Mollet warns Algerian rebels to stop fighting
Paris Premier Guy Mollet warned Nationalist rebels in Algeria that France will mobilize all its strength to end the 17 month revolt if fighting continues. He outlined plans to deploy 20 000 more troops raising North Africa forces to 350 000 with a cost of about 340 million dollars beyond the 1956 budget and sought broad powers for the campaign.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Algeria
France
North Africa
Mollet
National Security Council
National Assembly
Assembly
Indochina
West Germany
True Bills Returned Against Four More Individuals
A grand jury in Winchester indicted six Washington D C Negroes and four others on grand larceny and related charges tied to shoplifting at W T Grant McClanahan and Wenders stores from December 7, 1955 to January 28. Indictments name Lonnie Page Cephas Glover Hilda Smith Barbara Davis Robert Woodhouse and Charlie Mack with multiple counts including aiding and concealment of stolen goods.
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Washington, D. C
Winchester
Corporation Court
Washington
Page, Glover
Hilda Smith
Barbara Davis
Page
Pages
Solenberger
W. T. Grant Co
Glover
Hida Smith
John F. Anderson
McClanahan
Randolph Larrick
Capias
Barbara Ann Davis
W. T. Grant
Robert Oscar Woodhouse
Wender
Milton Harris
Charlie Mack
Kilgore, West Virginia Senator, Dies in Bethesda
Senator Harley Kilgore died at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 2:23 am after a stroke and cerebral hemorrhage connected to high blood pressure. The 63 year old Democrat, first West Virginian elected to three Senate terms, left a 48 47 Democratic Senate majority. He had been ill since Feb 25 and was unconscious at death. Kilgore is survived by wife Lois a son Robert and a daughter Mrs Albert T Young Jr.
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Washington
Harley Martin Kilgore
West
Harold C. Miller
Kilgore
Miller
Lois Kilgore
Robert
Albert T. Young Jr
Senate
Alcohol and Gas Don’t Mix in 1956 City Accidents
A fragment reports several 1956 incidents in City Frederick involving alcohol and gasoline. No clear events, dates, or names are legible beyond the general claim of accidents tied to alcohol and fuel.
Richmond Senator Proposes Assignment Plan tied to Appeals
Republican State Senator Ted Dalton told a Richmond women's club that the state should adopt a pupil-teacher assignment plan with an appeals path through the state courts to gain more time in addressing the school segregation dilemma.
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Richmond
Ted Dalton
Moore Defends Resolution on Desegregation Speed
Virginia House Speaker E Blackburn Moore argued the General Assembly could adopt his plan to delay school desegregation for another year while pursuing integration with deliberate speed. He said the measure would not nullify the federal court ruling and noted recent rulings on desegregation timelines amid broad debate in Richmond.
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Richmond
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Gray Commission
Moore
Del
Robert Whitehead
Supreme Court
Edward Lane
Gary
Virginia
Atty
J. Lindsay Almond
Almond
John Warren Cooke
New Orleans
Louisiana
Gasoline Gas Seepage Triggers West Los Angeles Explosions
Three people were seriously burned and nine structures damaged after a trenching machine ruptured a gasoline line, releasing fumes that ignited in Sunset and Sepulveda. Firemen ordered an emergency area, closed four schools, and evacuated homes while responders battled fires across a 10 square mile district.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Sunset
Sepulveda
William James Baxter
West Los Angeles Milling Co
Maxine Licht
George B. Wells
Wells
Gore man elected president of Frederick County Firemen’s Assn
Godfrey Prelip of Gore was elected president of the Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association at the annual meeting hosted by Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department. Other officers named include Howard E. Massie, W. B. Shull and Russell Oates. Thirteen fire companies reported on last month’s activity with a total of seven companies represented and color codes assigned for hose couplings to avoid mix ups during fires.
