British Land in Jordan to Thwart Plot Against Hussein
AMMAN British troops land in Jordan at King Hussein's request to protect our borders from enemies circling us. BEIRUT French cruiser De Grasse anchors off Beirut as Robert Murphy arrives. DAMASCUS U.S. consulate urges Americans to leave the Middle East.
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Associated Press
Amman
Jordan
King Hussein
Moscow
Soviet Union
Naples
Turkey
Lebanon
Washington
Selwyn Lloyd
Middle East
United Nations
Sweden
U.N
U.S
Beirut
de Grasse
Robert Murphy
U.S. State Department
Damascus
Belgrade
Tito
Iraq
United States backs Britain in Jordan and Iraq crisis
The United States and Britain coordinate on the Jordan crisis after King Hussein appeals for aid. Dulles and Lloyd at the State Department discuss military and political moves as Marines move into Lebanon and concerns grow for Americans in Baghdad.
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Lercare
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
State Department
Iraq
Faisal
United States
Lebanon
Jordan
Baghdad
Britain
United Kingdom
Washington
London
Macmillan
House of Commons
Russians Start War Games
AMMAN Jordan AP British troops landed in Jordan to thwart an imminent plot against King Hussein. U.S. forces moved into Turkey and Lebanon as Russia announced maneuvers near its borders. Hussein claimed agents were arming rebels. Macmillan blamed Nasser and UAR for the plot. Chamoun appealed for U.S. military aid amid Lebanese opposition to Marine landings.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
U.S
Turkey
Russia
United States
Lebanon
Britain
Cyprus
Gaza Strip
Syria
Macmillan
Washington
Nasser
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Baghdad
Egypt
Tito
Yugoslavia
Middle East
Camille Chamoun
UAR
Beirut
Adel Osseyran
Jupiter Rocket Reaches 1500 Miles. Cone Recovered
The Army launched a Jupiter IRBM 1500 miles across the Atlantic from Cape Canaveral and recovered its nose cone after re entry. Dr. Wernher von Braun observed the launch as Navy ships aided recovery near Antigua Island. The cone separation and parachute descent were tracked, with recovery about 1 hour 36 minutes after splashdown.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Army
Wernher von Braun
Florida
USS Escape
Navy
Antigua Island
Midsummer Musings and Local Happenings
A reader notes a pale blue weed blooming along fields and roadsides and asks when the roadbed repair near North Loudoun Street will begin. The piece also recalls a boy on Kent Street melting ice cream and reports on a nude convention controversy at Buckskin Lodge. A forecast predicts cooler nights and sunny warmth tomorrow. A purple color trend touches cars as two girls ride a purple mover scooter on Bos cawen Street.
U.S. Policy Leads Where An Editorial Examines Force Use
The Star analyzes whether United States policy in the Middle East can yield long run gains under a framework that may require recourse to force. The piece appears on Page 16 in today’s edition. A community notice on a July 19 yard party and supper at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church Coal Mine southwest of Marlboro is also listed.
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Adm
Edward A. Hannegan
Beirut
6Th Fleet
Middle East
James L. Holloway
United States
NATO
Germany
Turkey
the Star
Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church
Coal Mine
Marlboro Snt
Baptist Building Set for Completion by September 15
The First Baptist Church plans an $80,000 brick educational and recreational building on the old Miller House site facing N Washington St. Ground broke in May. The basement serves Boy Scouts, first floor hosts nursery and preschool Sunday School, second floor houses kindergarten and a large kitchen and recreation room dining 300.
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First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Miller
N. Washington St
Baptist Church
Hamman Construction
Haddox and
Williams
State Trap Shooting Tourney Opens Here Tomorrow
The Virginia State Championship Trap Shooting Tournament begins here tomorrow with an expected 100 to 125 competitors. Preliminary day features 16 yard and 100 handicap targets, with the 16 yard state championship Saturday and the doubles and handicap events on Sunday. Silver trophies will be awarded by the Amateur Trapshooting Association. Lone Oak Restaurant opens for business tomorrow as usual.
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Virginia
Amateur
Kremlin to threaten but not attack in Middle East says AP
Washington reports top U S intelligence chiefs believe the Soviet Union will lash out with threats and bluster but avoid militarily intervening against American and British forces in the Middle East. Observers cite reserve calls and steady draft rates as signs Moscow will avoid risk of atomic war with the West. President Eisenhower warns of consequences of Marines’ Lebanon intervention but is said to have acted only after advisers predicted a propaganda response with possible limited military gestures.
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John A. Scali
Washington
Soviet Union
Middle East
Russia
Lebanon
Jordan
Kremlin
West
Eisenhower
U.S
Four American Soldiers Die in French Bus Crash
Four American soldiers were killed and 21 injured when an Army bus collided with a French truck near Olivet France during a routine troop transfer. The French truck driver was killed. Names were withheld pending relatives notification.
