NATO Unit Moves To Smooth Rift On Tunisian Arms
The NATO permanent Council met in Paris to mend a rift caused by US and UK arms shipments to Tunisia. France’s Etienne de Crouy-Chanel voiced objections as NATO planned next month’s summit, with a routine session listed on the agenda.
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NATO
Stanley Johnson
Paris
Permanent Council of NATO
Atlantic Alliance
United States
Ppucedada
Halipin
Etienne de Crouy - Chanel
France
U. S
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Clarke County Man Hurt in Crash At Rail Crossing
A Clarke County man, Charles Austin 31 of Boyce, was severely injured when his 1951 GMC tractor collided with a Norfolk and Western locomotive at Kennerly’s Crossing near White Post. He was hospitalized in fair condition with head injuries and possible internal trauma. The crash occurred at 9 42 am on Route 658 about 1.1 miles south of White Post.
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Clarke County
Kennerly's Crossing
White Post
Charles Austin
Boyce
Memorial Hospital
Donald Sheets
Mr. Austin
Lambert Transfer
Baltimore West
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Samuel Edward Basore
Hagerstown
Missing B29 in Alaska Training Flight Overdue From Elmendorf
A B29 Superfortress with a 10 man crew was overdue after a training flight from Elmendorf Air Force Base. The last contact was near Talkeetna, and weather hampered a search by helicopter. The aircraft was missing in rugged terrain with fuel for only a few hours. ground search will wait until air recovery is possible. Crew names are being withheld.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Elmendorf
Talkeetna
5040Th
Tist Air
Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
House of Good Food
Gaines Speaker For Manufacturers Dinner Monday
Francis P. Gaines president of Washinon and Lee since 1950 will speak at the Shenandoah Valley Manufactures Association fall dinner honoring Winchester and Frederick County teachers. The event is Monday at 7 pm at the George Washington Hotel, part of a program linking education and industry.
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Francis P. Gaines
Washinon and Lee
Shenandoah Valley Manufactures Association
Winchester
Frederick County
George Washinon
James Wood and
Handley
Gaines
South Carolina
Richmond College
43 Britons Die In Solent Flying Boat Crash
A four engine Solent airliner carrying 58 people including 43 Britons crashed near Newport Isle of Wight after engine trouble on a flight from Southampton to Lisbon. All aboard were British. 15 survivors were hospitalized and 40 bodies recovered as rescuers fought flames and searched wreckage across a chalk hillside and wooded area.
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Isle of Wight
England
Solent
British Quilia Airways
Southampton
Ibon
Portugal
Aquila
Civil Aviation Ministry
Southhampton
English Channel
Harry Tyrrell
J. B. Priestley
Tyrrell
John Bergman
Maxim
Berryman
Priestley
Mrs Case
Sheila
Two Virginia Road Deaths Raise 1957 Toll to 786
Two fatal accidents last night pushed Virginia's highway death toll to 786 for 1957, compared with 711 at the same date a year ago. Hazel H. Patrick, 30, of Manassas, died at Ft. Belvoir hospital from injuries after a single vehicle wreck on State Route 600 west of Shirley Highway in Fairfax County. Alma M. Sacra, 39, of Orange, died after being struck by a car while walking on U S 1 north of Fredericksburg in Stafford County.
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Virginia
Hazel H. Patrick
Manassas
Ft. Belvoir
Shirley Highway
Fairfax County
Alma M. Sacra
Orange
Fredericksburg
Stafford County
Derailment of The Chicagoan Wreck Near White Pigeon
A derailed New York Central flyer near White Pigeon Michigan injures 38 and kills Henry Nichols of Chicago. The Chicagoan from Chicago to New York diverted via Elkhart to Toledo due to earlier derailment risk. Police and railroad crews repair Highway 103 crossing as hospitals treat victims.
