Train Hits Cattle Truck at Wadesville Injuring Driver
A northbound Baltimore & Ohio freight struck a cattle truck at the Wadesville crossing injuring driver Grover D Orndorff of Summit Point West Virginia. Three steer died and another was injured with one cow escaping uninjured. Local troopers investigated as the 81 car train continued to Brunswick Maryland.
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Wadesville
Baltimore & Ohio
Grover D Orndorff
Summit Point
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Orndorff
Clarke County
U.S
Detrick
E. D. Shirley
Mr. Shirley
Shirley
International
Grover Orndorff
Winchester Star
Caplainville Crossing
Here
Milwaukee
George Ives
Oconomowoc
Violet Groskreutz
Westfield
Columbia County
Oscar Mayer
Former Mental Patient Arraigned For RPI Shooting
Alfred I. Vischio Jr. 22 of Brooklyn stood mute in Police Court after arraignment on first degree murder for the pistol slaying of James Edward Whitlow 22 a sophomore at Richmond Professional Institute. Whitlow died in a dorm room and Vischio was arrested an hour later carrying a revolver. Whitlow planned to become a pharmacist and Vischio had been a patient at McGuire VA hospital.
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Richmond
Veterans Hospital
Wan
Alfred I. Vischio Jr
Brooklyn
N. Y
James Edward Whitlow
Richmond Professional Institute
Whitlow
Clover
Vischio
Midtown College
College of William and Mary
McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital
RPI
West Virginians Vote In Historic Ballot
West Virginians faced long lines as they voted for U S Senate and governor with 18 candidates on the ballot. The lengthy ballot also included state legislature races and other offices, slowing voting to a crawl. Early voters reported four to seven minutes per machine and few counties had machines.
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Charleston
W. Va
West
Wrought Iron Chairs 1959 Schewel Furniture Ad
Regular meeting of Round Hill Community Fire Company at Community Center Thursday at 7 30 p m. All members please attend. D L Bowers president. Used tires bought and sold Southern Tire Service 916 S Braddock St Army used grass sickles 29 cents A and N Store.
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Shawnee
Schewel Furniture Store
Round Hill Community Fire Company
Southern Tire Service
S. Braddock St
Army
Butler Renominated and Tydings Seeks Senate Comeback
Maryland Democrats nominated Sen. John Marshall Butler for re election and gave Millard E. Tydings a chance to regain his Senate seat after a closely contested primary. Tydings led narrowly over George P Mahoney while Butler won the Republican renomination. In the presidential vote Kefauver led an uninstructed Maryland delegation.
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Maryland
Tydings
Senate
Baltimore
Millard E. Tydings
George P. Mahoney
Mahoney
John Marshall Butler
Butler
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Tydings Nor Mahoney
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Chicago
Eisenhower
H bomb blast set for tomorrow at Eniwetok
The H bomb test shot Cherokee is tentatively scheduled for Thursday if winds permit. Weather delays have postponed earlier attempts, with officials warning of strong winds that could spread radioactive material beyond the 375000 square mile danger area. Three B52s stand by to drop the device on Na mu Island near Bikini Atoll. Crew say they trust the mission and plan to return safely.
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Eniwetok
Cherokee
U. S
Namu Island
Bikini Atoll
Maj
David H. Critchlow
Collie Dog Police Theft Suspect at Park
Richmond police recovered a miniature car stolen from a kiddie amusement park. The only suspect found was in the driver's seat a collie dog beside an empty street five miles from the owner’s home.
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Richmond
Leollie
Weevils Hit Alfalfa Fields in Frederick County
Weevils spreading to Frederick County alfalfa fields after troubling Clarke County. Assistant County Agent Dave Fletcher warns the situation looks serious with large numbers appearing in the last three to four days. Officials advise spraying when damage is seen at the plant tops using emulsified Heptachlor.
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Clarke County
Frederick County
Dave Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
John T. Wolfe
Tito Faces Busy Schedule Today On Visit to France
Tito of Yugoslavia continues a six day state visit to France with a morning tour of Paris landmarks and talks with Premier Guy Mollet. He urges new paths for East West understanding and warns about the dangers of nuclear war while calling for disarmament.
