Guatemala Government Cracks Down on Reds After Revolt
Guatemala's government declares martial law as troops guard key sites and a curfew imposed after a failed uprising against President Castillo Armas. At least 10 killed and many detained as anti-Communist forces suppress supporters of exiled ex-president Arbenz Guzm an and his backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala City
Castillo Armas
Aurora Air Force Base
Arbenz
Switzerland
Mexico
Francisco Cosenza
Italy
Cosenza
Committee Convenes With Rebel Convicts At Massachusetts Prison
A seven member group including two editors and prison officials meets four rebel inmates at Massachusetts State Prison to seek release of hostages and bring the four day rebellion to an end. The panel plans another session as hostage guards and inmates remain in a cell block, with no details released. The committee includes Sumner H. Babcock and Patrick J. McDonough among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Bar Assn
Massachusetts State Prison
Old Prison
Sumner H. Babcock
John J. Grant
The
Pilot
Archdiocesan
Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Edward Hartigan
Howard Kellett
Samuel Merlin
Patrick J. McDonough
Canham
Front Royal Pike
Lucky Inn
McIlwee & Holiday
Congressional approval eyed for U S aid in Taiwan evacuation
Senator H Alexander Smith said Congress would likely approve any request by President Eisenhower to authorize use of U S air and sea power to aid in evacuating Chinese Nationalist islands if Red threat escalates. Dulles and Admiral Radford discussed the idea with congressional leaders, with two leaders indicating a possible Monday request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
U.S
Washington
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
Congress
Eisenhower
U. S
Yikiangshan
Tachen
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Dulles
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
D-Mont
Red
Tachens
Ike May Push Tachens Pullout Haunts Formosa
Taipei reports Eisenhower weighing U S use of air and sea power to evacuate Nationalist islands near Tachens amid Yikiangshan loss. Nationalists wary of withdrawal while affirming defense of all posts. observers fear a U N trusteeship and Peiping recognition if a pullout occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Formosa
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
White House
Tachens
Yikiangshan
U.S
United Nations
Red China
Peiping
Leatherman to Lead Shenandoah Apple Blossom Membership
Daniel E. Leatherman, Winchester native and United Laboratories district manager, will head the In-Town Membership Department for the 1955 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. He is a veteran civic leader with roles in the March of Dimes, Salvation Army, and The American Legion. Leatherman and his wife Ruth Jackson Leatherman reside at 609 Tennyson Ave with their three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Leatherman
J. P. Arthur
Winchester
Mr. Leatherman
United Laboratories, Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
March of Dimes
Leatherman
Northern Virginia
Salvation Army
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Frederick
Columbia Lodge
A. F
A. M
Blue Lodge
Winchester Rotary Club
Winchester Presbyterian Church
International Christian Leadership Association
Ruth 8. Jackson
Lawrence
Kan
Tennyson Ave
Sarah C. Leatherman
Richmond
Eugene E. Lampi
University of Minnesota
Second Escaped Convict Captured in Suffolk
Suffolk police capture the second of six long term convicts who escaped from the State Penitentiary in Richmond. Jefferson Carson Mitchell Jr., 22, praised by officers for recognition from escape photos, was arrested at the bus terminal and jailed for questioning. Four escapees remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Richmond
Jefferson Carson Mitchell Jr
Floyd County
Mitchell
Arthur Schachman
Norfolk
Franklin
N. C
Schachman
North Carolina
L. B. Butler
R. H. Early Jr
R. V. Bryant Jr
J. H. Williams
Mitchell Ne
Nansemond County
Butler
Howard Benton Hendrick
Neptune
Equator
Freedom
Weather Outlook for Virginia January 22 to 26
Extended weather outlook for Virginia covers January 22 to 26 with temperatures near normal to four degrees below. Warmer Saturday, cooler late Sunday or Monday, and warmer again Tuesday or Wednesday. Rain or snow expected Saturday and Tuesday with total precipitation about one half to one inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Knowland Says China Holds 800+ U S GIs Prisoner
Senator Knowland told the Cicero Manufacturers Association he believes Red China holds about 800 other American prisoners beyond the 15 acknowledged. He cited prisoner reports and said several hundred more GIs may be detained, plus 32 civilians. He urged a firm UN stance and warned against appeasement and shrinking defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowland
Red China
Chicago
Sen
R-Calif
Cicero Manufacturers’ Assn
Senate
Pentagon
Phantom Philanthropist Strikes Again in Chicago
A stranger gave Masco Stone five new twenty dollar bills and fled. Secret Service confirmed the money as genuine, while police pursue a possible link to a Friday hitchhiker gift of three hundred dollars to Cecil Mayes in North Carolina. The case adds to a pattern of mysterious generosity in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Secret Service
Masco Stone
Stone
Pliceman
Cecil Mayes
N.C
Boscawen St
Loudoun St
Nationalists Hit Red Ships After Yi kiangshan Fall
