Eisenhower Urges Swift Action to Avert Housing Wheat and Highway Crises
President Eisenhower sent a special message to Congress urging quick moves on three measures to avert a housing funding crunch, a wheat price support crisis, and highway financing shortfalls. He proposed raising the federal gasoline tax to 4.5 cents, expanding the FHA loan insure authorization by 6 billion dollars, and enacting corrective wheat program legislation as deadlines loom. The president warned failure would slow a vast highway program, threaten farm stability, and lift unemployment if revenues are not found to sustain growth.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol Hill
Highway Trust Fund
Federal Housing Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Ofees
di Selgin Roe Ehsit
Adrian’ Rovam
Hungry Snake Bites Cliff Ritter on North Mountain
Clinton Ritter of Kernstown narrowly escaped a bite from a six foot cow snake while inspecting a hunting lodge site on North Mountain near Gore. The snake clamped and chewed his finger before being handled by crew member Clifford Nicholson who fed it two Wieners.
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Clinton Ritter
Kernstown
Mr. Ritter
North Mountain
Gore
Clifford Nicholson
Front Royal Pike
Herter Determined to Bypass Barrier at Berlin Talks
Geneva dispatch reports Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, chairing the Big Four, intends to press for serious negotiation on Berlin and Germany. He urged Gromyko to join with progress toward possible summit talks and to avoid renewed bids for seats for Poland and Czechoslovakia at the conference. Western allies rejected that demand, while Gromyko warned of a possible walkout if Poland and Czechoslovakia are not seated. The bloc favored inviting those nations later for broader European security discussions.
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Geneva
Christian A. Herter
Evence
Berlin
Germany
U.S
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Gromyko
Herter
Valerian Zorin
Soviet Union
Zorin
E. Piccadilly St. Cong. Christian Church
Hitler
Beams Loose After Truck Overturns at Gerrard and Braddock
A truck carrying concrete and heavy steel beams overturned at 1 p.m. on Gerrard Street at Braddock Street. The driver Kearn McCleary of Seerae was unhurt. The load shifted during the turn, narrowly missing the Triangle Diner. Fire crews stood by while the rig was near Crider and Shockey on Route 11 en route to Fairfax.
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Gerrard St
S. Braddock
Triangle
Braddock St
Kearn McCleary
Seerae
Crider & Shockey
Rt. 11 North
Fairfax
Eisenhower Flags Soviet Propaganda Push at Geneva Talks
President Eisenhower said the Soviet Union appears to be pushing propaganda to win seats for East European nations at the Geneva foreign ministers conference. He urged fruitful negotiations and noted U.S. openness to talks, while avoiding propaganda use.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Geneva
Aganda
East
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Nikita Khrushy
United States
Nixon
Moscow
Khrushchev
New York
Rebellion in Tibet Snuffed Out by Reds
Reports from Kalimpong Gangtok and refugee camps claim Khampa uprisings late March to early April were crushed by Chinese occupation forces. Observers note shortages of weapons and the Dalai Lama’s exile as central to the collapse while protests and May Day slogans hint at political aims.
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New Delhi
Tibet
Kalimpong
Gangtok
India
Sikkim
Bhutan
Dalai Lama
City budget proposes vehicle license and business tax boosts
A proposed FY1959 60 budget totaling 1 862 426 was submitted to the City Council. It raises motor vehicle licenses from 5 to 10 dollars and business licenses from 20 cents to 25 cents per 100 over 2 000 gross receipts. Public hearing set for June 9 at 7 30 p m.
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Winchester
Three F100 Jets Crashed Into Atlantic Off Myrtle Beach
Three F100 Super Sabre jets from Myrtle Beach Air Force Base crashed into the Atlantic about ten miles offshore during a night navigational and air refueling mission. Two planes collided and pulled a third down. all three pilots are presumed lost. Names of the pilots were withheld.
