Troops Stop Diem Ouster Bid in Saigon Clash
National forces beat back a private army led by the Binh Xuyen in Saigon as they tried to oust Premier Ngo Dinh Diem. Twenty six killed and 112 wounded in over four hours of fighting, while U S missions and key utilities remained intact. The Hoa Hao and Cao Dai front warned of a Saigon blockade, and Diem prepared to meet with French and American envoys for crisis talks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U. S
Binh Xuyen Society
Cholon
Eisenhower
J. Lawton Collins
Paul Ely
South
Viet Nam
Diem
Independence Palace
Binh Xuyen
Botanical Gardens
Surete Nationale
Society
Cholon Perfecture
National Army
Hoa Hao
Cao Dai
United Front
Mekong River
Nautilus Logs Over 3000 Miles In Trials
Cmdr Eugene P. Wilkinson announced the Nautilus has logged more than 3,000 miles with hundreds underwater during trials. He noted nine voyages totaling 319 hours 32 minutes over 69 dives and described minor faults including two electrical fires and a loose screw on a gear.
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Groton
Conn
Cmdr
Eugene P. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Navy
Board of Inspection and Survey
Chiang's Planes Hit Red Flotilla Near Matsus
Nationalist planes attacked a Red flotilla near the Matsus sinking one wooden craft and damaging seven others including three gunboats. Communique notes anti aircraft fire but all planes returned safely. The action targeted wooden craft at the Min River mouth near Foochow.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Matsus
Matsui Islands
Min River
Foochow
Matsui Party
Auto License Sales Lagging In Local Office
Auto license sales in Boscawen and Winchester are behind schedule for the 1955 tags deadline of April 15. At 1:30 pm today the local office reported 4,500 tags sold with 7,000 more needed. Winchester City sales stood at about 1,500 since March 15, with roughly 4,000 city tags usually sold.
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Boscawen St
Winchester
Office of the Commissioner of Revenue
Commissioner of Revenue
Nurses to Receive Caps in Winchester Ceremony
Fourteen student nurses at Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing will be capped tomorrow at 8 p m in Christ Episcopal Parish Hall. Rev W Holt Louder delivers the address Caring for the Sick and Miss Mary Jane Mc Cone presents caps. A candlelight Nightingale pledge follows with Mies Caroline Copenhaver bringing greetings and Helen Sampsel at the organ.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Christ Episcopal Church
W. Holt Louder
Mary Jane McCone
Memorial Hospital
Phyllis May Baker
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Betty Kathleen Boyer
Seven Fountains
Barbara Ann Brown
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Preview At Rally Day
Shenandoah Valley Rally Day showcased plans for the 28th annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival set for April 28-29 with Valley officials and county representatives reviewing events for Shenandoah Valley Week from April 22 to May 1.
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George Washington Hotel
Oscar Winners Quiz Sparks Violent Expert Debate
Hollywood experts clash over the awards with Crosby, Brando, Garland, Kelly as top faves. Edmond O’Brien’s supporting nod in The Barefoot Contessa counters the field while Judy Garland’s maternity adds drama. Eva Marie Saint and Katy Jurado headline the best supporting actress race as NBC televizes the ceremony from 10 30 p m to midnight EST.
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Hollywood
Crosby
Brando
Garland
Kelly
Edmond O’brien
Humphrey Bogart
Dorothy Dandridge
Judy Garland
Vauderville
Grace Kelly
Philadelphia
Manion
Miss Garland
Judy
Miss Kelly
Eva Marie Saint
Katy Jurado
Spencer Tracy
NBC TV
Siamese Twins Recover After Split Operation at Chicago
Twenty month old twin sisters Prissana and Napit Polpinyo from Bangkok were flown to the University of Chicago for a 34 hour separation surgery. Doctors report both in excellent condition and hopeful for full recovery. The twins shared a lower chest to abdomen connection with a fused liver split between them. Surgeon Dr Leste Dragstedt led the Billings Hospital procedure. Their Thai government guardians aim to ensure safety as no operation occurs without strong survival prospects.
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Chicago
Thailand
Prissana
Napit Polpinyo
University of Chicago
Bangkok
Billings Hospital
Leste R. Dragstedt
Nuk
Chuan Polpinyo
Maine town sets record with heavy winter snowfall
Caribou Maine saw more than 15 feet of snow this past winter, a local record for the northern community.
