Convict Makes Second Escape Within a Week
James Austin a 21 year old Negro convict escaped from State Road Force Camp No 7 at White Post again today while working with a road gang on U S Route 55 five miles west of Strasburg Police from Shenandoah County Sheriff s Office and Strasburg were in pursuit No recapture reported by mid afternoon Last Tuesday Austin and three others escaped from the camp He was arrested Wednesday at Waverley in a stolen auto Law Gilliam and Walker at large Authorities warned residents near Lebanon Church to remove switch keys and lock autos Austin 5 foot 5 1 4 inches 142 pounds black hair brown eyes scars on forearms and a two inch scar on left cheek Sent up from Portsmouth for a seven year term for grand larceny Contact authorities with information }
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James Austin
State Road Force
White Post
G. T. Griffith, Jr
Austin
U.S. Rt. 55
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Lebanon Church
Portsmouth
Enders Re Elects Dr Joseph Cain at Berryville fire meeting
Berryville Dr J O Cain and Ed C Levi were reelected leaders of the John H Enders Fire Company at the annual meeting. New and returning officers include Roy Locke Kenneth Levi Smith McFillen Brownie Stolle Donald Forsythe and Francis Levi with Ardell McFillen as chief pipeman and Robert Bayliss as boseman. Fire police duties will be done by Blake Denny Lewis Hart John Carr and Clifton Price Jr.
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Berryville
J. O. Cain
John H. Enders Fire Company
Ed C. Levi
Roy Locke
Kenneth C. Levi
Smith McFillen
Brownie Stolle
Donald Forsythe
Francis R. Levi
Ardell McFillen
John N. Carr
Clifton Price
Grove’s
Grove Furniture CO
Winchester
Eisenhower to Confer With Dulles at White House Wednesday
President Eisenhower spoke by telephone with Secretary Dulles on the Paris NATO talks and planned a further discussion at the White House Wednesday. He will travel to Washington for the Christmas holidays. weather may affect travel. He also met with Lewis Strauss to discuss AEC matters during a mostly social visit at Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Dulles
White House
Murray Snyder
Washington
Dillion Anderson
Augusta
Snyder
James C. Hagerty
Aiken Warns GOP Against Promises In Farm Benefits
Vermont Senator Aiken urged Republicans not to outpromise Democrats on farm benefits. He backed detailed study of a soil bank plan by Secretary Benson to reduce surplus and improve soils through acreage payments. Benson noted a study on middlemen’s share while Johnson pressed for action on rigid price supports.
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Aiken
Gop
Washington
Sen. Aiken
Vermont
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Paul M. Butler
Parkersburg
W. Va
Byrd to Discuss Virginia Education Crisis
State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr will speak on the crisis in Virginia education after the Supreme Court ruling banning segregation. The Rotary Club at the George Washington Hotel invites all citizens to attend the 1:20 p.m. Thursday session to hear Byrd and discuss the January 9 referendum.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Virginia
Supreme Court
George Washington Hotel
Byrd
Rotary Club
Rotary
Howard Melton
Melton
Severe Cold Wave Predicted For Local Area
Weather forecast warns of a potential record cold snap with tonight and tomorrow turning much colder. Yesterday’s high reached 32 and the low fell to 29. western areas may see lows 5 to 10. Snow flurries possible in mountains. last year on this date high 40, low 30.
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Associated Press
Woman driver fails to signal sparks multi-car crash
A chain reaction crash on U S 66 near El Reno Oklahoma injures six people after a woman motorist fails to signal a turn. The first car brakes and nine more collide in a pileup as bystanders rush to aid the wounded. The driver then continues on unaware of the accident.
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EL Reno
Okla
U. S. 66
Riley Renounces Wife's Will and Claims Statutory Share
Thomas A. Riley renounces the will of his late wife Corinne Barnett Riley and asserts a one half share of her estate in addition to courtesy rights in real estate. The appraisal lists an estate of about 28 482 dollars with home properties, personal property, bonds and life insurance. Executorship is assigned to Esther T Young Mary T Lindsay and Ruby T Sheetz per the will.
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Thomas A. Riley
Corinne Barnett Riley
Winchester Corporation
S. Cameron St
Ruby T. Sheetz
E. Boscawen St
Mary T. Lindsay
Esther T. Young
E. Piccadilly St
Jack Sheetz
Betty Young
Six Die as Fire Sweeps Through Frame Bungalow
Springfield Ohio reports six youths burned to death when a four room frame bungalow three miles southwest of town was struck by fire in the early hours. Firemen suspect an exploding coal oil stove ignited the blaze. Robert McDaniel, 44, escaped with his 6 year old son Wayne Richard while saving none of the other six occupants.
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Springfield
Ohio
Here
Robert McDaniel
Wayne Richard
Opponents Open Richmond HQ for Private School Tuition Plan
Virginia opponents opened a statewide headquarters in Richmond to fight the private school tuition grant plan. Senator Byrd and Delegate Whitehead backed the constitutional amendment referendum to authorize tuition grants for nonsectarian private schools, while Senator Boothe led the opposition.
