Winter Coastal Storm Leaves at Least 20 Dead
A fierce winter storm battered the East Coast from Maine to Florida and moved toward Canadian provinces with winds up to 75 mph and heavy snow. The storm caused power outages, closed schools, and disrupted traffic while Florida reports rare snow flurries. The death toll including traffic incidents and heart attacks rises beyond 20.
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New York
Canadian Maritime Provinces
Maine
Florida
Middle
South Atlantic States
New England
Seaboard
New Ireland
Augusta
Mai
Sn N.J
Atlantic City
Lakeland
Florida Weather Bureau
Baby abandoned at nativity scene baptized Noelle
In Dijon France sacristan Jules Roc caz heard a baby crying from a Bethlehem stable model at St Michael Church. The priest baptized the girl named Noelle after locating her between cow and ox figures and police were notified. The infant, about ten days old, was taken to an institution as investigators seek the mother.
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Dijon
France
Jules Roccaz
St. Michale's Church
Bethlehem
Noelle
Derailed Pioneer Limited injures mail clerks near Portage
Eleven mail clerks were injured and about 40 coaches and 30 sleepers shaken up when the Milwaukee Road Pioneer Limited derailed 11 of 17 cars after hitting a broken rail in the Portage yard. A caboose burst into flames and fire broke out in the yards. Clerks were taken to Divine Saviour Hospital with undetermined injuries. Train ran Minneapolis to Chicago.
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Portage. Wis
Milwaukee Road
Pioneer Limited
Portage
Divine Saviour Hospital
Minneapolis
Chicago
Drought Defines 1957 as Driest Since 1946 in Winchester Area
The Winchester area records 1957 as the driest year since 1946 due to a severe summer drought. Precipitation totaled 31.73 inches versus a 36.9 inch average, with wells failing and city springs at low levels. Snowfalls and a January cold spell closed county schools amid a winter notable for frigid temperatures.
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Eoffice
City
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Winchester
Berryville
Defense Fund Request Given Top Congressional Priority
A White House request for 1.26 billion dollars in new defense funds won top congressional priority. The House subcommittee held a closed session with Defense Secretary McElroy and aides as lawmakers push rapid approval. The plan includes 219 million for SAC expansion, 683 million for missiles, 329 million for defense detection, and 29 million for command and control systems.
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Defense Fund
Washington
White House
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Defense McElroy
Eisenhower
Congress
Majone
D-Tex
House
Mahon
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Knowland
California
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Nine year old hero aids Hull family in Frederick County fire
A nine year old from Round Hill, Danny L. Hull, helped rescue his six younger siblings as a house fire destroyed the Hulls’ three room log dwelling on Armel Hill. Fire, reaching the second floor, left the family homeless with over ten thousand dollars in damage. Eugene Henry, at 134 Loudoun Street, suffered smoke inhalation and a facial burn, in a separate blaze that gutted the living room.
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Winchester
Danny L. Hull
Round Hill School
Howard Hull
Frederick County
Eugene Henry
Memorial Hospital
Loudoun St
Hull
Howard James
Armel’s Hill
Wardensville
Round Hill
Gore
Shawnee Fire Department
Round Hill Fire Company
Armel
Lola Arnold
Hulls
Dw&k
Apple Blossom Festival Dates Are May 1 and 2
The 1958 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival dates are May 1 and 2 with F. L Largent Jr as president. Winchester prepares for about 200000 visitors to see the coronation of Queen Shenandoah and the Pageant of Springtime as committees organize parade entries and festival events.
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Shenandoah
F. L Largent, Jr
Winchester
Virginias
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
North Carolina
District of Columbia
George Washington Hotel
Henry T. Goode, Jr
Lions Club
Pple
Eisenhower Farm Receives Soil Bank Payments in Gettysburg
The New York Times reports President Eisenhower's Gettysburg farm received 2009.60 dollars in soil bank payments for not growing corn and wheat over two years. The farm also gained federal conservation payments under the 1956 acreage reserve plan, with records held by the Agriculture Department's Commodity Stabilization Service in Adams County, Pennsylvania. George Allen is cited as the operator contact.
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New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Washington Dispatch
Department of Agriculture
The
Agriculture Department
Commodity Stabilization Service
Adams County
Secretary Weeks reports 10 billion cost jump for interstate
Secretary Weeks told the Senate Public Roads subcommittee the 41 000 mile highway plan now costs about ten billion dollars more while stressing no new taxes are proposed for now. He warned the schedule may stretch about four years if costs are right. Gore criticized uneven state progress and urged realistic funding adjustments.
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Washington
Weeks
Senate Public Roads
Gore
D-Tenn
Congress
Eisenhower
Stephens City Council Approves Annexation Plan
Stephens City approves annexation of the 13.49 acre Bell Air Subdivision with 14 of 16 property owners signing the petition. Council plans further annexations after resident polls and notes added traffic enforcement and street repairs. The action aims to provide police, lighting, roads and future sewage disposal, signaling growth.
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Stephens City Council
Stephens City
Bell-Air
James W. Galladay
W. R. Mills
William Herrell
Richard Adams
Galladay
Virginia governor reviews four year tenure and education push
Governor Stanley outlined his four year stewardship and a plan to fund education amid school segregation battles. He projected a budget surplus of over 53.5 million and proposed 31.5 million more for teacher pay and new teachers. He urged reenactment of school funding limits tied to efficient systems. In Cape Canaveral, a separate note said Atlantic missiles faced 30 mph winds hindering prep for a test launch.
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Richmond
Gov
Stanley
Virginia General Assembly
Assembly
Stanly
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Virginia
J. S. Supreme Court
South
Eisenhower to Press Missile Funds in State of the Union
A high official says President Eisenhower will back his request for 1.26 billion dollars in added missile and air defense funds with a forceful State of the Union message. The aim is to sharpen national defense and deter Soviet superiority, with broad congressional support anticipated.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
State of the Union
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Sen
Smathers
D-Pla
Russia
Humphey ‘D-Minn
Allott
R-Cole
Sen. Purtell
R-Conn
Virginia Assembly Meets Promptly On Stroke of Noon
The Virginia General Assembly opened on the stroke of noon with the House swearing in 97 of 100 delegates and electing E. Blackburn Moore to a fifth term as speaker. Senate members were sworn in and new senators Hutcheson Stone and Phillips took seats as the chamber set its agenda and mourned the death of clerk E. R. Combs.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Gov. Stanley
State of the Commonwealth
House
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
E. Griffith Dodson
Willis D Miler
Moore
Del
Sam Pope
Southampton
Pope
Senate
Joseph C. Hutcheson
A. S. Harrison Jr
William F. Stone
Privileges and Elections Committee
Lacy
Combs
Biting Cold Wave Grips Area After Snowstorm
A sharp cold snap follows a light snow event across Virginia with wind chills dropping to near 19 degrees. Forecasters warn of continuing subfreezing temperatures tonight and a potential 5 to 10 degree rise in mountainous regions by tomorrow.
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Bullseye
Mercury
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Virginia
Governor Stanley Leaves Office Appraisal Report
The Star reviews four years of Governor Stanley's tenure as chief executive. An editorial assessing his record is featured on page 4.
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Stanley
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House of Representatives
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Macy
N. Loudoun St
Attention Legionnaires
Lovett
Saltonstall
R-Masa
Smaters
D-Fla
Sen. Allott
Strategic Air Command
Defense Department
New
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Secretary
Rep. Winstead
D-Miss
Little Rock
George Allen
Adams
Elwood Mauck
Ed Ambrose
John F. Daffron
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlas
Weather Bureau
Lice
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Virginia Assembly
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