UMW and Operators Reach $2.40 Package Coal Contract
United Mine Workers Vice President Thomas Kennedy announced a tentative one year deal with the Bituminous Coal Operators Assn. that raises miners pay by 240 a day via a package including 1.20 immediate rise and 80 cents next April 1. The agreement covers two thirds of the industry and retroacts last Monday. Edward J. Fox led the talks for the operators in Pittsburgh Cincinnati to sign. John L. Lewis hailed the accord as the industry’s top payment level and praised leadership for avoiding prolonged conflict.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Bituminous Coal Operators Assn
BCOA
Kennedy
Mine Workers Union
Edward G. Fox
Bituritous Coal Operators Assn
Pittsburgh
Bcoa Board of Directors
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Operators Assn
Edward J. Fox
UMWA
John L. Lewis
New Baby Likely Tall Like Parents by Age Five
In Turin, Italy, Mrs. Maria Spada, a very short woman weighing 82.5 pounds, gave birth to a 7.5 pound son. The mother stands 33 inches tall and her husband is two inches shorter. A doctor said the child should reach the parents' height by his fifth birthday.
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Turin
Italy
Maria Spada
Cigarettes Add to Smog in Los Angeles County
The air pollution district reports that 64,860,230 cigarettes are smoked daily in Los Angeles County, adding about 12 tons of contaminants to the atmosphere each day. Burr Fletcher's Winchester Sewing Machine Co operates at Fletcher's Cash Market near Armel Discount prices on machines and vacuums. Repairs on all makes. Hospital Auxiliary hosts a Giant Rummage Sale at Episcopal Parish Hall on Friday and Saturday October 5 and 6.
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Los Angeles
Air Pollution Control District
Los Angeles County
APCD
Burr Fletcher
Winchester Sewing Machine Co
Fletcher
Royal Road
Armel
Stephens City
Episcopal Parish Hall
Shepilov Arrives at U N Debate on Suez Crisis
Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov arrived for the U N Security Council session on Suez and voiced belief a reasonable solution can be reached through equal negotiations balancing Egypt sovereign interests with all canal users. Britain and France draft a resolution for international canal control backed by the United States.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dmitri Shepilov
U. N. Security Council
Suez Canal
Egypt
Shepilov
Mahmoud Fawzi
Council
U. N
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
France
U. S
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Lloyd and Pineau
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Nasser
the Council
United States
Benson Defends Ike Farm Policy Against Critics
Secretary Benson angrily defended the administration saying it has taken more constructive action for the family farm than any previous decade. He blamed two forces for hardship the cost price squeeze from wartime surplus policies and readjustment due to rapid farm tool and equipment changes.
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Huntley
Aggiculture
Benson
Rayburn Targets Benson In Farm Program Comment
In Cambridge Maryland Rep Sam Rayburn addressing 550 party faithful warned against Ezra Taft Benson taking charge of the farm program. He urged Republicans not to underestimate the Democrats as the world series approached.
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Cambridge
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Agriculture Benson
Yankees
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson Defends Family Farms At Thor Research Center Speech
Benson, in a speech prepared for the Thor Research Center dedication, denounced what he called false attacks on the administration’s stance toward family farms. He defended 31 years of Agriculture Department programs as focused on farm families and all Americans, pledging continued support for programs he regards as sound and fair.
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Thor Research Center
Here
Benson
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
Miner Dies in Lick Fork Mine Cave-In Near Clintwood
A roof cave-in at the Lick Fork Mine near Clintwood Virginia killed 32 year old Samuel P Dishman of Dante Russell County. He died from injuries suffered when timbers failed and the cave-in occurred Monday night.
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Clintwood
Lick Fork
Russell County
Samuel P. Dishman
Dante
Wanted 10 Apple Wrappers
Classified notice seeking ten apple wrappers requires contact with John Livengood of Byrd Orchards in Berryville Virginia. Provide details for potential exchange or purchase according to local classifieds.
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John Livengood
Byrd Orchards
Berryville
Area's First Polio Case Reported In 1956
The Winchester Frederick County Health Department reports the first polio case this year. Two year old William Mery of Senseng Road shows paralytic polio in one leg after a febrile illness in August. He will wear a brace. no Salk vaccine history. Health officials urge vaccination, noting nationwide declines due to the vaccine. Vaccine free for under 19 and pregnant women at the Health Department.
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Winchester - Frederick County
William Mery
Holly A. Allery
Senseng Road
Warren Gregory
Gregory
William
A. L. Lindall
Health Department
Winchester-Frederick
Lindall
Stephens City Trials Two-Way Radio for Police Car
Stephens City council at its October meeting approved a trial of two way radio equipment for the police car and town office use if satisfactory. Water lines flushing urged due to discoloration and fire plugs drained. Parallel parking lines painted, two parking signs renewed and one added at the post office. R E Hausenfluck sworn in to replace M J.
