Knowland presses for Tehran Potsdam reports within a year
Senate Republican leader Knowland says he will push for publication within a year of official wartime reports on Tehran and Potsdam conferences. He notes it could fall during the 1956 campaign, while State Department officials cite reaction to Yalta as reason to delay Potsdam Tehran Cairo releases. Sparkman calls Yalta a dud but supports releasing Tehran and Potsdam records along with China materials.
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Potsdam
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State Department
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Stalin
Europe
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China
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Canada
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Two Die in Auto and Truck Collision Near Dunn
In Cumberland County North Carolina two men died when an automobile and a truck collided head on. L B Hyman 30 of Cartersville Virginia the auto driver died and William Lawrence Howard of Eden Maryland the truck helper died in the blaze Ralph Morris of Salisbury Maryland the truck driver survived with cuts and bruises Coroner Grover Henderson said no inquest would be held.
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Morris
Grover Henderson
Womanless Wedding Draws 300 At Gore School Event
More than 300 people attended the womanless wedding at Gore School staged by the Parent Teachers Association to raise funds for the cafeteria. The show featured Lacy Anderson as bride and Cletus Sirbaugh as groom with a large cast including Morris Cather and Robert Martin among others. Proceeds support the school cafeteria as Perry’s Inn closes until March 28 due to a family death.
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Gore School
Morris Cather
Robert Martin
John Ward
Lacy Anderson
Cletus Sirbaugh
Beulah
Smithy Paugh
Oriole
Morris Cat
U S to Grant Asylum To 20 Russian Seamen
The United States plans to grant asylum to about 20 Russian seamen who deserted the tanker Tuapse after it was seized off Formosa by Chinese Nationalists. Atty Gen Brownell may grant temporary visas, screening for security risks, despite Moscow protests.
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Washington
United States
Formosa
Brownell
Russia
Red China
State Dulles
Moscow
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Two Die in Fire in Petersburg Duplex
A flash fire swept through a Petersburg duplex killing John Bonner about 30 who burned in the kitchen and Ida Bonner 71 who suffocated in an upstairs bedroom. An unidentified 80 year old man in the house was missing. origin of the blaze was not determined.
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Petersburg
John Bonner
Ida Bonner
Youth claims aunt killed after nagging him
Robert L. Sigman, 17, told police he shot his 35-year-old aunt Mrs. Wade B. Harris near Alexandria yesterday morning after she taunted him. Harris was found dead in bed by her husband. Sigman, a parolee from the National Training School, was captured in Culpeper and admitted the murder in a signed statement. He was charged with murder.
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Alexandria
Robert L. Sigman
Here
Wade B. Harris
Young Sigman
Fairfax County
Sigman
Culpeper
National Training School
Washington
Defense Seeks Acquittal in Death Penalty Case
Marvin William Nichols, 47, faces first degree murder charges as jury deliberates after 23 witnesses. Prosecution seeks death. defense argues self defense in the shooting of Charles William Huff, 43, outside Nichols home at 1623 S Loudoun St. Huff died about 30 minutes later.
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Mrarvin William Nichols
Commonwealth
Nichols
Charles William Huff
Huff
Memorial Hospital
Defense
Corporation Court
Holmes McFarland
Elliott Marshall
Senate stock market probe labeled fizzle amid politics
In a sharp partisan split the Senate Banking Committee faces a recessed session with both sides agreeing the market inquiry is a fizzle due to political impact. Chairman Fulbright says its impact will be dampened as Republicans push a partisan label and Capehart argues the probe harms investor confidence and should be halted unless rigging is found.
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Washington
Senate
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Arkansas
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Stassen Named Special Assistant for Disarmament
President Eisenhower creates a Cabinet rank post for disarmament appointing Harold E. Stassen to lead development of disarmament policies. He will continue as head of the Foreign Operations Administration until a new foreign aid program reaches Congress, then resign that post. The position marks the first Cabinet rank on disarmament in this or any government.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
White House
United States
James Hagerty
FOA
Congress
Hagert
National Security Council
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Council
State Department
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Miss Stine and Miss Seal named honorary fire chiefs
Sylvia Stine of Friendship Fire Company and Barbara Anne Seal of Stephens City Fire Company won city and county Honorary Fire Chief contests at the Capitol Theatre. Winners will appear on Art Lamb's TV program March 24 and enter the Miss Shenandoah Valley Beauty Contest in New Market April 15.
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Sylvia Stine
Friendship Fire Company
Barbara Ann Seal
Stephens City Fire Company
Ppany
Capitol Theatre
Donald Larrick
Ryland Conner
Art Lamb
Fairmont Ave
Handley
Seal
James Wood High School
Carolyn Seal
Stephens City
John Leatherman
Q. R. Carlson
Youngstown
Ohio
A H. Mayer
Erie
Modernaire
Florida
Phil Whitney
Confederates
Rouss Fire Company
James Wood
Blossomettes
Do Lord
Dotty Boyd
Whitacres
Stine
Betty Jewel Argenbright
Rouss
Peggy Gene Keller
Robert Lake
Sarah Zane
Barbara Marie McKee
South End
Myrtle Vea Bell
Clearbrook
Etta Marilyn Michael
Gore
Doris Ann Andrews
Middletown
Margaret Ann Carper
Round Hill
Sandra Jean Whittaker
Shawnee
Town House
Sabotage Suspected in Damage to Hayes Aircraft Planes
Damage to government planes at Hayes Aircraft Corp in Birmingham Alabama was labeled a serious case of sabotage by president Harry Rowland. The tampering touched vital flight surfaces on C119 Boxcars and B25s. FBI Air Force and union officials joined the probe amid contract talks with the United Auto Workers who threaten March 27 cutoffs.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hayes Aircraft Corp
Air Force
FBI
Harry Rowland
Hayes
United Automobile and Aircraft Workers Union
George Gobel Signs for Movie with Paramount Pictures
TV comic George Gobel has signed a contract with Paramount Pictures to make a movie this summer. The deal follows heavy studio bidding after Gobel, winner of an Emmy as outstanding new personality, secured a script for the projected picture titled The Lady Eve.
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Hollywood
George Gobel
Paramount Pictures
Gobel
Paramount
Eve
Retired minister Francis Ambler dies at 84 in South Carolina
The Rev. Francis Willis Ambler, 84, a retired Episcopal minister and Fauquier County, Virginia native, died yesterday in a hospital in Summerville South Carolina. He was a descendant of Chief Justice John Marshall.
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Summerville
S. C
Francis Willis Ambler
Fauquier County
John Marshall
France Teeters on Tax Relief to Avert German Pact Showdown
Paris Premier Faure wins a compromise with backers over a tax relief plan after a late night clash. He withdraws the proposal to suspend penalties on tax dodgers and agrees to outline tax reforms by March 28 to satisfy small business interests. He cites Senate ratification of Paris pacts as vital to avoid new crises.
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Paris
Edgar Fauer
Fauer
Assembly
Faure
Senate
France
Capon Bridge Begins Dial Telephone Service Today
Capon Bridge and four WV towns along with one VA town switch to dial service at 8 a m. Capon Bridge exchange first dial system in the adjoining West Virginia county. Towns: Capon Bridge Gore High View Lehen Yellow Springs. Central manager Paul L. Miller notes readiness to link to national dial service. South End Fire Co meeting set for Monday March 21.
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Virginia
Capon Bridge
Central Telephone Company
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