Tanker Breaks Up In Storm Off Majorca Coast
In a Mediterranean storm the Norwegian tanker Seirstad broke in two about 100 miles east of Majorca. Twenty eight crewmen were rescued with 10 missing as the bow reportedly sank and the stern remained afloat. The Dutch freighter Bintang helped recover survivors and relayed SOS messages through Marseille radio.
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Genoa
Italy
Seirstad
Bintang
A. C. W. Latour
Amsterdam
Majorca
Balearic Group
Spain
Leirstad
Latour
Algiers
Marseille
Address and Awards Highlight 40th Chamber Dinner
The Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce marks its 40th annual dinner at the George Washington Hotel with U S Senator Byrd delivering the principal address. Harold Patton presides. Henry A Lowry will assume duties later. Awards include Outstanding Service to the Chamber and Man of the Year. Public may stand due to no seating. Byrd’s talk will be taped for WINC broadcast tomorrow night.
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U.S
H. F. Byrd
Winchester-Frederick County
Chamber
Sen. Byrd
WINC
Break In Reported at Hershey's Ice Cream Shoppe
A break in at Hershey's Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe on Valley Pike was reported last night. About $115 in cash was taken from the cash register. Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven said the Winchester Police Department and the sheriff's office are investigating the case.
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Hershey
Valley Pike
Robert L. DeHaven
Sheriff's Office
Winchester Police Department
Pony Returns Home From Camp Rock Enon Farm
A pony that had been thought to be from the Charles Spaid farm near Camp Rock Enon has returned to its home. Sheriff and Robert L. DeHaven reported. The 10 month old stallion belongs to Earl Allanson of Florida and is kept at the Spaid farm.
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Charles Spaid
Camp Rock
Enon
Sheriff
Robert L. DeHaven
Earl Allanson
Florida
Spaid Farm
Assembly at a Glance
Both houses met at noon and accepted an invitation to hold a commemorative session at the restored Colonial Capital in Williamsburg on January 25. The Senate passed a bill to raise the Secretary of the Commonwealth Martha Bell Conway’s salary from 7000 to 10000, with an emergency clause needed this week to take effect in her new term. A House proposal would elect school boards by popular vote rather than court-appointed trustees.
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Williamsburg
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Marthal Bell Conway
Eisenhower backs deficit spending over tax hikes
President Eisenhower said a limited deficit spend plan this year is preferred to a tax increase to cover the new federal budget. He noted advisers expect a business upturn, and outlined a $73.9 billion fiscal year budget with a slight on-paper surplus and current-year deficit due to lower tax receipts and higher defense spending. The president, his health improving after a 196? stroke, said he would resign only if doctors insist he cannot carry on. He also pushed for advance steps before any new summit with the Russians, including ambassadorial and foreign minister meetings.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Defense
Vance
House Poised to Pass Defense Money Bill
The House prepared quick consideration of a 548.2 million emergency Air Force construction bill to start a third base for intercontinental missiles, fund missile projects and bomber dispersal, and enhance a missile defense system as part of swift defense plans amid Soviet progress. Senate action remains.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower Seeks Military Pay Rise and Civil Service Increases
President Eisenhower sent to Congress a military pay bill proposing at least a six percent base raise for most service members with merit-based steps and a July 1 effective date. The plan includes broader flexibility for raises and follows a Corbin advisory group's recommendations to reduce turnover. The administration also requests six percent plus raises for postal and civil service workers and a top salary increase from 16 000 to 18 000 for the highest civil service grade.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Vinson D
House Armed Services Committee
White House
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electrite Co
Army Probes Redstone Launch for Satellite Path
The Army studied tape and photo records of a night launch from Cape Canaveral to glean data for an American style Sputnik. The 69 foot Redstone rocket rose from the pad in a bright plume, then arched southeast as cameras tracked a white flash trail.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Army
Air Force Missile Test Center
Atlantic
Redstone
Defense Department
Chrysler Corp
Detroit
Rocketdyne Division
North American Aviation
Los Angeles
Antique Auto Club to Be Formed in Winchester
Local residents plan a meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 p m at Hershey's Coffee Shop Valley Pike to form a Winchester antique automobile club. About 25 antique cars exist in Winchester and nearby areas with growing hobby interest.
