Cost of Living Declines as Fresh Foods Ease Prices
The Labor Department reports a one tenth of one percent drop in the August cost of living, aided by cheaper fresh foods. For the year to date prices are up five tenths, with the index at 128.0 versus postwar levels. Despite the dip, thousands in aerospace and metal firms will receive cost of living pay boosts and pension-linked increases as unions and contracts adjust wages.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Clague
North American
Lockheed
Shenandoah Bank Stock Sold to Financial General
Financial General Corporation acquires 65 percent of Shenandoah Valley National Bank. Harold Brown and George Olmstead announce the deal, noting 16 125 shares purchased and 12 000 shares offered. No changes to officers or directors. Shenandoah assets exceed 14 million while Financial General controls 700 million in resources.
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Financial General Corporation
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Harold G. Brown
George Olmsted
Tee Financial General Corpora
Yosmedey
Brown
Financial General
General Olmstead
Winchester
Virginia
Brown-Olmstead
Gown Crier Composers and Local Bowling Upset
Al Carter of The Evening Star reports Peoples Cleaners bowling team faced tough opposition in A League. Sealtest posted 1891 in a recent match while White’s shut them out at 1840 last night. Two Frederick County fire companies join Red Feather Parade with engines from Gore Stephens City Sarah Zane and Friendship.
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al Carter
The
Evening Star
Peoples Cleaners
Cleaners
Sealtest
White
Peoples
Frederick County
Community Chest
Gore
Stephens City
Sarah Zane
Friendship Companies
P.m
Rain and hail cool area with scattered outages in Frederick County
A brief severe storm dropped a quarter inch of rain and hail over Winchester causing minor power interruptions in Frederick County. Temperatures fell from 91 to 75 degrees with cooler conditions expected tonight through Thursday. Rainfall to date reached 3.15 inches at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory.
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Winchester
Frederick
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Northern Virginia Power Co
Hayfield
Round Hill
Gore
C & P Telephone Co
Kennedy Speech Garners Allied Praise at UN
President Kennedy's United Nations address drew warm praise from U S allies and nonaligned nations. Khm rulers like Prince Norodom Sihanouk backed his disarmament push while Soviet and Chinese media offered hostile or critical reactions.
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Kennedy
United Nations
America
Money Bill Debated as Senate Advances Supplemental Appropriation
The Senate opened debate on a billion-dollar supplemental appropriation for dozens of agencies with funds for rivers harbors flood control reclamation and atomic energy projects. House Senate conferees failed to settle foreign aid money leaving a major hurdle before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Senate House
House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Prouty
Eichelberger Dies, WW II Commander
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, 75, former commander of the U S Eighth Army in the Pacific and West Point superintendent, died in Asheville N C after hospitalization and surgery He led the amphibious campaign in the Philippines and commanded Allied occupation forces in Japan from 1945 to 1948 His recollections include meeting MacArthur at Atsugi Air Field Aug 30 1945 and his remark on Buna as the moment of victory.
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Asheville
N.C
Robert L. Eichelberger
U.S. 8Th Army
Pacific
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Eichelberger
8Th
Philippines
Japan
Hichelberger
Seenes
Eeess
al Tame
U.S
Douglas
MacArthur
Malin
Ath Gon
Douglas MacArthur
Atsugi Air Field
Buna
Ohio
Siberia
Eich
Charles Wilson Dies Former Defense Chief
Charles Erwin Wilson former secretary of defense under Eisenhower and ex GM president died at his Louisiana plantation home near Norwood. He was 71. Coroner cited coronary thrombosis as cause. death occurred about 2:30 a.m. Mrs. Wilson remained in Michigan. son Edward with him recently left for Michigan. Wilson had arrived Sept 18 and planned to leave for New York Oct 1 on business. He was described as a large man with a quick tongue and smile. known for insisting on getting along with people.
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Norwood
Charles Erwin Wilson
Defense
Eisenhower
General Motors
Tom McKenzie
Wilson
McKenzie
New York
Louisiana
Michigan
Edward
Ann
Caronese Tech
Corn yields in North Clarke county hampered by lack of rain
Berryville reports late corn yields in Longmarsh District may be cut this year due to insufficient rainfall. County Agent John Gerken notes precipitation has missed the northern area in recent rains, with alfalfa stands mostly fair but needing more moisture overall.
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Berryville
Longmarsh
John Gerken
Gerken
Prestige Gains Seen From Kennedy UN Address
President Kennedy is credited by Sen. Hubert Humphrey with recouping U.S. prestige on Cuba and Laos through his United Nations address. Humphrey called it the most remarkable moving message of a political leader. Mansfield, Monroney, Wiley and Cooper praised the speech as magnifi cent, greatest, and equal to the occasion.
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Washington
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
United Nations
U.S
Cuba
Laos
White House
Humphrey
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Oka
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Wiley
John Sherman Cooper
United States
Moscow Radio Deems Kennedy Disarmament Plan Unsatisfactory
Radio Moscow in a English language home service said Kennedy's disarmament plan fails to ensure abolition of armed forces and weapons of mass destruction or military bases on foreign soil. It noted Kennedy focuses on stopping fissionable material production and space device launch controls but questions the package’s universality and reach. It also criticized omissions on Angola Southwest Africa and West Berlin.
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London
Radio
Moscow
Kennedy
U.N
Hanaane
U.S
Angola
Africa
Tmany
Berlin
West Berlin
Kennedy Signs Disarmament Agency Bill
President Kennedy signs legislation to create a disarmament agency. The move aims to show U S resolve to reduce arms and present a tool for global disarmament. Officials including Foster and Secretary Rusk attend the signing in New York as Moscow radio reports Soviet rejection of recent proposals.
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New York
Kennedy
United States
Big Four to meet on standby plan for Hammarskjold replacement
UN bulletin reports Britain France and the United States to hold a private late meeting aided by Nathan Barnes of Liberia, president of the Security Council, to discuss a stop gap for the late Dag Hammarskjold. The source notes a likely UN gathering to consider interim leadership.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Nathan Barnes
Liberia
Security Council
Britain
France
Pagsey & Carper Cleaners
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Germany
Ta Kung Pao
Hong Kong
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Charles E. Wilson
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