Hoffa pledges aid to Dio family if prison term imposed
James R. Hoffa told Senate rackets committee he will look out for the Dio family if Johnny Dio is sent to prison. Dio, jailed in New York on a shakedown conspiracy conviction, also faces acid blind ing charges against labor writer Victor Riesel and tax violations.
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Hoffa
Dio
Washington
James R. Hoffa
Senate
Johnny Dio
Tombs
New York
Victor Riesel
Robert F. Kennedy
Teamsters Union
Chicago
The
Link Radio Co
Florida
Sun Valley
Midwest
McClellan
D-Ark
Seaboard
Phillippy Named CVVFA President and Boyd Reelected
Paul Phillippy of Harrisonburg was elected president of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association at Waynesboro Pa. John A. Boyd of South End Fire Company was reelected to the board. Also named were Roy Alsop and other officers with Mec hanicsburg chosen for the 1958 convention. About 25 fire company representatives attended. A parade wraps the convention tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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Paul Phillippy
Harrisonburg
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Waynesboro
John A. Boyd
South End Fire Company
Roy Alsop
Fayettesville
Mechanicsburg
Raymond Kimble
Hagerstown
Raymond Long
Martinsburg
Ralph L. Myers
Middletown
Clyde Frankenberry
George 8. Ridgeley
Funkstown
Benjamin Buubaugh
Baltimore
Plane Crashes Near Pittsburgh
A privately owned P-38 crashed and burned four miles west of Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Initial reports misidentified it as a C-119 though the P-38 features twin fuselages. No casualties reported yet and bailout status unknown as ambulances and police rush to the scene near Tulsa bound flight origin.
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Pittsburgh
Greater
Air Force
Tulsa
Okla
Charlestown Race Meet Mirrors Early Virginia Town Trials
Local history notes that six months before Virginia backed a town by Charlestown, residents had named their village and set up a nearby race course. An April 1786 Virginia Journal ad details May races under Fredericksburg Jockey Club rules with purses, entry fees, and managers to settle disputes.
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General Assembly of
Virginia
Charlestown
Virginia Journal and
Alexandria Gazette
Norris
Shenandoah Valley
Fredericksburg
Charles Town
Berkeley County
Fifteen Men Trapped In Sewage Tunnel In Pittsburgh
Fifteen workers on a sanitary authority project were trapped for nearly three hours in a downtown Pittsburgh sewage tunnel after a fire sparked by an electric motor in a locomotive blocked the entrance. They were rescued with no injuries reported.
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Pittsburgh
Sanitary Authority
John F. Laboon
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority
Laboon
For Sale Fresh Nectarines and Peaches Weekend Special
For sale this week only: tree ripened nectarines and peaches including South Haven Elberta and Hale varieties. You pick $1.50 per bushel, we pick $2 per bushel. Also available Damsons and Stanley Prunes from L. O. Dick Estate Clearbrook Virginia. Weekend special Banana Cake from Ward's Pastry Shop. Closing for vacation Aug 26 to Sept 3. Gen Lee Beauty Shoppe notice.
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South Haven
Elberta
Hale
Damsons & Stanley Prunes L
Clearbrook
Virginia
Gen-Lee Beauty
Syria Defends Independence as U S Accused of Wielding Threats
Syria's acting defense minister Khaled el Azem rejected U S claims of a Soviet backed Communist takeover. He accused Washington of exploiting fear to push policy in the Middle East and securing oil interests, while insisting Syria remains free of foreign domination. He cited Arab minds and aims as opposed to imperialist influence. Diplomatic sources in London noted regional neighbors seek to isolate Syria to curb Soviet influence.
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Damascus
Syria
United States
Khaled el Azem
Azek
Pthe
Middle East
Azem
Eisenhower
America
Russia
Soviet Union
London
Lebanon
Jordan
Iraq
Turkey
Two Surveys Underway In Virginia Drought Areas
Two surveys are under way in Virginia to determine which counties qualify as drought disaster areas. Robert Hall of the U.S. Department of Agriculture surveys Clarke and Frederick counties while the Farmers Home Administration gauges needed low interest loans. Six counties have requested loans. emergency lending offers up to 25 000 dollars at 3 percent for 18 months. Seasonal labor demand fell mid August amid drought and war, with post September 1 hiring expected to rise as crops mature.
