Negro Leaders Plan Atlanta Strategy for Bus Integration Drive
Black leaders including Martin Luther King Jr plan a stepped up effort to desegregate buses in the South. The meeting in Atlanta will chart coordinated actions as NAACP receipts top a million dollars in 1956 and clothed by support from Roy Wilkins and Thurgood Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Atlanta
National Assay For the Advancement of
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
Ala
King
C. K. Steele
Tallahassee
Fla
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Birmingham
Steele
Shuttlesworth
New York
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Thurgood Marshall
North
Dulles Called Back for More Questioning
Chairman Thomas E. Gordon and Rep. Vorys predicted the House Foreign Affairs Committee would quickly approve Eisenhower's Middle East resolution. They emphasized swift action and bipartisan support as the committee resumes hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Republican Committee
House
Eisenhower
Middle East
Thomas 8. Gordon
D-Ii
Rep
Vorys
Ohio
Hays Walks Out Of Hearing on Ike's Mideast Plan
Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio walked out of a House committee hearing on President Eisenhower's Middle East plan protesting restricted public access. He criticized closed sessions and pledged to dramatize the issue while noting possible merit in the resolution to grant authority to keep peace in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Congress
Middle East
U. S
Dulles
America
United States
Syria
Soviet Union
Middle Eastern
Gordon
Vorys
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Hays
Winchester Star
Ike
Washington
House Committee
Knowland Moves Toward Ivy League Presidency Bid
Senator Knowland of California signals a path to challenge Nixon for the 1960 GOP presidential nomination. As Senate Republican leader he announced a carefully considered decision not to rule out a candidacy, shifting toward a broader bid strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Nixon
GOP
Senate
Knowland to Leave Senate After 1958 Term
Vice President Nixon voiced hope Knowland will return to public service in the future after announcing plans to quit the Senate when his term ends in January 1959. Knowland did not rule out a possible bid for California governor or another presidential run, and said he will spend more time in California with his family while assisting as assistant publisher of the Oakland Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
William F. Knowland
Calif
Senate
California
Knowland
Eisenhower
GOP
Oakland Tribune
John A. Boyd Elected President of South End Fire Company
John A. Boyd was elected president of the South End Fire Company at its annual meeting, succeeding Harry Rainsberger Jr. Other officers include H. M. Layman as first vice president and Winton Pope as second vice president. The meeting also noted long service by Rev. S. J. Goode, now starting his 27th year as chaplain, and Harold March, who has 48 years with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Boyd
South End Fire Company
Harry Rainsberger, Jr
H. M. Layman
Winton Pope
Kenneth Curl
Luther Tevalt
Norman Pope
James Massie
Marvin Bucher
Allen Gaunt
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
S. J. Goode
Hugh Clark
Carrington Harrison
Jack Crenshaw
Richard Comer
Goode
Rainsberger
George Washington Hotel
Louvella Widmyer
Harold March
Britain and France Plan Indirect Talks With Egypt
Britain and France reportedly accept a plan for indirect talks on a Suez settlement with U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold as intermediary. Egypt refuses direct talks, U S remains uninvolved but ready to assist. Talks would follow six Oct 13 UN principles on canal transit sovereignty tolls and dispute arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hammarskjold
United Nations
Egypt
Missing Winchester Teens Found in Cumberland
Three Winchester girls aged 15 and 18 were found in Cumberland Maryland after a runaway report. Wanda Breeden 15 of 125 E Germain St Charlotte Alt 15 of 17 E Germain St and Dorothy Robertson 18 of 25 E James St were identified. Police notified their parents and Cumberland officers reported the trio were picked up on a runaway case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Cumberland
Wanda Fay Breeden
E Germain St
Charlotte Alt
E. Germain St
Dorothy Ann Robertson
E. James St
Breeden
Margie Arnold Ordered for Psychiatric Observation
Martinsville Virginia Mrs Margie S Arnold Henry County housewife charged with murder in the fatal beating of her 13 month old daughter today was ordered committed to Western State Hospital Staunton for psychiatric observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Margie S. Arnold
Henry County
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Plumber's Snake Succeeds After Rats and Mongooses Fail
In Woodbridge New Jersey a plumber's snake threaded 730 feet through a twisting pipe to lay a fire alarm cable from the Fords Fire Department to a new housing development. Earlier attempts by rats and mongooses failed. a snake finally succeeded amid observers and delays.
