Letter Rate Increase Seen For August 1
A proposed postal rate bill moves through Congress with a likely Aug 1 rise to 4 cents for letters 7 cents for air mail and 3 cents for postcards. The measure includes pay raises for about 500000 postal workers and sets staged increases for second and third class mail with projected year long fiscal effects and deficit relief.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Senate Restores 220 Million to Ike Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to restore 220 million of 339 million cut by the House from Eisenhower's foreign aid program. It also approved 1.8 billion for military hardware and 835 million for defense economic support for allied nations. A meeting is set for 9 am Thursday to review more items. The panel backed aid to India and noted anti-American protests may help the program.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Administration
United States
India
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
George D. Aiken
K-Vi
Nixon
Economic Upturn Coming Says President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower told the nation that an economic upturn is in the making though the slump is not over. He warned against predicting the exact start of improvement and noted reports indicate a slowing recession. He signaled forthcoming proposals on tax cuts while stressing inflation and deficits as dangers. Hagerty said no general federal income tax cut is likely.
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New York
Eisenhower
Armed Bank Robber Tracked by Lawmen in North Carolina
A strong young Negro bank robber with a sawed off shotgun and about $8 000 fled from the Stokesdale Commercial Bank after robbing it of 17 200. Lawmen and bloodhounds tracked him 12 miles through thickets and swamp near Oak Ridge as nearly 9 000 was recovered before nightfall. The bandit ditched a stolen 1950 car on NC 68 and dropped or spent bills en route.
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Stokesdale
N.C
Oak Ridge
FBI
Gerald Richardson
N.C. 68
Here
Army Fighting Force Ready To Move On Moment's Notice
Four divisions form the Strategic Army Corps Strac ready to wage limited war anywhere with air and naval transport to deploy on short notice. The force includes the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell the 1st Infantry at Fort Riley and the 4th Infantry at Fort Lewis.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Robert F. Sink
Strac
Strategic Army Corps
Air Force
Navy
Link
Defense Department
Fire Brigade
Caribbean
Nixon
Venezuela
Sac
Stone
82Nd Airborne
101St Airborne
Ft. Campbell
1St Infantry
Ft. Riley
4Th Infantry
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Maj
R. C. Grady
Stassen's Comeback Bid Falls in Pennsylvania Primary
Harold E. Stassen was soundly defeated in Pennsylvania as Arthur McGonigle won the GOP gubernatorial primary by almost two to one. In other states, Thomas D’Alesandro and David L. Lawrence won governor or senator nominations, with Roy E. Furman and Hugh Scott posting large leads. The Pennsylvania result ended Stassen's bid to govern a second state, and the vote also featured the election of the state’s first Negro congressman, Robert N. Nix.
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Harold E. Stassen
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Arthur T. McGonigle
Thomas D'Alesandro
U.S
Maryland
D’alesandro
J. Millard Tawes
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Roy E. Furman
Hugh Scott
George M. Leader
GOP
Scott
Weldon B. Heyburn
Stassen
Clarence P. Bowers
Furman
McGonigle
Sam Houston
Tennessee
Texas
Philadelphia
Robert N. Nix
Cecil B. Moore
Earl Chudoff
Shawnee Residents Seek New Shawnee School Board Member
Shawnee District residents urged the Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board to appoint a Shawnee representative. Incumbent T Newton Cather's term expires this month and he offered to be reappointed. A slate of three candidates Robert Hockman Oren Snapp and Charles A Campbell Jr was presented at a meeting led by Henry Brumback. The board meets Friday at 10 am in the Frederick County Clerk's office to decide.
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Frederick County School Board
T. Newton Cather
Frederick County School Trustee
Cather
William Boyce
School Trustee
Robert Hockman
Oren Snapp
Charles A. Campbell
Henry Brumback
Frederick County Clerks Office
Gas Prices Fall Across Frederick Clarke Counties
Area motorists enjoy lower prices at the pump as regular gasoline drops about 2 cents per gallon, with some spots 3 cents. Major oil firms pass 1 cent to dealers, who add 2 cents to meet local competition. Coverage includes Frederick and Clarke Counties and part of Shenandoah County.
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Frederick
Clarke Counties
Shenandoah County
Joan Strickler Wins Legion Auxiliary Scholarship
Berryville Clarke County High senior Joan Priscilla Strickler daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Strickler receives the American Legion Auxiliary Post 41 scholarship for 300. She serves as Beta Club president Tri-Hi-Y chaplain cheerleader French Club Annual Staff and choir member. She plans to enter Strayer College in Washington on September 22 to become a medical secretary.
