FBI Probes Explosions Across Utah and Nevada
Three unattended AT&T microwave and relay stations were blown up in Utah and Nevada on Sunday. FBI agents and National Guard troops joined local police in a widespread manhunt amid fears of saboteurs or vandals. Unexploded TNT and damaged control panels were found at blast sites near Wendover Knolls Cedar Mountain. Repairs were expected by nightfall as authorities heightened security at military and civilian facilities.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
FBI
National Guard
America
American Telephone and Telegraph System
Wendover
Utah-Nevada
Knolls
Idaho
Colorado
Mexico
Howard Brood
Mountain States
T&t
J. C. Harris
McAdam Elke
Nev
Bob
Bell Telephone Co
Youth Hostel Program Interest Sought for Dutch Student
Dr A B Groves at Winchester Fruit Re Laboratory seeks information on a Youth Hostel Program for a budget travel plan. A Dutch student plans a three week visit to see the East US and needs affordable lodging and itineraries. ERIS Gardens on Poor House Road are blooming. Tomorrow is last day cars can be driven on inspection sticker No 5.
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A. B. Groves
Winchester Fruit Re- Laboratory
United States
Federal troops occupy post as McDowell named commander
One hundred years ago today federal forces moved into the post with Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell appointed federal commander of the Department of Northeast. The event marked a major shift in regional military control.
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Irvin McDowell
Department of Northeastern
Crash Victim Dies In Hospital Here
Wayne Davis aged 20 of Rt 2 Girard Pa died at Memorial Hospital at 3 a m from injuries in a two car crash local authorities reported the incident occurred earlier today.
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Wayne Davis
Rt. 2
Girard, Pa
Memorial Hospital
Highway Death Toll May Be on Record Course
The memorial weekend traffic toll moved near a record pace with 4.3 deaths per hour by midmorning and the 1960 total of 38,200 in view. Frederick Davis of Girard died in a two car crash near Middletown while Nancy Poland, 20, was injured and hospitalised. The Pontiac driver and another passenger were treated and released. Also a separate Winchester crash caused injuries and property damage.
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Middletown
Frederick County
Nancy Poland
Girard
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Davis
Quentin Hamilton
New York
Leon Mack
Squire
W. Va
John Mack
Davis
Erie County
Marvin
Pauline Fisher Davis
Mont — Bib College
Winston- Salem
N. C
Carl
Norman Davis
Omps
W. C. Mulligan Funeral
Erie
Laos Meeting Prolonged as Cochairs Seek Recess
Geneva AP report says British and Soviet cochairmen MacDonald and Pushkin asked for another recess after a nearly four hour morning session. They reportedly remained deadlocked on whether to respond to a truce commission request for new instructions from the Geneva conference. Sir Frank Roberts seeks Soviet consent to dispatch new guidance to the Indian Canadian Polish control commission.
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Geneva
Laos
Ancolm MacDonald
Georghi Pushkin
Frank Roberts
Moscow
Sng
Two Break-Ins Reported Here Saturday Night
Two break-ins were reported on Saturday night in Winchester. Dearing Beverage Co. reported 12 cases of beer missing from a truck parked on Valley Pike after a rear door lock was broken. About $5 in change and a broken panel were found in the top storage room.
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Winchester
Dearing Beverage Co
Valley Pike
Polish official fled to the West amid government purge
Warsaw reports a Polish vice minister described as the most important defection since the war. The Foreign Ministry calls the claim pure nonsense while Britain and the United States respond to the unrest as Khrushchev’s withdrawal pressures rise and a purge of Polish officials continues.
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London
Col
Antoni Alster
Poland
Nist
Foreign Office
U.S
Warsaw
Foreign Ministry
Shenandoah awards 25 diplomas and certificates
Twenty five persons including five Shenandoah Conservatory of Music seniors received diplomas and certificates yesterday from the conservatory and Shenandoah College. Dr Lee B Merson spoke on higher education in a changing society highlighting education beyond high school to improve employment and address social problems. The group earned degrees such as bachelor of music in church music and education, associate of arts, liberal arts, business administration, and secretarial science.
