Eisenhower signs 21 bills during recovery update
President Eisenhower, deemed improving, signs 21 bills including a 34.66 billion defense bill and an 863.1 million public works bill after a long work session with aides. Doctors say he is "coming along fine" while Maj. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton stays on at the farm for rest and golf before returning to duty. The president and Mamie marked their 60th wedding anniversary with gifts and cake as guests arrived at Gettysburg farm.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Leonard D. Heaton
Heaton
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Capital
Sherman Adams
Adams
House of Good Food
World Worst Air Disaster Claimed 128 Lives In Canyon Crash
United Air Lines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 crashed within a mile in the Grand Canyon of Arizona. The deaths include Kansas City area passengers and a family of four, a father returning for the birth of his son, and a 24 year old stewardess. the disaster prompted urgent grief across the nation.
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Grand Canyon
Arizona
United Air Lines
Trans World Airlines
Kansas City
Kansas
Dennis J. Phelan, Jr
Phelan
California
John
Los Angeles
TWA
Robert F. Shirley
No New Speedup in B52 Production Wilson Says AF Funds Will Be Spent
Secretary of Defense Wilson told the Senate Air Power Investigating Subcommittee that the extra 800 million dollars Congress approved for the Air Force will be spent when needed but will not speed up B52 production. He said the money would not be impounded and that the buildup would proceed on a sound program, noting the B52 remains superior to the Soviet counterpart.
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Washington
Secretary of
Defense
Wilson
Congress
Senate Air Power
Eisenhower
Sen
Jackson
Air Force
U. S
Russia
O Sullivan Rubber Faces 50th Day Strike As Wage Talks Continue
The O Sullivan Rubber Corporation reports 540 workers on site including 340 production staff with 90 returning and 260 new replacements. union members hold mass meeting to consider a company contract at eighth week of strike. A wage plan of eight cents per hour over five years is still on the table with sessions set for Thursday.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Rubber Workers
O’sullivan
Vincent Catorella
Fri
South End Fire Co Regular Monthly Meeting
Continued on Page 7 Col 3. The South End Fire Co holds its regular monthly meeting on Monday July 2 at 8 p.m. at the Lion's Shelter with reports to the Fire Hall if transportation is needed. Important business and refreshments. Harry Rainesberger Jr. 1p-7-2-11
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South End Fire CO
Lion's Shelter
Harry Rainesberger, Jr
Heatwave Stays Steady with 94 Degrees and No Relief
The area endures a hot humid day with 94 degrees by 1:30 PM and no immediate relief in sight. The forecast predicts continued warmth and humidity for the next five days with only stray afternoon thundershowers possible. Crops and gardens suffer as dry conditions persist and rain remains elusive.
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Associated Press
Severe Weather Warning From Weather Bureau
Winchester police issue bulletin from Byrd Airport Richmond warning of gusts up to 75 mph in isolated severe thunderstorms along the Harrisburg to Lynchburg corridor. EDT 2:30 to 7:30 pm today includes possible 4 inch hail. no area guaranteed but public should be alerted.
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Winchester Police Department
U. S. Weather Bureau
Byrd Airport
Richmond
Harrisburg
Lynchburg
Rescue on Potomac River Highlights West Virginia Firefighter
Ralph J. Riggleman, 19, of Petersburg, was saved from the Potomac River by Isaac Roby, a Petersburg firefighter, after a fall or jump near U S 220 bridge. Two others drowned in the same region. Riggleman remains under care at Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, with doctors optimistic about his recovery.
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Winchester
Potomac River
Maryland-West Virginia Panhandle
Potomac Valley Hospital
Keyser
W. Va
Ralph J. Riggleman
Oliver Riggleman
N. Loudoun St
Petersburg
Isaac Roby
Riggleman
Potomac
Roby
Young Riggleman
Red Polish Army seals off border to intercept Poznan rebels
Westbound travelers report heavy Polish border reinforcements and tanks patrolling the Oder as Poznan rebels are hunted. Officials say thousands of troops block highways and purge is under way while trains and cars are screened and curfews eased. Death toll disputed, with estimates up to 200, while city remains under martial law.
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Red Polish
Berlin
Poznan
Oder River
Warsaw
ADN
West Berlin
Republicans Elect Local Officers Delegates Tonight
A mass meeting of area Republicans is set for 8 o’clock at the Frederick County Courthouse to elect permanent officers and name delegates to the state Republican Convention in Roanoke on July 21 and the 7th District Convention in Staunton on July 28. Vincent A. Catarella chairs the local group replacing the late H. B. McCormac Jr.
