Virginia Senate Debates Another Sales Tax Plan
Virginia lawmakers push amid Almond fiscal program as Sen. Boothe proposes local 1 cent sales tax to fund counties and cities. Gov Almond frames 3 percent state tax as vital to Virginia’s economy while tying opposition to school integration concerns. Public hearings set as Senate Finance Committee weighs bills before floor action.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
General Assembly
Almond
Armistead L. Boothe
Alexandria
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Virginia
Williamsburg
Assembly
Alchond
Del
Sam Pope
Southampton
Pope
Wheeler Confirmed Duly Elected Senator by Committee
A Privileges and Elections Committee report states Democrat J. Hubert Wheeler is the duly elected senator from the Lee and Scott Counties district. The committee dismissed Republican Glenn Williams’s contest and urged the Senate to affirm Wheeler’s victory from last November’s election in the 16th district.
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Richmond
Senate
J. Hubert Wheeler
Lee
Scott
Privileges and Elections Committee
Glenn Williams
Williams
Wheeler
Local Flu Cases Hit 20 Of 60 At Firm
The Down Crier reports 20 of 60 employees at a local firm are home sick with influenza. Readers note robins as a sign of spring and the Northern Virginia Automobile Racing Club gears up for action with the Robertson father and son duo, amid other brief items.
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Carroll Henkel
The
Star Today
Northern Virginia Automobile Racing Club
Yy Robertson
Herby Robertson, Jr
Pettys
Woman arrested in Staunton in Canada to Florida robbery case
Bernetta M. Rice 28 from Chicago was arrested at a Staunton apartment for involvement in a robbery of two companions during a Canada to Florida trip. She was taken to Winchester jail after arrest by Frederick County deputies and Staunton police. The case ties to Walter Williamson Johnson and another man, both indicted for auto larceny. Victims include Mrs Fern Ranney of Minden Ontario and Ronald Rees.
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Florida
Staunton
Bernetta M. Rice
Chicago
DeJarnette
Frederick County
Boyd McDonald
Marion Cooper
Miller
F. E
U.S
Canada
Legal
Johnson
London
Ontario
Elkins
W. Va
Fern Ranney
Minden
Ronald Rees
Wales
Hayfield
Rees
Bank Assets Rise for Eighth Consecutive Year in 1959
The three city banks reported total assets of 41 639 081 at year end 1959 up from 39 236 148 in 1958. Local economic strength credited to stable business, higher payrolls and a blooming Blossom Festival drawing shoppers and tourists.
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West Virginia
Bankers
Hospital Restricts Visitors at Winchester Memorial
Winchester Memorial Hospital imposes strict visiting limits starting today. Administrator Homer AlbertI cites peak winter census, 330 patients, and higher respiratory infection risk as reasons for allowing only one family visitor per patient.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Homer E. Alberti
Gates says Soviet attack would invite its own destruction
Secretary Gates tells the Senate that the Soviet Union would invite its own destruction if it attacked the United States. He notes a temporary missile edge in 1962 but asserts U S deterrent power remains strong with bombers and other forces. He supports airborne alert funding and defends US intelligence methods.
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Washington
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Soviet Union
United States
Gates
Senate
Congress
U.S
America
New Airport at Staunton Dedicated in Windy Ceremony
The Shenandoah Valley joint airport near Staunton was dedicated amid wind and threats of weather grounding. Arthur Godfrey canceled in favor of a New York trip, while Rep Burr Harrison praised the facility serving Staunton Waynesboro Harrisonburg and surrounding counties. Commercial service by Piedmont Airlines was to begin today.
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Staunton
Shenandoah Valley
Arthur Godfrey
New York
Burr P. Harrison
D-Va
Waynesboro
Harrisonburg
Surround
Val
Piedmont Airlines
Insurgents Surrender After Eight Day Algerian Barricade
In Algiers the French colonial revolt collapsed as about 300 insurgents led by Pierre Lagaillarde withdrew from the barricaded Algiers University after eight days. The force, worn and unshaven, abandoned the stronghold and dispersed.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Pierre Lagaillarde
Algiers University
la Gaillardé
la Gaillarde
Par
Ratiu to Speak At International Relations Forum
Ion Ratiu a Romanian journalist and former Romanian Legation chancellor will address the audience at Christ Episcopal Church parish hall at 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Winchester Branch AAUW and Winchester Rotary Club with UVA Extension and General Studies.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Ion Ratiu
Romania
Winchester
American Association of University Women
Winchester Rotary Club
University of Virginia Division of Extension and General Studies
Ratiu
Europe
Rumania
Cluj
Cambridge
Legation
London
Tribuna
Free Rumanian Press
British Broadcasting Corporation
Israel Syrian Forces Clash Shatters Border Tensions
Israeli and Syrian forces battled in ground and air skirmishes along the border for a fourth day. Three Israeli and two Syrian soldiers died in a four hour pre-dawn artillery duel near the Sea of Galilee shore. Seven Israelis and four Syrians were wounded. An Israeli policeman was killed and two more wounded by Syrian fire.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Soviet Fires Second Rocket in Pacific Tests Ended
The Tass news agency said the Soviet Union fired a second rocket Sunday in the Pacific test area, covering about 7,760 miles with a miss distance of 1.24 miles on the first flight and ending the program. The launch from a Caspian Sea area site aimed to test a heavy satellite launcher as Soviet leaders gathered for a high level meeting.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Pacific
Tass
Mid- Pacific
Caspian Sea
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Family of Six Left Homeless After Fire
Four Frederick County fire companies battled a blaze at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Gregg near Coal Mine Shenandoah County. The eight room el shaped house was largely destroyed with the wing surviving until re ignition around 1 30 a m and burning completely. Firefighters suspected a possible short circuit in attic wiring as the cause while Mrs Gnegy reported the fire started in an upstairs workshop.
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Frederick County
Robert Gregg
Cedar Creek
Shenandoah County
Middletown
Gnegy
Brakeblok
Round Hill
Goodman Seeks 2nd Ward Seat in City Council Race
Gerald L. (Jerry) Goodman, local insurance man, announces candidacy for councilman from the second ward. The race includes J Douglas Butler and incumbents Charles Zuckerman Marvin Gore and Orville Wine. August primary deadline approaches with several incumbents planning re election and Mayor Smalts also seeking renomination.
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Gerald L
Jerry) Goodniet
Boscawen St
Goodman
J. Douglas Butler
Charles Zuckerman
Marvin Gore
Orville’ Wine
E. R. Huntsberry, Jr
Hunts- Sian
Aad Hoover
American Legion
Kiwanis Club
Dunlap St
First Ward
Hoye L. Riley
J. Ben Cather
William F. Schenck
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Parcel Post Rates Go Up Nationwide
Parcel post rates increased today after a prior rise last fall. Fourth class rates rose by an average of 17.2 percent, lifting costs for mailers across the United States.
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Washington (Ap
Parcel Post
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