Dulles Says Words Alone Won’t Ease Global Tension
Secretary of State Dulles warned that the Big Four summit alone will not relax international tensions. He urged stronger unity and enduring security policies while addressing graduates at the University of South Carolina. He noted plans to meet Eisenhower and leaders of Russia Britain and France, possibly July 18, at Geneva. He praised foreign service and bipartisanship in foreign policy and warned Americans to remain vigilant. A mix of business notices followed, including stores open Wednesdays and local community notices.
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Columbia
S.C
Dulles
University of South Carolina
Eisenhower
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Geneva
State Department
Foreign Service
J. J. Newberry Company
McCrory Stores, Inc
W. T. Grant Company
Britain's Striking Rail Unions Reject Eden Plea
Britain's nine day old rail strike faced Prime Minister Eden's broadcast appeal to return to work as union leaders condemned the plan. They cited wrong facts and pledged to press for talks while stevedores consider next steps amid port shutdowns and shipping delays affecting freighters and transatlantic passengers.
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Britain
Eden
London
Noel Pinches
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Pinches
Strik
Ing Stevedores
Transport Workers Union
United States
Canada
Ours
Smoking quitters slash lung cancer death risk by half
An American Cancer Society study of nearly 190 000 men aged 50 to 70 finds ex smokers have about half the lung cancer death rate of continuing smokers. Officials caution small sample sizes limit proving causation and call for more evidence.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Science
Atlantic City
N. J
American Cancer Society
Timothy V. Hartnett
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
R. Cuyler Hammond
Daniel Horn
Society
American Medical Assn
AMA
Hammond
Horn
Big City
Communists Trail In Vote Returns In Sicily Regional Election
Early returns from Sicily show Premier Mario Scelba's Christian Democrats leading the Communists by nearly two to one. CD votes 68 643 to 36 793 for Communists with Nenni Socialist allies far behind. counting continues across 4 201 sections from 2 377 585 ballots.
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Palermo
Sicily
Mario Scelba
Christian Democrats
Pietro Nenni
Italy
Ten Injured In Area Weekend Traffic Mishaps
Ten persons were injured in a series of weekend traffic mishaps across Winchester Frederick and Clarke Counties. One patient remained at Memorial Hospital while others were treated and released. The worst crash occurred at 3 45 p m in Clarke County at U S Route 50 and State Route 723 west of the Shenandoah River Bridge injuring Alvin Cunningham and Barbara Pease in a Ford driven by Cunningham. The truck involved was a 1950 Mack tractor trailer owned by Herman P Ewell and operated by Norman M Brooks. The Ford failed to stop for a stop sign colliding with the trailer causing $2 600 damage to the trailer and $1 800 to the Ford. Another minor injury occurred in Strasburg at 1 30 a m. Continued on Page 2 Col 5.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Memorial Hospital
Clarke County
U. S. Rt. 50
State Rt
Shenandoah River Bridge
Alvin Eugene Cunningham
Richmond
Barbara Pease
P. F. Click
Norman M. Brooks
Rt. 1
Palmyra
Herman P. Ewell
East Earl
Click
Strasburg
Deeper Faith Urged For Handley Seniors At Baccalaureate
Charles A. Wells of the Society of Friends urged Handley High School seniors to deepen their faith during the Baccalaureate Service. He identified war, the economic situation, and racial relations as the three pressing issues facing youth. Diplomas will be awarded tomorrow night by Garland R. Quarles as the class graduates.
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Charles A. Wells
Society of Friends
Newton
Handley High School
Wells
Walker McC. Bond
Winchester Ministerial Association
Forrest B. Oglesby
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Schools
Mr. Wells
Budget Hearing Set for Winchester City Budget
The Winchester Common Council calls a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall to discuss the proposed fiscal year 1956 budget of 1,541,385 and a tax increase of 35.1 percent on real estate and 21.6 percent on personal property. Real estate tax would be 1.50 per 100 and personal property 2.25 per 100, based on new assessments.
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Winchester
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Clarke Seniors Told to Beware Temptations at Baccalaureate
The 46 member Clarke County High School senior class heard Rev Alfred R Mays caution against temptations at the annual Baccalaureate Service in the school auditorium. He spoke on Life Has Four Dimensions and urged focus on character over duration of life. Commencement exercises with Dr Douglas S Ward will follow on the school lawn at 6 30 p m if rain forces indoor setup.
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Clarke County High School
Alfred R. Mays
Berryville
Douglas S. Ward
University of Virginia
Mays
Memorial rites honor Confederate dead at Stonewall Cemetery
A Municipal Band presented hymns and southern melodies to start the Sixth of June memorial in Stonewall Cemetery. The ceremony marked the anniversary of Turner Ashby's death with a solemn musical program and local observances.
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Stonewall Cemetery
Turner Ashby
Theft of Eight Flags At Stonewall Cemetery Reported
Police investigate the missing flags from Stonewall Cemetery after Lucy Kurtz reports a large Confederate flag and five state flags taken along with two smaller Confederate flags. The Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy arranged the memorial exercises. Dr. M. K. Bushong spoke at the event and was introduced to Lewis Barton.
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Winchester Star
Lucy F. Kurtz
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall
Kurtz
Virginia
UDC
Richard Ashby
Stonewall Cemetery
Lucy Kurtz
Tennessee
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
M. K. Bushong
Berryville
Gen. Jubal Early
Lewis Barton
Bushong
Ford and UAW reach guarantee wage pact reshaping industry
Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers announce a guaranteed wage plan and broader terms ending widespread walkouts that idled 68 000 of Ford's 140 000 workers. The deal, called the largest economic package, boosts pensions to 241 dollars monthly and expands health benefits.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
General Motors
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Fellows
Reuther
John S. Bugas
Bugas
Ford Company
General Motors Corp
General Motor Corp
Fords
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Montmorency
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
South End Fire CO
Kenneth W. Curl
Handley
Clarke
Sue Ellen Clevenger
Doris Foltz
Phyllis Silman
Nancy Feagans
Margie Heflin
Agnes Longerbeam
Betty Lake
Joseph Dove
Phyllis Pine
Juanita Corbin
Maxene Lloyd
Joan Brubaker
Sandra Bowerman
Shirley Moore
Charlee Willis
Roger Garrett
Charlies Paget
David Ramsburg
Gene McDaniel
Chester Hebert
Walter Barr
James Ritter
Lyle Butler
Margie Mauck
Marjorie Burleson
Jane Sipe
Shelby Grubbs
Anne Silman
Kathryn Bell
Anna Jean McDonald
Carl Collis
Barbara Hibbard
Martha Boyd
Doris Dodson
Mary Carper
Carolyn Foltz
Joyce Strother
Nan Allen Levi
Jesse Fleming
Donald Royston
James Phillips
Clifton Price
Floyd Breeden
Ronnald Kercheval
Robert Ashby
Jack Vincent
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