Homesick American POW Leaves China After 342 Years
Andrew Fortuna, a 31 year old former GI from Ionia Michigan, arrived in Hong Kong and said homesickness drove his departure from Red China after 342 years. He will sail to the United States on the President Wilson Lin er. Fortuna earned forty dollars a month as a mechanic in Hankow and had won the Bronze Star before capture.
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Hong Kong
Andrew Fortuna
Red China
United States
Ionia
Mich
China
Fortuna
Hankow
Shanghai
U.S
Wilson
San Francisco
Tornadic Winds Kill 2 Injure 50 in Illinois
Tornadoes ripped through central Illinois yesterday, killing two women and injuring more than 50 others as strong winds and heavy rain lashed multiple counties. Emergency crews reported widespread damage and responders rushed to aid affected residents. Local authorities urged caution as cleanup began.
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Illinois
Springfield. Tl
Illi
Paul Farley
Anna Belle Larson
Allis4thalmers
Weaver Manufacturing Co
Cole Chemical Co
Weaver
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Jacksonville
Ant-County
St. Louis
Pedestrian Hurt In One Of Three Area Accidents
A pedestrian suffered a double compound fracture of the right leg after being struck by a 1950 Ford driven by Charles H. Dick in a multi-accident report. Three incidents caused $1,330 in damage. no charges. Hospitalized victim John Patterson of 411 Millwood Ave. transported by Friendship ambulance.
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Millwood Ave
Memorial Hospital
Charles Gregory Dick
Amherst St
Charles H. Dick
Patterson
J. H. Smith, Jr
Route 11
Willow Lawn
Mr. Patterson
Modernaire
G. T. Griffith
William E. Paston
McKees Rocks
Anna Mae Davis
Pittsburg
Ford
Buick
Greyhound
Route 50
Griffith
Charles E. Blankenship
Roanoke
William F. Campbell
Staunton
Trust fund for Simon reaches near one million at 21
In Santa Ana California a 2000 trust fund established for Donald Fills Simon as a baby grew to 980000 after 21 years. The fund started with five shares in a canning company and rose through investments and mergers. Simon, who turned 21 last April, graduated from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Donald Fllis Simon
Donald
Santa Ana Superior Court
Norton Simon
Hunt Foods
University of California At Berkeley
Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
House of Good
Dulles Marks 50 Years in Diplomacy
Secretary of State Dulles observed the 50th anniversary of his diplomacy career. His work began June 15, 1907 at the Hague peace conference as part of the Chinese delegation. Aides said the 69 year old official kept to his routine.
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Washington
Dulles
Russia Nips Idea of Giving TV Time to U.S. Leaders
A Moscow radio in English rejects allowing American leaders to address Soviet viewers. It denounces Dulles Radford and Norstad and accuses Washington of planning a new cold war while Khrushchev preaches peace. Eisenhower had said Washington would consider Russian invitations.
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U.S
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Moscow
United States
Dulles
Radford
Norstad
America
Arthur Radford
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lauris Norstad
NATO
CBS
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Washington
S.A
U.S.A
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Car Owners Crowd Garages on Last Inspection Day
City car owners packed garages for the final hours of spring vehicle inspections. State safety officers said there would be no extension beyond midnight. cars without current stickers cannot operate legally. Truck inspections in the Old Dominion start July 1 and end July 31. next passenger car period opens October 1.
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Associated Press
State Safety
R. B. King
Old Dominion
King
Japanese Socialists Demand U S Troops Leave Japan
In Tokyo about 3000 Socialists protested against U S troops linking the Girard case to calls for withdrawal. They delivered resolutions to the U S embassy and demanded scrapping the security pact and removal of all American servicemen. A separate incident amid the protests involved a street brawl of a key witness and questions about testimony in the Girard case.
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Tokyo
Girard
America
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
United States
Kishi
U.S
Japanese Defense Board
Naka Sakai
William S. Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Sakai
Maebashi
Hidetsugo Onozeki
Senate Sends Ike Foreign Aid Bill to House on Strong Vote
The Senate approved Eisenhower’s foreign aid bill 57 to 25, moving it to the House. It sets ceilings for one year and included major party unity behind the measure, with Johnson and Knowland driving the passage. Amendments to cut military aid were defeated as supporters argued the program protects national security.
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Ike
House
Washington
Eiesenhower
Sen. Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Johnson
Knowland
Green
Dri
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Three Americans Survive Polish Airliner Crash in Moscow
A Polish airliner carrying 12 people including eight passengers crashed near Moscow during a storm. Three Americans survived, all from Grand Rapids Michigan: Margaret Tremper, her daughter Michelle 14, and Richard Cheverton, WOOD TV staffer, with a Polish stewardess as the only other known survivor. Two others remained unaccounted for. Rescuers including three American newsmen aided the survivors.
