Turncoats face court martial fate after homecoming
Three American teenagers captured in Korea decades ago return on the President Cleveland to Fort Baker. They are charged with betraying comrades and aiding the enemy, risking the death penalty. trials would be held in San Francisco if court martial is ordered. Relatives greet them aboard and at the dock as MPs secure the suspects.
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San Francisco
North Korea
China
Otho G._ Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
William A. Cowart
Dalton, Ga
Lewis W. Griges
Jacksonville Tex
President Cleveland
Ft. Baker
San Francisco Bay
Hong Kong
Reds
Japan
Honolulu
Cowart
Chester Green
Monticello
Ark
Bell
Mississippi
Jewell
Griggs
Jimmy
Talco
Tex
Red
Cleveland
Barniike
Walter R. Leahy
Army
United States plans satellite to study space by 1958
President Eisenhower endorses a plan to design and launch a basketball sized satellite to 200 to 300 miles above Earth. It would circle the globe every 90 minutes at 18,000 mph and carry no human. The effort aims for scientific data during the International Geophysical Year 1957-1958 and would share information globally.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Moscow Radio
Russia
White House
James C. Hagerty
U. S
National Academy of Scientists
National Science Foundation
Defense Department
Hagerty
Congress
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Talbott Under Pressure to Resign Amid Senate Probe
Three Republican senators push Secretary of the Air Force Talbott to resign over disclosures from a Senate inquiry into his outside business dealings. Talbott denies plans to quit and says he will follow the President’s wishes as Ike weighs the record from a Senate hearing.
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Air Force
Washington
Talbott
Senate
Eisenhower
Ike
Farm
Gettysburg
Sen
Morse
Dore
Weather Report Notes Humid, Cloudy Skies
Temperatures remain below 80 as humid conditions persist. Cloudy skies kept sun away for a second day, with highs around 79 and 68 to 70 degree lows forecast tonight. Last year on this date saw 97 degrees and a 69 degree low.
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Reading
Associated Press
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Watermelons All Guaranteed Picnic Headquarters
Virginia Fruit Market at 629 N. Loudoun St advertises guaranteed watermelons for picnics with address and storefront emphasis.
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All Guaranteed Picnic
Virginia Fruit Market
N. Loudoun St
Heatwave Blamed for Fifteen Deaths Across Midwest
Prolonged July heat kept up through the weekend with 90s to over 100 degrees. The Weather Bureau warned of possible cooling by Monday as two air flows move in from the Pacific and from northern Canada. At least 15 heat deaths were reported across Illinois Missouri and Nebraska including five in Chicago and four in St Louis. The heat threatens the corn crop amid dry conditions with showers reported in parts of the Central Plains. Sears stores will close Monday August 1 for inventory.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Mid-Continent
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Canada
Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
St. Louis
Nebraska
Plains
New England States
Atlantic Coast
Central Plains
Wisconsin
SEARS
Sears Roebuck & Co
FHA Raises Down Payment and Shortens Mortgage Term
The Federal Housing Administration announced immediate changes to FHA insured loans raising minimum down payments to 7 percent on the first 9 000 of value plus 27 percent on the balance and reducing loan maturities from 30 to 25 years. Housing Administrator Albert M Cole described it as a mild temporary precaution to curb inflationary pressures. Reports said the Veterans Administration would adopt similar measures including a 2 percent down payment where none was required and a shorter mortgage period.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Albert M. Cole
Veterans Administration
FHA
Senators Seek Visas to Visit Behind Iron Curtain
Four senators said they asked the Soviet Embassy for visas to visit behind the Iron Curtain later this summer. Senators Ellender Sparkman Purtell and Kefauver plan Moscow and Russian points in September and October unless refused admission. Other lawmakers, including Young Mundt and Frear, consider Soviet trips as part of a broad post session travel surge.
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Russia
Ellender
D - la
Sparkman
D-Ala
Purtell
Rconn
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Moscow
Young
R-Nd
Mundt
R-Sd
Frear
Soviet
Red
Helsinki
Finland
Troops in French North Africa Brace for Violence
Paris reports indicate renewed nationalist unrest in French North Africa on a major Moslem holiday. The National Assembly extended the Algerian state of emergency for six months and clashes, arrests, and killings were reported in Casablanca and Algeria as authorities moved to ease tensions.
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Paris
French North Africa
French National Assembly
Edgar Faure
Algeria
Morean
Casablanca
Nemencha
Foreign Legion
United Nations — African
U.N. Security Council
General Assembly
Balanced Budget Possible If Taxes Aren't Cut
Sen. Byrd and Sen. Robertson say a balanced budget for fiscal 1956 could occur if taxes are not cut. They cite stronger tax receipts and Congress’s past reductions of budget requests as the key factors amid Eisenhower’s forecasted deficit.
