Milk raiders dump 3500 gallons on highway near Brighton
State police report raiders halted a Detroit bound milk truck on U S 16 east of Brighton and dumped 3000 gallons. The raid followed a dairy price dispute and picketing at three Detroit creameries and outstate depots. Driver James Dowswell said 10 to 12 carloads blocked the highway before allowing him to proceed. Brighton lies about 30 miles northwest of Detroit.
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Detroit (P
U. S. 16
Brighton
Detroit — Area
James Dowswell
Sealtest, Inc
Dowswell
Sealtest Creamery
Detroit
Imlay City
Michigan Milk Producers Assn
Michigan
MMPA
Board Denies Union Suggestion Reason For Firing Teacher
Greensville County School Board fired Shelby Arritt, a distributive education instructor, for not carrying out his program satisfactorily. Board chair Cary Flythe said the decision had nothing to do with Arritt’s union advocacy, noting the staff mostly opposed unionizing and the state department had advised against renewing his contract.
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Emporia
Greensville County
Cary P. Flythe
Shelby Arritt
Flythe
Arritt
E. R. Riedel
Arnitt
State Education Department
Red Gains Needed To Get U S Forces Out of Iceland
Icelandic Parliament backed a resolution calling for departure of U S troops, a move seen as political maneuvering amid elections. Washington voiced concern while Moscow cheered, with analysts noting leftist parties may use the issue to weaken NATO forces in Iceland.
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Red
U.S
Iceland
Reykjavik
U. S
North Atlantic
Washington
Moscow
Farmers Party
Arctic Circle
New York
Fifteen Year Old Prince Killed in Accidental Pistol Fire
ESTORIL Portugal a 15 year old Prince Alfonso of Bour bon younger son of the pretender to the Spanish throne was killed when a pistol he was cleaning discharged the bullet struck his forehead he died within minutes funeral services set for Saturday Alfonso's older brother Prince Juan Carlos has Franco's support in a bid to restore the Spanish monarchy
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Estoril
Portugal
Alfonso of Bourbon
Royal House of Bourbon
Alfonso
Juan Carlos
Francisco Franco
Congress Ends Ten Day Easter Recess With Busy Return Ahead
Congress breaks for a 10 day Easter holiday as the House and Senate look to tackle major issues on their return April 9 including farm policy social security foreign aid education highway housing civil rights and tax reduction measures. The Senate has spent time on natural gas exemptions and the electoral college while the House has passed six annual appropriation bills and other measures awaiting Senate action.
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House
Senate
Eisenhower
House Committee
Virginia sets new 125 hour traffic death free streak
Virginia reports a new record of 125 consecutive hours without a traffic fatality at 8 30 am, surpassing the prior 119 hour mark set in April 1954. The record reflects a period with no reported highway deaths across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Red Cross Drive Falls Short of Goal in Winchester Area
The 1956 Winchester Frederick County Red Cross drive stands at 57 percent of its goal as organizers urge volunteers to finish rounds. Districts report varied progress led by Shawnee at 71 percent, with Opequon 37 percent, Back Creek 19 percent, and Stonewall 15 percent. Gainesboro totals remain unreported.
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Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross
W. Carlisle Fishern
L. C. Ellis
Fisher
Mr. Ellis
Red Cross
J. Sloan Kurkendall
Marvin Weaver
Charles Dorton
Vincent Catarella
Allen Gaunt
Moose Lodge
WW. Clayton Anderson
Shawnee
Dorothy Rice
Opequon
R. E. Ayler
Back Creek
Tom Rosenberger
Stonewall
George Nixon
Mary Whitacre
Gainesboro
Explosion Tears Through Oil Tanker Esso Patterson in Baytown
A dramatic blast at Humble Refinery dock in Baytown Texas ripped a 12 by 30 foot hole in the Esso Patterson tanker carrying kerosene. Two crewmen were hospitalized while most of the 42 crew were ashore. Flames rose 300 feet as the ship burned for about an hour.
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Baytown
Tex
Esso Patterson
Houston Ship Canal
Houston
Texas City
Humble
Howard McCartney
Lowell
Mass
Jack I
Metro
Brooklyn
N. Y
McCartney
Donald Ayers
Hillsdale
Samuel P. McRoberts
Ten Student Nurses to Receive Caps at Winchester Hospital
Ten members of the class of 1958 at Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing will receive their caps Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall. Miss Mary Jane McCone will present the caps, followed by a candlelight service and Nightingale Pledge. Rev. Millard Lewis will deliver the principal address on making the best of the rest.
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Winchesor Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Christ Episcopal Church
Mary Jane McCone
R.N
Millard Lewis
Market Street Methodist Church
Forrest B. Oglesby
Winchester Ministerial Association
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Jay H. Lowden
Lowden
God
Margaret Ann Brady
Flint Hill
Helen Vaughn Derflinger
Front Royal
Juanita Fay Grandstaff
Water
Bill Butler
WINC
Governor Stanley Asked to Convene Special Session
Reports say Gov. Stanley was urged to call a special session of the Legislature to bolster Virginia in the Prince Edward County school case. Atty. Gen. Almond and Richmond attorney Moore discussed the idea with Stanley, who said no decision has been made regarding such a session or the Gray Commission proposals.
