Four Guilty Pleas in Frederick County Traffic and Theft Cases
Four of five indicted individuals pleaded guilty in Frederick County Circuit Court. Alfred Brannon admitted involuntary manslaughter in the June 27 crash that killed Davis Werterbaker Durett Jr. John Evans pleaded guilty to theft of a 1947 International truck. Robert Kirby admitted to theft of a Nash station wagon. Wayne Kipps pleaded guilty to three indictments including breaking and entering and theft. Kipps arraigned on multiple charges and will proceed with sentencing on the remaining counts.
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Frederick County Circuit Court
Alfred Benjamin Brannon
Rt. 2
Davis Werterbaker Durett, Jr
Richmond
Brannon
Albin
John Thomas Evans
Gladstone Jennings Evans
Eleanora Rose Clark
David Simpson
Robert Lee Kirby
the Valley Chemical Co
Simpson
Wayne Sinclair Kipps
Mason B. Larwood
Larwood
Sreuue
Clarence N. Campll
Stephens City
Kipps
Woodrow W. Miller
Billy Feathers
Stephens City School
Cotton crop report from Clarke County noted
A third cotton crop is reported in Clarke County as Mrs. D E Affleck shares seed from California and grows about fifty feet in her garden. Japanese beetles threaten the crop and she plans to seek remedies in California. The note follows earlier reports from Frederick County and Berryville.
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Clarke County
D. E. Affleck
Savannah Launches First Atom-Powered Merchant Ship
The 21,000 ton Savannah was launched in Camden as the first non military atomic vessel. Frederick H. Mueller praised it as a bold enterprise born of President Eisenhower’s leadership with Congress backing. Senator Case called it the start of nuclear vessel development while Mrs. Eisenhower christened the ship.
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N. S. Savanah
Camden
N. J
Mamie Eisenhower
N.J
Savannah
Frederick H. Mueller
Mueller
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress of
United States
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Congress
Navy
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Death of Clarke County Clerk Loring Kackley at 67
Loring C. Kackley 67, Clarke County Circuit Court Clerk since 1946, died of a heart attack while visiting Harrisonburg. Born January 4, 1892, he leaves a widow Leona, one son George, one daughter, and several grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Berryville Presbyterian Church with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. Kackley was active in the Berryville church and local civic groups.
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Loring C. Kackley
Clarke County
Harrisonburg
Mr. Kackley
Landon
Lucy Light Kackley
Eva Mercer
Leona Krouse Kackely
Berryville
Kackley
Katherine W. Kackley
George L. Kackley
J. H. S. Digges
Cathy
John
Jimmy Digges
Orville Kackley
Edgar M. Kackley
H. C. Clemons
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Goshorn
Green Hill Cemetery
Enders Funeral Home
Virginia praised by national business leader in Roanoke
Charles R. Sligh Jr of the National Association of Manufacturers told Roanoke Area Manufacturers Association that Virginia is an encouraging model. He contrasted Virginia's tax structure and leadership with Michigan's debt and tax policies, criticizing Michigan's approach to funding and industrial barriers.
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Roanoke
National Association of Manufacturers
Michigan
Virginia
Charles R. Sligh, Jr
Sligh
Ike Promotes Mueller to Cabinet Post
President Eisenhower named Frederick Henry Mueller of Grand Rapids Michigan for promotion to secretary of commerce. Mueller has been acting secretary since 1958 and previously served as assistant secretary for domestic affairs. He was born November 22 1893 in Grand Rapids and earlier worked in furniture manufacturing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Frederick Henry Mueller
Grand Rapids
Mich
Commerce
Mueller
Lewis L. Strauss
Senate
Strauss
Congress
Eisenhower Sees No Tax Cut Hopes and Steel Dispute Probe
President Eisenhower says no real hope for a tax cut in his remaining 18 months, while planning no tax increase. He resists Taft Hartley action to end the steel strike, favors limited mediation, and weighs uses of Korea era powers if defense needs arise. He notes inflation fears in steel talks and avoids signaling a preferred candidate or full GOP slate.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
United Steelworkers Union
GOP
See
Queen Elizabeth II Tour Raises Health Concerns
Reports from Edmonton and London say Queen Elizabeth II pressed on with a 45 day North American tour despite stomach illness and fatigue. Prince Philip substituted for her in Edmonton as critics worry the grueling schedule could push her toward breakdown.
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Edmonton
Asia
Queen Elizabeth II
Yukon
Prince Philip
Uranium City
Sask
Elizabeth
Halifax
Peter Moorhead
Daily Herald
Moorhead
London
Gromyko Upholds Berlin Settlement Demands at Geneva
In Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko pressed for an all German committee as the price of a Berlin truce. The U S said no progress after a 90 minute session, with talks likely to continue next week amid Western threats to end the conference.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Berlin
U. S
West Germany
Nikita Khrushchev
McDonald to push aluminum talks amid steel strike
United Steelworkers President David J McDonald will lead wage negotiations with the aluminum giants Alcoa Reynolds and Kaiser in an effort to spark a broader settlement. Aluminum wages currently range from 2.76 to 2.91 an hour while steel is seeking a 15 cent raise.
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New York
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Alcoa
Reynolds
Kaiser
Joseph P. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
Steel Strike at a Glance
About 500000 steelworkers and 45000 related industry workers across rail, coal and shipping are on strike. Mediation chief Finnegan plans separate talks with industry and union reps as the seventh day begins with little optimism. President Eisenhower gets daily briefings, while losses mount in steel output and wages. Union demands higher wages and fringe benefits. industry warns higher costs raise prices and risk inflation.
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Associated Press
United
Ike Names Dalton for Judgeship
State Senator Ted Dalton of Radford Virginia nominated by President Eisenhower to be U S District Judge for the Western District of Virginia to succeed the retired Judge John Paul Dalton, a longtime GOP leader and former gubernatorial candidate who polled just over forty five percent against Thomas B Stanley in 1953. Dalton 58 said he would strive for fairness if confirmed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ted Dalton
Radford
U.S
Virginia
Dalton
GOP National Committee
John Paul
Virginia Senate
GOP
Thomas B. Stanley
Stanley
Harry F. Byrd
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
Eisenhower Sees Summit Chances Dimmer On Berlin Standoff
President Eisenhower, citing confidential Geneva reports, says Soviet Berlin stance has grown tougher and Khrushchev may not want a summit. He remains opposed to recognizing Red China and warns a new Berlin blockade could be far tougher to break. Nixon’s Moscow trip carries no new U.S. policy messages.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Berlin
Geneva
Nikita Khrushchev
Red China
West Berlin
Kremlin
United States
Britain
Germany
China
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Moscow
Khrushchev
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Maxine Kern
Russell Kern
S. Kent St
Front Royal
Alma
Peter Prus, Jr
Williamstown
Loring Kackley
Clarke
Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Jimmy Miller
Miller Auto Sales
A. C. Slonaker & Son
White's Pure Oil Station
Ike
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