House Unit Votes New Taxes to Pay For Road Program
The House Public Works Committee approved 22 to 9 a plan to raise about 12 billion dollars in new taxes over 15 years to fund a major road program. Tax increases on gasoline diesel fuel trucks and tires would finance the initiative with an added levy on medium truck tires pushing revenue higher.
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House Public Works Committee
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Senate
General Treasury
House Committee
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D-Tenn
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Burnside
D-Wva
Heat and Humidity Persist Amid Thunderstorm Risk
The area endures hot and humid weather with a high of 93 today, cooler than last year’s 100. AP forecasts warm, humid conditions with possible thunderstorm tomorrow night. Overnight lows near 71, humidity remains the main discomfort factor.
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Associated Press
Virginia Weather Outlook July 16 20 Near Normal Temps
Extended forecast for Virginia shows near normal temperatures with cooler Sunday night and a warming trend early next week. Showers and thundershowers likely Saturday and in the South portion Sunday, with a chance of showers again Wednesday. Total precipitation expected about one half to one inch. Organ music nightly at Duff's Restaurant with Gene Russell at the Hammond Console.
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Richmond
Virginia
Duff's
Gene Russell
First School Segregation Hearing Held
A three judge federal court indicated it will order Summerton school trustees to begin desegregation preparations with all deliberate speed. Judge Parker noted the decree could bar segregated operation once arrangements are made, while trustees and NAACP counsel debated timing and feasibility. The crowded hearing featured state officials and local attorneys observing the desegregation process.
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Summerton
John J. Parker
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Robert McC. Figg
Charleston
Figg
Frigg
Riots in Casablanca Leave 10 Dead and 44 Wounded
Casablanca unrest follows a terror bombing that killed six Europeans and injured 35. Mob violence targets French officials and Moroccan property, with deaths including a European and police, as crowds clash in the city’s European quarter.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Gilbert Grandval
Jean Charles Legrand
Algiers
Bundestag Approves Bill to Call 6 000 German Volunteers
Bundestag approves mobilization of up to 6 000 volunteers for new West German armed forces this summer. A civilian panel with veto rights to appoint officers and the volunteer bill advance to the Bundesrat for final approval on July 22.
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Six Plan to Walk Around the World
Six youths form the Overlanders and set from Nottingham toward a five year walk around the world. They plan to work for most expenses, carry 65 pound packs, and include a Sahara crossing and tea atop Table Mountain. Members include Geoffrey Whittaker 22, Harry Harrison 21, Bill Youens 18, Betty Shaw 26, Sheila Woodward 18, and Pat Pat Buggins 20.
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England
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Africa
Sahara Desert
Capetown
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Whittaker
Harry Harrison
Bill Youens
Betty Shaw
Sheila Woodward
Pat _ Pat Buggins
Eden and Churchill hold secret prep for Big Four meeting
Prime Minister Eden met secretly with Winston Churchill at Hyde Park Gate to discuss the upcoming Big Four conference. Eden planned to travel to Geneva for talks with Eisenhower Bulganin Faure, while Churchill urged strong representation and defended Eden’s role in Parliament.
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Stalin
Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
Nude bathing banned on Baltic beaches in East Berlin
East German newspapers report a ban on nude bathing along the Baltic coast imposed by communist authorities. The measure targets public beaches near Berlin and other coastal resorts, prompting debate about decency and provincial enforcement.
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Berlin
Baltic
Western Foreign Ministers Agree on Geneva Strategy
President Eisenhower heads to Geneva for the Big Four summit after outlining cautious hopes for lasting peace. He will speak at 8:15 p.m. EDT on world problems and steps toward solutions, broadcast across major networks. The trip includes a stop in Iceland and a stay at Chateau de Creux de Genthod before arriving in Geneva. He has urged peacemaking while questioning Kremlin sincerity in recent talks.
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Middletown Prepares Weeklong Firemen Carnival
Middletown Fire Company stages a six night carnival next Monday through Saturday behind the school. Gates open at 7 p.m. nightly with a Thursday parade featuring 19 entries from fire companies auxiliaries bands and drum corps. Co chairs Sperry and Legge promise rides booths and refreshments with Mrs Ridings leading the Ladies Auxiliary and local leaders coordinating food ice cream beverages and games.
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T Ainesworth Sperry
John Legge
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W. B. Little
Fred Wealthy
W. C. Wood
Virginia Legion Leader Floyd Williams Dies in Roanoke
Floyd W Williams of Galax former Virginia Department commander of the American Legion died today in a Roanoke hospital He was about 63 years old.
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Floyd W. Williams
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Virginia Department
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Ridgway Attacks U S Military Policy Overreliance on Nuclear Arms
General Ridgway releases a 10 page memo criticizing Eisenhower era strategy. He warns the United States may lose nuclear air superiority by 1962 and urges a joint, versatile force to confront Soviet expansion without overdependence on bombs.
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Soviet to seek sincere Geneva effort says Bulganin
Premier Bulganin announced the Soviet delegation will go to Geneva to discuss issues and aim to ease international tension. He said if the Western Big Three join the effort there is hope for a peaceful basis for the future. The group includes Khrushchev Molotov Zhukov and Gromyko.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
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Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Conferees to Decide Final Form Of Ike's National Reserve Plan
The Senate approves its version by 80 to 1 for a 2.9 million person reserve over four years. Conferees from Senate and House will finalize the bill amid differences on veteran service obligations and volunteer training age limits.
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Heat Wave Ends in Western Europe as Storms Roll In
Fierce thunderstorms broke an eight day heat wave in parts of Western Europe while Scandinavia remained hot. About 100 people died from drownings lightning and related causes as temperatures trended downward. Britain saw six deaths. Norway hit 91 degrees. Copenhagen reported two collapses. A tornado touched down at Huis Ter Heide Friesland.
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Wilson Impounds Funds to Boost Marine Strength
At Quantico Secretary Wilson announced Congress added 46 million dollars to Defense appropriations to strengthen the Marine Corps. He ordered the Pentagon comptroller to place the funds in a suspend fund while officials reassess use.
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Western ministers endorse topics for Geneva talks
The Western Big Three agreed on a list of issues for the Geneva meeting with Soviet leaders. Dulles Macmillan and Pinay approved the topics, including German reunification, European security and disarmament, with Faure's development plan noted as a related idea. The list will be presented in Geneva Sunday morning.
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Pinay
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Faure
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Kremlin
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Ah “Amfierican
Germany
Tass
West Germany
West
East Germany
Minor Fire From Kerosene Stove at Nicodemus Orchard
A kerosene stove fire in a Lencore house owned by H. W. Butler and Brother burned a panel of kitchen wall. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Caldwell occupied the home. Mrs. Caldwell was canning beans when the fire started around 9 30 p m. Clearbrook Fire Company and Shawnee volunteers responded. Neighbors and Warren Ware helped control the blaze with water before firefighters arrived. Damage described as not serious.
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H. W. Butler
Bill Caldwell
Warren Ware
Clearbrook Fire Company
Night Sky Notes for Winchester Friday Update
Friday July 15 sunset 7 39 p m moonrise 1 45 a m near Aldebaran in the south with Scorpio and Sagittarius prominent. Sunrise 4 58 a m new moon next Tuesday boots in the west at 10 41 p m.
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