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Tito
France
Paris
Yugoslavia
Guy Mollet
Mollet
Paris Opera
Rene Coty
Soviet Bloc
Two Die As Bomber Crashes Off Virginia Coast
A B 27 twin jet bomber with two men aboard crashed on Ship Shoal Island off Virginia's Eastern Shore. There were no survivors, and identities were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Langley A Force Base
Ship Shoal Island
Virginia
U S to Produce 20 B52 Bombers Each Month
Secretary of Defense Wilson testified before a Senate panel that U S B52 production will rise to 20 aircraft monthly from six now, with no change in the balance of power relationship with the USSR. He defended U S air power and warned against overreaction or arms racing.
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U.S
Wilson
Washington
United States
Senate Appropriations
Uss.r
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
U.S.S.R
Marine Corps
Strategic Air Command
Stevenson Leads Field in Early Balloting at W&L Mock Convention
At Washington and Lee University in Lexington the Democratic mock convention began with Adlai Stevenson leading the 11 candidates on the first ballot with 355 votes and maintained the lead on the second ballot with 389. Lyndon Johnson, Averell Harriman, and Kefauver trailed as delegates split their 1,372 votes, while Harry Truman, Robert Meyner, and Frank Lausche were also nominated. The event resumes after Senator Barkley’s death two days earlier, with Gaines noting the decision to proceed aligns with Barkley’s wishes.
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Stevenson
W&l
Lexington
Adlai Stevenson
Washington
Lee
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
New York
Averell Harriman
Sen
Kefauver
Dtenn
Illinois
Tennessee
Harry Truman
Robert Meyner
New Jersey
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Kase
Lausche
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Kentucky
A. B. “Hap
Doremus
Symington
D-Mo
Francis P. Gaines
Washington and Lee University
Sen. Barkley
Gaines
Robinson Memorial Elementary School contract awarded to local firm
The Frederick County School Board awarded the construction contract for Robinson Memorial Elementary School on Paper Mill Road to Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc after bids from four firms. Construction to start soon with a 18 000 square foot, one story, eight room facility designed by Haddox & Williams on a 10.5 acre site one mile south of Winchester limits.
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Robinson Memorial
Paper Mill Road
Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc
Frederick County School Board
Shockey
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Miller
Kernstown
Robinson
James Wood
Ayler
Stephens City
State Board of Education
Miller School
Haddox & Williams
John Gold
Pineville
Winchester
Train Crash Injures 100 Schoolchildren and Teachers
More than 100 students and adult chaperones were injured when a baseball excursion train collided with a loaded gravel truck at the Caplinville crossing. One truck driver suffered serious injuries. 104 people were admitted to hospital, with 37 staying overnight.
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Waukesha
Wis
Portage
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Gordon Hincklevy
Wales
Apple crop in Wenatchee far West falls two thirds
Dr. L P Batter of the USDA reports 1956 apples in the Wenatchee Yakima area at about two thirds of normal roughly 16 million bushels. He warns Golden Delicious and Jonathan buds were killed reducing pollen, risking lighter set unless artificial pollination is used.
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L. P. Batter
United States Department of Agriculture
Wenatchee
Washington
The
Star
Wenatchee -Yakima
Batter
Jonathan
Wenatchee Region
South
Virginia
West
Poor Box Thief Nabbed by Priest in Denver Church
In Denver the Rev Joseph M O Malley a former amateur boxer chased and arrested George Wilbur Stinson 30 after a six block pursuit by car and on foot. Stinson surrendered without resistance and confessed to the robbery carrying 107 50 at arrest.
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Denver
Joseph M. O'Malley
George Wilbur Stinson
Stinson
Virginia Weather Forecast For May 9 11
Clear and cooler tonight with low 40s to 45 along the coast and 30s to 38 inland. Wednesday mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon. Five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal, warmer Thursday then cooling later in the week with light showers and about a quarter inch precipitation. Highs around 59 and lows near 37 today.
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Virginia
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Schewel Furniture
Margaret L. Hodgson
Frederick Clarke
D. L. Bowers
Pres
A & N Store
Frederick Co
America
Robinson School
Far West
Mariannes
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