Suez Canal Users Assn Inaugurated by Lloyd at London
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd formally opened the Suez Canal Users Association after 15 nations joined in favor of international control of the canal placed under Egyptian ownership. Delegates from 18 nations discussed organization, operations, and finances while Egypt, Russia, Britain, and France prepared for a U N Security Council debate on Nasser’s nationalization.
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Selwyn Lloyd
Suez Canal Users’ Assn
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Suez
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Lisbon
SCUA
Russia
Britain
France
New York
U. N. Security Council
Nasser
Police Clear Path For Negro Mother at Weaverton School
Police force a path through a shouting crowd of about 100 as Margaret Clancy drives her children to Weaverton Elementary amid a county wide boycott over school integration. Sheriff and city police intervened to open the exit while protesters urged removal of the Negro students. County officials plan a school board meeting at 1 p.m. to review the event.
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Henderson
Weaverton
Felix Trader
Margaret Clancy
Lee Williams
County Supt. of
C. B. West
Seple Pickers
Racey Orchard Middle Road
U S Traffic Toll Heads Toward a New Yearly Record
The National Safety Council reports August traffic deaths rose 2 percent to 3 600, part of an eight month total of 25 350, with 41 000 to 42 000 projected for 1956. Mileages up 6 percent and deaths up 9 percent. Rhode Island, Nevada, and Tennessee show declines. Major cities Rochester New York Miami Florida and Omaha Nebraska posted large safety totals.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Rhode Island
Nevada
Tennessee
Volume Apple Harvest Resumes After Wet Weather
Volume picking in Northern Virginia orchards resumed today after storm Flossy rains halted activity last week. This is the third week of volume harvest in the region with late varieties possibly through November 15. Growers work Red Delicious Grimes Red Jonathan while Golden Delicious will follow. H. F. Byrd, Inc. spokesman notes a few Red Yorks.
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Virginia
South End Fire Co Meeting Notice
Regular monthly meeting called for Monday October 1 at 8 p m. Important business to discuss. President H Rainsberger urges attendance.
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South End Fire CO
H. Rainsberger
Nicaragua Elects Luis Somoza Brother of 1940 Festival Queen
Luis Somoza has been named president of Nicaragua succeeding his father who died from gunshot wounds at a Panama Canal Zone hospital. The former Miss Lillian Somoza, widow of the Nicaraguan ambassador Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa and sister of the new president, served as Queen of the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Ana Stasio Somoza Jr. leads Nicaragua's army and air force chief of staff. Grand Marshal Dr. Lewis M. Allen led the Grand Feature Parade.
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Nicaragua
Luis Samoa
Panama Canal Zone
Lillian Somoza
Winchester
Panama
Richardo M. Aris
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Academy
Lillian
Anastasio Somoza, Jr
Air Force
Luis
Ana Stasio
Somoza
Richard E. Byrd
Elizabeth Carrington Pierce
Ann Elizabeth Robinson
Ann Cover Barton
Lewis M. Allen
Saturday Registration Deadline For Nov 6 Election
Residents of Winchester and Frederick County must register by October 6 to vote in the November 6 national election. The books close 30 days prior. Louise Buncutter will register voters at City Hall 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, county registrars will be at their precincts in Frederick County during the same hours.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Louise Buncutter
Back Creek
Dry Run
H. H. Cooper
Gore
S. W. Riley
Lamps
Raymond Racey
Russells
James Allamong
Gainesboro
Ashton
Supreme Court Opens With 800 Cases Docketed
The Supreme Court begins a new term facing about 800 cases including school integration appeals and Communist related matters. Justice Minton retires October 15 and Brennan Jr is nominated to replace him. John T. Fey becomes court clerk as cases move to be decided with or without tighter supervisory oversight of district courts on desegregation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
South Carolina
Eisenhower
New Jersey Supreme Court
William Joseph Brennan Jr
Minton
White House
Senate
Congress
Brennan
Frank Murphy
Newark
Rumson
N. J
John T. Fey
George Washington University Law School
Fey
Harold B. Willey
U. S
High Court
Mechanic lands plane at New York tavern in odd flight
Thomas Fitzpatrick a 26 year old airplane mechanic from Emerson New Jersey landed a small plane on St Nicholas Ave near 191st St and walked to a Manhattan tavern for a beer before 3 am. Police doubt engine trouble forced the landing and allege a wager inspired the stunt. He was arraigned on grand larceny with $5000 bail.
