UAW and GM Agree on Same Wage Plan as Ford Pact
The United Auto Workers and General Motors reached a three year contract matching Ford in pay pensions vacations and holidays and adding a union shop for nonunion GM workers. The deal covers about 375000 wage earners plus 35000 IUE members and creates a 150 million dollar trust to fund the plan. Walter Reuther called it a significant contract with labor peace for three years, while GM president Curtice warned the plan needs careful appraisal.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford
Walter Reuther
UAW
Ford Motor Co
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Reuther
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Adenauer Reaffirms Bonn’s Loyalty to West in Talks
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer assured the United States his country would maintain a close and loyal partnership with the Western Allies. He spoke on arrival for talks with President Eisenhower, rejecting Soviet reunification terms and signaling readiness to pursue peaceful German unity within allied treaties. Adenauer landed at National Airport and was greeted by U.S. officials and German ambassadors.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Moscow
Adenauer
Eisenhower
Free World
Germany
National Airport
Herbert Hoover Jr
Heinz Krekeler
Herbert Blankenhorn
NATO
Toll in Le Mans crash rises to seventy nine dead
Racing disaster at the 24 hour Le Mans endurance race in France raises fatalities to 79 with 170 injured. Premier Faure vows measures to prevent a recurrence as mass funerals are planned in Le Mans cathedral. American Roy Hunton among injured. Mike Hawthorn and Tyer Bueb win in Jaguar after the crash.
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LE Mans
France
Edgar Faure
Pierre Levegh
Mercedes- Benz
Paris
Roy Hunton
U.S
Orleans
Levegh
Mike Hawthorn
Codriver Tyer Bueb
Britain
James Wood FHA Members Attend State Meeting
Eleven members from the James Wood Chapter Future Homemakers of America will attend the 10th anniversary Virginia Association FFA session at Madison College Harrisonburg. About 800 delegates are expected as Miss Doris Bigger of Danville opens the three day event with the theme Growing as a Future Homemaker. Myrtle Bell and Betty Jo Gilliam serve as group leader and hostess. delegates include Mary Lou Lintz Betty Hammock Joyce Williamson Mary Catherine Adams Bonnie LaFollette Joan Pugh Connie DeHaven Sara Lee Wilder and Margaret Ramey. Advisors are Miss Kathryn Watson and Miss Lois Camper.
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James Wood Chapter
Homemakers of America
Virginia Association
FFA
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Doris Bigger
Danville
FHA
James Wood
Myrtle Bell
Betty Jo Gilliam
Mary Lou Lintz
Betty Hammock
Joyce Williamson
Mary Catherine Adams
Bonnie LaFollette
Joan Pugh
Connie DeHaven
Sara Lee Wilder
Margaret Ramey
Daughter of the Stars Federation
Kathyrn Watson
Lois Camper
Wet Weather Eases Across Nation After Heavy spell
Wet weather that had blanketed much of the nation eased today though a damp chill lingered. Temperatures in the Great Lakes and Wyoming ranges hovered in the 40s while the Great Plains and Ohio Valley posted readings in the 70s amid scattered overnight showers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountain
Great Plains
Ohio Valley
Russia accepts July 18 Four Power talks in Geneva
Moscow announced in notes to the Big Three Western powers that a Big Four summit is set for July 18 in Geneva. U S Ambassador Bohlen heads to Washington for talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles. Adenauer invited to Moscow for normalization discussions.
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Russia
Geneva
Moscow
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Adenauer
U.S.S.R
Foreign Ministry
State Dulles
Firemen Rescue Two Elderly From Smoke Filled Building
City firefighters retrieved two elderly residents occupant of the second and third floors of 327 N Braddock St after a sofa fire caused dense smoke at 3 20 am. Fire crews reported limited visibility needing floor crawling with flashlights. Investigators suspect an electrical short. one occupant smelled smoke and the lights went out. Parakeets were found safe. Insurance covered most damage though floors and paint require repairs. one unit had no insurance.
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N. Braddock St
Fred Baker
Jack Owens
Reuss Fire Company
Ruth Haines
George Mills
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Anna Belle Poe
Mr. Mills
Poe
Freida Johnson
Winchester Nas
Loudoun
Martinsburg Urges Citizens to Use More City Water
Martinsburg water engineer Roy H. Ritter urges residents to use more city water citing excess supply. Kilmer Springs is producing about 4 million gallons daily while the reservoir holds 200 million gallons. excess water may be drained into Tuscarora Creek as rains reduce demand.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Roy H. Ritter
Panhandle
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Ritter
Kilmer Springs
West Quarry
Tuscarora Creek
For Sale Montmorency Cherries Pickup Prices
L. O. Dick Estate Clearbrook Virginia offers pick your own Montmorency cherries at 80 cents a gallon and drive your own pickup at 65 cents a gallon. Sale notice appears in the classified section.
