Tornado Toll 115 As Ruins Yield Additional Victims
Rubble piles in Udall Kansas yielded more bodies as the toll from deadly tornadoes rose to 115 dead and over 700 injured. In Udall 74 killed, 12 more bodies found. five killed at Oxford. Oklahoma Texas Missouri fatalities reported with counties braced for floods.
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Uday
Kan
Oxford
Udall
Blackwell
Okla
Here
Chikaskia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Iowa
Hot Springs
Ark
Carbon
National Guard
Jimmy Costlow
Wichita
Monna Wagner
Ohio
Gus Buholz
Gaylord Gann
Blandy Farm Hay Barracks Destroyed by Fire
Fire of unknown origin leveled a hay barracks and its two year old hay at Blandy Experimental Farm Boyce around 5 p m. Yesterday. John Enders Fire Company Berryville extinguished flames saving a nearby sheep barn and other structures. No estimate of damage was available as Dr. Walter Flory was in Charlottesville.
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Blandy
Boyce
John Enders Fire Company
Berryville
Walter Flory
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Clarke County teen wins Star Leadership Award
Kathryn Bell 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Bell of Berryville, wins Clarke County s Leadership Award from The Winchester Star. She will receive 350 dollars at Clarke County High School June 6 during commencement. Bell plans to attend Richmond Professional Institute in September to study retailing and fashion design.
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Winchester Star
Winchester Evening Star
Clarke County
Kathryn Bell
Clarke County High School
P. L. Baumgardner
Harry T. Bell
Berryville
William E. Eisenberg
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Frederick County
Winchester
Bell
The
Star
Miss Bell
H. F. Byrd, Inc
Richmond Professional Institute
Richmond
Kearneysville
W. Va
Ber
Frederick County Auto boom drives local economy
Frederick County sees automotive spending reach 12 million dollars yearly with filling stations netting 3.589 million. The 1954 Consumer Markets survey shows auto sales accounting for 30 percent of county retail, far above the national average, per capita purchases at 350 dollars and rising confidence in the postwar economy.
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Frederick County
United States
South Atlantic States
Virginia Weather Outlook May 27 to June 1
Extended forecast for Richmond Virginia indicates temperatures near normal. Warm Saturday with cooler Sunday and warmer Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms likely Saturday and possibly Sunday, totaling about half to one inch.
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Richmond
Virginia
Organ Og
Duff
Greyhound Drivers Vote to Continue 51 Day Walkout
In Winston Salem more than 300 Atlantic Division Greyhound drivers voted to keep the 51 day strike. D V Maroney Jr said the union rejected a company offer of a pay raise while pressing for higher wages and the same working conditions as other divisions. The AFL union will sit down with Greyhound to negotiate a contract.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Greyhound Bus
Atlantic
D. V. Maroney Jr
Charleston
W. Va
Amalgamated Assn. of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
AFL
UAW Rejects Ford Stock Buy Plan and Warns of Strike
The United Auto Workers rejected Ford Motor Co plans to let 140000 employees buy stock at half price, calling it a watered-down wage offer. UAW locals are urged to prepare for possible strike action as contract talks near June 1 expiry.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
General Motors
Committees Will Further Study College Proposals
The fate of Shenandoah College hinges on two fact finding committees as a June report deadline nears. A June 28 conference will hear findings on relocating to Winchester or pursuing alternatives including remaining in Dayton.
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Shenandoah College
Conservatory of Music
Winchester
Virginia
David T. Gregory
Pittsburgh
Carl W. Hiser
J. E. Oliver
Olin R. Kesner
Howard L. Falk
Calvin Hardin
J. Paul Gruver
Paul J. Slonaker
William H. Smith
C. B. Weber
E. E. Miller
James R. Wilkins
Winchester-Frederick County
Chamber
Mr. Wilkins
Retail Merchants Association
Ralph Mulvey
Wilbur Feltner
Philip Gabler
Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr
Troy R. Brady
Dayton
U S Population Reaches 165 Million Across Nation
The U S population reached an estimated 165 million at 7 51 a m EST today, marked by a census clock at the Commerce Department. The clock shows births every 8 seconds deaths every 21 seconds immigrants every 2 minutes and emigrants every 24 minutes, reflecting growth since 1940.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Lee
Eden Wins Big Victory as Conservatives Sweep Vote
Britain gave Prime Minister Eden a sweeping victory, boosting Conservative seats to 335 of 611 reported, against Labor 271. Bevan and Attlee faced losses while Liberals and others trailed. Eden pledged to press on with national job and free enterprise, with Parliament convening June 7 and Eden set to represent Britain at the Big Four talks.
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Associated Press
London -P
Britain
Eden
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Labor
Winston Churchill
Aneurin Bevan
Churchill
Attlee
Bevan
Lady Churchill
Washington
Willow Lawn Pool Opens Tomorrow at 11 A.M.
Memorial Day closure announced for Barry's Drug Store on Monday May 30. One day left to join Towle's Premium Promotion in French Provincial. Hodgson and Brown located at 41 W. Boscawen St.
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Willow Lawn Pool
Barry's Drug
TOWLE
Hodgson and
BROWN
W. Boscawen
Tito and Khrushchev Open Talks After Preliminaries
Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito and Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin lead talks in Belgrade after early ceremonies. Khrushchev expressed sorrow over Yugoslavia's expulsion from Cominform and blamed Beria. Delegation to tour industrial and cultural sites while negotiations proceed.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Avala
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Communist Party
Tito
Soviet Union
Cominform
Lavrenty P. Beria
New Vaccine Safety Standards A Forward Step Says Scheele
Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele praised the acceptance of new safety standards by all Salk polio vaccine makers as a real step forward, but mass inoculations will be delayed. He warned inoculations would not proceed as fast as hoped and noted delays due to safety reviews and shifted timelines for the August or September disease peak.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
House Commerce Committee
Health Department
Pitman-Moore
Zionsville
Ind
Wyeth, Inc
Marietta
Public
Time Bomb Blamed For Plane Crash
Indonesia’s inquiry committee says an Indian airliner crash in the South China Sea on April 11 was caused by a timed internal device. Sixteen of 19 aboard died, including eight Red Chinese officials. Hong Kong is under investigation as the device reportedly was placed there.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
South China Sea
Hong Kong
Commuiquee
Willow Lawn
Eisenhower Proposes 10 Refugee Law Changes
President Eisenhower today proposed ten amendments to refugee law to improve administration and reaffirm Americas sanctuary tradition. He urged admitting orphans worldwide and supported selective admission for tuberculosis cases under safeguards while maintaining the current annual refugee cap.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Congress
Edward J. Corsi
New York
State Dulles
Corsi
Scott McLeod
State Department
Gerald Morgan
United States
Bond Renamed President of Frederick County Fruit Growers
Walker McC Bond was reelected president of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association at the Board of Directors meeting. Joseph E Butler named vice president and I Fred Stine reelected secretary with Isa belle ORear as treasurer. McSherry Lupton named public director. Glaize and Dorsey joined the board replacing Robinson and Russell. An executive committee including Bond Butler and Stine will oversee labor camp operation and hospitalization plans for migratory workers. next meeting set.
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Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County Fruit Growers’ Association
Joseph E. Butler
I. Fred Stine
Isabelle O’rear
McSherry Lupton
Philip Glaize
Joseph Dorsey
J. Kenneth Robinson
D. K. Russell
Bond
Butler
Stine
Fairmont Ave
Glaize
Redwood
Winchester
Lena
Dick DeHaven
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