Kassem's Regime Says Pro-Red Revolt Suppressed in Iraq
Iraq reports say clashes in the oil regions are continuing as Kassem’s regime claims it has crushed a pro Red revolt and army mutiny in the north. Kirkuk and Mosul violence leaves dozens dead and many wounded amid a broader struggle with Communists and Nasserist factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kassem
Beirut
Lebanon
Abdel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Cairo
Damascus
Hun
Ahmed Saleh Abdi
Baghdad
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Ple
Communist Party
U.A.R
Mosul
Kirkuk
Personal incomes hit June record in 1959
Personal income in June rose to a record annual rate of 382.9 billion dollars, driven by higher factory payrolls and longer hours. Wages and salaries increased to 261.1 billion, with gains broad across metals machinery stone glass and clay industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Quarles Elementary School submerged by summer rain
Summer vacation glowed as heavy rain flooded Quarles Elementary School island like. Cotton crops in Frederick County show strong growth with notes from Cedarmeade farmer Dr Notting ham and Winchester resident Mrs Davis reporting thriving plants. A Berryville raft project by H M Baker Jr Joe Davis and Loyd Johnson showcased three modern Mark Twain style characters and was transported on a truck to the water. Area rainfall topped July average at 3.84 inches with more showers and thunderstorms forecast and temperatures near normal for the next five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Stuart Nottingham
Cedarmeade
Arkansas
B.F. Davis
Winchester
Mark Twain
H. M. Baker, Jr
Joe Davis
Loyd Johnson
Berryville
Shenandoah River
American ex-officer seeks Soviet citizenship with family
Libero Riciardelli, 42, a former U S Air Force major from Needham Massachusetts, quit the United States with his wife and three children to obtain Soviet citizenship in the U S S R. Izvestia cited his claim that freedom and free college education for his children await in the Soviet Union while denying Communist affiliation. The U S Embassy had no information. His father Augustus, 66, called the report propaganda and said he had not heard from his son in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Air Force
United States
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Libero Riciardelli
Needham
Mass
Florida
Riciardelli
U.S.S.R
U.S
Augustus
Palm Beach
Blood Donor Clinic Set At First Presbyterian Church
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with a 150 pint quota. Charles S. Toan, chairman of the Winchester-Frederick County Red Cross Blood Donor Program, urges any eligible donors to give without appointments. Through six months of 1959 the local drive is 219 pints behind target. 681 of 900 pints allocated for January to June have been collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Charles S. Toan
Winchester - Frederick County
American Red Cross
Toan
Fleet Admiral William Leahy Dies at 84 in Bethesda
Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy, wartime chief of staff to President Roosevelt, died at 84 in Bethesda Naval Hospital from a cerebral vascular accident. A five star officer, Leahy's career began in 1897 and spanned four wars, with roles from chief of naval operations to ambassador to France and governor of Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Daniel Leahy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Navy
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Leahy
Hampton
Iowa
Naval Academy
China
Puerto Rico
France
Commander In Chief
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Combined Chiefs
United States
Khrushchev cancels Scandinavia visit amid anti-Soviet campaign
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev calls off planned August visits to Denmark Norway and Sweden amid Swedish press criticism and pressure from leaders. Finland's government says Moscow informed it Khrushchev will not visit Finland on this trip. The foreign ministry notes postponement due to anti-Soviet sentiment in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Moscow
Denmark
Norway
Scandinavia
Finland
Winchester Hiram Lodge to attend Brother Lucas funeral
Masonic notice for Winchester Hiram Lodge No. 21 AF and AM announcing a special communication on Tuesday July 21 at 1 p.m. to attend the funeral of Brother George W. Lucas. By order of the Worshipful Master. Includes invitation to weekly meeting and door prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Hiram Lodge No
A. M
George W. Lucas
Pittsburgh Sailor Dies in Crash East of Winchester
A Pittsburgh sailor Richard A. Shuty 21 stationed aboard the USS Redfin died after a crash on Rt 50 east of Winchester. He suffered a crushed chest and pulmonary hemorrhage at 6 48 p m at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A Marine Pvt David Makins 19 stationed at Camp LeJeune suffered a compound fracture of the left leg in a freak mishap near the Hill Top Inn. Two other occupants in the other car were injured and treated at Memorial Hospital. There were two more traffic incidents in Winchester over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Winchester
Richard A. Shuty
Frederick County
Mr. Shuty
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Here
Harry E. Welch
Rt. 4
Terry Lee
Memorial Hospital
J. W. Detrick
Shuty
Welch
David Makins
Camp LeJgene
N. C
Rt. 50
Hilltop Inn
Naval Hospital
Makins
N. Cameron
E. Baker Sts
Basil Cooper
Junior P. Miller
N. Loudoun St
Baker St
Cameron St
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Sue C. Finley
W. Cecil St
S. Cameron and
Gerrard Sts
George Lucas C of C Manager Dies Sudden
George W. Lucas 57 longtime executive secretary of the Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce died Saturday afternoon at his home from a heart attack. He is survived by wife Velma Abercrombie two daughters a son eight grandchildren and several brothers and sisters. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. First Baptist Church with burial at Shenandoah Memorial Park and rites by Winchester Hiram Lodge 21 AF&AM.
