Virginia highway damage from Hurricanes Connie and Diane
The Virginia Highway Department reports about 640000 in damage from Hurricanes Connie and Diane across districts including Culpeper with 240000 the hardest hit. Most losses were on secondary roads with washouts and damaged bridges. 300 secondary roads closed. Funds for repairs come from regular highway money and won’t affect this year’s program.
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Richmond
Virginia
Connie
Diane
State Highway Department
Culpeper
Rapidan River
Department
Fredericksburg
Staunton
Lynchburg
Suffolk
Too Early To Recommend Any Tax Cuts
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey says the government should and can balance the budget this fiscal year but notes it is too early to pledge tax cuts when Congress returns in January. The summer budget revision shows a $1.7 billion deficit for 1956, lower than earlier forecasts, with receipts $2.1 billion above January estimates and spending $1.4 billion above January projections.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Congress
Treasury Department
Treasury
Eisenhower
Rowland R. Hughes
American Envoy Postpones Meeting in Geneva
The United States asked for a four day postponement of tomorrow’s talks with Communist China on Americans detained in Peiping. U Alexis Johnson, active in discussions with Wang Ping nan since Aug 1, gave no reason and the Communists accepted the delay setting a new meeting for 8 a m Wednesday. There were reports Washington was discussing with India a plan to aid repatriation of Chinese nationals and a possible decisive turn in the talks looms. The two ambassadors have met regularly on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays for nearly four weeks with only one prior postponement in 11 sessions.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
China
Peiping
U.S
U. Alexis Johnson
Red China
Wang Ping-nan
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Washington
Byrd Picnic Sees 3000 Expected At Rosemont Orchard
About 3000 people are expected to attend U S Senator Harry F Byrd s annual fruit growers picnic at Rosemont Orchard near Berryville Virginia Tomorrow with program starting 10 30 a m Lunch at noon and speeches at 1 p m featuring Parker Brinkley Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture John Chandler an apple grower from Sterling Junction Massachusetts and Arnold Schaefer Jr of the Schaefer Orchards Sparta Michigan
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U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Appalachian
Rosemont
Berryville
Virginia
Parker Brinkley
John Chandler
Sterling Junction
Massachusetts
Arnold Schaefer, Jr
Schaefer
Sparta
Michigan
Cleveland slugger Vic Wertz diagnosed with infantile paralysis
Cleveland Indians first baseman and outfielder Vic Wertz, 30, has contracted infantile paralysis, team doctor Dr. Don Kelly announced today. Wertz is a key hitter and former AL home run champion for the Indians.
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Cleveland
Vic Wertz
Cleveland Indians
Don Kelly
Sultan Ben Arafa Refuses to Quit Moroccan Throne
Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa refused to abdicate as Moroccan ruler despite French mediation efforts. French Premier Edgar Faure sought a three step plan including Grandval stepping down, Ben Arafa’s retirement, and exile shifts to ease North African tensions and pave a path toward limited home rule.
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Sultan Ben Arafa
Aix Les Bains
France
Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Si Abderrahman el Hajoui
Rabat
el Hajoui
Edgar Faure
Ben Arafa
Faure
Istiqlal Independence Party
Morocco
Mohammed Beni Moulay Arafa
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Grandval
North Africa
Ben Youssef
Madagascar
East Africa
Istiqlal
Pleasant Weather to Persist Through Tomorrow
Pleasant weather like the past several days is set to continue through tomorrow. The high reached 79 degrees today, five above yesterday, with cooler 57 degrees overnight. Forecasters expect 54 to 60 tonight and fair conditions with mild temperatures tomorrow, noting last year’s high of 89 and low of 70 for comparison.
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Associated Press
FBI Notes Second Twenty Dollar Greenlease Ransom Note Found
FBI agent in charge James Milnes reports a second twenty dollar Greenlease ransom note found this month at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The FBI declines to indicate progress toward solving the 1953 kidnap and murder of Bobby Greenlease or confirm further recoveries.
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FBI
ST. Louis
James Milnes
Federal Reserve Bank of
Minot
N. D
Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Louis Shoulders
Elmer Dolan
Floods Ravage Connecticut Valley Like Warfront Scene
Waterbury and towns from Torrington to Derby endure floods described as devastating. Rescue crews search rubble where freight cars and debris littered streets, with remains still found in collapsed bridges and wrecked houses as National Guardsmen secure the roped off area and civil defense sprays endure dust storms from drying mud.
