Dream Highway to trace Marco Polo routes across Asia
United Nations officials describe a Pan Asian dream highway of about 7 000 miles linking Turkey to China or Malaya using ancient caravan paths dating to 1000 BC. The project through ECAFE aims to boost travel and trade by linking existing roads and easing borders and customs amid regional development.
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Marco Polo
Turkey
Inodchina
Malaya
Genghis Khan
Alexander the Great
Tamerlane
Brin
Europe
Orient
U.N. Economic Commission For Asia
The
Far East
ECAFE
Asia
Diaz to Testify In Open Hearing
Former Cuban air force chief Maj. Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz testifies in open session on accusations that Communists infiltrated Cuba’s armed forces. Diaz, denounced by Fidel Castro as traitor, appeared after secret Senate hearings, amid State Department opposition and a push for public disclosure. He resigned as air force head on June 30 and fled to the United States claiming Communist takeover of the armed forces.
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State Department
Diaz
Castro
United States
Washington
Sandals Barred For Shopping At U.S. Commissary
Wives of American airmen were stopped from entering a Tokyo U S commissary wearing Japanese zori sandals with a toe strap. Some shopped barefoot, storekeepers allowed it. An Air Force spokesman called the policy a mistake and said clarification is needed.
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Tokyo
U.S
Air Force
Resort Town Votes for Promotion Drive to Boost Business
Colonial Beach business leaders approve an all out campaign to attract more visitors and counteract bad publicity. Mayor Bernard F. Denson convened the meeting to plan ways to build more and better business as the town recovers from the loss of nearby slot machine casinos on the Potomac River after Maryland banned them last year.
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Colonial Beach
Potomac River
Bernard F. Denson
Maryland
Fourth Graders to Learn Spanish or French
In Richmond the school system will teach every fourth grade class Spanish or French conversation starting in the fall. Officials announced the program, tested since 1952, will become a permanent part of the curriculum.
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Richmond
Fleeing Driver Causes Five-Death Crash in Kansas City
A speeding car fleeing a police stop collided with another vehicle at an intersection in Kansas City killing five people. The fleeing driver Charles Schwaneke 23 of Kansas City died and four men in the second car Luther Thompson 22 James Fuller 23 Donald Ewing 26 and Robert Reed 26 all of Kansas City were also killed. The incident occurred about 2 am after Patrolman Bobby Austin attempted to stop Schwaneke whose license was suspended for prior violations. The crash happened in a mixed use area near 27th Street and a corner service station.
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Kansas City
Charles Schwaneke
John Allen
Luther L. Thompson
St. James Ave
Suffolk
James E. Fuller
Donald Ewing
Robert Reed
Sgt
Allen
Bobby Austin
Schwaneke
Austin
Sunday School Workshop Begins at Mount Carmel Baptist Church
A Thursday night session opens a six week Sunday School workshop for Mount Carmel Baptist Church teachers at Leicester and Braddock Streets. Deacon Robert Anthony and others lead analysis of teaching methods for various classes with Garfield and Rev Melford Walker as resource personnel. A special dedication and certificate awards mark the conclusion of the program.
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Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Leicester
Braddock Sts
Robert Anthony
Charles C. Reed
Harriet Washington
Sylvia Washington
Lorraine Reed
Jean King
Brackett-Moreell Baptist Sunday School
Young People’s Convention
Garfield
Melford Walker
White to Edit N. Y. Tribune
Robert M. White II a 44 year old Missourian becomes president and editor of the New York Herald Tribune and will start Aug. 3. White currently edits the Mexico Ledger with a circulation of 8246, selected by John Hay Whitney who controls the Herald Tribune.
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NEW York
Robert M. White II
New York Herald Tribune
White
The
Mexico (Mo
Two NC Men Die in Head-On Crash Near Bowling Green
A head-on collision on U S 103 fourteen miles south of Bowling Green killed Robert Samuel Hammock Jr. and William Grant Walker, both North Carolina residents. Hammock drove the foreign car. Roosevelt Mitchell and Esther Mae Davis, occupants of the station wagon, were hospitalized. The crash raised Virginia’s highway toll this year to 414. A separate accident near Tasley, Accomack County, claimed William Stokey, and another fatality occurred near Fredericksburg from injuries on July 3.
