President Works On Jan. 5 State of Union Message
President Eisenhower in Key West drafts his January 5 State of the Union message with aide Kevin McCann and Milton S. Eisenhower nearby. He walks the base, paints, golfs, and plans to stay until Jan. 8 while recuperating from a heart attack.
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Key West
Fla
Fisenhower
Congress
Naval Base
Base
Kevin McCann
Washington
Milton S. Fisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
White House
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Key West Naval Base
Snyder
Tyuman Beach
Cmdr
Edward L. Beach
Beach
H. H. Henderson
Stores Announce City Holiday Closing Hours
Clerks and store operators plan two day holiday closures as the Christmas rush winds down. Ralph Cain notes many stores will close at 6 p m tomorrow and reopen Tuesday morning after the new year, with indications other businesses will follow suit.
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Ralph Cain
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Postpone Hearing in Embezzlement That May Top One Million Dollars
Miss Minnie C. Mangum facing embezzlement charges. auditors search the Commonwealth Building & Loan Assn. records for shortages possibly exceeding 1 million dollars. Hearing postponed to February 7 as audit continues. Mangum held on $25,000 bail.
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Norfolk
Minnie C. Mangum
Commonwealth
Atty
Linwood B. Tabb, Jr
Max R. Broudy
Mangum
Commonwealth Building & Loan Assn
Tabb
Virginia
Miss Mangum
Portsmouth
Battle Over Service Station Permit Rises in Winchester
John D. Glover Gulf Oil distributor filed suit in Corporation Court seeking a declaratory judgment against the City of Winchester. City officials and 12 council members face the suit as to why the Am herst Street filling station permit is being withheld. A zoning ordinance to extend Area D’s eastern boundary and deny the permit passed first two readings 10-2 with two dissents. A public hearing and final council vote are scheduled after further delay.
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John D. Glover
Gulf Oil Corp
City of
Winchester
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Revenue
Taylor Barr
Common Council
Glover
Bing
Barr
Amherst, St
Dorothy G. Allen
Allen
Virginia
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Clowe
Orville Wine
Retail Department Closure Notice
Correction states only the Retail Department will be closed on Monday January 2. P W Plumly Lumber Co urges customers to plan accordingly and notes operating details appear on page 1.
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Elsie—Kay
S. Braddock St
Pine Motor CO
Dodge
Average salary of city teachers revealed in budget
Winchester 104 public school teachers have an average salary of 3382 dollars, 89 white teachers include 79 earning above 3000 with an average of 3378, while 15 colored teachers show all but one above 3100 with an average of 3400.
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Winchester
Chest Telethon Continues Tonight in Winchester Area
Winchesters Chest drive nets $470 in last night’s effort raising total near goal of 42315. Earlier adds 440 from prior day bring tally to within 530 of minimum target, with 133 likely to be deducted as pledges arrive. Telethon runs again tonight with same volunteers, cab crews, and telephone lines to complete donations.
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Winchester- Frederick
Community Chest
Winchester Star
WINC
Frank Armstrong
Chest
al Knowles
Ed Gale
Corps of Jaycee Ettes
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
USC and
Children's Home Society
C. & P. Telephone Co
Winchester Evening Star
George Washington Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah
Polly’s
Diamond Cabs
Harry Shendon
Bob Royston
Arthur Jolliffe
Star Office
Cab
Car
Public Health Service notes half of Salk vaccine unused
A Public Health Service report shows more than half of the Salk polio vaccine shipped to private physicians and health departments remains unused. Surgeon General Leonard Scheele urges rapid use where available and reserves for second shots, citing 3,200 cubic centimeters given to 2,200,000 people in 36 areas.
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Public Health Service
Leonard Scheele
Health Service
National Foundation For
NFIP
New York
California
Scheele
Pennsylvania
Picture Becomes Issue in French National Elections
In Paris discussions over Algeria images of a French gendarme shooting a rebel influence the national election race. Georges Chassagne denies bribery while L Express accuses the government of moral damage and electoral manipulation.
