Virginia Sales Tax Bills Delayed In House Finance Panel
Virginia sales tax legislation received a 39 hour reprieve as the House Finance Committee deferred action until Friday at 9 am. The 9-8 vote against moving the measures, along with pending Senate scrutiny, suggests a doubtful path to the floor. Del. William L. Winston urged delay while floor leader John Warren Cooke opposed.
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Richmond
Virginia
House Finance Committee
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance Group
J. Lindsay Almond
House Finance Group
Del
William L. Winston
Arlington
John Warren Cooke
Mathews
Cookie
Cooke
Robert Whitehead
Nelson
Sam Pope
Southampton County
Whitehead
Charles K. Hutchens
Newport
Allied Military Men Isolated in Red Post
Allied servicemen were isolation ahead of a Soviet move to gain recognition for its East German regime. About 30 officers and men at Potsdam posts faced possible closure with travel passes disputed. High level talks continued with a possible protest to Soviet officials by week’s end.
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Red Post
Bomn
Germany
Dhe
Baccom
Preestan Wie
Potsdam
East Germany
West Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
Soviet Union
Herter Urges Urgent Safeguard Disarmament Plan
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter warns at a National Press Club luncheon that spreading nuclear weapons production makes a safeguard disarmament plan urgent. He calls for early East West talks, urging realism about arms control as Geneva negotiates with five Allied nations and four Soviet bloc countries beginning March 15. France’s recent nuclear test adds to global concern.
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Washington (Ap
Christian A. Herter
National Press Club
Herter
Press Club
Jor
United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
Valentine deliveries and mystery helicopter sighting in Clarke County
A local Valentine note drops and a mysterious army helicopter was seen landing near James Wood School. The Weatherman forecasts rain changing to snow with windy, colder conditions and a 42 degree high today. A grey white kitten perched on a stump near a sharp Clarke County curve aided drivers.
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James Wood School
Seba
Clarke County
Benson Proposes Farm Bill Reflecting Eisenhower Preference
Ezra Taft Benson asks Congress for a farm bill to cut price supports and end wheat production controls. He says the plan aligns with President Eisenhower and may differ on methods, acknowledging Congress may prefer other approaches to curb surpluses. The message follows Eisenhower’s prior farm request.
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Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
Congress
Eisenhower
Benson
National Guard Observance Here Opens Sunday
Operation Muster will be observed nationwide next week with open houses at local armories from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Guardsmen will respond to a statewide alert using Gamewell alarms and fire sirens, then report to armories for assignments at key city facilities.
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National Guard
Berryville
Gamewell
Iy Auriie
Air Aoe
Air National Guard
Martinsburg
Ames
West Virginia Driver Killed In Rt 50 Crash
A Clarksburg man Charles R. Gillespie died when his rented 1960 Ford struck a tractor trailer on Rt 50 near Capon Bridge at 10:30 p m. The tractor trailer driver Paul Eu Wilson of Strasburg sustained knee and hand pain. The truck carried livestock. none were hurt. Gillespie, an off duty driver for Clarksburg Bus Co, leaves a widow and two children. The body to be moved from Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge to Clarksburg.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Capon Bridge
Rt. 50
William Steffick
Charles. R. Gillespie
Paul EU- Wilson
Strasburg
Steffick
Avis Car Rental Co
West Virginia Line
Levi Bauserman
Gillespie
Queen Elizabeth II in Labor Rumors at Buckingham Palace
Doctors were summoned to Buckingham Palace and remained with Queen Elizabeth II as speculation grew that the baby might be born soon. Prince Philip left for a Lord Mayor luncheon, joking with reporters as hospital staff stayed on site.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip
Edmund Stockdale
John H. Peel
Vernon Hall
Lord Evans
John Weir
Hall
Sir Edmund Stockdale
Philip
Peel
Snow Closes Schools As Southwest Virginia Sees Fresh Fall
A heavy new snowstorm hit Galax and Grayson County causing closures after the area, already blanketed by five inches from the prior weekend, saw early morning rain mix into the snowfall. Schools reopened then shut again as the white walloped the region.
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Galax
Virginia
Grayson County
Snow Ba
Warrenton Appoints Miss Thompson Honorary Fire Chief
Kathryn Elizabeth Thompson, a senior at Warrenton High School and former Covington resident, will serve as Honorary Fire Chief for the Warrenton Fire Department during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival parade on April 28. She is a majorette and dancer, and has titles in Covington and Junior Miss Virginia.
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Kathryn Elizabeth Thompson
Warrenton
Shenandoah
Warrenton High School
E. A. Thompson
Rt. 1
Fauquier County
Covington
Miss Thompson
Virginia
Arrests in Portsmouth amid racial clashes reported
Police in Portsmouth Va. arrested 27 youths including whites and Negroes after a second day of racial tension over lunch counter service. At Mid City shopping center a 500 strong crowd clashed, with 25 charged with disorderly conduct and two with concealed weapons.
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Portsmouth
Noreum High School
K Up
Rose's
Grants
People’s Drug Store
Raleigh
N.C
William B. Faulk
Shaw University
Otis Clark
Clark
Faulk
House Rules Committee Advances Civil Rights Bill Debate
The House Rules Committee voted 7 4 to allow House consideration of a civil rights bill next month. The panel urged 15 hours of debate before amendments, signaling potential weeks of discussion. Members supporting the move include Madden Delaney ONeill Allen Brown Reece and Budge. Opponents were Smith Colmer Trimble and Thornberry with Bolling absent.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Ray J. Madden
Ind
James J. Delaney
Thomas P. O'Neill
Dmass
Leo E. Allen
Ill
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
B. Carroll Reece
Tenn
Hammer H. Budge
Idaho
Mrs Fuller Reported Missing In Winchester
Mrs Ruth Fuller, 57, disappeared yesterday about 5 15 p m after visiting relatives. Her son Robert Fuller says she left a relative's house on Berryville Ave in a taxi with no taxi record of drop off. Police described her as white, 5 5, 190 pounds. She was last seen in a checkered dress with kerchief a light blue coat and dark shoes. She had no purse.
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Ruth Fuller
Robert W. Fuller
S. Loudoun St
Berryville Ave
Winchester
Last Hope Fades as Chessman Seeks Clemency Vote
After 12 years of legal battle, California Supreme Court weighs a late request to reconsider a 4-3 ruling against clemency for Chessman. Gov. Brown vows to act only if the court urges clemency as execution looms Friday at San Quentin. Chessman maintains innocence and seeks a full pardon rather than clemency.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Chessman
San Quentin
Los Angeles
California
Edmund G. Brown
Supreme Court
Brown
George T. Davis
Davis
U.S. Supreme Court
Sacramento
California War Court
Wright House
Episcopal Church
Bargains Hit Winchester Sales Event For Washington Birthday
Winchester merchants stage a two day sale with discounts on lampshades 22 cents shoes 22 cents and clothing from 25 cents to 3.95. The bi sales event promises heavy advertising and big crowds as 42 local merchants participate led by Merchants president Robert Pizzano.
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Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Ann George Washington
the Star
Genase Washington
Robert Pizzano
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Kathryn Thompson
Galvation Army
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