Atomic Production Workers Strike At Two Plants
CIO union workers at Carbid & Carbon Chemicals Co plants in Oak Ridge Tennessee and Paducah Kentucky began a strike targeting a 15 cent hourly wage raise. About 9 000 workers across both unions face potential plant shutdowns with an 80 day cooling off period possible after a 15 day board report.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
CIO
Paducah
CIO Chemical Workers Union
Carbid & Carbon Chemicals Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
AFL
Anothr
AFL Atomic Trades and Labor Council
Jess Hannan
Mercury Dips More as Showers Forecast
Overcast skies and cooler air grip the area with a high of 76 degrees, three below yesterday. Last night's low reached 63 with little rain reported. AP predicts afternoon and tonight showers and scattered thunderstorms, with a 62 to 66 degree low. No rain in past 24 hours. tomorrow remains cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Poultry Auction Sees High Bids Amid Low Listings
The Shenandoah Area Poultry Auction saw bidding run high despite only 19 lots offered and 32 450 birds sold of 42 050 total. Prices ranged from 23.25 to 25.75 cents with an average near 24.75 cents. Auction Manager Irvin Williams noted light listings but promised more stock next Tuesday at 2 pm in the Golden Glow Restaurant.
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Shenandoah Area
Irvin Williams
Golden Glow
E. Gerrard St
Eisenhower Opposes Red China Entry to United Nations
President Eisenhower said he is completely opposed to allowing Red China into the United Nations under present conditions, while avoiding a call to withdraw if Peiping is admitted. He urged calm over a planned strike at Oak Ridge and Paducah, praising the emergency fact finding board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Huckster 46 Charged With Hit and Run Death of Child
Fairfax police arrest Franconia huckster Roy L. Foutz age 46 on charges of hit and run in the death of Marshall Snyder Jr. 212 years old, son of Alexandria police officer Marshall Snyder. The incident occurred near Collingswood Road as the boy crossed with siblings. Police found grease and hair on the suspect car bumper and located the vehicle near Gum Springs. Funeral set for Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
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Alexandria
Fairfax
Franconia
Roy L. Foutz
E*a Woods
Gum Springs
Marshall S. Snyder, Jr
Collingswood Road
Marshall Snyder
Assa
David Eike
Fairfax County Police
Richard F. Utz
Ejike
Commonwealth
Atty
Bernard Jennings
Woods
Trooper Breaks Up Back Seat Romance In Two Cars
In Strasburg Virginia Trooper William Berry halted two drivers for reckless driving after spotting a couple embracing on the rear seats of each car as they traveled side by side at about 40 miles per hour. The drivers Allen C. Hill of Norristown Pennsylvania and Mrs Catherine Black of Alexandria Virginia face trial hearings July 16. no charges were filed against the couple.
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Strasburg
William Berry
Berry
Allen C. Hill
Norristown
Catherine Black
Alexandria
Lovebirds
Radar Used to Nab 86 Speeders in Va
Virginia state police reported 86 speeding arrests in the first days of radar use on state highways. The period covered July 1 through a large portion of the holiday weekend. Police credited radar and strict speed laws with reducing fatalities and slowing traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
C. W. Woodson Jr
Eight Local Men Inducted for Army Induction
Eight local men reported to Alexandria for induction into the Army. Named: George Robert Grubbs Ira Edward Bishop III David Carlton Lowery Kenneth Milton Rudd Roger Lee Sager Ray Oscar Nicholson Paul Purcell Banner Delmer Linden DeHaven. On July 12 six area men will report for pre induction physical exams.
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Alexandria
George Robert Grubbs
Fairview Ave
Ira Edward Bishop, III
David Carlton Lowery
Bloomery Rt
Kenneth Milton Rudd
Roger Lee Sager
Star Tannery
Ray Oscar Nicholson
E. Kern St
Paul Purcell Banner
Ridge
W. Va
Delmer Linden DeHaven
Woodland Ave
Two Teenagers Die in Culpeper County Crash
Two teenagers, John Ashby Inskeep, 19, and Claude Stanley Hoffman, 17, of Culpeper, were killed when their car left a blacktop curve on U S Route 522 near Culpeper. A second fatality occurred in Woodbridge when a three vehicle collision left Johnnie Moore, 49, of Baltimore, and Roger Gerald Gandy, 52, of Alexandria, dead or dying. Moore died at the scene, Gandy later in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Culpeper
Virginia
Woodbridge
Roger Gerald Gandy
Alexandria
C. Granger
Mac Wright
Jasper
Ala
Ft. Belvoir
Robert Raymond Henry
Washington
Moore
Gandy
Branner’s
White Post Struck by Storm Causes Destruction and One Fatality
White Post area residents continue clearing debris from a severe Monday windstorm that shattered trees and damaged roads. Power and phone service were largely restored, while barns collapsed trapping livestock. The storm caused one confirmed death when a maintenance shop collapsed at J. C. Digges & Sons.
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White Post
U. S. Rt
E. B. Lee
Lee
Mr. Lee
Raymond Harold Morton
Morton
J. C. Digges & Sons
Robbers Toss Pepper Into Eyes of Priests
Los Angeles police seek three men who pepper sprayed two Catholic priests and robbed a collection bag containing 1931 dollars as they moved money to a bank. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Gallagher and Rev. John J. Ward were victims after stopping at a traffic light.
