NAACP Subpoenas Studied in Virginia Capitol Clash
Virginia NAACP officials say subpoenas served to the NAACP and its Legal Defense Fund are under study amid demands for records. The five member committee led by Del. John Boatwright asks for officers, donors and Virginia expenditures dating to 1956. Oliver Hill says the group will disclose as much as legally possible while fearing intimidation.
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Richmond
Virginia National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
W. Lester Banks
Virginia
General Assembly
del. John B Boatwright
Buckingham
Bank
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
Boatwright
Oliver W. Hill
Naacp State Conference
Rural Urban Luncheon slated for February 21 at George Washington Hotel
Winchester Rotary hosts Frederick County farmers for a Rural-Urban Luncheon at 12 45 p m on Thursday February 21 at the George Washington Hotel Dr Albert Edwards of Harrisonburg will speak D K Russell chairs the Rural-Urban committee with W E Edwards Paul M Haldeman W W Hunt J Kenneth Robinson Harry Seabright I Fred Stine and R S Underwood on the committee Weekend specials from Ward s Pastry Shop including Pineapple Upside Down Cakes and Blueberry Muffins and local meat offerings from Willow Lawn Farm Market plus two shooting matches at Hammack s Garage Middletown Friday night February 15 and tomorrow afternoon February 16
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Winchester Rotary Club
Frederick County
Albert Edwards
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W. E. Edwards
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W. W. Hunt
J. Kenneth Robinson
Harry Seabright
I. Fred Stine
R. S. Underwood
Ward
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Hammack
Middletown
Imposter Surgeon Pleads Guilty Over Maine Teaching Job Scam
Ferdinand Waldo DeMara Jr., 35, of Lawrence Massachusetts, admitted cheating by false pretenses in obtaining a Maine island teaching job by posing as a Canadian surgeon in Korea and other roles. He was ordered held for Superior Court as county officials pursue the case.
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Florida
California
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Canada
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Tex
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Joseph C. Cyr
North Haven
Baptist Sunday School
George Merrian
Godgart
Navy
Presbyterians To Have Scotch Exchange Pastor
The Rev. John L. Douglas of Edinburgh will arrive in April to serve three months as exchange pastor at the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. George D. Jackson of the local church will likewise lead at Newhaven on Forth Church in Edinburgh. The program aims to widen ties between Church of Scotland and Presbyterian groups in the United States.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
First Presbyterian Church
George D. Jackson
Newhaven on-Forth
Church of Scotland
United States
Virginia
New Newhaven - On - Forth
Newhaven
DR. Jackson
Southwestern
Memphis
Tennessee
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Princeton Theological Seminary
Marine Corps
Pacific
David
New York City
Winchester
UN Approves Mild Algerian Resolution Amid Abstentions
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a mildly worded resolution urging a peaceful democratic and just solution to the Algerian issue. The 75 to 0 vote included Britain abstaining while France did not vote. Sponsoring nations included Italy Japan the Philippines Thailand Argentina Brazil Cuba Peru and the Dominican Republic.
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France
U. N
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Italy
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Philippines
Thailand
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Brazil
Cuba
Peru
Dominican Republic
Laborites Gain Seat in Commons in By-Election
In London North Lewisham Labourer Niall MacDermott defeated Conservative Norman Farmer 18 516 to 17 406 to win the seat vacated by the death of Sir Austen Hudson. Independent Leslie Greene received 1 487 votes amid a public debate on Egypt policy and rent decontrol. The result marks the first Labour win from Conservatives in a vacancy by-election since 1954.
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London
Labor Party
House of Commons
Harold Macmillan
MacDermott
Britain
Egypt
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower urges quick Senate action on Middle East plan
President Eisenhower pressed the Senate to act promptly on a military economic plan for Middle Eastern nations to deter Communist influence. He accepted Democratic revisions and urged a decisive vote, with the House already approving the measure and the Senate to begin debate.
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Eisenhower
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GOP
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California
Variable Virginia Weather February 16-20 Outlook
Five day weather forecast for Virginia period February 16 to 20 shows mostly sunny today with a high near 41. Snow possible west with mixed rain tonight, followed by cloudy Saturday and a gradual warmup. Temperatures average slightly below normal with light precipitation totals 0.3 to 0.7 inch. Sunrise 7 04 a m. Sunset 5 50 p m. Moonrise 7 28 p m. Last Quarter February 21.
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Virginia
Gromyko Replaces Shepilov as Soviet Foreign Minister
Soviet leadership reshuffles with Andrei Gromyko named foreign minister replacing Vyacheslav Shepilov. The change signals shift in Moscow diplomacy as tensions with the West persist.
Secret Service reveals 12 year old’s threats to President
Washington reports the Secret Service detailed how a boy named Harry Harrison, 12, proclaimed a new nation Harrisonia and threatened the President. Investigators showed the plot stemmed from a breakfast-reveal land deed scheme. no charges were filed and the boy received a stern lecture.
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73 Persons Are Killed in Algeria
Seventy three persons were killed and four wounded in 24 hours of violence linked to the Algerian nationalist rebellion against French rule. French forces said they wiped out 60 rebels in mountain fighting. Three Europeans were murdered in the Algiers region, a farmer killed near Guelma, and seven Algerians killed by throat-slitting near Constantine. Grenade attacks killed one and wounded four in western Algeria. A war veteran was shot dead at Mostaganem after returning from the U N gathering in New York with a pro French group.
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Fiesta del Sol Queen to Visit Shenandoah Valley Virginia
Florida Fiesta Queen from Lake Worth will tour Virginia's Shenandoah Valley April 26 to May 5 visiting Roanoke Harpers Ferry Winchester Staunton Waynesboro Harrisonburg and Charlottesville with stops at Stonewall Jackson home VMI Mary Baldwin College and Luray Caverns among others. Roy W Knopp leads local hosting with Shenandoah Valley Inc. and Apple Blossom officials coordinating events.
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Shenandoah Valley, Inc
John Shires Roanoke
Roy W. Knopp Staunton
Virginia
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Stonewall Jackson
Washington and Lee University
Virginia Military Institute
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Woodrow Wilson
Staunton Military Academy
Mary Baldwin College
Stuart Hall
Augusta
Shenandoah Valley
Howard H. Shockey
C. F. Schenck
Foreign ministers reshuffle signals return to Molotov line
The Soviet government dismissed Dmitri Shepilov as foreign minister and appointed Andrei Gromyko. Shepilov, 51, reverts to a party secretary post, while Gromyko, 46, rises to foreign minister. Kozlov named Presidium candidate. Patolichev becomes first deputy foreign minister.
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V. M. Molotov
Communist Party Central Committee
Communist Central Committee
Frol Romanovich Kozlov
Kozlov
Leningrad
Georgi M. Malenkov
Nikolai Semenovich Patolichev
White Russia
Patolchevy
Central Committes
Molotov
Moscow
Tito
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Cominform
Soviet Committee of State Control
Gromyko
Light Snow in Northeast Amid Mild West Winds
Snow fell across sections of the Northeast with light amounts in most areas while the West stayed mild. The Northern belt extended from Ohio to Virginia with 6 inches in Harrisburg and over 5 inches at Philipsburg. Cold air reached from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast as temperatures ran about 16 degrees colder than yesterday. A public sale is announced for Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Frederick County Court House. Notices include Stephens City Fire Co meeting and local events at Mt Williams and the Legion home. B C Bakery promotes new Cinnamon Rolls.
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Philipsburg
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Gulf Coast
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