Administration Leaders Hope Senate Will Restore Aid Funds
Washington reports administration leaders pressed the Senate to restore deep aid cuts after the House approved 2.638 billion in foreign aid funding for the current year amid White House objections. Senate action uncertain as lawmakers debate raising funds to 3.285 billion authorized last week.
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Senate
Washington
House
White House
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Rep. Taber
New York
Kastak Guilty Of Frederick County Nuisance Violation
John Kastak of Front Royal Road Frederick County was convicted of violating the county nuisance ordinance, fined 50 dollars and costs. An appeal to Frederick County Circuit Court was noted. Elwood Bayliss filed the charge. Commonwealth’s Attorney Massie led witnesses. Trial Justice Edwards issued the verdict on July 8.
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Frederick County
John Kastak
Front Royal Road
Frederick Couty
Elwood Bayliss
Armel
Kastak
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Erle Edwards
Circuit Court
A. M. Huckman
Rappahannock
July 13 1 p m sales at Winchester and area auctions
Sales directory items list July 13 1 p m Shen Valley National Bank administrator sale at 413 Braddock St Winchester featuring household effects and antique furniture with auctioneers W F Artrip Jr. July 16 1 p m estate of Gilbert Renner 3 miles east of Winchester on Senseny Road offering antiques modern furniture and goods with Julian Shade as auctioneer. July 18 1 pm Virginia Sheep Breeders Assn at Farmer's Livestock Exchange Winchester listing 31 rams Hampshire Southdown Suffolk Shropshire breeds.
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Valley National Bank
Braddock St
Winchester
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Gilbert Renner
Wincester
Senseny Road
Julian Shade
Virginia Sheep Breeders Assn
Farmer’s Livestock Exchange
Hampshire
Southdown
Suffolk
Shropshire
Sheriff Apprehends Car Thief Today
Frederick County authorities arrested Michael Frazier for grand larceny after he stole a 1946 Nash from Elmer Patterson of Reynolds Store. Sheriff L DeHaven pursued along Route 522 and Siler Road, detaining Frazier near Hogue Creek Bridge. he is jailed awaiting grand jury action.
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Florida
Pennsylvania
Nash
Elmer Patterson
Reynolds Store
Michael Frazier
Frederick County
L. DeHaven
Frazier
Winchester
Patterson
Daniel Gano
Mr. DeHaven
Siler Road
Hogue Creek Bridge
DeHaven
Siler
Gano
Georgia Board Revokes Mixed Class Licenses For Life
The Georgia Board of Education voted to revoke for life the license of any school teacher who instructs both Negro and white pupils in the same classroom. The move strengthens segregation policy and imposes full-term salary protection for teachers who refuse nonsegregated assignments.
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Atlanta
Georgia Board of Education
Lawrence Horner Dies in Hospital
Lawrence Herbert Horner 75 of Capon Bridge West Virginia died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Thursday morning. He was born February 13 1880 at Cold Stream West Virginia son of the late Thomas R and Anna Leith Horner. Survived by his wife Amanda Householder and one sister Mrs J E Leith Huntington West Virginia. A farmer and school teacher and charter member of the Capon Bridge Ruritan Club. Funeral arrangements set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Giffin Funeral Home. Body resting at the funeral home.
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Lawrence Herbert Horner
Capon Bridge
W. Virginia
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Horner
Cold Stream
W. Va
Thomas R
Anna Leith Horner
Amanda Householder
J. E. Leith
Huntington
Horner
Woman to be hanged for Easter slaying in London
Ruth Ellis 28 and divorcee sits calmly on death row at Holloway Jail awaiting execution for the Easter Sunday slaying of lover David Blakely 25 outside a tavern. The case sparks renewed debate over capital punishment as Home Secretary Lloyd-George rejects clemency despite petitions.
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London
Ruth Ellis
Holloway
House of Commons
David Blakely
Harrison Flays Federal Policy Hurting Farmers
Rep. Burr Harrison warned the government favors others over farmers as inflation and social housing drive up costs while farmer returns shrink. Speaking at Rapidan County Farm Bureau, he accused Ezra Benson of orchestrating agricultural decline and cited lower cash prices and export gaps in May 1954. The small farmer, he said, has failed to sway Washington authorities.
