Mediation Chief Personalizes Deadlocked Dock Talks
In New York the head of the Federal Mediation Service pushed negotiations to avert a 45,000 longshoremen strike as the contract deadline loomed at 5 P.M. Talks stalled with ILA leaders warning of a walkout unless a settlement arrives.
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New York
Federal Mediation Service
Joseph F. Finnegan
Maine
Virginia
Louis Waldman
ILA
Waldman
William W. Bradley
Alexander P. Chopin
Paul Plumly Leads Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Assn
Paul Plumbly named president of the Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association at a directors meeting. He succeeds William D. Hickey. Officers named include Paul Vance vice president Curtis Fray treasurer and John F Anderson secretary. Directors terms extend to 1960 and 1959 with listed members. Essay contest winners Sharon Glaize and Thomas Reed read their winning essays at the annual dinner.
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Paul D Plumbly
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association
William D. Hickey
Paul Vance
Curtis Fray
John F. Anderson
George Washington Hotel
William Mellor
Godfrey Child
F. L. Largent, Jr
Paul Plumbly
William Hickey
Paul Terretta
Andrew Bowen
Association
Sharon Glaize
Handley
Thomas Reed
James Wood
Train Hits Stalled Car Killing Father and Infant Daughter
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train struck a stalled auto at a private crossing near Louisa Virginia, killing farmer William T Parrish 25 and his infant daughter Theresa Gayle Parrish instantly. A second child W T Parrish Jr age 2 survived with non critical injuries as the car was dragged a half mile. The crash occurred a mile west of Trevilians and Parrish pushed his wife to safety seconds before impact.
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Louisa
Chesapeake and Ohio
Here
William T. Parrish
Pendleton
Louisa County
Theresa Gayle Parrish
Trevilians
Parrish
W. T. Parrish Jr
Louise
W. Piccadilly
Seven Hurt in Series of Crashes With High Damages
Seven persons were injured and property damage estimated at more than $10,000 from a series of traffic accidents between Saturday night and noon today. Three teenage girls headed to school and an elderly Winchester man were injured in a head on collision on U S Route 11 at the Wellown Pike intersection.
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Winchester
U. S. Rt. 11
Wellown Pike
Tennessee
U. 5
Gore
Winchester Star Photo
F. L. Largent, Jr
Byrd Seeks At Least Five Billion Dollar Budget Cut
Senator Byrd of Virginia proposes trimming Eisenhower's 71.8 billion dollar budget by a minimum of five billion in an anti inflation move. As head of the Senate Finance Committee, he says he is drafting an alternate budget proposal.
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Byrd
Washington
Sen
Byrds
D-Va
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Harry S. Truman
Virginia
Truman
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Ike
Senate
Knowland
California
Vote on Proposed Apple Tax Law Changes Thursday
A referendum on changes to the Virginia Apple Tax will be held at the Fruit Growers Short Course in Winchester Armory starting 9 30 a m. The proposal includes higher levies on Virginia grown apples and crates and funds for apple advertising. Results will go to the General Assembly for action. Other morning talks cover non defense spending cuts and budget issues with remarks by P B Glaize and Byrd.
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Virginia
Winchester Armory
P. B. Glaize
State Horticultural Society
I. Fred Stine
The
Fruit Growers’ Association
General Assembly
Rivers flood parts of West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania
Heavy weekend rains sent dozens of creeks and rivers over banks in West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania leaving scores homeless. No casualties. roads bridges and small towns along the Ohio River severely damaged. Floods lifted the Ohio near stage at Gallipolis to Louisville risk and prompted evacuations in Clarksburg and Portsmouth areas.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Scioto County
Portsmouth
North Moreland
Eden Park
New Boston
Monogahela River
Pittsburgh
Monongahela
Allegheny
Monogahela
Winchester Dollar Days Set By Merchants Group
Local merchants announce Winchester Dollar Days on February 15 and 16 aligning with national trends against George Washington birthday commerce. Ralph Mulvey of the Retail Merchants Association says the event mirrors past Washington sales with the same first of the year bargains, but the date avoids direct association with Washington.
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Merchants Group
George Washington
Ralph Mulvey
Retail Merchants Association
Washington
Mulvey
Eisenhower to Meet Macmillan in Bermuda March 21 24
President Eisenhower to confer with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Bermuda March 21 to 24 to ease U S Britain and French tensions after the Suez crisis The talks follow a Washington meeting February 26 27 with French Premier Guy Mollet and come as Israel faces pressure to withdraw troops from Egypt’s Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba.
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Eisenhower
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
Great Britain
Washington
Guy Mollet
United States
Britain
France
Israel
Egypt
James CC. Hagerty
White House
Macmillan
Sir Anthony Eden
Hagerty
Eisenhower-Mollet
Winston Churchill
Joseph Laniel
Dulles
United Nations
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Gradual Tariff Cuts Beneficial Says President
President Eisenhower told Congress that gradual tariff reductions boost national security domestic prosperity and world trade. He urged approval of U S membership in the Organization for Trade Cooperation and highlighted Japan's 1955 inclusion as a step toward reintegration into global trading communities.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Community of Nations
Washington
Organization For Trade Cooperation
United States
Japan
Newport News School Board Presses Time In Desegregation Fight
Dr. Robert O. Nelson testified that court ordered desegregation now would accelerate white emigration and loss of students and teachers, disrupt funding, and trigger discipline and scholastic problems. He warned integration could mirror issues seen in Washington and Charlottesville. The board’s attorney pressed the risk as the suit proceeds.
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Newport News
Robert O. Nelson
U.S. District Court
Nelson
Washington
J. Lindsay Almond
Virginia
Supreme Court
Charlottesville
Arlington County
Archibald G. Robertson
Walter E. Hoffman
Israel Refusal to Withdraw Stalling U.N. Action
Dag Hammarskjold reported to the General Assembly that no progress had been made toward Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and Egypt. He warned that punishing Israel at this time could worsen the Middle East situation and urged guidance on next steps as Asia Africa bloc pressed for sanctions.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Israel
Middle East
General Assembly
Hammarskjold
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Five Die In Fog Head-On Crash Near St Louis
Five people were killed in a head-on collision on Illinois Route 3 in fog about 25 miles south of St. Louis. Charles Sligar and his wife Natalie were travelling to St Petersburg Florida. The other car carried Daniel Reed 17 Robert Brown 17 and James Mason 16 all residents of Missouri suburbs of St Louis.
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Waterloo
St. Louis
Charles Sligar
Natalie
East St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Daniel Lee Reed
Robert Lee Brown
James Mason
Missouri
Virginia Forecast: Warmer Midweek With Rain Chances
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with possible rain mixed with snow in the southeast this afternoon. Tuesday generally fair and moderately cold. Five day outlook Feb 12-16 shows temperatures 2-4 degrees above normal, with a cold Tuesday, warmer Wednesday, colder Thursday, and warmer again by Saturday. Rain expected Thursday and Saturday. Total precipitation inch or less.
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Virginia
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Bobby Zydelis
Frederick County Fruit Growers’ Association
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Winchester Knitting Mills, Inc
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