Clean hydrogen bomb inches toward low fallout goal
Atomic experts led by Lewis L. Strauss told President Eisenhower that the U S now can produce a hydrogen bomb about 95 percent free of radioactive fallout. Dr Ernest Lawrence Dr Mark Mills and Dr Edward Teller represented the University of California lab as they discussed progress and policy questions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
University of California
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Ernest O. Lawrence
Mark M. Mills
Edward Teller
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Lawrence
Dr. Teller
AEC
White House
Teller
Restoration of Winchester First Presbyterian Church Highlighted
Everard Meade notes the restoration of Winchester’s First Presbyterian Church on Piccadilly Street and the 1950 publication A History of the Presbyterian Church in Winchester 1780 1949 by Woodward Grim and Wilson. The article traces the building’s 1788 1789 origin, Civil War use, and successive owners, praising Grim’s labor and research while condemning a parenthetical Gen Morgan remark.
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Presbyterian Church
Piccadilly Street
Winchester
Virginia
Robert Bell Woodward
Clifford Duval Grim
Ronald S. Wilson
Pifer Printing Company
Grim
First Presbyterian Church
Daniel Morgan
The
Baptists
Colored Baptists
Gen. Morgan
Stonewall Jackson
State GOP Names Candidates In Series of Mass Meetings
Virginia Republicans named multiple candidates for the House of Delegates across districts and urged support for Ted Dalton in the bid for governor. Dr. W. H. Perry was chosen in Scott County, Rev. John V. Ridnour won in Lee County, and W. Ray Rouse in Smyth County. Milton Johnston Jr. spoke for Gordonsville at Warrenton. Johnston endorsed Dalton but pressed for segregationist positions. Dalton opposes massive resistance and favors locally administered pupil assignment.
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Roanoke
Scott County
W. H. Perry
Gate City
House
Colley E. Greear
Perry
Roy V. Wolfe Jr
Lee
Scott Counties
Dalton
Lee County
John V. Ridnour
Del
Clyde H. Pearson
Virginia
Marion
Smyth County
W. Ray Rouse
House of Delegates
Warrenton &Th
Milton Johnston Jr
Gordonsville
Johnson
Seven Area Wrecks Injure Three and Cause Major Damage
Three people were injured and over $1,000 in damage resulted from seven weekend automobile crashes across the area. The most dramatic involved Earl Randolph Peffer trapped under a overturned convertible on Bufflick Road, freed with a crow bar. Peffer suffered a forehead cut as his 1949 Chevrucki convertible flipped, then totaled. The incident was reported by State Trooper Donald Sheetz. Earlier, at Loudoun and Wycker, Curtis Jarvis’s 1947 sedan collided with Hugh Wolford’s 1947 car, sending Wolford’s vehicle around. damages were about $100.
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Earl Randolph Peffer
Route 1
Bufflick Road
Forest Format
Ohio
Fred Forman
Donald Sheetz
Peffer
Loudoun and
Wyckers
Holmes McFarland
Winchester
Curtis Alton Jarvis
Lexington
James D. Jarvis
Loudoun St
Hugh Bradley Wolford
Augusta
W. Va
Eugene ©. Hott
Slonesville
Wyck
Jarvis
Wolford
Mr. Jarvis
Antitrust Measure Halts Rights Action
Washington Senate committee action stalls civil rights legislation to move an antitrust measure forward. The Judiciary Committee voted 7 to 5 to lay aside civil rights legislation and bypass the panel, prompting Sen Dirksen to voice opposition to shifting focus.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Sen
Dirksen
R-Ill
Lightning Strikes Linesman During Winchester Storm
Richard Trenary 28 of White Post was struck by lightning while repairing a telephone line north of town near the Old Charles Town Pike during a major storm. He was treated at Memorial Hospital and released this morning after rainfall reached rare totals.
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Winchester
Richard Trenary
White Post
Trenary
Memorial Hospital
Old Charles Town Pike
Governors oppose Eisenhower pick for 1960 nomination
At the 49th annual conference, GOP governors criticized any move by President Eisenhower to designate the party’s 1960 presidential nominee. California's Goodwin Knight, Maryland’s Theodore McKeldin, and Illinois’ William Stratton voiced doubts about a successor being chosen by the President or surviving three years of political maneuvering.
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Williamsburg
Eisenhower
Knight
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
McKeldin
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Command
Gruenther
American Red Cross
Nixon
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Ships Report Interference In Gulf of Aqaba
The United States asks US registered ships and shipping companies to report any interruption of innocent passage in the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel lifted a blockade during its invasion of Egypt last fall and Eisenhower reiterates that gulf waters are an international passage to be freely used by all.