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White Pigeon
Mich
New York Central
Michigan
Chicago
New York
Elkhart
Ind
Archbold
Ohio
Michigan Central
Toledo
Henry Nichols
Post Office Department
Matear
Three Rivers
Sturgis
Elkert
Alphonse Murdek
Camullus
N.Y
Bonnie
Mary Rytak
Bernice Darby
Cleveland
Detroit
David P. Reiser
Nurse Shortage Said to Increase In Responsibilities
Old Point Comfort Va The Medical College of Virginia chancellor Dr William T Sanger says nurses face higher duties as hospitals and doctors push more tasks onto them He argues private duty nurses waste resources and stresses boosting nursing training by one percent of high school graduates to ease the shortage H M Clymer is elected association president with W C Bloxom Roscoe B Rhoads and W R Reid as officers
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Old Point Comfort
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
William T. Sanger
Virginia Hospital Assn
Sanger
Virginia
Old Dominion
Roscoe B. Rhoads
Leesburg
W. R. Reid
Roanoke
Bomb Scare Forces Evacuation of Two Norfolk Buildings
A phony bomb threat prompted the evacuation of the Virginian Pilot Ledger Dispatch building in Norfolk. Police and firefighters searched the four story plant for about 25 minutes after an anonymous caller warned of a bomb. The scare follows three prior similar threats targeting local offices and a school.
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Norfolk
Virginian- Pilot
Ledger + Dispatch
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Wainwright
Norfolk Catholic High School
Ledger - Dispatch
Tragic Niagara Falls Fire Kills 17 In Three Story Apartment
Seventeen people including a mother and eight children perished when flames swept through a narrow three story apartment housing two Negro families. Fourteen victims were children with nine injured. Names include Mrs. Mary Ewing and the Reid family as roomers. The Moonglo Hotel building burned, cause undetermined.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Mary Ewing
Howard
Horace Jr
Arline
Linda
Gloria Jean
Terry and
Jerry
Bonnie Patricia
Sanford Reid
Walter
Carson
Harvey
William
Sanford Jr
Mary Louise
Jack Thomas
John Jackson
Moonglo Hotel
Middletown Area Tops Its Goal In Chest Drive
Middletown area completed its Winchester Frederick Community Chest solicitation and surpassed its goal. Door to door canvass and mail gifts totaled 18546 dollars, with South Opequon exceeding its 129 dollar target by 56.46 dollars. Assistants included Paul Flowers, Russell McCauley, Winston Huffman, C. B. Willey Jr., and Boy Scout Troop 19.
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South Opequon
Middletown
Winchester-Frederick
T. L. Dicks
Ffred Snapp
Paul Flowers
Russell McCauley
Winston Huffman
C. B. Willey, Jr
Snapp
Charlies
Toan
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Children’s Home Society
Day Nurseries
USC
Child Guidance Center
Draft calls rise as January total hits ten thousand
The Army announced a draft call for 10 000 men in January the highest figure since last August. Asst. Secretary Hugh Milton said the increase is needed because overall losses from discharges will exceed the reduction targets, with quotas forecast to rise through next June.
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Washington
Army
Asst
Hugh Milton
Ike and McElroy to Discuss Defense Spending Hike
President Eisenhower and Defense Secretary McElroy will meet in Augusta to discuss plans for a rise in defense expenditures for space age weapons. Hagerty announced the briefing as Ike called for a substantial budget increase for missiles and future weapons in his Oklahoma City radio address.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Defense McElroy
White House
James C. Hagerty
Oklahoma City
Garcia Clinches Philippine Office
President Carlos P. Garcia clinched the Philippine election as Libertas Jose Yulo conceded after a 70 percent ballot recount showed Garcia ahead by more than half a million votes. Liberal Diosdado Macapagal widened his lead in the vice presidential race.
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Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
Libertas
Jose Yulo
Yulo
Garcia
Diosdado Macapagal
Delmer Robinson Dies in Sleep at 321 North Loudoun
Delmer Robinson 61 prominent Winchester businessman died in his sleep at his home on North Loudoun Street. He chaired the Winchester school board and held many local posts including bank director, church trustee, Mason and Shriner, Kiwanis member, and WWI veteran. He led Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival 1948–1950 and chaired Community Chest 1951–1952. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Market Street Methodist Church. Burial Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Flowers omitted.
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Delmer Robinson
Winchester
North Lowdoun Street
Robinson
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Market Street Methodist Church
Winchester Kiwanis Club
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Co
Winchester Steam Laundry
Snapp Foundry
Mary E. Robinson
Millard E. Lewis, Jr
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Amos Shyrock
Herbert M. Smalley
L. Nager
Wendell B. Goode
J. H. Yost
Virginia Girls In Top Quarter Of Class Warned Widespread Waste
A University of Virginia report notes Virginia girls form twice the share of top quarter graduates compared with boys. It cites parent counseling gaps as a key reason for underutilizing college opportunities among able female students. The study was presented at a university meeting with 150 attendees, highlighting the need for early college planning discussions.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
M. Howard Bryant
University of Virginia
Bryant
Mt. Willams
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