Eisenhower Rode Bareheaded in Heavy Rain in Sao Paulo
President Eisenhower ignored rain and donned no hat to acknowledge cheering crowds estimated at a half million in Sao Paulo. He praised free enterprise and pledged continued U.S. support for Brazil's development, noting Brazil has received over 25 billion dollars in credits. He spoke at a luncheon amid confetti and urged balanced progress and democratic freedom shared by the two nations.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Eisenhower
U. S
Jay
United States
U.S
Commercial Assn
Industrial Assn
Rural Society
Rio de Janeiro
Chicago
Rio
Argentina
Festival plans hit snags as Fork Union to attend
The Apple Blossom Festival clashes include money transport and permits but Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union Virginia, has cleared a new worry after awaiting Defense Department inspection results. The show at James Wood High School was delayed to next Thursday. A 1955 car for sale sign appears in Winchester. Groundhogs sighted at Howard Shockey plant on Martinsburg pike.
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Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union
Department of Defense
James Wood High School
Distributive Education Club
Future Business Leaders of America
Snowfall Closes Frederick County Schools and Triggers Crashes
Heavy snow closes Frederick County Schools at noon while streets become slick and crashes are reported across the area. Two women are injured from a Rt 522 accident near Winchester. hospital reports cuts and possible fractures. Weather hampers officials as snow totals reach about 1.5 inches, with a potential blizzard threat easing by midmorning. Winchester Clarke and Warren County schools continue operations with no final decision yet from Warren County.
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Frederick County
Rt. 522
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
William Fisher
Rt. 2
Rex Light
Nineveh
Warren County
Clarke County
Living Costs Dip Slightly in January
Government index shows a 0.1 percent drop in January to 125.4 percent of the 1947 49 base, the second consecutive decline though still near a record high. Wages for about 60 000 aircraft and farm machinery workers may fall by one cent an hour, while 14 000 trucking workers gain one percent. no change for about a million auto sector workers. Spendable earnings for a family of four averaged $82.33 weekly in January, up about 4 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
Labor Department
Khrushchev Praises Cap Banter on Indonesian Tour
AP reporter Roy Essoyan recalls Khrushchev in Java joking about American baseball caps and the strains of goodwill tours. The Soviet Premier, after an anti American address, mixed charm with humor while inspecting Borobudur and debating the cap’s value in baseball and travel.
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Khrushchev
Associated Press
Moscow
Roy Essoyan
Nikita Khrushchev
Essoyan
Southeast Asia
Jakarta
Indonesia
Borobudur
Central
Java
Fire Hoses Cool Racial Tempers In Chattanooga
Fire hoses and police presence defused a racially tense mass gathering in Chattanooga Tennessee after demonstrators and counter demonstrators clashed around integrated lunch counter services. Officials announced new fees and tightened crowd controls to prevent further disorder.
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Chattanooga
Chatanooga
Tenn
tLanooga VE Ona
Greensboro
N.C
Charlotte
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Tennessee
H. P. Dunlap
Education Group OKs Byrd Bill For Handley Loan
The Senate Education Committee approved the Byrd Senate bill allowing Handley High School in Winchester to receive a State Literary Fund loan. Trustees hold the lien, not the school board. The $492,600 loan funds an addition with 13 classrooms, three science labs, a new cafeteria and a music suite on the Jefferson Street side.
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Richmond
Senate Education Committee
Byrd Senate
al- Handley High School
Wince
Handley
Jefferson St
State Literary Fund
Oreeee
Berserk Mountaineer Kills Four In Pa. Firefight
A mountaineer opened fire from a burning Chalkhill home as state police with an Army tank fired on him. Daniel Ray Raymond, 42, was killed after firing at vehicles and a school bus for hours. Injured were several residents including Edna Maes 53 and May Maust 3.
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Daniel Raymond
Chalkhill
Raymond
Story
Edna Maes
Chiopyle
William Burd
Highways’ Department
Farmington
May Maust
Harry Cromwell
Lawrence Swenglish
Haddonville
Carlos Maust
Senators Map Strategy On Marathon Civil Rights Debate
WASHINGTON AP Some political maneuvering with the precision of a ballet dance is unfolding behind the Senate marathon debate on civil rights legislation. Southerners vow to stall and threaten to block committee meetings while leaders plot timing of a debate limit vote to reach a two thirds threshold. Continuous around the clock sessions are planned to show strength before any move to end the filibuster. Continued on Page 4, Col. 7
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Virginia budget plan under fire as revenue aims rise
A Virginia House Appropriations subcommittee unveils its two year budget recommendations amid criticism of a 1.3 billion starting package. The panel expects 75 to 80 million dollars in new revenue with a cigarette tax and liquor tax projected to raise funds. The full committee meets behind closed doors this afternoon before the House Finance Committee considers a broader tax package including an income tax proposal.
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Richmond
House Appropriations
Virginia
Howard H. Adams
General Assembly
House
Appropriations
House Finance Committee
Del
Robert Whitehead
Nelson Rose
Finance
Lee
Old Mabie
Fed
Navy Band Plane Crash in Rio Kills Dozens
A DC4 Navy transport collided with a Brazilian C47 over Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro. Early reports indicated 40 or more deaths with survivors from the smaller Brazilian trainer. Rescue helicopters, boats, and witnesses described bodies and instruments recovered near Sugar Loaf Mountain as Eisenhower’s visit continued in Sao Paulo.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Guanabara Bay
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Bay Area
Eisenhower
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Washington
White House
Navy
Real Line
Rio Yacht Club
U.S. Marine
Rio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
David Richardson
Ial Peachnn Corve
Urea
Walter Crawford
Cape Girardeau
Rockefeller Organizations
Crawfords
U.S
Galena
Marine Corps
Nain Woman Burned At Home After Oil Fire Explodes
Miss Beulah Adams, 70, of Nain was found in her yard with dress burning and rushed to Memorial Hospital. The Rescue Squad says she was pouring oil on a fire when it exploded. A neighbor nearby provided aid and called for an ambulance around 11 a.m.
Cuban Air Force C47 Crashes at Camp Libertad
A Cuban air force C47 transport crashed and burned at Camp Libertad in Havana. All three aboard were killed including Capt. Netims, Lt. Emilio Poppe copilot, and mechanic Fernando Llera Dias.
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Havana
Camp Libertad
Ne Tims
Emilio Poppe
Fernando Llera Dias
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