Marines in Beirut Enjoy Comfortable Front Line Aftermath
In Beirut the U S Marines report a calm scene with civilians picnicking and trading gossip while the Marines work hard to improve positions. Lt Aide says this is the most comfortable war they have attended as mosquitoes threaten and kids tag along seeking candy. Some units face pay delays but discipline remains high and morale strong.
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Beirut
U. 8
Clarence Kelly
Carlisle
Saipan
Iowa Jima
Korea
Virginia Apple Crop Forecast Rises to 10.7 Million Bushels
Virginia expects an enlarged 1958 commercial apple crop at 10.7 million bushels, up from 8.1 million last year. Earlier estimates ranged near nine to ten million as rains improved growth though some areas remained dry at July start. Growers remain cautious amid variable conditions across the state.
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Virginia
Cron
National Apple Institute
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Frederick and Clarke
Stayman
Golden Delicious
Appalachian Apple Service
Martinsburg
W. Va
Virgina
Delicious
Jonathan
York Imperial
Crop Reporting Service
Cannery to stay open on Wednesdays in Stephens City
The Stephens City Cannery will remain open on Wednesdays for now despite planned water system work. Local Navy family notices report BM-1C Van C. Nicholson aboard the USS Olmstead in Lebanon, with relatives in Stephens City, plus two more area men in Lebanon. Weather contrast noted with today’s 68 degree high versus last year’s 100. The forecast calls for cloudiness and scattered showers.
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Stephens City
van C. Nicholson
Norfolk
U. S
Lebanon
Susie Dodson
Route 3
Patricia Nicholson
Budget Deficit Hits 2.8 Billion For Last Fiscal Year
The U S government closed the year ending June 30 in the red by 2.813 billion dollars. Receipts totaled 69.1 billion, while outlays rose to 71.9 billion amid defense, recession relief, and farm price support spending. Officials estimate a 10 to 12 billion deficit for the new year.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
Maurice H. Stans
Eisenhower
United States Forces in Lebanon Have Arms to Use Atomic Power
The White House announced the United States Britain and France drafted a reply to Khrushchevs proposal for an emergency Middle East summit. The draft rejects an immediate meeting outside the United Nations and keeps diplomacy in the Security Council. Washington says Khrushchev should bring his charges against Western troops in Lebanon and Jordan to the Security Council. Britain and France align with the approach though views differ on an early summit.
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White House
United States
Britain
France
Khrushchev
Middle East
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Security Council
Lebanon
Jordan
Labor Party
London
Macmillan
House of Commons
Paris
de Gaulle
Khrushchy
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Moscow
India
Geneva
Switzerland
West
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
U.N
U S and Allies React to Khrushchev Bid for Talks
Washington says no immediate five power conference. Officials anticipate a Security Council high level meeting possible. Macmillan seeks a summit after Western consultation. Kuwait and Middle East oil issues raise concern as Britain faces regional balance. U S forces in Lebanon report atomic capability and ongoing patrols as 16 planes are damaged and 1,400 more troops land with support units.
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Washington
United States
Khrushchev
Security Council
London
Macmillan
Britain
Kuwait
Mideast
Jordan's King Hussein In Trouble Amid Aid and Tension
Amman reports indicate King Hussein faces deep trouble despite aid from the United States and Britain as Iraq unrest destabilizes Jordan. Oil shortages loom as U.S. air deliveries attempt to bridge gaps, with potential spillover to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
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Hussein
Amman
United States
Britain
Iraq
Jordan River
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Nasser
Lebanon
Timent
U. S
Jerusalem
Bahrein
Aden
Aqaba
Kuwait
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Grand Jury Studies Charges Against 20
Eleven indictments involving 20 persons were under consideration by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury. Principal charges include robbery, shooting, breaking and entering, grand larceny, taking money under false pretenses, and transporting illegal alcohol with firearms present. Foreman Earl S. Clark led the panel.
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a _ Frederick County Circuit Court
Earl S. Clark
L. Gordon Armel
Marian W. Bell
R. Lee Barney
Clyde Williams
Susie Shryock Ambrose
Stephens City
James Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Frederick
Foster Leroy Gregg
Hockman
Probaon and Parole Office
Greer
Melvin Tyson
John Hockman
Ken. E. Smith
Lavenia
Kent St
W. Germain St
Clarke schools raise diploma credits to eighteen
Clarke County high schools will require 18 Carnegie credits for graduation next year up from 16. Two years of physical education will earn one full credit, with students able to complete either two years or four years plus electives to reach the new total. An eighth grade algebra option will be offered after screening for ability and past math achievement.
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Berryville
Carnegie
George W. Burton
Burton
Clarke County High School
C. E. Miley
A. Garland Williams
Julian A. Everly
Nuclear warhead debate shadows Lebanon crisis
A US spokesman avoided confirming if Marines in Lebanon carry atomic warheads while noting all ground air and sea units have atomic capability. The flare up sees Syrian Egyptian UAR and Khrushchev weighing moves as 1400 more US troops arrive and Jordan cuts diplomatic ties amid rebel sniping and planned UN independence measures.
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Beirut
Lebanon
United States
U. S
Drive In Showdown Over Island in the Sun Violence
About 75 cars gathered at the Dixie drive in near Wetaka Alabama to protest the film Island in the Sun a romance between a Black man and a White woman. Demonstrators blocked gates fired shots into the air and cut power as sheriff deputies urged restraint. Theater owner Max Singleton and his wife fled through a field and sought help, vowing not to reopen for safety reasons.
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Wetautka
Ala
Montgomery
Dixie Drive-In
White Citizens Council
Max Singleton
Singleton
South
Winchester Days to Bring Shoppers to Town This Weekend
Winchester hosts a three day sales event with fifty two merchants offering big price cuts from aspirin to automobiles. Free parking and bus service run 10 to 2 each day with a special advertising edition reaching over 16 000 homes. Apple Capital shoppers receive red carpet treatment as stores anticipate the largest crowd yet.
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Winchester
Retail Merchants Association
Farmers & Merchants Bank
N. Cameron St
Apple Capital
E. Rhodes Huntsberry, Jr
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