Closed-Door Strategy Session Shapes House Inquiry
House subcommittee members from both parties met in a closed session to map strategy amid accusations of rule violations and libel threats. Bernard Goldfine and John Fox surfaced in testimony about Adams and regulatory favoritism, with Fox planning million dollar libel suits against Adams and media figures.
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Washington
Oren Herris
D-Ark
House
Goldfine
John Fox
Adams
Fox
Federal Trade Commission
Robert B. Choate
Boston Herald
Traveler
The
Boston Post
Choate
William J. Dempsey
Harris
Adams, Choate
Herald-Traveler Corp
Roger Robb
Samuel Sears
Dempsey
Pax
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Gerald Morgan
Robb
Alaska Celebrates Statehood Victory Across Cities
Alaskans celebrate Senate passage of the statehood bill with parades, fireworks, and street revelry in Juneau Sitka Fairbanks and Skagway. Celebrants toast admission while cautioning about the tasks ahead for statehood and admission to the Union.
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Senate
Sitka
Alaska
Eisenhower
Fairbanks
Chena
Skagway
Jets Dislodge Rebels From Hills Near Beirut Airport
government air and ground forces clash with Druze rebels led by Kamal Jumblatt ten miles southeast of Beirut. irregulars rally in taxicabs and trucks as fighting persists through the night with rebels holding some villages. former premier Saeb Balam is rebel leader in Beirut amid talk of a new rebel government while Jumblatt seeks strategic advantage.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Kamal Jumblatt
Jumblatt
Saeb Balam
Basra
Robert McNally Named President By State Exchange
Robert J. McNally, former Winchester Exchange Club president, elected president of the Virginia State Exchange Club at the state convention at Old Point Comfort. Winchester attendees included J. W. Arthur Jr and families. The Winchester club earned top and runner up honors for enrollment, fundraising, and community projects. Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 368 pints. Harold E. Mott spoke. about 300 delegates attended.
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Robert McNally
State Exchange
Robert J. McNally
Winchester Exchange Club
Virginia State Exchange Club
Old Point Comort
Winchester Club
J. W. Arthur, Jr
McNally
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
William Pauver
Board of Control
National Symphony Orchestra
Exchange
Lions Clubs
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Harold £. Mott
Washington
School Board Reverses Beable Appointment at James Wood
The Frederick County School Board voted 3 to 2 to rescind its April 17 decision re appointing Paul D Beable as principal of James Wood High School. The reversal was announced late in the day.
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Frederick County
Paul D. Beable
James Wood High School
Bass resigns from Frederick County School Board
Chairman Bass resigns effective today after 14 years on the Frederick County School Board. He cites inability to devote required time and notes continued interest in local schools. The meeting covered Beable’s James Wood High School principal status amid a February controversy and a court appeal that was dropped June 23.
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Julian Carbaugh
Frederick County School Electoral Trustee Board
Bass
Frederick County School Board
Frederick County
Orgaiza
Elizabeth Sheetz
Paul D. Beabie
James Wood High School
Beable
Senate completes congressional action on Alaska statehood bill
The Senate approved the Alaska statehood bill in a wide 42 to 22 vote after six days of debate, moving toward presidential approval and Alaska’s official admission as the 49th state. The action sets the stage for elections, a governor, and new representative and senators, with a large part of the state remaining under federal ownership.
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Senate
Alaska
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Big Diomede Island
Bering
Little Diomede Island
House
James O. Eastmund
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Strom Thurmond
DSC
Thurmond
Rebels Capture More Americans in Cuba Raid
A rebel raiding party abducted four more Americans at a United Fruit Co sugar plantation in Guaro Ori ente province as two US diplomats seek the release of 41 others and 3 Canadians seized since Thursday. The four men A F Smith J F Stephens H F Sparks and an unnamed Ford were taken from sleeping quarters at midnight amid a larger raid with no violence reported.
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Havana
Cuba
United Fruit Co
Guaro
Preston
Oriente
A. F. Smith
New Hampshire
J. F. Stephens
Oklahoma
H. F. Sparks
Indiana
Ford
Moa
Fidel Castro
Technical Talks On A Test Ban Compliance Open
East West technical talks on enforcing a test ban opened in Geneva with U S and Soviet delegations aiming to avoid political issues. Leaders Fisk and Fedorov expressed confidence in a technical basis for a future agreement. The Western team includes Canada France and Britain with Soviet experts from Romania Czechoslovakia and Poland. Ward party notice at Burnt Factory Methodist Church announced.
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Geneva
East-West Technica
United States
U. S
James B. Fisk
Yevgeni K. Fedorov
Fisk
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Canada
France
Great Britain
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Adding Extra Star To Largest Flag May Wait
The J. L. Hudson Co. owns a 25 by 104 foot flag displayed on Flag Day only when it falls on a weekday. Its next appearance is June 14, 1960. Officials note Alaska's 49th star and a possible 50th for Hawaii require a new arrangement and cost about $2,000 to add.
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Detroit
Mich
Alaska
J. L. Hudson Co
Hawaii
SPCA Rescues Dog From Tar Pit Today
A collie was nearly submerged in a tar pit behind the Butler Packing Shed at Braddock and Wyck Streets. Michael Line, 11, reported the discovery to Ervin Cleveland of the Winchester Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 10 a.m. and three men aided the rescue. The dog is under care at Winchester Animal Hospital.
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Winchester Animal
Ervin Cleveland
Winchester Society For
Michael Line
Braddock St
Butler Packing Shed
Braddock and
Wyck St
Dulles Prefers Nonmilitary Path to Free Americans
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States will not pay political blackmail for the release of Americans held by Cuban rebels and East German authorities. He emphasized using other means, with military intervention deemed only as a last resort, and urged Lebanese solutions through the United Nations. He noted four Americans remain held in China and four in Red China, while negotiations shift from Geneva to Warsaw amid ongoing U.S. protests over Soviet actions.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
East Germany
U.S
Lebanon
U.N
Syria
Guantanamo
Sergei Striganov
Moscow
Kremlin
Red China
Geneva
Warsaw
Soviet
Armenia
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Esa Kama
Glassity
ABC
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T. Brumback & Sons Lupton Orchard Service
Winchester Orchard & Farm Supply
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Cherekill
J. J. Haris
Berryville
Wright
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Duddery
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Mike Stepovich
Northern Territory
Ernest Gruening
Frank Church
Idaho
Thomas Kuchel
Calif
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Stride Rite
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N. Loudoun Sr
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H. W. Butler
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Kenneth Robinson
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