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Orleans
France
Olivet
Goldfine Details White House Visits During Truman Era
Bernard Goldfine testified that during the Truman administration he visited the White House more often than after Eisenhower took office. He claimed contact with John W. Steelman to obtain a 12 million dollar RFC loan for a garage under Boston Common, receiving an initial commitment that later fell through, and he noted numerous lunches and dinners with Steelman at Washington hotels following a suggestion from a Boston bank stockholder.
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Washington
Bernard Goldfine
White House
Truman
Eisenhower
Goldfine
John W. Steelman
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Boston Common
RFC
Steelman
Washington Hotels
Boston
Four-State Fruit Men Begin Clarke Meeting
Four-state horticultural groups from Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania open their Clarke meeting in Berryville with tours of the H F Byrd Berryville orchards Moore and Dorsey River orchards Coleman Orchards and Moore and Dorsey packing house. Sam Cherr of Young and Rubicam was to speak on Lets Get the People Eating Apples.
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Berryville
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Sam Cherr
Young and Rubicam, Inc
New York
Horse Show Ground
Cherr
Moore & Dorsey
Moore and Dorsey River
Moore and Dorsey
Moore and Dorsey Young
Shenandoah River
Coleman
Coleman Orchards
Russians Demonstrate Outside U S Embassy in Moscow
More than two thousand Russians banners and fists protested the U S Embassy in Moscow shouting Hands off Lebanon and Hands off Iraq. Police formed a cordon to keep the crowd at bay as gates remained closed and no violence occurred. The demonstration followed a Soviet denunciation of the Marines landing and echoed a June 25 protest outside the Soviet UN delegation.
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Moscow
U.S
Lebanon
United Nations
Kremlin
Four Men Hurt In Head On Crash Near Clarke County
Four local men were injured in a head on collision on Apple Pie Ridge Road near Stines Chapel. One passenger Charles K Shifflett 19 of Gerrardstown W V in critical condition after severe head injury at Memorial Hospital. Other Plymouth occupants Troy Shifflett 20 in good condition with possible knee fracture and arm laceration Bobby Dodson 19 in good condition with injured left shoulder Driver Ray B Taylor 22 in route . Also a separate two car collision at Double Toll Gate Clarke County caused $550 damage. Mrs Matamoros treated and released for chest contusions. Damages to a 1957 Plymouth station wagon and a 1953 Chevrolet.
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Charles K. Shifflett
Gerrardstown
W. Va
Troy Shifflett
Route 2
Memorial Hospi
Bobby Dodson
Ray B. Taylor
Memorial Hospital
G. T. Griffith
Apple Pie Ridge
Stine’s Chapel
Chevrolet
Taylor
Plymouth
Clarke County
L. M. Bauserman
Wilda Hose
Rt. 1
Winchester
Alberto Matamoros
Brooklyn
Bauserman
Weather outlook calls for above normal temperatures nationwide
The Weather Bureau projects warm weather across much of the nation for mid July to mid August with above normal temperatures in the south, West Coast and middle Atlantic while the northern half may see below normal temperatures and near normal rainfall in many areas. A sale lists two 36 steel dormitory beds at 21.95. Ken E Smith Insurance offices close Wednesdays at 1 pm in July and August. Yard Party Auction set for July 19 at 2 pm at James Wood School benefiting Round Hill Community Fire Company.
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Weather Bureau
West Coast
Middle Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountain States
Rockies
Appalachians
Gulf and
South Atlantic States
Far West
POR
Aé&N
Ken
E. Smith Insurance
State Farm Insurance Company
W. Piccadilly
James Wood
Round Hill Community Fire Company
Local Men Reported With U S Troops In Lebanon
Two local men are identified as serving with the U S forces in Lebanon Ralph L Jones metalsmith third class USN son of Mr and Mrs Thomas B Jones Route 3 and Marine Pfc Clyde W Matthews son of Mr and Mrs W Rice Matthews of Front Royal. The Marines were part of the Sixth Fleet landing at Beirut on July 15 in Transport Squadron 6 under Lt Col H A Hadd.
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Lebanon
Fleet
Great Lakes
Til
U.S. Navy
Ralph L. Jones
USN
Thomas B. Jones
Route 3
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Beirut
Clyde W. Matthews
W. Rice Matthews
Front Royal
H. A. Hadd
Regular
Fleet Marine Force
Sixth Fleet
Transport Squadron 6
W. B. McCrea
Essex
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Lloyd
John Foster Dulles
Birent
Jupiter
Cone
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Oates Ave
Kent St
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Gore
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Cal Boyce
Lprteit
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Horse Show Grounds
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