Senator Eastland Finds No Security Violation By Times
Senator Eastland says the New York Times did not violate security over a 1950 Korea War story about U S Air Force Sabre jets. He noted the paper's account that Austin Stevens obtained Pentagon clearance from Jack Shea, and that Grutzner had admitted Communist party membership earlier.
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Washington
Eastland
D-Miss
New York Times
U. S
Charles Grutzner
Times
Communist Party
Grutzner
Korea
Pentagon
Subcommittee
Defense Department
Gruzhner
Austin Stevens
Jack Shea
Air Force Press Desk
The
Byrd Urges Cut In Foreign Aid
Sen. Byrd calls for a 50 percent reduction in foreign aid spending in the current year. Sen. Hayden disagrees, saying there is no drive for deep cuts. Byrd, head of the Finance Committee, says appropriations committees must decide, while Hayden, chair of Appropriations, doubts any large cuts will occur.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Hayden
D-Aziz
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Clarke County Agent Resigns to Join Southern States
Clarke County Agricultural Agent Bill Gregory has resigned to take the district agency manager post with the Southern States Cooperative Association. He will undergo six weeks of training before assuming duties.
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Berryville
Bill Gregory
Clarke County
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Gregory
Southern States Cooperative Association
Many Events Set For July Fourth Celebration
July Fourth weekend starts hot with a citywide push for holiday travel and events. Temperatures hit 95 at the Winchester Fruit Laboratory with forecasts calling for hot fair weather and possible storms. Traffic around Cameron and Braddock streets grows heavy as residents head for country or city venues. Police report peak flow and warn of risks. nationwide travel expected to top 40 million, with safety officials predicting hundreds of highway fatalities. Greyhound reports large crowds as up to six buses load at Winchester station. Retailers extend hours to 8 p.m. for shoppers and weekend groceries.
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Bobbie Conrad
Winchester Fruit Research Lab
Ratory
Cameron and Braddock Sts
Cameron St
J. Thomas Boyd
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Frederick County
Greyhound
Winchester
Retail Merchants Association
Injunction Sought Against Virginia Dairy Milk Price Cut
Federal Judge Albert V. Bryan will hear a petition for a temporary injunction filed by Atty. Gen. J. Lindsay Almond Jr. against Highs Dairy Products Co. over a 18 cent milk price cut to 74 cents a gallon in Northern Virginia. The milk commission ruled 92 cents in Virginia, with July 14 hearings set in Alexandria to review price structures in the Arlington Alexandria and Manassas markets.
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Alexandria
Albert V. Bryan
Virginia
Northern
Atty
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Federal District Court
High's Dairy Products Co
Bryan
High's
High’s
State Supreme Court of Appeals
State Milk Commission
Milk Commission
Washington
One Minor Traffic Accident Reported
One minor traffic accident occurred on the first evening of the holiday weekend in Frederick County. A 1941 Chevrolet coupe driven by Boyd DeHaven came from a side road onto Route 50 near North Mountain and was rear ended by a 1951 Ford sedan driven by Everett Tenney who was charged with reckless driving. Damages were $200 to the Ford and $25 to the Chevrolet.
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Frederick County
James W. Witt
Boyd DeHaven
Route 2
Route 50
North Mountain
Everett Tenney
Hanging Rock
W. Va
Tenney
Ford
Chevrolet
Eisenhower veto sparks Virginia protest over apple price bill
Virginia Congressmen hail the veto as a blow to apple farmers while supporters say the bill would curb price rumors. President Eisenhower argues the measure would limit the Agriculture Department’s ability to counter inaccurate forecasts and stresses the need for timely economic data for farmers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Virginia
Agriculture Department
Rep
Harrison
D-Va
House
Abbitt
Agricultural Outlook Service
Jennings
Byrd
Robertson
White House
Department of Agriculture
Apple Farmers’ Organizations
American Farm Bueau Federation
Apple Capital contrasts Washington West with Virginia East
Wenatchee calls itself The Apple Capital of the World as the region projects 15 million packed boxes this year from 33 000 acres of orchards. The piece compares Washington apple production and irrigation intensity to Virginia, noting differences in tree density, packing rates, bloom dates, and regional crop trends with figures for state crops and varieties.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Winchester
Virginia
Washington
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Yakima
Hood River
Oregon
West
United States
L. P. Batter
Northwest
Shenandoah Valley
California
Washington State
Far West
Appalachian
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York State
Middle West
New England
Lemon Dessert Added to The Frostee Whip Menu
By Popular Demand The Frostee Whip serves Lemon Dessert alongside Chocolate and Vanilla at Martinsburg Pike with a special range. Rosemary Beauty Shop announces services by Ella Mae Mowery. Shirkey's Sunnyside Dinner offers Sunday lunch from 11 am to 9 pm. Fresh watemelons arrive July 4th picnic supplies at Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue.