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Moscow
Margaret Tremper
Michelle
Richard Cheverton
Grand Rapids
Mich
Soviet Union
Wood-Tv
Cheverton
Tremper
Warsaw
Byrd Sees 1958 Tax Cut Possible If Spending Falls
Senator Byrd says a tax cut could occur in 1958 if the Eisenhower administration trims next year’s budget. He disagrees with Humphrey that no tax relief is likely until 1959, urging spending reductions to enable tax relief and debt payment. Humphrey testifies that 1958 relief is unlikely, citing 1959 as possible.
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Byrd
Washington
Byrd Dvas
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Humphrey
Senate House
Stephens City Adopts Budget and Low Tax Rates
Stephens City approves a 15,395 budget for the new fiscal year with no public objections. The tax rate is set at 60 cents per 100 for real estate and 90 cents per 100 for personal property, among the lowest in Virginia. Water rent remains unchanged despite river-water supply from Winchester. Authorities present include Mayor Ralph M. Workman, five councilmen, Treasurer French T. Reid, Clerk Susie Ambrose, and Police Sergeant Ben Carter.
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Stephens City
Virginia
Winchester
ABC
Ralph M. Workman
Harry M. Carbaugh
William Herrell
Robert H. Shiley
Elwood Mauck
R. M. Hausenfluck
Kenneth Adams
French T. Reid
Susie Ambrose
Ben Carter
Soviet Disarmament Offer Seen as Major Step Forward
London reports mark a significant Soviet move in disarmament talks by proposing a two to three year moratorium on nuclear tests with an international UN committee and Western inspectors. Western officials caution details need clarity and insist on inspection of production of fissionable materials. The United States aims for a 10 month test suspension with allied support, contingent on Soviet compliance.
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London
Soviet Union
U. N. Disarmament Subcommittee
Valerian Zorin
United Nations
Zorin
Britain
Russia
United States
Jules Moch
U.S
Harold E. Stassen
New York Herald Tribune
Washington
The
Herald Tribune
President Blamed For Defeat of Civil Rights Amendment
Southern House members credit White House pressure for defeating a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill as the House voted 199 to 167 against it. The outcome suggests the bill will pass in a form acceptable to President Eisenhower with limited support from Northern Democrats and Republicans.
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House
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Group
Rep
Willis
D-La
South
Williams New President of Winchester Junior Chamber
Roy W. Williams was elected president of the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Lee Jackson meeting last night succeeding Robert Barbour. New officers include Howard L. March and Kenneth C. Cammer as vice presidents, L Linwood DeHaven secretary, Jay H. Lowden Jr treasurer, and directors Don ald Woolschlager Frank Butsler Lester Singhass plus continuing members Wade C. Emmart Ross Knee Del Sewell H. Robert Edwards Richard Z. Crisman.
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Roy W. Williams
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lee Jackson
Robert Barbour
Howard L. March
Kenneth C. Cammer
L. Linwood DeHaven
Jay H. Lowden, Jr
Donald Woolschlager
Frank Butsler
Lester Singhass
Wade C. Emmart
Ross Knee
del Sewell
H. Robert Edwards
Richard Z. Crisman
Navy Bans Woman Reporter From Nautilus Cruise
Adele Ferguson reports from Bremerton that the Navy refused her request to join a Nautilus cruise, citing no facilities for women. She notes Lt Cmdr Lillian Arslanian and Sen Margaret Chase Smith also unable to go, while Sen Henry M. Jackson sought clarity from Admiral Taylor.
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Navy
Bremerton Sun
Bremerton
Wash
Puget Sound
U.S. Navy
Adele
John
George
Sam
13Th Naval District
Seattle
Cmdr
Lillian Arslanian
U.S
Henry M. Jackson
Admiral Taylor
Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Panic buying reported in Soviet and eastern bloc
Western diplomats and newspapers in Czechoslovakia and Hungary say panic buying spread as fears of ruble devaluation grow. Pravda denies official devaluation and scolds citizens for rushing to stores like scared rabbits. Satellites face economic strain with reliance on Moscow loans keeping some afloat.
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Vienna
Soviet Union
Moscow
Pravda
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Soviet
Europe
Union Vespers Begin Tomorrow
The annual union vesper series opens tomorrow at 7 p.m. on the Miller House lawn for the summer. If weather fails, services move to First Baptist Church. Rev. Carl Hiser will direct the first service, under Winchester Ministerial Association sponsorship led by Rev. Millard Rewis, association president.
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Miller House
First Baptist Church
Carl Hiser
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Winchester Ministerial Association
Millard Rewis
Market Street
Williamsburg Willow Lawn Farm Market ad note
In the ad the store corrects Wednesday hours to 9 to 12 noon for the summer. Also mentions a June 19 yard party at Stephenson Methodist Church and a fresh watermelons arrival from Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue.
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Stephenson Methodist Church
Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue
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