Berryville Leader to Step Down as Mayoral Race Opens
Berryville Mayor Edward P. Berlin will not seek reelection in June ending two terms. Councilman Frank M. Galloway Recorder Andrew LaVelle also decline to run with several others undecided. Elections set for June 12. filing ends April 3 at the county courthouse.
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Berryville
Edward P. Berlin
Frank M. Galloway
Andrew LaVelle
Berlin
George Chapman, Jr
County Court House
Family loses belongings as truck fire destroys moving load
A family of five traveling from Maryland to West Virginia lost nearly all their possessions when a 1955 56 Ford pickup burned four miles east of Stephens City on Route 2717. The blaze, likely started by a cigarette, caused total contents loss. truck damage pegged at 600 to 700 dollars. Salvation Army aided the family with meals and clothing as another truck from Maryland arrived to continue their journey.
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Stephens City
Maryland
West Virginia
Bessie Oliver
Rex Darwin
Aberdeen
Lewisburg
W. Va
Oliver
Alcohol and Gas Don’t Mix 21
A brief item notes a caution against mixing alcohol with gasoline in a local test or safety advisory context. It mentions risks of improper handling and potential accidents, urging readers to prevent unsafe combinations and follow fuel safety guidelines.
King Convicted in Montgomery Bus Boycott Fight
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was found guilty of violating Alabama antiboycott laws and fined 500 dollars in Montgomery. His sentence was suspended as he announced an appeal likely to reach the U S Supreme Court, while pledging to continue leading protests for justice and equality despite conviction.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
Eugene Carter
King
U. S. Supreme Court
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Carter
Circuit
William F. Thetford
Montgomery Improvement Assn
MIA
Northwest freeze devastates Northwest apple orchards and trees
Appleland News reports November freeze and long cool spell after a late 1955 spring caused severe damage to fruit trees in Washington. Prune and cherry trees suffered heavy losses in two districts, with young apple trees and pears also damaged in Wenatchee and Yakima regions.
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Appleland News
Yakima
Washington
Northwest
Washington State
Apple and News
Wenatchee
Yakima Valley
Defense Buying Practices Hit in House Report
The House Appropriations Committee released a 397 page staff critique of Defense Department procurement methods calling them unrealistic and giving contractors a large edge. The report notes billions may be spent needlessly for someone’s profit while defending wartime crash contracts as impractical under normal procedures.
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Washington
House
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Rep. Whitten
D-Miss
Vet badly bitten by dog at clinic in Hartford
Dr. Peter E. Lingua, veterinarian and co owner of Springfield Animal Hospital, was attacked while calming an 81 pound dog at the hospital. He received 100 stitches to wounds on his lower face including lips and nose and underwent plastic surgery in Hartford.
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Hartford
Conn
Peter E. Lingua
Lingua
Springfield Animal Hospital
Springfield
Mass
Robertson Counterattacks Lehman Over Southern Manifesto
Senator Robertson of Virginia denounces Lehman's March 16 attack on the Southern Manifesto signers as inconsistent. He recalls New York’s repeal of Prohibition enforcement and Lehman's 1933 remarks praising repealing amendments, arguing for constitutional balance and state action within lawful means.
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Lehman
Robertson
Washington
Sen
D-Va
D-Ny
Senate
Supreme Court
New York State
New York
United States
Sen. Robertson
New York City
Stevenson Keeps To Moderation Course Despite Nomination Fight
Adlai E. Stevenson said he will stay with a policy of moderation in the Democratic race, even after Kefauver swept Minnesota. He refused to out promise opponents, pledging to express his views on issues and accept defeat as his own fault if voters reject his platform. Campaign manager James Finnegan hinted strategic changes, noting Minnesota hurt his outreach while Kefauver emphasized mass handshakes. The rivals are set to meet again in Florida and California.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Minnesota
Kefauver
Tennessee
James Finnegan
Florida
California
Russian TU104 jet shocks London air experts
A sleek TU104 jet airliner arrived in London provoking astonishment among British aviation experts. Officials noted it as the civil counterpart of the Badger bomber and capable of carrying 50 to 60 passengers with oxygen masks on seats.
