Virginia School Classification Plan Near Approval
Virginia's Public Education Commission nears a statewide policy to classify pupils by health attainment and welfare with local boards registering students before each school year. Boards would assign pupils to schools based on these factors and community needs as a move away from segregation.
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Virginia
Commission On Public Education
Richmond News Leader
Commission
General Assembly
State Board of Education
Richmond
State Capitol
Gray
Defenders
Gerety to lead U S refugee program overhaul
Secretary of State Dulles appoints Pierce J. Gerety to head the refugee program under Scott McLeod with full authority. Gerety, 41, will serve as deputy administrator of the act and replace Edward Corsi who was ousted earlier. The program aims to admit 214000 refugees by end of 1956. by mid April only about 1044 had been admitted.
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Washington
Dulles
Pierce J. Gerety
Civil Service Commission
State Department
Gerety
Scott McLeod
Edward Corsi
Corsi
United States
McLeod
Congress
International Organizations
Employe Loyalty Board
United Nations
Queen Opens Parliament Amid Rail Strike and Peace Plea
Queen Elizabeth II opened a new session in London under Britain's worst industrial crisis since 1926. She pledged Commonwealth resources to peace and cooperation with the United States, and stated aims to seek a peaceful settlement in the Formosa Strait while Parliament responds to the rail strike.
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London
Formosa Strait
House of Lords
House of Commons
Eden
Spacious Building Planned for War Memorial Center
The Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Community Center to be built in the city recreation park promises modern facilities including a teen age youth center an auditorium and gymnasium. Ground breaking is set for Saturday at 2 pm Congressman Burr P Harrison will speak. A Jaycees led drive aims to raise 75000 to complete the project.
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Winchester-Frederick County War Memorial
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester Jaycees
City Recreation Department
Four-Block Beachfront Fire Destroys Concessions at Seaside Heights
A northeast wind driven blaze devoured a four block area of Seaside Heights beachfront concessions, causing about a million dollars in damage. Some 150 firefighters from a 15 mile radius battled the two and half hour fire, which leveled 84 stands and damaged three bars and the Carousel landmark. Four firemen suffered smoke inhalation and a faulty electric sign near the Pier restaurant sparked the blaze.
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Seaside Heights
N. J
Joseph McDevitt
Dumont Avenue
Front Royal Man Charged in Auto Death of Graduate
A Front Royal man, John Otis Kaufman, 34, faces negligent homicide and drunken driving charges after the auto death of 2nd Lt. Charles R. Martin, 23, a New Jersey man and Virginia Military Institute graduate. The crash occurred on U S Route 11 near Darksville at about 7 55 p m. in Martinsburg West Virginia. The hearing is set in Martinsburg for Monday.
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Front Royal
New Jersey
Virginia Military Institute
John Otis Kaufman
Martinsurg
Charles R. Martin
Westfield
N. J
Warren County
Martinsburg
W. Va
U. S. Rt. 11
Darksville
West Virginia
B. W. Holliday
Berkeley County
Ten Feared Lost In Ship Collision Off Ramsgate
A Swedish tanker Johanni shus collided with the Buccaneer off Goodwin Sands. Twenty crewmen leaped into flames and are feared dead. 21 saved including a woman. One crewman died on English shore. Two tugs tow Johanni shus toward Flushing as Buccaneer sails to Holland.
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Ramsgate
England
Goodwin Sands
Here
Flushing
Holland
Boy Scouts Set June 20 Western Trip From Martinsburg Area
Area Scouts and leaders depart June 20 at 7 30 a m for a cross country trip to Philmont Ranch New Mexico with Senior Crew Leader Beverly Pankley and Crew Leaders Ernest Brockman and Lowell Baughan guiding Explorers from Martinsburg Charles Town Luray Winchester and Stephens City The group travels by chartered bus plans include overnight stays at Air Force bases and sightseeing across the country (Continued on Page 2 Col 4).
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Philmont Ranch
Cimmaron
New Mexico
Camp Rock Enon
Beverly Pankley
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ernest Brockman
Charles Town
Lowell Baughan
Luray
al Mellett
Donald Jones
Winchester
Peyton Baughan
Michael Beahm
Tommy Eisner
George B. Phillips, Jr
Lewis Boyer
Dwain Andrews
Walter Carter, Jr
Front Royal Gunge
Stephens City
Aubrey Robertson
Clyde Gainfort
Donney Sullivan
Eddie Stanfield
Kernstown
Bobby Saville
Robert Button
Larry Rogers
James O’roke
Curtis Spring
Robert Lee Sheely
Ray Garrabrandt
Alvin Mellett
Potomac District
Howard Boltz, Jr
Airforce
General Motors and UAW Near Tentative Contract Deal
Detroit sources report GM and the CIO United Auto Workers negotiating teams showing confidence of a settlement before Sunday deadline. Talks moved in a lighter mood than Ford bargaining last weekend. About 25 000 GM and 5 000 Ford workers remained idle as union warned against work stoppages and began discipline for idleness.