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Los Angeles
Pepper
John J. Gallagher
St. Thomas Church
John J. Ward
Father Ward
Kerr Turner runoff in Oklahoma Senate race
In Oklahoma the U S Senate primary produced a runoff between Sen Robert Kerr and former Gov Roy Turner after Kerr failed to reach 50 percent despite leading early. In the Democratic governor’s race Raymond Gary Madill and William Coe headed to July 27 runoffs.
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Sen. Kerr
Turner
Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoma
U. S. Senate
Raymond Gary
Madill
William O. Coe
Gary
Kerr
Murray
Sequoyah
Senate
Apple harvest in Frederick County shows shrinking Transparents
H W Butler & Bro Inc expects about 1000 bushels of Transparent apples with first picking started. Prices range 2.75 to 3 per bushel, well below last year, while Lodi variety gains favor. EB W Barr packing house notes small lots from area growers. Harvest timelines extend into next week.
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Butler
F.O.B. Winchester
EB. W. Barr Packing House
Douglas Cather
Old Mill Storage
Roy A. Cather
Frederick County
War Danger In Pacific Subsides
Reported real threat of war in the Pacific eased in recent weeks as patrols scanned north of Japan and warships moved through the South seas. Russian forces remained poised for potential action in Asia while US intervention in Indochina could have rekindled fighting in Korea.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Japan
South Seas
U. S
Indochina
Korea
Russia
Clarke Supervisors Set 1955 Real Estate Reassessment Plan
Clarke County supervisors heard Fred C. Forburg of the State Taxation Department explain the 1955 reassessment program. The last county revaluation was in 1949 with state aid available. 72 of 98 counties use this service since 1946. Protest opportunities will follow assessor reviews. The board also reviewed jail alley in Berryville and abandoned a road segment Rt 648.
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Fred C. Forburg
Department of Taxation
Richmond
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
State Department of Taxation
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
Board of
Circuit Court
Berryville
R. V. Lancaster, III
Dead End
Four Killed In Jet Crash Outside Kansas City
An Air Force jet crashed near downtown Kansas City Kansas, killing four people including the pilot, with two others hospitalized at Providence Hospital in burns and shock. Rescuers cleared debris from homes as search crews probed for additional victims.
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Kansas City
Kan
Air Force
Providence Hospital
King H. Simmons
Pilot kills 15 year old boy who tries to seize plane
A 53 passenger American Airlines DC6 at Cleveland Hopkins Airport was invaded by 15 year old Raymond A Kuchenmeister Jr in a leather jacket. He threatened crew with a broken 38 caliber revolver. Captain William Bonnell shot the youth in the hip and chest after the pilot drew his Colt 38. The boy died an hour later at a hospital. Passengers learned of the shooting only after the cockpit removal. The flight then continued to St Louis on its way to Fort Worth and Mexico.
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Cleveland
American Airlines
Cleveland Hopkins
William F. Bonnell
Mexico
Raymond A. Kuchenmeister Jr
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Tex
Bonnell
New York
Potts Reappointed Trial Justice in Clarke County
Harold G. Potts was reappointed for a new four year term as Trial Justice and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judge in Clarke County. Mildred C. Harris was named clerk of the court. Potts took oath. Harris subscribed to hers and posted a $1000 bond. Harris’s appointment came on Potts’s recommendation. Plate dinners at Gainesboro School Benefit tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Potts
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Clarke County
Elliott Marshall
17Th Judicial Circuit
Mildred C. Harris
Potts
Loring C. Kackley
Harris
Polio Cases Rise to Forty in Virginia
Virginia reports 40 polio cases in the weekly Health Dept briefing with five new infections. Two new paralytic cases appear in Richmond City and Chesterfield County, while Norfolk City, Norfolk County and Buchanan County report non paralytic cases.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Health Dept
Richmond City
Chesterfield County
Norfolk City
Norfolk County
Buchanan County
Child taken and slain in Miami case shocks city
Judith Ann Roberts seven year old daughter of Baltimore attorney and UAW leader was abducted from her grandparents Miami home found dead in Bayshore Drive area five hours after missing report. Police traced abduction to Rosenberg home and found nude body battered and raped. FBI said jurisdiction not crossed state lines.
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Miami
Fla
Judith Ann Roberts
Baltimore
Fashionable
Bayshore Drive
Shirley Roberts
Judith Ann
Harry Rosenberg
Sam
Rosenberg
Biscayne Bay
Roberts
Rosenbergs
Jimmy
Betty
Richard Gilbert
Florida
Maryland
House of Delegates
UAW
General Motors
Johns Hopkins Hospital
FBI
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Robinson Cold Storage
N. Cameron St
Red China
United Nations
Congress
House
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Executive Branch
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wie
CIA
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Hoover Commission
Executive Department of Government
Dulles
Capitol Hill
Mark W Clark
Huckster
Willie E. Murray
Johnston Murray
Clarke
Gainesboro
Gainesboro Pta
Barbizon
Margaret L. Hodgson
Wyck St
H. W. Butler & Bro
Timber Ridge Christian Church
Albin
Winchester Nash
Conner Brothers
Stephens City
Refuge Church
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