Johnson to Get Virginia Votes At Los Angeles
Virginia delegates favor Lyndon Johnson for president with 42 of 66 voting members choosing him as first choice. Delegation remains bound by instructions though recess allows potential shifts. Sidney Kellam named Virginia national committeeman to succeed G Fred Switzer who retires after 12 years.
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Johnson
Virginia
Los Angeles
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Sen. John
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Sen. Stuart
Missouri
Adlai Stevenson
Y . Jr
Rep. W. Pat Jennings
Almond
State Central Committee
Sidney S. Kellam
Virginia Beach
G. Fred Switzer
Harrisonburg
Switzer
Thomas H. Blanton
Caroline
Almond Views Split Across Two Districts
An analysis of roll call votes at a state Democratic convention shows Governor Lind sey Almond’s views carried support in the southwest district and in Roanoke. Many counties in the Sixth District did not back the convention’s overall results despite a surprisingly heavy majority in the test vote.
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Virginia Beach
Lindsey Almond
Roanoke
Clergy Try Sermons Amid Thunder of Winchester Races
In Warren County clergymen faced motorcycle noise as fans rode to the Winchester Speedway. Sheriff Francis Slaughter likened the weekend thunderstorm to a storm with exuberance. The Star adds a new correspondent Boyce and notes Mrs Roy Ble and Mrs Pyle inviting social news.
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Winchester
Warren County
Francis Slaughter
Corres
Boyce
Roy Ble
Husband Drunk Wife Causes Police Action
Corpus Christi officers explained a man cannot be arrested for drunkenness in his own home. A wife, after dragging him into the street, insisted he be arrested and was taken into custody, then booked by city police.
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Corpus Christi
Texap
City
U S and Soviet Union Clash Over Spy Debate at U N
At the United Nations Security Council in New York the United States and the Soviet Union clashed over espionage. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko advocated condemning U 2 spy flights while U S delegate Henry Cabot Lodge argued espionage is historic and not a peace threat.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
U.S. Information Agency
Voice of America
Council
Eisenhower
U.N
Gromyko
Poland
Agengs
Weekend crash spree injures six near White Post and Winchester
A weekend of seven traffic crashes in the area left six people injured and property damage totaling 3425. Frances Carroll, 32, of White Post, was hospitalized with bruises and head injuries after a 1955 Studebaker crash on Rt 628. The series began with a wreck on Rt 723 near Winchester and involved a 1955 Ford station wagon and a 1955 GMC trailer-tracker. Winchester Rescue Squad transported the injured to Memorial Hospital.
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Frances Carroll
White Post
Memorial Hospital
Studebaker
Joseph B. Carroll
Sufen
L. M. Bauserman
Roy V. Constable
Mary Schildknecht
Charles H. Harbaught, Jr
Hayfield
Bauserman
Rt. 11
Winchester
Tke Bauserman
de Renee
Phyllis Virginia Heflin
Boats Ripped From Moorings In Los Angeles
Coast Guard captain estimates about 300 boats ripped from moorings in Los Angeles area during three tidal surges. Cerritos Channel suffered heavy damage as water surged through, with reports of up to a dozen small craft sunk and piers pulled loose with boats. Similar damage occurred in San Diego Bay, while San Francisco reported a one foot rise at the Golden Gate.
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Los Angeleses
Los Coast Guard
William Cass
Cerritos Channel
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Coast Guard
San Diego Bay
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Ancud
Lebu
Santiago
Arauco
U.S. Coast Guard
California
Oregon
Washington
Honolulu
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Hawaiian Islands
Concepcion
Noble Arauco
Biobio
Malleco
Cautin
Valdivia
Llanquihe
Chiloe
Argentina
Andes
Atlantic
Esquael
Chubut
Buenos Aires
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Panama
Jorge Alessandri
Weather Key To Completion Of Rescue Effort
ANCHORAGE Alaska AP An angry spring sky and dense clouds hindered air rescues from the 10 200 foot camp on Denali delaying the climbers return. John Day 51 and Pete Schoening survived a 400 foot fall from 18 000 feet while Day suffered multiple injuries. Link Luckett evacuated Day from 17 000 feet and carried Schoening from danger prospects. Air rescues by bush pilots marked the highest ever flown in Alaska.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Whittakers
McKinley
John Day
Pete Schoening
Central Point
Ore
Link Luckett
Luckett
Schoening
Springdale
Ark
Day
Chilean quakes and tidal waves kill hundreds in south Chile
A pair of powerful earthquakes followed by giant tidal waves left at least 350 dead or missing across nine Chilean provinces. The Interior Ministry said 130 were missing. 1,500 injured. Waves hit Ancud and Lebu areas. U S bases and Latin American neighbors began aid.
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Santiago
Chile
U.S
Panama
Chilean
Ancud
Interior Ministry
Weather Bouts Heavy Rains and Hail Across Area
A weekend storm brought heavy rain and scattered hail to the region with lightning causing minor power outages. May rainfall reached 4.73 inches as hail, including quarter-size stones, was reported in Reliance Warren County. No major crop damage noted, though a conservative estimate hit 200000 dollars.
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Reliance
Warren County
Winchester
Nain
Associated Press
Warsaw
Richmond County
R. A. Farmar
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Virginia
Eisenhower to address nation on summit collapse
President Eisenhower will speak Wednesday evening on radio and television about the Paris summit collapse and US aims. The 30 minute address starts at 8 p.m. EDT, with NBC-TV carrying a later 10 p.m. telecast. No news conference this week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
United States
Gettysburg
Farm
Hagerty
Congress
Paris
ABC
CBS
Nbc-Tv
Nine Die As Pacific Tidal Waves Strike Hawaii
Tidal waves generated by Chilean earthquakes sweep the Pacific causing nine deaths all in Hilo Hawaii. Unknown number injured and extensive property damage. evacuations limited losses. Waves reach mainland coasts lightly, with strongest impact on Hawaii’s northeast coast.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
U.S
Hilo
Hawaii
Hawaiian
San Francisco
Supreme Court To Review Du Pont GM Stock Case
The Supreme Court will review a ruling that Du Pont may keep ownership of its 63 million GM shares but must pass voting rights to Du Pont stockholders. Judge Walter LaBay of Chicago issued the decision, challenged by the Justice Department in an antitrust effort to force divestment.
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Wshington
Supreme Court
du Pont Company
General Motors
du Pont
U.S. Dist
Walter J. LaBay
Chicago
High Tribunal
Justice Department
Bread Price Increases 3 Cents in Area
Bread prices rise 3 cents in Winchester and Martinsburg with wholesale up 1 cent to 19 cents per loaf. Retailers list 23 cents and many stores charged 20 cents last week. Reason for the price increase not stated.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
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