Eisenhower Credits SEATO With Halting Communism Advance
President Eisenhower told a White House luncheon that SEATO has helped prevent further Communist domination in Southeast Asia. Vice President Nixon urged firmness without bellicose rhetoric, while Secretary Herter pledged U.S. support and coordination with Britain and France among SEATO’s leading members.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
White House
Seato Conference
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Conference of Ministers
Beato Group
Christian A. Herter
U.S
SEATO
Far East
United States
Herter
Britain
France
Hail Damages Virginia Apple and Peach Crops
Hail has caused scattered damage to apple and peach crops in Virginia and nearby West Virginia. The heaviest hit area was Rappahannock County. John F. Watson, executive secretary of the Virginia State Apple Commission, Staunton, said all orchards in that county were damaged.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Rappanhannock County
John F. Watson
Virginia State Apple Commission
Staunton
Mystery No Park Sign Stirs Winchester Police
Winchester police investigated a dark green sign reading No Parking ordered by the police department found two doors from the Star building on Boscawen Street. Officers concluded no Winchester sign existed and the sign may have been misplaced or misattributed. Seagull activity linked to recent rain eased as clear weather nears with a 74 degree high reported. Clarke County High seniors confront a yearbook delay with only five school days left in the year.
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Winchester
Order of Police Dept
Star
Boscawen St
Boscawen
Clarke County High School
Coroner Blames Speedway Management For Fatal Scaffold Collapse
An investigation into the slow motion scaffold collapse at the start of the 500 mileage race reports two dead and 82 injured. Coroner Roy B. Storms faults Indianapolis Motor Speedway management for tolerating the makeshift infield structure. Indiana Attorney General Edwin K. Steers says a safety review on the privately owned track will be conducted. Jim Rathmann of Miami won the race. Russo of Kansas City is in critical condition but expected to survive.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Roy B. Storms
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Edwin K. Steers
Indiana
Fred H. Linder
William Craig
Zionsville
Linder
William Shortridge
Gary L. Maynard
Muskegon
Mich
Jim Rathmann
Miami
Russo
Kansas City
Bachsan Aoaietinad
Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Toll Rises Toward Record
The 78 hour Memorial Day weekend saw traffic deaths inch upward with reports still coming in from events before Monday midnight. Four women died near Evanston Wyoming in a Greyhound crash with a semi truck and at least 20 passengers were injured. The nation faced high overall accidental deaths with multiple fatal crashes across states and a prior forecast of 375 traffic fatalities for the weekend.
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Evanston
Wyo
Associated Press
Cambridge
Ohio
la Salle
Ill
Four-State Apple Crop Seen 25 Under 1959 Total
Growers at the Eastern Apple Marketing Cooperative meeting in Martinsburg West Virginia forecast the 1960 Appalachian Belt apple crop about 25 percent below last fall’s 25 million bushel total. Frosts poor pollenization and set reduced yields across central and eastern belt areas spanning Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania. Southern Virginia from Staunton onward shows best prospects with heavy winesap and well set crops.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Eastern
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Staunton
Philadelphia
York
Jonathan
Rome
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Charcoal Broiled Steak at Howard Johnson’s in George Washington Hotel
An afternoon lunch section notes a large charcoal broiled steak at Howard Johnson’s inside George Washington Hotel. A June 1 luncheon runs 11:30 to 2 aimed at Women of Christ Church. Nearby ads mention tires and a 77 piece 3 room furniture group.
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Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Women of Christ Church
Handley High Commencement Begins Sunday
Handley High School marks the Class of 1960 with a Sunday Baccalaureate sermon at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium delivered by Dr. Arthur W. Newell of Richmond. The Winchester Ministerial Association conducts the program with Rev. W. Holt Louder presiding.
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Handley High
Handley High School
Arthur W. Newell
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Richmond
Winchester Ministerial Association
W. Holt Louder
Dr. Newell
Wausau
Wisconsin
Elmhurst College
Eden Theological Seminary
St. Louis
Yale Divinity School
Kansas City
Columbus
Ohio
St. John’s Church
Catawba College
Salisbury
N.C
Henry W. Korinth
Rail Strike Shuts Down French Rail Network Nationwide
A 24 hour nationwide rail strike in France began at midnight, crippling travel and causing massive city traffic jams. Led by the Communist led General Federation of Labor, the stoppage sought higher wages and proved largely effective.
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Paris
France
Supreme Court rules on tidelands rights in Gulf states
The court limited Louisiana ownership to three miles and extended Texas and Florida rights to about 10.45 miles, with seven justices deciding amid gaps due to disqualifications. Justice Harlan led the Florida decision while Black authored the Florida ruling and dissented on Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. The Interior Department has leased disputed lands off Louisiana, with revenues near 300 million dollars at stake.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Florida
Warren
Justice Clark
California
Clark
Justice Department
Louisiana
Interior Department
Meney
Justice Harlan
Harlan
Justice Black
Mississippi
Alabama
Frederick Schools Close Saturday
Frederick County schools will close for the current session Saturday afternoon. Supt. Robert E. Ayler said classes will be conducted Saturday as the last makeup day for time lost due to bad weather. Classes dismiss at 2 15 p m at James Wood.
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Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
James Wood
Warren County Budget Board Weighs 10 Cent Tax Hike
Warren County Supervisors debate a 10 cent tax increase to fund a 1,106,327 budget for the third time. The proposed levy would set taxes at 2.50 per 100 of assessed valuation, with public hearing not scheduled and opposition from Local 371 Tile Workers Union.
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Front Royal
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Textile Workers Union of America
Bowen
Atwood
Baggarly
Two Men Rob Hamilton Bank for Seven Thousand
Maryland police hunt two white men about 25 with sandy hair after a $7000 robbery at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Leesburg area. A grey and white 1965 Pontiac with Florida plates fled toward Maryland with a third man waiting outside.
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Hamilton Bank
Brunswick
Maryland
Potomac River
Virginia Bankee
Florida
Virginia
Mertones
Leesburg
Loudoun County
Reid
Sheriff's Office
Dulles Delivers Closed U2 Spy Plane Briefing
Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard Allen W. Dulles describe the U2 spy plane in a secret, prepared statement delivered behind guarded doors. Dulles spoke for about an hour and 48 minutes, with Fulbright reserving publication options.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
J. William Fulbright the Ark
Dulles
Fulbright
Dukles
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G. Alton Atwood
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