Subway Strike Grips New York On Third Day
New York commuters faced a third day of subway walkouts raising delays. packed platforms and crowded trains pushed travelers to extreme measures while bus and rail lines struggled to cover the gap. Transit officials said 38 motormen returned to work after a threat of layoffs, with 2,600 of 3,200 still on strike. Violence appeared as a lead pipe shattered a train window ending a tense morning.
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Manhattan
Santa Claus
Jacob Greenberg
New York Transit Authority
Bce
Principals Meet At JWHS Tonight In Virginia District
Secondary principals from District N gather at James Wood School for a dinner and discussion on eighth grade issues. The session, starting at 6, will be hosted by home economics students. District president Russell Norment of Prince William County leads the group, including superintendents and eighth grade teachers from Parke Frederick Warren Rappahannock Prince William Loudoun Fauquier Culpeper.
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James Wood School
Russell Norment
Prince William County
Parke
Frederick
Warren
Rappahannock
Prince William
Loudoun
Fauquier
Culpeper
Virginia
Salvation Army to Distribute 250 Christmas Baskets in Winchester
The Salvation Army plans 250 Christmas baskets for Winchester families totaling about 5750 dollars in value with 3000 cans of food 1500 cans of meat 1500 pounds of potatoes and 300 pounds of sugar plus candy oranges and nuts. The drive includes a Friday food collection from 7 to 10 pm and 2000 toys for needy children.
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Salvation Army
Winchester
Shenandoah
WLMC
U.S. to Propose NATO Plan for Nuclear Consultation and Control
The United States will seek NATO approval for a consultation based nuclear use plan and joint control over triggering missiles within member states. The proposal aims to reassure Continental allies, notably France, by limiting unilateral actions while keeping U.S. and British control over warheads.
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London
United States
NATO
Washington
U. S
France
Britain
NATO Chiefs of Government
Paris
Eisenhower Grants Short Work Breaks for Federal Workers
President Eisenhower excused most federal employees from a half day of work before Christmas and New Year’s. The order excluded military and other personnel whose duties were required during that period.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Council Considers Fund Request and Ordinances
Common Council discussed interim funding for Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad and four ordinances. The rescue squad seeks a half year 775 dollar appropriation through June 1958 to cover training and maintenance as a 30 member unit plans 24 hour operation with a new truck arriving imminently.
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Common Council
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Hardy
Robert Hahn
Robert White
E. Gerrard St
Eisenhower to Fly to Paris for NATO Meeting
President Eisenhower in excellent general condition after a medical report cites improvement in his speech and confirms no brain hemorrhage. He plans to fly to Paris Friday to attend the NATO summit, staying until the following Thursday, with Maj. Gen. Snyder as his physician and James Killian among the American delegation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paris
Western Alliance
White House
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
James C. Hagerty
NATO
Howard M. Snyder
Hagerty
James R. Killian, Jr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Killian
State Dulles
Defense McElroy
Treasury Anderson
McElroy
Europe
J. V. Arthur Jr Elected President of Winchester Exchange Club
J V Arthur Jr local insurance man was elected president of the Winchester Exchange Club and will take office January 1 He serves as current vice president and will succeed William Fauver Other officers named were Joseph Scroth as vice president Stephen Rosenberger as secretary and John Goodwin as treasurer Both Rosenberger and Goodwin were reelected Three new members joined the Board of Control Carl Haines Robert S Barbour I and Meredith E Royston while holdover members are Lewis Hyde Richard Rhodes and H Robert Edwards.
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J. V. Arthur, Jr
Winchester Exchange Club
Mr. Arthur
William Fauver
Joseph Scroth
Stephen Rosenberger
John Goodwin
Board of Control
Carl Haines
Robert S. Barbour
Christmas Trees At Patton's Transfer Display
Patton's Transfer at 427 N Cameron St offers a full display of Canadian fir trees. Select your tree now for the holiday season.
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Patton
N. Cameron St
Purdue coeds told to limit good night kisses at Shealy Hall
In Lafayette Indiana Purdue University residence Shealy Hall enforces a new social rule from head resident Valerie Heavey limiting good night kisses to one brief kiss and urging handshakes instead. Violations bring summons before the Board of Standards for Coeds.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Shealy Hall
Shealy
Valerie Heavey
Board of Standards
Residents Seek Rice Street Repairs in Berryville
Berryville town council heard a petition from 12 Rice Street residents asking to surface Rice Street from Treadwell to Walnut. Work seen as needed in spring due to January timing. Council approved funds for John H. Enders Fire Company, and discussed water line upgrades on Rice Street and Boom Road. Also approved payment for a private macadam entrance damaged by Walnut Street widening and planned year end Christmas bonuses for town workers. John Friant's request for 29 water taps for a subdivision was approved contingent on sewer hookups.
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Berryville
Rice St
Treadwell
Walnut St
John H.enders Fire Company
Lonnie Levi
Andrew Lavelle
Boom Road
H. L. Maxwell
John Friant
State Reports No Road Deaths In Past 24 Hours
Virginia State Police report no traffic deaths in the past 24 hours. Toll for the year stands at 843, compared with 772 on the same date last year.
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Richmond
Virginia
Renewal of Old Proposals Dismissed As Propaganda
Eisenhower prepared to address the North Atlantic Pact summit in Paris while American officials dismissed a 15 page Soviet letter as propaganda. Moscow asked for a halt to nuclear testing a leaders conference to outlaw war and a ban on weapons in Poland and Germany. Officials said the letter contained no new proposals and aimed to undercut NATO and arms Western Europe.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
State Department
Paris
Georgi Zarubin
NATO
America
Poland
West Germany
United Nations
Russia
Ronald Adenauer
Bulgaria
India
Nehru
Sharp Cold Wave Following Snow Expected
A surprise inch of snowfall this morning precedes a severe cold wave forecast for the day. Temperatures range from 12 to 50 degrees inland with 8 to 12 degrees in the mountains. Snow flurries may touch higher terrain tonight and again tomorrow.
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Mercury
Pearson Urges Frequent East West Diplomatic Talks
Nobel laureate Lester B. Pearson urged regular diplomatic conferences between East and West, especially the United States and USSR, to prevent a Cold War stalemate. He warned against rigid trench warfare in policy, favoring frank exchanges through diplomatic channels and real measures beyond slogans.
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Oslo
Norway
Lester B. Pearson
United States
Russia
First Americans Evacuated From Indonesia
Eleven American women and children arrive in Singapore from Indonesia in what appears to be a precautionary evacaution. The move involves Standard Vacuum Oil Co. families as tensions rise over Indonesia's anti Dutch campaign. Sukarno warns of hardships as diplomacy continues.
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Singapore
Indonesia
Jakarta
Standard Vacuum Oil Co
Sumatra
Netherlands
Dutch West New Guinea
J. M. Allison
Subandrio
U.S
State Department
British Overseas Airways Corp
KPM Line
Line
KPM
Sukarno
United Nations
West Irian
New Guinea
Surabaya
East Java
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N.Y
New York
JWHS
Arthur Gavshon
Alliance
Council
Ralph L. Hardy
Ann Griber
J. W. Griber
Dallas
Exchange Club
Workingman's Store
Gearing & Grim
Imagine
Hks
Capitol Theatre
Purdue
Pearson
Ussr
Margaret L. Hodgson
Betty
Boscawen St
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