College Building Unit Reviews Shenandoah Transfer Plan
The Board of Trustees executive committee and Haddox Williams architects will review plans to move Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music from Jayton Virginia to Winchester. The meeting covers site location on city park land and project leadership by James Whitkins and Marvin Gore Jr. The college and conservatory currently admit many applicants, turning away numerous students.
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Shenandoah College & Conservatory of Muse
Jayton
Winchester
Haddox & Williams
Darton
Carl Hiser
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
James R Wihitkins
Chamber of Commerce
College Project
Howard Falk
EFUB
Martisbury
Aloo
Frank Armstron
Marvin Gore, Jr
Mr. Wilkins
Chamber
Disabled Jet Barely Clears Bay Bridge in Bay Splash
Navy pilot Lt Thado Harden 25 قال from El Paso Texas crash landed in the bay after his twin engine fighter caught fire after takeoff from Alameda Naval Air Station. He steered the plane over the top deck and escaped in a life raft as a crash boat rescued him. Bridge motorists praised his heroism for saving lives and avoiding collision.
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San Francisco
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Bay
Thado Harden
Harden
Judge Orders Six Isle Of Wight Children Admitted
Federal Judge Walter E. Hoffman ruled that six Isle of Wight County children must be admitted to public school despite unsigned pupil placement forms. The decision follows similar rulings in Norfolk Suffolk and Nansemond County.
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Norfolk
Isle of Wight County
Walter E. Hoffman
Hoffman
Suffolk
Nansemond County
Democratic Campaign Committee
Queen Elizabeth II Opens Six Day Usa Visit in Virginia
Queen Elizabeth II starts a six day U S visit with a 1 30 p m arrival at Warwick's Patrick Henry Airport Virginia marks 350 years since Jamestown and 176th anniversary of Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown The schedule includes tea at William and Mary College president's home and remarks at the Wren Building.
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Williamsburg
Virginia
America
Elizabeth II
England
United States
Tidewater
Jamestown Island
James
York Rivers
Britain
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Washington
William and Mary College
Wren
Ottawa
Canada
Warwick
Patrick Henry
U.S
Wiley Buchanan
Thomas B. Stanley
Jamestown
Queen Elizabeth Linked by Blood to Washington and Lee
London officials confirm Queen Elizabeth I shares distant blood ties with George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Dr. Anthony Wagner of the College of Arms traced kin to Col. Augustine Warner, Virginia planter, via descendants including Mary Washington and Mary Smith.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth I
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Palace
College of Arms
Anthony Wagner
Britain
Wagner
United States
Washington
Elizabeth
Mary
John Smith
Gloucester County
Virginia
Lee
Augustine Warner
Warner
Mary Washington
Red Berlin hails Yugoslav move to recognize East Germany
East Berlin papers praise Yugoslavia for breaking Western diplomatic isolation by establishing ties with East Germany. Neues Deutschland says two German states exist and that German reunification hinges on wider acceptance. Western officials acknowledge the symbolic victory for the East German regime.
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Berlin
East Germany
Yugoslavia
Red East Berlin
Neues Deutschland
Communist Party
Marshal Tito
Soviet Bloc
Germany
Richmond Hearing Ends on T C T Co Rate Request
The State Corporation Commission concluded the first phase of its public hearing on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co for rate increases. It will resume December 5 with cross examination of witnesses heard yesterday and today.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Crispeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Paratroopers Begin Leaving Little Rock After Integration Duty
A portion of the paratroopers who have enforced the court-ordered school integration in Little Rock over the past three weeks began leaving the city today for their home base in the area.
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Little Rock
Ark
Beck refuses to step aside amid Hoffa dispute
Washington Dave Beck said he will not resign as Teamsters Union president while a court challenge to James R Hoffa's election as his successor proceeds. Beck spoke from Teamsters headquarters in Washington and was later reported back in Seattle.
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Washington
Dave Beck
James R. Hoffa
Beck
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Seattle
Sputniks Rocket Makes Spectacular Sky Sweep
Clear weather and a waning moon enabled Sputniks rocket to sweep 1800 miles across the sky starting shortly before 5 a.m. EST. Harvard Observatory watchers tracked it for nearly six minutes before it faded southward. Only Dr. Armand Spitz reported sighting Sputnik itself as observers noted the rocket far brighter than the radio equipped craft.
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Cambridge
Mass
Sputnik
Harvard Observatory
Armand Spitz
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Spitz
Orion
Dulles Flags Risk of Syria Russia Attack on Turkey
Secretary of State Dulles warned Congress that a Syria and Russia attack on Turkey is possible and the United States would not shelter the Soviet Union. He urged strong defense spending, noted Soviet missile advances, and cautioned against Moscow Washington domination while keeping open talks with Russia.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Syria
Russia
Turkey
Soviet Union
Middle East
United Nations
Congress
Andrei Gromyko
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
U. N
Turekey
Blood drive surpasses quota at Jaycee clinic
Red Cross donor clinic sponsored by the Winchester Frederick County Jaycees collected 199 pints of blood toward a 175 pint goal, reducing the overall deficit for 1957. Jack Johnson led recruitment with 49 workers from Rust Construction Company donating to aid a hospitalized colleague in Boston. 10 donors were rejected.
