Britain Moves Toward Satellite Program With Britain US Ties
Prime Minister Macmillan announced Britain plans to enter the artificial earth satellite field. Britain will send experts to Washington, consult Commonwealth partners, and study using a British rocket with an all British instrument program overseen by a Royal Society committee led by Prof. H. S. W. Massey.
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London
Macmillan
Britain
United States
Washington
House of Commons
Devel
National Committee of Space Research
Royal Society For the Advancement of Science
H. S. W. Massey
Hospital Activity In Winchester Up in 1958
Hospital Administrator H. E. Alberti reports increased activity across Winchester Memorial Hospital in 1958 and the first quarter of 1959, with total admissions reaching 12 124 in 1958 and 3 222 in the first three months of 1959. The only department not rising was obstetrics. births totaled 1 447 in 1958.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
H. E. Alberti
Hospital Board of Directors
Alberti
Solaria
Clifford
Cork St
Stewart St
Parking moves to north side of National Ave
City police announce parking will shift to the north side of National Ave at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The change follows City Council approval last month and comes amid local notices from the credit department. The Star highlights a photo of Mrs. Mary Rebecca Haines on her 100th birthday taken by Charlie Tait. Navy Recruiting Station relocates to Shoecenter Building at 7 W Boscawen St under Chief George Edmond. Summer heat returns with 90 degree temps and scattered thundershowers expected tomorrow.
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National Ave
J. Thomas Boyd
NAVY
Shoecenter
W. Boscawen St
George T. Edmond
Guard Ordered Into Henderson
Gov. Luther Hodges ordered National Guard units into Henderson to maintain order at Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills after an emergency meeting with law enforcement and city officials. Violence erupted as workers left the plants on Monday night and a dynamite blast damaged an unoccupied nursery building at the North Henderson plant early today. no injuries were reported.
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Raleigh
N.C
Luther Hodges
National Guard
Henderson
Harriet - Henderson
Miami Ordered To Refund Million In Fines
A circuit judge ordered the city of Miami to refund more than a million dollars to traffic violators after ruling fines levied since the 1958 takeover of Dade County were illegal. The decision halts Miami traffic courts, with city lawyers planning an appeal while Florida Supreme Court review proceeds.
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Miami
Fla
Robert H. Anderson
Dade County
Florida Supreme Court
Oise Keton
Gene C. Russo
State Supreme Court
Harry Hausen
Gasque urges yearly school operation in Front Royal
Supt Q D Gasque told about 600 residents and a 250 person mass meeting that operating Warren County schools yearly is preferable to 30 day cycles. He said his view reflects efficiency for planning though not official board stance. The meeting followed petitions to sell the high school and a discussion on rights under law with a Richmond attorney retained.
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Sara Fritts
Front Royal
Q. D. Gasque
Jack Crouse
Virginia Gentleman
PTA
Mr. Gasque
Crouse
Warren County
Francis Slaughter
Charles Leadman
Textile Workers Union of America
Circuit Court
Warren County Educational Foundation
Leadhman
Richmond
Gasque
General Assembly
Board of Supervisors
F. G. Weber
Weber
Patrick Henry
Pickets at O Sullivan Keep Vigil Three Years On
Three years after the O Sullivan Rubber plant strike began May 13 1956 pickets from Local 511 United Rubber Workers stand guard at the plant gates. The stalled negotiations and wage demands led to replacements and a long running picket duty with ongoing court talks over the continuation of the pickets.
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United Rubber Workers Union
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Virginia
Richmond
Ion
George Washington
Joseph T. Edens
Berryville
Mr. Edens
O'Sullivan
14 Negro Pupils Seek Integration in Floyd County
Roanoke AP reports 14 Negro students plan to transfer to two white high schools in Floyd County, Floyd High and Check High, this fall as the first move toward integration in southwest Virginia. Lawyer Reuben Lawson announced the requests, surprising county officials who had not discussed integration. The board adjourned May meetings with transfer petitions likely to reach them at the June 9 session.
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Roanoke
Southwest Virginia
Floyd County
Reuben Lawson
James H. Combs
Floyd High
Floyd
Check High
Check
Lawson
Soviet bid to enlarge parley blocked at Geneva talks
At Geneva the Soviet Union urged immediate admission of Poland and Czechoslovakia to the foreign ministers conference to discuss German issues. The West rejected the move and session ended with the dispute unsettled, amid warnings of possible long wrangles over Berlin and Germany.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Gromyko
United Resistance
East Germany
Molotov Fire Attempt at Hedgesville High School
State police report an attempted arson at Hedgesville High School in Martinsburg West Virginia. A glass jug with kerosene or gasoline and a lit fuse was found near the building after being hurled at a second floor window, but failed to ignite. No arrests had been made.
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Hedgesville
Martinsburg
W. Va
House Votes VA 19 Million More Than Advised
The House approved an omnibus appropriations bill totaling 6.457 billion dollars, raising Veterans Administration funding to 5.039 billion after amendments by Rep. Olin Teague. Cuts hit Civil Defense, NSF, FAA, and GSA, with the President's requests trimmed in several areas.
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Washington
House
Veterans Administration
Fac Fe
Eisenhower
National Science Foundation
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Defense
General Services Administration
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Olin Teague
Dtex
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Convicts End 14-Hour Siege At Prison Farm
Barricaded inmates at Fort Pillow Tennessee surrendered after a 14 hour siege that freed guards facing possible death. Leaders including Leonard Thompson demanded prison farm reform and longer work hours while officials, led by Gov. Ellington, negotiated an end to the revolt.
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Fort Pillow
Tenn
Keith Hampton
Nashville
Ove
Hut Ne
Hampton
Buford Ellington
J. S. Voss
Hubert Neyman
Leonard Thompson
Minneapolis
Minn
Thompson
Highway Patrol
States Rights Bill Approved By House Unit
The House Judiciary Committee, led by Southern allies, approved a states rights bill aimed at a Supreme Court decision. Authored by Rep. Howard W. Smith the bill would declare no act of Congress supersedes a state law unless federal antisubversive law pre-empts the field. The 17-15 vote was reported from a closed-door meeting.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Department of Jon
House
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Long Green
Headley
Chamber of Commerce
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Soe Perepares
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Andrei Gromyko
U.S
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