Humphrey Carries Optimistic Report On World Economy
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey flew to Denver with President Eisenhower carrying an optimistic view of the Free World economy. He said a balanced budget this year is possible, though he would not discuss topics with newsmen. The current estimate shows a 13.4 billion deficit winding to next June 30.
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Humphrey
Ike
Washington
Treasury
Denver
Eisenhower
Columbine III
Fisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
White House
Associates
Free World
Europe
Istanbul
World Bank International Monetary Fund
Paris
Congress
Heavy Snowstorm Hits Great Smoky Mountains
A heavy snowstorm swept the higher peaks of Great Smoky Mountains National Park beginning yesterday evening bringing over an inch of snow and sub-freezing temperatures in the higher elevations. Park officials reported the conditions as winter tasting the mountain region.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Six killed and twenty one hurt in bus crash in Indiana
A two decker Greyhound bus carrying 25 passengers crashed into a parked semi truck on US 20 east of Michigan City. Six died and 21 were injured, many in critical condition. The truck driver Harry Williams escaped with minor injuries after warning signals failed to avert the collision.
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Michigan City
Ind
Greyhound
Sylvia Money
York
Sol Sender
Chicago
Charles G. Roth
Lafay Hill
Helen Rusnak
Friedel Greenoff
Los
Calif
Anthony William Bruno
Amington
New York
Harry Williams
WU. S. 20
Williams
Ogden Jarvis
Jarvis
Mass. Soccer Team Bus Crash Injures 25 In Monson
A chartered bus carrying 25 people including 22 University of Massachusetts players and staff crashed through a temporary bridge barrier in heavy rain near Monson. The coach Lawrence Briggs and driver Richard Scannell were among the injured. most were treated and released.
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Amherst
University of Connecticut At
Storrs
Lawrence Briggs
Andover
Richard F. Scannell
Agawam
Wing Hospital
Three Men Assaulted In City. One Hospitalized
Three men were attacked in Winchester last night with two being robbed. Melvin Sweeney and Noah Thomas Miller reported robberies and injuries while Thomas Wilson said three assailants jumped him. all incidents occurred between 10 and 11 p m in the north and northeast city areas. Police seek suspects described as Negro, continuing the investigation.
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Winchester
Melvin Sweeney
U. S. Rt. 11 North
N. Cameron St
Noah Thomas Miller
Sharp St
Kern St
Freemont St
Thomas Wilson
Roanoke
Gibbons St
Fall Storm Leaves 11 Dead in Northeast
A powerful extratropical cyclone swept the Eastern Seaboard with gusts near hurricane force, heavy rain, and high tides. Eleven deaths occurred in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Maine from accidents and hazards caused by flooding and downed wires as roads and power lines failed and evacuations occurred.
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New York State
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maine
Tropics
Hazel
Pennsylvania
Canada
Weather Bureau
New England
Diane
Providence
R. I
Norwalk
Conn
Peron to Be Tried In Absentia In Argentina
Buenos Aires reports former President Juan D. Peron will be tried in absentia by an Argentine military court on grounds of military honor. Army Minister Leon Bengoa said civil charges will follow later. Peron, exiled in Paraguay, may be interned at the government’s request. A Superior Court of Honor will judge Peron’s conduct within the army.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Leon Bengoa
Peron
Parguary
Bengos
Carlos von der Becke
Carlos Bassi
Victor J. Majo
Juan Carlos Sanguinetti
Basilio B. Pertine
Superior Court of Honor
Juan Domingo Peron
Mississippi
Duff’s
Soviet Leaders Confer at Sevastopol Ahead of Geneva
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Communist Party chief Khrushchev meet in Sevastopol with key aides including Mikoyan Kuznetzov Zhukov Voroshilov and Gorshkov to discuss disarmament and a pre Geneva conference amid Eisenhower letters and plans for mutual inspections. Molotov is absent.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Crimea
Geneva
Eisenhower
Sebastopol
V. M. Molotov
Tass
Sevastopol
A. I. Mikoyan
Georgi Zhukov
Klementi Voroshilov
Adm
N. G. Kuznetzov
A. I. Kirichenko
Ukrainian Communist Party
S. G. Gorshkov
Zhu
Four Die In Auto Crash East Of Gettysburg
Four persons were killed when a car left the rain slick shoulder and struck a concrete bridge wall four and a half miles east of Gettysburg. Three occupants died instantly, Mrs. Eva Wagaman died at Warner Hospital at 4 a.m. The victims include Irvin Wagaman 14, Charles Wagaman Jr. 24, and Lawrence Klosterman 21. The car was torn in half and the engine ripped from its mounts.
