Allies Ready to Call for Showdown Over Berlin Crisis
Western foreign ministers meeting in Geneva move to press for an early showdown with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. Christian Herter and British ministers propose new constructive plans as Gromyko’s reply will gauge the Geneva talks’ prospects for easing Berlin tensions and enabling a summit.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Britain
Soviet Union
Gromyko
U.S
Herter’s
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Martial Law Declared After Guayaquil Riots
In Guayaquil Ecuador clashes between University students and police left seven dead and over a hundred injured during eight hours of fighting. President Camilo Ponce de Leon imposed military law nationwide to curb what he called anarchy and foreign Communist aggression. Soldiers controlled Ecuador's largest city and port after dawn as protests sparked student strikes.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Camilo Ponce
Republic
Surprising Montreal Cyclist Visits George Washington Hotel
In yesterday’s rain a Montreal visitor M Vallee Picaud arrived at the George Washington Hotel by bicycle with a speedometer reading 4 764 miles. He heads south again before returning to his native country. A Front Royal service station attendant rode a wooden baton grader towed by a car in wet conditions. A Winchester cop spots a cow with yellow neck ruffle on a car seat, likely a dairy ad prop. National Guardsmen may enter Shenandoah Downs free in uniform or with ID for the June 11 salute. CPO Mrs Roland White observes the odd scene, a car seat cow waved one hoof. Powder Box Beauty Salon closes June 5 to 13 for vacation.
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George Washington Hotel
M. Vallee Picaud
Montreal
Canada
Shenandoah Downs
Martin J. Bambrick
167Th Tactical Fighter Sqdn
West Virginia
Roland White
Winchester
Kerr. St
National Ave
Torrential Rains Dump 2.01 Inches as Creeks Overflow
More than 12 hours of heavy rain soaked the area delivering 2.01 inches. Major creeks including Hogue, Back, Opequon, Cedar and Brush spilled their banks flooding meadows and roads with minor highway washouts. Cedar Creek rose about 5% feet at Marlboro. June total reached 3.13 inches against 3.85 inch average.
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Highway Department
Hogue Creek
Back Creek
Opequon Creek
Cedar Creek
Brush Creek
Howard W. Grove
Marlboro
Winchester Fruit Re- Laboratory
George Whitacre
Whitacre
Four Escape from Iowa Penitentiary in Early Morning Breakout
Four long term inmates escaped from the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison by cutting two bars from a window in cell house 19 and crawling to the outside walkway. The escape involved Lloyd Woodson Albert Boerger Elon Girdler and Robert Jones with Guard Larry Pickard briefly held at knifepoint. Warden John Bennett and night captain Lawrence Smith described the coordinated breakout and alarm sequence.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Iowa State Penitentiary
John Bennett
Lloyd Woodson
Quincy
Ill
Albert M. Boerger
Kansas City
Elon Girdler
Peoria
Robert Jones
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence W. Smith
Janes
Smith
Boerger
Larry H. Pickard
Woodson
Girdler
Bennett
Jones
Pickard
Expectant mother in crash and baby born safely
Mrs. Philip P. Cunningham of Berryville was in a crash on the Clarke County road while en route to Memorial Hospital. Her baby boy was born at 3 24 p.m. at Memorial Hospital. The collision involved a rock ledge and a truck driven by her husband. both ambulances transferred her from the scene.
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Memorial Hospital
Philip P. Cunningham
Rt. 1
Berryville
Clarke County
Cunningham
Friendship
Handley High School 1959 Commencement Begins Sunday
The Handley High School class of 1959 will begin commencement Sunday with a sermon to graduates by Dr. L Ralph Tabor of Baltimore at 8 p.m in the school auditorium. Graduation exercises are set for June 10 with the Winchester Ministerial Association leading the program.
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Handley High School
L. Ralph Tabor
First English Lutheran Church
Baltimore
Winchester Ministerial Association
Henry W. Korinth
Tabor
Philadelphia
Gettysburg College
Lutheran Seminary At
Gettysburg
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Middletown
Washington
An Tabor
Congress Asked To Authorize Byrd Memorial
Senator Robertson asks Congress to authorize a memorial to Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd along Memorial Avenue in Arlington County Virginia. The National Geographic Society will fund the memorial as a tribute to the famed explorer and brother of Senator Harry F. Byrd.