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Montmorency
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Hoover Commission faults U S real estate management
The Hoover Commission urges Congress and the President to curb mismanagement and waste in federal real estate. It cites 472 million acres owned and 1,250 times New York City’s Empire State Building in space, noting lack of up to date inventory and modern property practices. The panel, led by Herbert Hoover, asks Eisenhower to empower the GSA and enforce agency compliance.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Commission
New York City
Empire State Building
Herbert Hoover
Eisenhower
General Services Administration
NAACP Authorizes Local Petitions for Integrated Schools
The NAACP has instructed Virginia branches to petition local school boards to end segregation with all deliberate speed. They expect some desegregation results by September while allowing time for communities facing administrative difficulties. Over 1000 people attended a Petersburg mass meeting where spokesmen urged court action if needed.
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National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Virginia
NAACP
Petersburg
Spottswood W. Robinson III
Richmond
Prince Edward County
Oliver W. Hill
Robinson
Prince Edward
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Arrests Trigger Communist Backed General Strike in Singapore
Five Chinese union leaders were arrested, triggering a general strike in Singapore with about 17 000 workers absent, 2000 buses halted, and 70 000 members called. Police on standby after last month's riots left one dead.
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Singapore
Britain
United Press
Gene D. Symonds
Riot cracks down as 430 arrested at Episcopal Palace
Federal police raided the Episcopal Palace in Buenos Aires and arrested 430 men who had sought refuge there after clashes between Catholic partisans and Peron supporters. The arrest, ordered by Judge Carlos Gentile, followed rioting in the Piazza de Mayo with injuries from stones and police use of tear gas.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Perons
Metropolitan Cathedral
Piazza de Mayo
Episcopal Palace
Santiago Luis Cardinal Capello
San Isidro
Carlos A. Gentile
Gentile
Democracia
Juan Peron
Suport
Peron
Stevenson Urges Bargaining Attitude for Summit Talks
Adlai E. Stevenson urged that the Geneva summit talks be approached with a bargaining mindset. In Oberlin College commencement, he urged honesty and openness to bases of agreement, cautioned against complacent views of negotiation, and emphasized not demonizing rivals or the president.
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Stevenson
Oberlin
Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson
Oberlin College
United States
Russia
France
England
Geneva
Dulles
Eisenhower
Blandy Farm Director Honored
Final day at University of Virginia commencement includes 118 ROTC graduates and 656 degrees from 36 states and several countries. Orlando White retires after 27 years as Blandy Farm director with his name given to the arboretum. Ralph Singleton named his successor and a portrait fund is raised.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
States
District of Columbia
Cuba
India
Lebanon
Bulgaria
Chile
Columbia
French Morocco
Iraq
Poland
Venezuela
Orlando. White
Blandy
Clarke County
White
Jack Dalton
Irene Higgens
Singleton
Ralph Singleton
Brookhaven National Laboratories
Black Hills
South Dakota
Thoreau
Bussey Institute
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Amazon
Bolivia
Mudford
Court Favors Safeway Stores In Milk Case
The State Supreme Court voided the State Milk Commission’s power to set lower store sold milk prices and ordered equal minimum pricing for store and home delivered milk. The ruling, unanimous for Safeway Stores, also requires a maximum price across all milk grades. The decision reverses Richmond’s circuit court and supports Safeway’s push for plant and distribution economics to inform pricing.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court
State Milk Commission
Safeway Stores, Inc
Safeway
James Wood High School
Round Hill Comm. Fire Co
Fruit Damage Hits Frederick County Orchards After Weekend Storms
Orchard losses vary by region with Merriman's Lane Middle Road and Cedar Creek Grade area hardest hit by hail and heavy rain. Some orchards south and west of Winchester escaped damage while the city suffered flooding damaging stores and roofs. Insurance firms reported flood of hail-related claims and Dr. Walter Hough noted the Saturday night storm affected a half mile wide path. The Robinson orchard on Merriman's Lane sustained the worst damage with uprooted trees and part of a barn roof blown off.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Merriman’s Lane
Middle Road
Cedar Creek
Loudoun St
Piccadilly
Cork St
Shawnee
Opequon
U.S. Rt. 11
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Heavea
Hough
J. Kenneth Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Foreign Aid Is Act Of Self Interest Radford Testifies
Admiral Arthur W. Radford told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that U S military aid to free nations is self interest since the United States cannot alone match the Communist bloc in manpower He supported President Eisenhowers request for 3 billion dollars in foreign aid including 1 4 billion for military assistance The hearing was open briefly before a closed session to questions Added note lists several stores with summer Wednesday hours.
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Washington
Arthur W. Radford
Free Nations
United States
Foreign Affairs Committee
J. J. Newberry Company
McCrory Stores, Inc
W. T. Grant Company
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Bonn
West
David Michael Robinson
David
Winchester Star
The
Shenandoah Realty
Valley Pike
Catholic Palace
Manuel Tato
Archdiocesan
Blandy Farm
Graham F. Blandy
America
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Radford
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