$120 Million In Aid Committed To Middle East
Ambassador James P. Richards announced about 120 million dollars in U S military and economic aid to Middle East nations on his tour. He said military aid will move swiftly, with roughly 50 to 60 million for urgent arms to countries already under aid agreements. He did not name the beneficiary countries among the 15 visited, and warned needs would outpace promised help.
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Washington P
James P. Richards
Richards
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Congress
Ansel Solenberger Property Brings $47 350 at Auction
Three parcels once owned by Ansel B. Solenberger were sold at public auction in Frederick County Courthouse, bringing a total of $47,350. The two story brick office building at Braddock and Piccadilly earned $31,250 with Earl C. Loy as high bidder. the warehouse at 17-19 S Braddock St. fetched $8,000 with Thomas G. Scully as high bidder. the apartment building at 305 N Braddock St. also brought $8,000 with Fannie V. Triplett as high bidder. Auction conducted by F. L. Largent Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansel B. Solenberger
Braddock and
Piccadilly Sts
Earl C. Loy
S. Braddock St
Thomas G. Scully
N. Braddock St
Fannie V. Triplett
F .L Largent, Jr
Frederick County
Soviet Urges End to Nuclear Tests and Three-Power Talks
The Supreme Soviet urged the United States and Britain to work toward an immediate halt to atomic and hydrogen bomb tests. Gromyko called for a three power parliamentary commission to pursue a ban while noting Russia would continue weapon production until others agree to stop. Khrushchev backed decentralization of industry but opposed dissolving key defense ministries.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
United States Congress
Andrei Gromy
Soviet Union
Gromyko
United States
Britain
London
Russia
U.S.A
Great Britain
West
Japan
Pacific
Communist Party
Nikitas Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Beck Profited From Union Fund For Widow In Testimony
Senate rackets investigators heard that Teamsters Union President Dave Beck and a Seattle mortgage banker split about 11 5 000 from a fund raised for the widow of Becks close friend. Hedlund said Beck acted as trustee for The Ray Leheney Memorial Fund in a deal involving mortgages bought with union money and sold to the memorial fund for a profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Seattle
Dona Hedlund
Ray Leheney
Hedlund
Lehkeney
Leheney
American Federation of Labor
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Simond Wampold
The
Investment Co
National Mortgage Co
Beck and Hedlund
Leheney Memorial Fund
Robert Kennedy
Union Treasury
Memorial Fund
Kennedy
Union
Teamsters Treasury
Forest Fires Rage Across Northeast States
Fires burn from Pennsylvania to Quebec as 3,000 firefighters from 100 departments battle spreading blazes near Plymouth Massachusetts. High winds and sun keep conditions tinderbox. cooler air and rain remain distant prospects.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
Mass
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg
Jefferson
Clarion
New Jersey
Myles Standish State Forest
Donald Williams Wins Scholarship to University
Donald Williams 17, James Wood senior, earns a University of Virginia scholarship with $500 annual stipend renewable for three years. He is Beta Club vice-president, advertising chair, bowling club member, solo clarinet in senior band, and acted in the senior play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Williams
James Wood
University of Virginia
Lloyd W. Williams
S. Washington Sts
Young Williams
Pineapple Frosted Cakes Weekend Special At Ward's
Ward's Pastry Shop markets a weekend special on pineapple frosted cakes. The listing notes a Legionnaires dance on Saturday May 11 from 10 30 p m to 1 30 a m priced at $1 50 per couple with music by the Bobby Daniels Trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Hodgson
Ward
Legionnaires
Bobby Daniels
Middletown Grange Hall
Middletown Grange
Dictator Rojas Pinilla Overthrown in Colombia Uproar
In Bogota a military junta took power as opposition forces led by the Roman Catholic Church business leaders and civilians toppled Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Street riots left many dead in the plaza and crowds demanded a civilian president as elections were promised.
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Richard G. Maslock
Bogota
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas
Andes
Liberty
Laureano Gomez
Rojas Pinilla
House Appropriations Committee Cuts Farm Program Funds
The House Appropriations Committee sharply criticizes the Agriculture Department farm policies and cuts 272.6 million dollars from the department's requests for the new fiscal year. It suggests 3.69 billion dollars in total appropriations, cites the soil bank acreage reserve as unsatisfactory, and orders reductions and eventual elimination of the program over the next two years.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Eisenhower
House
Rep. Whitten
D-Miss
Benson
98th Birthday Recalled by Winchester Civil War Witness
Mrs. Mary Rebecca Haines of Winchester, born May 9 1859, celebrated her 98th birthday recalling Civil War memories in the city. She remembers Union troops marching Braddock Street and hiding beneath a couch as soldiers passed, and credits longevity to honesty and industry with faith.
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Evening Star
Charles A. York
Stephens City
Leslie M. Bell
Merriman’s Lane
Edward B. Lee
White Post
Charlotte E. DeHart
Winchester
Harold G. Potts
General Sheridan
Braddock St
Mary Rebecca Haines
Woodland Ave
Mary Haines
Miss Haines
J. B. Daniel
Nelson Haines
William Henry
Benjamin Henry
Braddock and
Monmouth Sts
Berryville Officer Waives Hearing on Felonious Shooting
Berryville police officer Robert Lee Hicks waived a hearing in County Court on the felonious shooting charge filed by Monte G. Tomblin Jr. Hicks remains out on $1000 bail as the case awaits grand jury action at the Circuit Court opening Monday. Tomblin faces misdemeanor charges including reckless driving and two counts of using profane language and threatening the officer, with hearings postponed due to attorney availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Robert Lee Hicks
J. Sloan Kuykendl
Monte G. Tomblin, Jr
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
Young Tomblin
Harold E. Potts
Hicks
Lynne Lucas
Luray
Tomblin
Mr. Lucas
Sme
Lucas
Robert Willingham
Byrd Calls for Court to See 'Error of Ways' on Segregation
Senator Harry F Byrd of Virginia urged that massive resistance continue against school desegregation. He condemned the civil rights bill and Judge Walter Hoffman, arguing Virginia must defy federal orders to preserve public schools and constitutional rights.
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Norfolk
Byrdo D
South
Supreme Court
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Byrd
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress
Walter E. Hoffman
Hoffman
Norfolk and
Newport News
Washington
Fisher Wins Prize At Home Show Grand Opening
Carlisle Fisher wins the grand prize a 21 inch mower cycle at the Home Show opening night held at the Winchester Armory. 293 people attend the session as 25 display booths prepare prizes for Saturday or Sunday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Carlisle Fisher
Winchester Armory
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
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Evening Star Leadership Awards
John McL. Adams
Star
Winchester Star
Middle East
Ansel Solenberger
Rouss Fire CO
John J. Hawse
U.S
Premiure
Probers
Union Fund For Widow
Opequon
Plaza Bolivar
Capitol Building
William F. Arbogast
Yall
Sears, Roebuck & CO
N. Loudoun St
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