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Washington
Sen
Robertson
D-Va
Congress
Richard E. Byrd
Memorial Avenue
Arlington County
National Geographic Society
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Secretary of the Interior
Long in psychiatric care eyes 2 to 3 month recovery
Louisiana Governor Earl Long remains in a Galveston clinic under psychiatry care after a breakdown amid a bid for a fourth term. Attending physicians say he is cooperative, clear in thought, and not violent, with a good chance of complete recovery within two to three months.
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Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Associated Press
Long
Gov. Long
Harkness to Address AIB Banquet in Winchester Saturday
NBC newsman Richard L. Harkness from Washington will address the Stonewall Jackson Chapter American Institute of Banking at its 13th annual banquet. The event at the George Washington Hotel starts at 6 30 p m with Lawrence W White Jr presiding and J William Hollis delivering greetings.
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Richard L. Harkness
NBC
Washington, D.C
Stonewall Jackson
American Institute of Banking
George Washington Hotel
Lawrence W. White, Jr
Bank of
Clarke County
AJB
J. William Hollis
Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Winchester
Regional
Clearing House Association
John C. Blackburn
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
AIB
Harkness
Artesian
South Dakota
University of
Eisenhower urges Soviet good faith at Geneva talks
President Eisenhower said no progress at Geneva justified a summit and urged the Soviet Union to show willingness to reach at least a preliminary Berlin rights accord. He called for clear commitments and noted Khrushchev’s statements need easing East West tensions. He spoke after meetings with Gromyko and the foreign ministers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Russia
Soviet Union
Berlin
Germany
Nikita Khrushchev
Prince Edward County Declares Public School Tax Boycott
Prince Edward County Virginia will not levy taxes for public schools or tuition grants for 1959 60 citing court ordered integration and NAACP actions The six member board voted to abandon public school operations rather than comply with desegregation The county known for its 1950s desegregation cases faces a forced integration deadline from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Farmville
Prince Edward County
Prince Edward
Virginia
Board of Supervisors
Freedom of Choice
General Assembly
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Viscose Denies Responsibility For Shenandoah Fish Kill
The State Water Control Board plans to sue American Viscose Corp over a fish kill in the Shenandoah River. Officials say about 500000 fish died after waste from the Front Royal plant, for which a $154,770 bill was issued, remains unpaid. Viscose officials deny responsibility and warn of possible future pollution.
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Richmond
State Water Control Board
American Viscose Corp. Enteral
Shenandoah River
American Viscose Co
Water Board
Front Royal
American Viscose
A. G. McVay
Pergon
Ley & Carper, Cleanmam
Stephens City adopts tentative budget lowering fines
Stephens City Council approves a tentative $11,854 budget, down by 429 from the current 12,274. Mayor Lynn Comer notes possible donations and landscaping plans and predicts fines and forfeitures will drop to about 1,200 from 2,000, with further details on Page 2.
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Stephens City
Lynn Comer
Ee Academy Hill
Lane Souther
Comer
Sailor Charged In Double Mountain Road Fatalities
Edward I. Pawlowski 21 of Garden City Michigan faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter plus driving under the influence and reckless driving after a 1953 Buck overturned on a curve in the Paris mountain. Two sailors died Roger Swain Goss 20 and James Leland Mitts 19 while five aboard the USS Newport News on 20 day leave. Pawlowski held on $5000 bond. preliminary hearing date not set.
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Berryville
Paris Mountain
Edward I. Pawlowski
Garden City
Michigan
Clarke County
Pawlowski
Roger Swain Goss
Belleville
James Leland Mitts
Quincy
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Newport News
Norfolk
Flooded Winchester Streets Highlighted in Bobbie Conrad Report
Heavy rainfall drove floods through Winchester downtown, with scenes documented in Bobbie Conrad's page 4 feature. The piece details street inundation and the day's impact on local areas and traffic.
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Winchester
Bobbie Conrad
Rouss Meeting Addendum Given For June 4
A brief notice states Rev. Whitten hosts a meeting on Thursday evening June 4. Family and friends are invited to attend this church gathering at the usual venue.
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ROUSS
Whitten
Family & Friends
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Annie Laurie
Daniel
Handley
Rt. 761
Charles Town Road
Stephenson
Crash O.K
DR. L. Ralph Tabor
Byrd
Ike
Yonlle
White House
France
United States
Etrause
Senate
Lewis L. Strauss
Commerce
Strauss
NAACP
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
U.S. Supreme Court
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