Council Approves Planning Body Five Members Named
Winchester city officials established a seven member City Planning Commission at the June meeting. Mayor M B Clowe Jr appointed five residents to the panel to draw a city master plan, with ex officio mayor and city manager. The council also finalized the FY July budget with a public hearing at which no citizens spoke.
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Common Council
City of
Winchester
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Dorothy G. Allen
F. L. Largent, Jr
City Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
Clowe
Henderson Bailey
J. Fred Larrick
J. Lee Miller
Alan Peery
Nationwide Heat Wave Continues Across the Country
Most of the nation endures hot and humid conditions with temperatures in the 70s to 90s and scattered afternoon thunderstorms forecast east of the Mississippi. Chicago hit 97, the hottest June 12 on record, as other cities reported highs from Fargo to New York. Meanwhile local notices announce the Round Hill Community Fire Company meeting and a Democratic mass meeting in Northern Virginia with Col. Dan Wright as speaker.
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Plains States
Plains
Mississippi River
Chicago
Fargo
N. C
el Paso
Tex
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Denver
Kansas City
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Jefferson-Jackson Democrat Club
Northern Virginia
County Court House
Col
Dan Wright
Eisenhower Holds Brief White House Work Session
President Eisenhower, despite recovery from an intestinal operation, held a 25 minute meeting with key White House staff, signed eight bills and related measures, and arranged to meet tomorrow with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in his Walter Reed room.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
Konrad Adenauer
Ann Whitman
Ruiz Cortines
James C. Hagerty
Interior Department
Muskogee
Oklo
Four GOP Senators Say Eisenhower Will Run Again
Four Republican senators Mundt Payne Bridges and Jenner dismissed any chance Eisenhower would change his mind about seeking a second term. Senator Bridges called Eisenhower his candidate and Jenner said he is indestructible. Senator Payne criticized talk of a noncandidate plan as wishful thinking.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
California
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Mundt
South Dakota
Payne
Maine
Bridges
New Hampshire
Jenner
Indiana
State Police Standby as O'Sullivan Strike Fails to Tie Talks
Frederick County officials press for an early meeting between O'Sullivan Rubber Corp management and the United Rubber Workers as a 31 day strike continues. State Police remain on duty at the picket lines with no new incidents reported and both sides eye Friday for potential talks.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
O’sullivan Board of Directors
Frederick County Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie
Massie
O’sullivan Firm
George Washington
Winchester
Joseph Emmons
Carl Swartz
United Rubber Workers of America
Afl-Cio
William Kuehner
Catarella
Frederick County
Scientists warn atomic industry may yield more radioactive waste
Washington authorities warn accumulated waste from industrial plants in the coming atomic power age could contain latent radioactivity greater than that released in a nuclear war, signaling severe long term dangers.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Warren Weaver
Academy
Baltimore Man Charged in Brutal North Baltimore Slaying
Police in Parkville hold Carl Daniel Kier 21 after a brutal killing of Mrs. John H. Bopst 48 in a secluded north Baltimore suburb. The suspect from Roanoke Virginia allegedly left his name with a neighbor, leading to swift arrest. evidence included knives, a Japanese sword, and a brass figure used in the incident. The victim, a mother of four, was attacked in her home as her husband found the body. The case is described by local police as the most brutal they have seen.
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Baltimore
Carl Daniel Kier
Parkville
Roanoke
John H Bopst
Kier
Baltimore County
Boost
Mechanical Engineering Inc
Boosts
Charles Street Avenue
Rummage and Yard Party Benefiting Local Churches
Rummage sale at 111 West Boscawen Street on Saturday June 16 at 9 A M. Redland Church Whitacre. Yard party at Gore School Saturday June 16 at 5 P M sponsored by Hebron Baptist Church.
