Kennedy Delivers Southern Campaign Speech in Virginia
Democratic. Kennedy and running mate Johnson toured Virginia amid a 13 000 crowd roar in Alexandria. Noted attendees included Sen. A Willis Robertson and Gov. J Lindsay Almond. Kennedy urged Virginians to join the Democratic effort, predicting Republican defeat for those opposing progress. Campaign stops planned in Norfolk and Richmond with a future Republican women’s meeting in Richmond.
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Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
John F. Kennedy
South
Alexa
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
Washington
J. Lindsay Almond
Norfolk
Charlottesville
Richmond
Virginia Federation of Republican Women
Picnic and Satellites Highlight Local Scene At Senseny Park
The Chamber of Commerce picnic at Senseny Park featured a playful scene as Henry Lowry argued with an umpire over a ball call. Richard Nagley and Harry Hamilton reported satellite sightings via transistor radio beeps, while a large dragonfly was found behind Carole Haines’ home. The Winchester Rescue Squad urged callers to leave phone numbers for emergency references to prevent misdirected searches.
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Chamber of Commerce
Senseny Park
Henry Lowry
Chamber
Lowry
Carole
BeeBee) Haines
Joseph C. Haines
Dunlap Ave
R. L. Stultz
Winchester Rescue Squad
Principal Speaker Hough to Address Byrd Picnic at Rosemont Orchards
Dr Walter S Hough entomologist at Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory will speak at Senator Byrd 37th annual picnic at Rosemont Orchards near Berryville Saturday. He has been here since 1921 and is one of the afternoon speakers as crowds over 3000 expected for a noon start.
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Walter S. Hough
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
Hough
Aid Bill Gives the Almost All That He Asked
The Senate approved a foreign aid bill totaling 3.989 billion dollars with restrictions against nations aiding Cuba or the Dominican Republic. President Eisenhower would receive nearly all requested funds as the measure heads to a conference with the House.
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Washington
Senate
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Senate House
Eisenhower
House
Congo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Fidel Castro
Organization of American States
U.S
OAS Abandons Hope for Role As Peacemaker
The Organization of American States faces a possible Cuban walkout as foreign ministers draft a resolution condemning foreign meddling in the Western Hemisphere. Castro sends a special envoy after pledging friendship with the Soviet Union and Red China, while Raul Roa readies a sharp attack on the United States in the debate.
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Castro
United States
Cuba
Organization of American States
OAS
Soviet Union
Red China
Raul Roa
Elkton Man Charged With Murder In Teen’s Restaurant Shooting
In Elkton a 35 year old Stanardsville man shot 18 year old Betty Lou Neff seven times at a local restaurant killing her. John Morris was held in Rockingham County jail on a murder charge after surrendering without resistance following the incident.
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Elkton
Stanardsville
Rockingham County
Betty Lou Neff
Harrisonburg
John Morris
Morris
Betty
Living Costs Hit Record Peak for Fifth Straight Month
The Labor Department index rose one tenth of a percent in July to a record 126.6 percent of the 1947 49 base despite a small June to July gain. Food and gasoline increases push the index while prices for automobiles appliances and furniture fall. Earnings for factory workers slipped 36 cents weekly to 81.23 for a four person family amid seasonal hours.
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Washington
Labor Department
Auto Ud
Ewan Clague
Labor
Clague
VFW Presses for Bigger Army Marine Corps and Navy
The Veterans of Foreign Wars calls for a 925000 soldier Army 200000 Marine Corps a strong air force and the strongest Navy while urging no cuts to National Guard or Army Reserve The group backs continued development of atomic and hydrogen weapons and tests Nixon urges balanced spending with technical and political aid to counter communism.
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Detroit
Mich
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Army
Marine Corps
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
VFW
Aan Bir Beterise
National Guard
Army Reserve
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate
Berryville Girl Wins Prize In National Essay Contest
Kathleen Jones a 17 year old from Berryville won one of fifteen second place prizes in a national essay contest for What’s Right With American Youth. Her essay tied with a national winner and was sponsored by The Winchester Star and Eugene Gilbert with the Associated Press.
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Kathleen Jones
Berryville
Miss Jones
Winchester Star
Eugene Gilbert
Associated Press
Audrey Jones
Clarke County High School
College of William and Mary
Beryl Ward
Amarillo
Texas
Gilbert
Clarke County Fair lineup grows with exhibits and events
Berryville reports the Clarke County Fair sponsored by the Raritan Club shows exhibit numbers up from last year. Judging starts, with a 5 pm chicken barbecue for 300 to aid the Raritan scholarship. Calf scramble, bull riding, and a cutting demo highlight today and tomorrow features a 6:30 pm 82 unit parade and a Bluegrass show.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Raritan Club
Fairgrounds
Here
Raritan
Arthur Godfrey
Leesburg
Wage Bill Compromise Clears House Rules Committee
The House Rules Committee approved a compromise on minimum wage legislation by an 8 to 3 vote. The plan aims to resolve differences between Senate and House versions, with potential coverage for millions of workers and a wage near 1.15 dollars per hour.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Rules Committee
Mei Sui
Congress
Berryville Firemen Parade Plans 82 Units
Berryville The John H Enders fire company will sponsor an 82 unit parade tomorrow evening with Miss Laura Crowley of Alexandria as grand marshal. Roy C Locke leads the event, forming at 6 p m at the railroad station and marching west on Main to Buckmarsh, then south to Taylor where it disbands. Parking banned after 4 30 on Byrd Ave station road First Street Main Liberty North Church Academy Buckmarsh and Taylor. Prizes total 500 dollars.
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Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Company
Laura Crowley
Alexandria
Roy C. Locke
Railroad Station
Main
Buckmarsh
Taylor
Byrd Ave
Station Road
First St
Liberty
North Church
Academy
Church
Anti Peiping Manifesto Reported From Soviet Bloc
A Washington dispatch to the New York Herald Tribune says the Soviet Union is distributing an anti Peiping manifesto to Communist parties worldwide. It outlines Moscow’s view of internal bloc struggle with Red China and argues against nuclear war as a path to communist triumph.
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NEW York
Soviet’ Union
Peiping
Red China
Washington
New York Herald Tribune
Moscow
Nikita
Khrushchev
Mao Tse-tung
Bucharest
Lenin
Iron Curtain
China
Outer Mongolia
Albania
U N Soldiers Fortify Leopoldville Airport Amid Congo Clash
Sudanese and Ghana troops of the United Nations dig in at Leopoldville airport and set up guns as Congolese forces demand control. Lumumba supporters clash with U N personnel after a military airlift carried 40 soldiers. Tribal conflict grows in Kasai with opposition plans for a new autonomous province.
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Leopoldville
Ghana
U. N
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Kasai
Lumumba
Rockefeller to kickoff New Jersey GOP campaign
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York will launch his campaign for the Republican national ticket in New Jersey on Sept. 9 with afternoon and evening events across several North Jersey counties.
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Trenton
N.J
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New Jersey
Rockefeller
North Jersey
Winchester Evening Star
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