Nicaragua Breaks Relations With Guatemala
Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Guatemala over alleged pro Communist propaganda. Guatemala accused of aiding Communists in Central America, while the United States reports a large Soviet backed arms shipment to Guatemala from Poland.
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Washington
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Poland
Eisenhower
Sevilla Sacasa
Managua
State Department
Jacobo Arbenz
U.S
Russia
Central America
Latin America
Moscow
Baltic
Stettin
U. S
Red
Panama Canal
State's Strawberry Harvest Nears Peak
Harvest of Virginia's commercial strawberry crop is set to peak this week with adequate labor supply, aided by cool damp weather. The Tidewater and Eastern Shore regions, including Princess Anne Norfolk Accomack Northampton, dominate production as 7,000 workers were reported last weekend. The bulletin also notes asparagus broccoli and lettuce picking in lower Northampton and beets in Norfolk with 1,300 processors employed in Hampton Roads Eastern Shore.
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Richmond
Virginia State Employment Service
Tidewater
Princess Anne
Norfolk
Accomack
Northampton
WSES
Northampton County
Norfolk County
Hampton Roads
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Winchester
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
South
Loudoun
Cecil Sts
Virginia Negro Leaders Open to Gradual Integration Plan
Virginia Negro leaders indicate agreement to a reasonable plan for gradual school integration. Governor Stanley says no immediate action this fall and will form a study commission after a conference with officials to adapt to the Supreme Court ruling. Dr. J. M. Tinsley warns against extended delays.
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Virginia
Richmond
J. M. Tinsley
The
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Stanley
High Court
Supreme Court
Tinsley
NAACP
Vir
Escapee Pierron Arrested After Farm Family Slashing
Police captured Fred Clarke Pierron 24 of Silver Spring after he escaped Walter Reed Hospital and slashed a Montgomery County family. He fled the exercise yard, assaulted motorists, hijacked a laundry truck, and forced a passenger car before being stopped near Pier 3 in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Fred Clarke Pierron
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Montgomery County
Pier 3
Pratt Street
Pvt
Pierron
Silver Spring
Army Hospital
Christopher Schemm
Charles Lambdin
George Daniels
Adele Thomas
Barbara Lee
Charles Thomas
Fred C. Pierrou
Army
Walter Reed
Pierrou
Rotary Hears State Road Commissioner On Future Plans
State Highway Commissioner James A. Anderson outlines costs for a four lane divided highway at 225000 dollars per mile and secondary roads at 12000 to 15000 dollars per mile in Frederick County 481 miles of secondary roads with 132 miles hard surfaced. He notes Winchester’s primary and secondary street counts and funds, discusses a by pass with 250000 dollars set to start Harrisonburg by pass, and mentions improvements planned for Routes 7 and 50. He projects motor vehicle growth to 80 million by 1975 and recalls past associations with Shenandoah Valley Academy VMI.
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James A. Anderson
The
Rotary Club Today
General Anderson
Frederick County
Winchester
Anderson
Council of
Highway Commission
Harrisonburg
U. S
Frederick
Washington
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Virginia Military Institute
Peyton J. Marshall
Claude R. Cammer
J. Victor Arthur
J. Pinckney Arthur
Harry F. Byrd
Jewel Box
Jewel Box, Inc
SMITH
Pontiac Sales & Service
Gerrard
Schewell
Rainfall Helps Crops as Inches Accumulate Across Region
A soaking rain drenched the area with total rainfall since yesterday between 6 and 7 inches. The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory recorded .41 inches by 8:30 a.m., with .55 inches more by 12:20 p.m. May total reaches 11.4 inches for 1954. Dr. Walter S. Hough notes the rain soaks ground, reduces pests, and boosts fruit set though some blossoms dropped. Crops look good, pastures remain short from cool weather, and garden growth slows slightly.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Walter S. Hough
Laboratory
Hough
Elimination Slow In First Rounds Of Spelling Bee
At lunchtime break of the 27th National Spelling Bee more than half of the 57 entrants remain. Through five rounds 23 finalists exited while 14 of 18 boys and 20 of 39 girls advanced. For first time no one missed a word in round one as 11 year olds competed against 53 older contestants sponsored by Scripps Howard and other papers.