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West Boscawen St
Redland
Whitacre
Gore School
Hebron Baptist Church
Large Turnouts Mark Virginia Local Elections
Voters in over 60 Virginia towns and cities cast ballots for mayors and councilmen in routine elections. Turnout reached 97 percent in Clarksville, a standout amid generally strong participation in Richmond Staunton Martinsville Fredericksburg Virginia Beach Waynesboro and Portsmouth with competitive races noted in several cities.
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Virginia
Clarksvile
Richmond
Staunton
Martinsville
Fredericksburg
Virginia Beach
Waynesboro
Portsmouth
Richmond Citizens Assn
C. M. Cowan
Edward H. Cann
Bowling Green
Julian Raymon
Carl Moter
Clarksville
Otto Sizemore
Jesse Overstreet
Overstreet
Berryville Elects Bishton and Smalts to City Posts
Berryville elected a new mayor, Thomas W. Bishton, by a 181 to 161 margin over incumbent E. P. Berlin. In Winchester, Councilman Claude B. Smalts, Jr. won the mayoralty as light turnout produced several unopposed council races.
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Berryville
Winchester
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Smalts
Thomas W. Bishton
E. P. Berlin
Berlin
George R. Chapman
Andrew LaVelle
LaVelle
Chapman
Stephens City
M. J. Baptist
R. E. Hausenfluck
Hausenfluck
Baptist
Middletown
Boyce
Reuss
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Virginia Avenue
Hoye Riley
William F. Schenck
J. Ben Cather
Schenck
Rouss
Mr. Cather
Orville Wine
Charles Zuckerman
William E. Argenbright
Last British Soldier Quits Suez Canal Zone
The last British soldier leaves the Suez Canal Zone ending 74 years of occupation. Brig J H S Lacey handed Port Said harbor to Egyptians at 6 25 a m and sailed on the Evan Gibb with 10 officers and 80 enlisted men to Famagusta Cyprus. Egypt assumes base operations though Britain can reenter within five years if regional powers attack.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
J. H. S. Lacey
Port Said Harbor
Navy House
Lacey
Evan Gibb
Famagusta
Cyprus
Britain
Turkey
Akher Saa
Cairo
Alexandria
Fire Sweeps Through Olympic Equestrian Stables
Fire at the Olympic equestrian stables in Stockholm swirled through a red brick complex once home to Grenadier Guards. Flames poured from a dozen windows as the roof collapsed near 5 p m. many horses were freed or tied to trees while ambulances and fire crews fought to confine the blaze.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Grenadier Guards
Officials Probe Cave-in That Killed Six Brooklyn Children
In New York six children died in a Brooklyn cave-in linked to a Brooklyn-Queens expressway excavation. Mayor Wagner ordered city departments to cooperate as Brooklyn District Attorney Edward S Silver leads an inquiry into possible negligence and guarding of the site.
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Brooklyn
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Silver
Wagner
Rouss Fire Company Opens New Building With Open House
The Rouss Fire Company hosts an open house Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at 117 W. Boscawen St to tour its new two story brick office. The facility features four heating and cooling zones, extensive ductwork, and space for tenants including Social Security and vocational offices. Officers and guests will be hosted by company leaders as music and refreshments accompany guided tours.
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The
Rouss Fire Company
W. Boscawen St
Stuart Dyke
Fred Baker
District Social Security Office
F. J. Sprecher
M. Shaffer
George Troxel
James Troxel
General Adjustment Bureau
Arthur Wilson
District Vocational Rehabilitation Office
Wolfe St
Marvin D. Weaver
C. Douglas Brown
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
Boyd J. Hamman
John J. Hawse
William J. Argenbright
Arlie C. Long
Joseph C. Haines
Carson Dettra
Weather forecast for Virginia shows heat and scattered storms
The June outlook expects fair and warm conditions with highs near 95 in Winchester and lower mountains cooler, isolated thunderstorms in the mountains. Temperatures generally 5 to 10 degrees above normal with light precipitation around 0.1 inch, and cooler days Sunday and Monday. The Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Brakeblok Plant. president J. W. Green Jr. asks members to attend.
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Virginia
Shawnee
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