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Godfrey Prelip
Gore
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department
T. Ainsworth Sperry
Middletown
Howard E. Massie
Stephens City
W. B. Shull
Russell Oates
Capon Bridge
Association
Shawnee
Clearbrook
Round Hill
Aluminum
Natural
iGrey and Capon Bridge
Aerotrain Reaches 100 mph on Pittsburgh Run
The Pennsylvania Railroad’s Aerotrain completed its first regular round trip between New York and Pittsburgh, reaching 100 mph during the 878 mile run and finishing ahead of schedule. The train, dubbed The Train of Tomorrow, faced minor mishaps including a loosened coupling and a temporary derailment at Philadelphia for repairs.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Aerotrain
Here
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Elsie Janis Dies at Beverly Hills Home
Stage star Elsie Janis has died in Beverly Hills after a career spanning New York London and Hollywood. The performer known for song and dance also entertained World War I troops and audiences nationwide. Her death occurred Sunday night ending a celebrated show business life.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Elsie Janis
New York
London
Hollywood
Doughboys
Eisenhower Set for Regular News Conference at 10 30
White House secretary James Hagerty announced President Eisenhower will hold his regular news conference at 10 30 a m tomorrow. He would not say if Eisenhower will unveil plans for a second term or make a radio and TV appearance.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Dulles Defends Optimism on Soviet Threats and Aid
Secretary of State Dulles rejected Democratic claims he has been too optimistic about Soviet danger while urging continued alertness. He warned a second round of Cold War conflict could begin with guileful Communist tactics and said sacrifices of the past decade have yielded real improvements. He endorsed long term foreign aid up to about 100 million dollars yearly for five to ten years to counter Russia's Asia Africa economic advances.
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Washington
Dulles
Free World
United States
Soviet Union
China
Congress
Russia
Asia
Africa
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
George D-Ga
George
Ate
13 Day Old Baby Has Teeth Pulled
Atlantic City reports a 13 day old baby born on Valentine’s Day had two front teeth removed by Dr. Nathan Rahn after the dentist said the teeth were bothering the infant. The baby was described as normal and toothless after the procedure.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Kevin McDonough
Nathan Rahn
Winchester Frederick County Chamber Forms Three New Committees
The February meeting approved three new committees and two new members. George Pully joins representing Pully Insurance, sponsored by Marvin Gore. Richard Carter represents Commonwealth Tire, sponsored by James R. Wilkins. Committees include Industrial chaired by Andrew Bowen, Parking and Planning chaired by John Chapman, and Shenandoah College Planning with James R. Wilkins as organizer. The Parking and Planning group will coordinate with local merchants and council to address parking. Shenandoah Committee will work with Shenandoah College trustees to relocate the college to Winchester, with architectural contracting and legal advisory. The board also authorized up to 1000 to support the Shenandoah College fund drive.
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Winchester - Frederick County
George Beck
J. D Shockey
Marshall Novick
John L. Glaize
John Chapman
A. C. Long
Marvin Gore
Shenandoah College Planning Committee
James R. Wilkins
Wilbur Feltner
Wayne Omps
Winchester Retail Merchants Assoc
Winchester Common
Shenandoah College
Winchester
Confederate Vet John Salling Up To Battle With Deep Chest Cold
In Gate City Virginia 109 year old Confederate veteran John Salling showed satisfactory progress against a deep chest cold. His physician Dr. W R Griggs said the illness, which felled him last weekend, was not alarming. The other two surviving Confederate veterans are William A Lundy 107 of Rock Hill Florida and Walter W Williams 109 of Franklin Texas.
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Gate City
John Salling
Mass Rail Collision Kills 14. Many Students Among Victims
In Swampscott Massachusetts a Danvers to Boston train crashed into a standing Portsmouth to Boston train. At least fourteen dead and many more injured as snow fell. About 1000 aboard with many college students bound for Boston institutions and Burdette College. Police and volunteers rushed to the scene and hospitals.
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Swampscott
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Danvers
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Salem
Don Flynn
Lynn Daily
Marblehead
Saugus
Nahant
Flynn
Joseph Cappacio
Northeastern University
Warren Mc
Funkhouser Seeks More Funds for VPI Research
Clarke County farmer Chamblin C. Funkhouser urged the Senate Finance Committee to provide additional appropriations for Virginia Polytechnic Institute research facilities. Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. introduced him to the committee as a leading Shenandoah Valley farmer and notable citizen.
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Richmond
Chamblin C. Funkhouser
Clarke County
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Funkhouser
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia Forecast Brief: cold with clearing skies tonight
The Virginia forecast calls for clear, much colder conditions tonight with diminishing winds. Lows range 22 to 28 degrees in the west and north and 28 to 32 in the southeast. Wednesday is fair and rather cold. The five day outlook from Feb 29 to March 4 shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal with moderately cold midweek, warmer Thursday and Friday, then cooler again. Precipitation expected Friday night mostly as rain totaling about a quarter to half an inch.
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Virginia
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Colonial Kitchen
Frederick Clarke
DEAD
Winchester Star
Handley
Jim Scott
Fred S. Scott
S. Stewart Sr
Sonny Walter
Garvin J. Walter
E. Piccadilly St
County Firemen’s Assn
Ike
New York Stock Exchange
Harland H. Hannum
Apple Pie Ridge
Chamber Board
VPI Research
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