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Richmond Vsa
Stanley
Prince Edward County
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
T. Justin Moore
Richmond
Prince Edward
Southside
Almond
Moore
Virginia
Gray Commission
Winchester Youth Council Plans Easter Sunrise Service
The Winchester Christian Youth Council organizes a 6 20 am Easter Sunrise service on Handley High School front steps with Allen Peer Shepherd College student giving the address Miss Mary Bruce Rhodes reading scripture David Keen offering prayer Mary Nelson presiding and a youth choir providing music.
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Winchester Christian Youth Council
Handley High School
Allen Peer
Shepherd College
Mary Bruce Rhodes
David Keen
Mary Nelson
LaFollette becomes sole owner of L and M Transportation
Notice states Alston R. LaFollette is now the sole owner after dissolving his partnership with Ralph H. McIlwee on March 15, 1956. McIlwee is no longer connected with the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alston R. LaFollette
L & M Transportation
Ralph H. McIlwee
Mr. McIlwee
Thousands Walk Good Friday Way in Old Jerusalem
Thousands gathered in Jerusalem's Old City for the annual Good Friday Way of the Cross procession from Pontius Pilate's courtyard to the Holy Sepulcher. Tension from Israeli Arab divisions colored events as some observances were curtailed and visitors stayed away.
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Old Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jordan
Old City
Israel
Arab Jerusalem
St. Saviour’s
Cenacle
St. Mark's Church
Zuckerman to donate 32nd pint at Red Cross clinic
Charles Zuckerman of Battle Ave will donate his 32nd pint to the American Red Cross Blood Donor Program on Tuesday, as he campaigns for City Council. The event at the First Presbyterian Church in Winchester runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Lions Club sponsorship and a 144 pint quota. Appointments: MO2 5785.
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Charles Zuckerman
Battle Ave
American Red Cross
Zuckerman
Ciue
Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
The
Lions Club
Virginia Legislature Holds One Day Session For Bill Signing
In a brief Richmond session the Virginia Legislature signed 170 House bills and 126 Senate measures before adjournment. Lt. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens announced appointments to study groups including a sales tax panel and the VALC. The sales tax study carries a $50 000 appropriation with appointees from both houses and the governor. The Assembly adjourned at 12 53 p m.
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Richmond
Virginia
House
FE. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
A. E. S. Stephens
Smithfield
Senate
Gov. Stanley
VALC
Lloyd C. Bird
Chesterfield
Assembly
Bird
Willey
Charles R. Fenwick
Arlington
William B. Spong Jr
Portsmouth
M. M. Long
Wise
Cancer Drive Opens Sunday With 1956 Quota Set
The 1956 Winchester and Frederick County drive begins April 1 and runs through the month. Chair Charles B. Baker aims to match last year’s $2,700 goal, while the 1955 drive in the area raised $3,800. Harry Lovett announces a new door to door solicitation feature, backed by the Women's Civic League led by Mrs. J. A. Hotinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Baker
Winchester
Frederick County
Harry Lovett
Winchester - Frederick County
Virginia
American Cancer Society
Women’s Civic League
J. A. Hotinger
Hotinger
Mr. Lovett
J. Pinckney Arthur
Fugitive Montos Nabbed After FBI Ten Most Wanted Run
MEMPHIS Tenn Nick O George Montos the only man to join the FBI ten most wanted list twice was captured with fellow fugitive Robert Lloyd Jones in a motel room police used tear gas to end the standoff. Both men surrendered as officers moved in. Montos had been on the list since March 2 after an earlier 1952 to 1954 run and faced charges of escape from prison bank robbery burglary and unlawful flight. Jones a convicted murderer was serving life at Parchman and later added to the list.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nicko George Montos
FBI
Montos
Robert Lloyd Jones
C. FE. Piper
Montes
Jones
Mississippi State
Parchman
Piper
Mississippi
Injunction Blocks NAACP Activity In Louisiana
A state injunction in Baton Rouge blocks NAACP meetings until membership lists are filed under a 1924 law. A federal judge in New Orleans ordered Louisiana to show cause why a broader halt to the NAACP action should not issue, with hearings set Wednesday.
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Baton Rouge
Ku Klux Klan
National Assn. For
Colored People
Louisiana
State
Coleman Lindsey
NAACP
New Orleans
U. S
J. Skelly Wright
Atty
Fred LeBlanc
Lindsey
Robert L. Carter
New York
Blustery Weather Continues Across the Northeast
The Associated Press reports fresh snow blankets southern New England with Worcester reaching 18 inches and Hartford at 5 inches in 24 hours. A wet belt stretches from the eastern Northern Plains through the Great Lakes and into the Atlantic states with heavy precipitation along the southern New England coast.
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New England
Worcester
Mass
Hartford
Conn
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
Atlantic Coast
Pennsylvania
New York
Mid-Continent
Rockies
Washington
Virginia Weather Forecast and Cleanup Campaign Notice
Virginia forecast calls for clear but cooler conditions tonight with low near 35 along the coast and 25 to 32 inland. Saturday mostly sunny and cool, Sunday warmer in the afternoon. little or no precipitation expected. Garbage notice details a Clean Up Fix Up collection April 2 to 7 with curbside trash to maintain regular schedule. Weather data includes March 31 forecast and April temperature trends.
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Virginia
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Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Fred Brumback
Smalts
H. W. Butler, Jr
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Brumback
Prince
Congress
Christian Youth Group
Planning Sunrise Service
Ralph H. Mellwee
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Youth Fellowship
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