No Retreat Stand Planned in Berlin Talks Says Herter
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter announces a firm Allied position for future Berlin negotiations. He outlines a no retreat stance in Geneva talks with the Soviets and says the United States Britain and France must hold West Berlin's rights against Kremlin threats. Eisenhower backs the approach and favors limited East‑West agreements before any summit.
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Christian A. Herter
Berlin
Herter
Geneva
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France
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State Department
Seven dead in Stalheim hotel fire in Norway
Fire at the Stalheim resort hotel trapped 130 Americans and guests from Britain Sweden and Norway. Seven bodies found and six or seven missing as flames consumed the 99 room hotel in about two hours. The missing may have fled or jumped from windows. one woman died in her room.
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Stalheim
Norway
Down Crier gains a face lift and road work noted
The Down Crier reports resurfacing progress on Rt. 11 south of Stephens City and Rt. 522 between Winchester and Front Royal with Nineveh dual lanes underway. A brick sidewalk near the Star building is being torn up and will be rebuilt evenly. Also recounted is a mis-parked car with a desk, a heavily loaded wagon with horses and a collie, and a cooler day with highs near 78 and a forecast for cloudy, cooler weather tomorrow.
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Rt. 7
Rt. 11
Stephens City
Winchester
Front Royal
Nineveh
Star Building
Vanguard Plunges To Fiery Death In Satellite Test
Cape Canaveral, Fla. A Vanguard rocket failed on its 10th launch attempt as the second stage malfunctioned. The 22%4 pound payload crashed back to earth in a fiery explosion, hampering the program which saw only two successful Vanguard satellites reach orbit. Only one launch vehicle remains, possibly to be fired in coming months and end the program.
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Cape Canavernal
Flamies Bg
Vanguard
Earth
IGY
Prince Edward Supervisors Hold Hearing on Desegregation Budget
In Farmville Virginia the Prince Edward County board held a public hearing on its budget the first since desegregation rulings left schools out of local funding. About twenty residents attended and no formal objections were made while a group of Negro ministers had urged restoration of school funds. The county plans no taxes or appropriations for public schools in the coming year and private white schools may be funded by the Prince Edward Foundation, which has about 208000 dollars in cash and pledges but has not yet accepted aid for Negroes.
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Farmville
Prince Edward County
Board of Supervisors
Prince Edward
Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Prince Edward Foundation
Edward A. Carter
Winchester seeks 30000 to finish Shenandoah College fund drive
A final campaign to raise 30000 to complete Winchester’s share of a 250000 net pledge for Shenandoah College was launched at a luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. Frank Armstrong led the meeting with 44 attendees as officials urged pledged and unpledged donors to meet remaining obligations amid dormitory funding delays.
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Doug O’connell
Winchester
Shenandoah College
College Building Fund Organization
Frank Armstrong
General Financial
College Project
George Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Glaize
Ed Molden
Wilkie Hunt
Armstrong
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Dayton
College
Conservatory of Music
Keith Williams
Keith Williams & Associates
Montmorency
Cherries Boyd Orchard
Martinsburg Pike
Kern Motor CO
Everest Named Tactical Air Command Leader
General Frank F. Everest was named to head the Tactical Air Command. President Eisenhower asked the Senate to retire General Otto P. Weyland and General Earle E. Partridge with full ranks, while Lawrence Kuter and Frederic H. Smith were assigned to new commands. Briggs was nominated to full general and to helm the Air Training Command. The White House outlined a NATO Europe command reshuffle. The notices appear amid ongoing U.S. military leadership changes.
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Partridge
Lawrence Kuter
Everest
Tactical Air Chief
U.S
Europe
Fourth Allied Tactical Air Forces
White House
Frederic H. Smith
Air Training Command
Eisenhower
Oll
James E. Briggs
Air Force Academy
Smith
Briggs
City murder and theft indictments filed four defendants
Four persons were indicted by a city grand jury on murder grand larceny forgery and bad check charges. Jack Monroe Christian faces murder for a June 14 stabbing over 30 cents. Earl Compton is charged with grand larceny involving property from William Bowley. Mary Payne is charged with forgery on a check raised from 13.73 to 113.73. Kenneth E. Shipe faces a bad check count. Trial dates set for July. capias issued for Shipe.
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Corporation Court
Jack Monroe Christian
Fremont St
John D. Cox
Chase Alley
Christian
Earl Compton
S. Loudoun St
William Bowley
Donald Boyd
Mary Payne
Kenneth E. Shipe
G. Frank Gearing
Paul L. Massey
Hattie Q. Giles
Amuel Jackson
Betty B. Wright
Marvin E. Heishman
Rioting inmates seize wing at U S Medical Center Springfield
Rioting psychiatric patients took over the 10 North wing of the General Hospital unit at the U S Medical Center in Springfield Missouri. Guards, state police, and federal officers ringed the wing as inmates called for food and coffee and threatened violence. No one inside has been harmed publicly, and the warden ordered staff to avoid provoking them while the siege continued.
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Springfield
U.S. Medical Center
Glenn Hendrix
Greene County
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Prison System
General Hospital
Country Club
Hendrix
Russell O. Settle
North
Jim Billings
Budget Head Indicates Veto of Housing Bill
Maurice H. Stans said he would recommend that President Eisenhower veto the $1.375 billion compromise housing bill. The Senate passed it 56 to 31, short of the two thirds needed to override. Sparkman noted the total was below Eisenhower’s original request with a two year program instead of six.
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Washington
Maurice H. Stans
Bureau
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Stans
Senate Finance Committee
Fisenhower
John Sparkman
Ala
Gested
Sparkman
Calendar Girl Contest First and Second Choice Entries
Please write in first and second choices. Tear out and mail to Calendar Girl Winchester Evening Star Winchester Va. No facsimile ballots will be accepted. Envelope must be postmarked no later than midnight June 24.
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Calendar Girl
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Chimpanzee Oswald Frees Birds at Washington Park Zoo
At Washington Park Zoo El Paso Texas a chimpanzee named Oswald escaped his cage and released birds and other animals around the zoo scattering bottles. He freed a bobcat into a foxes cage where the bobcat suffered a mangled leg. City Recreation Director Bob Shipp suspects Oswald was showing off for Amy, the nearby female chimp.
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EL Paso
Tex
Washington Park Zoo
Oswald
Bob Shipp
Amy
Deadline nears on voting for calendar girl contest
The Star publishes the ballot for the calendar girl contest for the final time. Ballots must be postmarked by midnight Wednesday. Readers may vote for two top picks from 24 featured candidates including Lolita Young and Kay Perry among others.
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Lolita Young
Jean Helen Dettra
Elva the Gail Dean
Kay Les Faye Perry
Shirley Oates
Elizabeth Lacy
Anita Pennypacker
Janice Brumback
Mary’ Helen Mt Barbara
Joyce Lake
Anne Barnhart
Abby Miller
Rose Whitten
Lucy Barb
Laura Bowman
Sheila McGuire
Pat Bemis
Eunice Miller
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