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Ella Mae Mowery
Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
House of Good Food
Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue
Vinson Sees Senate Backing for Reserve Program
Rep Vinson predicted Congress will approve a expanded military reserve system for a 2.9 million trained force by 1960. Sen Russell said hearings on the bill would start soon as past impasses over segregation efforts are overcome. The House approved the measure by voice vote after earlier opposition to a plan linking training to National Guard integration.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
Congress
Eisenhower
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Sen
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Rep
Powell
D-Ny
National Guard
Man Gets Two Years For Theft of Truck In County
Perry Martin Kirkpatrick, 28, of Harrisonburg, convicted of grand larceny in Frederick County Circuit Court and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. Jury of one woman and 11 men. Indicted May 16 for assault and stealing tied to an incident May 7 when the tractor carrier he drove overturned near Double Toll Gate after taking wine and threatening the driver. He pushed the driver from the truck, took the wheel, and fled. arrested after losing control and hitting a bank. Jury foreman William F. Bennett Jr.. prosecutors Jos eph A. Massie Jr. and Randolph Larrick. defense John F. Anderson.
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Perry Martin Kirkpatrick
Harrisonburg
Frederick
Kirkpatrick
Frederick County
W. B. Broach
Kirpatrick
William Sinclair Phillips
Wilmington
Del
Phillips
Stephens City
William F. Bennett, Jr
Joshua Place
Clarence Shelbourne
Helen Easter
D. A. Cole
R. Roland Snapp
Eugene E. Keesling
Carlton Dyke
Michael
Abe Hugh Anderson
James Sarver
L. Gordon Armel
Randolph Larrick
John F. Anderson
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
30 Raids Reported by Nationalist Forces on Mainland Coast
Central News Agency reports that Nationalist troops on Quemoy conducted 30 successful commando raids on the mainland coast and Communist held offshore islands in the last three months. Also listed are real estate and sale notices for apples and a large stone home in Valley Pike area.
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Taipei
Formosa
Central
Quemoy
H. W. Butler Packing House
Wyck Street
H. W. Butler & Bro., Inc
Shenadoah Realty
Valley Pike
Steel Prices Rise as US Steel Ends Short Strike
U S Steel grants average 15 cent an hour raise ending the shortest steel strike in history. Big Six firms including Bethlehem Republic Jones & Laughlin Youngstown Sheet & Tube Inland Steel follow with price hikes about 7.50 per ton, boosting costs for steel products as unions sign new contracts.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic
Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Inland Steel
Clifford F. Hood
U. S. Steel
Hood
Man Kills Wife Then Commits Death by Own Action
In Shreveport Louisiana a 43 year old man Guy Thomas Penny shot his wife Evelyn Penny 37 then died by his own actions in a drive in theatre. An unsigned note found in Penny's pocket blamed gossip about guts and marital troubles. The couple had been married 20 years and had no children.
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Shreveport
Charles S. Boone
Caddo Parish
Guy Thomas Penny
Evelyn
Boone
Penny
Break In at Park Concession Under Investigation
Police investigate Thursday night break in at Rouss Park concession stand owned by John Golden. Items taken include candy bars crackers ice cream with value not yet determined. Captain Francis Funk leads the inquiry.
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Rouss Park
John Golden
Francis Funk
Holiday Death Toll Rising Slowly in Virginia
An AP report notes Independence Day weekend traffic grimly rising with 38 highway deaths since Friday 6 p.m. National totals include 54 deaths from all causes and 9 drownings. Virginia records two early fatalities, Early Byrd Berry and Kathleen Baldwin, boosting the state toll to 381 for 1955.
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Virginia
Orange County
West Virginia
Byrd Berry
Ehart
U.S. 29
Madison
Kathleen Baldwin
Jenkinsones
W. Va
U.S. 23
Scott County
Mary G. Mallory
Anne Wolfe Wins 4-H Contest and Chicago Trip
Anne Wolfe daughter of Mr and Mrs Sloan Wolfe of Frederick County and a James Wood pupil won a trip to the National 4 H Congress in Chicago by placing first in the food preparation contest at the State Short Course at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg. Her brother Lynn Wolfe a V P I junior also won the Chicago trip by leading. Other local winners Ronald Brown Billy Grim E W Adams II and Julius Whitacre with County Agent John T Wolfe attend the American Institute of Cooperation at Purdue in August. Ed Felton Nansemond elected president of next year s short course as the 32nd annual session closed with initiation into the All Star Chapter and fund contest.
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Anne Wolfe
Sloan Wolfe
Frederick County
James Wood
Chicago
Blacksburg
Lynn Wolfe
Ronald Brown
Billy Grim
E. W. Adams, II
Julius
Moon and Venus events in Winchester sky this week
The Moon rises at 5 52 p m and sets 3 22 a m with a Full Moon Monday night. Morning Star Venus stays near the Sun and fades later this month. Miller's Drug Store closed all day Monday July 4.
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Venus
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