Indiana Deputy Prosecutor Quits Post Under Fire
Gary Indiana deputy prosecutor Holovachka resigns after bitter blast at Senate committee linking him to organized crime. He denies taking protection money and blames the committee Gary Post Tribune and others. three investigators are fired. The move follows hearings and threats of a mass meeting amid local calls for ouster.
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Gary
Ind
Metro
Holovachka
Lake County
Indiana
Senate
Floyd Vance
Walter Conroy
James Dent
Michael Kampo
Conroy
Kampo
Senate Committee
Chicago
John McClellan
D-Ark
Gary Post-Tribune
Women’s Citizens Committee of
Robert Kennedy
Old 1913 Virginia license plate found in local building
Kenneth Ashby found a 1913 Virginia cast iron license plate in the B. L. Glass building now owned by his firm. The tag measures 11 by 5 inches and has three coats of reddish brown paint with white numerals. It may not be the oldest but is unusually well preserved.
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Kenneth
Ashby
Novick Maintainance
B. & L. Glass
Murder Charge Lodged in Kniting Murder
John D. Cox 35 of Chase Alley died after a knife fight over 30 cents. Jack Monroe Christian 23 of 26 Fremont St was arrested for murder. The incident began on Kern St near Ritter's Variety Store and moved along Kent. both men were Negro. Christian remained at the scene and surrendered. Bond set at 25000 dollars for preliminary hearing. Cox had previously been involved in a 1957 stabbing case.
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John D. Cox
Chase Alley
Jack Monroe Christian
Fremont St
Kern St
Ritter
Kent
Christian
Cox
Victor Albright
Winchester Memorial Hospital
L. S. Dunn
Fred Hildebrand
Warren Rudolph
Nathan Carter
Winchester Corporation Court
Lack of Brutality Evidence Saved Four from Chair
The jury in Tallahassee spared four white youths from the electric chair in a mass rape case, citing no brutality in the evidence and an outcome based on law and facts. Foreman A H King said threats existed but no brutality, and the verdict relied on evidence, not race. Civil rights leaders viewed the ruling as a limited gain amid broader racial tension.
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Hendrix Chandler
Tallahassee
Fla
A. H. King
Florida
King
A. Joseph Reddick
Bethel Anne Church
The
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
Reddick
Industrial Output Soars to New May High
The Federal Reserve reports May industrial production up 4 percent from the pre recession peak, reaching 152 percent of the 1947-49 average. April's index is revised to 150, signaling continued expansion, rising employment, and stronger consumer incomes as durable goods activity hits a new May high.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Two Mattress Fires Reported Here Yesterday
Two mattress fires occurred in Winchester over the weekend causing only mattress damage. The first, at 12 40 a m Sunday, involved a mattress found on E Cork Street near the B and C railroad crossing possibly having fallen from a truck. The second, at 5 20 p m yesterday, occurred at 28 Fremont Street owned by Mrs Allen Bond Sr with children at play causing the blaze in a back room.
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Winchester
Friendship
South End
E. Cork St
B and C
Sarah Zne
Herman Jackson
Fremont St
Allen Bond
Three-Power Study Planned On High Altitude A-Blasts
United States Britain and the Soviet Union agreed to a three power scientific study of detecting high altitude nuclear explosions. Scientists will meet in Geneva June 22 to report back by June 29. The effort aims to improve the ban enforcement framework for atmospheric tests.
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Tom Ochiltree
Geneva
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
James J. Wadsworth
U. S
Frederick County man charged in Clarke County shooting
Kenneth Armel of Northwestern Grade was arrested in Charles Town after a Friday shooting at Mrs. Dwight Hanline’s home on the Old Charles Town Pike. Hanline was not badly hurt. Armel, found with a 12 gauge shotgun, faced extradition questions and was jailed in Jefferson County, with a 24 hour police manhunt.
