Lebanon backs Syria in Jordan River dispute
Lebanon formally aligns with Syria refusing a cease fire with Israel unless Jerusalem pledges not to divert the Jordan River. Lebanon’s note to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold urged an unconditional cease fire but linked to the water project.
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Jerusalem
Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Jordan
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Damascus
Israel-Lebanon
Salim Lahoud
Jordan River
Hammarskjold
Rome
Capital Pays Final Tribute To Sen Barkley
Alben W Barkley documented as 78 year old Kentucky Democrat and former vice president is honored in Foundry Methodist Church with Eisenhower attending delaying his news conference. Barkley dies during a Lexington Virginia speech prompting a national tribute before burial in Paducah Kentucky.
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Sen. Barkley
Washington
Eisenhower
Alben W. Barkley
Supreme Court
Foundry Methodist Church
Kentucky
Gray Stone
Frederick Brown Harris
Senate
Barkley
Sherman Adams
Wilton B. Persons
James C. Hagerty
Paducah
Lexington
Dulles Arrives in Paris for NATO Council Meeting
U S Secretary of State Dulles flew into Paris to attend a weekend NATO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. He arrived at Orly with his wife and headed to the U S Embassy for talks with Ambassador Dillon. The aim is to explore expanding NATO beyond defense into political and economic fields, possibly creating a North Atlantic community.
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Paris
U. S
Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Special Air Force
Washington
Orly Airfield
C. Douglas Dillon
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
NATO Council
White House
Winchester Gets More Telephone Equipment
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia, in its April meeting, approved 126200 for new central office gear in Winchester. The plan adds 700 terminals and 620 lines plus five more switchboard positions to speed long distance service. A school trustee election board meeting is set for May 18 in the County Clerk's Office to choose trustees for Stonewall and Back Creek districts.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Virginia
Winchester
Frederick County
Stonewall
Back Creek
Seven Injured in Near Head On Crash East of City
Seven people were injured in a near head on crash just east of Winchester city limits this morning. Six were members of an Ithaca New York family and a Stephenson man also injured. Fire from the 1952 Dodge was extinguished by a passing truck driver before serious damage occurred.
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U. 3S. Rt
Winchester
Ithaca
N. Y
Winchester Star
City
U. S Rt. 7
Stephenson
Frank E. Dennison
Dennison
Howard Cooper
Rt. 1
Rose Dennison
Donald Dennison
Bobby Dennison
Kathleen Dennison
Mr. Dennison
Glen Dennison
Mr. Cooper
Omps
Friendship
Jones
Reuss
Sarah Zane
South End
Virginians Rally Against Do Nothing School Policy
Lt. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens told a Portsmouth Chamber dinner that most Virginians oppose integration but also reject a do nothing approach. He urged the General Assembly to act using Gray Commission tuition grants and school assignment plans to avoid forced integration, warning against delays amid mounting NAACP activity.
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Stephens
Portsmouth
A. E. S. Stephens
Virginia
General Assembly
Kefauver Accepts Virginia Speaking Invitation
Len Kefauver a Tennessee Democrat and contender for the Democratic presidential nomination has accepted a May invitation to speak at the University of Virginia. The UVA student legal forum says the policy address will cover the South and is his only Virginia appearance before the national convention in August.
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Kefauver
U. of Virginia
Charlottesville
Len Kefauver
D-Tenn
University of Virginia
South
Virginia
End of Season Clearance at Macy and Schewel
Retail specials headline sales across local shops. Macy at 181 N Loudoun St runs suits dresses coats toppers while Rexall marks its 59th anniversary. Innnerspring mattresses offered at 19.59 each with Schewel Furniture Store promotion details.
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Anderson
W. Hart
Schewel Furniture Store
Schewel Furniture
Fire damages home on Front Royal Road near Lucky Inn
Faulty installation of a floor heater is blamed for a blaze that damaged the living room of a Martinsville house on Front Royal Road shortly before 3 a.m. The Derry family slept upstairs and downstairs as Mrs. Derry spotted flames and alerted her husband who saved the four children. Fire units from Shawnee, Round Hill, and Stephens City fought the fire. no basement allowed the fire to be contained in a small wall area near the chimney.
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Front Royal Road
Pierre le- Vee
Martinsville
Walace Derry, Jr
Mrs. Derry
Derry
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department
Round Hill
Stephens City
Parking Meters Now Installed At Berryville
Berryville council discusses 77 new parking meters placed last week and in service Monday. Mayor Berlin, Police Chief Willingham, and committee chair Levi back the meters as improving parking, with a month trial before changes. Local merchants and three residents seek tweaks, including adjusting bank street meters for 12 minute use and designating a taxi stand space.
