First 1958 Fatality in Frederick County Navy sailor dies in wreck
A 19 year old sailor Franklin David Paust of Tyrone Pa died at Memorial Hospital about 6 45 am after being pinned in a 1953 Chevrolet wreck on Rt 522 north of Winchester He was en route to the U S Navy Mine Depot Yorktown Three other sailors were injured two with fractures and two in good condition A hydraulic jack and rescue squad aided by local personnel freed him about an hour after the crash which occurred around 1 15 am involving a northbound 1957 Mac tractor trailer driven by Robert Lee Shores of Red Oak Virginia and a southbound car.
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Memorial Hospital
Franklin David Paust
Pennsylvania Ave
Tyrone
Frederick County
Winchester
James A. Francis
Niagara Falls
N. Y
David L. Ellinwood
Cook St
Villorica
Mass
John Dauer
Schele Ave
Buffalo
U.S. Navy
Yorktown
C. D. Taylor
Robert Lee Shores
Red Oak
P. R. McGuire
Willeysburg
Taylor
Friendship Ambulance
Robert White
George Merriam
Cletus Goode
White
Douglas Hill
Faust
Omps
Franklin D. Faust
Winchester Rescue Squad
Rt. 522
Eisenhower outlines 42 point plan for recovery
President Eisenhower presents a 42 point home front program to Congress aiming to end the recession with no tax cuts or big deficits. He cites a six billion dollar drop in production and warns wage demands could delay recovery while defense spending and private investment bolster the economy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
White House
Congress
Capitol
Leesburg Theft Sparks Gun Battle. Two Wounded
In Leesburg Virginia a theft of a TV and radio triggered a police chase and a gun battle. Town Sgt. Morris Dwyer and suspect William Paul Mason were shot with Dwyer seriously wounded. Mason was wounded by Deputy Legard and jailed on felonious wounding and breaking and entering. Four accomplices from Washington DC were arrested on related charges.
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Leesburg
Morris Dwyer
William Paul Mason
Loudoun County
Robert Legard Mason
Mason
Joseph E. Moore Jr
Robert D. Brill
Donald Sellers
Barbara Napoli
Washington, D.C
Smith Act Convictions Reversed by Court
The U S Court of Appeals reversed Smith Act convictions of seven in Hawaii and four in Washington, citing the Supreme Court's Calif ornia Reds ruling. Reversals freed defendants including Jack W Hall and Charles Fujimoto in Hawaii and Henry Huff and Terry Pettus in Seattle, among others.
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San Francisco
U.S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
California Reds
Hawaii
Washington
Communist Party
Richard H. Chambers
Appeals Court
Jack W. Hall
International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union
Charles K. Fujimoto
Communist Party In
Eileen
John E. Reinecke
Territorial
Dwight J. Freeman
Koji Ariyoshi
Honolulu Record
Jack B. Kimoto
Seattle
Henry P. Huff
John S. Daschbach
Paul M. Bowen
Terry Pettus
Assembly at a Glance Confirms Judges and Lee Eulogy
The General Assembly met at noon and confirmed a dozen judges and commissioners in separate roll call elections. The Senate passed a ten million dollar Literary Fund priming bill with an amendment safeguarding interest on invested money. In the House, Gen. Robert E. Lee was eulogized in recognition of his 151st birthday on January 19.
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General Assembly
Senate
House
Robert EF. Lee
Rubber Plant Blast Kills Three at Texas Plant
A thunderous explosion at the United Rubber & Chemical Co plant near Baytown Texas killed three workers and injured six others, three seriously. Flames rose 100 feet as debris buried two men under collapsed buildings. Investigators cited butadiene gas as the likely cause.
