Humphrey Warns Market Probe May Undercut Public Confidence
Treasury Secretary Humphrey told the Senate Banking Committee that the stock market inquiry risks undermining public confidence in the economy. He urged caution amid a recent price surge and said the nation remains on sound economic ground with ongoing recovery and growth.
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Humphrey
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Fulbright
D-Ark
Treasury
Capehart
Three Break Jail At Keyser West Virginia
Three prisoners escaped Mineral County Jail in Keyser after breaking a window bar and a wire screen. The men William Jennell James Carr and William Warner Wilson were among the escapees with one facing life under the habitual criminal act. Authorities searched the Pinto border area near Cumberland Maryland as officials pursued the trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
W. Va
Mineral County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William Jennell
West Virginia
William Warner Wilson
Allegheny Front
Wilson
Weston State Hospital
James Carr
Cumberland
Maryland
Pinto
Virginia may abandon state park system over segregation ruling
Richmond officials debate the future of Virginia parks after the federal appeals court ends segregated access to public spaces. State Conservation Director Long warned abandonment or privatization could occur to avoid desegregation. NAACP advocate Hill welcomed the ruling as a milestone affecting park reservations and access.
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Long
Virginia
Richmond
Raymond V. Long
Loney
Seashore
Virginia Beach
Commonwealth
Lindsay Almond
Gov
Stanley
Oliver Hill
National Association For the Advanceent of Colored People
NAACP
Supreme Court
Hill
Army probe of Peress case draws McClellan criticism
Sen. McClellan charged the Army with withholding facts in the Peress inquiry. Secretary Stevens defended secrecy citing investigative methods and confidential informants. The dispute centers on a withdrawn inspector general report and a planned Senate chronology of Peress’ 1950 to discharge timeline.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Army
Irving Peress
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Peress
New York City
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Eugene A. Caffey
Wilbur M. Brucker
Defense Department
Brucker
Senate
McCarthy
Call Girl Refuses To Answer Question In Jelke Trial
New York witnesses report Pat Ward, star witness, refusing to answer a question on bearing a child out of wedlock. The judge called a recess as the probe paused. Prosecutors had alleged Jelke profited from compulsory prostitution.
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New York
Pat Ward
Minot
Francis L. Valente
Miss Ward
Jelke
Proyoo
Proguo
Maryland
Missing $8,895 in Dahlgren Bank Heist
FBI reported $8,895 stolen from Bank of Dahlgren Inc after weekend theft. Entry via front door with no force. vault front door likely unlocked. time lock indicates robbery occurred just before 8:30 am Monday. Teller’s box taken. four other boxes containing about $100,000 untouched. No employees missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlgren
FBI
Bank of Dahlgren Inc
King George County Bank
Dahlgren Proving Grounds
H. W. B. Williams
Colonial Beach
Williams
Richmond Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook
Five day Virginia forecast from March 15 to 19 shows near normal temperatures. Mild start, colder in the west on Thursday, mild again Friday and colder Saturday with occasional rain mainly early period and total precipitation about one inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Woman 103 Dies in West Haverstraw NY
Susan Amelia Conklin dies at 103 after recovering from lobar pneumonia at 99 and a broken hip the following year in West Haverstraw New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Haverstraw
N. Y
Susan Amelia Conklin
Censure Motion Against Churchill Is Defeated in Commons
The House of Commons rejected the Labor censure motion against Prime Minister Churchill by 298 to 268 over his handling of plans for top level talks with the United States and Russia on banning the hydrogen bomb. A Conservative amendment tied any such meeting to Paris agreements on West German rearmament. Churchill urged inclusion of France and West Germany in future talks, noting past illness delayed attempts to convene with Molotov and Malenkov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Labor Party
Churchill
West Germany
France
Germany
Europe
United States
Britain
Russia
Telephone Lines Cut After Strike
A nationwide post strike spree damaged telephone lines in Alabama Georgia and other states. Authorities seek culprits with a $5000 reward offered. CIO CWA representatives deny involvement and say they know nothing of the incidents. Police communications were briefly paralyzed in Atlanta and service disrupted in the Birmingham area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Southern Bell Telephone
Birmingham
New Orleans
Bessemer
G.F. Gill
Southern
CIO Communications Workers of America
Bud Development Ahead of Normal by Ten Days
Entomologist Dr. Walter S. Hough reports budding of peaches cherries and apples about ten days early due to warm temperatures this month. Records since 1922 show green bud development typically occurs March 24 to April 5, now advanced. showers interrupt warmth and more are forecast with mild temperatures continuing. Orchardists finish dormant sprays for peach leaf curl as a cold snap could threaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Hough
Provoo Treason Case Ends In Release Order
John David Provoo 37 former wartime treason defendant released by Judge Roszel C Thomson after ruling government delays breached his right to speedy trial. Thomson dismissed seven treason acts and granted release on recognizance pending possible Supreme Court appeal. Former Army sergeant cried as lawyers noted oppressive delay and trial denial.
