Eisenhower Opens West Coast Campaign Tour for Re election
President Eisenhower launch his five day Western trip with eight speeches in five states. He framed his message around peace and constructive use of the atom and noted past milestones while avoiding direct comment on Stevenson’s call to halt H bomb tests. He will deliver a major address at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and campaign in Southern California for California's 32 electoral votes.
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Minneapolis
Eisenhower
Centennial Plaza
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
West Coast
Austria
Trieste
West Germany
Guatemala
Panama
Caracas
Geneva
Washington
White House
California
Los Angeles
Fisenhower
Not Candidate For Any Office Says Byrd
Senator Harry F. Byrd denied being a candidate for any office amid South Carolinians for Independent Presidential Electors efforts. He stated he does not seek any office and had no contact with the South Carolina elector candidates. Byrd’s name is listed on Kentucky ballots as a states rights candidate per a telegram from Secretary of State Thelma L. Stovall.
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Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Byrd
South Carolina
H. F. Byrd Jr
U. S
Kentucky
Thelma L. Stovall
Frankfort
Four Sailors Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash at Churchland
Four sailors from out of state died in a late night single vehicle crash on Route 17 in Churchland Norfolk County. The victims were Horace Leroy Hall 21 Leonard T Torrey 18 George M Bailey 22 and Richard K Wagensell 17. The wreck occurred at a sharp elbow turn near a school on a road noted for frequent accidents.
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Churchland
Norfolk Station
Norfolk County
Virginia
Ft. Belvoir
Stafford County
L. M Mosely
Horace Leroy Hall
New York City
Leonard T Torrey
West Duxbury
Mass
George M. Bailey
Macon
Richard K. Wagensell
Baldwin
N. Y
K. A. Klopfer
Western Prancn Fire Dept
Portsmouth
Klopfer
Fire Forces 100 To Flee Homes In Pittsburgh District
Garfield District blaze at 4900 block Kin caid Street forces 100 residents from 180 brick homes. An elderly woman and three firefighters were treated for injuries or smoke inhalation. Fire chief estimated damage at 50 000. blaze under control in 90 minutes. cause not yet determined.
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Pittsburgh
Garfield
Kincaid Street
Stephen P. Adley
Merchants to Meet at George Washington Hotel
The Winchester Retail Merchants Association will hold a general membership meeting at 7:30 this evening at the George Washington Hotel. President Ralph Cain says officers for the coming year will be elected.
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Winchester Retail Merchants Association
George Washington Hotel
Ralph Cain
Powell cites Eisenhower support for jail by desegregation orders
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell says Eisenhower favored jailing anyone who defied the Supreme Court desegregation ruling. White House withheld comment as Hagerty said no statement until full remarks are reviewed. Powell spoke at a Harlem rally after meeting the President last week.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
D-Ny
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Powell
Harlem
CBS
Federal Court
Violent Rock Attack Shuts Down Scioto County Exchanges
About 500 people stormed telephone exchanges in Portsmouth and Sciotoville late at night, throwing rocks and beer bottles at operators and police, injuring one man with a brick. The crowd caused a countywide blackout and forced the company to evacuate workers and suspend service.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Scioto County
State Highway Patrol
New Boston Exchange
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Sciotoville Exchange
Columbus
Ohio River
Detroit Steel Corp
Exchange
Unkle
Portsmouth Exchange
George Mingle
Ankle
Stevenson Blasts Ike on H Bomb Deadlock in Chicago Speech
Adlai E. Stevenson denounces Eisenhower for ignoring a chance to end the hydrogen bomb race. He urges a joint U.S. Britain Russia effort to ban further tests and pursue inspection capable disarmament. Stevenson outlines plans to campaign in Michigan Ohio and Kentucky for six electoral votes.
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Adlai
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Russia
Stevenson
America
Campbell Barn Destroyed In Major Fire At Homespun Farm
Fire at Homespun Farm owned by Carroll E. Campbell destroyed a large 80 by 40 foot barn and its contents including a tractor and 5 000 bales of hay. Estimated damage 70 000 dollars with immediate loss of equipment and livestock. Firefighters prevented spread to nearby structures despite wind.