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Berryville
Edward P. Berlin
Lonnie W. Levi
Robert Willingham
Floyd McWilliams
Bank of
Clarke County
Council
Church Street
Main Street
A. W. Gilmore
Carey Cabs
Gilmore
Winchester Fire Chief Highlights City Trash Burning Rules
Fire Chief Barr urged Winchester residents to follow city brush and trash burning rules. Weeds and refuse may be burned daily except Sunday from sunrise to sunset, with caution and fires completely out before sunset. He noted state laws do not apply inside city limits.
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Taylor Barr
Winchester
Barr
Apples in storage under 50 thousand bushels May opening
Two local cold storages held 45 364 bushels of apples as May opened while other facilities reported empty. Winchester Cold Storage had 38 105 bushels with half owned by processors. Virginia Apple Storage held 7 259 bushels.
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Winchester
Virginia
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
Southern White People Have Right To Separate Education
At Princeton a South Carolina editor defended segregation as reflecting unbridgeable social differences. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP challenged the idea, saying segregation harms children, while Waring argued for cultural separation and criticized Northern intervention. The debate drew about 250 attendees, including students and locals.
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N. J
South Carolina
National Assn
Thomas R. Waring
Charleston, S. C
News and Courier
Princeton University
Waring
Roy Wilkins
The
NAACP
Wilkins
University of Alabama
State of Alabama
United States
Lucy
Isolated 149 people after spinal meningitis case in Capon Bridge
Capon Bridge West Virginia ordered 149 people into isolation for a week after a 9 year old pupil at Capon Bridge Elementary School was diagnosed with spinal meningitis. The school remained closed with 16 high school contacts kept home along with four teachers three cafeteria workers and a bus driver. Calvin Slonaker's illness prompted action by Hampshire County health officer Dr J D Brown. He was hospitalized in Winchester with improving condition and a good prognosis.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
J. D. Brown
Hampshire County
Calvin Slonaker
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Giffin
Brown
West Virginia State Health Department
Stevenson State Leads in Washington D C Primary
Stevenson pledged delegates led Kefauver backed delegates in the District of Columbia primary while the count faced delays. A light turnout met a breakdown in tabulation as uncounted ballots were stored overnight, delaying results for days.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
GOP
Stevenson
Kefauver
Tennessee
Congress
Elections Board
Newell W. Ellison
Clearance of ALL SPRING HATS
Large Blooming PANSY PLANTS SMALTS FLORIST FRIENDSHIP FIRE CO. The regular monthly meeting will be held Thursday night, May 3 at 8 p. m. at the Lion's Shelter. Refreshments will be served. KINZEL GRUBBS, Capt.
Stephens City Seeks Industry with Data on Town Worth
Town council hears advice from C Vernon Stone on compiling essential town facts to attract new industry. A committee is named to present Stephens City advantages, while Jake Locke joins as town sergeant next month and water upgrades for the school proceed.
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Stephens City
C. Vernon Stone
Hagerstown
Potomac Edison Company
Andrew J. Bowen
Northern Virginia Power Company
Winchester
M. G. Hannum
Jake Locke
Boyce
Berryville
Carbaugh
R. F. Ayler
H. Denis Hoover
Council
Richard L. Adams
State Highway Department
Green Street
Mayor Wakeman
J. E. Clevenger
R. E. Hausenfluck
Harry M. Carbaugh
R. H. Shiley
Robert E. O'Neal
Susan Ambrose
French T. Reid
Texas Flood Threatens More Damage Across State
Heavy rains swelled streams across Texas claiming at least four lives and triggering evacuations. Lake Brownwood Dam spillway saw water six feet deep as up to 12 inches of rainfall drenched Brownwood. Gatesville and Waco faced continued floods while the Trinity River crest was forecast at Dallas for Wednesday morning.
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Dallas
Texas
Brownwood
Lake Brownwood
National Guard
Russell Miller
Gatesville
Waco
Trinity River
Virginia forecast shows mild warming and clearing skies
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and warmer tonight. Thursday partly clear and warmer. today’s highs near 52 and 47 for lows, with a look at temperatures compared to year ago 73 and 42. Also notes Winchester sunrise and sunset times and a local store ad for flowers.
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Winchester
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