Electronic Organ Brings Stalactite Music To Luray Caverns
Le land W. Sprinkle, an electronic scientist at the Pentagon, unveiled an underground organ in Luray Caverns. The device uses rubber tipped plungers striking stalactites to produce music from dripping lime stone. Sprinkle began work in 1954 and aims for a thousand year resonance with a recording session featuring himself as pianist.
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Luray
Bobby Sprinkle
Luray Caverns
Bobby
Leland W. Sprinkle
Pentagon
Sprinkle
Judges Close Annual Convention With Election
ABINGDON Virginia delegates elected officers for the Assn of Judges of County and Municipal Courts of Virginia to close their 23rd annual convention. Howard C Gilmer Jr Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general praised judges work while not discussing politics. About 100 judges and their wives attended the two day session.
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Abingdon
Assn. of
Virginia
Howard C. Gilmer Jr
Gilmer
Union tale tied to payments for recruitment work at bakery
Under questioning Nelson testified about a sum from Union records labeled for organization purposes. He claimed about 90 to 1100 pounds of 1500 went to Mrs. Lower as payment for gathering roughly 50 potential recruits for union membership at the Van De Kamp bakery in Los Angeles.
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Nelson
Lower
van de Kamp
Los Angeles
U S Loan Dominates Polish Press News
In Warsaw the U S loan to Poland is the main news with confidence Poland US relations enter a new phase. Trybuna Lyda notes 95 million dollars is a third of ask but meets Polish aims and will ease international tension. Public opinion sees a significant step toward normalization and better ties with America.
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Warsaw
U.S
Poland
Trybuna Lyda
Washington
United States
America
Holland Named Vice President By UVa Alumni
Lawrence Lewis Jr. of Richmond was elected president of the University of Virginia Alumni Association at its annual meeting in Charlottesville. Howard Holland, Winchester banker, was named vice president. Dr. Marion C. Millender, 98, Asheville, was honored as the oldest alumnus. John F. Clark Jr. was named to the alumni board.
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Charlottesville
Lawrence Lewis Jr
Richmond
University of Virginia Alumni Assn
New Orleans
Paul L. Lehman
Harvard University
Theological Faculty
Gabriel Hague
U.S. Economy Alarm Raises Concern in Izvestia
Moscow broadcast claims U S readers see uncertainty and alarm in American economy. Izvestia cites U S reports of cuts in industry and crop output while Congress trims civilian spending yet protects military funds to favor monopolies.
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Moscow
Izvestia
United States
U.S
Coin Iran Crossword and scattered clue list
A crossword style page fragment lists clues and answers such as Neutralize Cues Singing voice Nobleman Merriment and various entries including Grow old Hamilton and Burr Covetous and other scattered terms with partial numbers and names like Mr Levenson and Bachelor of Arts abbr.
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Hamilton
Burr
Mr. Levenson
Fiveyear-old Hurt in Shenandoah Ave Traffic Crash
Roy Lee Ambrose age five of Shenandoah Ave was reported in satisfactory condition after a two vehicle crash near his home. He suffered a forehead laceration and mild concussion. Preliminary investigation said he ran from behind a parked car into a Plymouth driven by Robert Y. Conrad then struck by a Chevrolet operated by John William Hughes. Damage estimated at 135 dollars occurred at 5 15 p m in front of 117 North Braddock Street.
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Roy Lee Ambrose
Roy Ambrose
Shenandoah Ave
Memorial Hospital
Donald Hildebrand
N. Braddock St
Paul F. Snyder
Robert Y. Conrad
S. Washington St
John William Hughes
Rt. 1
Carper named to Virginia Highway Commission vacancy
Gov. Stanley fills vacancy on the State Highway Commission appointing four others to regional boards. G. Wallace Carper of Fairfax County will serve the unexpired term of the late Howard C. Rogers through June 30, 1958. Carper, a McLean dairy farmer, chaired the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for 16 years.
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Stanley
State Road Commission
Richmond
State Highway Commission
G. Wallace Carper
Fairfax County
Howard C. Rogers
Highway Commission
McLean
Carper
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
G. A. Treakle of
Cradock
Hampton Roads Sanitation Commission
Leonard H. Burnette
Hanover County
Balloon Explodes at Rome Fair Injuring 13
A giant elephant shaped rubber balloon burst during inflation at Rome's annual commercial fair. Thirteen workmen and spectators were injured by flying fragments and shattered glass from the explosion.
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Rome.p
Rome
Clarke County honors students with scholarships and landscaping
Miss Miley and Hobert children receive diplomas amid Clarke County School District awards. Julian Reid Everly wins the Winchester Evening Star Leadership Award for Clarke County schools as H F Byrd Jr presents. Betty Tharp earns Clarke County Junior Women's Club scholarship. Alfred Chapman receives American Legion Auxiliary scholarship. Clarke Lions Club funds landscaping around Clarke County High, Boyce Elementary, and Johnson Williams High.
