Light local elections see light turnout across Winchester area
Voters in Winchester Berryville Boyce Stephens City and Middle town cast ballots for mayor and councilmen as polls closed approached light totals at 1 p m with Berryville reporting 150 ballots and Stephens City expecting 100 plus by day end Winchester four precincts totaled 51 votes while Middletown and Boyce showed small totals Write in campaigns and unopposed incumbents marked the day with concerns over turnout.
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Winchester
Berryville
Boyce
Stephens City
Middletown
R. E. Hausenfluck
Rouss
Sarah Zane
Friendship
Virginia Ave
City Hall
Truman to Speak After Nomination at Democratic Convention
Former President Truman will address the Democratic National Convention after the party's nominee is chosen. Democratic national chairman Paul Butler said the slot fits Truman's wishes and noted Truman remains neutral among contenders. The convention opens August 13 in Chicago's International Amphitheatre.
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Chicago
Truman
Paul Butler
Democratic Arrangements Committee
Butler
International Amphitheatre
Possible Double Special Sessions Raised by Virginia Governor
Gov. Stanley raised the possibility of two extra sessions for the 1956 General Assembly. A September session may tackle school segregation plus two major studies on highway funding and a general retail sales tax. Reports on these studies are due Sept. 1, with options to combine topics.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Assembly
Virginia
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Legislative Commission
Gray Commission
Southwestern State Hospital
Chicago
Reds Seek Meeting Between Dulles and Chou En Lai
Geneva dispatch reports Peiping calls for completed arrangements within a month for a Dulles Chou meeting. The Chinese government proposed the two ambassadors continue work to settle the Formosa dispute by peaceful means and to plan a Chinese American foreign ministers conference.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Dulles
Chou En-lai
U. S
U. Alexis Johnson
Red China
Wang Ping-nan
Peiping Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Wang
Formosa
Union and Management Plan Friday Meeting Over 30 Day Strike
State police guarded O Sullivan Rubber Corporation picket lines as union and management agreed to a 10 a m Friday negotiation session urged by Frederick County Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph Massie Jr. Massie arranged talks to seek a public interest settlement. A 35-year-old worker Harold Bly faced felonious assault and right to work law charges after an incident at the gates. Troopers remained on duty as about 20 strikers gathered at each gate amid prior limits.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Frederick Co
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Massie
Con
Robert L. de
Virginia
Bly
O’sullivan
O'Sullivan Board of Directors
Errant Missiles Hit Outskirts Of Fairbanks
Six rockets fired from an F89 Scorpion during a training range run near Fairbanks Alaska landed on the southern outskirts of the city. No injuries or property damage occurred as the missiles carried dummy warheads. Air Force officials cited an electronic miscalculation of distance as the cause and located all projectiles.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Air Force
Ladd Air Force Base
Here
Richardson Highway
T. Alan Bennett
11Th Air Division
Bennett
Minor Fire at Winchester Lunch
City firemen were called at 12 45 a m to the Winchester Lunch at Kent and Piccadilly St. Firefighters reported an excess of oil in the kitchen stove. No damage was reported.
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Winchester
Kent and
Piccadilly St
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Gunman abducts bank president wife and flees with cash
A masked robber forced entry at an Indianapolis area home early today abducting bank president John A. Whalen and his wife. They were held for about six hours at Southport State Bank where about $65,000 was taken after the vault time lock released. The suspect, 30 to 35, 5 ft 11 in, 155 lb, wore a brown coat over a black white shirt and escaped in Whalen's 1956 black Oldsmobile.
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Southport
Ind
John A. Whalen
Whalen
Indianapolis
President Signs Three Documents After Intestinal Operation
President Eisenhower signed three documents today while shown in a maroon dressing gown and tan pajamas. The papers included an emergency $50,000 flood aid allocation for Colorado and an executive order for a new Army flag design. the third was the 1956 International Wheat Agreement. He appeared alert and said he felt very good as aides updated him on a White House meeting about foreign aid.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Fisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
Adams
Wilton B. Persons
Congress
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Clear Creek
Jefferson
Colorado
Georgetown
U. S. Army
Army Brucker
Senate
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Candy consumption averaged 16.6 pounds per person in 1955
The Commerce Department reports 1955 average candy consumption per person at 16.6 pounds as the confectionery industry produced 2.724 billion pounds and set a sales record of 1.031 billion dollars.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Pray for Peace Postmark Bill Sent to White House
The Senate approved a bill to authorize a Pray for Peace postmark on mail and sent it to the White House for approval. The measure aims to allow a special stamp supporting peace.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House Committee votes to cite Paul Robeson for contempt
The House Committee on un American Activities voted to cite Paul Robeson for contempt of Congress after a heated session with Chairman Walter. Robeson defended his right to travel while his lawyer called the action absurd. The panel, in a business session, unanimously recommended the contempt citation to Congress.
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House Committee
Paul Robeson
Washington
House
Robeson
Israel
Russia
Australia
Sweden
France
England
Walter
Free World
Iron Curtain
Senate Leaders Urged to Restore Foreign Aid Cut
Senate leaders pressed to restore 600 million of the 1.1 billion slashed from the foreign aid bill. Dulles and Radford warned of great injury without the cutback, while President Eisenhower, ill in hospital, sent an oral plea for the full 4.9 billion. Senators sought data on aid to Marshal Tito before action.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Dulles
Adm
Arthur W Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
Radford
Sen. Johnson
Texas
Sen
Knowland
California
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Johnson
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Russell
D-Ga
LeMay
Bridges
Saltonstall
Mass
Smith
George
Green
Byrd
Two Hospital Patients Poisoning Mistake Deaths
Newton Massachusetts authorities report a mixup in hospital prep led to the deaths of Gordon M. McMullin and Marion C. Dumont at Newton Wellesley Hospital. Both were given sodium nitrite used for cleaning instruments. The hospital and authorities continue a thorough investigation.
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Newton
Mass
Newton- Wellesley Hospital
Gordon M. McMullin
Marion C. Dumont
Atty
Ephraim Martin
Martin
Dulles Sees Encouraging Signs in Soviet Behavior
Secretary of State Dulles said there are encouraging developments in Soviet behavior though it is uncertain if the regime will move away from Stalinism. He cited Khrushchev’s revelations and noted possible broader freedom for workers, while warning the direction remains unclear.
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Washington
Dulles
Stalin
Khrushchev
Krushchev
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
United States
Adnan Menderes
Konrad Adenauer
Bulganin
Germany
Adenauer
Cairo
Middle East
Dmitri Shepilov
Shepilov
Lester B. Pearson
Retired Officers Tapped For Teaching Posts
San Francisco schools will enlist 3 retiring Army colonels among 30 teacher candidates who will receive Ford Foundation funded training to boost science and math instruction. Superintendent Harold Spears notes cooperation from the adjutant general and Navy Bureau of Personnel and cites prior college training and teaching experience as assets.
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San Francisco
Harold Spears
Board of Education
Spears
Adjutant General
Navy Bureau of Personnel
Virginia Forecast Sunny Warm With Mild Tonight
Weather notes from Winchester list sunny and warm today with highs 86 to 92. Fair tonight with low 60s to mid 60s, cooler in the mountains. Also mentions astronomical details and local notice about a plant sale and a fire department meeting.
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Declari
Milton H. Friedman
Eastland
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