Smith Calls for Leader to Turn Socialist Tide
Virginia Beach AP report on Rep. Howard W. Smith urging the State Democratic convention to endorse a presidential ticket that would steer the party away from socialism. He warned the agenda could be futile, as Gov. Almond and other leaders push for an all out effort at the national convention in Los Angeles.
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Howard W. Smith
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Almond
Los Angeles
Virginia Party
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Eisenhower
Virginia
Gov
Resolutions Committee
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U. S
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Lyndon. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Straight Ticket Democratic
Morse
Union
Wheeler
Wheat Country
Oregon
Multnomah County
Portland
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson Wins Endorsement of 7th District
In Virginia Beach the 7th District Democrats endorsed Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination and agreed to vote under the unit rule at the state convention. The endorsement was proposed by Sen. A Willis Robertson. Delegates named to the national convention include James Werees J Restenhenger Winelaster Henry C Clark and Baldwin G Locher.
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Virginia Beach
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
James Weeres J. Restehenger
Winelaster
Henry C. Clark
Harrisonburg
del. Baldwin G. Locher
Rockbridge
Collins Expected To Be Chairman Of Convention
A Times dispatch notes Virginia Democrats discuss convention leadership as July 11 in Los Angeles approaches Rep Hale Boggs from Louisiana may be named substitute for Gov Collins The Times says Rayburn will relinquish the post to back Sen Lyndon B Johnson in a presidential bid noting Johnson’s rising influence in the Senate leadership.
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New York
Tibet
Los Angeles
Claude Sitton
Virginia Beach
the Times
Virginia
House
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Iris Lovers bloom at Twin Springs Farm display
A field of iris flowers is in full bloom at Twin Springs Farm along Poor House Road near Round Hill. A Winchester resident objects to early noise by children, urging balance with happy play. The Star office faced sticky tape issues as a light mist or glare noted.
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Twin Springs Farm
Winchester
Bush pilot rescues two from Mount McKinley in high peril
Don Sheldon and Link Luckett led daring rescues on Mount McKinley for injured climbers and rescuers. Sheldon landed at 14 500 feet to evacuate Mrs Bading and later Day, while Luckett flew above 17 000 feet to aid another victim. A separate crash killed William Stevenson and a serviceman near the scene as three climbers remained injured. Day ruled out quitting mountaineering.
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America
Don Sheldon
Talkeetna
Helga Bading
Anchorage
John Day
Central Point
Ore
Falkeetna
Here
Mt. McKinley
Day
Link Luckett
Sheldon
Peter Schoening
James
Louis
Seattle
Eisenhower Returns Amid Joy and New U2 Questions
President Eisenhower arrived at Andrews Air Force Base to a misty eyed crowd and banners calling him champ, while news of a missing armed C-47 in East German airspace raised new tensions. Democrats pressed for a full U2 inquiry, while Republicans backed unity ahead of a nationwide address on the summit's meaning.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Andrews Air Force Base
Portugal
Premita Khrushchev
Gettysburg
White House
Ation
Frank Kowalski
Connecticut
House Democratic Study Group
Chet Holifield
James Roosevelt
California
Congress
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Khrushchev
Paris
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Sparkman
Kremlin
Kennedy Wins Oregon Primary in Political Grand Slam
Sen John F Kennedy swept Oregon with 78 873 votes leading Morse 49 616 in the Democratic presidential primary boosting his delegate total to 317 and signaling close to nomination. Morse conceded later while Humphrey Johnson Symington trailed. Nixon led Republicans.
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Adlai Stevenson
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Kennedy
Morse
Humphrey
Johnson
Symington
Stevenson
Rockefeller
Soviet Custody Taken of Nine Aboard US Transport Plane
Soviet authorities announced custody of nine Americans aboard a U S Air Force C47 forced down Friday in East Germany near Kluetz on the Baltic coast. Gen Eddleman in Berlin pressed for release as Soviet authorities in Bonn and Berlin confirmed transfer to Soviet hands. The crew included Capt James Lundy Copilot Capt George Jordan and Capt Paul McCash among others. The incident followed a routine flight from Copenhagen to Hamburg.
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East Germany
Berlin
Clyde D. Eddieman
U.S
Europe
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Kluetz
Bonn
U.S. Air Force
James Palmer Lundy
Defiance Ave
Findlay
Ohio
George A. Jordan
Salisbury
West Lank Bor
Sewart Air Force Base
Tenn
James A. Morrison
Wythe Ave
Richmond
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Eddleman
Showers Follow Night of Wind Rain and Fog
Scattered showers dampened the Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes region and the Pacific Northwest after a night of swift winds, heavy rains and fog. Tornadoes touched down in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana with light damage and no injuries.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Des Moines
Elwood
LaPorte
Ind
Germantown
Ohio
Dayton
Lake Huron
Milwaukee
Minneston
Texas
Fort Smith
Ark
Brownsville
Tex
Norfolk
Neb
Green Bay
Wis
Khrushchev Returns to Moscow After Paris Berlin Tour
Premier Nikita Khrushchev flies from Berlin to Moscow after a week of diplomacy that included reassurance on West Berlin and criticism of the United States. Crowds greet him. his wife Nina and aides join the welcome as he pledges peaceful coexistence and Socialist unity.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Paris
United States
Nina
Frol R. Kozlov
Party
Mikhail Suslov
Edward L. Freer
Freer
Walter Ulbricht
Otto Grotewohl
Down on the Farm debuts in the Star weekly feature
A new weekly feature Down on the Farm will start Monday in the Winchester Evening Star on the editorial page. Edward A. Harris, Pulitzer Prize winner and former journalist, writes the column from Hidden Valley Farm near Huntly County in the Blue Ridge foothills. Harris has 25 years in journalism including 11 in Washington, D C as a St. Louis Post Dispatch correspondent. He and his family own 912 acres at Hidden Valley Farm 11 miles southeast of Front Royal.
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Winchester Evening Star
Edward A. Harris
Harris
Washington, D. C
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Hidden Valley
Huntly County
Blue Ridge Foothills
Front Royal
Herter to Map U.S. Defense of Soviet Charges
Secretary of State Herter leads U S defense strategy against Soviet charges over spy flights and calls for UN action. Gromyko warns of aggravated tensions while Khrushchev shows softer tone in Berlin amid Paris summit fallout. Article notes potential page 2 continuation.
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U.S
Washington
Christian A. Herter
Soviet Union
State Department
Security Council
U.N. Assembly
Andrei A. Gromyko
New York
Gromyko
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United Nations
Eisenhower
Paris
Khrushchev
Berlin
Han
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