Dulles expresses hope Israel will heed UN call
Secretary of State Dulles said he hopes Israel will withdraw forces from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba in response to the United Nations resolution. He suggested the U.S. would defend Israel if Russia moved to destroy it but would not be diverted from U.S. policy. He denied plans to resign and warned against allowing Americans in Red China as hostages for bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Israel
United Nations
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
United States
Russia
Middle East
Congress
Red China
Stassen to Keep Disarmament Post in Eisenhower Aide Plan
President Eisenhower intends to retain Harold E. Stassen as disarmament assistant despite GOP calls for retirement. He suggested Stassen often speaks too freely yet praised his dedicated work in disarmament, signaling no change in top advisers. Also notes related GOP reactions and past ticket talks. Legionnaires and drum corps notices follow as local briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
GOP
Congress
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Nixon
Rep. Simpon
Pennsylania
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Rep. Scherer
Ohio
H. Meade Alcorn Jr
Ex Virginia banker jailed for 15 years embezzlement case
J Fen ton Matthews 56 former president of Merchants and Farmers Bank Franklin was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to seven embezzlement counts. Judge Joan K. Hutton labeled him a trusted community figure while noting the betrayal of trust. The embezzlements totaled 297 005 from 1949 to 1956 with 265 208 in shortages reported earlier. Matthews resign and awaits a bank successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland
J. Fenton Matthews
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Franklin
Joan K. Hutton
Hampton County
Matthews
Hutton
Southampton
Norfolk
Rescue Ships Planes Aid Vessels Caught in Gale
British rescue efforts mobilized ships and aircraft as a violent gale lashed northern Britain. A submarine and frigate joined aid operations while coastal stations issued search plans amid strong winds and drifting distress signals. Inland, Scotland and Ireland faced outages and two deaths in Ireland from storm debris and flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Atlantic
Scotland
Ireland
Scottish
Edinburgh
Roanoke County Sheriff Repays Forged Account Shortfall
Roanoke County Sheriff H. W. Clark used official funds totaling 1672 dollars but later replaced the money during an audit. State Auditor J Gordon Bennett told the Roanoke County board that Clark had initially estimated a shortage of 2037 dollars and deposited that amount, with the audit covering 1955 and 1956 and up to July 18 1956 showing the deposit exceeded the deficiency by 364 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Roanoke County
J. Gordon Bennett
Roanodge County Board of Supervisors
H. W. Clark
Clark
Taxpayers Would Save Billions If Hoover Reforms Enacted
Sen Byrd urged Eisenhower to send a message to Congress requesting enactment of all Hoover Commission reforms. He claimed these actions would save taxpayers 5.5 billion dollars annually. Former President Hoover warned inflation and federal spending could spark a new depression, echoed by Sen Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Congress
Hoover Commission
Third
National Conference On
Herbert Hoover
Premiers of China and Ceylon Sign Pact
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai and Ceylonese Prime Minister Solomon Bandaranaike signed a pact of peaceful cooperation and resistance against imperialist and colonial forces. They urged a second Asian African conference and pledged solidarity with Bandung nations seeking freedom and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombo
China
Ceylon
Chou En-lai
Solomon Bandaranaike
Chou
Middle East
Bandung
Indonesia
Three Children Die In Syracuse House Fire
A Syracuse home housing an 11 member family caught fire from an oil stove explosion. Three children Deborah 1 Jeffrey 2 and Thomas 5 were killed. Parents Edward C Wilkins escaped with John 4 and Timothy 2 weeks old. The other four children were at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Edwardc. Wilkins
Deborah
Jeffrey
Thomas
John
Timothy
Wilkins
Educator Dr Ray Mond Pinchbeck Dies At 56
Dr Ray mond B Pinchbeck a noted educator radio commentator and authority on government died in a Richmond hospital of a heart attack at 56 He led Richmond College since 1932 and gained wide Virginia notice for 8 am news commentaries on WRNL He urged county government consolidation and taught for over 30 years Survivors include his widow Charlotte Holt mother Mrs William T Pinchbeck two sisters and a brother in California and Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Raymond B. Pinshbeck
Dean Pinchbeck
Richmond College
University of Richmond
Virginia
WRNL
Amelia County
University of Virginia
Phi Beta Kappa
the Raven Society
Lambda Chi Alpha
Pinchbeck
Roanoke College
Charlotte Edith Holt
Charlotte County
William Thomas Pinchbeck
Amelia
Ruby P. Thompson
Cecil C. Anderson
Emmett Toms
Colesvide
William K. Pinchbeck
Glendale
Calif
Inspectors Enter Mine After 37 Died in Explosion
Bishop coal mine on the Virginia West Virginia border, site of a gas explosion that killed 37 miners, opened for inspectors as rescue workers recovered bodies from depths of 320 feet. Company officials offered immediate survivals and funeral benefits to 86 dependents. The disaster prompted a shutdown of the mine and an official probe into the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Virginia-West Virginia
