Three Hurt In Crash West Of Berryville Today
A two-vehicle crash on Route 7 near Berryville left three injured. Mrs. John Willis, 56, of Charles Town, and Ralph McCormick, 26, of Washington, D C, were hospitalized with ribs and facial injuries respectively. Nancy Willis, also of Charles Town, was treated and released. The Ford driven by McCormick collided with a Chevrolet, sending the latter into a hedge. The total losses were $650 for the Chevrolet and $800 for the Ford. State Trooper J H Smith Jr investigated.
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Rt. 7
Berryville
John Willis
Charles Town
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Ralph McCormick
E. Capitol St
Washington, D. C
Nancy Louise Willis
McCormick
Henry S. Hall
J. H. Smith, Jr
Ford
Chevrolet
Clarke County Red Cross
Friendmf
Dulles and Radford Plead for Aid Boost
Secretary of State Dulles and Admiral Radford urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to raise foreign aid from 3.6 billion to 4.014 billion dollars to fund assistance to free nations. President Eisenhower pressed for more funds amid congressional resistance and a plan to move the bill soon with Senate action anticipated next week.
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Washington
Dulles
Senate Appropriations Committee
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House
Mittee
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Gromyko Accepts Proposed Ceilings for Armed Forces
At the United Nations Gromyko accepted Western proposed ceilings for first stage disarmament. He dropped the demand for ultra low Soviet ceilings and urged a follow on to curb nuclear tests and stockpiles. He rejected aerial inspection and urged ground verification only.
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Gromyko
United Nations
N. Y
Andrei Gromyko
VU. N. Disarmament Commission
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Germany
Korea
Viet Nam
United States
China
Britain
France
Russia
Solon Says Ike's Investments Are Handled by Friends
Representative Bow of Ohio asserts that President Eisenhower's personal investments are managed by trusted friends including Col. Robert L. Schulz. Bow says the President does not know individual securities and only receives reports on totals to avoid potential bias.
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Solon
Ike
Washington
Bow
Ohio
Eisenhower
Col
Robert L. Schulz
Gettysburg
120 Persons Believed Drowned After Chenab River Capsizing
About 120 people are believed drowned when a boat capsized on the Chenab River 70 miles northwest of Lahore after a heavy storm. Of roughly 150 aboard, 30 were rescued as the vessel struck an island and overturned.
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Karachi
Chenab
Lahore
Livestock mistreatment fine for Petersburg stockyard
Peters burg based Southside Stockyards Inc was fined 50 dollars after investigations found cows held in crowded pens for long periods with no water. The notice records the livestock mistreatment charge and penalty.
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Petersburg
Southside Stockyards Inc
O'Sullivan Rejects Bid for Return Of Strikers
The O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation rejected the Rubber Workers union demand to return all striking workers and dismissed a two year contract proposal with wage reopening after one year. The standstill follows an eight meeting since the May 13 walkout and a plan for next Thursday at the George Washington Hotel. The company says returning strikers would force dismissal of permanent hires.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
The
Rubber Workers’ Union
George Washington
O'Sullivan
Czechs Deny Strike Reports From Gottwaldov Unrest
Vienna reports quote West German papers claiming a Poznan like strike and protests in Gottwaldov with 4 killed 13 injured and 30 arrested. Czech police deny unrest saying no disturbances in Gottwaldov Moravia. Western diplomats estimate near thousand dead across Poznan protests.
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Vienna
Austria
Gottwaldov
Bonn
Munich
Zlin
Czechoslovakia
Gottwaldow
Moravia
Poznan
Poland
Red
Federal Judge Tosses Charlottesville Desegregation Defense
Federal Judge John Paul ruled Virginia could be sued in federal court, rejecting the state and Charlottesville board’s claim that the school board is immune as a state agency. The hearing opened as the desegregation suit advances, with Attorney General Almond seeking to drop superintendent F R Ellis as a party.
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Charlottesville
John Paul
Virginia
Paul
John
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
F. R. Ellis
Ellis
Cold-Shortened Early Apple Crop Goes to Market
Area growers harvest the early apples two weeks late due to late bloom and dry June conditions. Yellow Transparents and Lodi varieties lead production with limited volume. A third of the crop may be picked with prices around 3.50 per bushel. expectations for supply are low as packing plants wait for peaches.
