Army aviation limits curtail Army missile ambitions
Secretary Wilson curbed Army aviation growth and barred longer range missiles. The order consolidates airlift and close support under the Air Force, restricts Army aircraft to light airlift, and forbids further Jupiter missile planning beyond 200 miles while preserving broader strategic concepts.
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Washington
Wilson
Army
Air Force
Cal Mobility
Pentagon
Reuben Robertsmen
Ilson
Congress
Robertson
Eisenhower
Despie
Navy
Cold Night Foresees 20s After 41 Degree Day
Temperatures tonight dip into the 20s with mountains at 16 to 20 degrees and a low near 31 last night. Snow flurries expected in the mountains tomorrow after a cloudy, cold day. Also notes a Christmas Bazaar at Sacred Heart Church on November 28th and 29th.
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West Virginia
Maryland
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winchester
Hat Sale and Job Notice in Winchester Area
A small newspaper item lists a hat sale at JT Buzzella s Shop with a help‑wanted ad for a young lady for soda fountain and front store work at Rhodes Drug Store. It also notes a tax penalty of 5 percent after December 5 and shows treasurers Harry L McCann for Frederick County and Marvin D Weaver for Winchester, Virginia.
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Rhodes Drug Store
Harry L. McCann
Frederick County
Marvin D. Weaver
City of Winchester
Tommy Dorsey Dies in Sleep in Greenwich Estate
Band leader Tommy Dorsey dies at about 2 a.m. in Greenwich Connecticut after choking on food particles. His third wife Janie, two children, and others were present. Dorsey left a note and had recent ulcer concerns at Johns Hopkins. Burial planned in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
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Greenwich. Conn
Tommy Dorsey
C. Stanley Knapp
Knapp
Dorsey
Janie
Ruth New
Atlanta
Tina Barzie
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Barzie
Susie
New York
Steve
Mildred Kraft
Lester Hooker
Richmond
Thomas F. Dorsey
Hawaii
Pat Dane
Battaile Heads Jamestown 350th Anniversary Commission
William M. Battaile was elected chairman of the Winchester Frederick Jamestown 350th Anniversary Commission at a meeting in the George Washington Hotel. Over 75 attendees from about 40 organizations heard King Meehan outline Jamestown 1957 observances, with events planned statewide in the Jamestown Williamsburg Yorktown triangle plus nine million expected out-of-state visitors.
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Tamfstown Commission
Cenfer
Winchester-Frederick
J. Thomas Boyce
Garland R. Quarles
William H. Louthan, Jr
M. Shapiro
William M. Battaile
Winchester-Frederick Jamestown
George Washington Hotel
King Meehan
Virginia
Charles Tait
Thomas J. Boyd
Stewart Bell, Jr
Philip Gabler
Phil Gabler
Tom Baldridge
John Smith
America
Jamestown
Mr. Meehan
Williamsburg
Yorktown Triangle
Space travel cannot slow aging say Harvard scientists
Harvard researchers told the American Rocket Society that traveling at high speed does not slow aging. They explained uniform motion relative to Earth has no effect on life processes, debunking the space fountain of youth theory.
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New York
Harvard University
American Rocket Society
Earth
William R. Brewser Jr
Harriet B. Brewster
Mark S. Potsaid
James F. Isaacs
The
Rocket Society
Cold Weather Sweeps Broad East With Snow Flurries
The Associated Press reports cold air across the Eastern half of the nation with clear skies in the West. Snow flurries extended from the Great Lakes to Tennessee and Virginia while rain showers touched Vermont to the coast. Oklahoma and Arkansas saw the largest temperature drops as readings ran about 12 degrees lower. The cold is expected to reach the Atlantic Coast states with additional snow flurries falling from Maine to West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Tennessee
Virginia
New York
Vermont
New Mexico
Texas
Atlantic Coast
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Atlantic
Maine
West Virginia
Lions Club White Elephant Auction Delayed to January
The Lions Club postpones its White Elephant Auction Sale from November 29 to January due to unspecified reasons. The sale remains organized by the Lions Club and will occur at a future date announced locally.
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Lions Club
Hungary’s Kadar Hardens Crackdown on Nagy Return
Premier Janos Kadar accused Imre Nagy supporters of “counter revolutionaries” as Hungary steps up propaganda against the ex premier. He said Nagy is not permanently exiled but should stay abroad to avoid retaliation. Factory stoppages persist amid damaged production and worker resistance.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Imre Nagy
Nagy
Janos Kadar
Romania
Kadar
Budapest
Fauver Named President of Winchester Exchange Club
William B. Fauver was named president of the Winchester Exchange Club at the semi annual election. He will succeed J. Fred Larrick on January 1, 1957. New officers include J. W. Arthur Jr vice president Stephen Rosenberger secretary and Ralph Slaughter treasurer. Board of Control new members Dr Leon Slavin Richard Brown Jr and Thomas Monahan. Officers to be installed December 18.