Nationalists launch air raids along the China coast claiming at least 21 small craft sunk and several damaged after Yi kiangshan fell. They report heavy damage to 80 motorized junks near Wendow Bay and three gun boats near Nanjih Island, with a 250 ton supply ship sunk near Pingtan Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipeh
Formosa
Yikiangshan
China
Defense Ministry
Tachens
Wendow Bay
Pingtan Island
Foochow
Nanjih Island
Formosa Strait
Relatives Visitation Proposed for 17 Americans Held in China
The State Department said it cannot urge relatives to visit Americans jailed in Red China and could not confirm if visits will be allowed. The U N announced Peiping agreed to permit visits to the 17 prisoners, a move the U S says lacks diplomatic ties and passport protections. The spokesman urged caution, noting the families face a diloma without U S citizenship protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
China
Washington
Red China
Henry Suydam
United Nations
Red
Dag Himmarskjold
U. N
Rebels Withdrawing Toward Nicaraguan Frontier Amid Buffer Zone
Loyalist forces chased rebel garrisons from Puerto Soley to La Cruz as the Inter- American Peace Commission patrols an 18 mile long neutral belt between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Rebels pull back toward the frontier while both nations agree to keep troops and planes from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Puerto Soley
la Cruz
Nicaragua
Inter- American Peace Commission
Frank Marshall
Marshall
The
Organization of American States
Jose Figueres
Anastasio Somoza
14 Degree Low Records Cold Night in 1955
The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory logged a 14 degree low last night, the second coldest of 1955 after January 12's 13 degrees. Sleety and rainy weather is forecast for tonight with 26 to 34 degree temperatures tomorrow, cooler than last year’s 59/31 split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Nautilus Dives Hour Under Atomic Power First Time
The nuclear submarine Nautilus descended at 1 39 p m submerged for an hour under Lt William H Layman in rough seas south of Montauk Point Long Island The Navy withheld further details as tests continued on the ships first atomic powered dive intended to mark the vessel s launch anniversary by Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower at General Dynamics Groton yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton
Conn
Atlantic Ocean
William H. Layman
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Montauk Point
Long Island
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Dynamics Corp
Pittsburgh Firm Low Bidder for Reservoir Roof Jobs
The Limbach Company of Pittsburgh submitted the apparent low bid of 63994 to roof two city reservoirs off Tennyson Ave. Bids for Reservoir No. 1 and No. 2 were itemized separately with totals of 63994, 6380? for both. The city expected to award the contracts within a week or ten days to prevent algae growth and contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson Ave
Handley High School
Pittsburgh
Limbach Company
Pressley St
The
Limbach Co
Globe Iron Construction Company
Princess Anne Road
Norfolk
Elwin G. Smith & Company
William St
Pennsylvania
Algea
Water & Sewer Committee
Fred I. Brumback
Hoye Riley
Claude B. Smalts
Lee Grant
Water & Sewer Department
S. H. Reaves
M. H. Klegerman
Alexander Potter, Associates
Three Die In West Side Tenement Fire
A West Side Chicago fire trapped occupants on upper floors Friday. Deputy coroner first reported five dead, then revised to three. Three others were injured after leaping from windows as stairs were cut off by flames. About 20 residents escaped to the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West Side
Poet Coffin Dies in Maine at 62
Robert P. Tristram Coffin Pulitzer Prize winning poet died unexpectedly last night in Westbrook Maine at age 62 His works portrayed Maine folklore The obituary notes a travel offer from a GEO service and a Washington garage contact in Loudoun County Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
Maine
Robert P. Tristram Coffin
Geo
Washington
Loudoun
U.N Peiping Announce Relatives May Visit U S Prisoners
The United Nations and Peiping announced Red China will provide facilities for relatives to visit 17 Americans held in Chinese jails if they wish to travel. The U.S. does not recognize Red China or grant passports for travel. The UN note said the Red Cross would arrange visits, while U.N. officials offered no guarantees on release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Red China
United States
State Department
Edwin Heller
China
Philadelphia
Peiping
Chou En-Lai
Dag Hammarskjold
People’s Republic of China
Red Cross Society of China
Hammarskjold
U.N
U. N
W. G. Parks
Omaha
Neb
Roland Parks
Lodge and Dulles
Parks
Lodge
Dulles
Living Costs Hit Lows Not Seen Since May 1953
The government reports December 1954 food prices pulled the living cost index down to 114.3, lowest since May 1953. Egg pork and poultry costs fell notably while overall prices eased through 1954, marking the first annual decline since 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Also Mentioned on This Page
Armas
Air Force Base
City
County
D.E. Leatherman
AVA
Weather Outlook
Reds
California Republican
Far East
Asia
Pacific
Oregon
GOP
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
America
California
Yikiangsha
Peiping Radio
Tokyo
Yikianshan
Taiwan
Suydam
Somoza
Pacific Ocean
Lake
Winchester Evening Star
West Va
Beyond Va
B. B. Dutton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!