Democrats Press Eisenhower to Relay opposition to Khrushchev
Four top Democrats including Speaker Rayburn and Senators Johnson Fulbright Gravinger urge President Eisenhower to convey the opposition view that Khrushchev should delay any plan to postpone the summit until after U.S. elections. They warn the summit's failure and growing mistrust threaten peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
J. William Fulbright
United States
Khrushchev
Congress
Tragic Farm Tractor Accidents Claims Henrico Ex-Officer
J. Oscar Blankenship aged 72, a 23 year veteran of the Henrico County Police, was killed when a farm tractor overturned on a farm east of Richmond. He retired from the force in 1942.
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Richmond
Henrico County
J. Oscar Blankenship
Blankenship
Henrico
Local diners discover coins in fish pool at Melvin Duff's restaurant
Melvin Duff, a Clarke County restaurant owner, reports coins collected from a fish pool, noting tourists treated it like a wishing well. A reader complains about early morning noise from children and parents, while a community notice announces upcoming tours at Bremo Plantations May 28-29.
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Melvin Duff
Reaturant
Resaaurant
Narcotics Stolen From Local Drug Store Break-in at Miller's Drug Store.
Thieves broke into Miller's Drug Store on Loudoun Street early today. They sorted stock and stole morphine and derivatives, papaverine powder, and other opium derivatives while leaving money untouched. Captain Funk reported the burglars likely targeted narcotics and knew what they sought. The Bureau of Narcotics in Baltimore was notified.
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Miller’s Drug Store
Loudoun St
Francis Funk
Funk
Capt. Funk
Bureau of Narcotics
Baltimore
Codein
Prizci
Washington Area Tornado Alert Spurs Widespread Caution
A nearly four hour tornado scare swept Washington area as radar failed to show the funnel near Gordonsville Virginia. Forecasters reported funnel clouds west of Ft Belvoir and at the Chesapeake Bay line with damage in Madison County and Brightwood. No deaths or injuries were reported amid hail and wind damage and a washed out railroad track near Culpeper.
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Washington
Weather “Bureau
Gordonsville
National
Weather Bureau
John P. Winner
Ena
Maryland
Virginia
Ina
Ft. Belvoir
Belvoir
Patrick O'Neal
Virginia State Police
Is Adio Center
Engleside
Gt Arcade
Oma
Atuxent
Naval Air Station
Chesapeake Bay
Madison County
C.R. Lillard
Brightwood
Madison
Hanover County
Culpeper
Chesapeake and Ohio and Southern Railway
Civil Defense overwhelmed by shelter queries in Virginia
Richmond Virginia AP reports the Paris summit conference failure has flooded state Civil Defense with calls about private shelters and related details. Officials say the volume has required extra staff to manage the surge.
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Richmond
Taxes Unchanged as 1.9 Million Budget Is Presented
A balanced 1.9 million dollar city budget was presented to the City Council at a special session. The plan maintains current tax rates and funds projects from a reduced departmental requests, with a public hearing set for June 14. The budget totals 1,958,004, up 95,578 from last year, balancing on 133,293 in eliminated requests and a small surplus.
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Finance Committee
Stewart Bell, Jr
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Bell
Dorothy G. Allen
Charles M. Zuckerman
General Fund
A.B.C
City Votes for 14 Acre Land Purchase Surplus Funds Used
The City Council approved buying a 14 acre tract adjoining the sewage treatment plant and created a Handley Library Board. Surplus funds from the general and water sewer funds were authorized to cover the purchase. The board includes Harry Benham Charles Dick and Mrs. Robert Green with terms to 1964 and 1965. The land is purchased from the estate of Mrs Millissa Elliott. A later vote added transfer of 7000 from general fund surplus and 3000 from water and sewer surplus.
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H.W. Butler, Jr
Handley Library Board
Harry K. Benham
Charles H. Dick
Robert C. Green, Jr
Thomas W. Monahan
Ter
North Tae
Millissa B Elliott
General
Shenandoah College Property Sells as Move Planned to Winchester
The 10 acre Shenandoah College campus was sold at auction with 28 tracts bid on. James Wilkins says auction funds will support equipment for the new Winchester campus and repay Dayton endowment obligations. Enrollment applications are being accepted by President Forrest Racey, as the college plans a June office opening in Winchester and commencement on May 29 with 13 conservatory and 23 college graduates.
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James Wilkins
Chamber of Commerce Project Committee
Dayton
Winchester
Wilkins
Forrest Racey
Virginia
West Virginia
W. C. Cooley
Washington
Nhey
Martinsburg
Thurmond Criticizes TWU Action Over Front Royal Local 371
Senator Strom Thurmond denounced the AFL-CIO Textile Workers Union leaders for freezing Local 371 assets in Front Royal Virginia. He urged Congress to act to remove economic control by the International Union. Local 371 supposedly invested 8000 in a private school, with the union accusing plans to use funds for non union purposes amid a dispute over school segregation.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Afl-Cio Textile Workers Union
Thurmond
The
International
Local 371
Ina Ss
Front Royal
War Union
Khrushchev threatens new squeeze over West Berlin
Paris AP report says Soviet Premier Khrushchev blamed Eisenhower for the failed Big Four summit and warned of urgent steps to force Western powers out of West Berlin. He criticized spy flights and signaled a future East German peace treaty to curtail Western troop rights, saying timing would decide when to sign.
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Paris
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Palais de Chaillot
Rodion Malinovsky
East Germany
Berlin
United States
Japan
West
Red China labels Eisenhower a warmonger in report
Communist China accused President Eisenhower of warmongering and criticized Vice President Nixon for using aggressor language over U.S. espionage flights. Radio Peiping claimed Red China influenced the summit’s failure while Nationalist China reported moving war material toward offshore Nationalist islands. Yard party notice follows.
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Tokyo
China
Eisenhower
Radio
Peiping
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Soviet Union
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Clarke County Lions Club
Charles Town
Shenandoah Downs
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Rt. 15
Women of Grace Episcopal Church
Bremo Bluff
Bremo
Temple of Temperance
Margaret L. Hodgson
Washington Area
Handley
Handley Board
Garland R. Quarles
War Memorial
Armory
War Memorial Building
Parks and Playgrounds
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Butler
Shenandoah College
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TWU
Lee
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Red China
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