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Cariou
Maine
Skeleton of Missing Hunter Found Near Hardy County Home
West Virginia State Police report the skeleton of 67 year old William D. Walker, missing since the 1953 deer season, found 150 yards from his brother Amos Walker’s Bear's Hell home. A rifle linked to Walker was found 100 yards away during the 1954 deer season as investigators probe his death.
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Moorefield
W. Va
West
Wardensville
Perry
Mathias
Trout
C. G. Hamrick
Donald Burner
Samuel Clark
Walker
Amos
End of 65 Hour Prisoner Revolt at Nebraska Penitentiary
Lincoln Nebraska reports a 65 hour prisoner revolt ending with eight rebels releasing three hostages and surrendering after Gov. Victor E Anderson set terms. Two guards and one inmate were freed unharmed as insurgents, armed with knives and pipes, allowed meals and safe passage. The governor ordered 150 days in the hole and 60 days in solitary confinement for the leaders.
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Nebraska Penitentiary
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Victor E. Anderson
Sunny Weather Lifts Temperatures After Cold Snap
The region warmed to 55 degrees today, up from 40 yesterday as the last of the cold spell faded. Tonight is forecast to dip to 25 to 32 degrees with more sun ahead as spring approaches. The day's high was 55, much cooler than last year’s 73 and 43.
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Associated Press
War Memorial Unit To Meet Tonight
The Winchester-Frederick County War Memorial Association will hold its annual meeting and election of directors at 7:25 tonight at the George Washington Hotel. Haddox and Williams outline tentative plans for a Senseng Park building as progress reports are shared. The event is open to all interested persons.
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Winchester
Irate Frederick County Father Held at Woodstock
In Woodstock an armed father Wayne Allen Snyder held a shotgun before a funeral home to confront his daughter's suitor Avery L. Sherrill. Snyder is charged with assault with a deadly weapon while Sherrill faces a charge of taking a child away from her custodian. Both men jailed in Shenandoah County. The 11 year old daughter attends the Seventh Day Adventist parochial school in New Market.
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Woodstock
Wayne Allen Snyder
Middletown
Frederick County
Avery L. Sherrill
New Market
Shenandoah County
Snyder
Seventh Day Adventists Parochial School
British Labor Drops Bevan Expulsion Move
The British Labor Party dropped plans to expel Bevan after a three hour meeting secured his promise to toe the line. Bevan remains on the parliamentary blacklist but reintegration is described as a formality pending a possible general election.
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British Labor Party
Bevan
London
Aneurin Bevan
Parliamentary
Labor Party
Labor
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Attlee
Britain
Peach crops in W Virginia and Maryland survive weekend cold
In the Hampshire belt spanning Maryland and West Virginia, peach buds largely escaped damage despite cold over the weekend. Growers say any harm was minor and would aid thinning, as three of every four buds are usually removed.
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Cumberland
Hampshire
West Virginia
Maryland
Allegany County
Morgan
Eisenhower says no clear information on Reds attack plan
President Eisenhower told reporters he has no information indicating the Chinese Reds plan to attack Quemoy and Matsu soon. He warned against prophesying war and said any concrete threat would require more information than the president has.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Carney
Matsus
United States
U. S
Congress
Formosa
Pescadores
Russia
White House
House
Senate
New Hampshire
Chicken and Waffle and Oyster Supper At Capon Bridge
Notice repeats about a supper at the basement of the Christian Church in Capon Bridge West Virginia. The event is scheduled for Friday April 1 starting at 5 PM and the price is one dollar including dessert.
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J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Christian Church
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Notice of Inn re opening under new management
NOTICE Takes Inn will be re opened for business April 1, 1955 under the management of George and Addie Davis. SHIRKEY'S RESTAURANT On Route 622 North at Bun nyside is now serving breakfast 6 a.m. Special lunches and sand wiches daily. Dinner to 9 P.M. See our window for bargains in gents and ladies 7, 15, 17 sevel re conditioned watches. HO & BROWN.
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George and
Addie Davis
Shirkey’s
Bunnyside
HO & Brown
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Premier Diem
Chiang
Red
RUSH
Shenandoah
Burr P. Harrison
L. E. Barkhouser
Staunton
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
J. P. Arthur
Chamber of Commerce
James R. Wilkins
Winchesterettes
Ward
Out of Town Radio and Television
Martha Robinson
Tom Baldridge
Gretchen Armstrong
Miss Robinson
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
The
Valley Group
Dandridge
Marlon Brando
Bing Crosby
Academy
John Barrymore
Needmore
Lemuel Funk
W. D. McCauley
Ike
Eugene Swanson
Warren B. Miller
Miller
War Memorial
W.va
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