Ike's Convalescent Progress Sees Steady Improvement
Gettysburg report says President Eisenhower’s convalescence after the June operation is steady and uneventful. Doctors note marked improvement this week and expect weight to climb to 170 pounds while diet rises to 2,500 calories. Hagerty cites progressing incision healing and an uneventful recovery.
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Isidor Ravdin
University of Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Hagerty
Nationwide Steelstrike Reaches Week Milestone Hard Hit Economy
The nationwide strike of 650 600 steelworkers marks a week with no end in sight to the stalemate over contracts. Unemployment jumps to 50 000 in allied industries, with 30 000 to 50 000 captive coal miners potentially out of work as miners begin their 10 day vacation. Price increases hit Washington Steel Corp of Washington Pa and Hubbard & Co of Pittsburgh.
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Pitteburgm i
Washington Steel Corp
Washington
Hubbard & Co
Pittsburgh
Hubbard
Washington Steel
Nixon in Formosa For Chiang Talks
Vice President Richard Nixon arrived in Formosa for talks with Chiang Kai-shek after a 26 hour South Vietnam visit. Nixon and wife were greeted by Chen Cheng and officials at the airport and rested at Grass Mountain before breakfast discussions. The visit aims to ease tensions and pursue limited talks with Peiping on Americans detained and the use of force in the Formosa area.
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Taipei
Formosa
Richard Nixon
Chiang Kai-shek
Nixon
Viet Nam
Chen Cheng
U. S
Karl L. Rankin
Grass Mountain
Chiang
Bangkok
Thailand
Aboout
Far East
Geneva
Peiping
Yard party fundraiser at Rutherford's Lawn
A community yard party fundraiser is planned for Wednesday July 11 starting at 5 pm at Rutherford's Lawn near Rt. 7 west of Berryville. The event supports Crum's Methodist Church with proceeds to benefit the church. The Big Cone at 928 Berryville Ave announces new management and is now open.
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Rutherford
Rt. 7
Berryville
Crum’s Meth. Church
Berryville Ave
West Germany approves conscription for new army
The Bundestag passed a controversial draft law by 270 to 166 advancing compulsory military service for 12 million men aged 18 to 45. The measure, amid protests by Socialists, moves to the Bundesrat with a 16 hour debate and a plan to draft only those reaching 19, starting with 350,000 summoned April 1.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bundestag
Bundesrat
Adenauer
Law
Soviet Union
Budestag
East Germany
House Passes Bill Boosting Postal Rates
Washington bill to raise annual postal revenue by 430 million dollars advances after House vote 217 to 165. Key increases include first class from 3 to 4 cents and air mail from 6 to 7 cents, with second and third class adjustments over five years and assorted per item and minimum charges reflecting broader rate hikes.
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Senate
House
Eisenhower
Boston Post ceases publication after 125 years
The Boston Post ends daily publication after 125 years. Publisher John Fox, 49, announced the shutdown and pledged to meet all obligations, including severance for 800 employees, with notices posted on Bulletin boards in Newspaper Row.
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Boston
Boston Post
John Fox
New England
Fox
John S. Mannion
Schevel Furniture CO
Pete Stipe
East Piccadilly St
Winchester
Charles Nichols
City to Employ 3 Policewomen For School Duty
Winchester to begin use of policewomen at three principal school crossings this fall for about three hours daily five days a week. Applicants aged 21 to 45 must be Winchester residents with a high school education and good character.
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Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Cameron and
Cork Sts
John Kerr
National Ave
Kerr St
Virginia Avenue
Valley Ave
Southwerk St
Quarles
Boyd
$300 000 Sought To Finance Restudy Of Foreign Aid
Senate Democrats seek 300000 for an independent restudy of how U S funds are used abroad as final action nears on a new 4 014 575 000 foreign aid authorization bill including military aid to free world allies. Senator Mansfield and others push for a committee driven inquiry to evaluate program value amid funding cuts.
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Washington
Congress
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Rules Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Defenders Propose Plan to Preserve Segregated Schools
The Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties endorse a plan to keep schools segregated. They would withhold funds from integrated schools and have the state assume control of schools in integration cases. Robert B. Crawford led a briefing as 125 attended in Richmond. The group backs Gray proposals on state tuition grants for private education and opposes compulsory attendance, aiming for a pre-session bill package.
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Richmond
Gray Commission
Defenders’ Board of Directors
Robert B. Crawford
Farmville
General Assembly
Stanley
Childs Death Triggers Dallas Stray Dog Roundup
Johnny Winkles, 3, bitten by a rabid dog on June 11 died yesterday in Dallas. Health Director J. W. Bass ordered a 100 day dog quarantine and a city wide roundup of all stray dogs after declaring rabies an epidemic among dogs.