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H.W. Butler, Jr
F.ob
Winchester
Butler
E. W. Barr
Associated Press
Martinsburg
W. Va
Shippers
Dispatch
Byrd cites 55.4 Billion Civilian Agency Budget
Sen. Byrd reports civilian agencies will have 55.4 billion dollars for the new fiscal year starting July 1, adding to military and foreign aid spending to push total federal authority above 140 billion. He notes 28.9 billion in prior-year appropriations and 26.2 billion in new requests, with 2.6 billion in other items and standby authorities largely unspent.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Senate
House Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Treasury Department
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Home Loan
World Bank
Congress
Gas Fumes Explosion Injures 26 Watchers in York Fire Scene
A crowd of about 50 spectators watched a fire when gas fumes from tanks seeped out and exploded injuring 26. Firemen extinguished the initial blaze as two men removed tanks. one man was hurt. The explosion occurred after someone lighted a cigarette.
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York
Edward Horn
Horn
York Hospital
Delthia Athletic Assa
Boy 3 Drives Family Car Into House
A Denver three year old, Danny Dillon Jr., drove the family car from a chair access to the keys, reversing through the driveway and street before crashing into a vacant house. The boy was unhurt. both car and house sustained about 500 dollars in damage.
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Denver
Robert Daniel
Danny) Dillon Jr
Danny
Dillion
Judge cautions on desegregation order at Charlottesville schools
Federal Judge John Paul warned that an order to desegregate Charlottesville schools does not imply all doors will be open to all applicants. He suggested nonracial criteria could justify pupil placement such as qualifications residence or crowded schools. He said there are valid reasons for discrimination but not based on race.
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Charlottesville
John Paul
Paul
Virginia Suit Against City School Board Is Dismissed
Judge Paul dismissed the NAACP suit against the city school board and school superintendent, ruling the board is not a state department and the case is not against the state. The judge noted Virginia statutes on corporate school boards and a move to repeal them may affect desegregation cases. NAACP counsel Spottswood Robinson said the action targets 14th Amendment violations, not the state.
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S. Battle
Charlottesville
Battle
Paul
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
Virginia
Virginia General Assembly
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Spottswood Robinson
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
United States
Gas Line Break Halts Martinsburg Newspaper Publication
Martinsburg West Virginia faced a 12 hour gas and newspaper outage when a six inch main was severed during grading for the Martinsburg Airport. Shenandoah Gas Co vice president Edward Game said repair crews restored service around 10 p.m. and the Martinsburg Journal planned to resume yesterday's edition around midnight.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Edward Game
Shenandoah Gas Co
Game
Williams Bros. Construction Co
Baltimore
Ridgeway
Martinsburg Journal
Eisenhower Nearing End of Post-Operation Convalescence
President Eisenhower, recovering from heart attack surgery, plans a vigorous return to campaigning with Vice President Nixon. GOP Chairman Leonard Hall outlined a Sept. 15 campaign start, larger speech plans, and Nixon’s pivotal role while confirming in person renomination and the San Francisco convention nomination details.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
Washington
James C. Hagerty
GOP
Leonard Hall
Hall
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
San Francisco
Eisenower
House
Senate
Virginia Weather and Local Notices
Generally fair tonight with lows 60s to 70s across regions. Friday brings partly cloudy bouncy warmth and humidity with scattered afternoon showers. Public notices announce a July 13 meeting of the South End Fire Co Party Committee at 8 p.m. and a Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department joint meeting with its auxiliary on July 13 at 8 p.m. at Brakeback Plant. Also a Yard Party at James Wood High School on July 13 with rain date July 14 and a notice about Transparent Apples at C L Robinson Ice & Cold Storage asking bring-your-own-container.
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South End Fire CO
John A. Boyd
James Wood High School
Round Hill Fire Co
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
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Radford
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Round Hill Community Fire Company
D. L. Bowers
Montmorency Cherries
T. Orchard
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H. W. Butler & Bro., Inc
Margaret L. Hodgson
Cherries Boyd Orchard
Shawnee
J. W. Green, JR
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