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Washington
Scripps-Howard
U. S
Southern Governors Invited to Richmond for Segregation Talks
Gov. Stanley invites Southern governors to meet in Richmond in early June to discuss school segregation following the Supreme Court ruling. He says a governors’ meeting of the 16 Southern states could exchange information and views.
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Richmond
Gov
Stanley
Supreme Court
Virginia weighs plan to desegregate schools after court ruling
Gov Stanley convened a meeting with former governors and state leaders to map a path for integrating Virginia schools. NAACP officials cautioned that delays are possible and that full integration could take years, with regional differences likely.
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Ginians
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
New York
John S. Battle
Colgate W. Darden Jr
University of Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Dowell J Howward
Stanley
State Senate
Rep
Watkins Abbitt
Appomattox
Virginia
Plane lands safely at Miami after gear manned down
An Eastern Air Lines aircraft with 33 passengers and five crew landed at Miami International Airport after the nose landing gear was manually cranked down. The crew reported no injuries and the plane taxied to a gate for inspection.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Miami International Airport
House Unit Votes To Expand Social Security Coverage
The House Ways and Means Committee approved broad social security expansion proposals targeting more than seven million currently excluded workers and the inclusion of state and local government staff. It also backed compulsory coverage for about 3.6 million farm operators and 0.5 million professionals, with a referendum for state local employees to join. Benefits would rise, including minimums from 25 to 30 dollars and maximums from 85 to 113.50 dollars, with dependents and survivors receiving boosts.
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House
Washington
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
White House
American Medical Assn
Daniel A. Reed
Child Survives Three Story Fall In Baltimore
Darlene Emerson aged 2 fell from a kitchen window of a third floor apartment onto a concrete sidewalk. She was observed at Franklin Square Hospital and sent home with only a few bruises remaining uninjured.
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Baltimore
Darlene Emerson
Franklin Square Hospital
Confederate Soldier Statue Draped With White Flag
In El Dorado Arkansas the Confederate soldier statue was found draped in a white flag. The act’s motive and any link to the Supreme Court ruling against public school segregation were not known.
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EL Dorado
Ark
U. S. Supreme Court
Television's Troubles Tackled on Three Fronts
In Washington senators study TV station losses over network access and grants, in Chicago manufacturers discuss price cuts and overproduction, and in Syracuse producers push black and white gains while exploring new ideas like floor- and ceiling-mounted screens.
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Syracuse
Washington
Chicago
Walter R. G. Baker
General Electric
Rand
Radio-Electronics-Television Manufacturers Assn
National Electronics Distributors Assn
The
Association of Electronic Parts & Equipment Manufacturers
Mundt predicts McCarthy may join in hearings Monday
Senator Mundt after a closed door talk with McCarthy voiced a guess that McCarthy will not boycott the resumption of the Army hearings set for Monday. McCarthy framed the executive order as a gag and said he was at a loss about his next move as questions linger over who testifies and surveillance of the process continues.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Army
French Hope to Complete Mercy Lift in Two Weeks
Wounded evacuation from Dien Bien Phu rose to 110 by air as helicopters and planes shuttle to the fortress. About 120 more wounded expected to reach Hanoi, while a nurse Miss Genevieve de Galard Terraube may remain. Cao Dai troops integrated into national force, though steps toward formalization may lag. French air assaults on Provincial Highway 41 continue amid rebel redeployments toward the Red River Delta.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Dis
Paris
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Vietminh
Geneva
Saigon
Cao Dal
Cao Dai
Red River
Winchell Burns Copy of Secret FBI Letter
Walter Winchell said he burned a copy of the secret FBI letter given during the McCarthy Army hearings. He described it as dull and said officials ruled it contained security data. The letter, reportedly circulating in about 35 copies, was alleged by McCarthy to warn of espionage in radar labs. later testimony said it was a phony cut of a 1951 FBI memo on Ft. Monmouth espionage.
