Government to Overturn Ruling on Girard Jap Trial
The government moves to appeal to the Supreme Court after a district judge blocked United States authorities from turning GI William Girard over to Japan for trial on manslaughter charges. Girard, a specialist third class from Ottawa, says the shooting was accidental. Court and political figures react as the case affects U.S. relations with Japan and allied status of forces agreements.
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Washington
U. S
GI William
Girard
Japan
McGarraghy
State
Defense Departments
Ottawa
Naka Sakai
Camp Whittington
Tokyo
Pentagon
Defense Department
State Department
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
San Francisco
United States
Streator
Ill
Congress
hundreds flee haitian capital as violence fears grow
Port au Prince witnesses mass exodus as the ruling military junta jailings escalate amid upheaval following December topple of six governments. Dejoie backers targeted. Fignole supporters also flee. arrests reach about two thousand with hundreds reported killed or wounded.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Lews Dejoie
Daniel Fignole
Dejoie
Fignole
New York
Frederick County Burgesses in the General Assembly through 1776
Local history notes list Frederick County representatives in the General Assembly across multiple sessions from 1744 to 1776. Names include Samuel Farr, Andrew Campbell, George Fairfax, Gabriel Jones, Isaac Parkins, George Washington, Thomas Bryan Martin, George Mercer, Robert Rutherford, James Wood II, Isaac Zane, Hugh West, Thomas Sweeringen, and others, with replacements and resignations noted. The record closes May 6 1776 with FINIS.
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Frederick County
General Assembly
Samuel Farr
Andrew Campbell
George Fairfax
Gabriel Jones
George William Fairfax
Isaac Parkins
Parkins
Jones
Hugh West
Thomas Sweeringen
George Washington
Thomas Bryan Martin
George Mercer
Robert Rutherford
James Wood II
Isaac Zane
Zane
Rutherford
the House
Nhether
Hoffa wiretap evidence disputed as trial opens
Hoffa and government clash over wiretapping claims as the Teamsters leader arrives for his U S District Court trial. Hoffa's lawyers move to suppress wiretap evidence and subpoena Attorney General Brownell, while the government denies FBI wiretapping.
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Washington
Herbert Brownell
FBI
Brownell
Hoffa
The
Teamsters
New York
First Big Heat Wave Shrinking
The Atlantic Coast area felt the year’s first major heat wave which eased as a cold front moved eastward. Flooding and storms killed at least 225 people, with drownings the largest cause. Floods claimed 28 lives. Marshall Minnesota faced about a million dollars in damage and three deaths.
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Atlantic Coast
Midwest
Canada
Lake Erie
Ohio
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Marshall
Minn
South Dakota
Big Sioux
Minnesota
Redwood River
High Humidity Keeps Temperature Drop from Feeling Cool
The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory recorded a high of 81 today, down from yesterday’s 96, but humidity made it feel hot. Cloudy skies gave way to clearing, cooler weather this evening, offering relief from six straight days over 90 degrees.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
U.S. Apple Crop Forecast at 109 Million Bushels for 1957
The National Apple Institute projects a 1957 U.S. apple harvest of 109 million bushels, up from 97 million in 1956 and 105 million in 1955, marking the largest crop since 1954. Regional splits show New England at 7.5 million, the West Coast at 27 million, Michigan at 9 million, and Washington State facing hail damage with higher processor shifts this year.
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National Apple Institute
Michigan
The
Star
Philip B. Glaize
Winchester - Frederick County
Appalachian
W. Va
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Wisc
Idaho
Colorado
New Mexico
Washington State
Oregon
California
New England
West Coast
Appalachia
Far West
New York
Acting Troupe Wiped Out by Heat Wave
Long Beach California flea trainer Bob Matthews reports all 24 fleas died when temperatures reached 98 degrees at the Long Beach Pike amusement zone. He vows to replace them and continues the show with a wary optimism.
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Long Beach
Calif
Bob Matthews
Freddy
Hildegard
Matthews
Long Beach Pike
Kennel Club Formed Here in Winchester
The Shawnee Kennel Club was formed at the George Washington Hotel with Mrs. C. A. Getzendanner elected president. Officers include H. Randolph Stipe first vice president James G. Lockwood second vice president Mrs. Marie A. Moore secretary Mrs. Robert Lashley treasurer. Four board members include Mrs. Newell Ward Jr. and Mrs. Allen Goldstrom plus Dr. W. Smoot Carter and Dr. Charles H. Milton. About 35 people from Winchester and surrounding areas attended. The club aims to support SPCA work through dog shows and sets dues at 5 yearly running July 1 to June 30. Eighteen joined and paid dues. by-laws chairwoman is Mrs. Werner Nordheim.