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Frederick County
Dwight Hanline
Clarke County
Kenneth Armel
Northwestern
Charles Town
P. F. Click
Armel
Jefferson County
Six Hurt in Area Wrecks Over Weekend
Six people were hospitalized or injured in six area traffic crashes over the weekend with total damage over $6,000. Victims include Bernice Allston and James and Jennie Miles in a Route 522 collision near Winchester, with other crashes on Routes 277 641 and 627.
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Memorial Hospital
Bernice Mae Allston
Wyandotte
Mich
James F. Miles
Alexandria
Jennie S. Miles
End of Talks Expected Unless Russians Retreat
The Big Four conference nears six weeks with Berlin at the center. Western ministers warn the talks may end this week unless Soviet leader Gromyko retreats from his one year Berlin time limit. Officials say a summit could be possible if no accord is reached.
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John Hightower
Geneva
Russia
Berlin
Soviet Union
Selwyn Lloyd
London
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Lloyd
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
West Berlin
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet
Communist Party Presidium
Couve de Murville
Week-Long Rains Stop in Austria Ends Floods
In Vienna the week of heavy rains ended as sunshine returned and rivers receded. The AP report noted at least three flood deaths and continued danger from rising waters in affected areas.
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Austria
Vienna
Ocean Layer Burned in Atlantic Cable Run Rescue at Sea
A 98 crew rescue including 10 Americans occurred 500 miles out after a fire swept the British cable laying ship Ocean Layer. AT&T officials headed the operation with Ogden D. Gensemer of Summit New Jersey in charge. Two crew stayed aboard but were saved. no injuries reported. The cable project links the United States with Europe and includes plans to connect with Switzerland Belgium Netherlands Spain and Italy. A replacement vessel is being sought. Harriman Tours Russia arrives Sverdlovsk on Soviet visit.
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London
Atlantic
United States
American Telephone & Telegraph. Co
Ogden D. Gensemer
Summit
N.J
At&t
France
A. MacPherson Ross
Ross
West Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Spain
Italy
New York
British Back Save Geneva Plan Aimed at Berlin Settlement
The British government endorsed Selwyn Lloyd’s Save Geneva plan in London meetings with Prime Minister Macmillan. Informants say it seeks an interim Berlin settlement and aims to avoid a fruitless four week adjournment, with a summit possible in August.
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London
Geneva
Selwyn Lloyd
Harold Macmillan
Foreign Ministers Conference
Berlin
Lloyd
Macmillan
Shenandoah Bank to Open Branch on Berryville Ave
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank will open a new branch in the Acme Store Building on Berryville Avenue this fall. President Harold G. Brown described a modern facility with drive in and two inside windows, night deposit, and envelope deposits.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Acme
Berryville Ave
Harold G. Brown
Brown
Montmorency and Sweet Cherries For Sale At Orchard
Comie Out To The Orchard Pick Your Own Cherries offered by Butler Bros Nicodemus Orchard on Welltown Pike two miles north of Winchester. Sweet cherries 20c per lb, sour cherries 10c per lb. Also 65c per gallon picked, 85c per gallon if we pick. bring containers. L. O. Dick Estate six miles north on U S 11. Phone MO 2 5032.
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Bing
Montmorency
Butler Bros. Nicodemus Orchard
Welltown Pike
Winchester
Montmorency Cherries
L. O. Dick
U.S
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Lucille Sencindiver
Red Cross
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Orin Ritter
Antique Automobile Club of America
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Yester
West
Stephens City
J. H. Smith, Jr
Frank H. Hull
Bellefonte
Charlene Hull
Katherine Houser
Fred Houser
Middletown
Donald Sheetz
Ford
Claiborn L. McFarland
Felix DePrisco
Strasburg
Garnett W. Neff
By Hal Coper
Harriman
AP — W. Averell Harriman
Ural
Sverdlovsk
Clarke Pennypacker
John E. Pennypacker
Merrimans Lane
Joseph Sharp
Marlboro
Washington St
Boscawen
Mrs. Sharp
New
Mexico
Shenandoah Bank
Moose
Rhodes Drug CO
Winchester Seed CO
Willow Lawn Pool
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