Army Private Sentenced to Two Years for Desertion
Kenneth D. Miller, 23, of San Francisco, attached to the 4th Infantry Division in Frankfurt, was sentenced by a seven member general court martial to two years at hard labor, a dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of pay. Miller pleaded guilty to desertion to East Germany with a German girlfriend, Irmegard Bamberg, after crossing into Communist territory on April 21, 1954.
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Frankfurt
Germany
East Germany
Kenneth D. Miller
San Francisco
Miller
Fantry
Irmegard Bamberg
Miss Bamberg
Market Quotation Pulse Dips Amid Mixed Trading
New York stock activity opened with profit taking dampening sentiment. Trading remained narrow with prices fluctuating from roughly two points lower to one higher as auto, aircraft, and materials names showed mixed moves while steels, rubbers, and chemicals showed gains. General Motors slipped from prior highs while Youngstown Sheet & Tube US Rubber Allied Chemical rose. Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Douglas Aircraft Anaconda Westinghouse declined.
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New York
General Motors
Youngstown Seet & Tube
US Rubber
Allied Chemical and
Shoeing
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Douglas Aircraft
Anaconda Co
Westinghouse Electric
Baltimore Market Report Provides Mixed Farm Prices
The daily market notes show apples steady to slightly higher with various box and carton grades from Pennsylvania New Jersey and West Virginia. Potatoes and sweet potatoes trade lightly with mixed quality. poultry prices steady with modest demand. cattle hogs calves and sheep quotations given with limited sales and general stability.
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Baltimore
Pa Delicious
Golden Delicious
Yorks
Staymans
W. Va
MD & Va
USDA
Agriculture Market Reports From Winchester and Harrisonburg
The Agriculture Department notes markets steady to firm with light supplies relative to demand. Farm prices reflect 24 hours ending 12 noon today for live poultry and egg markets in Winchester and Harrisonburg, listing various grades and sizes with prices for broilers, fryers, heavy hens, and U.S. egg grades in large and medium categories.
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Winchester
Harrisonburg
U. S
U. 8
U. Be
Chicago Grain Outlook Mixed as Soybeans Edge Higher
Chicago Board of Trade today showed fractional gains in soybeans while other cereals paused. Trading picked up slightly after a dull prior session with opening prices listed for Wheat Corn Oats Rye and fats."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
World-Wide Church Attendance Move Starts Sunday
The World-Wide Church Attendance Movement launches locally this Sunday and runs through Easter with a Mem bership Roll Call and weekly attendance records. Frederick County Council of Churches and Winchester Association of Churches sponsor the effort in Virginia, aiming to raise church affiliation above the state and national averages.
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Charles A. York
Frederick County
York
Virginia
Wilbur R. Johnston
Mildred Jones
Taylor L. Barr
F. B. Oglesby
B. F. Strother
Cochairman
J. Floyd Wine
Mr. Barr
A. Harold Rowe
Robert E. Ayler
The
Ministerial Union
Philip F. Gabler
James B. Holden
Louis S. Bachrach
Benjamin Belchie
John J. Hawse
James R. Wilkins
Ernest Pugh
Barr
Strother
Oglesby
Wine
Robert E. Aylor
Local Market Prices and Grain Rates in Rockingham County
Local market listings show wholesale butter about 60 cents. Grain prices include No. 2 Yellow Corn at 1.35 to 1.40, Wheat No. 2 Red Winter 1.90 to 2.00, Barley No. 2 around 1.10, and Flour retail around 2.4 to 2.6.
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Baticy
Pottal
cTekatos Cscs
Csvacesvar
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Avburg
Rockingham Co
Augusta
EPO
Soviet Parliament Approves 1956 Budget Downscales Defense
Moscow radio reported both houses approved the 1956 government budget totaling 683 billion rubles with defense at 215 billion, a nearly 10 percent cut from 1955. Revenue is forecast at 592 billion rubles. Oil production rose sharply with 11 million more tons than 1954, driven by new centers in the Urals and Volga regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow Radio
Supreme Soviet
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
A. Yevseenko
Sovite Union
U. S
Yevseenko
Ural Mountains
Volga River
Tito Arrives In Cairo For Ten Day State Visit
Yugoslav President Tito arrives in Cairo for a ten day state visit after docking on the Galeb at Suez. Egyptian Premier Nasser greets him and talks are planned though topics are not disclosed. Tito just finished a visit to Ethiopia amid speculation on mediation in the Egyptian Israeli dispute.
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Tito
Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez
Ethiopia
Nasser
Belgrade
Medeljne
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U. S. Army
Griffon & Curlee
Gadardine — Tweeds
Sheetz & Son
A. B. Solenberger
Insurance and Real Estate
W. Piccadilly Si
Hansbrough & Carter
Insurance
Loudoun St
Winchester Armory
Moonlighters
Royal Jewelers
Henry T. Goode & Son
Gray & Eddy
Lee
Akes
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wall Street
Tax Foundation
Chicago Grain
Oats
Jiy
Rye
Lard
Jly
OLD Star Building
J. W. Arthur
E. Boscawen St
Earl L. Mason
Star
MilLwood Ave
John Deere
DeeRe
Orchard Lupton
RTT Deere
Starr
Jeanne Crain
George Nader
Kity Kallen
Bert Larr
Wamie van Doren
Keith Andes
Paul Gilbert
Maureen O'Hara
CentuRy-Fox Park
Walt Disney
Sterling
Karen Sharpe
Henry Hull
Emile Meyer
Jowm Lupton
Barbara Lawrence
Ted DE Corsia
Leo Gordon
James Westerfield
Hi - Fidelity
U.S. Air Force Symphony Orchestra
Handley
G&m Music Center
Lovett Brothers
Sheaval Music Company
Clowe’s Jewelry Wisecarver’s Gent’s
Berryville, Va
Stonewall Jackson
Winchester-Frederick War Memorial
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