Former W. German Intelligence Chief Under Interrogation
Former counterintelligence chief Otto John returns to West Germany and is questioned for days. Interior Minister Schroeder doubts treason charges, as East Germany issues a brief tacitly supportive comment about his departure and anti neo fascism stance.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Otto John
Interior Ministry
John
West Berlin
Wolfgang Wohlgemuth
Wohlgemuth
East Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Reds
ADN
West
Mail Cards Now Says Postmaster
Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston announced the office can handle more mail as Christmas card mail grows. All 46 regular employees are working long hours and 37 holiday extras are partly sworn in. by Saturday the rest will be on duty. Total mail canceled since December 10 reached 70 930, up from 67 010 last year, with 22 290 canceled yesterday. Residents urged to sort cards into All For Local Delivery or All For Out-of Town Delivery and to bundle and stamp them properly for local or out-of-town delivery.
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Wilbur R. Johnston
Johnston
Byrd Praises Eisenhower's Health After Conference
Sen. Byrd said he was pleased by President Eisenhower’s health and vigor after an off the record meeting with congressional leaders in Richmond. He noted Eisenhower looked well and spoke clearly on his proposed legislative program, adding Virginians would take comfort from his condition.
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Sen
Byrd
Dva
Eisenhower
Congress
State Education Board Backs Virginia Amending Plan
The State Education Board and University of Virginia President Colgate W. Darden endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment allowing public funds for private school education. The measure, tied to a January 9 referendum, would enable tuition grants while preserving local school autonomy and prohibiting forced desegregation.
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Virginia
State Education Board
University of Virginia
Colgate W. Darden
Education Board
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Thomas C. Boushall
State Board of Education
Bank of Virginia
Supreme Court
Commission On Public Education
Gray Commission
Stormy Congress Session Forecast Over Defense and Taxes
President Eisenhower called for a 11.0 billion defense boost and a new foreign aid appropriation while signaling battles over tax cuts and budget balancing. Democrats and Republicans split on debt payments foreign aid highway financing farm programs and school construction amid calls for a balanced budget.
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R-Nh
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Byrd
D-Va
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D-Ga
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Richards
D-Sc
Europe
Asia
Rayburn
Johnson
Labour Party names Hugh Gaitskell as leader
London bulletin reports Labour Party members of Parliament elected Hugh Gaitskell leader with 157 votes. Aneurin Bevan received 70 and Herbert Morrison 40 for deputy. The result positions Gaitskell as a potential British prime minister.
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London
Labor Party
Hugh Gaitskell
Labor
Gaitskell
Aneurin Bevan
Herbert Morrison
Controversy in Winchester Council Over Service Station Plan
Winchester Common Council debated two proposals at the December meeting. John D. Glover seeks a building permit for a service station on Amherst Street near Slonaker's Coal Yard, with plans to subdivide the rear for residential lots. An ordinance to expand Zoning Area D faced opposition from residents and local business concerns along the railroad.
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Winchester
Dorothy G. Allen
Allen
Henry Whiting
Glover
Council
Whiting
Sponsors Seek Way to Keep UN Membership Deal Alive
Sponsors of a package to add 18 new UN members search for a path to salvage the plan after it was vetoed. Nationalist China blocked Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Union vetoed 13 non Communist applicants in a Security Council vote, leaving little hope for passage at the General Assembly session.
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United Nations
N. Y
General Assembly
Security Council
China
Outer Mongolia
Soviet Union
Communist Party Banned in Cyprus Sparks Violent Protests
Britain bans the Communist Party in Cyprus arresting 135 leaders as strikes and demonstrations erupt across the island. Troops disperse marchers with tear gas after shootings leave two soldiers wounded and another killed in Nicosia. Bombs detonate in Limassol and Famagusta as unrest spreads to other towns.
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Cyprus
Britain
Communist Party
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Limassol
Famagusta
United States criticizes Russia over UN membership votes
The United States denounced Russia for boycotting or opposing UN membership votes, saying Moscow dismissed the will of the majority. State Department spokesman Lincoln White also rejected Russia’s claim that Nationalist China is a satellite of the United States.