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Woodbridge
N. J
New Jersey Turnpike
Fords Fire Department
Louis Salamon
Utilities Service Co
Elizabeth
T. J. Cope Co
Collegeville
Fords
East Germany Gains Economic Aid and Troop Oversight Talks
Moscow reports promise of 1957 credit of 340 million rubles for East Germany and a 30 percent trade boost. Communique limits on Soviet troop stays and jurisdiction but pledges no internal interference. East German Premier Otto Grotewohl led talks praising friendship with the Soviet leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Russia
East Germany
Poland
Moscow
Otto Grotewohl
Soviet Union
Middle East
Egypt
Hungary
West
VMI Declines Inaugural Parade Participation Left Out
Richmond Virginia's unit for Eisenhower's inaugural parade will exclude VMI. Parade officials said the Lexington school declined a partial delegation opting for either full corps or none. West Point and Annapolis will send two companies while other Virginia units join Arizona and Staunton’s SMA cadets.
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Richmond
Virginia
Eisenhower
Virginia Military Institute
Edward Carr
Carr
Lexington
William H. Milton Jr
VMI
Commonwealth
Institute
West Point
Annapolis
Virginia Tech
Pershing Rifles
VPI
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Wytheville High School
Old Dominion
Howie Rifles
Staunton Uitary Academy
SMA
State of Arizona
Republicans Seek Continuation of Excise and Corporate Taxes
Congress and President Eisenhower agree to extend about three billion dollars in excise and corporate taxes beyond April first. GOP leaders Knowland and Martin press for early action on anti Communist measures and civil rights while outlining a priority list for the new session.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Knowland
California
Congress
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Senate
Middle East
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
U.S
GOP
Commercial Bank Reelects Directors For Coming Year
The Commercial and Savings Bank held its annual stockholders meeting at 11 a.m. on North Loudoun Street. W. Erle Edwards was elected chairman and Mrs. Betty Brill Snapp secretary. All directors were reelected. The agenda included quorum verification by Emory N. Larrick and Charles E. Rupp, who reported a substantial majority of 15 000 shares represented. Directors listed include Fred I. Brumback Ray H. Duncan H. R. Edwards Herbert S. Larrick Dr. C. L. Riley H. Delmer Robinson H. C. Sheetz G. Grover Teets and James R. Wilkins. The group will meet January 11 to organize and elect officers. Harold R. Edwards reported on the loan department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial and Savings Bank
North Loudoun Street
W. Erle Edwards
Betty Brill Snapp
Emory N. Larrick
Charles E. Rupp
Vernon Eddy
P. E. Lineburg
Boyd H. Hamman
Fred I. Brumback
Ray H. Duncan
H. R. Edwards
Herbert S. Larrick
Dr. C. L. Riley
H. Delmer Robinson
H. C. Sheetz
G. Grover Teets
James R. Wilkins
Conference Postponed by Russian Church Leaders
Russian Orthodox Church leaders postpone indefinitely a conference with the World Council of Churches planned for France later this month. The notice appears amid other local ads and notices including a Legionnaires meeting and a 1956 Ford Victoria for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Russia
World Council of Churches
France
Legionnaires
Legion Post
Daniel T. Grimes
Kadar vows purge to crush rebelling Hungarian workers
Budapest reports Premier Janos Kadar presses a new purge against counterrevolutionaries and anarchists while branding Nagy and the non Communist leaders as traitors. Coal output and mining force rise marginally. arrests widen for weapon hides and aiding refugees to Austria.
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Kadar
Budapest
Janos Kadar
Nepszabadsag
Imre Nagy
Ministry of Mines
Austria
Current Officers Elected Again By F M Bank
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank held its annual meeting at the main banking house on Rouss Avenue and Loudoun Street. All officers and directors were re elected as 31 267 of 35 000 shares were represented. Reports praised earnings and growth and noted $180 000 moved to the special reserve, bringing the balance to $349 035.42. Directors named for the coming year were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Rouss Avenue
Loudoun Street
J. H. Yost
Walker McC. Bond
Harry L. McCann
Frederick County
Wilbur M. Feltner
R. T. Bryarly
Clarence H. Himelright
James D. Shockey
W. M. Feltner
J. William Hollis
Weather Today and Moon Phase Summary
Fragmented weather note lists sunrise and sunset references and moon phase. Mentions times and dates in a garbled form, with unclear locations or events.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
William Dove
Mittee
Russell
D-Ga
Macy's
MACY
N. Loudoun St
Peter Pan Children’s Shop
Worth's
West Va
Beyond
W. Va
Ivy
South End
John H. Hawse
Rouss
Marion Anderson
Friendship
Loryn Crabill
Sarah Zane
Mr. Hawse
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Germany
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Commercial Bank
Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Ave
Mary Chess
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