Youth reveals plotting to kill Chesterfield couple
A 16 year old farm helper admitted to Chesterfield County police he planned to murder Fred Hofer and his wife Lucille Hofer over the past two days. He said he killed the family with two others and did not intend to harm their 15 year old child.
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Chesterfield (Ap
Chesterfield County
Hubert Templeman
Fred Hofer
Lucille
Crystle Sue
Templeman
Moseley
Hofers
Hofer
Richmond
Floyd County
Floyd
Virginia
G. P. Phipps
Postponed high altitude nuclear test clears Sunday
Cloudy weather forced the United States to postpone the first high altitude explosion over the Pacific. The shot was rescheduled for 3 am EST Sunday after Friday night delays, with officials citing no official reason but the weather layer over Johnston Atoll as a likely factor.
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Honolulu
Cloudyweather
United States
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Johnston Agen
50-50 Chance Railroads Will Settle Wage Dispute
In Chicago G E Leighty of the nonoperating workers unions says there is a 50 50 chance the railroads will settle the wage dispute involving about 450 000 employees. Negotiators plan to meet Monday with James E Wolfe heading the railroad team. Wages now average 2 42 an hour and parties consider a 10 2 cent raise versus a 25 cent demand. No walkout is talked of despite the impasse.
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Chicago
G. E. Leighty
Eo Leighty
Associated Press
James E. Wolfe
Washington
Kennedy
Leighty
Winchester Little Theater’s Laura runs without dressing room
The note reports the production Laura at the Winchester Little Theater must proceed minus one dressing room which became a maternity ward after a mother robin built a nest. The robin and chicks are said to be fine and the play’s quality is unaffected.
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Waldo Lydecker
Town Crier
Winchester Little Theater
Laura
Robin
Iraqi government orders U S envoy to leave Baghdad
Iraq demands the U S ambassador depart Baghdad and recalls its envoy from Washington. The move follows Washington accepting Kuwait's ambassador, part of a broader purge of Western diplomats amid diplomatic cutbacks. The steps reflect Iraq severing ties with several nations over recognition of Kuwait.
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Baghdad, Iraq
U.S
Baghdad
Washington
Kuwait
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Texas Democrats Vote in Cool Weather for Governor
In Dallas voters faced cool to mild rain as they chose between Don Yarborough and John Connally for governor. Early turnout lagged May 5 figures, with forecasts predicting a busier day as 60s to 70s temperatures returned. Yarborough supports Kennedy measures while Connally opposes some projects, with both drawn from New Frontier alignment though varying in conservatism.
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Dallas
Texas
Don Yarborough
Kennedy
John Connally
New Frontier
Connally
Yarborough
4% Savings Insured by Federal Agency
Winchester Savings & Loan promotes insured savings with a 4 percent rate through the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The notice emphasizes safety of deposits and earning potential as of the first of the month.
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Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings & Loan
West Berlin Girls Entangled in East German Border Fire
Two 17 year old West Berlin girls approached the border to wave to friends in the East. East German guards lured Karin across and shot Ursula after dragging Karin through the wire. Ursula escaped wounded and Karin was missing. This follows two prior border shootings within 10 days as protests to Soviet East Berlin authorities escalate.
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Ursula
Karin
West Berlin
East Berlin
Andrei Solovyev
Virginians See Russian Farms Fall Short In Mechanization
A 35 member Virginia agricultural delegation toured Soviet farms in Moscow and Russia, noting behind the U.S. in farm mechanization and fertilizer use though optimistic about a closing gap. They cited oxen beside tractors and large labor needs on an 18 000 acre farm with 1 050 workers and questioned eastern region efficiency.
