Riot in Jaroslaw Sparks Polish Army Action
A large riot in Jaroslaw southwest Poland prompted 1000 police and troops to intervene. Szpander Mlodych reports indicate a serious outburst against Communist authority with signs of a military mutiny. Arrests included an army sergeant major and a district commander arrived to oversee probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Jaroslaw
Poland
Szpander Mlodych
Kuropieska
Army
Stargard
Szczecin
Stettin
Lomza
James Wood Senior Wins Maxwell Scholarship at VMI
Harold Albert Kurstedt Jr. 17, son of Col. H A Kurstedt of Mountain Falls, won the Maxwell Competitive Scholarship at the Virginia Military Institute for the highest average on College Entrance tests among about 30 Virginia applicants. The award pays 750 first year and 450 each subsequent year. He is a James Wood School senior, with straight A’s in the first three years, varsity leader, Science Fair winner and athlete, planning civil engineering at VMI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Albert Kurstedt, Jr
Maxwell
Virginia Military Institute
Young Kurstedt
H. A. Kurstedt
Mountain Falls
James Wood School
Virginia
VMI
Philip Thompson Shiner
Front Royal
Warren County
Arthur M. Lipscomb, Jr
Friendship Fire Co to Hold Regular Meeting May 9
The Friendship Fire Co announces its regular monthly meeting at the Co Hall on Thursday May 9 all members urged to attend Captain Marion Anderson chairs. Also South End Fire Company plans a Monday meeting at 8 p.m with Entertainment by The Teens and refreshments all members invited. Republican Women Luncheon May 8 in Boyce Parish Hall Cyn thia Zimmerman guest of honor Token's serves $1 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Fire Co
Co. Hall
Thurs
Marion Anderson
South End Fire Company
Parish Hall
Boyce
Cynthia Zimmerman
National Republican
Democrats Target Tight Money in 1958 Elections
Democratic leaders frame Eisenhower money policies as their main issue for 1958 campaigns. Senators and governors say higher interest rates hit farmers, small businesses, and consumers, while Stevenson and Truman urge focus on foreign policy and domestic costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen. Smathers
Florida
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Truman
Paul M. Butler
Gov
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Averell Harriman
New York
Virginia Nears One Million Qualified Voters
Official estimates from the State Board of Elections show Virginia with about 935 000 qualified voters, rising roughly 50 000 in the past year. White voters number about 846 000 and Negroes about 89 000, with urban areas growing faster than rural.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
State Board of Elections
Balloon Flight Ends in Tree in Iowa Test Program
A General Mills balloon and gondola carrying a dummy parachutist named Sad Sam rose to 90 000 feet then failed to release and landed in a tree near Cresco Iowa technicians said the craft came down sometime during the night The test was to preview manned Air Force experiments from high altitude with a planned bail out later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Iowa
General Mills, Inc
Sam
Cresco
New Brighton
St. Paul
Minn
Israelis Parade War Booty in Independence Day Display
TEL AVIV Israelis staged the largest military show in the nation's short history with five miles of parades featuring captured Egyptian equipment. About half a million spectators watched troops including paratroopers and air defenses, as French jets roared overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tuckman
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sinai
Air Force
Alexander N. Abramov
David Ben - Gurion
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Apple Blossom Special brings 565 visitors to Winchester
The Apple Blossom Special chartered by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society arrived at Cumberland Valley Station bringing 565 visitors to Winchester. Music by the Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps and dancing by the Winchesterettes accompanied the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Philadelphia
National Railway Historical Society
Cumberland Valley
Boscawen and
Stewart Sts
Rouss
Winchesterettes
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Harold Patton
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas G. Scully
Robert Abrams
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Nicaragua and Honduras agree to halt fighting
Nicaragua and Honduras reach a cease fire as President Louis Somoza signs and a Honduran junta endorses the agreement. The Organization of American States brokered the deal and a formal signing is planned in Tegucigalpa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Honduras
Managua
Louis Somoza
Organization of America States
Tegucigalpa
Virginia's Last Confederate Vet Turns 111 May 15
Virginia's famed Civil War veteran General John Salling, age 110, will celebrate his 111th birthday on May 15 in Scott County. A parade and motorcade are planned with Gate City Civitan Club involvement and a high school band. Dignitaries, armed forces officials, and Gov. Stanley may attend. Salling, who dug saltpetre for gunpowder, received a rare Department of Defense gold medal in November. He is part of a trio of surviving Confederates, with W. W. Williams and William Lundy noted in nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slant. Va
John Salling
Scott County
Virginia
Salling
Gate City Civitan Club
Scade
Armed Forces
Gov. Stanley
Lon Collins
Salling Salling
Dept. of Defense
W. W. Williams
Franklin, Texas
William Lundy
Laurel Hill
Fla
Pianist Denies Romance With Princess Ends
In Stockholm a British socialite jazz pianist denies ending romance with Princess Margaretha of Sweden. The royal household said the engagement proposal was rejected and the affair ended over a month ago. Douglas-Home told Dagens Nyheter the royal statement is nonsense and the romance is not finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Margaretha
Sweden
Robin Douglas— Home
Gustaf
Dagens Nyheter
Douglas— Home
London
Frost Forecast Sparks Fruit Growers Concern
