House Unit Makes Only Minor Changes In Mideast Plan
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved Eisenhower's Middle East resolution with five minor changes and a June 30 spending deadline. Senate hearings continue with Democrats urging further questioning of Dulles and ambassadors, while some senators call the process harassment. The plan keeps up to 200 million dollars in aid over two years and preserves authority to use military force if needed.
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Humphrey
D-Minn
Midle East
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United States
Congress
United Nations
Bomb Scare Letter Reported at University of Virginia
University of Virginia Police Chief R G Houchens says a bomb scare letter addressed to the dean of the college was received January 15 but a search found no bomb. The letter, longhand and postmarked Charlottesville, claimed a bomb was planted in Cabell Hall.
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University of Virginia
R. G. Houchens
Houchens
Charlotesville
Cabell Hall
Nine Believed Dead in Connecticut Loft Fire
Fire tore through a four story loft building in New Haven injuring 31 and killing at least five with four more missing. Bodies recovered include three women and the owner of one dress factory. Firefighters described women escaping in flames as a jammed fire escape slowed their exit.
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Connecticut
New Haven
Conn
James Curry
Fuemen
Angelina di Rienzo
Jessie Mongillo
Alma Bradley
Grace Pitman
Walter Myjack
Josephine Nastri
North Haven
Diplomats Seek Plan To Avert Mideast Clash
At the United Nations diplomats discuss empowering Dag Hammarskjold to deploy a UN force between Israel and Egypt to prevent a further flare up after Israel refuses to withdraw from Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba without guarantees against Arab retaliation. The plan faces strong opposition from Egypt and its allies and potentially the Soviet bloc.
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Middle East
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Gaza
Aqaba Gulf
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Hammarskiold
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Cairo
Weather Outlook Reports Rain Snow With Freezing Risk
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with rain or snow this afternoon and tonight. Expect icy patches interior to the state with a low between 28 and 33 degrees. Tomorrow stays cold with continued chances of rain or snow and colder night temperatures. Highs today reached 35 degrees. the low fell to 23.
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Associated Press
FINAL CLEARANCE at Modern Age Shoppe and Macy sale
Final clearance offers at Modern Age Shoppe with dresses coats suits half price and a Macy sale promoting buy one garment get second for 11 cents. Legionnaires invited to Friday night dance at Legion Home with Bobby Daniels Trio at 1.50 per couple. Macy location listed as 181 N Loudoun St with dress and blouse emphasis.
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Legion Home
Bobby Daniels
Macy's
le Sale
Armed Services Pay System Aims For Major Change
New York Times reports the Eisenhower administration will submit to Congress a plan dubbed Green Pasture to replace the length of service pay system with a contribution and productivity based scheme. Enlisted pay would rise with higher skills and performance rewards, ending equal pay for soldiers of equal time in grade.
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New York Times
Congress
Washington Dispatch
The
Times
Retail Merchants Install Officers Set 1957 Winchester Events
M. B. Clowe Jr was installed as president of the Winchester Retail Merchants Association at the semi annual meeting. Ralph Cain was succeeded. The group set Winchester Days for July 25 26 and 27 and February Promotion for the 15th and 16th. Regular hours 9 to 5 weekdays 9 to 8 Saturday. Holidays listed. An automobile show is planned with the Winchester Automobile Dealers Association in early April. Directors and officers named for 1957.
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M. B. Clowe, Jr
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Ralph Cain
Winchester
Winchester Automobile Dealers Association
Loudoun St
B47 Sets Near Transcontinental Flight Time Record
A six jet B47 on a transcontinental flight from March Air Force Base California to Hanscom Air Force Base Bedford Massachusetts covered about 2700 miles in 3 hours 47 minutes with a top speed of 750 mph. Maj Mont Smith led the crew reporting favorable weather and jet stream testing at high altitude. The flight narrowly missed the 1955 record set by an F84F Thunderstreak at 3 44 53.8.
