Winchester Economic Outlook and Growth Projections
A 1950s regional study analyzes industrial climate and education for growth in Winchester and Frederick County. It notes 20 percent rise in employment to 7,565, 73.4 percent wage gain to 22.9 million, and high retail sales per residence driven by tourism and merchandising. Population is projected to reach 23,300 by 1980 with white and Black residents counts and rising school age groups.
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Winchester
Virginia
Frederick County
Wincheser’s
Reds Will Use Poison Gases Congress Told
Maj. Gen. Marshall Stubbs, Army chemical chief, told the closed House Space Committee that the Soviets are actively researching chemical and biological warfare and possess several agent production plants. He said their materiel and training indicate high quality.
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Washington
Congress
Marshall Stubbs
Army
Stubbs
House Space Committee
Helicopter Crashes Off Brunei Coast
A Brunei Shell Petroleum helicopter with a drilling crew crashed in the South China Sea near Seria Brunei. Seven people including the pilot are believed dead after the wreckage was found in 24 feet of water.
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Singapore
South China Sea
Brunei Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd
Seria
Brunei
Borneo
Top Plate Siding Offers Easy Budget Terms
Plumsy Lumber Corporation promotes top grade siding to revamp homes with economical re siding options. Materials for a typical 5 to 6 room house start as low as 12.47 dollars per month under Easy Budget Terms.
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Plumsy Lumber Corporation
National Fruit Purchases Plant In Michigan
National Fruit buys a Michigan site, Kent City facility to process apples for sauce and juice from this fall crop. The Larsen Company of Green Bay will supply canned fruit and other plant facilities. Mr Armstrong cites expansion to better serve middle western customers.
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Michigan
City
Larsen Company
Green Bay
Wisconsin
National Fruit
Kent City
Armstrong
Old Soldier Williams in Pneumonia Battle at 116
Walter Williams, last Civil War survivor, remains in an oxygen tent as pneumonia tests his frail health. Dr. Russell Wolfe says there is little change, note of slight temperature drop and good pulse. Williams drank milk and egg mixture while congestion affects his right lung. Mrs. Willie Mae Bowles explains removal of his radio for rest.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Russell Wolfe
Williams
Willie Mae Bowles
Senate Confirms Promotion of General O'Donnell
The Senate approved by voice vote the promotion of General O'Donnell to temporary full general in the Air Force. The move ties to his Far East air command. Senator Margaret Chase Smith was absent. The chamber also promoted John Bruce Medaris to major general in the Army Ballistic Missiles Command.
Four Die As Fire Destroys Baily Summer Home
Firemen were summoned at 2 30 am and by 3 am reported the blaze under control. In Mathews County Virginia a waterfront vacation area Mrs Wallace Barker nearby said a boy Daniel woke her between 2 and 3 am and sent her to call the department. He was burned as he escaped through a downstairs window. The Barker woman noted the family appeared to have fled.
Congress weighs debt limit and bond rate amid ADA figures
The article notes a potential failure to raise the 4 percent long term government bond ceiling as Eisenhower faces debt limit pressures. The National Committee for an Effective Congress cites waning Democrat momentum after election wins. Members include Robert R. Nathan Sumner Welles Archibald MacLeish and Oscar Hammerstein II.
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Eisenhower
National Committee For
Congress
NCEC
Robert R. Nathan
The
Americans For Democratic Action
Sumner Welles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Archibald Macleish
Oscar Hammerstein II
Ada
Nathan
Pilot and Family Die in Cloudcroft Plane Crash
A light private plane crashed near Cloudcroft New Mexico killing a Sunnyvale California pilot and his wife two children. Forest Service worker Archie P. Lewis tried to free the man but he was pinned as the wreckage burned. Lewis recovered the man’s wallet to identify him. Cloudcroft sits at about 9000 feet in the Sacramento Mountains.
