Soviet Central Committee Reelects Presidium Members
Moscow reports the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party re elected 11 ruling Presidium members. Khrushchev remains first secretary and leads a renewed Presidium with six candidate members including the first woman to join the body.
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Central Committee
Ussr
Communist Party
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Georgi K. Zhukov
Stalin
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Georgi Malenkov
Heart Fund volunteers raise 1449.20 in Winchester drive
Approximately $1,449.20 was collected for the 1956 Heart Fund in a two hour campaign by 140 volunteers going door to door. Mrs. Kenneth Cammer and Mrs. John Reid praised Winchester residents for generosity and noted some families were not home.
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Heart Fund
Kenneth Cammer
John Reid
Heart Sunday
Winchester
Cammer
Reid
Betty Chapman
Heart, Post Office
James Wood Handley Princesses Named for Apple Blossom Fete
Miss Norma Irene Gardiner of James Wood High School and Miss Anna Headley Barnsley of Handley High School were chosen as High School princesses in Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Queen Shenandoah XXIX Court. They join 34 other princesses from Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and D C for the April 26 27 celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Irene Gardiner
Anna Headley Barnsley
Shenandoah
E. W. Lacy, Jr
Department of the Queen
Miss Gardiner
Frederick County
James Wood High School
Miss Barnsley
Handley High School
Norman D. Gardiner
East St
James Wood
J.W.H.S
Woodbine
Winners Named in Winchester Warrenton Bridge Tournament
Winners in three events were announced at the close of the seventh annual Winchester Warrenton Bridge Tournament in this city. Open Pairs went to Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Moloney of Washington, D C. Runners up were Mr. and Mrs. Co E McEwen of Hagerstown with fourth place to Jonathan Rintels and C E Richter, both of Washington. Special Pairs North South winners included Mr. and Mrs Thomas G Scully of the city and Mil dred Clark with Mable B Wardemann of Baltimore. Fifty two players qualified for the final round after the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
H. M. Moloney
Washington, D. C
Henry Ray
Miller Roberts
Co. E. McEwen
Hagerstown
Marvin Massey
Arthur H. Fribourg
Washington
Jonathan Rintels
C. E. Richter
Tom Frost
Thomas G. Scully
Mildred Clark
Mable B. Wardemann
Baltimore
Eleven Airmen Killed in B50 Crash Near Dayton
A B50 Superfort crashed 10 miles south of Dayton killing at least nine airmen. The four engine plane exploded triggering barn and house fires on a farm owned by Mrs. O. C. Henderson. Wright-Patterson personnel assisted, warning planes.
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Dayton
Ohio
O. C. Henderson
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Myron O. George
Wright Air Development Center
Wright Patterson Afb
Tobacco Tars Produce Very Malignant Cancers in Rabbits
Dr Evarts A Graham chest surgeon reports that painting rabbit ears with tobacco tars caused very malignant cancers spreading to the heart lungs and liver He links this to cigarette smoke and lung cancer noting strong human statistical ties and similar findings in mice and multiple studies He cites age timing and potential interaction with pollution as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Evarts A. Graham
Graham
Soprano Ethel Colt To Sing At Handley School Tonight
The Winchester Community Concert Association presents Ethel Barrymore Colt soprano at Handley High School auditorium tonight at 8 15 p.m. She is daughter of Ethel Barrymore and has Broadway summer stock television and New York City Opera credits. Accompanied by John Ranck she will perform works by Purcell Pergolesi Schubert Bellini and Gounod with modern composers including Menotti Porter Rodgers and Gershwin.
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Winchester Community Concert Association
Ethel Barrymore Colt
Handley High School
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Colt
New York City Opera Company
John Ranck
Purcell
Pergolesi
Schubert
Bellini
Gounod
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Cole Porter
Richard Rodgers
George Gershwin
Man empties hotel room in Danvers
A man checked into the Coronet Hotel in Danvers Massachusetts and upon checkout hotel management found numerous items missing including two table lamps a mahogany night table four sheets two pillow cases two foam rubber pillows two blankets two bed spreads two bath towels two hand towels two ashtrays two glass tumblers and a shower curtain
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Danvers
Mass
Coronet Hotel
Teen kills father in Charlottesville area home
In Albemarle County near White Hall, 17 year old David Shiflett shot and killed his father Saturday night as the father allegedly restrained the mother in a strangling hold, per Sheriff W S Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
David Shiflett
White Hall
Albemarle County
W. S. Cook
White House News Conference Likely This Week
The White House indicated a news conference with President Eisenhower is “in all probability” set for Wednesday though Hagerty deflected questions on a second term decision. He noted no timing or market impact details and refused to discuss the matter further until the president speaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
New York Exchange
Drew Pearson
Paul Dudley White
Georgia
Five Drown When Motorboat Flips Over in Potomac
Five people drown when a motorboat capsized off Cobb Island Maryland in the Potomac River. Seven were aboard including Kay Roundtree 20 and her three relatives Glenda Stafford 18 and a 16 year old sister. Russell Walling 30s, Peyton C Wodzell 30s, and another man. Two women were rescued and treated for shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Tidewater Fisheries Commission
Linda Knight
Washington
Barbara Ann Russell
River Springs
Miss Roundtree
Bainbridge Naval Air Station
Administration Rejects Radical Shift in Foreign Policy
The Eisenhower administration will not pursue a major overhaul of U S foreign policy to counter the Soviet offensive. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles aim to obtain new congressional authority for a long range aid program while managing the political debate ahead of the election year. Dulles warned of Soviet shifts in policy and faced sharp criticism from Humphrey and Harriman who argued the Soviets are expanding their influence and that the administration underestimates the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Dulles
Philadelphia
Asia
Africa
Moscow
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
U. S
Middle
Miss Susan Gore Named Honorary Clearbrook Fire Chief
Miss Susan Jane Gore of Clearbrook has been chosen as Honorary Fire Chief for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival parade on April 26. She is a senior at James Wood High School and active in school clubs and activities. She will also compete in a beauty contest March 21 with other Winchester and county honorary chiefs. Public invited to Frederick County Firemen’s Association meeting February 27.
