Beck faces suspension as Teamsters amid AFL-CIO probe
Washington reports leaders of organized labor await word on whether Dave Beck will be backed or dumped after the AFL-CIO Executive Council suspended him and ordered an Ethics probe into alleged misuse of union funds. Senate Rackets Committee investigations may not resume unless Beck agrees to testify. May 20 hearing set to determine actions, with suspension effective pending outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Organized Labor
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Beck
Teamsters Union
Aflcio
Federation
Ethical Practices Committee
Labor Movement
Senate
Afl-Cio Council
Seattle
AFL - Cio
George Meany
Ambassador Says U S Stature Strengthened by Egypt Stand
Former ambassador to India argues America gains influence in the Middle East Asia Africa and Latin America by not backing a British French Israeli invasion of Egypt. Senator Cooper of Kentucky cautions that support for the invasion would have cost U S influence in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
India
America
Egypt
Middle East
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
Seawolf Commissioned as Navy Welcomes Second Atomic Sub
The Seawolf, 330 feet long and displacing 3260 tons, joins the fleet as the Navy unveils a new approach to nuclear propulsion. Cmdr. Richard B. Laning of Amherst, Virginia, commands the vessel built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton Connecticut under Rear Adm. Warder who heads undersea warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton, Conn
Seawolf
Frederick B. Warder
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Navy
America
Warder
Grafton
W. Va
Richard B. Laning
Amherst
Ike drives 70 mph to Gettysburg farm draws fire
Sen. Neu berger criticizes what he calls disregard of speed laws after President Eisenhower travels to Gettysburg farm at speeds up to 70 miles an hour. Goldwater suggests flying to avoid traffic while reporters try to keep up behind a police escort. Secret Service says no special reason, promising to look into the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Neuberger
D-Ore
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Eisenhower
Montgomery County
Secret Service
A. E. Baughman
Foreign Lady Sighted With Bandits Near Iran Pakistan Border
A witness told Iranian police he saw a foreign lady traveling on a mule with bandits and their families near the Iran Pakistan frontier. Mrs Anita Carroll of Issaquah Washington disappeared after an ambush that killed her husband Kevin Carroll and two Iranians.
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Tehran
Iran
U.S
Anita Carroll
Iran- Pakistan
Carroll
Issaquah
Wash
Tangeerkhehr
Arabia
Pakistan
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
DeSoto Fireflite Hardtop Sportsman Priced at 1500
An ad correction notes the 1956 DeSoto Fireflite Hardtop Sportsman was priced at 1500 under list price. The retailer Heatwolk Motor Co. brands it a bargain. Also mentions Shirkey's Restaurant Sunnyside serving Sunday dinner from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The tagline The House of Good Food emphasizes the dining offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desoto
Heatwolk Motor Coo
South End Shawnee Honorary Chiefs Win Beauty Contest
South End and Shawnee honorary fire chiefs win city and county divisions of the In-Town Honorary Fire Chiefs Contest. Miss Susan Crisman and Miss Nancy Cole headline the winners, to lead the Firemen’s Parade May 2 at the Apple Blossom Festival.
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Nancy Lowell Cole
Shawnee Vfd
Frederick County
Susan O'Neil Crisman
South End of
Win
South End
Shawnee Vfc
Douglas J. O'Connell
Palace Theatre
Dorothy Jean Daugherty
Sarah Zane
Margaret McMullan
Mary Margine _ Sirbaugh
Gore
Juanita Louise DeHaven
Round Hill
Katherine Winifred Wealthy
Middletown
Lois White
Stephens City
Crisman
John B. Crisman
Valley Mill Road
Handley
Miss Cole
Dennis Cole
Rt. 4
James Wood
Try-Hi-Yy
Convoys Move Through Suez Canal Resuming Transit
Two convoys pass through the Suez Canal marking progress toward normal operations. A nine ship group resumed after a sand storm near Great Bitter Lake while a second five ship convoy entered at Suez. Egyptian toll terms, neutral-bank plan, and the Gaza Strip dispute draw attention as U N officials report no Israeli raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
Suez
Suez Canal Authority
Great Bitter Lake
U.N
Abukir
Cairo
Federal Bank of
Switzerland
Canal Authority
National Bank of Egypt
World Bank
Gaza Strip
Strip
Jerusalem
U. N
New York
Hammarskjold
Nasser
Israel
Moscow Radio
London
West Today
Shenandoah Co Man Charged With Murder
Chester W. Frye 33 of Hudsons Cross Roads was charged with murder in the February death of 64 year old Harry Neff Cleary. Cleary was found badly burned in his home February 27 and died the next day in a Woodstock hospital. Sheriff Garland Weaver arrested Frye Thursday. county grand jury to hear the case Monday.
