Britain to Build Sixteen Atomic Power Stations
Sir John Cockcroft announced at the ASA meeting that Britain will build sixteen atomic power generating stations to supply electricity. Calder Hall near completion will begin operation next year. Dounreay is under construction, with fourteen others in planning. By 1960s estimates, coal usage could fall by eight million tons annually within ten years and forty million tons within twenty.
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Bristol
England
John Cockcroft
Britain
Atomic Energy Authority
British Assn
Calder Hall
Cockcroft
Dounreay
Scotland
Association
Curiosity Over Cat Color Tragedy in Houston
Ira H. Kidd a 55 year old tugboat captain died after arguing with a friend over a cat color. He braked backed and crashed into a concrete marker, the car door chest wound proved fatal. An investigator noted a black and white alley cat nearby.
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Houston
Tex
Ira H. Kidd
W. A. Danley
Danley
Kidd
Ira
Set
R. D. Brown
Weekly Jefferson Republican Paper Ceases Publication
The weekly Jefferson Republican announced its 13th anniversary issue was its last. Editor in chief R. J. Funkhouser, founder Sep 1 1942, said the issue was its last chapter with no reason given for the suspension. Funkhouser moved from West Virginia to Centreville Maryland in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranson
W. Va
Jefferson Republican
R. J. Funkhouser
The
Republican
Funkhouser
West Virginia
Centreville
FALL FESTIVAL AT CAPON BRIDGE SCHOOL
Capon Bridge School hosts a Fall Festival on Saturday at 4 30 P M featuring baseball dinners and a band. Wise Carver's Print Shop advertises printing services with contact 6311.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickers
Wisecarver
Capon Bridge School
One Minor Incident Reports Near Gaza Frontier
Last night Israel reported a single minor incident after revealing conditional acceptance of a UN cease fire proposal. Egyptian infiltrators were said to blow up a well near Yad Mordechai as fighting along the Gaza frontier continued with high casualty estimates.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Tel Aviv
Yad Mordechai
Gaza Strip
U. N
Cairo
Egypt
E. L. M. Burns
U. N. Truce Supervisory Commission
United States
Britain
Burns
Gaza
Khan Yunis
Voice of Israel Radio
American Motors Setstle Big Three Contract Pattern
American Motors Corp. becomes the first of the Little Three to settle with the CIO UAW on the Big Three pattern. The pact delays layoff pay until a year after GM Ford Chrysler agreements, with a 14 cent per hour first year package and six to eight cent wage boosts. The deal aims to aid 3000 displaced Hudson employees and reflects AMC’s economic situation.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
American Motors
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
AMC
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Hudson Motor Car Co
Woodcock
Edward L. Cushman
Studebaker - Packard Corp
Kaiser Motors Corp
Summer's Last Holiday Weekend Gets Underway
The Labor Day holiday spurs mass travel with millions on highways rail and air. The National Safety Council estimates 40 million cars on the move and about 400 traffic fatalities expected from 6 p m tonight to Labor Day midnight, a higher toll than a nonholiday period surveyed by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Ike Ace High Abroad Tells Rotary
Lupton told the Rotary club of Eisenhower’s standing abroad as “ace high.” He showed slides from England Holland France and Germany. The couple spent about six weeks overseas during the extended European tour.
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Ike
Ace High
Lupton
McSherry Lupton
Europe
Rotary Club
Eisenhower
England
Holland
France
Germany
U S Restricts Hungarian Information Activities in Washington
The United States orders the Hungarian legation in Washington to cease all information activities outside the legation building. It limits distribution of 8 000 to 10 000 copies of New Hungary and halts film showings and exhibits. The State Department cites harassment of Hungarians at the American legation in Budapest and arrests or disappearances of legation staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Legation
Budapest
Dulles
New Hungary
Christian M. Ravndal
Clarke County schools open with 1576 pupils on first day
Clarke County Public Schools opened for the new term reporting 1,576 students including 462 in high school and 1,114 in elementary grades. Enrollment comparisons show increases from last year and several open positions remain, with classes starting after Labor Day and expected total enrollment around 1,600 by October 1.
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Clarke County
Clarke County High School
Johnson Williams School
Berryville
Boyce
Johnson Williams
Johnson Williams High School
Boyce Eementary
George W. Burton
Clarke County Public Schools
Burton
State of Siege Strengthens Peron Oppression Drive
In Buenos Aires Congress approves a 13 day state of siege, bolstering President Peron while the senate and lower house back the measure to curb opposition. The move expands emergency powers and suspends constitutional guarantees, though applied only to the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
all-Peronista Senate
Frederick County public school openings show 4 048 white students
Frederick County public schools opened with 4 048 white students across 14 schools in the 1955 56 session an increase of 164 from 3 884 last year Negro schools set to open September 12 with about 100 pupils The total including expected Negro students would reach around 4 300 Superintendent Ayler notes enrollments will rise further with additional white students by September 15 The record day includes 990 high school and 3 058 elementary pupils with increases in both sectors and four schools driving most growth.
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Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Ayler
Bryally
Kernstown
Stephens City
James Wood
Stonewall School
Clearbrook
Britain Moves to Allay Russian Fears on Spying in Disarmament Talks
UNITED NATIONS N Y Britain seeks to reassure Moscow that any proposed disarmament control organ will be a monitoring body not a spying apparatus. Anthony Nutting offered assurances and staged progress, while Russia remains silent on Eisenhower’s blueprint exchange plan and aerial inspections.
