Rockingham Leaders Endorse Virginia School Referendum
Rockingham County Superintendent Wilbur S Pence urged a January 9 vote in favor of a state wide school referendum. Howard J Dowell Howard of Public Instruction argued the issue is about a constitutional convention to revise Section 141 and tuition grants for private schools.
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Wilbur S. Pence
Rockingham County
Mr. Pence
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Berryville
Dowell J. Howard
Virginia
Under-Privileged Children to Shop in JCC Christmas Tour
The Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce will host a Christmas shopping tour for about 49 underprivileged children on Thursday. The Jaycees provide $200 for toys and essentials, with groups of five children escorted by two Jaycees to downtown stores. Ken Cammer leads the event.
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Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Ken Cammer
JCC Public Affairs Committee
Protests in Jordan Over Baghdad Pact Amid Riots in Amman
A 2,000-strong Arab mob stormed the US and French Consulates in Jerusalam and Amman amid Jordan's bid to join the Baghdad Pact. Troops fired into the air as rioters set a car on fire. no casualties reported but clashes continued. Prime Minister Hazza el Mejali resigned, triggering dissolution of Parliament. Demonstrations spread to Ramallah with chants against El Mujali’s government.
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Cold Weather Persists With 15 Degree Reading Today
Reading this morning showed 15 degrees with a bone chilling wind as forecasts call for more cold weather. The Associated Press predicted a low between 10 and 15 with some cloudiness and a high of 24, while yesterday tied 34 and 22 as year comparisons.
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Winchester
Ethees Gk
Missionaries Cross Hong Kong Border to Freedom
Dr. and Mrs. Homer V. Bradshaw American medical missionaries in China for nearly 30 years escaped Communist custody by crossing the Hong Kong border aboard the Canton train. Mrs Bradshaw, emaciated and mentally distressed, was taken to St Teresa's Hospital while Dr Bradshaw planned to move her to a farm near Pittsburgh. He recalled his own hardship after captivity in Kwangtung and Canton and noted Red Cross food parcels aided his recovery.
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Essay Winners Receive Extra $25 Across Shenandoah Valley
Winners of the fifth annual essay contest sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association receive an extra $25 prize this year. The Virginia Manufacturers Association awards $25 and a certificate to first place at Handley and James Wood. John Warner, SVMA president, says the VMA adds $25 to each local winner. Certificates signed by Ed Williams, Frank Louthan, and John Warner accompany SVMA awards. James Wood winners to receive prizes tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. at the Christmas assembly.
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Ed Williams
Front Royal
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Frank Louthan
John Warner
SVMA
John Anderson
James Wood
Susan Gore
Planes Collide Over Florida Killing 11 Airmen
The Associated Press reports four Air Force planes crashed in two Florida incidents leaving 11 airmen dead and three missing. Two B47 bombers collided near Tampa, while an F86D Sabre jet hit a B29 over Port St. Joe. Wreckage sparked fires near a trailer park and on U S 98.
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Florida
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MacDill Air Force Base
Pinecastle Afb
Orlando
Port St. Joe
Florida West Coast
Port St Joe
U. S. 98
Clyde Leroy Pfeiffer
Administration seeks 4.9 billion for foreign aid
Secretary of State Dulles announced the administration will ask Congress for a foreign aid appropriation of about 4.9 billion dollars including a 100 million presidential fund for the Soviet threatened Middle East. The request covers military and economic aid, with a large part to keep military supplies flowing and to raise spending authority to about seven billion overall.
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State Dulles
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Middle East
Dulles
Winchester water project to finish by mid 1956
The city’s North Fork Shenandoah River water system, priced at 2 650 000, is expected to be ready by mid 1956 with Contract I near completion and Contract II about 66 percent done. The river intake works, pumps and filtration plant show progress amid weather delays and shifting completion estimates.
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Winchester
North Fork
Shenandoah River
Lee Grant
Middletown
Boyd and Goforth, Inc
Charlotte
N.C
Grant
Eisenhower Plans Washington Return Amid Weather Shuffle
President Eisenhower changed plans several times about returning to Washington from Gettysburg. He will fly back today with Mrs. Eisenhower driving earlier. medical staff say outdoor activity aids recovery from the heart attack. Persistent cold weather influenced detours as officials discuss possible warm climate options and a White House NSC meeting.
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Eisenhower
Washington
James C. Hagerty
White House
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Dillon Anderson
Eisenhower Farm
National Security Council
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George to Seek Renomination In Demo Primary
Senator Walter F. George announced he would seek renomination in Georgia's Democratic primary, dispelling retirement rumors after 33 years in the Senate. He faces former Gov. Herman Talmadge who has signaled a statement next spring, while Ellis Arnall declined to comment. Georgia’s Sept. 12 1956 primary uses a county unit system that favors local plurality winners. George highlighted foreign aid and tax policy, at odds with Talmadge's critiques of federal programs.
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Walter F. George
Georgia
Senate Committee On Foreigns Relations
Senate
Herman Talmadge
Washington
Talmadge
George
Ellis Arnall
Land
U. S
Free World
Europe Counts 16 Dead in Blizzards
Europe faced record winter storms as 16 people died across Sweden Britain Denmark Norway and West Germany. Twenty five ships lagged in ice in the Bothnian Gulf while Britain rushed 40 injured after a Liverpool street collision.
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Ben
Yugoslavia Wins U N Security Council Seat in Lottery
UNITED NATIONS N Y Yugoslavia was elected to a two year Security Council term in a split arrangement with the Philippines after a record 36 ballots. Yugoslavia to serve first half with Philippines to be elected next year.
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Jose Maza
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Chile
Three Children Die in Fire in Manassas
In Manassas Virginia a one story frame house burned killing three Bettis children Larry 18 months Jerry 3 and Bonnie 5 Mrs Bettis fainted after hearing an explosion and could not reach the home as flames surged The father Lester Bettis a sawmill worker was away at the time officials could not determine the blaze cause
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Larry
Jerry
Bonnie
Lester Bettis
Bettis
Westinghouse holds firm on five year contract offer
Westinghouse Electric Corp stands pat on its five year contract offer and refuses arbitration while expanding a Christmas loan program for idle workers. At Pittsburgh plants more than 10,000 idle workers receive 100 dollar checks as Sharon Pennsylvania reports 168000 dollars lent. IUE negotiators and governors call for arbitration but Westinghouse cites stockholder obligations and competitive need to resist. General Electric recently agreed to a five year pact, a deal the union calls less favorable for Westinghouse workers.
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Big East
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Sharon
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James B. Carey
IUR
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Averell Harriman
New York
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
General Electric
IUE
Colder Weather Hits East With Subzero Readings
The East experiences a brutal cold snap with Mt. Washington dipping to minus 33, New York’s Lowville at minus 23, and readings across New Jersey New York and New England reaching subzero levels. Temperatures elsewhere show Chicago six above and Miami hitting eighty as warm spots.
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Belgian Dealers Ship 15 WW II Tanks to Egypt
The Foreign Office confirmed 15 British World War II tanks were shipped to Egypt by private Belgian dealers. The tanks, reconditioned for military use, left Antwerp aboard the El Khira, reportedly described as scrap. Britain seeks tighter export controls and notes legal obstacles in halting the shipments.
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Foreign Office
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el- Khira
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Virginia weather forecast calls for colder spell and light precipitation
The Virginia forecast warns of continued cold and cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with lows from 10 to 23 degrees. Temperatures will average 5 to 8 degrees below normal through December 25, with rain or snow possible Friday or Saturday and total precipitation under a quarter inch.
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