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Woodstock
Chester W. Frye
Hudsons Cross Roads
Harry Neff Cleary
Garland Weaver
Frye
Cleary
Khrushchev vows to end waste in Russia economy
Khrushchev announces a plan to replace central industrial ministers with regional councils as part of a decentralization drive. The move targets heavy industry, rejects consumer emphasis, andreshapes cabinet roles ahead of the 1957 Supreme Soviet session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party, Central Committee
Supreme Soviet
Parliament
Moscow
Almond Won't Seek Fight Over Speaker Job
Virginia Democrat governor candidate J Lindsay Almond Jr says he will not take part in the contest for speaker of the House of Delegates. The race involves E Blackburn Moore and George M Cochran with jockeying for support among Democrats at the Jefferson Jackson Day event in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Democratic Organization
House of Delegates
Atty
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
George M. Cochran
Staunton
Young Turk
General Assembly
Second Annual Auto Show Set April 4 in Winchester
Plans for the Second Annual Auto Show in downtown Winchester on Thursday April 4 are underway. The event, co sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association and the Automobile Dealers Association, will close Loudoun Street from Piccadilly to Boscawen between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Fourteen dealers will display four new cars each, with reps answering questions. Patsy Cline is tentatively booked and Rhythm Ramblers will perform near the Loudoun Street Louss Ave. intersection. Three government bonds of 100 50 and 25 dollars will be awarded at 8 p.m. to be claimed by attendees present.
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Winchester
Retail Merchants’ Association
Automobile Dealers’ Association
Loudoun St
Piccadilly
Boscawen Sts
Patsy Cline
Rhythm Ramblers
Loudoun St.Louss Ave
Gail Levi Crowned Miss Clarke County 1957
Gail Levi was named Miss Clarke County of 1957 in the fifth annual Festival of Beauty at Clarke County High School auditorium Berryville. Runners up Rebecca Ann Athey and Geraldine McClaughry wore blue and green gowns. Levi wore a yellow bouffant dress and received the winner's cup from Miss Mary Jean Rickard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Gail Levi
Mary Jean Rickard
Clarke County High School
Miss Levi
Ed Levi
Miss Rickard
Forest Rickard
Berryville
Winchester Star
The
Lions Club
Rebecca Ann Athey
Geraldine McClaughry
Clarke County Lions Club
Rayburn warns Ike over temporary presidency plan
House Speaker Sam Rayburn told President Eisenhower that demanding temporary presidency legislation could signal a plan to abandon active presidential duties. Eisenhower dismissed the inference, while Congress debates whether to fill the constitutional gap by bill or amendment. Democratic leaders expect no action this session though some Republicans argue the issue merits action.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Rayburn
White House
Rep. Keating
New York
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Cabinet
Supreme Court
State Officials Reject Deal With Hospital Workers Union
Richmond officials said the state would not negotiate with the United Construction Workers division of the United Mine Workers following the Staunton mental hospital system vote to affiliate. The move came after the elimination of housing subsidies and perquisites, with a general pay raise and new living charges implemented for state hospital employees.
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State
Richmond
State Hospital
Staunton
United Construction Workers
United Mine Workers Union
E. E. Willey
State Hospital Board
Willey
A. E. H. Ruth
Ruth
Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals
Stanley
Western State Hospital
Weather forecast for Virginia and local notes
Clear cool night with scattered frost interior. Low temperatures 28 to 35. Sunday Mild and sunny after a chilly start. Winchester area skies. March 30 date noted with 5:59 a.m. sunset and 4:19 a.m. new moon. Esso Service Center on Valley Pike under new management Charles Anderson proprietor.
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Virginia
Winchester Skies
Ware
New Nagement Esso
Valley Pike
Charles Anderson
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Lebanon
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Almond
Veek
Knowland
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