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City
Naugatuck
Seymour
Ansonia
Derby
Waterbury
Brooklyn
George Russell
Health Department
Riverside Street
Civil Defense
U S Loans Lift Flood Hit Northeast With Help
Six northeastern states hit by floods receive up to 900 million dollars in loans to rebuild defense industries and damaged facilities. Army Engineers assess damage at 1.6 billion dollars across Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Lt Gen Samuel D Sturgis warns of massive rehabilitation and urges flood protection surveys for the eastern seaboard. President Eisenhower allocates funds from the Office of Defense Mobilization to assist recovery and tax writeoffs for new capital investment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army Engineers
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Denver
Office of Defense Mobilization
Sturgis
Seaboard
Seaboard Alerted to Wanted Trio in Assault Robbery Case
Police across the Eastern Seaboard from North Carolina to Florida hunted a trio of youths linked to the rape of a 16 year old girl and the robbery of her companion in Frederick County. The victims identified all three suspects, descriptions and a 1951 gray Buick with New York plates were circulated as investigators pursued leads.
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Florida
North Carolina
Frederick County
Rt. 1
Hampstead
N. C
U. S. Rt. 11
Clearbrook
Scranton
Pennsylvania
William Hansley
Holly Ridge
N.C
Seaboard
W. B. Broach
J. W. Witt
West Virginia
New York
Byrd Addresses Editors Conference on AP Integrity
Harry F. Byrd Jr., editor of The Winchester Evening Star and AP board member, told editors that the Associated Press sells only an honest reliable news service. He cited AP’s budget 30 million dollars and 3 000 employees including 700 overseas, noting 1 739 American newspapers are members and 4 150 subscribers outside the U S. AP serves 1 431 radio and TV stations and must keep its impartial reporting free of advocacy.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Associated Press
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Byrd
Winchester
Evening Star
United States
Clothing and Shoes Sought for Needy School Children
The Frederick County School Board asks for clothing and shoes for needy area children for the 1955-56 session starting September 1. Items for all ages are urgently needed. calls to Winchester numbers 3806 or 7280 arrange pickups or deliveries to the TB association at 105 N. Loudoun St. Dresses priced from 4 to 10 dollars, values up to 30 dollars.
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Frederick County
Winchester
School Board
TB Association
N. Loudoun St
House Near Rock Enon Burns Today
A two story frame house near Rock Enon was destroyed by fire this morning after an oil stove exploded. Occupant Ellwood Holliday had to travel to Gore eight miles to sound the alarm and the Gore Fire Department arrived with the structure deemed beyond saving. Nearby buildings were saved and the insurance status of the residents is not known.
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Gore
Rock Enon
Ellwood Holliday
P.E. McDonald
Rock Enon Cove
Gore Fire Department
McDonald
Mr. Holliday
Weather Outlook for Richmond Virginia Aug 27 31
Richmond Virginia forecast shows average to slightly above temperatures from Aug 27 to 31. Expect generally fair conditions with possible heavy rain Monday night into Tuesday.
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Richmond
Virginia
U S Aims Veto-Free Atom Peace Agency at U N
The United States seeks a veto-free international atoms-for-peace agency run by 16 members including the United States and the Soviet Union. The plan, circulated for study, envisions a buying and selling hub for nuclear materials and a knowledge exchange on production and use.
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U.S
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
London
Security Council
Atoms-For-Peace Agency
Britain
France
Canada
South Africa
Portugal
Belgium
Australia
Czechoslovakia
Atomic Council
Edith the Hurricane Moves in Atlantic Waters
Hurricane Edith, fifth of the year and third this month, churns in the open Atlantic. Forecasters expect winds to rise to about 125 mph, with center reported near 25.5 N 63.3 W, 970 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, as ships are cautioned and path remains uncertain.
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Cape Hatteras
Miami
Fla
Edith
Atlantic
Miami Weather Bureau
N. C
Diane
Connie
Pickets Fail to Show At Woman's Home
CHICAGO (4) Mrs Esther Quigley 35 mother of four reports no pickets at her West Side home. She has barred her husband Andrew a union steward from their home during a strike at Harrison Sheet Steel Co begun Aug 13. About 45 workers involved. Union will meet tomorrow to decide firm’s fate. Mrs Quigley claims to have organized wives of 45 strikers to urge return to work.
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Chicago
Esther Quigley
West Side
CIO
United Auto Workers
Quigley
Andrew
Harrison Sheet Steel Co
Chester Cain
Moon at apogee marks weekend visible planets event
The article notes the Moon at its greatest distance from Earth for the month and lists upcoming sky sights. Saturn sets in the southwest at 7 39 p m while Jupiter rises before dawn. The text also mentions a final clearance sale and a church meeting notice for Handley Council No 634 at Cedar Grove Virginia.
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Saturn
Jupiter
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Samuel D. Sturgis
Noah
By Doug O'Connell
Stanley
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Gore School
Gore Fire Company
Duff
Margaret L. Hodgson
RUSH
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Jas. R. Brandon
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