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William B. Fauver
Winchester Exchange Club
Rgular
Fauver
J. Fred Larrick
J. W. Arthur, Jr
Stephen Rosenberger
Ralph Slaughter
Board of Control
Leon Slavin
Richard Brown, Jr
Thomas Monahan
Eisenhower to confer with aides on international situation
President Eisenhower held a conference with aides in Augusta Georgia to discuss the international situation and then anticipated another quiet afternoon on the golf course.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Mitchell Urges States to Enact Modern Worker Welfare Laws
Secretary of Labor Mitchell urged states to adopt modern worker welfare laws to avoid federal intervention. He cited gaps in unemployment compensation disability insurance and workers compensation and warned federal action would rise if states neglect their responsibilities. He stressed training and anti discrimination while stressing national manpower needs.
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Mitchell
Miami Beach
Eisenhower
International Assn
LABOR
Venezuelan airliner crashes near Caracas killing all aboard
A Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Constellation flying from New York to Caracas crashed into a clouded peak near Maiquetia airport killing 25 people including 15 adults 2 infants and the crew of seven. Search parties recovered the charred remains atop 6000 foot mountains in Boca Chica area. The last radio contact reported the plane ten minutes from landing at 8 05 am.
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Caracas
Venezuela
New York
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
Marcel Combalbert
Boca Chica
Galipan
Pancelen
Constellation
Maiquetia
Idlewild
Atlantic Ocean
New Jersey
Virginia school integration deadlines challenged in appeals
Attorneys for two Virginia school boards argued before the Fourth Circuit that Negro patrons failed to exhaust administrative remedies before seeking federal court orders to desegregate in Charlottesville and Arlington County. The Arlington case sought timing orders. Charlottesville involved 70 parents and pupils.
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Baltimore
Virginia
U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Charlottesville
Arlington County
John S. Battle
Battle
Charlotesvilleville
Morris A. Soper
Arlington County School Board
Frank L. Ball
Ball
Arlington
Bryan
Supreme Court
Soper
National Assn. of the Advancement of Colored People
John J. Parker
Simon E. Sobeloff
Bank shortage at Franklin totals 265208 77
Auditors from Waller and Woodhouse report a shortage of 265208.77 at Merchants and Farmers Bank of Franklin Virginia. Former bank president J Fenton Mathews faces embezzlement charges. he waived a preliminary hearing and awaits grand jury action. Bank cashier Abbitt assures deposits are protected by surety bonds.
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Franklin
Norfolk
Waller and Woodhouse
Commonwealth
Merchants and Farmers Bank of Franklin
Asst
George H. Parker Jr
J. Fenton Mathews
Commonwealth’s
Mathews
Southhampton County Circuit Court
Matthews
John D. Abbitt
Bank
Cleveland Reopens After 26 Day Newspaper Strike
Cleveland's three major dailies resume publication after a 26 day stoppage. The union ratifications end a journalistic shutout as the Photoengravers Union completes two-year contracts, with The Cleveland News and The Cleveland Press returning with afternoon editions and The Plain Dealer resuming morning print.
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Cleveland
Cleveland News
Cleveland Press
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Newspaper Guild
Scripps-Howard
Weather Outlook Shows Cold Night and Snow Flurries
The Weather Fair calls for a cold night with lows 20s to 27 in the west and north, 26 to 30 in the southeast, and 16 to 20 in the mountains. Wednesday will be cloudy and cold with mountain snow flurries possible in the afternoon.
South Africa Maintains Partial U.N. Boycott
South Africa announced it would keep a partial boycott of the United Nations until the world body halted what it called interference in South Africa's internal affairs.
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United Nations
N. Y
South Africa
Russia says invaders must pay full bill for Suez canal cleanup
At the United Nations delegates protested any burden sharing for clearing the Suez Canal. Led by Russia, diplomats across parties urged that the invaders foot the entire cost of the operation.
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Britain
France
Israel
Russia
United Nations
N. Y—i
U. N
Suez Canal
Egypt demands UN crackdown on Britain France and Israel
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahamoud Fawzi urged the United Nations to enforce a firm crackdown on Britain France and Israel unless they specify a withdrawal timetable from Egyptian territory. He cited evidence of buildup in the Suez Canal zone under the pretense of withdrawal.
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Egypt
Britain
France
United Nations
U.N
Israel
Mahamoud Fawzi
General Assembly
Suez Canal
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Hammarskjold
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