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Moscow
Virginia
Budapest
Parke C. Brinkley
U.S
Russia
Eisenhower Attacks Kennedy Economic Program
Former President Eisenhower denounced Kennedy era economic policies in a war council with GOP leaders and eight ex-cabinet members. He argued against central planning, urged electing a Republican House, and criticized administration spending and the farm bill while cautioning about market confidence.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
GOP
Cere
Eisenhower
Marines Revolt Reported at Puerto Cabello Venezuela
Reports said the marine garrison at Puerto Cabello Naval Base revolted with no fighting. Warship crews refused to join the uprising and national guardsmen stayed loyal while power to the port was cut off and rebels were isolated. The clash followed a prior Carupano revolt blamed on Communists.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello Naval Base
Ronmlo Betancourt
Puerto Cabello
Carupano
Betancourt
White House reporter Romagna fired in White House revamp
Washington AP Romagna longtime White House reporter who transcribed speeches since 1941 was dismissed as press office retools. Salinger said the 51 year old will be replaced by a Washington service. Kilduff and Gildner shifts noted.
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Washington
Jack Romagna
White House
Pierre Salinger
Romagna
Salinger
Jay W. Gildner
United States Information Agency
Gildner
Malcolm M. Kilduff
Barbara Coleman
Franklin Aevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
United States
Engineers denounce Potomac River Basin plan as insult
Washington AP Arthur B. Hanson vice chairman of the Ing Committee of the Potomac River Valley calls Army Engineers plan to develop the river basin an insult to citizens. Critics urge hydroelectric power, broader dam plans, and a master water plan to protect canal towpaths and reduce rural power costs.
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Washington (Ap
Arthur B. Hanson
Ing
Potomac River Valley
Army
Hanson
Seneca
River Bend
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Clyde T. Ellis
the. National Rural Electric Or Development
Ellis
Warren R. Johnson
Baltimore
Corps of Engineers
John H. Cover
National Parks Association
Gi Oarie
C&o
Potomac
Washington
J. C. Brown Jr
Potomac Basin
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Desrosiers Rites Mark Military Honors After Tragic Killing
Master Sgt. Joseph Desrosiers 49, of 1019 Kinzel Drive, was buried with full military honors at Shenandoah Memorial Park Cemetery. A 71st Engineer Combat Battalion firing squad and Ft. Belvoir based bugler saluted as pallbearers and police hunt for George Gordon, 57, suspected killer. Mrs. Desrosiers remains in critical condition after a Tuesday shooting at their home. her status improved but remains critical.
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Joseph Desrosiers
Kinzel Drive
Shenandoah Memorial Park
71St
Engineer Combat Battalion
Ft. Belvoir
356Th Army Band
E. Williams
L. Cottrell
C. Johnson
H. Roberts
J. Lott
J. Matalavage
Eisenhower Defends Humphrey Amid Nickel Probe
President Eisenhower said he would endure being crucified if Secretary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey ever did a crooked thing. He defended Humphrey and his handling of the nickel stockpile and said all operations complied with laws in effect before his tenure. Senator Stuart Symington indicated hearings on the nickel contracts could begin by month’s end with company records subpoenaed and Humphrey potentially called as a witness.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
George M. Humphrey
Treasury
Isenhower
Humphrey
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Trumans
Eisenhower
Symington
R. C. Coburn
Marchers Hike Into Edinburg on Sixth Weekend
Civil War re enactment marchers assembled at Pugh's Run near Woodstock and hiked to Edinburg to dedicate a Civil War marker. They received town officials' welcome. The event offers $1 000 in prizes from the Winchester Evening Star and the Harrisonburg Daily News Record. A Mt Jackson Cemetery ceremony preceded an afternoon truck ride to Shenandoah Caverns for bivouac. The seven weekend campaign ends in Harrisonburg next weekend.
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Stonewall Jackson
Valley
Pugh’s Run
Woodstock
Edinburg
Winchester Evening Star
Harrisonburg Daily
James Wood Commencement Thursday Evening
James Wood High School will hold its commencement exercises Thursday at 7 p.m. The event details appear unclear in the readable text, but the ceremony is scheduled for the usual end of the school year.
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James Wood
James Wood High School
Go Eed Row
WE PAY CASH for used tires. White's Crown Across from Holiday
Used tire buyer advertises cash payments for secondhand tires at a storefront named White's Crown located opposite Holiday.
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White's
Holiday
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