Nehru Attacks SEATO and Baghdad Pacts in Parliament
Indian Prime Minister Nehru sharply attacked SEATO and the Baghdad Pacts in a parliamentary statement. He protested SEATO mentions of Kashmir, criticized Western ministers’ visits, and said Baghdad Pact worsens West Asia unrest and divides Arab unity.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Baghdad
West
SEATO
Kashmir
Seato Council
Karachi
U. S
State Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
Moscow
Communist Party Congress
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Pakistan
West Asia
Blizzard Strikes Northeast In Pair Of Devastating Storms
The blizzard battered 14 states with up to 20 inches of snow in parts of Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont and Maine. Traffic deaths top 141 nationwide with heavy shoveling and isolation reporting across Boston New York New Jersey and coastal communities.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
New England
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
Vermont
Boston
Logan
Long Island
Cape Cod
Barnstable
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
Arrival of Spring Amid Chilly Skies and Snow Memoirs
The vernal equinox arrived at 10 21 am as sunshine battled lingering snow. Temperatures ranged from 20 to 40 degrees with a 55 32 day last year and forecasters predicting a clear cold night followed by a warming trend. Noting broader regional snowfall and historic calendars, the report places vernal time against weather and geography.
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Associated Press
Equator
Greenwich
Mexiana
Amazon River
Brazil
Senate Farm Bill Seen Unworkable by Benson Veto Prediction
Senate Republicans pressed a 93 to 2 passage of the omnibus farm bill amid sharp criticism. Knowland said Benson will likely recommend a presidential veto unless changes are made. The bill, now to a House Senate conference, includes a soil bank and price support tweaks, with strong opposition to several pro visions from the administration.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
Benson
California
White House
Eisenhower Benson
Sen. Aiken
Senate House Conference Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Bush
R-Conn
Flanders
R-Vi
Sen
Ives
R-Ny
Hoover Says U S Aid Best Response to Soviet Moves
Acting Secretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr told Congress that America’s foreign aid program is the best answer to Soviet activities abroad. He presented Eisenhower’s $4.86 billion fiscal year plan, aimed at making aggression unprofitable and promoting stability, with continued support from the ICOA.
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U.S
Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover Jr
Congress
America
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
John B. Hollister
International Cooperation Administration
House
Richards
D-Sc
Senate
State Dulles
Turkish Cypriot youths loot Greek shops in Nicosia
Gangs of Turkish Cypriot youths looted Greek shops in Nicosia after clashes sparked by reports of a Greek attack in Vasilia. Police used tear gas, but mobs reformed and moved toward St Sophia mosque, ignoring dispersal appeals. British troops monitored the Turkish quarter as tensions rose between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Vasilia
Konak
St Sophia
Ahmed Zaim
Zaim
London
New York
Greece
Fazil Kucuk
Nehru Plans July Visit To United States
The White House announced Prime Minister Nehru will arrive in the United States July 6 or 7 for informal talks with President Eisenhower and other officials. Dulles extended the invitation during their New Delhi meeting earlier this month.
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Washington
Nehru
India
United States
Eisenhower
White House
State Dulles
New Delhi
London
Apple Blossom Rally Day Draws Out of Town Visitors
Visitors arrive in Shenandoah Valley for Apple Blossom events led by John Shires of Roanoke. Shenandoah Valley Inc hosts quarterly meeting at George Washington Hotel. A street parade and 8 p.m mass meeting mark the festival night along with the 29th birthday cake cutting by High School princesses Headley Barnsley and Norma Gardiner.
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Shenandoah Valley
John Shires
Roanoke
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
The
Valley Promotional Organization
George Washington Hotel
Shenandoah
Apple Blossom Festival
Winchester - Frederick
Headley Barnsley
Handley
Norma Gardiner
James Wood
NAACP Seeks Court Order On Prince Edward Schools Records
The NAACP asks a Richmond court to compel Prince Edward County to produce minutes and documents on racial integration efforts. Spottswood Robinson seeks subpoenas for six school board members and the superintendent to testify under oath on April 4, with a motion scheduled for next Monday.