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Myrtle Beach, S.C
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
Atlantic Ocean
Liss
Twining Undergoes Major Surgery Deepening Defense Woes
Washington AP report notes Gen. Nathan F. Twining, 61, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had left lung removed at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors analyze tissue to check for benign or malignant growth. Twining will be absent from his post for weeks as Pentagon vacancies ripple through the top civilian and military ranks.
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Washington
Defense Department
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Twining
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Two Airliner Crashes Kill 33 Over Maryland and Charleston
Baltimore reports a Viscount turboprop from New York to Atlanta exploded over Maryland killing 27 passengers and four crew. Earlier a Constellation crashed at Charleston, 4:26 p.m. EDT, as weather and turbulence were cited factors. Civil Aeronautics Board probes consider an internal or external blast while atmospheric conditions loom.
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Baltimore
New York
Atlanta
Maryland
Civil Aeronautics Board
Constellation
Charleston
Winchester council asked to probe illegitimacy causes
Mrs. Ethel P. Johnson asked the Winchester City Council to investigate the causes of the city’s high illegitimacy rate among white births. A Bureau of Vital Statistics spokesman cited 1957 figures: 8 percent white illegitimacy in Winchester, highest in Virginia. 29.9 percent for non whites.
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Winchester
Ethel P. Johnson
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Welfare’ and Claims
Virginia
Star Today
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Richmond
Lynchburg
Fredericksburg
Frederick County
Green County
Winchester Memorial Hospital Board Reelects Top Officials
The Winchester Memorial Hospital board reelected all top officers at the annual meeting. Twenty six directors were reelected for three year terms and five new members joined the board. The yearly report noted hospital activity rising with 12 124 patients admitted last year, up from 11 651 in 1957.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
W. P. McGuire
Frank Armstrong
Fred L. Glaize
H. E. Alberti
Dr. McGuire
F. Grove White
Mr. Armstrong
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
J. Sloan Kuykendall
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
Hobson C. McGehee
Ray Robinson, Jr
Clarence F. Schenck
James R. Wilkins
Robert Barnes
Doubleday & Co
Berryville
George Clark
Winchester
Fred Hale
Ashwood Bros
Kernstown
Phil Hunter
Northern Virginia Power Co
J. T. Kremer
Cities Service Oil Co
Dorothy Gilpin Allen
William M. Battail
Leslie M. Bell
Stewart Bell
Carl Campbell
H. Ebert, Jr
J. T. Frye
Kenneth N. Gilpin
J. W. Galladay
Noama Hoka
Russell Hook
Wilkie Hunt
P. G. Ireland
B. M. Knight
Women's Auxiliary
John C. Hortenstine
F. L. Largent, Jr
J. B. McKee
James A. Miller
A. J. Novick
H. I. Pifer
Leon Slavin
George Smith
E. C. Stuart, Jr
Alberti
Board May Seek Loan for Addition To Handley
The Wi chester School Board earned City Council approval to apply for a $492 600 loan from the State Literary Fund to add Hand ley High School. Preliminary plans include three science labs a new cafeteria and a music suite for band and vocal groups. The project would use brick and is in planning while crowding concerns drive the proposal.
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Wichester
State Literary Fund
Handley High School
Richmond
Garland R. Quarles
Lee Grant
Parkway
Hoye L. Riley
H. D
Robinson
J. D. Shockey
Hawt
Fairfax Lane
Contadl
Bureau of Police
F.B.I
Apple Blossom Festival
Spe
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Dennis
Gary Stottlemyer
Shenandoah River
Bentonville
National
By John M. Hightower
Bulletin
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Centenary Reformed Church
Max
Woman's Auxiliary
Soasee Reema
Conrad
McCormac
Frank Kowalski
D-Conm
Armed Services
Donald A. Quarles
Defense
Arlington National Cemetery
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Quarles
Asst
Wilfred J. McNeil
Hable’s Palace
Denny’s
Handley
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