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Shawnee Kennel Club
George Washington Hotel
C. A. Getzendanner
H. Randolph Stipe
Winchester
James G. Lockwood
the Plains
Marie A. Moore
Robert Lashley
Bluemont
Newell Ward, Jr
Middleburg
Allen Gold
Getzendanner
Darmara Bolte
Bobbie Conrad
This
Death of Tokyo dealer after missing yen shock
A 70 year old kimo no dealer in Tokyo died of shock when a 200000 yen roll disappeared at payment. The morgue later found the money inside the lining of his trousers after it slipped through a pocket hole.
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Tokyo
Byrd Questions Humphrey on Debt and Spending Claims
Sen. Byrd challenges Secretary Humphrey's claim of reduced debt and spending. He notes debt rose from 265.12 billion in 1953 to 274.14 billion now and says fiscal 1958 peacetime budget tops 71.8 billion, with war-time 1953 levels far higher.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Virginian
Committee
Congress
Truman
Eisenhower signals possible short term test pause in talks
President Eisenhower said the United States could consider a temporary suspension of atomic tests during ongoing disarmament negotiations but warned against an unlimited and unconditional halt. He noted the need for clear understandings on a suspension plan and commented on Stassen's role after London talks. The press conference, held in sweltering heat, touched on court rulings and ongoing legal matters.
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Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Stassen
London
COURT
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Congress
Girard
William S. Girard
Eisenhower frames civil rights program as moderate and decent
President Eisenhower described his civil rights program as moderate and decent and not aimed at persecuting anyone. He expressed disappointment that some fear the plan would disturb rights or order of any group as House passage loomed and Senate action faced a partisan battle led by Knowland to move the bill to the calendar.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Congrese
Supreme Court
Maine Grown Certified Seed Potatoes and Montmorency Cherries
Winchester Seed Company offers Maine grown seed potatoes for late planting at 4 miles south on Route 11. Montmorency cherries promoted this week with in-store pricing. Local ad notes You pick cherries at 50 cents per gallon and we pick at 75 cents per gallon, with discounts for larger quantities. L. O. Dick Estate in Clearbrook, Virginia lists MO 2-5032.
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Maine
Winchester Seed Company
Montmorency
L. O. Dick Estate
Clearbrook
Blood Donor Clinic Falls Short of Quota by 50 Pints
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 125 pints toward a 175 pint goal during yesterday’s Winchester event sponsored by the Rotary Club. Charles B. Toan reported a year-to-date shortfall of 149 pints and noted 28 first-time donors bringing the total donors to 2,653. Donors hailed from Winchester and Frederick County with regional counts and corporate contributors listed.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Rotary Club
George G. Snarr, Jr
Charles 8. Toan
Winchester- Frederick County
American Red Cross
Junior F. Aleshire
Charles G. Brooks
Cecil F. Brown
Willie F. Bryant
David J. Daylor
John L. Douglas
Joseph A. Emmerth
Lawrence D. Evans
James H. Fleming
Claude E. Fox
Don W. Good
Mary L. Hillyard
Marvin O. Hoffman
Charles H. Jackson
Wallie J. Lewis
Charles R. Mason
Roland W. Mason
James Newby
Theodore McCollum
Bernard H. Merica
William H. Medlin
Osborne R. Mills
Arthur R. Parrish
Daniel Settle
James Stephens
Rudolph Stephens
Max H. Summers
James M. Walker
Harry L. Allenson
Lansing M. Anderson
Mack
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Shenandoah County
West Virginia
Warren County
Scotland
National Fruit and
Shenandoah Brick and Tile
Camp 7
White Post
Zuckermans
O’sullivan and
Plumleys
Tankers Collide In Fog Off French Atlantic Coast
In darkness and dense fog off Brittany two oil tankers collided and burned. Eight sailors died, more than fifty rescued, including ten seriously hurt. The vessels were the 15000 ton Stony Point under Liberian registry and the 19000 ton Ioannis Greek tanker.
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Brest
France
Brittany
Stony Point
Ioannis
Ionis
Victory Carriers Inc
New York
Sidon
Leb
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Everard K. Meade
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