foggy pileup on the New Jersey Turnpike. One passenger, William Parker of Washington, D. C., died at Middlesex General Hospital. 27 others injured, nine admitted. State trooper Stephen J. Sakli called it the worst pileup in years.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Trailways
New Jersey
William Parker
Washington, D. C
Midlesex General Hospital
Stephen J. Sakli
Raritan River Bridge
New York
Six Inch Riverside Land Strip Sought for Park Lot
Mrs. Jane McGregor in Riverside receives a $750 bid for a six inch wide strip of her downtown property. The 137 foot deep parcel has been taxed at $6.59 yearly. City council aims to buy. her prior asking price was $2,500.
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Riverside
Calif
Jane McGregor
GOP Delegates Back Eisenhower Nixon Ticket Unanimously
In San Francisco 1 323 delegates roared approval for Eisenhower Nixon as the GOP ticket, while Stevenson and his allies attack the choice. Nixon flew to be with his ill father as Eisenhower prepares to accept the nomination and outline a program. Stassen urged backing Nixon and urged dissent within the party to strengthen the Republicans.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
GOP
Nixon
Stevenson
Harold E. Stassen
Whittier
Calif
United States
Stassen
Joe Smith Delights GOP Convention With Sudden Open-Room Moment
At the San Francisco convention Joe Smith aroused delegates with a startling entrance and a solo vote drama by Nebraska’s Terry Carpenter who refused Nixon support until the roll. Carpenter finally backed Nixon ensuring a unanimous result after earlier discord and a warning to leave the hall. Mrs. Abel noted the open nature of the gathering and Carpenter’s unpredictable grandstanding.
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San Francisco
Joe Smith
Marcelino Romany
Romany
Terry” Carpenter
Nixon
Alabama
Arkansas
Carpenter
Scottbluff
Nebraska
Terry Carpenter
Terry
George P. Abel
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Martin
Mrs. Abel
Smith
Grandstand
Rummage Sale at McKinley Chapter No. 19 OES
A rummage sale is held Thursday and Friday at 6 30 P M at 28 E Piccadilly St in McKinley. Proceeds benefit the OES chapter activities.
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E. Piccadilly St
McKinley
O.E.S
Notice on Steve Simkovitch affiliation with company
Steve Simkovitch is not affiliated with B and M Chevrolet Sales Co as of August 21, 1956 per the official notice on page 1 column 8-9-31.
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Steve Simkovitch
B& M
Chevrolet Sales CO
Weather Summary For Winchester Virginia
Fair and not so cool tonight with low 62 to 68. Friday partly cloudy and more humid with scattered showers possible. Highs near 85 and lows around 69 in Winchester. Also notes a yard party at Gore School Friday and Saturday August 24 and 25 with 1 pm to 8 pm times and a sale listing for hospital beds at $35.00 by A and N Store.
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Virginia
Winchester
Gore Fire Company
Gore School
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Walter M. Clubb
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