SEATO delegates eye joint forces and aid amid Red activity
In Bangkok delegates from eight nations meet for SEATO to discuss a regional military force and economic aid as reports claim Communist activity in Laos and Yunnan. U S Secretary of State Dulles arrives to urge peace and freedom while Thai Premier Pibulsonggram notes a feared 20000 strong Red China army in Yunnan and potential invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Southeast Asia
Laos
China
Yunnan
Thailand
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Pakistan
U. S
Dulles
Manila
Washington
Pibulsonggram
Graying
Red China
Senate Debates Pay Raise Bill for Congress Delayed
Sen. Kefauver says a two day delay in the Senate vote on a congression pay raise bill will not hurts its chances. He expects the $7500 raise to pass by a good margin as Morse blocks an immediate vote awaiting voter views. The House approved a $10000 boost. both measures keep the $3000 tax exemption for lawmakers and include raises for federal judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
House
Congress
Five Day Weather Outlook for Richmond Virginia
The extended outlook for Virginia from February 23 to 27 shows temperatures averaging slightly above normal with moderate days and cooler late period. Rain is expected tomorrow and likely Thursday with additional showers over the weekend totaling about one inch.
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Richmond
Virginia
Taishan Islands Hit Again in Nationalist Raids
Nationalist Air Force reports two waves of raids on the Taishan Islands with destruction of gunboats and armed junks. Communist vessels reportedly approached Nanchishan but no clash occurred as Red forces redirected toward the mainland.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanchishan Island
Taishans
Nanchishan
Taishan Islands
Red
Defense Ministry
Red China
United States
Pescadores
U. S
More Showers and Cooler Weather Forecast for Area
Rain fell intermittently today and showers are expected to continue tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures will likely cool to a high near 47 degrees with a low around 40. February rainfall totals to 1.60 inches. 1955 year-to-date rainfall is 1.93 inches.
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Associated Press
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Soviet Claims Lead In Both Hydrogen And Atom Weapons
Moscow asserts the Soviet Union leads in producing both hydrogen and atomic weapons as Red Army Day nears. Lt Gen Shatilov and Foreign Minister Molotov claim U S lag in hydrogen bomb production while disarmament talks loom in London. Britain’s hydrogen program is cited as mounting.
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London
Soviet Union
Red Army
United States
Moscow Radio
Sergei S. Shatilov
Shatilov
V. M. Molotov
Supreme Soviet
Izvestia
Britain
Russia
Firemen Take Over Police Duties During Banquet Night
Local firemen will temporarily assume law enforcement duties tonight while Winchester police attend the 7th Annual Police Department Banquet at the George Washington Hotel. State Sen. Mills E. Godwin Jr. will speak. about 135 people are expected. Assistants include Kenzil Grubbs of the National Guard and Donald Patton. The event caps a recent police school with officers receiving certificates.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Suffolk
Kenzil Grubbs
National Guard
Donald Patton
Cancer Now Second to Accidents as Child Killer
Dr. C Everett Koop of Philadelphia said at an American College of Surgeons session in Cleveland that cancer ranks second to accidents as a cause of death in children. He reported half the cases occur in the central nervous system or eye or as leukemia and lymphoma.
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Cleveland
C. Everett Koop
Philadelphia
Koop
University of Pennsylvania
American College of Surgeons
Matusow Describes Dual Offer on 1954 Elections
Harvey Matusow testified before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee that he offered material to expose McCarthyism to candidates during the 1954 elections and spoke with columnist Drew Pearson in March 1954 about who might be attacked. He testified he lied for money previously and recalled Elizabeth Bentley stating she lied as a government witness.
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Washington
Harvey Matusow
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Matusow
Jack Anderson
Drew Pearson
Anderson
Sen
McCarthy
Rwis
GOP
Clifford Case
Senate
New Jersey
Subcommittee
Elizabeth Bentley
Miss Bentley
New York City
Halleck Says He Will Advise Veto If Tax Cut Included
Representative Halleck asserts he would urge President Eisenhower to veto any tax bill that contains the Democratic plan for a $20 per person income tax cut next January 1. He predicts Republicans will defeat the measure on the House floor, while Senate opposition remains strong and calls for budget balance.
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Halleck
Washington
Rep
Ind
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
Sen
George
D-Ga
Ways and Means
Cooper
D-Tenn
Ways and Means Committee
Burr Harrison
Virginia
Britain plans a navy shaped by the bomb age and missiles
Britain announces a sweeping naval overhaul to mirror the atomic era. Plans center on fast carriers and missile ships with high firepower, aiming for future sea battles fought at long ranges with ship to ship and ship to air weapons. Ark Royal gains radiation resistance and remote operation features.
