Junta Gains Civilian Backing After Venezuela Revolt
In Caracas the ruling junta dismissed two military officers and won pledge of civilian support led by Fabricio Ojeda. The move followed rioting and violence after Dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez fled, with scores killed and hundreds wounded. Larrazabal's group dissolved the Secret Police, ordered free elections, and pledged reform as civilian groups joined the junta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Fabricio Ojeda
Ojeda
Perez Jimenez
Adm
Wolfgang Larrazabal
Dominican Republic
Larrazabal
Junta
Army
Roberto Casanova
Air Force
Abel Romero Villate
Eugenio Mendoza
Blas Lambert
Willemstad
Cuaracao
Miami
Lafayette College elects Negro president at Pi Lambda Phi
Leonard Jeffries Jr., a pre law senior from Newark New Jersey, was elected president of the Sigma chapter of Pi Lambda Phi at Lafayette College the first time a Black student leads such a fraternity in the college history. Jeffries, one of 12 Black students at Lafayette, has lived in the fraternity house with about 40 white members and plans to attend UPenn Law School after graduation. His father runs a Newark tailoring business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Lafayette College
Leonard Jeffries Jr
Newark
Sigma Chapter
Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity
Lafayette
Jeffries
Pi Lambda Phi
University of Pennsylvaniaa Law School
Mothers March on Polio Drive Aids Winchester
Nearly 29 women join Tuesday night Mothers March for polio relief in Winchester with 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. door to door fundraising and information on the fight against infantile paralysis. Zone captains coordinate teams in 22 sections as Frederick County also conducts a similar drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation For
Frederick County
Clarence H. Hill
Winchester
Henry P. Kern, Jr
Lester Singhas
George Jackson
Hill
Kern
Singhas
Jack Brandon
Victor Albright
Ivan Kline
Robert Anderson
Senators discuss exchange visits between U. S. and Russian legislators
Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin asked Vice President Nixon to consider a mutual exchange of congressional and Russian Supreme Soviet delegations. Senators Smith Kefauver supported the idea, while Mansfield Capenhard urged caution. Zarubin departs Moscow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Supreme Soviet
Nixon
Georgi Zarubin
Zarubin
Moscow
State Department
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sen. Mansfield
Montana
Sen. Capenhard
R-Ind
Chauffering Mayor Too Tough Man Prefers Fire Truck
Jake Zorn, 65, longtime chauffeur for six St. Louis mayors, requested a transfer from driving the mayor’s car to a fire truck. He says the mayor has more to do today and driving the mayor’s car is for a younger man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Jake Zorn
Zorn
UAW Threatens Chrysler Strike Before Talks
United Auto Workers board approves five day strike notice against Chrysler Corp at Detroit Dodge main plant over layoffs and work standards. Nor man Matthews vows a showdown as union lays groundwork for a potential nationwide stoppage and a 50 million dollar strike fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Chrysler Corp
Detroit Dodge
Chrysler
Norman Matthews
Matthews
Dodge
Ford
Gen
Winchester Christian Youth Plans Weeklong Observance
The Winchester Christian Youth hosts a week of events from tomorrow through February 2 with daily chapel services at Handley High School Auditorium. Highlights include a radio play on WINC, a Faith Seminar by Rev. Henry W. Korinth, and a community service at Congregational Christian Church led by youth members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Christian Youth
WINC
Henry W. Korinth
Centenary Church
Congregational Christian Church
Ermon
Winchester Christian
Handley High School
Robert A. Whitten
Rain and Warmth Forecast for Winchester Outlook
Wet and mild weather continues with more rain and warmer temperatures predicted. Snow now mainly slush with about one and a half inches on the ground. drivers urged to use caution on roads. A few accidents reported in Frederick County Winchester Clarke County as highway crews work with plows and abrasives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
State Highway Department
Associated Press
East Hit By Stormy Weather Across the Nation
Stormy weather drenched the east with rain and left up to five inches of snow inland to the Upper Great Lakes. A tornado hit Cochran Georgia injuring 16 and leaving more than 150 homeless. 40 homes damaged. Heavy snows and rains spread from the Appalachians to the Midwest as the storm center moved north.
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Atlantic
Upper
Great Lakes
Cochran
Georgia
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Elmira
New York
Carolina Storm Center
Virginias
Charleston
Parkersburg
W.va
Pacific Coast
Middle Atlantic States
Rockies
New England
U. S. Weather Bureau
Train wreck near Selmer claims crewman life
A Chicago bound Illinois Central Seminole derailed near Selmer Tennessee at a switch. One crewman A C Whitt of Birmingham died. Seven others injured including two Chicago passengers and a porter. Remaining cars reached Jackson for treatment and investigation continues. Traffic expected to resume before noon.