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Antique Auto Club
Winchester
Hershey
Valley Pike
Pentagon silent on details of atom plane crash
Washington reports no specifics on the brief admission that a plane carrying a nuclear weapon crashed without exploding. Air Force officials deflect questions about location date and whether multiple such incidents occurred. Testimony from a 1950 California crash showed the device lacked a trigger, containing only TNT and no nuclear detonation risk.
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Pentagon
Washington
Air Force
United States
Ai Force
California
E. Steffes Jr
Carter W. Johnson
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Rapid City
S. D
Steffes
Wanted dependable ex service man for wash room work
Help wanted notice seeks a dependable ex service man or past draft age for wash room work and plant foreman. Regular work with good pay. Reference required. Apply in person to Winchester Steam Laundry.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Commercial Airport Proposal Presented To Common Council
The Common Council approved a plan for free parking on all metered areas on designated days. Free days include January 1, Apple Blossom Festival days, May 30, July 4, Labor Day, November 11, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Councilman H. W. Butler Jr. chaired the public safety committee.
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Common Council
H. W. Butler, Jr
Public Safety Committee
City plans to file delinquent tax suits
City officials announce upcoming legal action to collect long overdue taxes. Treasurer M D Weaver says suits will start in February and March covering 1956 1955 and a few from 1954 and 1953 totaling 13 580 in non 1957 cases.
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Common Council
M. D. Weaver
Plan for airport expansion seeks federal aid
The Common Council voted 11 to 1 to seek federal aid for a proposed commercial airport expansion. The plan includes a runway and administration building to support passenger and air freight service, with funding potentially 50 percent federal, 25 state, 25 local. The measure remains investigative and nonbinding with bids for electric power franchise also discussed.
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Common Council
Smalts
Council
William F. Schenck
City Debt Falls to 3 Million Plus As Bonds Mature
City auditor Robert Barbour told the Common Council the bonded indebtedness stood at 3,066,650 as of December 31. The largest remaining balance is the water system, with several aging bonds retired by 1963 80, 1966 67, and 1979 80. Other notes include sewer streets school and refinancing begun in 1929 and a State Literary Fund loan.
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Robert S. Barbour
Council
Barbour
Smalts
Charlottesville
George Lucas
Lucas
Northern Virginia Power Company
F. L. Largent, Jr
Northern Virginia Power Co
Robert 8. Barbour
Reuss City Hall
City Hall
Handley Board of Trustees
State Literary Fund
Applicants Urged For Civil Defense Director Post
H. W. Butler Jr. urged appointment of a Civil Defense Director at the council meeting. Lee Grant city manager to handle contacts. C. L. Whitehead Virginia assistant coordinator said the city must name a local director, noting the state will provide technical aid but local funds cover the post.
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Claude B. Smalts, Jr
H. W. Butler, Jr
Common Council
Public Safety Committee
Lee Grant
C. L. Whitehead
Virginia
Berryville Boy Struck by Car
Six year old Page Ledford, son of Mr and Mrs Robert H Leford, was struck by a car on Main Street while crossing after school. Bill Rheinhart, coach of a championship basketball team, drove the car. Page was taken to Dr Thomas Iden and released with bruises after examination.
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Berryville
Main St
Page Ledford
Robert H. Leford
W. Main St
Bill Rheinhart
George Washington University
Rheinhart
Williamham and Hicks
Cloudy Mild Weather Follows Ice and Rain
Weather eased from ice covered roads with cloudy mild conditions. Rain expected tomorrow with highs in the 40s and lows in the 30s. Five day outlook shows near normal to three degrees below average temperatures. Rain totals yesterday reached 12 inches with Berryville reporting 1.87 inches since Sunday. High water blocked roads between Boyce Millwood and Millwood Old Chapel. One Clarke County school bus slid off a side road but others completed routes. Special Estate AUCTION SALE Monday Jan 20 1958 315 Valley Ave. See Headleys. Bell Clothes Winchester moving sale and a shooting match every Thursday and Friday night at Old Stone Shop. Mrs Margel Wilson joins Dufour Beauty Shop.
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Berryville
Boyce
Millwood
Old Chapel
Highway Department
Clarke County
Valley Ave
Headleys
Bell Clothes of Winchester
Margel Wilson
Dufour
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Vinson
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Berryville Boy
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