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London
Britain
J. P. L. Thomas
Admiralty
Thomas
Royal Navy
Birkenhead
Ark Royal
Navy
SevenYearOld Boy Wins Open Class Grand Champion Steer
Seven year old Dan Wade Crenwalge from Fredericksburg could not enter the boys division with his 815 pound Hereford so he entered the open class and won the grand champion with Shorty. Shorty will be sold at auction Friday following last year's grand champion who brought $12,750.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dan Wade Crenwalge
San Antonio Livestock Exposition
Fredericksburg
Shorty
Newspapers No 1 Advertising Medium For General Motors
Chevrolet advertising manager William G Power told a New York luncheon that newspapers have been the No 1 advertising medium for General Motors and will remain so. Chrysler vice-president Charles L Jacobson reported a 16 percent increase in the companys newspaper budget.
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General Motors
New York
William G. Power
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors Corp
American Association of Newspaper Representatives
Charles L. Jacobson
Chrysler
Atomic George shot blasts from Yucca Flat tower near Las Vegas
Las Vegas woke to an early dawn mushroom cloud as the George detonation marked the 33rd Nevada test. Seventeen congressmen and 200 military observers watched from safe points while 40 aircraft conducted aerial sorties and 33 experiments were reported by the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Las Vegas
Yucca Flat
Los Angeles
AEC
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Nevada Test Site
St. George
Utah
Arizona
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Grand Canyon
CAA
Students Study Plane Wreckage at USC Aviation Course
A USC flight safety course uses a near runway wreck to test students from the United States and Canada, plus airline managers and plant reps. They must find a planted faulty part during an eight week, five day a week program ending March 4.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern Califoria
United States
Canada
USC
One Death, 243 Traffic Crashes In City Last Year
A 1954 Winchester police annual report records one pedestrian death and 243 traffic crashes in the city with $60 472 14 in property damage and 73 injuries. Charles Lenie Cook died December 25 after being struck on Berryville Ave. The report notes months with highest and lowest property damage and lists major contributing factors and busy intersections.
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Winchester
Police Department
Common Council
Charles Lenie Cook
Amherst St
Berryville Ave
Braddock and
Gerrard Sts
Kent
Piccadilly
Braddock
Piccadilly St
Loudoun
Boscawen
Cameron
Gibbons
Monmouth
Corkets
Eisenhower Seeks 101 Billion Highway Plan for Nation
President Eisenhower asked Congress to approve a 101 billion dollar highway program to avert deadly congestion in atomic attack scenarios. He cites saves lives, reduces economic losses, and supports growing population, with federal funding around 3.14 billion. The plan echoes Clay committee recommendations while bypassing several controversial bond and toll provisions.
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Congress
Washington (P
Eisenhower
Lucius D. Clay
Senate
Federal Highway Corporation
Submarines Sighted Off Nags Head by Coast Guard Report
Norfolk bulletin reports two unidentified submarines sighted three to five miles offshore from Nags Head North Carolina. The Atlantic Fleet headquarters relayed the Coast Guard sighting to a fleet spokesman.
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Norfolk
Atlantic Fleet
Coast Guard
Nags Head
N. C
11 Year Old Driver Stopped After 50 Mile Trip
In Texas, police stopped Robert a 11 year old boy after he drove his father’s car about 50 miles from Hunter to San Antonio. The father Pedro Tamaño claimed the boy only watched him and said he could barely see over the dashboard. The boy claimed he had planned a trip to visit a relative at St Marys University.
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Austin
Tex
Pedro Tamayo
Hunter
San Antonio
Papa Pedro
Robert
St. Mary’s University
Don Breslin
Washington's Birthday retail notes and corrections
The advertisement notes late hours tonight for Washington's Birthday bar gains and lists Bayliss & Patterson, 12 E Piccadilly St. Also a bugle corps meeting at Monmouth St Company Hall tomorrow, and a correction of Washington's Birthday price quotes for clothespins pails pliers trouble light and closet seat with Montgomery Ward address at Loudoun St.
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Washington
Bayliss & Patterson
Piccadilly St
South End Bugle Corps
Company Hall
Monmouth St
Montgomery Ward
Loudoun &T
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Chiang
SEATO
County
Winchester Star
Retail Merchants Association
Atomic Energy Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Bulletin
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