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Washington
Burr P. Harrison
Santa Claus
Harrison
Rappahannock
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Department of Agriculture
How's Your I Q Answers Quiz Facts
Answers to Page 4 quiz listed: 1 XLIX, 2 Better grade, 3 True, 4 True, 5 Ark, 6 Bartolomeo Cristofori 1711, 7 Less than 17th of a second, 8 Yes, 9 Prickly ash, 10 1546.
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Bartolomeo Cristofori
Return of American Turncoats Could Stir Up New Difficulties
Three American turncoats who chose to stay in China and later sailed from Hong Kong face possible challenges to U S Army authority as they return. They may pursue tests of legality for their dishonorable discharges while potential civil or military actions loom. The men named are William A Cowart Dalton Georgia Otho G Bell Hillsboro Mississippi and Lewis W Griggs Jacksonville Texas.
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Washington
China
U. S
Korea
Hong Kong
Wilson
Army
Secretary of the Army
William A. Cowart
Dalton
Otho G. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
Andd Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
Expected To U.K. Gas Tax Hike for Roads
Washington lawmakers report the Eisenhower administration may accept a second option to raise gas and related taxes by nearly a billion dollars yearly to fund a major highway program. A House Public Works subcommittee backs higher levies on fuel tires and truck parts to finance a 33 billion plan over 12 years, with toll-backed bonds as the alternative if debt limits stay.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
House Public Works
Th Presient
Congress
Senate
Subcommittee
Capital Transit Directors Approve Strike Trace Plan
Capital Transit Co directors unanimously back a plan to resume trolley and bus service in Washington with higher revenue for the company and a 10 cent hourly raise for striking workers. The 12 day strike would pause for 120 days while unions and management seek a final settlement. Louis E. Wolfson praised the plan as a move to get the wheels rolling again.
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Washington
Capital Transit Co
Washington Streets
Capitol
House District Committee
McMillan
D-Sc
Brayhill
D-Va
District Committee
Louis E. Wolfson
Transit Company Board
McMillan and Broyhll
Wolfson
Air Force Academy Opens Its Doors
The U S Air Force Academy admitted its first class of 306 cadets at Lowry Air Base in Denver with 3 000 guests present. Secretary Harold E Talbott pledged leadership for the nation as honor guards from Annapolis and West Point led the parade. The cadets wore khaki trousers and blue caps and epaulets as they entered the dedication area.
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Denver
U. S. Air Force Academy
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Lowry Air Base
Air Force Academy
UV. 8
S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Lowry
Colorado Springs
Late Sleeper Sues Waldorf Astoria Over Missed Appointment
Frederick G. Osborne Jr., a Milwaukee merchant aged 40, sues the Waldorf Astoria Hotel claiming a wakeup failure on May 7 cost him 500000 in business losses after leaving a 9 am call instruction for May 6. The hotel questions providing more details in the suit.
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New York
Frederick G. Osborne, Jr
Milwaukee
Cost of living higher in Alaska across surveys
Surveys show living essentials cost from 33 to 50 percent more in Alaska than in the United States. The cost of living varies, being much higher in some Alaskan cities than in others.
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Alaska
United States
States
Alaskan
Tax Shift Cuts to a 744 Cent Per Pound Truck Levy
From no tax now to 744 cents per pound on trucks, the proposal moves from zero to a high levy. The rate spans an eight to ten percent range, signaling a sharp fiscal shift debated by officials.
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AIR Force Reserves
E. Boscawen
Odd Fellows Bldg
Leonard
Pry
Leonard Showroom
N. Kent St
Ft. Leonard
P. W. Plumly
Plumly
Lawrence Horner
Niagara
N. Cameron St
U.S
Santa
Farmer
I. Q
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Paper Co
Green Chemical
Butler
Tke
U.K
Osborne
Pittsburgh
Williamsburg Restoration, Incorporated
Wade
Corson
Armstrong Corson
E. Piccadilly St
Minor Motor CO
Observer Corps
The
Advertising Council
N. Braddock St
Chippendale
Boston
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Menges
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