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Richmond
U. S
Willis Robertson
D-Va
Sen
Byrd
Armistead Boothe
Alexandria
Boothe
Area schools close Thursday for Christmas holidays
All Winchester Frederick County and Clarke County schools will observe the Christmas break closing about 2 p m Thursday and reopening on January 3 in line with the usual schedules.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Navy jet rampage at Lincoln Base kills three in hangar fire
A Navy F9F fighter ran wild on the Lincoln Air Force Base tarmac bursting into a hangar. Three Navy men died including Lt Vernon R Chapman Jr 25 of Grand Island. Six aircraft destroyed and damages running to millions. An Air Force inquiry is opened.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Air Force Base
Vernon R. Chapman Jr
Grand Island
Navy
Kenneth C. Newman
Lincoln
Hubert Lee Tracy
Chapman
Air Force
Saarlanders elect pro German coalition in Saar valley
Voters in Saarbrucken turn out 90.4 percent to elect a Parliament dominated by Christian Democrats Democratic party and German socialist party. They win 63.9 percent of votes but fall five seats short of a two thirds majority to scrap the autonomous constitution immediately. Caretaker Premier Heinrich Welsch to form government as parties work with CVP to amend the constitution and pursue reunification with West Germany.
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Saarbruecken
Saar (P
Saar Valley
West Germany
Christian Democrats
Democratic Party
German Socialist Party
Bonn Republic
Saar
Heinrich Welsch
Christian People’s Party
CVP
Johannes Hoffmann
Hoffmann
Germany
College Heads Endorse Robertson on Amateur Football
In Natural Bridge six Virginia college presidents endorsed U. S. Senator A. Willis Robertson's call to return college football to an amateur footing. Robertson defined an amateur as one who receives nothing beyond necessary expenses and urged consensus on amateur versus over emphasis in college athletics. The presidents stated their institutions already follow amateur athletics policy.
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D-Va
Robertson
Virginia
Eden Returns to Desk Amid Cabinet Shakeup Talk
Prime Minister Eden resumes work after a week of illness as reports circulate of a major cabinet reshuffle. Richard Butler may move from chancellor of the exchequer to deputy prime minister, with Harold Macmillan slated to become chancellor and Selwyn Lloyd likely taking Macmillan’s post as foreign secretary.
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London
Eden
Richard A. Butler
Harold Macmillan
Selwyn Lloyd
Walter Monckton
Ian MacLeod
Macmillan
Butler
Macmillian
Britain
Middle East
Traffic toll climbs with 12 weekend deaths in Virginia
Virginia's 1955 traffic toll reached 833 as 12 people died during the weekend and today. Four deaths occurred in a Saturday night crash on U S 11 five miles east of Christiansburg.
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Virginia
U.S. 11
Christiansburg
Flood kills 160 in Lebanon. 200 missing near Tripoli
In Beirut area the Abou Ali River flood hit north Lebanon killing about 160 and leaving about 200 missing. The surge split Tripoli coastal half destroying around 100 buildings and six bridges as President Chamoun and Premier Karami arrived to supervise rescue with troops and police. A separate notice offers a $50 reward for a Ford seized Friday night.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Abou Ali
Tripoli
Camille Chamoun
Rashid Karami
M. M. Adams
Westinghouse Gives $100 Christmas Loans to Striking Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp. distributed $100 Christmas loans to about 120 striking employees within 20 minutes at the Sharon plant north of Pittsburgh. The company plans to extend loans to more than 50,000 strikers, with repayment not due until the strike ends.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Sharon
Big Electrical Corporation
Midwest freezes as arctic surge grips region
A brutal cold wave grips the Midwest driving temperatures to record lows. Bemidji and Big Falls Minnesota report the season’s coldest readings, while Minneapolis St. Paul and Chicago shiver with subzero and near zero levels. The U S Weather Bureau warns of intensifying cold across Ohio Valley and Northeast with subzero forecasts inland. Florida remains milder with Key West at 68. Snow flurries hit the upper Great Lakes as rain and fog linger in the Southeast.
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Midwest
Seaboard
Mercury
Bemidji
Big Falls
Minn
Bismark
N. D
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York State
Ohio
Nebraska
Missouri
Tlinois
Florida
Texas
Key West
Great Lakes
Blizzards Leave Eight Dead Across Northern Europe
Severe winter storms sweep from London to Helsinki killing eight and freezing roads. Five deaths occur in Scandinavia while three die in Britain in traffic accidents. Ice traps ships in the Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland. helicopters aid a crippled freighter Judith Mary but weather halts rescue attempts.
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London
Europe
Helsinki
Scandinavia
Britain
Gulf of Bothnia
Sweden
Finland
Gulf of Finland
Temperatures Dip To 50 Below Zero
Bitter cold and wind grip the prairies for the ninth day with readings reaching 50 below in northern regions. Prince Albert reports 45 degrees below zero as snow blankets the area.
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Edmonton
Alta
Prairies
Prince Albert
Weather report with cold wave and mountain flurries
Cold wave warning covers extreme west with fair skies elsewhere. Much colder tonight and Tuesday with flurries in the mountains. Lows 5 to 10 above in the west, 10 to 18 central, 20 to 25 along the coast. Highs around 32 and 29 tonight.
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Joseph Cain
Schewels Winchester
Schewel Furniture CO
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Frederick
Clarke
Gettysburg Farm
Lewis Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
South
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Howard M. Snyder
Paul Dudley White
Boston Heart
Gettysburg College
Page
Shaw's and Schrafft
Shirkey’s
Peoples Service Drug Stores
Columbia
Schwinn
America
Norman” English
Willis Bicycle Shop
Colonial Art and Craft Shop
Loudoun St
Beaver’s Drug Store
McCrory’s
Lost and Found
Canadian Spruce and Cedars Kremer
Pall Mall St
Virginia Society For the Preservation of the Public Schools
Del
Robert Whitehead
Lovingston
Whitehead
Eastern Seaboard
Bonn
A. Willis Robertson
Schewel Furniture CQ
Virgina Forecast
Prins Ok
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