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Paris
Algeria
Georges Chessagne
L’express
Pierre Mendes-France
Interior Ministry
Edgar Faure
L'Express
Faure
Mendes-France
France
Chassagne
Algiers
Fox Movietone
Army Tests Aerocycles for Mobile Foot Soldiers
The Army tests twelve one man aerocycles that infantrymen can learn to pilot in about 20 minutes. The Daladkner Helicopter Inc. of Mount Vernon New York supplied the craft. The device resembles a small helicopter and the Navy flying platform. The pilot stands on a platform over rotor blades and leans to steer while a hand throttle reaches speeds up to 65 miles an hour.
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Washington
Army
One Killed Five Hurt On Icy Roads in Area
Safety council reports high 1955 traffic toll with estimates reaching 38 500, the highest in 14 years. AP survey shows at least 35 785 deaths so far, with late injuries pushing the year total closer to 38 500. Holiday enforcement and National Guard patrols accompany the grim forecast.
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Safety Council
Chicago
Nationale
Safety Council Today
Council
Associated Press
U. S
The
Arizona
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
National Guard
Texas
Two Deans Differ On Constitutionality Of Tuition Grants
In Richmond two Virginia law school deans express opposing views on the constitutionality of proposed public grants for private schooling. University of Richmond’s William T. Muse says a constitutional system could be formed if the amendment passes. University of Virginia’s F D G Ribble says the Supreme Court would likely find state payments for segregated schools unconstitutional despite handling.
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Richmond
Virginia Law School
University of Richmond
William T. Muse
University of Virginia
F. D. G. Ribble
U. S. Supreme Court
High Administration
Washington
Muse
Dean Ribble
Dean Muse
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Alaska Cities Declares State of Emergency Amid Snow Storm
A major winter storm prompts Anchorage and Cordova to declare emergencies as 28 to 40 inches of snow fall across affected areas. Roads blocked, power lines down, flights and rail travel restricted, temperatures plunge toward 50 below in places. An earthquake shake adds to disruptions.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Cordova
Prince ‘William
Sound
Fairbanks
Weather Bureau
Ken Hinchey
Ty Clark
Anchorage Times
Harold Nordman
Boy 14 Fatally Wounded While Rabbit Hunting
Eugene F. Dalton aged 14 was fatally wounded near Dugspur Virginia when his shotgun discharged while he hunted rabbits. Dr. W A Porter Carroll County medical examiner said the boy apparently fell triggering the blast which struck him in the chest.
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Dugspur
Eugene F. Dalton
W. A. Porter
Carrol County
Young Dalton
Miller & Anderson
Herbert Bryant, Inc
Winchester
Slippery Highways Trigger Nine Crashes. One Fatality
Ice glazed highways caused at least nine crashes in Frederick County and Clarke County yesterday evening. John Thomas Green Jeffrey, 1955 Chevrolet driver from Locaconing Maryland, died after arrival at Memorial Hospital becoming Frederick County’s ninth traffic fatality of 1955.
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Memorial Hospital
U. S. Rt. 50
Winchester
John Thomas Green Jeffrey
Locaconing
Ft. Belvoir
Frederick County
Creed
Clarke County
Sulphur Spring Road
H. F. Will, Sr
Jeffrey
Friendship Ambulance
Weather notes point to cold and rain then fair return
The forecast calls for cloudy and colder conditions with rain in the south ending tonight, with lows in the 20s west and around 30 east. Saturday promises fair skies and rather cold weather. The piece promotes the U S Air Force Symphony Orchestra concert in Winchester on January 15 with 1500 seats, many student tickets sold, urging advance purchases to support the Shenandoah Valley War Memorial and the DAW. Tickets available at several local shops and through Jaycees and D A V members.
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Winchester
Uae
U. S. Air Force Symphony Orchestra
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester-Frederick War Memorial
G & M Music Center
Shenval Music Co
Lovett Bros
Clowe’s Jewelry and Wisecarvers Gents
Berryville
The
Jaycees
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