Senate Foreign Relations Panel Nears End of Aid Bill Action
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee edged toward finalizing a foreign aid bill worth 4.5026 billion dollars, about 702.6 million above the House measure. Debates loom, with leaders counting support under 40 votes to significantly raise the House total.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
George
D-Ga
Treasury
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Eisenhower
Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
D-Mont
First Heat Wave Fades as Showers Fall Area
The summer heat eased with weekend showers reviving drought stressed gardens and crops. Temperatures dropped from 90s to 73 today with a 62 degree low, while Winchester saw showers but little rain before dawn.
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Winchester
Associated Press
93 Year Old Man Weds 81 Year Old Widow in Michigan
In Parkville Samuel N. Sheppard 93 marries Annie Miller 81. Both have outlived three spouses. They wed at Sheppard’s home and plan a two week honeymoon when fishing improves. Mrs. Sheppard says he is old fashioned and wanted bills paid first.
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Parkville
Mich
Samuel N. Sheppard
Annie Miller
Sheppard
Sam
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester Evening Star Business Office
O Sull ivan Strike Enters Sixth Week Union Meets Today
Striking workers of the O Sull ivan Rubber Corp meet at the local armory as union and management prepare for a 2 p m hearing in Frederick County Circuit Court on an injunction and a new negotiation session. The strike, now in its 36th day, includes police watch along plant pickets and a growing number of new hires amid layoffs.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Rubber Workers Local 511
Frederick County
Medical Examiner Satisfied Girl Died of Violence
Virginia medical examiners say 16 year old Shelby Jean Venable died of violence with final mechanism pending confirmatory tests. The body found in Loudoun County creek nine miles from a similar case. identified by family, no gunshot or stab wounds. Parents collapsed at the scene during the search.
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Richmond
Virginia
Shelby Jean Venable
G. T. Mann
Loudoun
Mann
Venable
Laurel
Catoctin Creek
Loudoun County
Mary Elizabeth Fellers
Beltsville
Maryland
Falls Church
Prince Georges County
Shelby Jean
Mark Venable
Tougher Israeli Policy Likely After Sharett Resignation
Tel Aviv reports a shift toward a tougher policy toward Arab neighbors as Moshe Sharett resigns as foreign minister. Prime Minister Ben Gurion is set to announce the resignation with Golda Meir (Myerson) named interim foreign minister and Mordechai Namir chosen for labor minister, amid a split over defense and diplomacy that followed December strikes on Syrian positions.
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Israel
Prospect Today
Moshe Sharett
Sharett
Ever
Ben-Gurion
Mapai
Golda Myerson
Milwaukee
Mordechai Namir
Labor Federation
Labor
Myerson
Sea of Galilee
United States
Europe
Delegates Leave For State 4-H Club Short Course
Delegations from Frederick and Clarke Counties left by bus at 9 a m for the 33rd annual State 4 H Short Course at V P I with 1500 attending across the state. Frederick sends thirteen girls and twelve boys. Clarke has three girls and four boys. Delegates will return Saturday afternoon after morning sessions and tours on the V P I campus.
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Frederick
Clarke Counties
V. P
Court House Plaza
Frederick County
Clarke County
Blacksburg
International Farm Youth Exchange
William Byrd Ramey, Jr
Hayfield
Ernest W. Adams, III
Gainesboro
James Sumption
Staunton-Augusta County Chamber Opposes Sales Tax
The Staunton Augusta County Chamber of Commerce opposed a statewide sales tax while Augusta County officials backed the levy. The 11 member commission heard mixed views as it kicks off the second phase of hearings across Virginia to study tax structure and the case for a general retail tax.
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Staunton
Virginia
Tax Study Commission
Augusta County
Wilson B. Dozier
Staunton - Augusta County
Commission
Richmond
Norfolk
Alexandria
Roanoke
Bristol
J. D. Hagood
Clover
General Assembly
S. Willson Sterrett
Staunton Merchants and Businessmen's Assn
Sterrett
Cassell
Hodges
Winchester Units Win Five Prizes At Colonial Beach
Winchester units won five prizes at the Colonial Beach parade on Saturday. The Winchesterettes earned four prizes and the Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps took second in its category. The Winchesterette director Mrs. George W. Crouser Jr. placed second as individual performer. the group was second in the subsequent drill competition. Sherri Jo Cain placed third in the Baby Doll Division. The Winchesterettes also placed second at The Plains parade on Friday.
