City Officials Seek Solution to Common Problems
Richmond delegates gather at the 52nd annual League of Virginia Municipalities convention in the state capitol to discuss city finance planning zoning housing and public utilities and to hear speeches from Robert F. Kennedy and Mayor Ben West. Kennedy urges joint federal local action to curb labor racketeering and warns on union welfare fund abuses.
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Richmond
Old Dominion
League of Virginia
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Washington
F. Henry F. Garber
E. Lewis Knowles
Staunton
B. E. Ball
Norton
League
Harold L. Baumes
Ben West
Nashville
Tenn
American Municipal Assn
Kennedy
Sen
John Kennedy D-Mass
Senate Committee
Kenney
Johns
Battle of
Charlottesville
Virginia
Poult Hatchings Fall in Virginia in Early September
Virginia reports 16 000 light breed poults hatched in the first week of September, down from the prior week and far below the year earlier level. Nationwide data show 85 000 heavy white poults in six states, 11 percent below the prior week but 31 percent higher than 1956.
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Virginia
Myrna Loy Denies Communist Charge
New York film star Myrna Loy denied a Communist accusation that she used her sex appeal to influence the United Nations. Loy said the Hungarian report was an attempt to belittle the petition supported by men from various fields and presented to Dag Hammarskjold and Prince Wan Waithayakon.
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New York
Myrna Loy
United Nations
Miss Loy
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
U.N. General Assembly
Nepszabadsa
General Assembly
Prince Wan
Norman Thomas
James A. Pike
The
Episcopal
Labor Leaders and Javits Rally at St John the Divine
At the Cathedral of St John the Divine labor leaders Victor Reuther and A Philip Randolph join Senator Jacob K Javits in a high profile event. The gathering centers on civil rights and labor issues reflecting New York politics.
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St. John the Divine
Victor Reuther
A. Philip Randolph
Jacob K. Javits
Piecework conscience linked to gun theft in Bowling Green
A thief who stole 26 guns from Moore Auto Accessory Co. in Bowling Green, Ohio, left eleven weapons in a sack behind the store and two more on the city building steps. Investigators describe the suspect as having a "piecework conscience."
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Moore Auto Accessory Co
Decimal currency council formed in Melbourne Australia
A Decimal Currency Council is created in Melbourne to promote a decimal coinage system. Australia currently uses pounds, shillings and pence with five Australian pounds equal to four pounds sterling or $11.20 in the U.S. Sir Leslie Melville, vice-chancellor of the Australian National University, chairs the council, which seeks support from the federal government and 200 major organizations.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.S
Leslie Melville
Australian National University
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W. D. McKean
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Molden
Molden Frozen Food Plan
Molden Electric CO
Velley Pike
Lion's Club
Tomor
LIONS
Lions Club
County
J. W. Arthur
Stephens City
Cagner Gagar Neati
Allyson Lemmon
Charles
Ford
Ferguson
Case
Lupton Orchard
Loudoun St
Rouss Ave
Gray & Eddy
Robert Mitchum
Heaven
Mr. Allison
COLO
Uxt
N. Loudoun St
Investors Loan Corp
Loudoun St. Winchester
James Hockman
Mer
ROYAL
Old Airport
U.S. 50 East
Jerry Lewis
God
DAI Rerome
Lee
Delure
Hable
Hemingway
Tyrone Power
Ava Gardner
Mel Ferrer
Errol Flynn
Eddie Albert
Henry King
Darryl F. Zanuck
Ernest Hemingway
Darryl
Tanagk
Peter Viertel
Coa
Ji J
Burt Lancaster
Tony (Curtis
Susan Harrison
Marty Milner
Barbara Nichols
Stanley Warner
Capitol
Sam Levene
Jeff Donnell
Chico Hamilton Quintet
Earl L
Winchester Drive-In Theatre
Brennan
Carl Smith
Grand Ol’ Opry
Star As
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