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Baytown
Tex
United Rubber & Chemical Co
Two Frederick County Homes Damaged by Fires
Two Frederick County houses suffered fire damage yesterday after 2 p.m. A faulty flue caused most of the damage at a Cloverdale Farm residence near Opequon owned by Dr. Robert Boyd and managed by Vernon White. The Davey family occupied the log and plaster house next door. Shawanoe Volunteer Fire Department arrived within eight minutes, with Round Hill and Stephens City units aiding. Firemen said plaster and ceiling had to be removed to reach the fire in the walls and attic.
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Frederick County
Cloverdale Farm
Cedar Creek
Opequon
Robert 8. Boyd
Vernon White
Boyd
Mr. White
Robert Davey
Davey
White
Shaw Onee
Round Hill
Stephens City
Shockey to Direct Shenandoah Valley Area for 1958 Apple Blossom
Howard H. Shockey appointed director of the Apple Blossom Festival Shenandoah Valley Area Participation for May 1 and 2. He previously led the Grand Feature Parade in 1955 and 1957 and ran the Valley Division since 1953. Sargent cites growing valley involvement and notes Shockey’s long service with the National Fruit Product Co. and Winchester Lions Club.
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Howard H. Shockey
F. L. Largent, Jr
Shockey
National Fruit Product Co
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Area
Department of Valley Area
Cc. F. Schenck
Flock of Robins Sighted on Capon River Banks
A flock of 25 robins was sighted yesterday along the Capon River. Henry Flowers and Bill Duncan reported the birds appeared unperturbed by the cold, pecking in the grass for food and seeming happy.
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Capon River
Henry Flowers
Bill Duncan
Fuchs Reaches Pole and Plans Next Crossing
Dr. Vivian Fuchs and his British team reached the South Pole after a 57 day trek across 900 miles of snow and ice. They plan to press on to Scott Base for the first overland crossing of Antarctica, despite forecasts of bad weather.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Vivian Fuchs
South Pole
Antarctica
Scott Base
McMurdo Sound
George Durek
U.S
Edmund Hillary
Pole
Hillary
Puwis
Mak
President Eisenhower Opens GOP Campaign Drive in Chicago
President Eisenhower marks six years in office with a $100 plate GOP dinner in Chicago guest of honor. He and Mrs. Eisenhower fly private to Washington after the event as 44 dinners nationwide aim to raise funds to win back Congress from Democrats in the November elections.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Chicago
NBC
Columbine II
Nixon
Chicken causes $10,000 damage on U S 220
STAR North Carolina reports a chicken crossed the road prompting several near misses. James Mabe of High Point braked to avoid the fowl, James Robert Ricks and Marvin Seagroves swerved to prevent collision, a truck jackknifed after clipping both cars, and the chicken was killed as the State Highway Patrol estimated total damage at $10,000.
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Ricks
Mabe
Senators Survey Navy Submarine and Missile Programs
Senate preparedness subcommittee opens final week of hearings on Navy submarine and missile programs. Adm. Burke and Rear Adm. Raborn testified on priorities and costs. Other items include a proposed 2 billion dollar jet bomber and missile package, a cabinet level science and tech bill, ARPA coordination, moon payload aims, and advances in solid rocket fuels boosting ballistic missile readiness.
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Washington
Senate
Navy
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
W. F. Raborn
Congress
United States
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Democrats
AEC
National Science Foundation
Bureau of Standards, Patent Office
Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARPA
Defense Department
William Holaday
Golan
Jaycee Week Opens Here Today Observed In Winchester
Winchester mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr proclaims Jaycee Week January 20 to 26. Founders Day banquet Saturday will feature an announced speaker and program Wednesday as the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce promotes youth leadership and community service projects. Also includes local notices for Bell Clothes moving sale and Moose Lodge meeting.
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Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Winchester
Smalts
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
JCC
Bell Clothes of
MOOSE
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Fort Loudoun
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Grimes and Simpson Radio and Television Co
Joseph Grimes
Grimes
Legard
Dwyer
THE
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Durek
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Bunny
Mt. Everest
Roald Amundsen
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