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George W. Lucas
Winchester
Frederick County
Lucas
Kiwanis Club
Acca Temple
Richmond
Bruceton
Jones Funeral Home
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Winchester Hiram Lodge 21
Af&am
Jonas 0. Chamberlin, Jr
Troy
L. Houston
Gilbert V. Talkington
Jesse Willey
William H. Nagley
Samuel D. Preston
Linwood F. Spi
Californian Claims Tiniest Rainstorm
In San Diego a man reports a tiny rainstorm on 20 feet of Coval property from 6 a.m. Sunday through much of the day. Coval insists it rained while no clouds appeared, a claim the Weather Bureau calls impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Charles Coval
Coval
San Diego Union
Weather Bureau
Adjournment Date Still Big Toss-up
Washington reports the 1959 Congress faces five major hurdles civil rights labor regulation housing highways and interest rates. Committees act this week with likely sessions into September and a probable Aug. 22 target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Group
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Stranded Family Survives Desert Ordeal Near Moab
The Scott family eight people and one pint of water endured two days in the desert after car trouble on Shafer Trail near Dead Horse Point Utah. A search plane spotted them and two fliers radioed Moab driving a pickup to reunite the family. Diane nine and Laura 35 led their children through a lethal sun with little water and improvised food until rescue.
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Moab
Utah
Diane Scott
Laura Scott
Diane
Mrs. Scott
Virl
Standing Rocks
Green
Colorado
Dead Horse Point
Colorado River
Scott
Salt Lake City
Murray
Virlene
Laurene
Byron
Duwayne
Leland
Western offer counters Soviet German unification plan
In Geneva the West proposed a continuing conference of foreign ministers with East and West German advisers to negotiate a German peace. Christian Herter presented the offer after rejecting Gromyko’s all German committee idea during an 18 month Berlin truce. The plan seeks direct big power responsibility and increased contacts between West and East Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Berlin
West
Russia
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Germany
Herter
Big Four
Palace of Nations
West Germany
East Germany
France
Geneva Conference
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Gromyko
Civil War Group Plans Reactivation Of Winchester Company K
A meeting to finalize plans to reactivate Winchester’s Confederate unit Company K Fifth Virginia Infantry Stonewall Brigade will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Clinton Ritter’s Kernstown home. Organizers aim to form drill rifle and cannon teams and adopt Confederate gray uniforms with French capes, echoing the original 1861 65 equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Clinton Ritter
Kernstown
Fifth Virginia Infantry
Stonewall Brigade
George W. Kurtz
Ray Bowers
Clinton L. Ritter
Orin Riter
Ritter
Kernstown Methodist Church
North
Merchants Association
Shenval Music CO
Huntsberrys Swimley Furniture
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2Nd Army
Baghadad
Crier
Quarles Elementary School
William Leahy
White's Pure Oil Station
Brother Moose
City
Frederick Road
Cooper
Packard
Guy A. Younker
Fairfax
Ford
Lester E. Custer
Arlington
Gerrard St
George Lucas
C of C
Organized Labor
House Labor Committee
Esenhower
Senate Housing Subcommittee
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Winchester Rescue Squad
Gavis
Company ‘K
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