Frederick County Apple Crop Forecast At 3 Million Bushels
DOUG O CONNELL reports Frederick County expects a three million bushel apple crop this year. J Kenneth Robinson of the Virginia Fruit Marketers Co op announced the figure at a twilight growers meeting at J H McDonald Sons orchards near Marlboro attended by about 100 growers. He noted the four state area of Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania totals four point five million bushels with one million allocated for fresh fruit. Robinson urged un signed growers to join the co op which now has about two point five million bushels under contract across the four states.
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Frederick County
J. H. McDonald & Sons
James Richards
Middle Road
Marlboro
J. Kenneth Robinson
Virginia Fruit Marketers Coop, Inc
Associaton
Virginia
H. A. Rollins
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Bargaining Association
Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Fred Glaize
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia truck burns cargo of roots near Berryville
A two ton truck from Berryville headed toward Winchester caught fire laden with tree roots and vines. Humid today with a high of 82 and a low of 62, cooler weather expected tonight. Also notices about a festival office, a warehouse sale, a bookkeeping job, and Sheemar Summer Day Camp in Gainesboro Virginia.
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West Virginia
Berryville
Winchester
Ring Operators Flaunting Phony Treasury Checks Exposed
Sonnier of Dyson Louisiana and Louis E Roger of Lafayette Louisiana were described as operators of a ring cashing phony Treasury checks from Florida to Texas. Also on the desk are:
Allies Reported Working Up New Berlin Proposal
Western Allies plan a Berlin dispute freeze and a summit conference in the fall. U S Britain and France will offer equal subcommittee representation toward German reunification while forming a Big Four commission to draft a reunification and security framework for Central Europe.
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Geneva
Berlin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Andrei Gromyko
West Germany
East
Europe
Khrushchev
Germany
Foreign Ministers
Fried Fillet of Flounder Special at Howard Johnson
Weekend special features fried fillet of flounder at Howard Johnson Restaurant inside the George Washington Hotel. Open tonight with curb service 5 to 11 p.m. Also promoting chocolate fudge pecan cake and local pastry shop display.
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Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Valley
Echo Village
Rt. 11
Berlin Accord Hopes Rise as Geneva Talks Resume
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter voiced cautious optimism that the Geneva talks on Berlin may advance. He cited two key Soviet questions on West Berlin and a possible time limit, warning that deadlines would be ultimatums. Herter flies to Geneva Saturday for the conference reopening after a three week recess.
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Aehiggousdgspan
Thse
Geneva
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Britain
France
United States
West Berlin
Charlottesville votes to test sex segregation in desegregation plan
Charlottesville schools will pilot segregation by sex at certain levels next fall as part of racial desegregation. The board approved the experiment for one year and recommended enrolling a 12th Negro in white schools in September, while 28 transfer requests were rejected.
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Charlottesville
Bard
Richmond
Lane High School
Venable
Lane High
Fendall R. Ellis
Ellis
Schewel’s
S. Kent St
Johnson Elementary
McGuffey Elementary
Georgia Prison Hunger Strikers Are Transferred
Hunger strikers at Reidsville State Prison dwindled to about 250 and are being moved to other facilities. Up to 140 prisoners were sent to the Buford maximum security rock quarry prison, with the rest dispersed to smaller institutions to end the day-old strike. No disorder reported as 30 to 40 prisoners per bus and 40 state troopers assisted.
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Reidsville, Ga
Reidsville State Prison
State Department of Corrections
Atlanta
Buford
Corrections
Optimist District Meeting Opens Here Today
The Optimist Club of Winchester hosts the first quarterly meeting of the 16th District with 42 clubs in Virginia and the District of Columbia. Events at the Lee-Jackson Restaurant include the Lieutenant Governors' meeting, a party, work conferences, a luncheon, and a board session with special guests J Harold Wilkins and Joseph H. Hennage Jr. Attendance by Governor Evans Shaeffer and Dr. Walter Neil is noted along with Winchester officers Allen DeSchon George W. Rogers Jr. and Dr. Howard L. James. boys work remains the club's sole project.
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Optimist Club
Winchester
16Th District
Virginia
District of Columbia
Lee - Jackson
Optimist International
J. Harold Wilkins
Memphis, Tenn
Joseph H. Hennage, Jr
Washington
Evans Shaeffer
Alexandria
Walter Neil
Winchester Club
Allen H. DeSchon
George W. Rogers, Jr
Howard L. James
Boys Work
Washing Machine Button Traps Finger Ties Up City Traffic
Olga Minter of London became stuck with her finger in a washing machine drain pipe after a button jammed it. Firemen, police, an ambulance crew and a doctor battled the machine for two hours as traffic froze. The finger finally released with a plop.
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London
Olga Minter
Mrs. Minter
Robinson Heads 1960 Festival Organization
J Kenneth Robinson was elected president of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival for the coming year. He succeeds Laas local as past two years. Officers elected include Byrd Kremer Toan Wilkins as vice presidents Whitham treasurer Baldridge secretary Woltz legal counsel Arthur Schenck Sargent and Lar gent as at large members. Seventy six board members in twenty seven divisions were also chosen.
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J. Kenneth Robinson
Frederick County
Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
J. Thomas Kremer
Charles S. Toan
James R. Wilkins
Wayne A. Whitham
Tom W. Baldridge
Hung Jury Ends Three Month Mack White s Conspiracy Trial
Washington AP reporting jurors unable to reach verdict in 11 to 1 split after more than 30 hours of deliberation in the Richard A. Mack and Thurman Whiteside conspiracy case. Judge Burnita Matthews discharged the panel and will rule on motions for acquittal before any retrial decision.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Richard A. Mack-Thurman
Mack and Whiteside
Burnita S. Matthews
Justice Department
Matthews
Robert A. Burner
Burner
Act Mack
Federal Communications Comvssion
Whiteside
Miami
Public Service Television, Inc
Nicholas J. Chase
Mack
Chase
Mack-Whiteside
Bank Robbers Have Busy Year
The FBI reports the fiscal year ended June 30 saw 764 federal bank robbery violations 445 robberies 233 burglaries and 86 larcenies. Hoover notes witnesses should aid swift prosecution and sentences. FBI run 11,719 convictions 135 million dollars in fines and recoveries and 16,957 stolen vehicles recovered in 1959.
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Washington
FBI
Atty
William P. Rogers
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Bureau
Schewel
Schewel’s
Great Warehouse
Kent
Soaring Traffic Toll Alarms Safety Council
The National Safety Council warns of a rising traffic death toll with an expected 39 800 deaths this year, 2 800 more than 1958. Howard Pyle says five month deaths are 5 percent higher than last year and urges rapid measures.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Howard Pyle
Horse Trading Signs Develop In Steel Talks
In New York AP reports horse trading signs in steel contract talks as midnight walkout deadline nears. Negotiators met briefly, recessed to reexamine positions, and later split with data exchange noted. A further meeting was planned though no wage offer was announced.
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New York
Khrushchev Sees Nixon Next U. S. President
In Washington AP Harriman told Nixon Khrushchev regards Nixon as the next U S president after a Moscow trip report. Harriman said Nixon will visit Moscow July 22 to open a U S exhibit and hold talks with Soviet leaders, stressing the trip's importance.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
W. Averell Hariman
Nikita Khrushchev
Nixon
United States
Harriman
Moscow
Khrushchev
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Schewel's Great
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R. P. Ballcom
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