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Berryville
Joan Priscilla Strickler
American Legion Auxiliary
Joan
W. G. Strickler
Clarke County
Burnt Factory
Methodist
Strayer College
Washington, D. C
National Guard to Remain At Full Strength
Army chief Gen Maxwell D Taylor announced plans to retain the existing 37 National Guard and USAR divisions. He said no cost or personnel increase beyond current programs is needed, with governors' input aiding the plan. House Appropriations support was cited to keep guard and reserve forces at full strength.
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Miami
Fla
Army
National Guard
Maxwell D. Taylor
Governors Conference
Taylor
Defense
Neil McElroy
the Army
Wilber Brucker
Brucker
USAR
Washington
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Mayor Exonerates Stephens City Treasurer Reid
Mayor Ralph M. Wakeman exonerates treasurer French T. Reid of responsibility for town book shortages in Stephens City. Audits disclosed deficiencies totaling thousands, including a $172.54 find in March 1958, with further notes on clerical accountability and delayed information from the Auditor of Public Accounts.
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Stephens City
Ralph M. Wakeman
French T. Reid
J. Gordon Bennett
Susie S. Ambrose
Mr. Reid
Wakeman
Commonwealth of Virginia
Public Accounts
Clarke High selects two honor graduates for class
Berryville Clarke County High School tops honor roll with Donald Alex ander Pine chosen vale dictorian and Rennard Cordon Davis named salutatorian. Both will address 54 graduates at the June 9 campus commencement at 6 p.m. Baccalaureate will be June 8 at 8 p.m. with Rev. Julian Orrell delivering the address.
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Donald Pine
Rennard Davis
Clarke
Berryville
Donald Alexander Pine
Clarke County High School
Rennard Cordon Davis
Donald
Cyrus Pine
Academy St
Rennard
John C. Davis
Bluemont
Choss
Julian Orrell
Berryville Baptist Church
France's Military Chief Ordered to Algiers
Premier Pflimlin assigns Gen. Lorillot to Algiers to discuss Algerian operations and restore government control. Algerian leaders reject De Gaulle and vow no retreat, while Salan keeps peace amid pro De Gaulle sentiment. The National Assembly backs emergency powers for Algeria as Paris seeks to reestablish legality.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
France
Algiers
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Alain Dé Serigny
National Assembly
Pflimlin
Henri Lorillot
Lorillot
Raoul Salan
de Serigny
de Gaulle
Council of the Republic
Assembly
Salan
Deputy Sheriff J Wilbur Dicks Dies at 48
John Wilbur Dicks 48 deputy sheriff of Frederick County died of a heart attack at his Marlboro home yesterday at 4 30 p m. He served since 1953 succeeding J Henry Renner and previously worked for National Fruit Product Co and the State Highway Department. He is survived by his widow two sons a daughter and two grandchildren, with funeral Friday at Stover Funeral Chapel Strasburg. Burial Mt Carmel Middletown.
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John Wilbur Dicks
Frederick County
Marlboro
J. Henry Renner
National Fruit Product Co
Mark
Mr. Dicks
Red Bud
John A. Dicks
Lucy Johnson Dicks
Mary Ella Orndorff
National Sheriffs' Association
Virginia State Sheriffs’ and City Sergeants’ Association
Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church
Mr. Dicke
Harry Hill Dicks
Claytonville
Paul Dicks
Stover
Strasburg
Allen Jones
H M Crim
John M. Luckwall
Mt. Carmel
Middletown
Winchester
Virginia
Former Teacher Appeals Conviction
James Wilhelm, former teacher at James Wood High School, appeals his conviction on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possessing and circulating obscene literature. Judge W E Edwards sentenced him to 12 months on each count, to run concurrently, with $1,000 bond each pending trial. Testimony from four boys and three James Wood students described obscene pictures and lewd stories. Wilhelm denied the charges. defense by H Garnett Scott. Commonwealth's Attorney Jos eph A Maesie Jr led the state case.
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James Wilhelm
James Wood High School
W. E. Edwards
Frederick
Wilhelm
Wihelm
Frederick County
James Wope
H. Garnett Scott
Woodstock
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Maesie, Jr
Pimlico Gains Charles Town Track Control for 75 Day Meet
Pimlico Race Course owners announced they have obtained operating control of Charles Town Track West Virginia and will run a 75 day meeting starting June 6. The move follows the track’s idle period after builder Albert J. Boyle died last November and his widow faced deadlines to apply for summer dates. The new Charles Town operator is a Pimlico affiliate led by Ben Cohen Herman Cohen and Louis Pondfield, planning to operate through Labor Day and under a private agreement with Boyle's widow.
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Baltimore
Pimlico
Charles Town
W. Va
West Virginia
Panhandle
Albert J. Boyle
Washington
Helene W. Boyle
West Virginia Racing Commission
Boyle
Ben Cohen
Herman
Louis Pondfield
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John R. Warren
Thurman Jones
Korea
Charles H. Chase
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Associated Press
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Reid
J. Wilbur Dicks
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