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Miss Barnsley
George T. Barnsley
Clearbrook
Handley
Student Government Association
Choi
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Gardiner
Maids of Honor
Betty Snider
Nancy Quarles
Virginias
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Apple Land
Susan Jane Gore
Claude T. Gore
Shenandoah
Miss Gore
James Wood High School
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association
Winchester and
County
Palace Theatre
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Atty Gen Opposes Moore Segregation Resolution
Richmond Virginia Atty Gen J Lindsay Almond warns the Moore resolution alone would be a ready dangerous weapon for opponents. He says it lacks prior substantive legislation and could affect school desegregation and court defenses amid Gray program controversy.
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Almond
Moore
Richmond
Atty
J. Lindsay Almond
Reso
Lution
Prince Edward School Officials Express Concern Over Moore Resolution
Prince Edward County School Supt. Thomas J. Mellwaine states he is very disturbed by the Moore resolution pledging continued segregation in Virginia schools. Board chair L F E Andrews says they must comply with state policy, amid court orders to end segregation with deliberate speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Prince Edward County
Thomas J. Mellwaine
Virginia
Mellwaine
L. F E. Andrews
Andrews
McKwaine
Prince Edward
U.S. Supreme Court
Wind Storm Causes Roofs and Antennas To Suffer
A sharp wind storm with 60 to 65 mph gusts Saturday afternoon damaged roofs and chimneys and flattened at least five barns in the Shenandoah Valley area. Two large house trailers were heavily damaged and one blown off its foundation. A Frederick County man narrowly avoided injury when a silo top fell at his feet. Insurance offices in Winchester reported heavy call volumes as residents assessed losses.
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Kenneth E. Whitacre
George J. Bowman
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
Woodstock
Martinsburg
W. Va
Wilhelmina Sprenglemeyer
Wyck
Whitacre
Stephenson
Ed Miller
Fred S Boyd 82 Retired Druggist Buried
Frederick S Boyd 82 a retired druggist died Saturday night at his home in the city. A funeral service was held at 2 PM at First Presbyterian Church conducted by Dr George D Jackson with burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery. He founded Boyd's Drug Store in 1900 and helped establish the Commercial and Savings Bank. He is survived by son Dr Robert S Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick S. Boyd
First Presbyterian Church
Boyd
George D. Jackson
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Vernon White
Meredith Ashwood
Marshall Kline
Jack Widmeyer
John Boyd
William Boyd
Henry W. Boyd, Jr
Philip B. Glaize
Fred L. Glaize
Philip Williams Boyd
Frederika Schultz Boyd
Winchester
Catherine Elizabeth Bell
Robert S. Boyd
Boyd's
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Virginia Forecast: Cloudy with Rain Tonight and Colder
Weather forecast for Virginia calls for cloudy skies and occasional rain tonight with possible scattered thunderstorms. Low temperatures generally mid to upper 30s to low 40s, clearing Tuesday with windy, colder conditions. Highs near 58 today, 40 tonight, warmer or cooler compared to year ago readings.
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Winchester
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Nikita Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Malenkov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Malenkovy
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Malenkoy
A. I. Mikoyan
V. M. Molotov
Mikhail G. Pervukhin
Maxim Z. Saburov
State Planning Commission
K. Y. Voroshilov
M. A. Suslov
Pravda
A. I. Kirichenko
Suslov
Ukraine
Frederick Clarke
Handley Princesses
Ethel Colt
Handley School
Potomac
Cobb Island
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Susan Gore
Frederick County Firemen's Association
American Brakeblok
Sally Patton
Alecia
Sens Armistead Boothe
Alexandria
Ted Dalton
Radford
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Prince Edward School
Winchester Star
Whitacre Trailer Sales Inc
Martinsburg Pike
Wilhelmina Sprengiemeyer
Wyck St
City
Fred S. Boyd
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