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Richmond
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Prince Edward County
Spottswood W. Rebinson II
NAACP
L. E. Andrews
Farmvide
W. L. Boswell
Burkeville
T. C. Hix
Prospect
George D. Shorter
Darlington
Chilly 51 Degrees In Miami Today
Miamians shivered in 51 degree temperatures this morning the coldest for this date since 1811 when the weather bureau began keeping records.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Minnesota Voters Face Second Presidential Primary On Chips Down
Minnesota voters go to the polls in a two party primary selecting convention slates for Democrats Stevenson and Kefauver and Republicans Eisenhower Knowland. Stevenson and Kefauver campaign to win Minnesota’s 30 and 28 pledged convention votes amid party backing and last minute television appeals.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Kefauver
Eisenhower
William F. Knowland
California
New Hampshire
Orville Freeman
Hubert Humphrey
Proposed Postal Rate Hike Raises Winchester Costs
The article reports a planned postal rate increase in Congress led by Postmaster General Summerfield and President Eisenhower. It would raise overall costs by about 17 percent, with first class mail to four cents per ounce and air mail to seven cents, boosting Winchester annual postal expenses by roughly 40,800 dollars from 242,200 to 283,000.
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New York
Congress
Winchester
Arthur Summerfield
Eisenhower
Post Office Department
Wanted Experienced Back Hoe Operator
Wanted experienced back hoe operator. Apply in person Perry Engineering Co Inc. Phone MO 2-3897.
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Perry Engineering Co., Inc
Attorneys Charge New Negro Group Backing Boycott
Prosecuting lawyers presented new testimony linking the Montgomery Improvement Association to the Montgomery bus boycott. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. testified as president, with details about funds to drivers and King’s presence at mass meetings amid the trial of 90 Negro leaders.
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Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery Improvement Assn
King
Montgomery City Lines, Inc
Erna Dungee
The
Improvement Association
Eden Plans Little Summit Talks With Bulganin Khrushchev
Prime Minister Eden announced forthcoming talks with Soviet leaders Bulganin and Khrushchev during their 10 day Britain visit. The discussions at Downing Street and Chequers will address major world divisions and aim to reduce tension. The visitors arrive April 18 at Portsmouth aboard a Russian naval ship and will meet the Queen at Windsor before touring atomic energy plants and attending receptions. Eden noted the cost would be far less than a millionth part of one hydrogen bomb. STEPHENS CITY FIRE CO. Regular meeting Tuesday night at 7 30. Election of officers (1p 3-19-21)
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London
Eden
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Britain
House of Commons
No. 19
Downing Street
Chequers
Portsmouth
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Stephens City Fire CO
Queen Mimi MacArthur to Crown Shenandoah XXIX at Apple Blossom
Laura Mimi MacArthur of Washington DC will be crowned Queen Shenandoah XXIX at the Handley Bowl on April 26 2 30 p m during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. She is a 19 year old George Washington University freshman and great niece of Gen Douglas MacArthur.
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Laura MacArthur
Mimi
Washington, D. C
Miss MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
Alben W. Barkley
Capt
Arthur MacArthur
Mrs. MacArthur
Chevy Chase
Gen
Shenandoah-elect
George Washington University
Saint Clotilde
Lubac Cours Maurice
Washington
France
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Mayflower Hotel
Winchester
Barkley
Shenandoah
United States
Margret Thors
Anne Carleton Hadley
MacArthur
E. W. Lacy, Jr
Department of the Queen
Jean Stephens
Kathryn Eisenhower
Patricia Priest
Nina “Honey Bear” Warren
Shenandoah XXIX
Virginia Weather Forecast and Local Notices
Clear and cold tonight with lows 17 to 23 in western and northern areas and 22 to 27 in southern regions. Wednesday look for fair skies and a warmer afternoon with a five day forecast showing near normal temperatures and a rising trend into Thursday then cooler by weekend. Rain likely Friday totaling about one quarter to one half inch. Also noted are sunrise and sunset times for Winchester and a local sale at Colonial Kitchen with a 9 piece bedroom suite offered at 169 dollars.
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Virginia
Winchester
Grove Furniture CO
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Frederick Clarke
Frederiik Clarke
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