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Cloudcroft
N.M
Sunnyvale
Calif
Archie P. Lewis
Forest Service
Lewis
Sacramento Mountains
New Mexico
Nine Governors Leave Tuesday For Moscow
President Eisenhower advised nine state governors about their Moscow trip with a light remark about staying in good humor. The delegation, led by Gov. LeRoy Collins of Florida, will depart New York Tuesday via Paris. They travel at the suggestion of the International Institute of Education and NYU, funded by the Sloan and Rockefeller Brothers foundations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
New York
Moscow
Paris
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Collins
Robert E. Lee
Lenin
International Institute of Education
New York University
Sloan Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Foundation
Escaped Chair Follows Rape Trial Shockin Florida
In Marianna Florida Jimmie Lee Clark a 16 year old Negro was granted a new trial by Circuit Judge E C Welch after being sentenced to life in prison two hours after four white youths also received life terms in Tallahassee for the rape of a Negro college girl.
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Marianna
Fla
E. C. Welch
Jimmie Lee Clark
Tallahassee
Damages Total 630 in Three Area Crashes
Three weekend traffic incidents in Winchester and Clarke County caused 630 dollars in damage. A Clarke County crash near Berryville at 3 10 a.m. involved a Plymouth and a Buick with 65 dollars damage to each car. In Winchester, a 9 45 a.m. collision at Cameron Street and Clifton Street damaged a Plymouth 150 and a Hudson 100. A 2 15 p.m. crash at West Piccadilly Street and Indian Alley damaged a Chevrolet 150 and a Buick 100.
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Winchester
Clarke
Berryville
H. K. Malbon Reed
Plymouth Opera
Walter Junior Roberts
Belek
Theotore le L
S. Cameron and
Clifford Sts
W. L. Fogle
Plymouth
Dorothy Newman
Ellwood City
Cameron St
Hudson
Charles Dalton Funkhouser
Rt. 4
W. Piccadilly St
Indian Alley
Maurice Lake
Junior Parker Miller
Loudoun St
Lorraine I. Steward
Berryville Ave
Chevrolet
China bars Harriman visa for journalism visit
Moscow AP reports Communist China refused to grant W. Averell Harriman a visa to visit as a journalist. The former New York governor said Peiping would review a new application next year as Harriman tours the Soviet Union writing for an American syndicate.
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Moscow
China
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
New York
Peiping
Soviet Union
Louisiana Faces Momentous Questions in Governor Crisis
Baton Rouge Louisiana hospital reports Governor Long in a semiconscious condition after a five day mental medical hold. Officials say a habeas corpus inquiry and a sanity hearing are planned in the Galveston episode as Lt. Gov. Frazar considers acting powers while legal fights resolve the succession.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Hospital
Quite Cone
Mandeville
New Orleans
Chester
East Baton Rouge Parish
Long
Aan Arthur Sims
Hammond
Sims
Galveston
Lether Frazar
Brothers Sought With Homemade Bombs After Arena Incident
Police hunted two Hecker brothers James 23 and Joseph 17 after a bombing at the St. Louis Arena. Gerald 20 was arrested. a third man escaped after a bomb was tossed. Dynamite sticks, caps, and tools were found. entry was gained via a roof hole.
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ST. Louis
James F. Hecker
Joseph S. Hecker
Webster Groves
St. Louis Arena
Gerald
Dorsey Hecker
WIL
Arena
Bt Oken
Steel Talks Resume as Strike Threat Looms
Steel industry negotiators restart discussions in New York with 500000 union workers at risk of strike if no new contract by the eight day. David J. McDonald of the United Steelworkers and R. Conrad Cooper of We Steel Corp dispute details as Joseph Finnegan and U.S. senators watch.
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New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworker's of America
R. Conrad Cooper
We Steel Corp
Cooper
Lee
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
Eisenhower
Orange Athlete Signs 5-Figure Bonus Contract
Richmond AP reports George S mond Virginians John Neurn a scout for the Vic signed the 16 pounder who pitches right handed and is a switch hitter He will report to Karney Nebraska a rookie league team Haney In four years pitching for the Orange County High school team won 31 games and lost only one.
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Richmond
George S.mond
Virginians
John Neurn
The
Vic
Karney
Neb
Haney
Orange County
Government weighs compromise as contract nears expiry
Washington sources reveal informal talks on a compromise proposal with both sides heard. Behind the scenes activity by officials grows as the contract deadline approaches. Industry seeks a one year wage and benefit freeze to curb inflation while the union pushes for a substantial wage rise and a shorter work week.
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Washington
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