Pageant to be replaced by coronation program at Apple Blossom
Winchester officials announce the Pageant of Springtime will not be held this year and a Thursday afternoon coronation on April 28 at Handley bowl will replace it. The event features Handley School participants, a regal queen presentation, dances from past pageants, Handley Band music, and a college glee club choral program.
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Shenandoah
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Schools
Quarles
Winchester
Handley
J. Kenneth Robinson
Snowman Grins From Cork Street Porch Amid Wintry Visitors
An avowed influx of Grosbeaks troubles locals who report winter bird visits lasting years though books say the birds should not occur this far south. A towering snowman on W Cork Street survives sun and forecasts a stubborn stay if cold weather holds.
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Veto
Town Crier
W. Cork St
Wanted Girl in Pressing Dept at Cleaners
In person applications invited at Pingley and Carper Cleaners for a position in the pressing department. No prior notice required. Present work experience optional.
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Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Almond Asks 4.5 Million More for Teacher Pay Boost
Gov. J. Lindsay Almond Jr. asked the House Appropriations Committee to add 42 million dollars for teacher pay raises in the 1960 62 budget. If approved, this would raise the state salary scale by 200 in year one and 150 in year two, surpassing Almonds initial plan. The request follows Education Board input and discussions with Del. Howard H. Adams.
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Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
House Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Almond
State Board of Education
Assembly
Del
Howard H. Adams
Appropriations Committee
Adams
Education Board
Eisenhower vetoes 900 million water pollution bill
President Eisenhower vetoed HR 3610, a 900 million dollar water pollution control bill, arguing local and state governments should fund most cleanup. He warned federal aid would delay abatement and noted the veto marks the new session’s first. Congress may attempt an override as 1956 act funds rise to 900 million over 10 years.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Flouse
Congress
Fire Kills In Omaha Rooming House
Seven elderly residents died and four were injured in a downtown Omaha rooming house fire. Charles Battles, 58, suffered 45 to 55 percent burns after leaping from a second story window. The building housed 35 people including landlady Clara M. Gillen and several named occupants.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles Battles
Battles
Clara M. Gillen
Jack Brashear
Claus Petersen
Ernest Schmidt
Lloyd Canfield
Andy Vopat
Guard units foil saboteurs in nation wide drill Last Night
National Guard exercise with eight saboteurs simulated attacks on water power and telecom sites in town. Guardsmen contained two would be destroyers at transformer and telephone building and captured all saboteurs despite damage along Route 7 and near Handley School.
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National Guard
Northern Virginia Power Company
Kent St
C&p Telephone Company
N. Braddock St
Chemical Warfare Expert Urges Doctors Be Informed About Newer Gases
Los Angeles AP top authority on chemical warfare urged doctors to learn about newer nerve gases and biological agents he says could overwhelm cities. He warned the Soviet Union has large stocks and training for defense against chemical and biological attack.
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Los Angeles
Soviet Union
San Francisco
California
Asia
Army Chemical Warfare Service
Coggins
Negro Students Lead Sit In Boycott At Richmond Thalhimer’s
Negro students protesting lunch counter segregation began a boycott of Thalhimer’s Department Store in downtown Richmond. Forty plus arrests were made yesterday after a clash near two white seating areas. officers patrolled with dogs and warned arrests for disturbances.
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Richmond Dept
Richmond
Thalhimer
Thalhimer’s
Virginia
North Carolina
River Drags for Missing Ruth Fuller Near Shenandoah
Volunteers searched the Shenandoah River near Berryville for Ruth Fuller a 57 year old Winchester woman missing since Wednesday. Berryville crews were joined by reinforcements from Front Royal Charles Town and the Berryville Red Cross as Sheriff W W Smallwood Jr led the operation amid higher water and swift current.
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Berryville
Shenandoah River
Winchester
Front Royal
Charles Town
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
Sime Tothe
Berryville National Guard
Melvin Dunlap
Holmes Ashby
Bev Fletcher
Clarke County
Blake Denny
Mr. Denny
Dave Fahnestock
Ronald Bowers
Ira Nesselrod
Ronald Denny
Carl Day
Ashby
Fletcher
Buck Fuller
Robert Craig
H. K. Malbon
Thurmond Praises Byrd on Civil Rights Address
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina lauds Senator Harry Byrd for his Senate address on civil rights, calling Byrd a distinguished legislator and champion of constitutional government while criticizing Dirksen proposals and disorderly procedures.
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Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Harry Byrd
Senate
Dirksen
Thurmond
Byrd
The
Star
Congress
Broiled HalIBUT Steak at Howard Johnsons Group Dinner
A Howard Johnsons restaurant advertises a broiled halibut steak special for diners at the George Washington Hotel. The notice mentions a new 77 piece 3 room group package and Grove Furniture Co pricing at $4.50 weekly.
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Howard Johnson's
George Washington Hotel
Qeaasven Group
Grove Furniture CO
Declaration From Brasilia by Two Presidents
Eisenhower and Jusceline Kubitschek issue a joint declaration in Brasilia pledging hemispheric economic development and defense of democratic rights. The document links prosperity with peace and freedom, and signals plans for further action during Eisenhower’s South American tour.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Americas
Eisenhower
Kubitschek
Puerto Rico
Amazon
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Christian A. Herter
Horacio Lafer
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Robinson
Down Crier
N. Kent and
E. Piccadilly Sts
Armory
Eagles
Charlie Tait
Baptist
Berryville Presbyterian
Methodist
Boyce Elementary
Booster Club
Handley School
Ives
MAN
Alert
Richard Swisher
Robert Allen McKinney
River
Ruth Fuller
Ike. Kubitschek
Jusceline
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