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Byrd
Washington
Sen
D-Va
Congress
Virginia
Robertson
Eisenhower
Treasury
White House
Senate
United States Demands Bulgaria Pay Compensation
Washington demands prompt and adequate compensation for the loss of 12 Americans in the Israeli airliner shootdown by Bulgarian troops last Wednesday.
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United States
Bulgaria
Weary Congress Members Press For Adjournment
Congress hunkered in for a possible final session night with five major bills on the agenda. The housing measure wage hike defense production authority and a large spending bill loom as key hurdles plus a bankruptcy of time threatens adjournment.
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Congress
House
Senate
Three Sightseers Die In Yellowstone Park Truck Crash
A half ton truck carrying 14 sightseers left the road near Canyon Hotel and struck a tree in Yellowstone National Park. Three killed, six injured. Victims include Mike Collins 15 and Kenneth Sharp 12 of Rankin Texas and Joyce Marie Cook 22 of Allegan Michigan. Driver W M Day county agent from Upton County Texas led the group.
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Mammoth
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Rankin, Tex. Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Mike Collins
Kenneth Sharp
Joyce Marie Cook
Ely St
Allegan, Mich
Park
Mammoth Hotel
Southern Tire Service
Handley High
Chou En Lai Says Civilians Issue Tractable at Geneva
Chou En Lai told Peiping radio that the number of American civilians in China is small and their repatriation can be settled at Geneva. He urged an end to foreign subversion and called for the return of several thousand Chinese students from the United States. He said talks could cover Taiwan peaceful liberation if the United States cooperates, and insisted negotiations would be between Beijing and local Taiwan authorities, not Nationalist China.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
China
Geneva
Peiping Radio
Chou
National People’s Congress
United States
Taiwan
Formosa
Red China
Winchester Day Sales Rise as Annual Event Nears End
Winchester merchants report sales ahead of last year with several stores noting up to a third more business. Five grand prizes will be awarded at 9 p.m. on the courthouse steps. Bynum Neese and Ralph Cain lead the prize event. Charles T. Parrill won a 1941 Chrysler for 98 cents at Pine Motor Company as crowds watched the opening.
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Winchester
Florida
Frederick County
Bynum Neese
Ralph Cain
Publicity Committee
Charles T. Parrill
Route 2
Yard Party Tonight at Friendship E U B Double Churches
A community yard party is scheduled for tonight at 6 p m near Friendship E U B Double Churches southeast of Stephens City. The note also advertises Shirkey's Restaurant in Sunnyside serving Sunday dinner from 11 a m to 9 p m at the House of Good Food location.
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Friendship E. U. B
Stephens City
Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
House of Good Food
Alcoa Grants Wage Boost Following Steel Industry Lead
Alcoa will raise hourly wages by 15 cents for about 25 000 workers starting Aug 1 and plans price increases. The settlement averts a potential strike and mirrors a deal already reached with USW and AFL CIO locals. AFL agreement includes a 3 cent an hour wage study reserve. Ratification votes are pending in several locals across multiple states.
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Pittsburgh
The
Aluminum Co. of America
AFL
CIO
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
AFL Aluminum Workers Union
Alcoa
USW
Massena
N. Y
Lafayete
Ind
East St. Louis
St. Davenport
Iowa
Chillidhe
Ohio
Cressona
Lancaster
Brick Plant Strike Enters Fifth Day
The Shenandoah Brick and Tile Company plant on Smithfield Ave is in its fifth day of strike action at noon. Plant manager Seymour J. Barr reports no new strikers since Tuesday and says operations continue toward capacity. workers will be paid for hours worked prior to Tuesday. District 50 representative James Tevagalione is present but has no statement.
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Shenandoah Brick and Tile Company
Smithfield Ave
Gates
Seymour J. Barr
Barr
James Tevagalione
District 50
United Construction Workers
Mister Roberts at Capitol Theatre Delights Winchester Friday
The town packs Capitol Theatre for Mister Roberts held over by popular demand through Tuesday August 2. Also notices announce August 1 fire company meeting at Coca Cola lawn Valley Ave 6:30 pm with Ladies Auxiliary urged to attend. Pony rides offered each evening at Recreation Park.
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Aldebaran
Betelgeuse
Saturn
Mister Roberts
Capitol Theatre
South End Fire CO
Coca Cola Lawn
Valley Ave
Kenneth Carl
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Sultan
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