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Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
The
Conseratory and
Shenandoah College
Lee B. Merson
Merson
American Association of Junior Colleges
Elizabeth Dinkle
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Winchester
Shenandoah
Lupton Represents Local Rotary Club In Tokyo
Lupton will act as voting delegate for the Winchester Rotary Club at Rotary International convention in Tokyo. The event opens today and runs through June 2 with about 2,300 delegates from clubs worldwide. Mr. and Mrs. Lupton are on a round the world air trip.
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McSherry Lupton
Winchester Rotary Club
Rotary International
Tokyo
Japan
Lupton
Rotary Clubs
Tower Wins Texas Senate Seat in one of a GOP Upsets
John G. Tower, a former college professor, is elected the first Republican U S senator from Texas by about 8,000 votes over Democrat William A. Blakley. The race totals show Tower with 444 815 votes to Blakley 436 815 amid partial returns and a late count.
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Dallas
Tex
John G. Tower
Texas
GOP
Tower
U.S
Senate
William A. Blakley
Blakley
Lyndon B. Johnson
Midwestern University
Ped
Pahemer
Cules
Conan Reee
West Offers New Concession To Soviet Union
In Geneva the United States and Britain proposed a minimum annual inspection plan to ease 24 year deadlock. Soviet delegate Tsarapkin dismissed the offer as unrealistic and impractical. Western scientists urged examining one in five suspicious tremors, while Britain and the US pressed for at least 12 inspections with one on site for every extra five tremors up to 20.
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West
Soviet Union
Geneva
United States
Britain
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Godwin to Address Bankers at Stonewall Jackson Banquet
State Senator Mills E. Godwin Jr. of Suffolk will speak at the 15th annual Stonewall Jackson Chapter American Institute of Banking banquet in Winchester. The Lee Jackson Restaurant hosts the event at 6:30 p.m. with awards and banking reps from five counties. a dance follows.
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Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Suffolk
Stonewall Jackson
American Institute of Banking
Lee- Jackson
Formal dresses for the Prom at the Treasure Box
Notices list event details and schedule items from several local entities. Prom dress guidance appears with church and parish house venue notes, plus payment deadlines and bank closing times. A garbage collection and bus schedule notice follows, with timing changes due to Memorial Day and holiday closures.
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Episcopal Parish House
Democrats Urge GOP Pause in Foreign Policy Attacks
Democratic leaders call for a cooling-off period in Republican attacks on Kennedy as he prepares for the Vienna talks with Khrushchev. Senate Leader Mansfield urges suspending foreign policy blasts to support the president, with Humphrey agreeing on calmer criticism. Kennedy plans meet Khrushchev June 3-4. Johnson cites broad Western support.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
GOP
Mansfield
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Macmillan Britain
Lyndon B. Johnson
USIA Budget Increase Turned Down by House Panel
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed the USIA request by 16.69 million from 151.48 million, leaving Voice of America funded. The panel trimmed most agencies in a 751.3 million State and Justice bill, with FBI funded at 127.2 million. Confusion and garbled OCR pose unclear lines regarding other program cuts and debated European stage productions.
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Washington
Kennedy
House Appropriations Committee
Voice of America
Information Agency
USIA
Congress
State and Justice Departments
Federal Courts
Civil Rights Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Europe
South America
Etna Raia
Sages
Memorial Day Observance in Winchester With Mild Weather
Memorial Day events in Winchester will proceed with fair weather and store closures by the Winchester Retail Merchants Association. The ceremony led by Gen Lemuel Shepherd USMC retired will begin in the morning, with services opening to the public at Winchester Veterans. The five day outlook shows temperatures near normal to warm through midweek, with showers possible Thursday or Friday.
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Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Winchester Veterans
Shenandoah Valley
A. S
Highest Court Upholds Validity of Blue Laws
The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of Sunday blue laws. Chief Justice Warren delivered the decision. The ruling covers laws in Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Maryland, noting blue laws originated in Colonial America to compel Sabbath observance. Opponents argued the statutes have become a weapon in economic conflict.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Maryland
America
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