Japan S Coast Battered By Pacific Tidal Waves
The tidal waves triggered by Chilean quakes battered Japan’s east coast with up to 30 foot surges and left 354 dead or missing in Japan and 896 total missing from quake and wave tolls. Across the Pacific, Hawaii, Tahiti, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Formosa and other regions faced varying damage and tides.
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Associated Press
Japan
Pacific
Chile
Fy Soaosar
South Pacific
Paris
Tahiti
United States
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Formosa
Weather Bureau
Tokyo
Yokohama
Tokyo Bay
Ryukyu Islands
Oinawa
Aicenie
Maes
Queule
Santiago
Sydney Harbor
Keelung
Correction: Almond support at Democratic Convention
A Star dispatch corrected yesterday's report on Gov. Almond at the State Democratic Convention. Almond was supported by two congressional districts and a majority in a third, not only by two.
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Star
Gov
Almond
Staliper Named Vice President of Gumpert Printing Co
Charles A. Staliper of Winchester has been appointed vice-president of the Frank Gumpert Printing Co in Silver Spring Maryland. He has 14 years in local printing and was plant foreman for five years. Weather outlook calls for a warmer day with highs 80 to 84 and a low around 50 to 60. The Star seeks the owner of a missing Apple Blossom photo of a boy and asks for identification if the boy is from Winchester area.
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Charles A. Staliper
Winchester
Frank Gumpert Printing Co
Silver Spring
Gumpert Print Firm
Star
Democrats Name Church Keynoter Collins Chairman
Gov. Leroy Collins of Florida was chosen permanent chair of the upcoming Democratic National Convention and Sen. Frank Church of Idaho was selected keynoter by the convention arrangements committee. The 14 member committee announced the picks within hours of opening. Formal announcement was planned for later.
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New York
Leroy Collins
Frank Church
Idaho
National Party
Paul Butler
Collins
Ike's Veto of low in spirits Areas Bill Upheld
The Senate upheld President Eisenhower's veto of the 251 million dollar low income areas bill after three hours of debate. Democrats argued the veto hurts distressed communities while Republicans said Democrats politicize the issue and urged compromise to create jobs. The vote was 45 to 39.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
GOP
Congress
Kercea Raga
Eisenhower Chairs Security Council Meeting Before TV Address
President Eisenhower presided over a two hour National Security Council session in Washington. The White House offered no details, but Hagerty suggested the talk would outline future aims for the United States and its allies, with Dulles and Dillon present.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Security Council
White House
James C. Hagerty
Paris
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Ee Radio-Tv
Talk
United States
Free World
Rebel Restaurant Set to Open Tomorrow on Millwood Ave
Rebel Restaurant owned by Melvin and Evelyn Duff opens tomorrow at 4 p.m. Mayor Claude B. Smalls Jr. will cut the ribbon. The modern air conditioned venue seats 225 in three banquet rooms and features Kentucky fried chicken using Col. Saunders recipe. Local dignitaries and Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom contestants attend the ceremony.
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Millwood Ave
Melvin and
Evelyn Duff
Claude B. Smalls, Jr
Col. Saunders
Shelbyville
Duff
Rt. 11 South
Barbara Jenks
Berryville
Phil Hunter
JCC
del Sewell
Kiwanis
Club
W. H. Louthan
Rotary
Dudley Lichliter
of the Elks
John Hughes
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Lathan Mims
Miss Lucy
Strawberry Sundae at Howard Johnson's Fueled by Go Karts
A nostalgic ad blends a strawberry sundae at Howard Johnson's with mentions of the George Washington Hotel and GRO small tires, all tied to Vulcanized Go-Karts. The colorful line-up points to a regional promotions page with brand names and local services.
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Howard Johnson’s
George Washington Hotel
GRO
Southern Tire Service
South Braddock
Nine Americans Freed After C47 Incident in East Germany
The U S Air Force says Soviet authorities released a C47 with nine Americans aboard after it strayed into East Germany. The plane landed near Grundshagen and was flown from Copenhagen to Hamburg before being released. West and East German officials discussed custody while the United States weighs next steps to retrieve the crew.
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Wiesbaden
US Air Force
Air Force
East Germany
U. S. Army
U.S
Soviet Zone
Clyde D. Eddieman
U.S. Army
An ~ Eddieman
I. I. Yakubovsky
ADN
Berlin
Eddleman
Yakubovsky
Copenhagen
Denmark
Hamburg
Germany
Grundshagen
GOP Objections Block Wage Law Senate Committee Meeting
Republican objections halted the Senate Labor Committee from meeting on a bill to raise the minimum wage to 1.25 dollars per hour. Senate rules require unanimous consent for a committee to sit during a session, and Dirksen objected to be present in the chamber. Another session was tentatively scheduled for Thursday as Goldwater also objected.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Spy Chare Debate Likely to Produce Call for New Talks
United Nations debates U S spy charges with a proposed four nation resolution urging Big Four talks. Argentina Ceylon Ecuador and Tunisia seek renewed negotiations on disarmament and nuclear tests with UN help. Russia denounces espionage and a summit resumption is urged after May Day overflights.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
United States
U.N
Argentina
Ceylon
Ecuador
Tunisia
U.S
France
Britain
Spy in Sky satellite launched from Cape Canaveral
The United States launched the 5,000 pound Midas satellite to orbit to provide near instant warning of a ballistic missile attack. Atlas Agena booster sent the craft aloft at 12 37 p.m. EST as UN spy plane debate highlighted strategic protection efforts.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Midas
United Nations
Free World
Agena
Testimony On Spy Plane Inquiry Moves Forward
The Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously to conduct a full bipartisan inquiry into the spy plane incident and summit collapse. Testimony from Secretary of State Herter begins Friday at 9:30 a.m. EST in closed sessions with censored transcripts later released for security reasons.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Christian A. Herter
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Truman
Douglas Macarthur
Far Eastern
Macarthur
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Fulbright
Herter
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Nathan Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Space Agency
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Foreign Relations Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Robert Boulay
Paris-Presse
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