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Baltimore
John David Provoo
Roszel C. Thomson
Provoo
Corregidor
Thomson
Supreme Court
San Francisco
Chambers
New York
Proyoo
Theapanese
Phillippines
Burton C. Thomson
Swea City
Iowa
Miss Michael Named Honorary Fire Chief At Festival
Miss Etta Marilyn Michael will be the Honorary Fire Chief of the Gore Fire Company during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival parade on April 28. She attends James Wood High School, is active in Future Homemakers of America and 4 H, and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Michael of Gore. The contest for Honorary In Town Fire Chief is Friday at 8 pm at the Capitol Theatre with ten city and county contestants and photographs of the ten fire chiefs to be hung in the theatre lobby. Donald N Larrick chairs the event.
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Etta
Marilyn Michael
Gore Fire Company
Shenandoah
Michael
James Wood High School
Homemakers of America
4-H Club
Ray Michael
Gore
Capitol Theatre
Lamar Keen
Donald N. Larrick
Senate tax cut vote eyes midafternoon decision
Republican leaders told President Eisenhower they expect the Senate to defeat the Democratic tax cut proposal and for the House to follow. The plan would offer a $20 cut for families under $5,000 income and $10 per dependent. the House version adds broader reductions starting Jan. 1. The outcome hinges on absentees and cross-party support as debate ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
White House
Sen
Knowland
Rcalif
Rep
Martin
R eMass
Sen. Young
R-Nd
GOP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen. Langer
North Dakota
Young
Sen. Case
R-Sd
McCarthy
R-Wis
Long
D-La
Nixon Says GOP Not Strong Enough to Elect a President
Vice President Richard Nixon told 2,500 southern California Republicans that the GOP is not strong enough to win a presidential race today and must build a majority by 1956. He urged party workers to expand influence, supported Eisenhower’s leadership, and outlined plans to boost Latin American trade and development. Nixon cited ongoing US efforts in Central America and the Caribbean and predicted faster progress in Guatemala under Castillo Armas.
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Nixon
Los Angeles
Ricard M. Nixon
GOP
Eisenhower
America
Washington
Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Central America
Caribbean
Shenandoah Valley Rally Day Set For March 29
The Shenandoah Valley Inc and Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival announce a March 29 rally day in Winchester. Events include a 1 pm executive luncheon, 2:30 pm board meeting, 5 pm visitor reception, 7:30 pm parade, and 8 pm Shenandoah War program, with plans for the 1956 Valley promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
L. E. Barkhouser
Staunton
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
J. P. Arthur
Shenandoah
Apple Capital
Valley Promotion Group
George Washington Hotel
Washington
Winchester
Auto Jumps Curb Kills Three Girls in Buffalo Street Tragedy
Three 11 year old girls Lynn Douglas Sandra Pavel and Betty Scheuer were killed when a speeding car jumped the curb and tore through a grocery store wall in Buffalo New York. Two other girls Irish Ascanaby and Betty Scheuer were hospitalized in critical condition and two women in the store were treated for minor injuries. The driver Emil A Decina 33 of Bell Aircraft Corp said he blacked out and faced criminal negligence charges.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lynn Douglas
Sandra Jean Pavel
Anita Arena
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Irish Ascanaby
Betty Scheuer
Henry Duscher
Nattie Miller
Bonnie Scheuer
Betty
Sandra Pavel
Emil A. Decina
Bell Aircraft Corp
School Budget of 709863 Gets Approval
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a 709,863 budget for the coming fiscal year July 1 to June 30, 1956. Current year budget stands at 658,016.69 with funding from county levy, building fund, other funds, state funds, and federal funds. The meeting also covered requests for additions and improvements to the county's secondary road system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Dulles Signals U S Would Use Tactical Atomic Weapons
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States could use tactical atomic weapons in any major war and might intervene with sea and air forces if China’s Nationalists fought to hold Quemoy and Matsu. He noted such arms are small, battlefield weapons, not posing large fallout risks. The president would decide on atomic use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
U.S
Washington
United States
Quemoy
Matsus
Formosa
Eisenhower
U. S
British Won't Refuel Tanker
British officials said no refuelling service will be provided to the Finnish tanker Aruba in any British port east of Suez. They foresee few other actions to stop the Aruba’s 13 000 tons of high grade kerosene from reaching Communist China. U S Senator John L McClellan urged U S persuasion to compel Britain to act. Singapore oil firms also refused bunker service. The Aruba is thought to be in the Indian Ocean. The Wilma previously anchored off Singapore fearing action by Nationalists. its cargo was sold to the U S Navy.
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Singapore
Aruba
Red China
Suez
Britain
China
U. S
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Washington
United States
Standard Vacuum Oil Co
Shell Oil Co
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Indian Ocean
Wilma
Shanghai
U. S. Navy
Stephens City Fire Dept
Stephens City Fire Department
Harry E. Cain
Pres
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County
State Conservation Dept
Walter Hofman
Dahlgren Bank
Weather Outlook
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Kremlin
William Harwood
Gore Fire Co
inter-American
Guatemala
Castillo Armas
Matsu
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Round Hill Community Center
Planning Commission
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
James W. Golladay
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