McDonald Returns to Steel Talks After Walkout
AP report: David J. McDonald resumes steel strike negotiations in New York as the half million workers enter week seven. McDonald opposes Taft Hartley action, seeks substantial wage gains, and cues new union goals after walking out Aug 7. Eisenhower urges settlement by collective bargaining.
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NEW York
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
McDonald
Eisenhower
R. Conrad Cooper
Snake in Basement Spurs Fearful Home Scene
Mrs Marie Bayliss reported finding a snake eight or nine inches long in her basement near the washing machine at Rt 522 North. She fled, and her husband arrived to find the snake gone. She plans to avoid the basement henceforth. Eddie Ritter, Star head pressman, drove through 16 green lights while taking his daughter to the hospital, tracing a route through Piccadilly and Boscawen Streets. The Star invites area students to join its Back to School column, listing local college and boarding school students.
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Marie Bayliss
North
Eddie Ritter
Star
E. Piccadilly St
Ann
Piccadilly St
Washington St
Washington
Boscawen
Boscawen St
Stewart
Stewart St
Stimpson Named New Ambassador to Paraguay
President Eisenhower announced the appointment of Stimpson as ambassador to Paraguay. The nomination awaits Senate confirmation. Stimpson, of Winchester Clarke area, is married to Margaret Byrd and is a Harvard and Virginia Law School graduate with Navy Air Combat Intelligence experience in the Pacific.
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Eisenhower
White House
Senate
Mr. Stimpson
Winchester - Clarke Area
Margaret Lewis Byrd
Thomas B. Byrd
Clarke County
Harvard University
University of Virginia Law School
Naval Reserve
Geneva
U. S
Heat Wave Enters Third Week With Scattered Showers
The heat wave continues into a third week with no relief. The five day outlook shows temperatures 7 to 10 degrees above normal, with possible daily showers or thunderstorms. Yesterday reached 92 degrees. 90s have persisted since Aug 12 apart from a brief 68 and an 83 reading last Sunday.
Warren School Opening Delayed to September 8
Warren County public schools including Warren County High School the first desegregated high in the county have postponed opening from August 31 to September 8. The delay was decided at a closed joint meeting of the school board and county supervisors to ensure the Bessie Jeffries School for Negroes is fully equipped.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Warren County High School
Warren County High
NAACP
Warren County Educational Foundation
Charles E. Leadman
Textile Workers Union of America
American Viscose Corp
Threat From Reds Growing in Laos Says Government
Laos government says Communist rebel threat is rising but no request has been made to SEATO or United Nations for aid. SEATO members include France United States Britain Australia New Zealand Pakistan Thailand and the Philippines. Observers to Laos discussed with Hammarskjold but no Security Council action requested.
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Laos
United Nations
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Geneva
SEATO
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
The
Alliance
France
Indochina
United States
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Thailand
Philippines
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Security Council
General Assembly
Christian A. Herter
U.N
Southern leaders condemn Butler plan at 1960 convention
Angry Southern Democrats condemn Party Chairman Paul Butler and his plan to enforce pro nomination pledges. Thurmond Talmadge and Sparkman call for his resignation, while Douglas supports the proposal. Debate centers on using a binding rule to admit delegations only if their state party backs the ticket, risking a House vote if no majority emerges.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Butler
National Committee
House of Representatives
Herman Talmadge
Dga
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Thurmond
Dixie Democrats
States Rights Party
South Carolina
Paul Butler
Sen. Talmadge
Democratic National Committee
Douglas
County Negro Schools Open September 1
Frederick County Negro schools will open September 1 after a principals meeting. Superintendent Robert E. Ayler said all principals agreed on the date. Other county schools start August 31, while Cedar Hill Stephens City and Middletown schools follow Douglas on September 8. The earlier county date allows a two day fall teachers workshop without reducing pupil time.