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General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Reuther
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Linden
Trenton
N. J
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Parma
Ohio
Big Rouge
Dearborn
Mich
Cool Weather After Heavy Showers Moves Through Area
Heavy showers gave way to cooler conditions with forecast rain continuing tomorrow. In the past 48 hours the area received 1.77 inches of rain, 0.83 inches yesterday, and 0.94 inches in the last 24 hours. Total for 1955 reaches 14.67 inches with heavier amounts south in Shenandoah County.
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Shenandoah County
J. B. Coates
U. S
Woodstock
Clarke County
Sam Deavers
Thurman Orchard
Berryville
Mark McIntosh
Front Royal
Shenandoah
Court Martial Charges Amid Hat Maker Testimony At Senate Hearing
The Air Force filed court martial charges against Capt Raymond Wool former head of New York military clothing procurement for paying a contractor’s medical bills, falsifying travel vouchers and accepting gifts. Senate investigators heard Harry Lev say he could guarantee contract changes with friendly officers and joked with Senator Bender as two procurement officials faced punitive action. Lev said he earned more than a million from government contracts and invited the senator to Puerto Rico for turtle steak.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Lev
Sen
Bender
Ohio
Puerto Rico
Leo
Len
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Air Force
Raymond Wool
New York
Wool
Dayton
Army
Ferdinand Tartaglia
Officials See Russia Accepting Permanent German Division
State Department officials suspect Moscow has decided the East and West German states will remain divided. If correct, this could affect the Geneva Big Four talks and Germany's unification as a major issue. Officials note Moscow invited Adenauer to Moscow, signaling possible diplomatic shifts.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Geneva
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
East Germany
Yugoslavia
Adenauer
U.S
West Germany
Bonn
Welcome Home Airman Honored by 7000 in Swea City
Capt Harold Fischer Jr. returned after two years in Chinese captivity and urged continued effort to release remaining POWs. He, with Lt Col Edwin Heller, Lt Ron Parks, and Lt Lyle Cameron, spoke to a crowd of about 7,000 in Swea City, Iowa, thanking UN support and calling for action to free 11 more American airmen.
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Swea City
Iowa
Harold Fischer Jr
China
North Iowa
United Nations
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Ron Parks
Omaha
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Red China
Northern Virginia to Hold Civil Defense Alert Next Week
Civil defense director Edward P. Berlin announced Operation Alert 1955 will run 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 15 16 with a hypothetical atomic strike on Washington D C at 2 25 p m and on Norfolk at 2 33 p m. Virginia forces will participate and weather will shape conditions.
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Edward P. Berlin
Civil Defense
Clarke County
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Panama
Virginia
Berlin
Washington
Civil Defense Corps
Adenauer Ready to Meet Russian Leaders in Possible Talks
Bonn spokesman says Chancellor Adenauer prepared to meet Russian leaders but not necessarily in Moscow. Talks to be held via expert exchanges starting in Paris and may involve Brentano or a neutral conference site. Final decision expected after discussions with Eisenhower and other Western leaders in Washington and New York.
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Adenauer
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Paris
Heinrich von Brentano
Kremlin
Russia
Ike
Eisenhower
Washington
New York
Geneva
Church Leaders May Visit Russia
The National Council of Churches plans to study sending American church leaders to Russia to meet Soviet clergy and seek a just durable peace. The 250 member board voted to study the move. final decision rests with the Policy and Strategy Committee. The council includes 30 denominations with about 354 million members.
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National Council of Churches
Russia
Soviet Union
General Board
United Church
Riverside Drive
Manhattan
Shackleford
Berryville
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Winchester Star
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Audrey Curry
Marlene Johnson
Davis
Zita Lewis
Janet Lewis
Michael Ford
James Prather
Loretta Moten
Ann Carter
Jean Allen
Dabney Stephenson
Hubert Stephenson
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Greenwood Methodist Chapel
Round Hill Community Fire Company
Harry Patterson
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department
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Gilbert Helsley
A. T. Baker
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