Record Heat Break In Okinawa Jet Crash Kills 21
An American F100 Super Sabre jet crashed into Miamori Elementary School in Okinawa near Kadena Air Base killing 21 and wounding 100. The craft sparked fires in 30 houses as crowds rushed to assist. pilot Capt. John G. Schmitt Jr. parachuted to safety.
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Naha
Okinawa
U. S
Ston Ee
U.S
Far East
Japanese Socialist Party
Robert W. Burns
Sth Air Force
Pathy
Kadena Air Base
Ishikawa
John G. Schmitt Jr
Chalmers, Ind
Richard Roussell
Lockport
Miamori
Court ruling prompts review of defense plant security program
U S officials study how to modify security screening for three million private plant workers after a Supreme Court decision found the program unauthorized. They aim to preserve defense secrecy while ensuring workers receive due process. The ruling affects non government employees only when access to secrets is involved.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robinson Jr to join Virginia Apple Commission Tomorrow
H Delmer Robinson Jr of Winchester will join the Virginia State Apple Commission tomorrow succeeding E Blackburn Moore who did not seek re election. Robinson, president of C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corps, will also join the Appalachian A Service board. He represents Frederick Clarke and Loudoun counties and is a director of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association. He is a VMI alumnus with a Duke University mechanical engineering degree and is married with three sons.
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H. Delmer Robinson, Jr
Winchester
Virginia State Apple Commission
Robinson
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Moore
Commission
Mr. Robinson
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Corp
Appalachian A Service Tomorrow
Apple Commissions
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Apple Service Board
Apple Commission
Frederick
Clarke
Loudoun
Frederick County
Virginia Military Institute
Duke University
Mary Potter
Hagerstown, Md
Nine Boys Per Team Highlight Local Little League Game
At Senseng Park the Koman Brothers beat Lupton 19 35 in a brief first inning due to nine players per side and a history of 5 4 and 7 3 style scores in recent weeks. A Hercules Beetle was found at Valley Avenue Service Station by Kenneth Renner. Temperatures reached 110 degrees at multiple neighborhoods with high heat warnings. Miss Clara Noyes of Atlanta Ga was identified as the rider instructor heading to Camp Rimrock, one of three national riding judges in the country.
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Koman Brothers
Lupton
Senseng Park
Koman
Star
Kenneth Renner
Valley Avenue
The
Sharon Stotler
Stephenson
Winchester
Rimrock
Clara Noyes
Atlanta
Noyes
Commercial & Savings Bank
Tobacco Tax Takes Effect in New York Tomorrow
New York State imposes a 15 percent tax on cigars pipe and chewing tobacco and snuff set to take effect tomorrow. The measure is expected to generate about four million dollars annually for the state. A Tax Department spokesman indicated further details would follow.
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Albany, N. Y
New York State
U S Ends Year With Record Deficit
The United States finishes 1959 with the largest peacetime budget deficit on record. President Eisenhower projects about 12.9 billion dollars in the annual shortfall, with later estimates suggesting a modestly lower figure.
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U.S
Washington
Uncle Sam
Eisenhower
Congress
Maurice H. Stans
Senate
Banks Raise Savings Interest to 3 Percent
Winchester and Clarke County banks will pay three percent on savings accounts effective tomorrow. Wealthy banks including Commercial and Savings Farmers and Merchants Shenandoah Valley Banks and Bank of Clarke County First National confirm. Middletown State Bank and Western Frederick Bank have not finalized decisions. The 3 percent rate is the federal limit and banks cite tighter money as reason to raise rates.
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Winchester
Clarke County
Shenandoah Valley
Bank of
First National
Middletown State Bank
J. W. Ward
Western
Wiester Clarke
Federal Reserve Bank
One Winchester Bank
Inflation Becomes 1960 Campaign Issue Across Parties
Democrats and Republicans trade blame over rising living costs as inflation emerges as a top 1960 campaign issue. Senators Mansfield and Humphrey pledge to oppose lifting the 4 percent limit on long term bonds, while Dirksen warns of threatened U S credit if the ceiling remains unmet. The House Ways and Means Committee plans to consider the administration request amid Treasury arguments.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Mansfield
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
United States
Treasury
Democratic Congress
Dirksen
Strauss Will Leave Cabinet Post Today
Washington AP reports Lewis L. Strauss resigns as secretary of commerce effective at close of business today. The White House released letters between Strauss and President Eisenhower, who accepts the resignation with sadness and praises Strauss’s service despite Senate criticism.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Senate
Congress Sends Tax Bill to Extend Wartime Rates
Congress sent a bill to President Eisenhower to extend wartime corporate and excise tax rates for one year. The measure would preserve about three billion dollars in annual revenue and keep hopes for a balanced budget alive. It passed the Senate 57 to 35 after a lively debate with 32 Republicans and 25 Democrats in support. The House approved by voice vote.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
White House
House
Senate
Prolonged June Heat Wave Reaches 100 Degrees Across Region
A record June heat spell pushed temperatures to 100 degrees in the area with 98 by noon and 100 by 1:11 p.m. Relief is forecast tonight with scattered thundershowers and cooler air. Crops and gardens show drought stress while rainfall totals for the month run 3.68 inches.
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Mercury
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Grees
Mont
Associated Press
Washington National Airport
Danville
Virginia
Pulaski
Richmond
Glittering Soviet Exhibition Opens 4 Day Stand
NEW YORK AP The Soviet science and culture exhibition opened a 42 day stand at the Coliseum guiding visitors through 10 000 displays over six acres. Kozlov with Mikoyan and Nixon praised peaceful competition as he heads to Washington to seek expanded trade with the United States.
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New York
Kremlin
Frol A. Kozlov
Richard M. Nixon
Kozlov
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Een A. Herter
Coliseum
Columbus Circle
Moscow
van Cliburn
Camp Stoneman Closes as World War II Base Ends Duty
Camp Stoneman in Pittsburgh California ends its military base role after housing two million men for World War II and the Korean War. The final ceremony at 5 p.m. will see Capt. Richard Greaney relinquish command in a simple retreat.
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Camp Stoneman
Pittsburgh
Calif
Richard Greaney
Local Businesses Announce Summer Hours and Events
Closing notice states hours shift to 6:00 p.m. during July 6 to 11 week. Advertisements highlight Cline's Shopping Center Butter Pecan ice cream at Howard Johnson George Washington Hotel. Yard party planned July 1 at Greenwood Methodist Chapel on Senseny Road.
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Cline’s
Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Margaret L. Hodgson
Greenwood Methodist Chapel
Senseny Road
Body found in washer at self service laundry
In Oklahoma City two women discovered a young boy body in a self service laundry washer. Detectives said the age was four to six and it was unclear if the boy was placed inside or fell in. Officers pursued whether the missing boy from the neighborhood was the victim.
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Self
Oklahoma City
E. B. Mears
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Hibit
New York City
Lady Chatterly
William L. Greene
Engineering and Research Corp
Riverdale
Navy
Greene
Warren
Winchester Seed CO
Southern Tire
Braddock St
Miller Auto
Millwood Ave
H. D. Robinson, Jr
Apple
Bride’s Delight
Grove Furniture CO
Montmorency Cherries
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Cline’s Center
N. Y
Price
State Tax Department
Jay’s Boy’s
Buzzella’s
Strauss
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