Drought Slashes 57 Apple Crop Across Four States
Carroll Miller of the Appalachian Apple Service reports the drought may cut the four state apple crop from 21.7 million to about 17 million bushels. Northern Virginia and West Virginia, and Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland are hardest hit. New Jersey Delaware New York and Massachusetts also show large losses with continued dry weather.
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Appalachian Apple Service
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Clarke County
Winchester
Mr. Miller
Grimes Golden
Jonathan
York Imperial
Golden Delicious
Delicious
Stayman
Mt. Jackson
Potomac River
New Jersey
Delaware
New York State
Massachusetts
Nixon Considers Western Europe Good Will Visit
Vice President Nixon weighs a Western Europe goodwill tour as Eisenhower's representative after Congress adjourns. No decision yet but discussions with top officials taken, following his March African swing. France invited him to Paris on Lafayette's birthday event but declined.
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Nixon
Europe
Eisenhower
France
Congress
Paris
Sept. S
Lafayette
United States
Britain
State Department
Asia
Central America
Africa
Italy
Two Pilots Killed In Jet Collision Near Casper Wyoming
Two P84 jet pilots from the 137th Fighter Interceptor Wing Iowa Nebraska Air National Guard were killed in a collision 50 miles west of Casper. Identities withheld pending kin notification.
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Caspter
Wyo
137Th Fighter Interceptor Wing
Iowa- Nebraska Air National Guard
Casper
Local History on Frederick County Congressional Districts
Meade notes early Frederick County representation in the first ten Congresses and the fierce 1794 1796 races between Robert Rutherford and Gen Daniel Morgan with ensuing election contests. It lists the winning candidates for several sessions and mentions a 1957 country ham supper at Little Mt M Y F Grange Hall with prices for adults and children.
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Frederick County
Robert Rutherford
Daniel Morgan
Rutherford
Morgan
Alexander White
Robert Page
John Smith
Smith
Grange Hall
City installs new 35 mile per hour speed zones
Chief J Thomas Bord announced completion of the city speed sign erection designating 35 mph zones on Amhers Street from Hawthorne Drive to the city limits Southwerk Street from Southwerk Street to the city limits Millwood Avenue from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing to the city limits Berryville Avenue from Dunlap Street to the city limits and Fairmont Avenue from the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing to the city limits. The speed limit remains 25 mph citywide with 15 mph near schools during opening and closing times. Radar will enforce these laws.
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J. Thomas Bord
Amhers St
Hawthorne Drive
S. Loudoun St
Southwerk St
Millwood Ave
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Berryville Ave
Dunlap St
Fairmont Ave
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boyd
Senate panel backs foreign aid hike amid Eisenhower talks
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 14 to 7 to restore 500.9 million of 809.65 million cut from Eisenhower foreign aid, recommending 3.93 billion in new funds plus 667.05 million carryovers to total 3.69 billion. The panel rejected a halt on new military aid funds. Senator Lyndon Johnson, after a breakfast with the President, signaled support for about a half billion more than the House level, stressing mutual security needs.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Ellender D-Law
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
White House
Personal Income Reaches Record $324 Billion in United States
Washington report from the Census Bureau shows total U.S. personal income at a record 324 billion dollars in 1956, averaging 1940 dollars per person. Delaware leads per capita at 2653? The document lists state totals and per capita figures, noting Nevada drop and West Virginia gains driven by coal mining, with income rises across several states.
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G. K. Hodenfield
Washington
Census Bureau
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Mississippi
Indiana
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
Nevada
New York
Arizona
Florida
West Virginia
Louisiana
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Great Lakes
Maryland
Virginia
Asiatic Flu Not Germ Warfare Says Surgeon General
Dr. Leroy E. Burney says Asiatic flu in the United States is not germ warfare by the Reds. He notes ongoing epidemics and explains detection limits, estimates 20,000 to 25,000 current cases with 25 to 34 million possibly affected, and cites vaccine for about 60 million Americans hoped by February 1.
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Washington
Leroy E. Burney
U.S
Burney
U.S News & World Report
United States
Pacific
Girard Denies Luring Woman to Her Death in Japan Trial
MAEBASHI Japan Williame S Girard denied charges that he lured a brass scavenger to her death on a U S firing range He claimed the indictment facts are incorrect and said the death was an accident Prosecutors alleged he enticed scavengers by tossing empty shell casings then shot at them with a grenade launcher resulting in Mrs Naka Sakai's death on January 30 The Army specialist from Ottawa Illinois argued he was acting in official duty and not subject to Japanese jurisdiction The case awaits further evidence and a late October or November ruling
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United States
Japan
U. S. Supreme Court
Yuzo Kawachi
Elsie-Kay Shoppe
S. Braddock St
Weekend crashes injure eight, damage over eighty-two thousand
Eight people were hurt and one auto totaled as seven weekend crashes caused about $82,800 in property damage. A 28-year-old Washington DC man, Marshall A. Kaplan, was reported in fair condition after a one car crash on U S Route 50 Saturday at 2 pm near Winchester.
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Washington, D. C
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Memorial Hospital
U.S. Rt
Winchester
Cameron St
E Boscawen St
Lorain
Ohio
Margaret Mary Downie
Mary Beth Wallace
Eileen Downie
Marie Leca
Tiree
Dedee
W. L. Foote
House Rules Clears Blocked Civil Rights Bill for Action
The House Rules Committee voted 10 to 2 to clear the long blocked civil rights measure. The compromise bill, supported by leaders, would broaden federal powers in voting rights cases and allow judges to penalize contempt. If the House approves, the Senate is expected to act and send it to the White House.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
Dval
Rep
Colmer
D-Miss
Rules
Smith
House
Senate
White House
Madden
D-Ind
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Congress
Civil Rights Investigating Commission
Justice Department
U. S
Peiping Demands U S Open Doors To Red Newsmen
Peiping calls for reciprocal U S visas for Chinese reporters in America, while the State Department allows 24 American journalists to work in Communist China for six months. Beijing warns at length that Chinese correspondents deserve access to the United States and accuses the U S of provoking trouble. Eleven of the 24 Americans await visa decisions as 41 U S youths remain in Red China along with 12 Korean War turncoats.
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Hong Kong
China
Peiping
U. S
State Department
Radio
Red China
America
Feiping People’s Daily
Secretary of State
Dulles
Washington
United States
Eisenhower to receive Asiatic flu vaccine at White House
President Eisenhower will be inoculated with Asiatic flu vaccine after contact with two suspected patients. Dr. Burney and Maj. Gen. Snyder approved the plan. Hauge Craven and Cliff cases are under review with healthy conditions noted.
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Eisenhower
White House
Leroy E. Burney
U.S
Gabriel Hauge
Thomas Craven Jr
James C. Hagerty
Hauge
Buenos Aires
Craven
Jack Cliff
Hagerty
Howard M. Snyder
Surgeon General
Federal Aid is Booby Trap
Dr. George Crane warns that socialism is gaining in the United States and could undermine free enterprise. His provocative article appears on Page 4.
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United States
George Crane
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