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Frederick County
Roanoke
Staunton
Vincent A. Catarella
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Eight Deaths Attributed To Violent Weekend Weather
The weekend storms caused eight deaths across several states. Wisconsin three men drowned on Lake Winnebago when a wind capsized their boat. Three more drowned on Lake Delta near Rome New York after a wind gust overturned a boat. Two farm hands died from lightning near St Cloud Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Canada
Wisconsin
Lake Winnebago
Lake Delta
Rome
N. Y
St. Cloud
Minn
Midwest
New England
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Central Plans
Nine Hurt In Atomic Lab Explosions
Explosions at an atomic research lab injure nine people and prompt officials to review safety. The incident prompted emergency responders and is under investigation to determine the cause and scope of the damage.
Steel Strike Talks Stalled Amid Federal Mediation Drive
Federal mediator Joseph Finnegan signaled readiness to help end the steel industry impasse. He planned separate talks with USW President David J. McDonald and U S Steel executive John A. Stephens, while cautioning that negotiations may not resume before Independence Day.
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Washington
Joseph Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
Finnegan
David J. McDonald
USW
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
Arthur J. Goldberg
New York
Goldberg
U. S. Steel
McDonald
Pittsburgh
Purse Snatching Leaves Woman Injured in Winchester
Mrs. Richard Griffith was slighted injured in a purse snatching on Washington Street. A white youth in his late teens or early twenties grabbed the purse, knocked her down, and fled toward Wolfe Street in a waiting car. she was treated at Memorial Hospital and released.
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Winchester
Richard Griffith
W. Clifford St
Memorial Hospital
S. Washington St
Reprieve Granted in Southampton Rape Case
Lloyd Junius Dobie 25 Negro was scheduled for execution July 6 in the electric chair for a Southampton County Circuit Court rape conviction and has been granted a reprieve to Oct. 12 by Governor Stanley's office.
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Richmond
Lloyd Junius Dobie
Southampton County
Gov. Stanleys
Boy's Body Found Near Franconia Gravel Pit
The body of 8 year old Mark Simonovich of Arlington was found in a water filled gravel pit near Franconia after he disappeared yesterday. Police investigated the incident and confirmed the identity of the victim. Further details were not released.
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Franconia
Mark Simonovich
Arlington
Here
Strader Retires From Penney Store After 19 Years
Virgil R. Strader, manager of the J C Penney store in Winchester, retires today after 27 years with the firm and more than 19 years in his current post. Arthur Marshall succeeds him, arriving in March, as Strader leaves amid a wave of retirements.
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Virgil R. Strader
Penney Manage
J. C. Penney Company
Mr. Strader
J. C. Penney
Arthur Marshall
Winchester
Strader
Winchester Merchants Association
Salvation Army Board
Kiwanis Club
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Winchester Retail Merchants
Sylvania Co Explosion Not Nuclear Says Officials
A double explosion at Sylvania Electric's Bayside Queens atomic research center injured nine, with five hospitalized and one in critical condition. Officials said the blast was not nuclear in nature and released only a very low level of radiation. The center, studying atomic fuels and reactor components, suffered about a quarter million dollars in damage.
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New York
Atomic Research
Sylvania Electric Products
Inec
Sylvania
Bayside
Queens
New York City
Midtown
Walter E. Kingston
Atomic Research Division
Kingston
Atomic Energy Commission
Winchester Star Leases Theatres For Free 60th Anniversary
The Winchester Evening Star offers free movies at three local drive ins to celebrate its 60th anniversary on July 4. The Winchester Drive-in presents Black Eagle and The Private War of Major Benson, Royal Drive-in screens Our Miss Brooks, and the Family Drive-in in Stephens City shows Flaming Feather.Tuesday night is show time free for all Star readers. enjoy yourself.
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Winchester Evening Star
The
Star
Winchester Drive-in
Benson
Royal Drive-in
Virginia Weather Forecast Ahead of Five Day Outlook
Partly cloudy hot and humid with scattered thundershowers mainly west and north this afternoon. Tonight scattered storms. low 68 to 75. Tuesday partly cloudy warm and humid with scattered afternoon and evening showers mainly south and central Virginia. Five day outlook July 3 to 7 calls for temperatures about five degrees above normal with frequent showers or thunderstorms and measured precipitation. Winchester skies note sunrise at 4 51 a m and sunset at 7 43 p m with a new moon. Also listed is a sale for 250 lb freezer lockers at five dollars each by Fleet and Company Winchester VA.
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Gulf of Mexico
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Lamont
Iowa
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus
Geneva
N. Y
Virginia
Winchester
Fleet & Company, Inc
Preezer
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Ier
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Miller’s Drug Store
City Delivery
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Kiwanis Shelter
Recreation Park
Rhodes Drug Co
Bulletin
Ralph Riggleman
Blasts Rock Atomic Research Lab
Steel Industry
Striking Steelworkers
United Steelworkers
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Today
Boy
Schewel Furniture CO
Riteway Cleaners
N. Braddock
E. Piccadilly
Corrigan Rug CO
Berryville, Ave
Sylvania Co
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