Allies Take Lead In Seeking Plan To Shelve Crisis
Western foreign ministers moved to negotiate with the Soviet Union on a Berlin standstill plan. In a shift from prior positions, U S Secretary of State Christian Herter and British and French colleagues were reported ready to seek agreement with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on a Berlin standstill proposal.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Berlin
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Andrei A. Gromyko
Andrei
West Berlin rights at stake in Berlin moratorium bid
Secretary Herter urged the Soviet Union to guarantee Western rights in Berlin as a 30 month moratorium, seeking assurances before a possible summit. He leads Western push to delay the Berlin crisis and probes a deadline that could define Western access and the future of East West talks.
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A. Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Herter
West Berlin
Local golfers score holes in one within days of each other
Harry Shendon of Front Royal hit a seven iron for a 145 yard ace at Front Royal Golf and Country Club the club's first hole in one in two years and fourth in five years. John B. Carr previously recorded a hole in one at Winchester Golf Club on July 4.
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Harry Shendon
Rt. 1
Front Royal Golf and Country Club
Mr. Shendon
Roy Leap
Ralph Hansucker
Front Boys
John B. Carr
Winchester Golf Club
URW to Appeal Ruling in O'Sullivan Strike Case
United Rubber Workers says it will seek Supreme Court review after the 4th Circuit barred picketing and a boycott against O'Sullivan Rubber Corp. The long Virginia labor dispute began with a May 1956 strike by 400 workers and led to repeated NLRB orders and court actions through 1957.
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United Rubber Workers Union
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastics Workers of America
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Richmond
Virginia
Associated Press
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Cheif
Simeon E. Sobeloff
Nion H
Wardensville Youth Six Dies of Polio
A six-year-old Wardensville boy, Gary Lee Rinard, died en route to Charlottesville's Respiratory Center with bulbar polio diagnosed at Memorial Hospital. Dr. Stuart Nottingham said the child had not received the Salk vaccine and urged inoculation at doctors or the health department.
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Wardensville
Gary Lee Rinard
Charlottesville
Stuart Nottingham
Memorial Hospital
Nottingham
300000 Expected To Vote Tomorrow In Virginia Primary
Virginia Democrats prepare for a primary with 47 of 140 General Assembly seats on the line. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm local time as voters consider Gov. Almond's school integration plan and Perrow Commission reforms.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Almond
Perrow
Senate
Candidates End Campaigns For Tomorrow's Primary
Area candidates wound up their campaigns today for the Democratic primary tomorrow. Polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Star will compile returns with radio help from Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club. Results will be telephoned to The Star after being radioed to a central point in Winchester. Incumbents DeHaven and Whitacre face challengers in county races. Clarke County has four contests including clerk and board of supervisors.
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Almond
Senate
Star
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
Radio Club
Winchester
The
Robert L. DeHaven
Winchester Pol
David A. Fahnestock
Lee N. Whitacre
Landon B. Whitacre
Board of Supervisors
Back Creek
C. M. Rosenberger
W. Hurt Himelright
Clarke County
Lucy A. Allen
J. H. Wood, Jr
Loring C. Kackley
Chapel District
William M. Fenton
Steel Firms Begin Shutting Down Plants
Pittsburgh AP reports that with a nationwide steel strike looming at midnight Tuesday, steel companies started plant shutdowns. The process is lengthy and cautious, with blast furnaces banked and coke ovens cooled, and opening up again can take up to two weeks. Maintenance and supervision add further complexity as plants wind down.
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Pittsburgh
Judge cancels hearing of 17 vote registrars in civil rights probe
A federal judge in Shreveport halted the appearance of 17 voter registrars before a US Civil Rights Commission hearing and ordered a three judge panel to review the act creating the commission. Judge Ben Dawkins ruled the hearing denied basic rights and left open questions about the law’s validity. A temporary restraining order was issued at the request of Louisiana Attorney General Gremillion, with July 22 set for the special tribunal. The commission, led by John Hannah, studied complaints from 67 north Louisiana blacks alleging voting rights violations.