Company
United Mine Workers
Pocahontas Puel Co
West Frankfort
Ill
Pocahontas Fuel Co
William A. Fullarton
Clifford Glover
Virginia
West Vrema
Tazewell County
Walkout at Winchester Knitting Mills Amid Evolving Talks
Negotiations scheduled for 2 p m today between International Ladies Garment Workers union Local 438 and Winchester Knitting Mills Inc after contract expired December 1, 1956. About 47 of 70 employees walked out. plant continues operating with some workers and supervisory staff. Union seeks $1.10 hourly wage with piecework up to $1.25 and improved holidays and rest periods. company counters with wage provisions but ongoing dispute persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Winchester Knitting Mills, Inc
Edwin L. Grove
F. L. Largent, Jr
State Department To Pay Hospital Bill for King Saud
The State Department will cover Walter Reed Hospital bills for King Saud and Prince Mashhur of Saudi Arabia. The King, with weak eyes, was examined for glasses, while Prince Mashhur, age three, underwent five days of tests for partial paralysis from birth. Walter Reed received a $2,000 yearly gift in the prince’s name to aid child patients. The department will pay future bills for eyeglasses and a leg brace. It remains unclear who will fund sending an Army doctor to Saudi Arabia for continued therapy guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Saud
Mashhur
Saudia Arabia
Walter Reed Hospital
Walter Reed
U.S
Prince Mashhur
Signs of New Hungarian Revolt Acknowledged by Kadar
In Budapest Premier Janos Kadar acknowledged signs a new Hungarian revolt may erupt, citing rumors of an armed uprising planned for March. He warned that anyone opposing the people's democracy will be mercilessly liquidated, as a new greeting "Mak" circulates in Budapest among students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Salgotarjan
Budapest University
Kadar
Budapest Radio
Imre Kiss
Mrs Smith Heads Queen and Court Festival Division
Mrs George H Smith of Hackwood Winchester will lead the Queen and Court department for the 1957 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 23 with Thomas G Scully announcing the appointment. The department selects Queen Shenandoah and orchestrates the coronation and court events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Smith
George H. Smith
Stephenson
Shenandoah
Thomas G. Scully
Fate
Smith
Queen
Hackwood
Helen Elizabeth Leigh
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Dr. Smith
White Stone
Winchester
Striking Manchester Teachers Ordered Back to Work
A Superior Court judge ordered Manchester’s striking public school teachers back to work. The two day closure of 24 schools ends with reopening tomorrow while parochial schools are unaffected. The injunction targets the Manchester Teachers Guild amid a wage dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N.H
Robert Griffith
Manchester Teachers’ Guild
Griffith
Guild
Manchester Teachers Guild
Plane Wreckage Still Being Lifted
Investigators continue to sift Northeast Airlines DC6A wreckage on Rikers Island after Friday crash that killed 20 and left 80 of 81 survivors injured. C A B investigator Joseph Fleet said clues are still sought and the probe is progressing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northeast Airlines
Rikers Island
Joseph O.fleet
Civil Aeronautics Board
No Drastic Shakeup Expected In Leadership
All 11 top Soviet Communist hierarchy members attended the semi annual Supreme Soviet opening. Economic matters and judicial system overhaul were slated as major business. Premier Bulganin Deputy Mikoyan and President Voroshilov joined the Presidium in the briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Nikolai Bulganin
A. I. Mikoyan
Klementi Voroshilov
Communist Party Central Committee
Alexei I. Kirichenko
Ukrainin Communist Party
Moscow Mystery Patient Names With Kremlin Leaders
The mystery hospital patient is Vyacheslav A Malyshev Soviet minister of machine building and former deputy premier. Moscow dispatches identify him but are censored. A joint session of the Soviet legislature with top leaders present discussed the 1957 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Vyacheslav A. Malyshev
Nixon Plans Africa Trip to Attend Gold Coast Independence
Vice President Nixon reportedly plans a trip to Africa next month to attend ceremonies marking Britain's grant of independence to the Gold Coast, soon to be Ghana, as a symbol of U.S. interest in promoting decolonization. He would visit multiple countries, avoiding the Middle East to not disrupt UN peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Africa
Britain
Gold Coast
Eisenhower
America
White House
Asia
Central America
Austria
Middle East
United Nations
British Commonwealth
Ghana
Weather Summary for Winchester Forecast
Rain expected across the south with mixed precipitation north this afternoon and tonight. Low temperatures range from 30 to 40 across regions with a 35 to 40 degree spread east and south. Wednesday brings occasional rain and mild temperatures.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary of State
Daniel T. Grimes
Rouss Fire Company
Ladysmith
Caroline County
Henry Clay Thompson
Guy Richard Laughry
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
Hoover
Peiping
Dr. Pinchbeck
Va.w. Va
Knitting Mill
King Saud
Kremlin
Dmitri Shepilov
Soviet of the Union
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!