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Associated Press
Bowling Green
North Carolina
Virginia
U. S
Robert Samuel Hammock Jr
Winston- Salem
N. C
William Grant Walker
High Point
Roosevelt Mitchell
New York City
Esther Mae Davis
Brooklyn N. Y
William Stokey
Nassawaddox
Tasley
Accomack County
Spotsylvania
Pauline Kennon Thompson
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Richmond Council Delays Fluoridation and Segregation Debate
The Richmond City Council postponed public hearings on fluoridation termination and a school segregation resolution. The council set Sept. 9 for a hearing on ending fluoridation and asked the city attorney to report by Aug. 10 on a resolution claiming white children are the minority in the city’s schools. sponsor Robert J. Heberle argues passage could aid in the segregation fight and tests the integration principle in court.
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Richmond
Robert J. Heberle
Hastings man indicted on murder charge in Mercer death
A grand jury in Richmond indicted B. M. Langley of New Bern, North Carolina, for murder in the June 26 shooting of auto mechanic Preston Mercer at a South Richmond service station. Langley admitted arriving to discuss family trouble with Mercer and fled before capture by the station owner’s son, Raymond Cox, who fired three warning shots.
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Richmond
Hastings Court
B. M. Langley
New Bern
N.C
Preston Mercer
Langley
Mercer
North Carolina
Mercer Langley
Raymond Cox
Cox
Often Misspelled Regis ter and Registrar
A concise note explains the common misspelling of registrar and registrar as examples, highlighting how to spell roles that keep records correctly. It clarifies the distinction between the term for a person who keeps records and a potential misspelled form.
Red Cross Annual Meeting set for July 20
The Winchester Frederick County Chapter American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting on July 20 at 7 30 pm at the George Washington Hotel. Officers and directors for the coming year will be elected and voting members include contributors to the membership drive. Eleven provinces comprise the Netherlands.
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Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
George Washington Hotel
Frederick Short Course Delegation at V P I
The list shows the Frederick delegation to a Virginia Polytechnic Institute program with members Stella Lee Bell Barbara Woore Sandy Russell Markco Whitacre Barbara Sperry Harriet GoodeTom my Crabill Susan Bierer Bonnie Hammack Judy Green Loreta Williams Vinda White Virginia Shiley Karen Russell Guy Connor Marshall Shiley Rusty McDonald Richard McDonald Richard Keeler Paul Green Ronnie Keeler Ronnie Green Freddy Grim Ronnie Green Buddy Adams.
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Stella Lee Bell
Barbara Woore
Sandy Russell
Markco Whitacre
Barbara Sperry
Harriet Goode
Tom
My Crabill
Susan Bierer
Bonnie Hammack
Judy Green
Loreta Williams
Vinda White
Virginia Shiley
Karen Russell
Guy Connor
Marshall Shiley
Rusty McDonald
Richard McDonald
Richard Keeler
Paul Green
Ronnie Keeler
Freddy Grim
Ronnie Green
Buddy Adams
Frederick County
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Fete Directors Praise Office Staff in Resolutions
Festival board passes unanimous resolutions praising the Apple Blossom Festival office staff for loyalty patience and understanding in dealing with officers directors members and the public. The statements commend competence and efficiency in discharging duties following the annual meeting.
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Apple Blossom Festival
Festival Office
Chevy Dominates Engines Praise and Economy Awards
Automaker highlights include Sports Cars Illustrated praise for the V8 engines and a Mobilgas Economy Run win with a six with Powerglide achieving 22.38 mpg. NASCAR style braking tests and Motor Trend calling the cars the smoothest and quietest in their price class reinforce Chevy’s claim.
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Motor Magazine
Chevy
Sports Cars Illustrated
Motor Trend Magazine
Army Couple Seeks Rhyming Name For Seventh Child
Sgt. Jack Lovett stationed in Korea and his wife in Texas seek a rhyming name for their seventh child due after October. The Lovetts have a 15 year rhyming family tradition with the first six children. Stars and Stripes invited readers to suggest rhyming names after the sixth child.
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Tokyo
Far East
Jack Lovett
Korea
Texas
Lovett
Stars & Stripes
Lovetts Welcome New Baby With Family Support
Lovett’s wife Ger aldine Gravette resides at 313 Water St Whitesboro Texas. The household includes Linda Fay, Larry Ray, Gary Jay, Glinda Kay, Brenda May and Winda Gay as they await the baby’s arrival.
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Lovett
Geraldine Gravette
Water St
Whitesboro, Tex
Linda Fay
Larry Ray
Gary Jay
Glinda Kay
Brenda May
Winda Gay
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Automobile Manufacturers Association
Popular Science Magazine
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Chevrolet Sales CO
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