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Gettysburg
John Creavey
Eva Wagaman
R. D
Warner Hospital
Irvin Wagaman
Hampshire County Bond Issue Loses
A special election in Hampshire County West Virginia defeated the school bond issue. With 27 of 28 precincts reported, 1 636 voted against and 1 401 for the bonds. Sixty percent was required to pass.
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Hampshire County
W. Va
Railroads, firemen union reach wage settlement end strike threats
Chicago bulletin reports major railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen agreeing on wage increases. The agreement removes the prospect of a nationwide locomotive strike.
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Chicago
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Eisenhower in fourth week of convalescence
President Eisenhower enters the fourth week of recovery at Fitzsimons hospital in Denver with doctors dropping the daily cardiogram. Treasury Secretary Humphrey meets at the bedside as the President approaches his 65th birthday amid hopeful talk of budget balance and ongoing cabinet discussions.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Washington
White House
James C. Hagety
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Mind Made Up On Nomination Stevenson Says
Former Gov Adlai Stevenson says he has made his mind on whether he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination but will not disclose his decision yet He notes he would accept if offered and plans to reveal his stand soon during a Kingston Queen’s University visit to receive an honorary degree.
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Kingston
Adlai Stevenson
Mlinois
Chicago
Queen University
Stalin son Jacob shot in Nazi camp after fence plunge
Maj. Walter Reuschle relays a German prisoner account that Stalin's son Jacob Djugashvili was shot at Oranienburg concentration camp in 1945 after leaping onto an electrified fence as Soviet forces neared Berlin. Reuschle, a former Radio Stuttgart director, said the claim came from the camp commandant.
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Friendland
Germany
Stalin
Jacob
Maj
Walter Reuschle
Radio
Stuttgart
Jacob Djugashvili
Oranienburg
Berlin
Reuschle
Red Army
Russia
United States Flat Glass Co Receives Incorporation Papers
The Virginia State Corporation Commission issued the certificate of incorporation for the United States Flat Glass Co, with George Parks of Harrisonburg as president and I. Smith and Max Silverman as officers. Parks announced plans for a $3.5 million sheet glass plant on the Paper Mill Road, the first of three plants including plate and rolled glass facilities.
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United States Flat Glass Co
Virginia State Corporation Commission
James R. Wilkins
Winchester - Frederick County
Parks
I. Smith
Harrisonburg
Max Silverman
Valley Stream
New York
Wilkins
Princess Margaret to marry Townsend gains strong public belief
Britons widely expect Princess Margaret to wed RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend after a private weekend together near Windsor. Clarence House issued a privacy plea, while London papers declare the engagement forthcoming despite no official announcement. Townsend returns from Brussels on home leave as the couple met discreetly at Allenbay Hall.
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RAF
Peter Townsend
London
Princess Margaret
Maj
John Wills
Allanbay Park
Berkshire
Queen Elizabeth II
International Radiophoto
Binfield
England
Margaret
Mwith Townsend
Windsor Forest
Royal Family
Clarence House
Elizabeth
Townsend
Brussels
Lord Rothermere
Daily Mail
Liberal News-Chronicle
Windsor Castle
Allenbay Hall
John Lycet Wills
Marquis of Abergavenney
Gladys Townsend
Somerset Cottage
Mrs. Wills
Queen Mother
Resignation Confirmed of Virginia Revenue Commissioner Andrews
T Coleman Andrews, 56, a Virginia Democrat and former top tax official since 1953, confirms plans to resign as commissioner of internal revenue effective Oct 31. He will become chairman and CEO of American Fidelity and Casualty Co., Richmond, the nation’s largest truck insurer, while remaining able to work with President Eisenhower on highway safety initiatives.
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Richmond
T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue
Virginia
Eisenhower
Revenue Service
Washington
Andrews
American Fidelity and Casualty Co
Treasury
Humphrey
Denver
Byrd
Sen
D-Va
Fisenhower
Internal Revenue Service
Corporation Audits
General Accounting Office
First Hoover Commission
Marine Corps
State Department
North African Economic Board
Thomas Coleman Jr
Wilsom Pittman Andrews
American Fidelity and Casualty
Virginia Judging Teams Win Gold And Silver at State Contest
Two Virginia judging teams earned top honors at the national Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City. The Montevideo High School team of Rockingham County won gold emblem ratings in livestock judging, while the Broadway team from Rockingham captured a silver emblem in poultry judging.
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Kansas City
Virginia
Future Farmers of America
Montevideo
Rockingham County
Broadway
Rockingham
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR VIRGINIA WITH SHOWERS
Partly cloudy and cooler in the east and north with lows 35 to 45 inland and 45 to 50 along the coast. Sunday remains cooler with scattered showers. Shenandoah Valley tonight near 40 with Sunday overcast and some showers. Winchester skies note sunrise at 6 22 am and sunset at 5 38 pm with new moon at 2 32 pm.
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Winchester
Ceehawe
D.m
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