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Shreveport
Civil Rights Commission
USS. Dist
Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Dawkins
Louisiana
Jack P. F. Gremillion
John A. Hannah
Michigan State University
North Louisiana
Gremillion
Dawkin
Commission
Robert G. Story
Dallas
Tex
Story
Congress
John Battle
Charlottesville
Theodore S. Hesburgh
South Bend
Ind
Doyle E. Carlton
Tampa, Fla
George M. Johnson
California
Prospect of Averting Strike Believed Slim
NEW YORK AP stalled steel contract talks resumed at the White House with little chance to avert a midnight Tuesday walkout. Union leader David J McDonald and R Conrad Cooper of U S Steel framed the stalemate as efforts to extend the contract failed. The two week extension had been discussed after Eisenhower urged resumed talks.
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New York
White House
R. Conrad Cooper
David J. McDonald
Cooper
McDonald
Eisenhower
Steelworkers
U.S. Steel Corp
Soviets Rocket Dogs Into Space And Return Them
The Soviet Union launched two dogs on July 10 in a 2200 kilogram rocket and recovered them. One dog named Daring had its fourth spaceflight. a prior July 2 mission included Snowflake and a rabbit, all returning safely according to Tass.
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London
Soviet Union
Space
Earth
Moscow Radio
Tass
Daring
Snowflake
Mariooshka
Little Martha
Convicts Seize Mine Foremen at Brushy Mountain Prison
PETROL Tenn AP convicts in Brushy Mountain state prison coal mine seized three mine foremen and held them hostage. Warden Frank Llewellyn said one foreman Tom Jones was released after about two hours. He identified the captives as Ben Davis Shirley Bunch and Earl Hensley. No complaints or prior trouble reported.
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Brushy Mountain State Prison
Frank Llewellyn
Tom Jones
Llewellyn
Ben Davis
Shirley Bunch
Earl Hensley
Idlewild Flight Struggles Amid 40000 Idlewild Crowd
A Pan American jet carrying 113 aboard circled Idlewild Airport for four hours after gear failure as 50,000 thrill seekers swarmed the field. Fire Commissioner Cavanagh faulted Port Authority cooperation while Austin Tobin defended the rescue efforts amid chaos and hazards on runways.
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NEW York
Idlewild
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Port of New York Authority
Pan American World Airways
London
Austin J. Tobin
Port Authority
Cavanagh
Jaimeica Bay
Eisenhower Appeals to Steel Sides to Avert Strike
President Eisenhower urged both sides in the steel wage dispute to pursue a settlement to avoid a strike. Press secretary Hagerty said the appeal followed talks with Vice President Nixon and Labor Secretary Mitchell after negotiations appeared to collapse.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Richard M. Nixon
James P. Mitchell
Lee
da 'McDonald
Steelworkers Union
Teamsters Monitor Aims to Oust Hoffa Leader
Lawrence T. Smith, sworn in as a three member Teamsters monitor, vows to seek the removal of union president James R. Hoffa. The NY lawyer succeeds Godfrey P. Schmidt on the panel, created to oversee Hoffa after a 1958 settlement and prior conflicts of interest. Hoffa attended Senate racket hearings as Smith and others took their oaths.
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Washington (Ap
Lawrence T. Smith
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Smith
Hoffa Smith
New Yorker
Godfrey P. Schmidt
Schmidt
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals
Hoffa
Capitol
Senate
Yard Party and Supper Fundraiser at Ridgeway Center
A community Yard Party on July 18 at 5 30 p m at Ridgeway Community Center features fried chicken or ham suppers country ham sandwiches soup cakes and pies with rain or shine plan. A half price sale on summer dresses and a political candidate Dave A Fahnestock for Sheriff is listed in the ad.
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D.S.T. Ridgeway Community Center
Rest Church
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Mr. Hoover
URW
O'Sullivan
Ing
Robinson Cold Storage
N. Cameron St
Brother Moose
Sloan Kuykendall
WINC
House of Delegates
Virginia Committee For Public Schools
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Teamsters Union Monitor
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