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Winchester
Colonial Beach
Winchesterettes
Rouss
Winchesterette
George W. Crowser, Jr
Sherri Jo Cain
the Plains
Nationwide Storms Bring Thunderstorms Heavy Rain and Hail
The nation faces a mix of thunderstorms heavy rain hail and isolated tornadoes amid warm humid conditions. In Colorado flash floods closed US 85 and bridges washed out while Wauneta Nebraska evacuated over 30 homes after Frenchman Creek overflowed. Damage nears a quarter of a million dollars with hail impacting cotton and 3 inches of rain soaking Lubbock Texas and other areas as a cooling trend moves eastward.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Western Plains
mid-Mississippi River Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Colorado
U. S. Highway 85
Porth
Greeley
Grover
Colo
Wyoming-Nebraska
Nebraska
Kansas
Wauneta
Neb
Southern Plains
Lubbock
Tex
Houston
Beaumont
Forest Fire Traps British Troops on Cyprus Manhunt
In Cyprus, about 2,000 British troops hunting EOKA leaders including George Grivas were trapped by a forest fire in the Troodos Mountains. Nineteen soldiers died and eighteen were injured as winds drove flames into their positions, with evacuations by helicopter. The blaze, whose cause was undetermined, halted the operation against Grivas, said to lead a pro-Greece rebel group. A separate attack in Nicosia killed U S Vice Consul William Boteler and wounded five others.
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Cyprus
Troodos
George Grivas
Say
EOKA
Dighenis
Grivas
Greece
U. S
William P. Boteler
Washington, D. C
U. S. State Department
Youth Injured When Auto Hits Bicycle Saturday
A Winchester youth, Gary Massie, 9, of 102 Anderson Ave., was hospitalized Saturday after a car struck his bicycle on U.S. Rt. 7 east of the city. He sustained knee contusions and chest abrasions but was reported in good condition. The Ford driver was Elmer H. White of 2352 Millwood Ave.. the car skidded and hit the rear of the bicycle. Damages were estimated at $15.
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Winchester
U.S. Rt. 7
Gary Massie
Anderson Ave
Memorial Hospital
J. W. Witt
Elmer H. White
Millwood Ave
Margaret Telmanik
Quantico
U.S
Telmanik
Robert E. Johnson
Cherry Point
N. C
Hurricane hunting pilot investigates squally weather
A Navy hurricane hunting pilot flew from Jacksonville to probe a suspected easterly wave 450 miles east of Miami toward Cuba four days after hurricane season began. The Miami Weather Bureau noted gusty winds and ship reports as the probe continued. Forecaster William McGehee said investigation was worthwhile though a tropical storm could not yet be confirmed.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Atlantic
Miami Weather Bureau
Cuba
Jacksonville
William McGehee
Harrison Bowen To Speak At Virginia Post Office Convention
Congressman Burr P. Harrison from Virginia's 7th District and John F. Bowen of Washington head the list of chief speakers at the 35th annual Virginia Federation of Post Office Clerks and Auxiliary convention opening in Winchester. Events run Thursday through Saturday with visits from city officials and a banquet, dance, and buffet to follow each day.
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Burr P. Harrison
Virginia
John F. Bowen
Washington
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Virginia Federation of Post Office Clerks
George Washington Hotel
The
Virginia Federation and Woman's Auxiliary
Charles W. Bush
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Wilbur H. Johnston
Mr. Bush
Herman N. Lee
Joseph C. Haines
P. Richard Wolfe
J. Floyd Wine
Carl Campbell
York Inn
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Maryland Town Reports Heavy Rain and Hail
Hancock in Washington County recorded six inches of rain in two hours yesterday with light hail accompanying the downpour according to the report. Local officials noted the extreme rainfall and weather conditions in the town.
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Hancock
Maryland
Washington County
Eisenhower and Nixon Mission Briefing Amid Health Update
President Eisenhower met with Vice President Nixon and Secretary Dulles at the White House to discuss administration matters as doctors report stable condition ten days after surgery. Nixon says no politics discussed and Ike will announce his political future in his own time. briefing notes reveal calls to restore cuts in mutual security and NATO funding.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
State Dulles
White House
United States
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Congressional
Maj
Wilton B. Persons
Capitol Hill
House
Mutual Security Administration
Senate
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Walter Reed Hospital
Five Day Forecast for Virginia Sees Cooler Days Ahead
Partly cloudy with scattered showers in the north and afternoon storms in the south. Highs 75 to 89, lows in the 60s. Tuesday cools with more showers and storms possible in the southwest. Overall, temperatures run about two degrees below normal, with framed precipitation of 1/10 to 2/10 inch. Moonrise and moonset times noted for Winchester area.
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Virginia
Winchester
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