The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-20
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the nations of Western Europe back
on their feet economically He was
Secretary of Defense during the
Korean War His funeral will be
held at Fl Myer, Tuesday after
noon with interment at nearby Ar
lington National Cemetery.
Arms production is growing in
West Germany Although the gov
eminent is prohibited from making
weapons, private enterprise with
the help of American money and
technical know how is becoming in
creasingly involved in arms pro-
duction. One reason is that Alneri-
can Investors want to gain a foot
hold in the European market be-
fore the six-natfon common market
erects a formidable tariff barrier
against American goods. The West
German Defense Ministry says it
has no desire to see major arms
industry grow up, but it can't con
troll American investments.
Quiz winner Charles Van Doren
accepted a subpoena to appear be-
fore a House subcommittee investi-
eating rugged TV quiz shows. Nov.
2 He has refused to answer any
questions prior to appearing before
the committee CHS announced it
would take all its big-money TV
quiz shows off the air.
Explorer VII. Americas newest
earth satellite. was launched into
orbit 1t contains so many instru-
ments it has been nicknamed the
kitchen sink satellite.
John S. Battle, former governor of
Virginia, resigned from the Civil
Rights Commission despite pleas
from President Eisenhower that he
stay on Battle took issue with a
recent commission report recon-
mending federally appointed regi-
strars in areas where Negroes are
allegedly denied the right to vote.
The Nobel prize in medicine was
awarded to two American scientists
Dr.. Severe Ochos of New York
University and DR.. Arthur Korn-
berg. of Stanford University. for
their pioneer research into the
mechanisms Of heredity.
The UN fact-finding team sent to
Laos reported finding no evidence
that communist North Wet Nam
was guilty of aggression during the
Laotian rebellion.
French President de Gaulle was
given a free hand to try to settle
the five-year Algerian revolt. His
peace plan, which would give Al
gerians the chance to choose their
country's destiny after the return
Of peace, passed the French parlia-
ment by a 44l-23 vote after three
days Of bitter debate
Their merger of the Norfolk and
Western Railway and the Virginian
Railway was approved by the In
terstate Commerce Commission
The merger will take place in De-
cember. It is the first consolidation
of independent railroads in modern
times and will result in the nations
largest coal carrier.
Gov. Almond was named chair
man of the Southern Governors
Conference. Under conference rules
only he and Gov Orval Faubus Of
Arkansas were eligible for h e
craftsmanship. AL NOR d said he
would go to the 1860 National
Democratic Convention to back the
party ticket, but he didn't say
whether he would stay there
Enrol Flynn, so. swashbuckling
hero of many movies. who lived
an adventurous life both on and off
the set, died in Vancouver, B. C.
With him at the time was his IT.
year-old sweetheart, Beverly Ash
land Flynn was thrice married.
The stock market was buoyed up
by the hopes Of investors that the
steel strike would be settled within
a matter Of days. 1t was the third
straight week the market has been
dominated by hopes and fears con-
corning the settlement of the strike.
The market declined Tuesday and
Wednesday as the strikes Gripping
effects on the nations economy
began to be felt, but it rallied
Thursday and Friday on word from
the governments chief fact-finder
that the strike might end before
Taft-Hartley injunction is used.
The APP 6O-stock-average rose $3.50
to $224.9O.