A cold snap midweek brought scattered frost over Clarke County and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Fredericksburg area likely escaped heavy damage. Winchester Fruit Research Lab recorded a 35 degree low, with a forecast high near 66 and tonight's low around 38 as sunshine returns tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Panhandle
West Virginia
Frederick County
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Agitation Flares Up as Bogota Remains in Turmoil
Bogota endures unrest despite 35 000 troops and a claimed routine seizure. Tear gas and dyed water break up protests against President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla plans for a hand picked Constituent Assembly. Students in Bogota Cali Medellin and Popayan join strikes denouncing the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Cali
Medellin
Popayan
Guillermo Leon Valencia
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Rojas
Constituent Assembly
Berryville Youth Shot by Officer in Warrant Scuffle
Monte Tomblin Jr., 18, was shot in the foot during a scuffle as Town Officer Hicks served a warrant in Berryville Friday night. Tomblin was hospitalized and later jailed. Police Chief Willingham was present but not near the arrest. Also, Legionnaires hold a regular meeting at Post Home on May 7 at 7 30 p m with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hicks
Monte Tomblin, Jr
Legionnaires
Post Home
Daniel T. Grimes
AFL-CIO Issues 22 Page Bill of Particulars
The AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee demanded Teamsters explain steps to probe possible misuse of union funds by President Dave Beck. The 22 page bill of particulars attacked the international union for failing to investigate charges against Beck and other officers and alleged corrupt influence within the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl-Cio
International Union
Beck
McCarthy Lauded as Fallen Warrior of Americanism
The Senate chaplain eulogized Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy as a fallen warrior for Americanism at a Senate chamber funeral after a Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral. McCarthy, 48, died from an acute liver ailment, with high officials including Vice President Nixon and Eisenhower aide S. Jack Martin in attendance. The service followed a large cathedral tribute honoring his anti-communist stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
William E. Borah
Idaho
Jean Kerr
Capitol
Nixon
Eisenhower
S. Jack Martin
Frederick Brown Harris
Ethical Practices Group Opens Union Hearing
The Teamsters Executive Board denounces AFL-CIO charges as malicious and unfounded slander as President Dave Beck and leaders face a closed trial before the Ethical Practices Committee. Beck is under indictment on income tax evasion charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Teamsters Union Executive Board
Afl-Cio
Arsanane
AUT
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Beck
AFL-CIO charges Teamsters over alleged corruption plead by May 24
The AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee charged the Teamsters Union with failing to clean up corruption and set a May 24 deadline for a response after a two hour closed hearing. Teamsters President Dave Beck asked for the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
AFL -Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Defy AFL-CIO Charges Amidnik Dispute
James Hoffa and another Teamsters vice president posed outside AFL-CIO HQ as tensions rise over a federation hearing. The Teamsters threaten to fight attempts to disband or reorganize union leadership while alleging the charges stem from corrupt influence. An Ethical Practices group plans to present a detailed bill of particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Senate Rackets Committee
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Teamsters Board
Teamsters’ Board
Ethical Practices Group
al J. Hayes
The
Machinists’ Union
Hayes
Four Battle Death in Flood That Sweeps Car From Road
A flash flood swept a car off U S 129 south of Nashville Georgia, drowning the W E Tyndale family. The parents and their two children Nancy seven and Billy five were carried through a 42 inch railroad culvert. Rescued by Dick Walter, a Valdosta baseball player on his honeymoon, they survived after battling powerful currents and a whirlpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyndale
Nancy
Billy
Nashville
U. S. 129
Mrs. Tyndale
Tyndales
Atlanta
Dick Walter
Valdosta
Lax Handling Of Federal Soil Bank Funds Cited
House subcommittee report cites instances of farmers collecting soil bank payments for not growing crops and for shifting land from one wheat type to another. Department officials call 1956 peculiarity due to late season law passage. Findings suggest payments to offset Midwest income drop before the 1956 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Soil Bank
Washington
House
House Agriculture Appropriations
Agriculture Department
Subcommittee
Department of Agriculture
Soil Bank
Whitten
D-Mass
Asst. Secretary of Agriculture
Marvin L. McLain
Midwest Farm Belt
Freak Cold Snap Grips Europe
A freak cold snap hit Europe with widespread snow and frost. Crops suffered heavy damage in Britain France and Italy while Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia reported deep snow and park and garden damage. Weather also threatened the Yangtze flood risk in China with heavy rains ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Britain
France
Italy
Ljubljana
Lombardy
Rovigo
Radio Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Paris
Denmark
England
Prague Radio
Czech
Bohemia
Moravia
Solvakia
Asia
Peiping Radio
Yangtze River
China
Anhwel
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Io Vicinity
Reward
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Williams
Orville Freeman
Minnesota
Foster Furcole
Massachusetts
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Ben-Gurion
Negev Desert
Haifa
Sea of Galilee
City
Princess
Priscilla Jones
Marie Wood
Miss Jones
Blakely
Betty Crocker
Norman Walker
Freak Cold Snap Grips
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