Gillette says U S suffered reversal at Geneva
Senator Guy Gillette criticizes the Geneva outcome on Indochina as a major reversal blaming a split Republican administration. He warns a Democratic Congress could unite the government and support UN action against Communist aggression. The remarks preview a Democratic rally ending with a Jefferson Jackson dinner and speeches by Truman Johnson and Rayburn.
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Washington
Guy Gillette
Iowa
United States
Geneva
Indochina
Congress
America
Dulles
Eisenhower
Gillette
Republican Party
Free World
Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Senate
House
Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Roethke Pulitzer Winner Ties to Winchester Family
Theodore Roethke, winner of the year’s Pulitzer poetry award, is the son in law of Mr and Mrs Irvan T OConnell of South Loudoun Street. He collaborated with his wife Beatrice OConnell on The Waking, written largely during their February 1953 visit to the OConnells. Roethke has just completed Words for the Wind, a four part cycle for his wife, which appeared in a Rome sponsored publication with his earlier works.
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Theodore Roethke
Irvan T. O'Connell
S. Loudoun St
Grove Furniture Co
Winchester
Tues & Thurs
le Spring
Ic Macy
N. Loudoun St
Jewel Box
Jewel Box, Inc
Hodgson and Brown
Edgewood
Front Royal Rd
Split over chairmanship stalls Indochina talks in Geneva
East and West diverge on chairing the Indochina sessions at the Geneva conference as Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia delegates arrive. Talks may be delayed into next week amid Paris and Moscow discussions and French pressures for a firm, guarded settlement. Viet Nam opposes partition under rival spheres of influence.
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Indochina
Geneva
Paris
Bidault
Marc Jaquet
Associated States
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Anthony Eden
Eden
V. M. Molotov
United States
France
Molotov
Viet Nam
Nguyen Trung Vinh
Nguyen Quoc Dinh
Nguyen Dac Khe
Khe
Bao Dai
Soviet Army Chief Grechko Visits Gen Hoge in West Germany
Col. Gen. A. A. Grechko, chief of the Soviet army, paid a courtesy call on Gen. William M. Hoge in Heidelberg West Germany after Hoge met him in East Berlin last November. The 15 minute meeting followed elaborate U S escorted procession and guards.
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Gen
Hoge
Heidelberg
Germany
A. A. Grechko
East Germany
West Germany
William M. Hoge
Europe
Grechko
East Berlin
Geneva
U. S
Hersfeld
Berlin
zoOce
Freezing Weather Fails to Show Up for Fruit Crops
The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory logged a 46 degree low as predicted freezing failed to materialize. Forecasters had warned of 28 to 35 degrees and a 31 degree low Tuesday caused minor damage in low spots.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Memorial Hospital Open House Sets May 12 To Honor Florence Nightingale
In National Hospital Week observance Memorial Hospital announces an Open House on May 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. Tours led by staff invite all, with provisions for group visits. refreshments provided. Mayor proclaims May 9-15 Hospital Week with theme On Guard For You. Car inspections offered May as Inspection Month at Smith Pontiac Service Gerrard St.
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Memorial Hospital
Florence Nightingale
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Homer E. Alberti
Smith-Pontiac Sales & Service
Gerrard
Gas Tank Leak At Hershey Soda Fountain
Four city fire companies responded to a sulphur gas leak at Hershey soda fountain 22 S Braddock St. Ice cream began melting prompting repairs. Hershey Company said no damage to building or equipment and the repair man was only briefly affected by fumes.
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Hershey Soda
S. Braddock St
Wilmer
Hershey Company
Larrick
99 Babies Born Here Last Month
April births at Memorial Hospital totaled 99 with 48 boys and 51 girls. Four sets of twins were recorded, a local high for the facility. The month marked a shift with more girls than boys after years of the opposite.
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Memorial Hospital
Patton's
Court-Martial Set for GI Who Fled to East
Pvt. Carlos P. Johnson of High Point North Carolina will face a general court-martial in Salzburg on May 12. He is accused of affiliating with a Communist organization seeking to overthrow the U S government and of violating the espionage act by urging a fellow soldier to defect and deliver U S secrets to the Russians. Johnson disappeared from Linz Austria August 2 1953 and later sought asylum through the Russians before returning to West Berlin in January.
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Vienna
Austria
West
Salzburg
Carlos P. Johnson
High Point
N. C
U. S
Johnson
Linz
West Berlin
East Germany
Polled Shorthorn Sale Judging Contests Saturday
Arrangements are set for the Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Association sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange west of Winchester on Saturday at 1 p.m. A total of 61 cattle are offered including 9 bulls and 52 females. A judging contest begins at 9:30 a.m. with 10 Northern Virginia counties competing for more than $60 in cash awards.
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Shenandoah Valley
B. Halsey
Ed Huff
Harry L. McCann
Winchester
Livestock Exchange
Northern Virginia
Frederick
Clarke
Fairfax
Fauquier
Loudoun
Page
Prince William
Rappahannock
Shenandoah
Warren Counties
Shorthorn Breeders Group
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester
National Farm Loan Association
Shenandoah Production Credit Corporation
James Givens
Voag
John Wolfe
H. L
Winchester Frederick Chest reports 1954 drive total
The Winchester and Frederick County Community Chest raised 42157 dollars, 97.6 percent of the quota, the largest in eight years. At the May 18 meeting at the George Washington Hotel, sixteen directors will be elected and officers chosen. Proposals include year round staff, restricting fund appeals to Chest affiliated agencies, making the annual drive the sole community request, not funding national welfare groups, and continuing campaign division sponsorship by local service clubs.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Community Chest
Red Cross
Lions Club
French Air Assault Spurs Vietminh Siege at Dien Bien Phu
U S supplied bombers from the carrier Bois Belleau and other forces dropped fragmentation bombs on Vietminh positions near Dien Bien Phu. French and U S allied air power, including Globe masters, reinforced with troops and munitions as ground fighting paused briefly.
