Iran Quake Toll Rises to 750 as Rescue Finds 400 More Bodies
Rescue workers recovered 400 bodies in two northern Iran villages Tighband and Sangebal raising the death toll to 750 with more than 3,000 missing. The quakes damaged an area of about 50 000 square miles along the Elburz range near the Caspian Sea affecting 120 Iranian communities.
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Tehran
Iran
Tighband
Sangebal
Elburz
Casparn Sea
Viet
Aea
Soviet Union
Baku
Caspian
Demavend
Teban
Navak
Piri Kuh
Polour Larijan
Firuz Kuh
Rev James Thomson of Leeds Parish Pioneer Virginia Cleric
Local history notes James Thomson born near Glasgow 1739 came to Virginia 1767 served as tutor at Oak Hill Fauquier County and later rector of Leeds Parish from 1769 to 1812 He preached patriotism in pulpit and schoolroom influencing John Marshall His sermons praised for taste and talent He married Mary Ann Farrow of Leeds Manor and is an ancestor of Clarke and Jefferson County families Also notes church and community events and a holiday garbage and bus notice
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James Thomson
Glasgow
Scotland
Virginia
Thomas Marshall
Oak Hill
Fauquier County
England
Endon
James M. Thomson
Clarke County
Leeds
Fauquier
Blobe
Salem
I P
United Mreme Court
Arshall
Meade
Old Church
Thomson
Lord Fairfax
Colony
Two Embezzlement Cases Lead to Suspended Sentences
In Winchester Corporation Court two embezzlement cases ended with suspended three year sentences. Zelma G. Hyatt former deputy city treasurer received two suspensions totaling three years with three years probation and full restitution. Allen W Gaunt former Northern Virginia Power Co. employee also received a three year suspended sentence and three years probation with full restitution.
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Winchester Corporation
Zelma G. Hyatt
Northern Virginia Power Co
Allen W Gaunt
Mrs. Hyatt
H. R. Kern, Jr
Commonwealth
Dabney Watts
Conferees Face Billion Dollar Tug of War Over Defense Funds
Washington report on the Senate approving 34.53 billion dollars in new defense funds for the fiscal year, with House totals and White House aims guiding a final conference. Air Force gets 16.38 billion, Navy Marines 10.05 billion, Army 7.40 billion, and remaining for interservice and defense offices amid stalled amendments and price.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Wilson
Navy
Army
Secretary of Defense
Sen
Dworshak
Idaho
Sen. Douglas
D-I
Marine Corps
Defense
Defense Department
Hood blast at Nevada Test Site set for dawn
The Nevada Test Site prepares to detonate a weapon potentially three to four times larger than the 1955 needle. Hood is to be fired at 4 40 a m with 1 500 feet of detonation, amid heavy military and press observation and light expected fallout.
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Nev
United States
Nevada
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Alvin C. Graves
Fourth of July Holiday Weather and Local Events
Hot weather and clear skies set for the Fourth as outdoor activities include picnics at Winchester clubs and a full afternoon program of swimming golf tennis and softball with evening fireworks. A baseball game between Front Royal and Winchester anchors the day, with racing in Manasses and a Woodstock firemen’s parade. Police plan strict enforcement while parks fill and shoppers buy watermelons.
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Winchester Golf Club
Blue Ridge Country Club
Millwood
Front Royal
Winchester
Manasses
Woodstock
Winchester Recreation Department
Winchester Police Department
J. Thomas Boyd
Boyd
Three U S Sailors Die in Flash Fire in Marseille
In Marseille a flash fire on a small harbor craft spread to the U S S Lake Champlain. Three American sailors aboard the landing boat died. a French dockhand also perished. The 64130 ton carrier and two destroyers were in port for a 12 day visit.
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Marseille
France
U. S.S
Lake Champlain
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
G. B. H. Young
West Hopeful at Soviet Reaction To Proposed Trial Bomb Test Ban
Western delegates in London showed cautious optimism as Moscow awaited reaction to the U S proposal for a ten month trial ban on all atomic and hydrogen tests. Harold E Stassen outlined conditions including halted production in 1959 and an international inspection regime. Valerian Zorin welcomed the move and signaled a possible path to agreement.
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London
U.S
Moscow
U.N
Valerian Zorin
Stassen
United States
Congress
Britain
Russia
Pacific
France
Canada
Eisenhower invites on-the-spot fallout checks for future tests
President Eisenhower said he will invite all nations to observe radioactive fallout at future U S atomic weapons tests. He noted scientists may produce an absolutely clean hydrogen bomb in four to five years and reaffirmed a temporary suspension offer for disarmament talks. He also discussed uranium exports, civil rights, and steel prices during a lengthy news conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
United States
Russia
U.S
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Congress
White House
Eisenhower Doubts Civil Rights Referendum Idea
President Eisenhower said he doubts his civil rights program would be a good subject for a referendum even if it could be submitted to a direct vote. He noted no constitutional provision for such a submission and questioned the feasibility of placing the entire bill on a ballot.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
House
Senate
Knowland
California
Javits R
Write-In Ballots Declared Illegal In Va. Primaries
Virginia Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr ruled write in ballots are illegal in primaries. The opinion, requested by the Charlottesville Electoral Board, states noncompliant write-ins cannot make a candidate the party nominee. The case arose from a local drive to back an alternate candidate amid segregation disputes.
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Charlottesville
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Virginia
Almond
House of Delegates
Allan N. Spitzer
City Democratic
Electoral Board
Virginia Democratic Party
House
Democratic Party
E. J. Martin
Richmond
E. L. Turner
Coldest in town at Virginia Fruit Market opens seven days
Plainspoken ad for Picnic Headquarters promotes 13 varieties of cold beer at Virginia Fruit Market 629 N Loudoun St claiming coldest in town and open seven days a week.
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Virginia Fruit Market
Loudoun St
Woman 41 says she was beaten by masked group
Mrs. Katie Carpenter, 41, said hooded men and women beat her in her front yard after a claim of adultery. Her crippled husband watched as she was whipped with leather straps by two presumed women. Nine children slept in the house. she reported the attack to police on Monday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Katie Carpenter
Jack Carpenter
Feels Innocent But Is She Case History Explored
Dr George Crane reviews a wife's repeated marriages in The Worry Clinic on the editorial page. The piece examines her self view and possible psychological patterns influencing relationships.
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Beth
George Crane
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Thurs
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Julie Ginn
New York City
Robert Martin
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Mr. Hyatt
Ohio
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Watts
Hyatt
Whitacre
Palace Restaurant
S. Loudoun
Hew
Ann Rinker
Catherine Strosnider
Ike
Nations
Gaunt's Drug Store
Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue
Virginia Dairy Bar
N. Loudoun St
Robinson's
N. Cameron St
Middletown
Grange Hall
Middeltown Grange
Corkrigan Rug CO
Cameron
Audrey
International
Woman
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