Two U S Advisers Killed in Viet Nam Bombing
Seventeen Viet Nam incident near Bienhoa leaves Maj Dale R. Buis and M Sgt Chester M. Ovnand dead and Capt Howard B. Boston wounded. Terrorists struck a South Viet Nam MAAG billet during a movie, then opened fire as guards repelled them. Several details follow in the official communique.
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Clark Field
Manila
U.S
Washington
Dale R. Buis
Virginia Lee Buis
Imperial Beach
Calif
Chester M. Ovnand
Mildred H. Ovnand
Copperas Cove
Tex
Howard B. Boston
Ardys Allene Boston
Blairsburg
Iowa
South Viet Nam Army
Bienhoa
U.S Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAAG
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S. Information Agency
Saigon
France
Viet Minh
Geneva
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
Fete Department Heads to Report At Annual Meet
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival set for 11 a.m. at the George Washington Hotel to hear reports from eleven department directors. President F L Largent Jr says all 1957 1958 and current festival indebtedness has been paid, with a $260.15 balance to aid 1960 planning.
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Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
F. L. Largent, Jr
Fete
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
Doug O'Connell
Garland R. Quarles
Arthur W. Mumpower
Douglas A. Cather
L. W. Wallace Jr
Public Safety
Richard E. Rush
Mrs. P. T. Grove
Grove Queen
J. Randolph Larrick
Public
Rural post office parcel request and town sidewalk work update
Mrs C F Ford of Rt 1 appeals for re delivery after a notice from carrier Holmes Bucher. Work progresses on Star sidewalk with boys removing warped bricks for even replacement. Fire Chief Taylor Barr and Inspector William Godenour picked up at City Hall on route to a truck fire. Charles Ritter nearly loses 112 dollars when his trousers with cash fall as truck and trailer slip into Shenandoah river. Barley Wheat and Oats now being bought at top price by Herbert Bryant Inc.
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C. F. Ford
Rt. 1
H.B
Holmes Bucher
The
Star
Rouss Fire Company
City Hall
Taylor Barr
George Washington Hotel
William Godenour
Piccadilly
Gray Ave
Charles Ritter
Berryville Ave
Shenandoah River
Cedarville
Mr. Ritter
Glen Hummer
Winchester
Bass Repeats as Frederick County School Board Chairman
Charles E. Bass of Opequon was reelected chairman of the Frederick County School Board at the annual organizational meeting in the County Courthouse. Hayette G. Light of Stonewall was named vice chair and Elizabeth L. Sheetz clerk. other members include Robert Muse Back Creek Fred Whitacre Gainesboro and Clyde Logan Shawnee. The board kept regular meetings on the first Tuesday each month and set a special meeting for Monday at the James Wood bus maintenance shop to hear applicants for head mechanic. Land for Gibson School planned with a well to be dug. bids expected around July 15 and ground broken August 1.
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Charles E. Bass
Opequon
Frederick County
Hayette G. Light
Stonewall
Elizabeth L. Sheetz
Robert Muse
Back Creek
Fred Whitacre
Gainesboro
Clyde Logan
Shawnee
James Wood
Gibson School
Truck Driver Charged in Fatal Rt 11 Crash
A warrant for reckless driving has been issued for Howard L. Altizer of Salem Virginia, driver of a tractor trailer involved in a four fatality crash on Route 11 north of Stephens City last Friday morning. Four victims, three from West Virginia and one from Pennsylvania, were in a car.
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Rt. 11
Stephens City
Howard L. Altizer
Salem
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Four Hurt As Car Crashes Into Meeting House
A 1955 Lincoln driven by Florence V Sager 68 of Silver Spring Md veered onto Piccadilly Street and into the Friends Meeting House wall injuring four. Passengers George R Sager 69 Stella M Hepner 69 and Roy L Hepner 70 all hospitalized in good condition. Total damage listed at 1725 with memorials noted.
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Friends Meeting House
Memorial Hospital
Fred Hildebrand
Florence V. Sager
Silver Spring
Fairmont Ave
Piccadilly St
Strasburg
Winchester
T. J. Orndorff
Man in Good Condition After Gun Shot Wound
Allen P. Sirbaugh 24 of Capon Bridge was reported in good condition at Memorial Hospital after a bullet wound in the back. He said the rifle discharged when he tossed it into his car. The bullet narrowly missed the spine, entering and exiting about six inches apart. Also in good condition today are Winifred Beverly and L. T. Moreland, hurt when a chain lift broke at Plumley’s lumber yard yesterday.