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Hanot
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Gulf of Tonkin
Chocom
Repelles
Bois Belleau
Isabelle
Bannister Shatters Four-Minute Mile At Oxford Meet
Roger Bannister of England ran the mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds during the Oxford Cambridge track meet at Oxford University. He was assisted off the track and unofficially equalled the world 1500 meters record at 3 minutes 43 seconds.
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Oxford
England
Roger Bannister
Press Association
Bannister
Oxford University
Oxford - Cambridge
Seaway Bill Approved After 20-Year Fight
The House passed St Lawrence Seaway legislation by 241 to 158 after a decades long battle. The measure shifts 105 million dollars in revenue bonds to fund the US share of the waterway and awaits the President's signature. Senate already approved.
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Washington
House
St. Lawrence Seaway
United States
Canada
Senate
Treasury
Fuller Addresses Rotary on AP Origins and News Freedom
Fuller, longtime Richmond AP Bureau chief, speaks at the George Washington Hotel to the Rotary Club about AP's founding, its cooperative nature, and the need for reporters to access sources and report events exactly as they happen. He traces press freedom as a principal bulwark.
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Rotary Club Today
Frank H. Fuller
Associated Press Bureau
Richmond
George Washington Hotel
Howard A. Holland
Fuller
Associated Press
Clarke Delegates To Vote as Unit For Rep Harrison
Clarke County Democrats named nine delegates and alternates to vote as a county unit for Rep Burr Harrison at the 7th District Democratic Convention in Waynesboro on May 22. The delegation includes W. W. Smallwood and Mrs Ann Harris Cooley with alternates led by W. R. Thompson and Monroe Buckley amid no known opposition.
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Berryville
Burr P. Harrison
House of Representatives
Virginia
Clarke County
Court House
Democratic Committee
Ralph Dorsey
Harrison
Tth
Waynesboro
W. W. Smallwood
Ann Harris Cooley
Loring C. Kackley
E. Blackburn Moore
W. M. Gaunt
John Friant
R. Lee Withers
Edward B. Lee
Robert Smalley
Junior Chamber To Elect Officers Tomorrow Evening
The Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual election of officers Friday evening at the George Washington Hotel. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m with principal candidates Aaron Zuckerman and Everett Holsinger. Present officers include Paul D Everly as president and others. FOR SALE On Monday May 10 at 4 o clock at the Farmers Livestock Exchange ten registered polled Hereford bulls listed in the notice.
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Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
George Washington
Aaron Zuckerman
Everett Holsinger
Paul D. Everly
Ferman Perry
Ralph Shockey
Wilson Dickson
Gordon Harmon
Mr. Zuckerman
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Middletown Community Events and Fire Company Notices
Continued on Page 2 Colony items include a chicken and ham supper at Middletown Fire Hall on Saturday May 8 sponsored by Middletown Grange. Charcoal flavor tested Aristocrat picnic charcoal from A C Slonaker and Son. The Rouss Fire Company holds its regular monthly meeting Friday May 7 at 8 p m with all members urged to attend. Friendship Fire Co notices call tonight at 8 p m for important business and attendance advised by R S Ryan Captain.
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Middletown Fire Hall
Middletown Grange
Aristocrat Picnic
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Rouss Fire Company
Rouss Fire Co
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
The
Friendship Fire Co
R. S. Ryan
Attorney General Bans Public Use of FBI Report
Attorney General Brownell ruled that neither an FBI report on Ft Monmouth New Jersey security risks nor a document from Senator McCarthy should be made public. He said the Senator's paper made unauthorized use of secret material from the FBI report. The documents have fueled controversy at Senate hearings on the Army subcommittee.
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Washington
Brownell
FBI
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Sen
McCarthy
Senate
Army
Ruling Triggers Protest From Senator McCarthy
Attorney General Brownell ruled a letter McCarthy offered for the Army hearings used secret materials without authorization. McCarthy sought a closed session to question Brownell on the ruling. Mundt refused to let the committee review the attorney general and would not consider browell.
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Washington
Brownell
Sen
McCarthy
Mundt
RSD
McCarthy Row Sparks Senate Hearing Clash
Brownell ruled in a letter to Chairman Mundt that two documents contain confidential FBI material and should not be made public. He noted FBI authorization was limited to two generals and stressed preserving sources vital to the FBI’s work amid a stormy session.
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McCarthy Row
Brownell
Mundt
R-Sd
FBI
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Stevens
Eleven Candidates Apply For Clarke County Game Warden Job
Clarke County searches for a new game warden after John Wert resigns. Eleven applicants, seven locals, four from nearby counties, took the exam at the courthouse with state supervisor Webb Midgette and District Supervisor Clemmer L. Miller overseeing. A joint May 11 meeting will review applications for final appointment by the State Commission. Sarah Zane Fire Co to hold May 7 meeting at 8 p.m. with members urged to attend.
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Berryville
Clarke County
John H. Wert
Webb Midgette
Ashland
Clemmer L. Miller
Fredericksburg
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Clarke
Sarah Zane Fire CO
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Vietminh Con
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Tolbert
Columbus
International Soundphoto
Handley Council No. 634
Elks Home
J. R. Brandon
Secy
Georges Bidault
Church of Notre Dame
National Assembly
Bulletin
Wender
Attorney General
Loryn M. Crabill
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