Martinsburg Appoints Matson to Export Council and More
Valley notes report Fred C. Matson of Martinsburg named to the Richmond Area Export Expansion Council by Secretary Hodges. Harrisonburg Madison College to add 15 new members in September under Dr G Ryler Miller. Shenandoah County Centennial plans include a Kentucky long rifle shooting match with at least 10 shooters sought. contact Conner Rosen in Woodstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Fred C. Matson
Richmond Area
Luther L. Hodges
Matson
Martinsburg Journal
Harry F. Byrd
Harrisonburg — Madison College
G. Ryler Miller
Fishers Hill
Shenandoah County
Conner Rosen
Woodstock
Bankers oppose immediate tax cuts urging balanced federal cuts
Richmond Virginia bankers from the Virginia Bankers Association expressed grave concern over tax reduction discussions. They passed a resolution opposing an immediate tax cut and urged Congress to reduce federal expenditures by the same amount as revenue lost through any tax reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
The
Virginia Bankers’ Assn
Congress
Southern Regional Conference on Agricultural Education
Agricultural education workers from 12 states will converge at Virginia Tech for the 11th annual Southern Regional Research Conference in Agricultural Education. Speakers include representatives from Clemson University the University of Georgia Texas Tech and the University of Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Clemson
University of Georgia
Texas Tech
University of Tennessee
Pig That Looks Like Khrushchev Returns in Pogo
Tokyo AP reports the Khrushchev lookalike pig is back in Pogo as Asahi Evening News again declines the strip after an earlier controversy. Editor Kimpei Shiba says the paper will not publish items insulting heads of state, reaffirming respect for leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Nikita Khrushchev
Japan
Walt Kelly
Asahi Evening News
Kelly
Kimpei Shiba
Finkbine seeks abortion ruling in thalidomide case
Mrs. Robert L. Finkbine asks a Phoenix court for permission to abort her 10 week pregnancy citing thalidomide exposure. The motion, supported by the hospital, faces dismissal requests from the county and state attorneys as doctors warn abortion risks after the third month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proenix
Ariz
Robert L. Finkbine
Phoenix
Superior Court
Yale Mc
Finkbine
Howard Leibow
Finkbines
Walter Cheifetz
Cheifetz
Leibow
Felix Gordon
Gordon
Norfolk Prepares For Shipment Of MacArthur Papers
Mayor W Fred Duckworth said Norfolk plans to receive papers and mementos of General Douglas MacArthur from an army warehouse in Brooklyn for a local museum. The collection covers his life after Corregidor fall in World War II and details of prewar material are missing. The 112 year old courthouse and city hall in Norfolk is being renovated for the museum at 545000 dollars, with dedication set next July 4 and plans to eventually house the general and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. Fred Duckworth
Norfolk
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Brooklyn
MacArthur
Duckworth
Waldorf Towers
Corregidor
Court House
Scientist Plans Monkey Smoking Experiment aimed at Cancer Clues
An American scientist, Dr. Arthur J. Vorwald of Detroit, will try to teach monkeys to smoke to study whether cigarettes cause lung cancer in humans. He cites a prior artificial monkey lung cancer case and sees potential for testing drugs and cancer risk from fumes and chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Arthur J. Vorwald
Detroit
Mich
International Cancer Congress
Vorwald
Wayne University Occupational Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service Cancer Control Committee
Toughie
James Cooney
American Cancer Society
James F. Murray
South Africa
Wilhelm Hueper
U.S. National Cancer Institute
Hueper
Persian Lamb Prominent in Carven Fall Collection
Paris designer Carven highlights Persian lamb in a fall winter collection with varied fur trims and jewel embroidery. The show features long sleeves with trumpet wrists, ostrich cuffs, high waist redingotes, and velvet and fur accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Sprain Wilson
Associated Press
PARIS
Carven
Couturier
Donovan to counsel Cuban Families on Prisoner Release
New York lawyer James B. Donovan, who arranged the Powers Abel swap, becomes general counsel to the Cuban Families Committee on Liberation of Prisoners of War. The group says he will aid efforts to free 1,178 prisoners captured in last year’s Cuba invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James B. Donovan
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf Abel
Cuban Families Committee On Liberation of Prisoners of War
Donovan
Cuba
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harrisonburg
Clifford V. Sears
Roebuck
W. Va
Vandergrift
A. C. Smart
U.S. Office of Education
Khrushchev
Vogue
Dept
Wves
Vogue Patterns
P.O
Altoona, Pennsylvania
AIR
Perry B. Griffith
Air Force
Lake Elsinore
Calif
Arthur Kiesow
Griffith
Frederick County
Virginia
H. H. Harris
State Highway Commissioner OF
Helen K. Anderson
Code of Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
Circuit Court
Fate
U.S., Food and Drug Administration
George James
New York City
Europe
James
Health Department
Winchester Park & Shop
Burton’s
Invaders
oNanahone Mowawk
Shenandoah
G W Motors
George Washington Garage
Monterey
Continental
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!