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Allen P. Sirbaugh
Capon Bridge
Memorial Hospital
Saar Workers Stage Strike Over Price Surges
About 300000 Saarbrucken workers held a one hour strike to protest price hikes after the Saar region returned to German economic control. Labor leaders say merchants are charging 10 to 20 percent more than in West Germany.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
Saar
Saarland
West Germany
Senate cuts foreign aid bill by ten percent
The Senate approved a foreign aid measure at 3.543 billion dollars, about 10 percent below President Eisenhower’s request. The ceiling sets spending. final appropriation will occur later. Debate failed to push further cuts despite Eisenhower hinting at a possible special session. Johnson led Democrats with Republicans to block deeper reductions.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Hopes Dim for Averting Steel Strike
Nation faces a midnight Tuesday steel strike as the Steelworkers reject Eisenhower’s plea for an indefinite extension of the two week truce. David J. McDonald says the deadline of July 14 stands while Humphrey blasts White House intervention and talks continue with technical experts on incentive pay amid no firm wage offer.
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New York
Steelworkers
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Humphrey
U.S. Steel Corp
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Danish Pleasure Boat Disaster Kills At Least 53
A 45 foot excursion boat Damende exploded and burned at a park lake in Haderslev Denmark killing at least 53. Shipping officials said the vessel was loaded beyond capacity with 37 life belts for a 75 capacity. Officials fear more than 90 were aboard as a makeshift gasoline hookup may have sparked the blaze. Panic hampered rescue efforts as frogmen searched the waters.
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Haderslev
Denmark
Danish Shipping Ins. Board
Damende
Cross
Jutland
Judge Orders Desegregation Plan in Atlanta
Federal Judge Frank Hooper ordered the Atlanta Board of Education to file a desegregation plan by December 1. The decree requires a prompt start toward desegregation, bars racial segregation in operation of schools, and sets a timetable for compliance with further hearings to follow. Governor Vandiver called a meeting of attorneys to discuss developments.
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Atlanta
Frank Hooper
Atlanta Board of Education
Education Board
Hooper
Ernest Vandiver
Golf Pro Makes Hole in One at Winchester Course
Billy Phillips of Winchester Golf Club scored his second hole in one on the new nine, this time on number 11. He was part of a foursome with Bill West, Pierre Terrell, and Johnny Sencindiver.
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Billy Phillips
Winchester Golf Club
Mr. Phillips
Bill West
Pierre Terrell
Johnny Sencindiver
Cindy a weak hurricane threat crosses South Carolina coast
Tropical storm Cindy barely a hurricane for a few hours moved along the coast north of Charleston causing one highway fatality. A Georgetown lawyer, H. H. Higgins Jr., 41, died when his car struck a tree blown across U S 17. Cindy peaked at 75 mph offshore, weakened to 60–70 mph near land, then moved inland breaking up.
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Charleston
S.C
Cindy
H. H. Higgins Jr
Georgetown
U.S. 17
Here
Atlantic
Bull Bay
Charleston Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Red Cross
Folly Beach
Sullivan’s Island
Isle of Palms
McClellanville
Sampit
Gulf of Mexico
Arlene
Beaulah
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mexico
House Committee Starts Work on Civil Rights Bill
The House Judiciary Committee opens today on a civil rights bill shaping this year’s Congress session length. Emanuel Celler predicts approval by next week, amid Southern opposition and Democratic criticism led by Paul M. Butler. The measure blends Eisenhower proposals with northern Democrats aims.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Emanuel Celler
DNY
House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Celler
Senate Committee
Judiciary
Johnson
Paul M. Butler
Butler
House Committee
Eisenhower
Civil Rights Commission
Kozlov Booed At Chicago City Hall
Soviet travel ing salesman Frol R Kozlov faced boos from about 100 protestors at Chicago City Hall while 240 police kept order. In Daley's office he answered questions through an interpreter about Soviet progress in education and housing. The trip, marked by limited public interest, continues with a 60 mile motorcade away from the city.
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Chicago
Frol R. Kozlov
City Hall
Richard J. Daley
Kozlov
Daley
Soviet Union
Drake Hotel
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
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Bass
Frederick County School Board
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Lions Shelter
Thurs
Loudoun
Ray Santiier
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Lincoln
Car
Fred Baker
Gavis
MACY
N. Loudoun &T
Norman Walker
Miles
Golf Pro
Winchester Star
Cain Cleaners
Packard
H. W. Butler & Bro., Inc
Wyck St
Lovett’s
N. Loudoun St
Lovett’s Shoe Shoppe
Loudoun St
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