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Winchester Star
The
Bells
Carroll Campbell
Campbell
Homespun
Carroll E. Campbell
Cedar Creek
Valley Pike
Everly
Somone
Round Hill
U S Vows Aid to Any Middle East Victim
Secretary of State Dulles stated the United States will provide aid within constitutional limits to victims of aggression in the Middle East amid reports of Iraqi troop movements into Jordan and Israeli tensions. He also defended transcript edits of news conferences and commented on hydrogen bomb control and congressional spending transparency.
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U.S
Middle East
Washington
Dulles
United States
U. S
Jordan
Hussein
Israel
Iraq
U. N. Security Council
Stevenson
Congress
State Department
Pan American Stratocruiser Ditches in Pacific Rescued By Coast Guard
Pan American flight from Honolulu to San Francisco ditched about 1000 miles southwest of San Francisco after two engines failed. Pilot Richard Ogg landed the plane at 8 16 a m PST and all aboard were rescued by the Pontchartrain and Coast Guard in liferafts. Twenty four passengers and seven crew survived with five minor injuries. aircraft later sank.
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The
Coast Guard
San Francisco
Pan American
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
Richard Ogg
Pontchartrain
Ogg
Ocean Station
Orient
Nixon Prepares Reply to Adlai's Bomb Proposals
In Youngstown Ohio Vice President Nixon to counter Adlai Stevenson's calls for international talks to halt H bomb tests. Nixon plans a reply alleging Stevenson misstates facts while campaigning across Indiana and Buffalo New York. He contrasts economic policy under Eisenhower with Stevenson's stance and argues labor benefits under current administration.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Britain
Russia
Indiana
Buffalo
N. Y
Eisenhower
Three-County Road Deaths Report Nine Months
State police report 15 traffic fatalities across Frederick Clarke and Warren counties from January 1 to October 1. Nine-month totals show 465 crashes, 288 injuries, and $244 965 in property damage. Frederick led in deaths, injuries, and damage with 10 deaths by October 1.
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Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Norman H. Greenblatt
Wilmington
Delaware
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Tri-County
Warren County
Ralph H. Peterson Dies at His Home
Ralph H. Peterson 50 of 333 W Cork St died at his home at 6 30 am He was born August 13 1906 in Onawa Ohio He married Lee Taylor November 25 1936 in Fremont Nebraska He worked as Plant Supervisor for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and was active in Boy Scouts and Apple Blossom Festival He leaves wife Arlee two sons Larry Ralph and Gene H a daughter Emalee Todd Peterson a brother Marion Peterson and a mother Genevieve Peterson The funeral arrangements are incomplete and the remains rest at Jones Funeral Home.
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Ralph H. Peterson
W. Cork St
Onawa
Ohio
Genevieve Koontz Peterson
Tate Henry C. Peterson
Lee Taylor
Fremont
Nebraska
The
Episcopal Church
Scouters
Shenandoah
Arlee Peterson
Genevieve Peterson
Larry Ralph Peterson
Silver City
New Mexico
Gene H. Peterson
Winchester
Emalee Todd Peterson
Marion Peterson
United States Army
Jones Funeral Home
Virginia Apple Crop Forecast At 10.5 Million Bushels
The 1956 Virginia apple crop is forecast at 10.5 million bushels as of October 1, a 8 percent rise from September and near double last year’s output. US crop totals stand at about 94.94 million bushels, with Eastern and Central states showing varied results.
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Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Service
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Central States
Virginia Weather Outlook and Local Notices
Cloudy conditions with rain arriving along the coast and spreading through the Piedmont. Interior temperatures drop to the low 40s tonight with cooler rain east and central parts Wednesday. Also selling 125 shares of Farmers and Merchants National Bank stock in 25 share lots or as a whole, and a Stephens City Fire Co meeting notice for October 16 at 7 30 p m with refreshments.
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Winchester
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Winchester MO
Stephens City Fire Co
James L. Bowman
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Libertyville
Michigan
Guy Everly
Mr. Everly
Pilot Ogg
Ladies Auxiliary
South End Fire CO
Winchester Armory
Top Hats
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Washington & Piccadilly Sts
Friends of Hopewell Meeting
Henry M. Taylor
Shenandoah Valley
Taylor
Rockingham
Rockbridge
Augusta
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