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United Nations
N. Y
Britain
U. N
Soviet Union
Anthony Nutting
Eisenhower
Traffic Fatality Toll 535 in State
The 1955 Virginia traffic toll reached 535 with four deaths from highway accidents. Emma Jane Howard, 5, of Richmond died when a backing truck struck her. Cpl. Thomas Monroe Clark, 22, of Camp Lejeune died after his car left the road on State Route 100 near Draper. Bernard R. Koenig, 23, a sailor from USS Shenandoah, died when a car hit a cement bridge on State Route 170 near the NC line. Sgt. Eigberts John, 24, of Ft. Belvoir died from injuries after a crash on U S 1 near its intersection with Route 617 in Fairfax County.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
Emma Jane Howard
Cpl
Thomas Monroe Clark
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Pulaski Hospital
Draper
Pulaski County
Bernard R. Koenig
Norfolk
North Carolina Line
Norfolk County
Sgt
Eigberts John
Ft. Belvoir
Fairfax County
Southern Formosa Hit by Rainstorms
Violent rainstorms in southern Formosa over three days caused at least 13 deaths. Crops were destroyed, communications disrupted, and over 10,000 people left homeless as torrents washed away bridges and landslides blocked highways.
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Taipei
Formosa
Pennsylvania Rail Workers Ordered to Postpone Strike
The CIO Transport Workers Union ordered 35 000 nonoperating Pennsylvania Railroad workers to postpone a planned strike set for midnight. President Eisenhower created a emergency fact finding board, delaying action per the Railway Labor Act. The union notified 52 locals to maintain scheduled service and report to work while grievances accumulate over six years.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Michael J. Quill
TWU
National Mediation Board
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
Quill
Cumberland Bank Reports Finding $29,000 Shortage
The First National Bank of Cumberland, Md reports a $29,362.13 shortage found by its audit control department. FBI investigation underway with no arrests announced. Matter referred to U S Attorney George C. Doub, district chief in Richmond, and FBI in Baltimore. The bank carries FDIC insurance and a large fidelity bond.
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Cumberland
First National Bank
FBI
U.S. Atty
George C. Doub
Baltimore
National Bank Examiner
Richmond
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bank Pres. A
City Workers Firings Shock Oklahoma City Mass Meeting
About 350 city workers mainly from the garbage and street departments were dismissed by City Manager Bill Gill Jr. after attending a mass meeting to press for union recognition.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Gill Jr
Weather Outlook for Richmond Virginia Early September
Forecast covers September 3 to 7 in Richmond Virginia. Temperatures near normal with moderate cooling Saturday and warmth returning by Monday and a cooler spell Wednesday. Rain expected Saturday with showers on Tuesday totaling 1 to 1.5 inches.
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Richmond
Virginia
Novick Transfer Company lauded for flood aid
The Novick Transfer Company of Winchester received commendation from Mercer County New Jersey Office of Civil Defense for aiding in the recent flood emergency. Office officials praised the firm for voluntarily supplying equipment and expertise. A. J. Novick serves as president with M. I. Novick as assistant to the president.
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Novick Transfer Company
Winchester
Mercer County
New Jersey
Office of Civil Defense and Disaster Control
Trenton
A. J. Novick
M. I. Novick
Record Heat Grips Southern California as Four Die
Temperatures hit 110 in Los Angeles and 120 in nearby Tujunga with 90 to 103 in the Mojave. A brush fire near San Dimas destroyed 12 homes and 200 acres. Heat blamed for four deaths and many cases of heat prostration as officials warn of more extreme heat. etc
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Los Angeles
San Dimas
Here
San Diego
Million-Dollar Fire Rips Chicago Factory District
A huge blast and flash fire tore through the Griffith Laboratory and adjoining Biscuit Co structures on the near Southwest Side injuring at least 36 people and causing about a million dollars in damage. No deaths reported. one Salvation Army driver died in a separate collision en route to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Salvation Army
38Th Street
Ashland Avenue
Albert Petersen
Griffith Laboratory
Carr Consolidated Biscuit Co
Randolph Buchwelle
Mid-70s Bring Clouds and Rain Possible This Afternoon
Temperatures today reached 74 degrees with a cool 60 degree low last night. An Associated Press forecast predicts cloudiness and occasional rain across the central and east parts of the state, possibly spreading west by late afternoon and continuing tomorrow. Highs in the high 70s are expected. Last year on this date it was warmer at 83 but the night was 51.
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Associated Press
September 2 community notices and events
Winchester skies note a September 2 schedule with phase times and star details. Community notices include Sarah Zane Fire Co meeting at 8 pm September 2, Rouss Fire Co family night at 6 pm September 2, and Relief Methodist Church yard party starting 5 pm September 3.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Rouss Fire CO
Lions Shelter
Methodist Church
Duff’s
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Star Office
Ronnie Miller
Hugh Slonaker
Young Miller
Slonaker
Leonard Slonaker
John Foster
Pennsylvania Rail
Cumberland Bank
Weather Outlook
Novick Firm
Lorraine
Concord Grapes
H. M. Brumback & Sons
California
Farm Bureau
Warren Hooper
Santa Monica
Torrance
Clifford Hollis Ince
Glendale
Juared Petra
Highland Park
Charles Harris
Elma Gale
Mercury
Winchester Skies
Discesses Ofae
Eakars
Formalhaut
John J. Hawse
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