Dems Seen United In Backing Single Man for Governor
Rep. Watkins Abbitt said Virginia Democrats will unite behind one strong candidate for governor in 1957 to counter Republican gains after Eisenhower's landslide victory. He warned against a divisive primary and urged selecting a candidate who can carry out the people's wishes.
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Byrd Organization
Eisenhower
Virgina
Rep
Watkins Abbitt
Appomattox
Abbitt
Ted Dalton
Gov. Stanley
Virginia
Southside
Middle East
U S Urges Speed In Getting U N Force Into Area
The United States pressed for rapid deployment of a United Nations police force to back the cease fire and supervise the withdrawal of French and British troops from Egypt. Major General Burns arrived in Cairo to prepare for command of the UN police, as Soviet abstention and fears of Soviet volunteers loomed over the region.
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Israel
Jordan
United Nations
Egypt
Port Said
Suez Canal Zone
United States
U. N
Canada
E. L. M. Burns
Palestine
Cairo
Soviet
Russia
Soviet Bloc
U. N. Assembly
Suez
Suez Canal
Hunger Threatens Hungary Amid Siege by Soviet Forces
Budapest radio reports famine and shortages as Soviet troops encircle the capital. The puppet government pleads for normal life while rebels endure near Budapest with heavy fighting and dwindling supplies. Red Cross calls for truce to evacuate the wounded as curfews and food truck protections emerge.
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Antony Head
House of Commons
Britain
Vienna
Budapest
Hungary
Geneva
International Red Cross Committee
Radio
Finance Ministry
Janos Kadar
Radio Free Europe
Munich
Pecs
Dedication for Winchester Frederickt War Memorial with Honorary Guests
Rep Harrison will lead a Sunday dedication for the Winchester Frederickt County War Memorial Building at Senseny Park at 2:30 pm. A Handley Band concert opens the program with city officials veterans and local units participating. The flag is donated in memory of 1st Lt Bill Pollard and the event includes a full afternoon program with additional announcements forthcoming. An antiques sale is advertised for Friday November 9 at 10 30 am at 117 Morningside Drive by Mrs Halsey Green.
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Burr P. Harrison
Winchester-Frederck County War Memorial
Senseny Park
Rep. Harrison
Handley Band
War Memorial Association
Veterans
National Guard
Lewis A. Pollard
Winchester
Bill B. Pollard
Guadalcanal
Pollard
U. S. Army Air Corps
Friendship Fire Co
Winchester Municipal Band
Congregational Christian Church
Handley
Air Corps
Hawaii
South Pacific
Lt. Pollard
Morningside Drive
Halsey Green
Mild Weather Ends in West
Cold air spread across the western two thirds of the nation ending a period of milder conditions. First snow of the season fell in parts of the north central states with generally light accumulations. The snow belt extended from the northern Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes, with the heaviest precipitation in the southern Appalachians toward the Gulf, and scattered rain reached Texas Oklahoma and along the eastern Rockies. Most other regions saw generally fair weather.
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Associated Press
North Central States
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
Appalachians
Gulf
Texas
Oklahoma
Rockies
Colorado
FTC Woolen Firm Hearing Postponed
A hearing on charges against the Virginia Woolen Company by the Federal Trade Commission has been postponed from Tuesday. The FTC accused the firm of misbranding wool fabrics under the Wool Products Labeling Act. The company denies the charge and expects a new date in about two weeks.
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Virginia Woolen
Federal
Ade Commission
FTC
Marshall Field Dies at 63 in New York Hospital
New York City Philanthropist and Field Enterprises head Marshall Field TI died at New York Hospital at age 63. He underwent brain surgery after being ill for about six weeks, with wife Ruth at his bedside. He inherited about 160 million from his merchant grandfather, founder of the Chicago department store bearing the family name.
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Marshall Field
New York Hospital
New York
Marshall Field TI
Field Enterprises
Ruth
Field
Chicago
North Korea Confesses to Shooting Down South Korean Fighter
North Korea acknowledged shooting down a South Korean P51 Mustang after claiming the SK craft violated its airspace. South Korea reported two FP51s were attacked, one plane missing and the other returned with 20 bullet holes. The incident marked the first air clash since the armistice.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Pyongyang
South Korea
Faces Hostile Congress After Sweeping Victory
Eisenhower faces a more unfriendly Congress after a sweeping reelection win. Democrats gained a Senate and House majority, while party coalitions will likely shape most domestic decisions. GOP holds some influence but cannot run again in 1960. Johnson cites unity behind the President amid coming legislative battles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
House
Stevenson
Kentucky
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
America
Johnson
Cleveland Man Dies In Sunnyside Crash
A Cleveland resident died in a Sunnyside traffic collision as national vote shifts unsettled control of the Senate. The piece discusses how Ohio Governor Frank Lausche might influence Senate organization, with potential ties and resignations in New York and Texas affecting party control.
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Kentucky
Ohio
New York
Texas
Lausche
Senate
GOP
Eisenhower
House
Nixon
Pickets swarm Russian UN headquarters on Park Avenue
A crowd of about 3000, mostly Hungarian descent, gathered outside the Russian United Nations delegation. Police blocked access as demonstrators waved placards against champagne toasts and alleged lies by Sobolev, then dispersed within minutes.
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New York
United Nations
Park Avenue
Red
America
Plane Crashes Into New York Apartment Building
A single engine plane clipped a radio tower and crashed into a seven story apartment building at 79th and Broadway in New York, starting a fire. The top floor burned as bystanders helped occupants escape and several people were reported injured. A photograph reported several persons were taken away in an ambulance.
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North Bergen
N. J
New York
WOR
79Th and
Broadway
Kent Mack
Fatal 1956 County Crash Kills Cleveland Man
A Cleveland man, Jack Goldberg, 14114 Mayfair Ave., dies after a head on collision on U S Route 522 near Winchester Sunnyside. It is Frederick County’s 12th fatal crash of the year. Mrs. Belle Goldberg, 45, is hospitalized with abrasions and possible rib fractures. James Schaeffer, 26, and Irene Schaeffer, 23, are injured. their daughter is unhurt. Vehicle damage totals 2100.
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Stale Croopers
Sunnyside
Jack Goldberg
Cleveland
Ohio
U. S. Rt
Winchester
Mayfair Ave
Frederick County
James Schaeffer
Centerville
Irene Schaeffer
Memorial Hospital
J. W. Witt
Goldberg
Schaeffer
U. S. Army
Witt
Chevrolet
500 Expected Here for JCC Work Conference
The Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce holds its second quarterly Work Conference in Winchester at the George Washington Hotel. About 500 Jaycees from across the state attend a three day event themed Jaycees In Action with sixteen forums. George Pagonis, national JCC vice president from New Jersey, speaks at the Saturday banquet.
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Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
Robert S. Barbour
JCC
Old Dominion
Jaycees
George Pagonis
National
New Jersey
Virginia Forecast Prompts Mild Weekend Outlook
Partly cloudy conditions skim Virginia tonight with lows near 35 in the west and 45 in the east. Friday brings similar skies and windier weather with highs in the 50s.
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Virginia
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