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Selmer. Tenn
Illinois Central
Ramer
Selmer
McNairy County
A. C. Whitt
Birmingham
Corinth
Miss
Jackson
Tenn
Chicago
Max Suggs
Richard Kosterdok
Kosterdok
Memphis
Brakeblok Wins Safety Trophy at Winchester Plant
C. B. Mallory announces Winchester plant receives the president's safety trophy for the year ending July 31 1957 with 290 of 300 points, fifth plant to win in five years and reflecting employee safety. Railroad Products Wheel Plant in Portsmouth held the trophy last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Mallory
American Brakeshoe Company
Winchester
Ma Wry
Virginia
Portsmouth
Public Hearing February 18 on Rt 11 Location
Richmond the State Highway Department announced a public hearing will be held at Winchester February 18 to consider the location of a new interstate section. The 18 mile project runs from US 11 south of Stephens City to the Virginia state line north of Winchester and is among 19 interstate priorities.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Winchester
Stephens City
Virginia - West Virginia
R. C. Ambler
Staunton
Central Highway Office
Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Area Accidents Injure Two and Kill Driver on Route 50
A crash on Route 50 near Gore killed Charles Lee 37 of Keyser and injured two others. Franklin Page Hines 19 of Laurel Md drove the other car. Five accidents in Winchester Frederick and Clarke Counties caused 2300 in damage. Mrs Jane Hutton of Boyce and Joseph J Summerfield of Baltimore were hospitalized.
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Charles Lee
Keyser
W. Va
Route 50
Gore
M. H. Moore
Franklin Page Hines
Laurel
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Jane Hutton
Boyce
Millwood
Memorial Hospital
Joseph J. Summerfield
Baltimore
P. F. Click
Hutton
Rt. 723
Omps
L. W. Waters
Mr. Summerfield
Jimmy Earl Carr
Ronald E. Conterman
Bellfontaine
Ohio
Los Angeles Students Experience Moon Trip Demonstration
Students in Los Angeles took a simulated trip to the moon as part of a science and mathematics motivation program. Engineers from an aircraft firm led the activity, with films and Q&A, under the Southern California Industry Education Council backed by major firms and universities. The effort aims to boost scientific interest and future technology careers, reaching about 5,000 students and planning expansion to elementary grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Southern California Industry Education Council
Hughes, Convaly
Kaiser Steel
National Assn
University of Southern California
University of California At Los Angeles
National Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundation
Committee On Scientists and Engineers
Council
Jack H. Cooper
Cooper
Commemorative Session Sparks Debate in Williamsburg
Rep. Smith of Virginia denounces President Eisenhower for using troops to enforce a claimed judicial dictatorship. He urges Congress to curb Supreme Court power and warns of a constitutional convention if action fails. Governor Almond praises the Capitol’s heritage while cautioning against constitutional distortions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Rep. Smith
D-Va
Virginia
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Land
Smith
Congress
Virginia General Assembly
Colonial Williamsburg
Senate
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Joint Assembly
America
Almond
Menderes Visits Baghdad After Urgent Iraqi Request
Premier Adnan Menderes returned to Ankara from a hurried Baghdad trip reportedly at Iraq government urging. He left after a night conference with King Jah and Premier Abdul Wahab Murjan as diplomats anticipate decisions at the Baghdad Pact ministerial council.
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Ankara
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Baghdad
Iraq
King Jah
Abdul Wahab Jah
Abdul Wahab Murjan
Menderes
Middle East
Pact
Britain
Iran
Pakistan
United States
Dulles
Tehran
Pact Secretariat
Badul Wahab Murjan
McKee Guilty Of Starving Stock In Trial Justice Court
Lester McKee of Valley Mill Road was convicted in Trial Justice Court of depriving livestock of food. SPCA evidence showed two starving animals. Sentenced to three months in jail suspended if he cares for animals a year under SPCA supervision. ordered to pay court costs. J Randolph Larrick represented him. Prosecuted by Joseph A Massie Jr before Erle Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester McKee
Valley Mill Road
Justice Court
Ervin Cleveland
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
McKee
Cleveland
SPCA
J. Randolph Larrick
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Frederick County
Erle Edwards
Bing Crosby Son to Wed Showgirl in Palm Springs
Dennis Crosby 23 will marry Pat Sheehan 26, a showgirl and former Miss San Francisco 1951, in a soon planned ceremony. Time and place not yet set, per Bing Crosby at his Palm Springs home. Sheehan has appeared at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Bing Crosby
Dennis
Pat Sheehan
Miss Sheehan
San Francisco
Tropicana
Las Vegas
Sunnyside
House of Good Food
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West Va
Cochairman
Lester Singhass
William S. Gentry
Harold March
Richard Abbott
Marvin Gore, Jr
C. F. Galliday, Jr
George D. Jackson
Ralph Yount
Marshall Boyd
Singhass
Jones
Mothers’ March
Christian Youth
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Safety
Bulletin
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