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Miley
Young Hobert
Chester A. Hobert
Berryville
William L. Boyce
Julian Reid Everly
Julian A Everly
Boycee
Winchester Evening Star
Clarke County
H. F. Byrd, Jr
The
Star
Betty Tharp
Hiram Tharp
Rosemont Circle
Audrey Jones
Jack Bell
American Legion Auxiliary
Alfred Chapman
Walter Flory
Clarke County High School
Boyce
Johnson- Williams High School
Clarke County Lions Club
Clarke County School Board
Burton
Glee Club
Ralph Alger
Navy ship carrying Hollywood cast narrowly escapes depth charge blast
The destroyer-escort Whitehurst off Pearl Harbor suffered engine damage after 11 depth charges exploded prematurely. Actor Robert Mitchum and director Dick Powell with June Allyson were aboard as the blast sent a water wall over 100 feet behind the stern.
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Honolulu
Whitehurst
Cmdr
Walter R. Smith
Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum
Canadians to Vote Monday in heated federal campaign
Prime Minister Louis St Laurent and opposition leader John Diefenbaker urged Canadians to back their parties as they campaign toward the Monday election. St Laurent warned voters of costly promises and secret platforms while asserting Liberal majority chances. Diefenbaker appealed to break a long one party rule amid a Liberal advantage in seats.
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Ottawa
Louis St. Laurent
St. Laurent
Ontario
John Diefenbaker
Toronto
Maple Leaf Gardens
Diefenbaker
Liberals
Hamilton
Canada
Russia
Abbitt Attacks Supreme Court and Judge Hoffman in Civil Rights Speech
Rep. Abitt of Virginia denounces the Supreme Court and Judge Walter Hoffman as judicial tyrants and accuses a civil rights bill of enabling a conspiracy with the NAACP and the administration to harass Americans and coerce state officials. He claims the commission would harass witnesses and push socialist aims.
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Washington
Rep
Abbitt
D-Va
U.S. Supreme Court
Walter Hoffman
Norfolk
House
Commission For Civil Rights
NAACP
Brownell
Supreme Court of America
Hoffman
Dulles Refuses To Discuss Case Of William Girard
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles refused to discuss the William Girard case. He said he would not appear in person at the district court hearing on a habeas corpus writ filed by the soldier’s attorney. He noted the matter is before the courts.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
William Girard
Dulles
Washington
U.S
Capitol
Steam Locomotive Gift to Altoona Honors History
In Altoona Pennsylvania a steam locomotive, Old 1336 a K4 model, is welded to tracks as a formal gift to the city by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The engine once hauled trains on the Horseshoe Curve and now rests above the curve for travelers to view in a final resting place selected by PRR shops.
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Altoona
Holland
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRR
Steek
Governor Knight's Secretary Wins National Title
California Governor Goodwin J. Knight's private secretary Miss Sadie Perlin was named national secretary of the year and earned a trip to New York. Knight praised her loyalty discretion and privacy plus prompt decisive action in sensitive executive duties.
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Esacramento
Calif
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Sadie Perlin
New York
Knight
Miss Perlin
Man Dies After Hotel Fire In Washington Pa
L. L. Whitten 37 of Prichard Alabama died from injuries after a hotel room fire in Washington Pennsylvania. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. smoke filled the Auld Hotel for nearly an hour.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
L. L. Whitten
Prichard
Ala
Whitten
Auld Hotel
Zoli Secures Confidence Vote To Form Italian Government
Premier Adone Zoli won final parliamentary approval for his one party minority government after 16 hours of debate. He secured 305 votes in the Chamber of Deputies, with 255 against and 11 abstentions, as he rejected Fascist votes and faced a fragile coalition. The crisis followed Antonio Segni's resignation.
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Rome
Adone Zoli
Chamber of Deputies
Zoli
Christian Democrat Party
Italian Social Movement
MSI
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Christian Democrats
Senate
Antonio Segni
Ballet Appointed Director of Va. Museum Theater
Arthur E. Ballet, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, was named producer director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts theater and one of three associate directors. He succeeds Vincent Y. Boditch who resigned for a Pasadena Playhouse post.
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Richmond
Arthur E. Ballet
University of Minnesota
Virginia Museum of Fine Art
Ballet
Leslie Cheek Jr
Vincent Y. Bowditch
Pasadena Playhouse
California
Minnesota
Phi Beta Kappa
American Educational Teatre Assn
The
Speech Assn. of America
Minneapolis’ Marshall High School
Vacation Bible School Opens at Burnt Church
Burnt Presbyterian Church starts Vacation Bible School Monday with sessions from 9 to 11 30 a m through June 21 for kindergarten primary and junior age children. A Pioneer Day Camp is planned for July. Rev John Livington leads the church.
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Burnt Presbyterian Church
Three Boys Drown While on Family Fishing Expedition
Three teenagers drowned in a creek during a family fishing trip. Identified were David Allen Wiggins 13 of Houston B J Weid Jr 15 of Houston and Larry Wayne Weid 14 of Lake Charles Louisiana. Witnesses said David and Larry slipped in waist deep and B J Weid Jr was pulled under while attempting a rescue.
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Houston
Tex
David Allen Wiggins
B. J. Weid Jr
Larry Wayne Weid
Lake Charles
David
Larry
B. J
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