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Mont Smith
Champaign
March Air Force Base
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Hanscom Air Force Base
Los Angeles
New York
Maj. Smith
Notable Progress Here in Fields of Health, Education and Welfare
In postwar boom years Winchester and Frederick and Clarke Counties see rapid gains in education health and welfare. Over 3 million spent or earmarked on new and improved facilities since the early 1940s including Memorial Hospital expansion about 3 million dollars. Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music may relocate to Winchester with first buildings planned for 1958 and a 250000 dollar fund drive nearing completion.
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Clarke
Clarke County
Frederick County
Shenandoah College & Con
Servatory of Music
Dayton
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Winchester- Frederick County
Police Radio Receives Distant Signals Blamed on Sunspots
Police say a skip radio phenomenon is causing reception from Texas and Canada at Winchester dispatch, with daytime activity between 9 am and 4 pm. Lt. Rudolph explains sunspot cycles and ionospheric conditions drive the cross‑border signals from places like Liberty, Dallas, Vancouver, and Conroe, sometimes interrupting local chatter.
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Conroe
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Brothers 9 and 13 Lead Police on 100 MPH Chase
Fort Worth area youths Donald Walden age 9 and Ronnie Walden age 13 stole their father’s 1947 car and sped for 45 miles at up to 100 mph. Officers Dan Nowlin and Jack Sullivan pursued as the boys drove off-road and navigated each turn. The engine quit. the boys were taken home and released with no charges.
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Tex
Fort Worth
Dan Nowlin
Dallas-Fort Worth
Donald
Ronnie Walden
McKinney
Jack Sullivan
Ronnie
Newlin
Nowlin
Union and O'Sullivan Set Monday Rubber Talks
The Rubber Workers union and the O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation plan a Monday afternoon meeting at the George Washington Hotel after two sessions yesterday. Negotiations continue the eight and a half month strike with no contract details released by either side. Bruce Swain says the company needs time to review the proposed contract. The talks start at 2 p.m.
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O'Sullivan
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Consumer Prices Rise 3 Percent in 1956
Prices rose 0.2 percent in December, lifting the yearly increase to 3 percent. Food and clothing held steady while transportation costs dipped slightly. The all items index reached 118 percent of the 1947-49 average, up from 114.7 in 1955 and 117.8 in November.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
New U S Atomic Tests to Include Defense Weapons
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a new series of low yield nuclear tests at the Nevada proving grounds near Las Vegas. Tests, beginning late spring, will involve defense weapons such as nuclear antiaircraft missiles and artillery, with high yield devices not conducted in Nevada.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada Proving Grounds
Las Vegas
Nevada
Hoffman Speaker At JCC Founders Dinner Tomorrow
Eli Hoffman of Baltimore will be guest speaker at the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce Founders Day Banquet to be held tomorrow at York Inn. About 150 attend. awards to Outstanding Boss Outstanding Young Farmer and Outstanding Young Man of the year. David Rock Alvin Newman and Richard Wilson to attend.
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Eli Hoffman
Baltimore
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
York Inn
Hoffman
Dale Carnegie
Washington
Hoffman's
National Cash Register Company
Winchester - Frederick County
Jaycee
David Rock
Alvin Newman
Richard Wilson
FBI arrests three in alleged Russian spy ring roundup
The FBI arrested Jack Soble Myra Soble and Jacob Albam on conspiracy to commit espionage and acting as Soviet agents without registration. Authorities hinted others including Soviet officials may be involved and will present evidence to a New York grand jury.
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FBI Today
Jack Soble
Lithuania
United States
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Myra Soble
Russia
Jacob Albam
Brooklyn Tea and Spice Company
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Vassili Zubilin
NKVD
Zubilin
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook January 26 30
Five day outlook for Virginia shows colder temperatures averaging 6 to 8 degrees below normal. Expect cloudy skies with mixed precip late Monday or Tuesday and a chance of rain or snow in the north and rain in the south. Interior areas may see freezing rain with a late week cooling trend and a rebound by Monday before another cool spell.
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