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Red Cross
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Frederick County
Jack Johnson
Jaycee Community Welfare Committee
Lions-Exchange
Rust Construction Company
Front Royal
Boston
Mood of the South: Little Rock’s legacy strains race relations
The Wall Street Journal reports a survey of 12 reporters in 14 Southern states showing Little Rock heightened tensions between whites and Blacks. It notes increased activity in opposing groups, higher NAACP donations, and wary attitudes as schools plan integration.
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New York
The
Wall Street Journal
Little Rock
South
Whte
National Assny For
Beaver
Miami
Fla
Journal
Florida
Tennessee
Texas
Maryland
Virginia
Syria urges U.N. action over Turkish border threats
Syria called for an urgent U N inquiry into an intolerably dangerous situation on the Turkish Syria border. Foreign Minister Salah Bitar said Turkish troop concentrations threaten Syria and international peace and asked the General Assembly to act. The move surprised U N delegates as Turkey and Egypt denied external threats amid deteriorating regional tensions.
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United Nations, N
U. N. General Assembly
Syria
U.N
Seyfullah Esin
U. S
United States
Rockets May Be Fired Over U.S. Cities in Future Tests
At White Sands Proving Grounds Maj. Gen. W E Laidlaw says future tests may shoot rockets over U S cities with safety measures in place. The Talos Defense Unit built by RCA and the Navy was handed to the Army for testing after a recent field demo failed when a booster malfunctioned.
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White Lands Proving Grounds
N. M
U.S
W. E. Laidlaw
New Mexico
Talos Defense Unit
TDU
Army
White Sands
Radio Corp. of America
RCA
Navy
Cancer Society Elects Snarr To Lead Winchester Chapter
George G. Snarr Jr. was named head of the Winchester Frederick County Virginia American Cancer Society at its annual meeting in the George Washington Hotel. He succeeds Harry Lovett who led for two years. Officers include John Anderson vice president Mrs J A Holinger recording secretary Mrs W H Button corresponding secretary and Marshall Novick treasurer. Lovett noted the chapter grew from raising 2500 to 6000 in two years and predicted reaching a similar goal in the next April 1958 drive.
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George G. Snarr, Jr
Winchester-Frederick County
Virginia
American Cancer Society
George Washington Hotel
Harry Lovett
John Anderson
J. A. Holinger
WH. Button
Marshall Novick
Electricity Gas Cut Off in France
Paris reports a 24-hour warning strike by state run electricity and gas workers, disrupting services and telephone networks. The Greater Paris area suffered a midnight blackout affecting over five million people while the extent in the provinces remained unclear.
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Paris
France
Socialists Rebuff Khrushchev on Middle East Alliance Bid
Western European socialist leaders rejected Nikita Khrushchev's plea for an alliance against U S Turkish threats to Syria. British Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell consulted with Prime Minister Macmillan and urged UN recourse. Danish and Norwegian socialists echoed caution while Dutch sources labeled the appeal propaganda.
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London
Western Europe
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Syria
Khrushchev
Turkey
United States
Egypt
Nasser
Labor Party
Hugh Gaitskell
Downing St
Harold Maccmillan
Gaitskell
Russia
United Nations
North Korea
Hungary
Middle East
Call for Bank Condition Statements Issued
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of Friday close of business Oct 11. The Federal Reserve Board also requested condition statements from its member banks as of the same date. The FDIC did not issue a similar call.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ike Nixon differ on Sputnik concerns
News analyst Ed Creagh notes Vice President Nixon appears more worried about the Russian satellite than President Eisenhower. He references statements by both as featured in a page 4 article today.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
Ed Creagh
Page 4
New shipment of fall Dutch bulbs arrives at Winchester Seed Co
Hollands bulbs bring a large variety for fall gardening at Winchester Seed Co. A notice from B. P. Elks 867 calls a special meeting on Wednesday night October 16 urging every member to attend with refreshments provided by J. Himelright and E. R. Lpr.
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Holland
Winchester Seed Co
B. P.O. Elks
J. H. Himelright
E. R
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Patrick Montague-Smith
Debrett
Mary Smith
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York River
Red Berlin
Jaycee Clinic
Wall Street Journal Survey
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Syra
Dag Hammarskjold
Seyfullah Bein
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Cancer Society
Snarr
E. Piccadilly St
Sisterhood of Beth
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Washington & Piccadilly Sts
Old Stone
Strasburg
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Udell Long
Ike
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