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Gulf of Aqaba
Washington
United States
Egypt
Eilat
Israel
U.S
Gulf
Eisenhower
Open Curtain proposal sparks U S Russia broadcasting exchange
The United States formally proposed to Russia a regular uncensored exchange of radio and television broadcasts to promote freer information flow. The State Department handed a note to Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin urging a principle agreement at an early date. The idea follows Senator Johnson’s June 8 call for an Open Curtain leveraging Khrushchev’s TV appearance to reach the Soviet people.
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Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Georgi Zarubin
Moscow
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
New York
Khrushchev
Powerful daylight atomic test blazes 20 kiloton blast over Nevada
At the Atomic Test Site in Nevada a daylight detonation powered by a balloon suspended device produced a flash so bright it blinded observers and a blast likely above 20 kilotons. The 50th Nevada detonation included 835 pigs placed at varying distances to study heat radiation and blast injuries.
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Nev
Desert
Nevada
United States
Angel's Peak
Frenchman Flat
Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Virginia Governor Warns Against Federal Encroachment at Conference
Gov. Thomas B. Stanley urged governors to reaffirm states rights against federal encroachment and to resist free money for school aid. He urged expanding use of existing school plants and stressed preserving local control while Jamestown anniversary events highlighted.
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Harry Nash
Williamsburg
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Stanley
Congress
Old Dominion
Jamestown
Percy D Miller Water Plant Dedication Set
The Percy D Miller Water Treatment Plant will be dedicated Wednesday at 3 p m with State Senator Harry F Byrd Jr as speaker. The ceremony at the plant southeast of Middletown on the riverbank is open to the public and will include a prayer by Rev J S Duckwall. Mayor C B Smalls Jr will welcome guests. The plant was named for Mr Miller in February after long planning to ensure Winchester water supply.
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Percy D. Miller
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Middletown
J. S Duckwall
Higland Presbyterian Church
C. B Smalls, Jr
S. Lee Grant
Winchester
Common Council
City of
Charles M. Zuckerman
Miller
Two Minor Fires Reported Saturday
Winchester firemen answered two fire alarms within 15 minutes Saturday evening. No damage was reported. The first alarm at 6:35 p m involved a car on fire on Courthouse Plaza. A flooded carburetor was blamed for the non damaging Buick owned by Sonny Brill. The vehicle could be driven away after the men put out the fire. At 6:48 p m a grass fire in a vacant Mosby Street lot owned by J H Yost Jr was intentionally burned off. Reuss and Friendship crews responded.
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Winchester
Courthouse
Sonny Brill
J. H. Yost, Jr
Mosby St
Reuss and
Friendship
Indictments Returned in Embezzlement Case
A Winchester Corporation Court grand jury indicted Zelma V. Hyatt former deputy city treasurer and Allen W. Gaunt former employee of Northern Virginia Power Co for embezzlement. Foreman L. W. Brown announced the true bills this afternoon.
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Winchester Corporation Court
Zelma V. Hyatt
Allen W. Gaunt
Northern Virginia Power Co
L. W. Brown
Two Candidates Mentioned for Virginia Attorney General Post
After Gilmer withdrew the Democratic hopes focus on Hale Collins of Covington and State Senator Albertis Harrison of Lawrenceville. Collins praises Harrison but declines to say if he will run. Harrison cautions that a rushed decision is inappropriate and urges open consideration. For now the party may call a convention or name a candidate directly as leaders prepare to decide before the July primary.
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Richmond
Howard C. Gilmer Jr
Hale Collins
Covington
Albertis S. Harrison
Lawrenceville
Collins
Coviington
Harrison
Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee
Central Committee
Thomas H. Blanton
Bowling Green
Shingleton’s Barn Burned to Ground in Clarke County
A bank barn owned by Newton B. Shingleton burned at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday six miles southeast of Millwood. The loss included 80 tons of hay 100 barrels of corn and several farm implements plus 2 200 bales of new hay. The building was insured for the structure but contents not insured and no rebuilding is planned.
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Newton B. Shingleton
Court decision impact on government risk program
James Marlow of the Associated Press analyzes how a court ruling affects a government risk program and its implications for policy and regulation. The piece outlines potential ripple effects and concerns for stakeholders.
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the Star
James Marlow
Associated Press News
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Cherries Boyd
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L. O. Dick Estate
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