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United States
Russia
United Nations
State Department
Lincoln White
Reds
China
Delayed Assembly votes spark talks on alternative courses
Four additional Communist applicants won only one council vote, six short of the threshold. As the council finished rapid fire balloting supporters discussed options: report back to the Assembly for another vote or convene an interim Assembly next spring. Canadian Chief Delegate Paul Martin cautioned that prospects for a solution remain open while India’s V. K. Krishna Menon weighed in.
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Assembly
Paul Martin
India
S V. K. Krishna Menon
License Ordinance Approved With Minor Changes
The Common Council approved the annual license tax ordinance with seven changes across seventy sections. Key edits include coal dealer scales penalties, a 15 day city tag window for new residents, a new $20 license for moving picture firms, added terms for certified public accountants, expanded utilities, a $1700 special license tax for telephone business, updated tax return and bookkeeping fees set at 25 dollars, and a 75 cent fee to the City Treasurer for license assessment.
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Common Council
Public Accountant
Commissioner of the Revenue
Double Deaths in Maysville Family Shock Community
In Maysville Kentucky Mrs Rachel Young Lyons aged 69 died of a heart attack yesterday, followed an hour later by her husband W Lance Lyons aged 74, who also died of a heart attack. Double funeral services are planned for tomorrow.
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Maysville
Rachel Young Lyons
W. Lance Lyons
Riverton Firm Eyes $9 to $10 Million Cement Plant
Riverton Lime and Stone Co. plans a Portland cement plant in Warren County Virginia at a cost of 9 to 10 million dollars. President Edward S. Williams says studies and a geological survey are done and the plant would produce 1,500,000 barrels yearly. It could open in early 1957 with about 100 workers. Financing talks were held with a Richmond investment concerns.
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Riverton
Riverton Lime and Stone Co
Warren County
Edward S. Williams
Northern Virginia
Riverton Lime and Stone
Richmond
Virginia
Council Approves Sale of Electric System to VEPCO
Harrisonburg city council approves selling the municipal electric system to Virginia Electric and Power Co for 2.788 million dollars with a referendum likely in February. VEPCO boosts cash offer to 2.5 million plus 288 thousand in city bonds and gains diesel generators and hydro plant equipment.
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Council
VEPCO
Harrisonburg
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Shenandoah River
Walter M. Zirkle
Howard to Speak On Gray Proposal at Berryville
Clarke County PTA in Berryville will hear Howard speak on the Gray proposal at its December meeting in Clarke County High School auditorium at 8 p.m. The public may attend and ask questions after the talk. The session will be led by PTA president Dr. D Blanton Allen.
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Berryville
Dowell J. Howard
Officers Press Search for Road Camp Escapees
State Troopers Clarke County Sheriff's office and State Road Camp 7 officers hunt for four Negro men who escaped from the camp yesterday around 7 p m. and by 2 p m today no information or leads had been found. Escapees named include Ernest Lee Walker age 24 height 5 8 ¼ weight 155 with black hair brown eyes.
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Clarke County
Community Chest Needs Your Help in Winchester
The Winchester Frederick Community Chest fails to reach its goal for funding Day Nurseries Boy Scouts Girl Scouts The Salvation Army USO and Children s Home Society. Call 20805 for a pledge card and support the community wells being of concern to you. Frank Armstrong President appeals to donors to give more generously through installments over the coming year.
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Winchester-Frederick
Frank Armstrong
Winchester-Frederick Community Chest
Tax payments near 93 percent by December 5 in Winchester
City Treasurer Marvin D. Weaver reported nearly 93 percent of total state and local taxes were paid by the December 5 deadline, with real estate and personal property contributing strong payments. Delinquencies remain small as the city plans debt retirements tied to Quarles Elementary School and seeks a state literary fund loan for long term financing.
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Winchester
J. M. Steck
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
State Literary Fund
Weaver
Virginia Weather Forecast With Warmer Temperatures
Cloudy conditions dominate with rising temperatures into tonight and Thursday. The Winchester forecast notes notable cloudiness and warmth with today’s high near 38 and a prior year reading of 38 with 32. First Quarter moon on December 22 and Christmas trees referenced in local context.
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