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New York
Walter Winchell
FBI
Winchell
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
McCarthy
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Twenty Called For Jury Duty in Winchester Court
Twenty persons are summoned for felony jury service to report to the Corporation Court of the City of Winchester on May 25 at 10 a.m. Names include Dawson W. Riggleman John Williams Leonard S. Newlin Goldie S. McClintock Richard P. Lucas Maynard F. Reed E Homer Harlee Margaret G. Smith Lewis H Fries Thomas Green Holmes E. Yeakley Baker E. Russell Charles Shewbridge Norman Bayliss Isabelle S. Ebert James Snider Oscar Elliott B F Arthur Jr Ralph Salomon and Amiel Jackson. The Farm Bureau of Frederick County holds a quarterly meeting May 21 at 7 p.m. at Round Hill Community Center with a covered dish supper. Landon B. Whitacre, Pres. The Grove Furniture Co. advertises a 7-piece sofa bed group for 159.50 at Winchester.
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Corporation Court of the City of
Winchester
Dawson W. Riggleman
John Williams
Leonard S. Newlin
Goldie S. McClintock
Richard P. Lucas
Maynard F. Reed
E. Homer Harlee
Margaret G. Smith
Lewis H Fries
Thomas Green
Holmes E. Yeakley
Baker E. Russell
Charles Shewbridge
Norman Bayliss
Isabelle S. Ebert
James Snider
Oscar Elliott
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Ralph Salomon
Amiel Jackson
Farm Bureau of
Frederick County
Round Hill Community Center
Landon B. Whitacre
Grove Furniture Co
Two Children Rescued From Refrigerator in Scottsville
In Scottsville Kentucky two young sisters ages five and seventeen were found trapped inside a kitchen refrigerator. Sheriff Arthur Hobdy described the escape as narrow with death looming about fifteen minutes away. The parents found shelves pulled out and the girls inside the box after returning from the tobacco field. A green old model car linked to two alleged strangers was being investigated.
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Scottsville
Arthur Hobdy
Earlie Lawrence Slaughter
Blades to Speak at Valley Medical Group Meeting
Dr. Brian Blades, surgery professor at George Washington University, will lecture on Intra Thoracic Tumors at a May 27 all day meeting of the Medical Association of the Valley of Virginia in Memorial Hospital staff room. Other speakers include Drs. Emmett, Harrison, Miller, and Horgan with Dr. Carrington Harrison in charge of local arrangements.
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Brian Blades
George Washington University School of Medicine
Medical Association of the Valley of Virginia
Memorial Hospital
Blades
J. M. Emmett
Clifton Forge
Carrington Harrison
James A. Miller
Edmund Horgan
Talks at Geneva May Shape Indochina Parley Fate
Western powers pushed for progress in the Geneva conference as private talks resumed amid a deadlock over Laos and Cambodia resistance governments. The U S warned of scrapping talks unless Communist terms soften, while Eden sought a cooling off period and met Molotov and Chou En Lai.
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Geneva
Indochina
United States
Red
Laos
Cambodia
U. S
Eden
V. M. Molotov
Chou En-lai
Molotov
Georges Bidault
Walter Bedell Smith
Chou
Suit Against Local Physician Dropped
A $25,000 suit against local physician Dr. J. C. L. Riley, filed by F. C. Peer as administrator of Eula E. Peer, was dropped by court order. The action claimed negligence in diagnosis and treatment surrounding an October 1952 Memorial Hospital operation, with consent issues raised. Peer’s attorney moved for non-suit and the judge approved, with Peer to bear costs.
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Corera
F. C. Peer
Eula E. Peer
J.c. L. Riley
Mr. Peer
Peer
Richard S. Wright, Jr
Woodstock
Elliott Marshall
De Valera Opponent Coalition Wins Ireland Dail
In Dublin the Costello led coalition toppled Prime Minister Eamon de Valera as Fianna Fail failed to reach a majority in the 1947 seat Dail. Early returns show Fianna Fail unable to form a ruling majority amid Tuesday’s election results.
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Dublin
Ireland
John A. Costello
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
Fianna Fail
Men of Destiny
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Rotary
Potter
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State Investigations Subcommittee
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Wisconsin
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Valley Medical Group
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