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Mr. Carbaugh
R. E. Hausenfluck
M. J
Stevenson Charges Ike With Leadership Failure in Pa Speech
WILKES-BARRE Pa Stevenson charged President Eisenhower with failure of leadership over unemployment relief and distressed areas. He blasted Congress for blocking aid and said the administration acted too late after Douglas and Flood proposed a stronger program. Stevenson urged voters in Pennsylvania to judge Ike on his record.
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Wilkes-Barre
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Rep. Flood
D-Pa
Congress
Flood
Earliest Killing Frost Sets September Weather Record
The first killing frost in 35 years hit September 21 with a 32 degree reading. Rainfall ran above average and temperatures stayed below normal, shortening the growing season, while September marked the latest frost on record earlier in the year references.
Texas segregationists protest Clement visit at college
White Citizens Council members picketed an integrated Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont blocking entry for three Negro students as Gov. Frank Clement faced 25 demonstrators at Houston hotel. Clement defended ordering National Guard to maintain order amid school integration tensions. Washington groups denounced a House subcommittee hearing on public schools.
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Associated Press
Texas
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Nation
House
Washington
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
Tex
White
Citizens Council
Clement
Houston
Shamrock Hotel
America Veterans Committee
Americans For Democratic Action
House Subcommittee
Soviet to Send Observers for Election Campaign
State Department reports Russia accepted a bid to send two or three observers to watch the U S campaign and the November 6 elections. The Soviets will tour the United States, attend rallies, hear speeches, and observe balloting with plans for arrival around Oct. 21.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Foreign Office
Supreme Soviet
Poland
Czechoszorakia
Hungary
Romania
United States
Army Seeks AWOL Soldier in Petersburg Drive-In Shooting
Police and Army officials hunted an unidentified private after a double shooting at a Petersburg area drive-in. Louis Phelps and Ann West were wounded when a gunman fired through their car window. West was hospitalized in serious condition. A private name tag was found nearby as a large multi‑jurisdictional search continued.
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Petersburg
Ft. Lee
Here
Louis Phelps
Ann West
Phelps
Miss West
W. E. Traylor
Traylor
Colonial Heights
Prince George
Chesterfield
Plane Crash Kills Naval Reserve Flyer After Rescue Wave
Lieutenant Donald R. Good 27 of Natick dies in a burning Cougar jet on Gerald Del Prete’s chicken farm after waving away three would be rescuers fearing an explosion. Witnesses say he remained alive as they opened the canopy but died when the tail blew off. Good was a civilian American Airlines pilot, native of Missouri, with a wife and two children recently relocated to Natick.
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Rockland
Mass
Naval Reserve
Donald R. Good
Natick
Gerald del Prete
Lt. Good
del Prete
Weymouth Naval Air Station
Good
American Airlines
Fairfax
Charles
Nancy
St. Louis
Three Aboard C124 Killed in Crash
A C124 Globemaster crashed at Charleston Air Force Base in light fog while arriving from Bermuda. Three of the ten crew members were killed, and seven others were hospitalized with injuries. names were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Charleston
S. C
Charleston Air Force Base
U. S. Naval Hospital
Air Force Base
Hunter Killed During Squirrel Hunt in Shenandoah Co
Jerry Allen Wright, 17, of Jerome in Shenandoah County, the first hunter listed for the county's squirrel season, was found dead Tuesday morning at a ravine bottom. Authorities say he likely slipped, and an accidental discharge from a .22 rifle struck him above the temple.
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Woodstock
Jerry Allen Wright
Jerome
Shenandoah
Wright
F. Wilson Gearing Sr
Dodgers Beat Yankees 6-3 in World Series Opener
Lefty Whitey Ford faltered as Brooklyn Dodgers toppled New York 6-3 in the opening game. Gil Hodges homered with two on in the third for the lead, while Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider contributed driving runs. Mantle hit a solo shot for the Yankees as Joe McDougald and Berra endured quiet frames.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lefty Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Eisenhower
Gil Hodges
Bauer
Jackie Robinson
Slaughter
Mantle
Berra
Skowron
McDougald
Dodgers
Robinson
Hodges
Furillo
Campanella
Pubilo
Amoros
Maglie
Ike Gets Roaring Welcome at Game
President Eisenhower attended his first World Series game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. A roaring crowd greeted him as he rode in a bubble top car from LaGuardia, with cheers along the 15 mile route and at the ball park.
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New York
Eisenhower
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
la Guardia
Ball Park
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
White House
Queens
Washington
Virginia Weather Forecast For Winchester Area
The outlook calls for rather cloudy skies in the south and increasing cloudiness in the north. Tonight's low around 50 to 55 in the north and 54 to 60 in the south with scattered showers possible Thursday and again near the weekend end. Total rainfall estimated at about four tenths of an inch. Highs near normal at start of period with little variation. Sunrise at 6 11 a m tomorrow and New Moon at 11 24 p m.
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Winchester
New Moon
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Harry Lovett
Tennyson Ave
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Secretary of Agriculture
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Rummage Sale Market St. Methodist Church
Schewel Furniture
R. H. Riley
Ike
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Robert A. Condon
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Schewel Furniture Store
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