Truman Backs Symington for Presidency in 1960
President Truman endorses Missouri senator Symington for the Democratic nomination saying he is best qualified and would secure electoral votes. He praises JFK, comments on West Virginia and religious issues, and notes he will stay under the unit rule until a nominee is chosen.
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Deane Fone
Symington
Truman
Chicago
Executives Club
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
West Vir
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
West Virginia
Judge Marshall Called Away Opens May Term with Replacements
Judge Elliott Marshall is called to the West Coast after a family accident. Judge John D. Butzner Jr. and Judge J. Harry May will preside as replacements for the opening of the May term of Winchester Corporation Court on May 23.
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Elliott Marshall
West Coast
John D. Butzner, Jr
15Th Judicial Cir
J. Harry May
Staunton Corporation Court
Winchester Corporation Court
Fifth Grade Gawk at Doe and Shenadoah Downs Draws
FAYE CARTER and classmates at Quarles School watched a doe grazing outside their window yesterday morning. Shenandoah Downs produced six winning favorites in nine races with payoffs ranging from 5.20 to 90.80. A $2 bet on every race and the daily double would have cost $20 and returned about $240.60.
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Faye Carter
Quarles School
Shenadoah Downs
Attempt to Orbit Giant Balloon Satellite Fails
AP reports the U S attempt to launch Project Echo a giant balloon satellite failed after the second stage burned out and contact was lost NASA planned another test before year end a 100 foot balloon array was intended to circle earth as a long range radio reflector with a four to five million dollar price tag
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Apprety
Kar Ongpae
Space Administration
NASA
Rockan Avit al Oor Nots
Grey Eyed Man of Destiny
William Walker, a soldier of fortune who operated in Latin America a century ago, was the only native-born American to head another sovereign nation. He rose to power in a turbulent era and remains a controversial figure in regional history.
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Soldier of Fortune
William Walker
Latin America
Week end Specials at Ward's Pastry Shop
Short ad listing price start from 39.95 with weekly specials. Also promotes beer sale on Saturday only featuring Six-pack Export and Silver Top priced under 1.09 per six-pack. Includes contact details for B F Goodrich and T B Strode in Boyce and Loudoun Street address.
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Ward
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St. MO
T. B. Strode
Boyce
15000 Cubans Rally Against U S. Policy at Havana University
In Havana a five hour anti-American rally at Havana University drew more than 15000 students workers and civilian militiamen shouting Get out and railing against Yankee imperialism The protest followed the killing of American pilot Matthews Edward Duke 45 officials cited his attempt to fly from Cuba as a crime and noted U S embassies worldwide routinely post security notices U S authorities warned pilots on Duke s blacklist while police guarded the embassy outside the university
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Havana
U. S
Philip Bonsal
Havana University
United Ey
Feece
Cline the? Federation
United States
has _p
U. Oie
Maj
Angel Quevedo
Latin America
Matthews Edward Duke
Nees
Duke
U.S. Border Patrol
Cuba
Federal
Baton Rouge
Texas
Prince Aly Khan Killed in Road Crash in Paris
Prince Aly Khan, 48, famed playboy and Pakistan UN ambassador, died after a head on collision near Paris while en route to a dinner. Bettina, his companion, was injured. Aly’s chauffeur unharmed. Herve Richaton, the other driver, escaped with minor injuries. Aly had been a racing youth and served diplomacy in 1958.
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Paris
Prince Aly Khan
Longpeel
Prince
St. Cloud
Suresne
Bettina
Europe
Aly
Pakistan
United Nations
Herve Richaton
Iake
Powers Believed Sold Out In U2 Downing
New York Daily News cites a Washington dispatch saying American pilot Francis Powers was betrayed and shot down over Soviet territory while on a reconnaissance flight. A manhunt spans Turkey and the Middle East as U.S. officials accuse Soviet spies of infiltrating operations.
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NEW York (Ap
The
New York Daily News
Francis G. Powers
Powers
Turkey
Washington
Jerry Grong
Middle East
Peshawar
Tyura Tam
Arisk
Ural Sea
Thieves Enter Service Stations In Berryville
Berryville two service stations were entered early this morning. Police say the breaks occurred after midnight at Estep's Amoco and White Brothers with cash and tires taken. No progress reported in the search for the car that struck Robert Bayliss Wednesday afternoon.
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Berryville
Robert Pi Ng
Estep
Amoco
White Brothers
Willingham
Robert Bayliss
New Feature On Gardening Weekly Column Debuts
A new local feature introduces a weekly gardening column offering tips and insights from a local expert. The piece outlines what readers can expect, including seasonal planting guidance and practical styling ideas for home gardens.
Soviet calls off visit of AF chief amid spy plane row
Soviet Russia postponed a planned visit by Air Marshal Vershinin to the United States citing the U2 incident. The delay follows tensions over American spy flights over the Soviet Union and raises questions about President Eisenhower’s planned June goodwill trip to Moscow. Norway protested Pow ers plan to land in Norway after crossing Russia.
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Washington
Russia
United States
K. A. Vershinin
U.S
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Francis G. Powers
U.S. Air Force
Vershinin
Norway
Offi
Warren Board Delays Integration Decisions At Meeting
Warren County School Board recessed after considering 11 Negro students seeking white or segregated school placement. With only three members present, the board delayed action and planned another meeting soon. The panel also approved a revised budget of 801095, $15000 under the original proposal.
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Front Royal
Warren County School Board
Q. D. Gasque
Gasque
FE. T. Shiner
Warren County High School
Budg
Engineers Propose South Fork Reservoir Above Front Royal
The Army Corps of Engineers proposes a reservoir on the South Fork of the Shenandoah above Front Royal covering about 1,900 acres. Brig. Gen. Lipscomb announced at the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin spring meeting. Other Shenandoah Valley reservoirs are planned on the Middle River below Staunton and the North River above Bridgewater with capacities ranging to 159,000 acre feet and 87,000 acre feet.
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Luray
Army Corps of Engineers
Shenandoah
Front Royal
Thomas H. Lipscomb
Interstate Commission
Potomac River
General Lipscomb
North
Great Falls
Shenjandoah
South Branch
Springfield
W. Va
Potomac
Winchester and Frederick County Population Shown by 1960 Census
Preliminary census figures released today show Winchester city at 15 025 and Frederick County at 21 831, with Winchester up 7.8 percent and the county up 19.6 percent since 1950. The decade 1920 to 1930 saw the city’s largest gain, while 1890 to 1900 was the smallest. Figures subject to revision.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Kenneth Marland
Census Bureau
Staunton
Donovan Enters Plea of Guilty
L. Donovan of Richmond a numbers lottery operator pleaded guilty in Federal Court to attempting to evade wagering taxes. The plea came at the opening of day four of his trial. Judge Albert V. Bryan will defer sentencing for a pre sentence investigation. Donovan 52 year old jukebox dealer stood before the court and said I understand. The government had presented testimony from writers and intelligence agents among others.
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Newport News
L. Donovan
Richmond
Donovan
Albert V. Bryan
Bryan
Ener
Nate
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