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Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Cedar Hill
Stephens City
Middletown
Douglas
Eisenhower Arrives in Bonn for Person to Person Diplomacy
President Eisenhower lands at Wahn Airport near Bonn after a 9 14 hour flight from Washington with a stop in Newfoundland. He is greeted by Chancellor Adenauer and West German officials and receives a 21 gun salute before meeting Adenauer and foreign minister von Brenn. He reaffirms U S support for West Berlin amid Cold War tensions.
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Bonn
Germany
Eisenhower
Wahn
Washington
Newfoundland
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Christian A. Herter
Ade‘Wallerad
Heinrich von Brentano
United States
Missing Plane Found Safe After CAP Alert Across Mid-Atlantic
The Winchester Civil Air Patrol squadron joined several mid-Atlantic units in alerting yesterday for a Cessna 182 four seater that departed Poughkeepsie New York toward Fort Lauderdale. It landed safely in Fayetteville North Carolina this morning. The flight carried six hours of fuel and one passenger identified as Mr Lake and his diabetic wife. Lt Randolph Ritter said no search planes were dispatched but CAP remained on radio contact awaiting instructions. Maj M E Eyler commands the local unit and other CAP squadrons in New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Washington DC Virginia and North Carolina were alerted.
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Winchester Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
North Carolina
Randolph Ritter
CAP
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Beacon Field
Washington D.C
Lt. Ritter
Mr. Lake
Ritter
Fayetteville
N. C
M. E
Jimmie) Eyler
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Rogers proposes U.S. Soviet lawyers exchange visits
Attorney General William P. Rogers urged in Miami Beach that American and Soviet lawyers and judges exchange visits to study each system. He argued the program would highlight differences between a free government and a regimented regime while the ABA debated reports on the Supreme Court.
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Miami Beach
Fla
William P. Rogers
American Bar Assn
Roger
Soviet Union
Red China lowers 1959 targets and ends home steel push
China admits 1959 production goals for grain and cotton were too high and must be cut. The Central Committee announced revisions after a secret Aug. 2–16 meeting and canceled the backyard steel program, noting low quality three million ton output.
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Red China
Tokyo
China
Chinese Communist Party
Central Committee
Peiping
New China
Denny’s
Virginia apple crop tied to 43 45 percent share in Frederick Clarke
Virginia Crop Reporting Service updates August fruit report noting 10.8 million bushels of apples projected in commercial counties with Frederick and Clarke counties yielding major portions. Frederick 3.1 million, Clarke 1.63–1.815 million, totaling about 43–45 percent of the state crop. Outlook highlights good rains in late July, sizing, few pests, and regional variation across Shenandoah Valley Piedmont and Roanoke areas.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Virginia
Virginia Crop Reporting Service
Frederick
Frederick County
Frederick County Fruit Growers
Clarke County
Shenandoah Valley
Piedmont
Roanoke
Botetourt
Franklin County
York
North Valley
Stayman
Rome
Solons Seek Action Over Violence on Washington Streets
Washington lawmakers from both parties voice alarm at rising street violence with a 10 to 18 percent crime increase and urge strong measures. Senator Alan Bible cites hoodlumism while Representative Omar Burleson proposes Marine patrols via a concurrent resolution.
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Washington
Congress
Washington Street
Alan Bible
D-New
Senate District Committee
Omar Burleson
D-Tex
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OberCown Crier
Lege
Stm Dent
Paraguay
Stimpson
Harry F. Stimpson, JR
Warren
Associated Press
Wes
Scotland
England
North Sea
Denmark
West Germany
Association
U.S. Supreme Court
House of Delegates
ABA
Chicago
House
Supreme Court
Anderson’s
Berkshire
Margaret L. Hodgson
NOICE
Elberta Peaches
Stanley Prunes and
Damsons
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Winchester Evening Star
Star Office
Geo
Winchester Seed
Solons
D.C
Handley Council
U.C.T
Lions Shelter
Jas. R. Brandon
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