Voters Pour Ballot in Virginia Constitutional Referendum
Virginians cast heavy early ballots on the proposed constitutional convention with Winchester reporting 913 votes by 1:18 p.m. and counties tallying higher than the 1955 period. The Winchester Radio Club aided by relaying returns as precincts finished counting and officials filed results.
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Byrd Makes Third Antarctic Pole Flight Over Center
Admiral Richard E. Byrd completed an 11 hour flight over the geographic South Pole and inner continent, adding a third pole crossing to his record. The mission, part of Operation Deepfreeze, covered about 2200 miles with Navy fliers joining two pole crossings already this season. Byrd, aged 67, described the journey as a “little thing” and felt fine afterward.
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Veterinarians to Hear Dr. Easterday in Winchester
Dr. Bernard Easterday of the Deitrick Research Center Frederick Md will address the Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association at the Winchester Golf Club. Co chairs Dr Courtney Grim and Dr Charles Milton announce a 7 pm dinner meeting with 35 to 40 vets from this region and from Middleburg Warrenton Culpeper and Harrisonburg. He will speak and show a film on exotic diseases.
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Frederick
Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association
Winchester Golf Club
Courtney K. Grim
Charles S. Milton
Middleburg
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Harrisonburg
Easterday
Frederick County Virginia Seeks Janitor for Court House
Notice calls for applicants to work as janitor for the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County Virginia at the County Court House and Clerk's Office. Apply at once to Chairman M. Rosenberger.
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Additional 45000 Sought for Frederick County Teachers Payroll
A 45000 increase in the Frederick County school budget would raise salaries from 2200 3300 to 2400 3600 to align with state scales for 1956 57 and bring the total payroll to 442675 The county compares with Winchester Clarke Warren Berkeley and Arlington Counties The 1955 56 expenditures were 706313 with payroll 63.1 percent of instruction and total receipts split 47.9 state 49.9 local 2.2 federal School year runs July 1 to June 30. a speaker can be arranged via James L Givens at James Wood High School.
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James L. Givens
James Wood High School
Apartment House Fire Probed in Richmond
Officials sifted through charred remains of a roofless four family apartment building to determine the cause of a $20,000 blaze that left 14 homeless. The attic fire, driven by 36 mph winds, damaged the roof before responders arrived. five occupants escaped unharmed, while firefighter Charles W. Newby was lightly injured by falling timbers. The 60 year old structure once served as Highland Park town hall. Flames spread to a rear area, igniting a nearby field and scorching a adjacent garage and car.
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Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Highland Park
Icy roads trigger two deaths and many crashes
Ice covered highways across the Northeast cause two deaths and scores of auto accidents amid freezing rain. City traffic slows to a crawl as a large storm center lingers near the Atlantic, with winds near hurricane strength and temperatures plunging in the South.
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Weekend Accidents Kill Five in State
Virginia's weekend toll rose to five deaths with a sixth unconfirmed on a private road. James A. Ward 45 of Staunton and Army Sgt. J c Claude E Wade of Ft. Lee died in a head on crash near Colonial Heights. Other victims included Nehemiah S Walker 19 of Hobson in a Route 628 collision, John Thomas Womack 27 of South Hill in a U S 58 crash, Walter R Brown 30 of Winchester in a beer truck crash near Front Royal, Mrs Addie S Nunnally 59 of Green Bay in a car train collision, and Thomas Byrd Wilson 83 of Fredericksburg who died of injuries from a December 10 non collision crash in King George County.
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Hobson
Nansemond County
John Thomas Womack
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Winchester
Front Royal
Warren County
Addie S. Nunnally
Green Bay
Prince Edward County
Thomas Byrd Wilson
Fredericksburg
King George County
Explosion Wrecks Chicago Apartment House
An explosion in a three story apartment building south of the Loop, likely from a gas leak, killed eight year old Joseph Fernandez and injured two women. Fire Marshal Thielmann estimated damage at 6000 to 7000 dollars and ordered nearby residents to evacuate temporarily amid fears of collapse.
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Frank Thielmann
Physicians Poll Ike Fit to Seek a Second Term
A U S News and World Report poll of 246 heart specialists found three of five say President Eisenhower is physically fit to run again. Of 444 doctors surveyed, 275 replied, with 141 yes to fitness and 93 no.
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Drug Addiction Blamed for 50 Percent of Crimes in Cities
Senator Daniel reported drug addiction accounts for about half of crimes in major cities and a quarter nationwide. He backed harsher penalties for heroin smugglers and sellers, including possible death, and urged telephonic taps and a treaty with Mexico to curb trafficking.
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Chipper President Returns to Work at White House
President Eisenhower, upbeat after a heart attack, resumes staff work at the White House. He declines to commit to a second term, noting his mind is not fixed but suggests he may consider running. A Key West news conference marks his first since August. doctors say his vital capacity is improved and he feels stronger and more able to move about.
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U S Protest to Jordan Over Riots Mounts
U S protest follows riots in Jerusalem and Amman as Jordanian forces hold the area. One killed and three injured in Jerusalem with an American aid site burned. Dulles summoned Jordan’s chargé d affaires to demand protection of Americans.
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Congress Given 9-Point Program To Help Farmers
President Eisenhower proposed a soil bank plan paying farmers to retire about 40 million acres from production to reduce surpluses. The nine point program aims to stabilize farm income and crop markets.
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Soil bank program outlined in Eisenhower farm plan
President Eisenhower unveiled a nine point farm program centering on a soil bank to reduce surpluses. Congress eyed price support limits and faster rural development while analysts forecast up to a billion dollars in farmer income from idling land and crop buyback plans.
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State Department Restores Cut In Aid to India
The State Department reportedly reinstated a $10 million aid cut to India after directions from Secretary of State Dulles. Ambassador John Sherman Cooper in New Delhi lobbied to restore the aid, arguing the cut harmed U.S. prestige. Cooper was advised of the decision to brief Prime Minister Nehru before his return for consultations.
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State Department
India
John B. Hollister
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U. S
John Sherman Cooper
New Delhi
Cooper
United States
Falls Church Dry Cleaner Announces Congressional Candidacy
Thom as H. Woods, a Falls Church dry cleaner, announces his bid for Virginia's 10th District seat currently held by Republican Rep. Broyhill. He claims the Democratic Party is split and says they need a "professional dry cleaner" to fix the mess. Fire Co. South End holds its regular meeting Monday night January 9 at 8 p m with election of officers and refreshments.
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Thomas H. Woods
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Virginia
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Kenneth Curl
Virginia Forecast Quiet Snow and Freezing Rain With Rain Tonight
Occasional light snow in the mountains and light freezing rain in the east and central portions this evening. Mostly rain in those areas tonight and Tuesday with some mountain freezing rain. Temperatures slowly rise with lows 30s east and central, 26 to 32 in the west. Today high 26 low 19. Sunrise 7 33 a m. Moonrise 2 34 a m. New Moon coming.
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