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New York
Manhattan
Thomas Fitzpatrick
St Nicholas Ave
191St St
Fitzpatrick
Edward J. Chapman
Faizpatrick
Emerson
N. J
7th Anniversary Finds Red China Confident of Becoming Top Power
The seventh anniversary of the Peiping government sees Mao and leaders confident that within a dozen years China will be a top world power. A large parade in Peiping noted by Mao’s absence from portraits honors, with Peng Teh-huai declaring Formosa a sacred task. The congress approved plans for heavy industry growth and cooperatives, while relations with the Soviet Union praised for aid.
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Red
Red Army
Peng
Taiwan Formeosa
Egypt
Mao
Sukarno
Prasad Acharya
Nepal
Peiping Radio
Southeast Asia
China
Party
Formosa
United Nations
Peiping
Premier of Hungary Joins Talks Between Tito and Khrushchev
London scene reports a delta wing bomber crash at London Airport during return from New Zealand. Four bodies recovered. two survivors parachuted, one canopy failure noted. Russians, RAF delegation, and families watched as emergency crews battled the flaming wreckage.
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Hungary
Tito
Khrushchev
London
Britain
New Zealand
Sir Harry Broadhurst
D. R. Howard
Broadhurst
Howard
Vulcan
A V. Roe Co
Australia
Bolshoi Ballet
Moscow
Royal Air Force
RAF
Steers Bring 19.7 Cents Per Pound At Virginia Sale
1 286 steers sold Saturday at the Second Annual Northern Virginia Yearling Feeder Steer Sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange. Buyers paid an average of 19.72 per cwt with a gross of 189 847 08 on 962 510 pounds. Average weight 748 pounds. total head 1 286. Prices ranged 18 to 22 cents. Sale manager I Fred Stine of Winchester said the sale was satisfactory and prices were steady. A breakdown shows 381 head graded fancy and choice weighing 292 895 pounds at 20 81 cwt and 159.98 per head. Continued on page 2 column 5.
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Northern Virginia
Farmers Livestock Exchange
I. Fred Stine
Winchester
Livestock Exchange
Morris Fannon
J. H. Cunningham
Stevenson Plans Western Campaign Swing Across Six Cities
Adlai E. Stevenson outlined an intensive campaign for next week in California and other Western states. He will speak in Oakland Richmond Berkeley Fresno Long Beach and San Diego to win California's 32 electoral votes. He also planned stops in Great Falls Boise Seattle and Portland as part of a broader eastern swing.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Stevenson
Oakland
Richmond
Berkeley
Fresno
Long Beach
San Diego
Great Falls
Mont
Boise
Idaho
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
Yellow Jacket Sting Provokes Fatal Wasp Bite
HARLAN Ky Elmo Robinette 30 died after a yellow jacket flew into his mouth while he was killing wasps on his porch. He staggered inside, collapsed on a bed and died after attempting to rise.
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Harlan, Ky
Elmo Robinette
Eisenhower Fires Back at Demo Criticism in Cleveland
President Eisenhower blasted the Democrats in Cleveland accusing them of tolerating inflation and spreading false talk. He defended his administration's integrity on public morality and trust while seizing the farm, cost of living, labor, and wage issues in a broad campaign swing. He announced plans for a nationwide TV radio address from Kentucky after a 12 car overnight campaign train journey.
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Cleveland
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Public Square
America
Rpublican
Washington
Lexington
University of Kentucky Coliseum
Ohio
Kentucky
White House
Minnesota
Oregon
Congress
Clash Within Communist Bloc Evident in Yalta Talks
Belgrade sources report a serious ideological rift among Soviet Yugoslav and Hungarian leaders at Yalta. Erno Gero joins Tito and Khru shchev with Bulganin for a vacation gathering seen as a Kremlin power struggle.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Yalta
Hungary
Erno Geroe
Tito
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Moscow
Crimea
West
Kremlin
Gerce
Black Sea
Khrushchev
Stalin
Matyas Rakosi
Rakosi
Moscow-Belgrade
Soviet Union
Virginia Weather Forecast for Winchester Region
Clear and cool tonight with interior lows 42 to 50 and coastal 52 to 58. Tuesday brings fair skies and warmer afternoon. Five day outlook through October 6 calls for normal temps, periods of showers midweek and end of week, with total rainfall around one-quarter to one-half inch.
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Virginia
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