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Virginia
Robert Hall
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farmers
Clarke
Frederick
Hall
Washington
Stanley
Farmers Home Administration
Charles B. Waddell
Caroline
Cumberland
King George
Louisa
Orange
Powhatan
Parmers Home Administration
Virginia State Employment Service
Infant Buried For 18 Hours Is Recovering
A week old infant in Georgia survived 18 hours buried in a shallow backyard casket after being reportedly buried by his grandmother. Coroner E R May and Sheriff W A Hammond described the incident near Lincolnton, noting the baby was revived when the box was found partially buried and brought to Augusta hospital. No charges were planned.
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Augusta
E. R. May
Pinkie Barksdale
Barksdale
Lincolnton
W. A. Hammond
Democrats Prepare Rights Counteroffer In Civil Rights Deadlock
Speaker Rayburn said Democrats may have a compromise proposal ready tomorrow to break the civil rights deadlock. He offered no details at a news conference and reiterated objections to Rep. Martin’s plan with President Eisenhower’s endorsement.
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Washington
Rayburn
Dtex
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Wounded Physician Reports Robbery After 30 Mile Drive
Dr. Alfred Spitzer a 43-year-old dentist from Ft. Defiance Augusta County was shot in the jaw and robbed after pulling his car off U S 250 near Gum Spring. He drove over 30 miles to Richmond police headquarters for help and was treated at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital.
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Richmond
Allfred Spitzer
Ft. Defiance
Augusta County
U.S. 250
Gum Spring
Medical College of Virginia
Spitzer
A. F. Hillman
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Lexington
Poice
Florida
N. J. Hunt
T. E. Hunter
Hunt
Hillman
Goochland
Louisa County
Russians Resume Atomic Tests With Substantial Blast
The Atomic Energy Commission reports the Soviet Union resumed nuclear testing at Siberian proving grounds with a substantial detonation on August 22. This comes during disarmament talks as the United States offers a two year moratorium with safeguards. the AEC has logged 24 Russian detonations since last August.
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Pakainede
Russia
Nathan
AEC
Lewis L.str
Soviet Union
Siberian Proving Grounds
United States
Strauss
Flu epidemic feared to strike up to 26 million Americans
Surgeon General Leroy E. Burney estimates a fall or winter Asiatic flu epidemic could affect 15 to 26 million people. He noted vaccination could limit cases but expects many would still be stricken even with an available vaccine. About 60 million vaccine doses are expected.
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Washington
Leroy E. Burney
Burney
Doppler Test Fire Sparks Nevada Atomic Blast
The 13th atomic explosion of the 1957 series, code named Doppler, erupted at 5:30 am from Yucca Flat Nevada. A red fireball rose into a pink sunlit mushroom cloud as observers in California Utah and Canada watched from miles away. The blast was about half its nominal yield with 41 military flights and eight scientific tests linked to the event. Fallout was expected to be minimal per the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Angel's Peak
Ground Zero
Yucca Flat
Queen's Own Rifles
Calgary
Alta
Atomic Energy Commission
Bishop
Inyokern
Calif
St. George
Utah
Americans Welcome Home by Cheering Chinese Youths in Peiping
Forty one American travelers arriving in Peiping from Moscow on the Peiping Express faced a cheering crowd of Chinese youths. The travelers, delayed nine days, asked about U S reaction to their trip and said they would respond to President Eisenhower's remarks. A chorus of Long live world peace greeted them as they stepped from the train.
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London
Peiping
Reuters
Red Capital
United States
Siberia
China
Moscow
Eisenhower
Dean Hoxsey
Los Angeles
Ito Pei- Ping
Yard Party at Macedonia Church on August 24
Community notice lists a yard party at Macedonia Church on August 24 at 5 p.m. The ad promotes The Workingman's Store offering affordable school clothes for boys from head to toe, inviting readers to outfit lads for school and college.
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Round Hill
Round Hill Methodist Church
Macedonia Church
Workingman's Store
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Conrad Hoover
U.S. Mideast
Britain
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Rhodes Drug CO
Pavel
Robert Smith
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Roy Asher
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Lynn Wiseman
Clarksburg
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Ala
Salvation Army
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Grafton
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