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London
Ivan Serov
Secret Police
Daily Mail
The
Daily Express
Russia
News Chronicle
Air Affairs
Britain
America
Regional leaders see no need for a third Dixiecrat party
Former Virginia and national Democratic figures John S. Battle Colgate W. Darden Jr and G Fred Switzer say there is no present advantage to forming a third party for the 1960 election They believe two party system serves the country best and note a more conciliatory national stance toward the South while warning of civil rights tensions at the convention
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Richmond
Virginia
John S. Battle
Colgate W. Darden Jr
G. Fred Switzer
South Carolina
South
Battle
Darden
University of Virginia
Switzer
Harrisonburg
Army Unveils Missile Master Radar Unit at Ft Meade
Secretary Brucker unveiled the Missile Master radar system to detect enemy aircraft and missiles and coordinate Nike missiles against them. The localized system ties to Sage defenses and can operate independently or with Air Force air defense. A forerunner has operated near Washington, with Nike installations spanning the region and eight launchers per site.
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FT. Meade
Brucker
Army
Washington-Baltimore
Sage
Aijir Force
Nike
Air Force
Glenn L. Martin Co
Airborne Instruments Laboratory of
Mineola
Long II
Congressmen survive jammed carrier deck elevator incident
Three members of Congress on a tour of the Navy’s carrier near Guantanamo Bay were trapped as an elevator jammed and bounced them several feet. Rep. Kenton Hills of Indiana, Rep. Scudder of California, and Rep. Gordon of Indiana escaped unharmed, with Cmdr. M. P. Scott present.
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Forrestal
Congress
Rep
Hillsr Colo
Prices Reduced on Chase & Sanborn Coffee Pioneer
Standard Brands Inc cuts wholesale Chase & Sanborn vacuum packed coffee by 3 cents a pound effective Monday. The move follows similar cuts by rivals and notes a drop in green coffee prices. Bids sought for coal fuel oil and wood by Frederick County School Board due March 30. Details at School Board office County Court House.
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New York
Standard Brands Inc
Chase & Sanborn
School Board
Frederick County
County Court House
Egyptians Receiving Military Training in Poland
The Foreign Office reported secret intelligence that a considerable number of Egyptians, about 200 officers and NCOs, are being trained in land sea and air warfare at a Soviet base near Gdynia Poland. Training is linked to a 1955 Czech Egypt arms deal and may influence Britain's Middle East policy.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Poland
Baltic Sea
Gdynia
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Alexandria
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
Washington
New York
Cairo
Prague-Cairo
Moore Acquitted Of Arson Charge In Circuit Court
Ardell Moore of Reynolds Store was acquitted by a 12 member Frederick County Circuit Court jury after an hour and forty minutes of deliberation. The two day trial followed a hung jury in January and featured 15 Commonwealth witnesses and about a dozen defense witnesses.
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Ardell Moore
Reynolds Store
Frederick County
Commonwealth
Thomas W Monahan
Mr. Moore
Alfred D. Rinker
Raymond Racey
Carlton Ramey, Jr
Guy Owens
Roy C Easter
Lloyd R. Lindamood
Robert K. Stickley
Ruth Lemley
Denzil Fawcett
H. L
U.S. Asks Russia to Join in Military Manpower Cuts
The United States proposed a five power U N Disarmament subcommittee plan to reduce each nation military manpower to 24 million. Harold E Stassen urged Russia to participate while warning success hinges on safeguards and inspection. The plan would cut U S forces by about 13 percent from 2 9 million and Russia by 37 percent from four million. Red China was not specified in detail.
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London
United States
Russia
U. N. Disarmament
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Stassen
Britain
France
U. S
U.S
Red China
National Apple Blossom Majorette Contest Set for April 26
The second National Apple Blossom Majorette contest will be held on April 26 at 10 a m in the Handley School bowl. Five divisions will name three winners each with top prize a 500 scholarship to Shenandoah College for the Senior Individual Majorette. Contest chairmen are William Fauver and assistants William Fraula and Evans Kline with Mrs George W Clowser Jr directing correspondence. The Winchesterettes will host, Herb Clarke of WRVA will emcee, entries have come from Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland and Virginia.
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Handley School Bowl
Festival
William Fauver
William Fraula
Evans Kline
George W. Clowser, Jr
Shenandoah College
Dayton
Herb Clarke
WRVA
Richmond
Apple Blossom Time
Winchesterettes
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Fauver
Virginia Weather Forecast Five Day Outlook
Increasing cloudiness tonight with lows 34 to 38. Saturday remains cloudy and windy with occasional rain likely. The five day outlook from March 24 to 28 calls for temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal, little weekend change, warming Monday, then cooler Tuesday and Wednesday, with rain Saturday and late Monday or Tuesday and total precipitation between a quarter and a half inch.
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Virginia
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DEAD
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Turtle Creek
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
International Union of Electrical Workers
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Moore
Winchester
Loudoun & Boscawen
James Wilkins
Grove Furniture CO
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