First 1955 appropriation bill heads to House floor
The House considers a $3.283 billion appropriations bill for Treasury and Post Office departments for the fiscal year starting July 1, cutting 2.3 percent from the President's request. Notably, a pointed line about Postmaster General Summerfield calls for speedy mail handling.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Treasury
Post Office
Internal Revenue Service
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
House
Appropriations Committee
Gary
D-Va
Customs Bureau
South Norfolk police arrest man in ABC store robbery plot
A South Norfolk officer, William Linwood Guess, 25, was arrested and charged with plotting a $9 175 robbery of a Norfolk ABC store on February 26. Investigators allege he hired two gunmen and planned kidnapping of the store manager. Howard Mathie, 40, was arrested in Park City Utah on a warrant. A nationwide manhunt for Rudolph Valla, 25, was issued.
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Norfolk
South Norfolk
Norfolk Abc
William Linwood Guess
U. S
North Carolina
Howard Mathie
Park City
Utah
Rudolph Valla
W. E. Beedie Jr
Mathie
ABC
Byrd still foresees victory after tax cut fight
Senator Byrd concedes a few Democratic votes may shift away from his opposition to a $20 income tax cut, while still predicting Senate victory. He notes some colleagues may back a Democratic substitute plan with offsets, and a near-term floor vote is expected next Monday or Tuesday amid heated debate and partisan commentary.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
House
Thurmond
D-Sc
Ervin
D-Nc
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Sen. Williams
R-Del
Sen. Langer
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Knowland
Rcalif
Widening Crevice May Shape New Niagara Falls Face
Engineers note a widening crevice about 60 to 75 feet offshore from the American shore could trigger another rockfall at Niagara Falls. The Niagara Frontier State Parks Commission calls it an old crack that has grown recently. If a collapse occurs it would alter the falls’ crestline similar to prior events near Prospect Point and near December rockfall.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara Frontier State Parks Commission
Joseph Davis
Commission
Prospect Point
Fleming Dies Discoverer Of Penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming, 73, the discoverer of penicillin, died suddenly at his home in London. He first observed the mold on a plate in 1928 at St. Marys Hospital, and by World War II he developed penicillin as a lifesaving antibiotic earning a Nobel Prize in 1945.
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London
Sir Alexander Fleming
Fleming
St. Mary's Hospital
Alexander
Gale Named Chairman for Shenandoah Valley Rally Day
Edward Gale was named chairman of Shenandoah Valley Rally Day with the date to be announced soon. Bruce Van Keuren will chair the downtown street parade preceding the festival rally, and committee leaders for rally day will be named shortly as plans for the late March event continue.
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Edward Gale
Shenandoah Valley
Harry Albert Nelson
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Staunton
Bruce van Keuren
Gale
Jurors Picked for Nichols and Bledson Cases in February Term
Twenty four local residents were summoned for jury duty in the February term of Corporation Court. Marvin Williams Nichols faces first degree murder charges for a February 27 shotgun death. Jennie Bledson is charged with assaulting and wounding Josephine Cook in a separate case set for March 17. Nichols pleads not guilty. term runs February 28 to March 26.
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Corporation Court
Marvin Williams Nichols
Jennie Bledson
Josephine Cook
Nichols
John W. Jones
C. B. Mallory
J. W. Arthur, Jr
Harry L. Lovett
Elwood J. Ward
Holmes D. Harper
C. Frank Anderson
Holmes R. Grimm
Howard O. Hart
Lucia S. Barbour
Herman S. Barr
C. Henderson Bailey
Lester D. Kerlin
John A. Thornton
Holmes L. Fletcher
F. Albert Robinson, Jr
Arthur W. Miller
Lawrence A. Vance
Joseph Zuckerman
Mary V. Thomas
Robert L. Pizzano
Arthur B. Fuller
Lewis H. Ebert
George W. Good
Speculative Stage Reached in Stock Boom Probers Told
A New York financier professor told investigators that the stock market boom has reached the speculative stage. He urged the government to move carefully toward action, saying speculation has not yet gone too far but may pose grave danger if continued.
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Washington
New York
Heavy selling pushes New York stocks down sharply
Heavy selling hit the New York market today with share prices down two to three dollars. Early trading showed lower tendencies and losses widened by late morning as the ticker lagged in reporting. Boeing Aircraft slid over two dollars and Bethlehem Steel more than three, with other laggards including Youngstown Sheet & Tube General Motors Chrysler Standard Oil NJ Baltimore & Ohio Western Union and Zenith.
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New York
Boeing
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
General Motors
Chrysler
Standard Oil
Baltimore & Ohio
Western Union
Zenith
Graham Urges Policy Changes On Stock Market
Benjamin Graham testified before the Senate Banking Committee as chair of Graham Newman Investment Corp and Columbia Business School professor. He urged delaying stock holdings, warned speculators of limited profits, and proposed Congress empower the President to adjust capital gains tax and raise margin requirements to 100 percent to curb credit buying.
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Benjamin Graham
Senate Banking Committee
Graham-Newman Investment Corp
Columbia University School of Business
Graham
Gen
Robert E. Wood
Sears Roebuck & Co
Congress
Discarded Icebox Smother Deaths in Bowdon Area
In Bowdon Georgia two young siblings, Donnie Balenger aged 4 and Gwenda Raye Balenger aged 6, were found dead after apparently crawling into a discarded icebox in a back yard smokehouse. Their parents Redge and the late Mrs Balenger live in Ranburne Alabama. Bowdon lies about sixty miles southwest of Atlanta.