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Dallas
Johnny Winkles
J. W. Bass
Child Jerked From Car Window Killed in Clearwater
A 6 year old boy, Albert Cerado Jr., placed a rope around his neck and dangled from a moving truck window. The rope tangled in the rear wheels, jerking him free and dragging him beneath the vehicle until his father stopped the truck. He died at a hospital.
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Clearwater
Fla
Albert Cerado
Priest Freed After Three Years In Red China Cell
The Rev. John W. Clifford and the Rev. Thomas Phillips, both San Francisco priests, returned from three years in a Red China prison. Clifford spoke of no prayer allowed and sanitizes of religious oppression while Phillips endured at least 150 interrogations. Eleven Americans remain imprisoned in Red China.
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Hong Kong
John W. Clifford
Father Clifford
Thomas Phillips
Red China
San Francisco
Peiping
Shanghai
Phillips
Two Men Held as Search for Kidnapped Infant Continues
Police hold two men after detectives widen search for 5 week old Peter Weinberger kidnapped from his carriage on July 4. No ransom paid yet. calls traced to alleged kidnapper amid growing public attention and media involvement.
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Westbury
N. Y
Peter Weinberger
Police Department
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Weinberger
Peter
New York City
Morris Weinberger
John K. W. McCaffery
NBC
WRCA
McCaffery
Peter Fine
O. K
Nassau County
Armed Escaped Mental Patient Shot to Death in Tennessee
In Humboldt Tennessee an armed escaped mental patient Murray Brooks aged 62 was shot dead by a state trooper after a four hour siege. Police and sheriff had sought to force surrender while tear gas failed. Brooks had escaped the state mental hospital and threatened neighbors before he opened fire as officers moved in. His wife and two children fled to a neighbor's home.
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Humboldt
Tenn
West Tennessee
Murray Brooks
Brooks
Guy Bradshaw
June Driest Since 1953 Amid Tight Rainfall Forecast
June marked the driest period since 1953, with rainfall at 2.06 inches, 2.84 inches below normal. July rainfall is expected to near average as suppression eases and conditions improve toward normal levels.
Salvation Army Leader to Be Honored Monday Program
Lt. Lynn Wiseman will receive honors at a Monday program in Winchester with a city proclamation naming July 9 Lynn Wiseman Day. The event at Camp Whip Poor Will includes a Salvation Army advisory board and auxiliary meeting, followed by speeches from church and community leaders.
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Lynn Wiseman
Salvation Army
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Winchester
Camp Whip-Poor-Will
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Charles Campbell
J. S. Duckwall
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Salvation Army Evangelistic Committee
Duckwall
George D. Jackson
Winchester Ministerial Association
Harry L. Lovett
Salvation Army Youth Committee
Daniel E. Leatherman
William J. Clement
Auxiliary
Verner Huffman
Baltimore
Huffman
Clowe
Fresh Air
Union Officials Renew Invitation To Monday Meeting
Union officials renew their invitation for non members to attend the Monday 3 p.m. meeting at the local armory. William Kuehner invites business and professional people and O Sullivan Rubber Corp stockholders to attend without implying support in the strike. A film on labor and right to work laws will be shown.
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Rubber Workers Union
William Kuehner
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Kuehner
Ambassador Cooper Accepts Nomination for U S Senate Seat
Louisville Kentucky diplomat John Sherman Cooper agreed to accept the party's nomination for the United States Senate seat of the late James W Barkley. The move positions Cooper to run in the upcoming election cycle representing the party in Kentucky.
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Louisville
India
John Sherman Cooper
Ggg
U. S
Javns W. Barkley
Cattleman Recruits Farmers For GOP Campaign
Denver based cattleman Dan Thornton former Colorado governor aims to mobilize 1000 farmers and ranchers to back a Republican farm vote drive. He will open a Chicago headquarters and organize conferences with Midwest state chairmen and 15 to 20 field workers. He notes Democratic farmers are offering support.
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Denver
Dan Thornton
Thornton
Colorado
Chicago
Eisenhower
Midwest
Virginia Weather Forecast and Local Notices Summary
Fair tonight with low 58 to 65 west and 64 to 70 east. Sunday mostly fair and warm with a chance of afternoon showers in the southwest. Also included are temperature tables, sunrise and sunset times, a cherry sale notice from L O Dick Estate, tire service ad for Southern Tire Service, a Sunday dinner notice from House of Good Food, Shirkey's Restaurant, and a July office closure notice for Dr Howard L James.
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Southern Tire Service
S. Braddock St
House of Good Food Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
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Gettysburg
Joanne Holler
Virginia
West Va
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Virginia Dairy Bar
N. Loudoun St
Virginia Fruit Market
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Stephens City
Winchester Armory
Don Patton
V.F.W
Marvin Miller
Cedar Creek
West
Waite House
Senate Post Office Committee
Red Cell
Presbyterian
E. W. Barr
Bulletin
Montmorency Cherries
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Howard L. James N. Loudoun
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