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Bowdon
Donnie Rickey Balenger
Gwenda Raye
Carolyn Lynn
Redge Barenger
Ranburne
Ala
Balenger
Army Charges Major Alley With Aiding Enemy
Maj Ronald E Alley 34 of Bar Harbor Me is charged by the Army with helping the enemy while a prisoner of the Chinese in North Korea. The complaint cites 10 acts including supplying information answering enemy questions and advising on prisoners addresses and affiliations. Alley was captured in 1950 during the Korean War and released in 1953 after the truce. He arrived at Ft Meade for reassignment after time at Valley Forge General Hospital.
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FT. Meade
Army Today
Ronald E. Alley
Bar Harbor
North Korea
U. S
United States
Alley
57Th Field Artillery
7Th Division
Army
General Hospital
Valley Forge
National Guard
Ft. Sill
Ikla
Thunderstorm Drops .26 Inches of Rain in Area
A sharp storm after 8 30 am dumped .26 inches of rain, halting recent warmth. The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory records .26 inches, raising March total to 1.81 inches and year to 4.38 inches. Forecast calls for clearing, cooler tonight, and a mild, windy Saturday.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Virginia Children Eligible for Salk Polio Vaccine
The State Health Department said nearly 204000 Virginia school children will be eligible for doses of Salk polio vaccine this year if licensed by the federal government.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Virginia
USSR Debuts Decentralized Farm Plan Amid Shortages
The Soviet Union orders a revamp of its farm system to boost local initiative in crop planning. State farm managers face strict accountability for missing quotas as Khrushchev and Bulganin push decentralization to raise meat, bread, milk, and vegetables. Ivan Benediktov warns managers they must meet targets or face reprimand or dismissal.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khruschev
Nikolai Bulganin
Khruschev
Russia
State Farms
Ivan A. Benediktov
Nationalists vow to defend Quemoy and Matsu as shells fly
Premier O K Yui told the Legislative Yuan that Nationalists will fight for Quemoy and Matsu with or without U S aid. The Defense Ministry reported 52 shells fired at Quemoy with no casualties. Reports claim U S Seventh Fleet maneuvers, and air raid warnings rise as Taipei stocks shelters for 700000 residents.
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Isles
Yui
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemo
Matsu
O. K. Yui
Quemoy
Defense Ministry
Legislative Yuan
Parliament
U.S
Tachen Islands
Luchiao
Chekiang
Shell
Soviet Approval for Farm Delegation Exchange Proposal
The Soviet Foreign Ministry said it would welcome an American agricultural delegation to the USSR and would host a Soviet delegation to the United States. Washington had not responded. Eisenhower favored exchanges but warned of complications under immigration laws. Des Moines Register editor Lauren Soth backed visas for such visits and offered Iowa as a model for Soviet farmers to study corn and hog methods.
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Foreign Ministry
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
United States
Washington
Eisenhower
Des Moines Register
Sovie Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Des Moines
Lauren Soth
Register
State Department
Iowa
Senator Bender Plans Ohio Tour For Russian Editors
Senator Bender of Ohio proposed a monthlong visit for 11 Russian student editors, including a Cleveland Indians game with Larry Doby at bat, visits to Ohio courtrooms state legislature and city councils, talks with farmers and colleges, and a possible stay in America.
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Washington
Bender
Ohio
Senate
Immigration Service
Reds
Cleveland Indians
Larry Doby
Doby
Senators
Cleveland
America
Clearbrook VFD Names Miss Bell Honorary Chief
Miss Myrtle Vea Bell of Clearbrook will be named Honorary Fire Chief of the Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Department for the Appie Blossom Festival parade on April 28. She is a James Wood High senior and holds multiple leadership roles in school and state activities.
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Clearbrook Vfd
Miss Bell
Myrtle Vea Bell
James Wood High School
Clearbrook
Fred Duncan
James Wood
Future Homemakers of America
Daughters of the State Federation
Beta Club
National High School Honorary
Madison
Future Business Leaders of America
Capitol Theatre
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook Forecast
The period March 2 through March 16 shows temperatures about 6 to 10 degrees above normal. Colder tonight and Saturday, warmer Sunday, colder Monday, warmer Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers and thundershowers are expected Sunday and Wednesday with total precipitation from half an inch to one inch.
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Richmond
Virginia
Wanted Waitress at Chanticleer Inn
Classified notice seeking a colored girl aged 25 to 35 for a waitress position at Chanticleer Inn. Apply in person, neat appearance required. no phone calls. For contact, inquiries directed to Mutual of Omaha and C. J. Fischer at P O Box 521 Winchester Va or office over Miller's Drug Store.
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C. J. Fischer
P. O
Winchester
Miller’s Drug Store
Chanticleer Inn
Deadly hurricane winds sweep four states
AAP reports winds up to 92 mph across Indiana Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania kill at least three people and injure about a score. The storm, starting in Michigan and Indiana, caused fires uprooted trees and damaged power lines with severe damage around Connersville Union City Leetonia Steubenville and Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Maryland
Connersville
Union City
Leetonia
Columbia County
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Pittsburgh
Bernard L. Davis
Enterprise
Marion County
West Fork
Fairmont
U. S. 19
Pauline Muscell
Rankin
Brookville
Orin William Ramsey
Dust Storms Sweep Great Plains Hindering Farmers
Dust storms with winds up to 70 mph swept across the Great Plains yesterday, darkening skies and reducing visibility to as low as 25 feet in western Kansas. Colorado reported about half of its winter wheat damaged, while Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska and Kansas saw topsoil loss. Boulder regions recorded 95 mph gusts and a KOA TV tower toppled, knocking the station off air briefly.
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Kansas City
Great Plains
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Joplin
Springfield
Weather Bureau
Boulder
Colo
Rockies
Lookout Mountain
Denver
Koa-Tv
Doz
the Food Center
Oredad
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
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Philco
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