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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1962
Page
1
The USDA raised Virginia leaf acreage by 4.3 percent to 74 794.55 acres as part of revised allotments affecting North Carolina and South Carolina. The increases reflect stronger domestic and export demand and were issued with figures for each state and farm-level adjustments.
New York greets John H. Glenn Jr and his space team with a paper snow storm as workers on high floors shred paperwork in a city gearing up for a Broadway style entry. Weather forecasts hint at sunshine for the celebration and debris piles loom as officials plan the parade route.
Ridgeland South Carolina jurors convict 17 year old Lewis Bostick after a six hour deliberation in the ambush slaying of Jasper County Sheriff C W Floyd. The all white jury returns a guilty verdict with the death penalty automatically imposed under state law.
The Associated Press reports arctic air broke records across the Midwest then eased, reducing flood fears in the broad belt. Authorities note communities faced severe cold and a damaging late freeze, with planners reassessing flood risk and repair needs as temperatures drop.
Fraser Colorado and Williston North Dakota report record cold as fumes freeze in air and locks freeze. In Pennsylvania a limited plows into buckling train cars injuring 18, with engineer Stewart Miller among the hurt. The crash follows a nationwide cold spell that stalled hundreds of cars and prompted flood warnings in Kentucky and surrounding areas.
East German leader Ulbricht returns to Berlin amid signs Khrushchev may offer concessions to ease the Berlin crisis. A Soviet communique spoke of warm, friendly talks on German peace treaty aims and normalization, with Western pressure and access to West Berlin looming as key issues.
In Salisbury North Carolina on Wednesday 17 students from Livingstone College staged pickets at the white sections of two theaters while 16 others remained jailed on trespass charges. The demonstrations drew teenagers from both races as police reported no disorder though several arrests were made. The action followed seating refusals and held a tense scene as defendants faced trial.
Dr Conant told the National Association of Secondary School Principals that New Jersey high schools offer only about two courses per student in grades 9 to 12, far fewer than Illinois and Wisconsin. He warned the nation’s high schools should move toward a longer school day and broader offerings to prevent students from losing essential English and foreign language study.
Richmond Virginia Farm Bureau Federation directors branded the Kennedy administration’s farm bill as a long retreat that would slow material progress in Europe versus the United States. They warned it would decrease farm efficiency raise unit costs and lower farmers earnings while reducing customers purchasing power. They urged reducing agricultural plans to align farm output with consumer needs.
Richmond AP The omnibus appropriations bill moves through the House with a 89 to 3 vote, earmarking 1.54 billion for the 162nd biennium from general and special funds. Delegates debated tax exemptions, school funding, and a shifting daylight time proposal as they push the measure toward Senate finance review and final floor action.
Virginia Senate defeated a bid to loosen the Sunday blue law by allowing uncooked foods sales. The 26 13 vote halted the measure after parliamentary maneuvers and an amendment limiting sales to four hours in stores with three or fewer employees. The bill sponsor and opponents argued over the change, ending this legislative session's effort to alter the law.
Washington AP reports John H. Glenn Jr. orbited Earth three times aboard Friendship 7 as the Space Committee foresees future space travel with stronger propulsion. Glenn, joined by Alan Shepard Jr. and Virgil Grissom, faced a jet-parade welcome in New York. The crew explained their capsule’s small hydrogen peroxide jets can only adjust attitude, not alter trajectory, while main braking rockets slow them for reentry.
Paris reports say French and Algerian nationalist spokesmen agreed a final round of talks to end the decade long rebellion will open soon perhaps this weekend near the French Swiss frontier. A Paris cabinet spokesman indicated the date and place as soon as possible with the talks to be open rather than secret. The plan envisions self determination and eventual independence for Algeria followed by a referendum in France.
On a farm near Purcellville Wednesday, Newcomb was shot to death while Mrs. Rush Boler, a housekeeper, was slashed and left in critical condition at Louder County Hospital. Police seek a white man about 5 feet 6, 130 pounds, wearing a black jacket and hat, who drove a gray and white car from the scene.
The commission urges sweeping changes to railroad work and pay, aiming to align with advancing technology. Unions warn of up to 200000 jobs at risk and plan two weeks of meetings to consider strike votes, while industry leaders reject the recommendations. Kennedy appeals for industry cooperation.
Washington reports a 13 member panel urged railroads to cut excess staff and embrace modernization. The recommendations aim to reduce 35 000 firemen and yard workers, justify layoffs with safer, more efficient service, and allow carriers to adapt to new technology while maintaining essential transport. Virginia forecasts show mixed weather with snow flurries and colder highs in the mountains. North Carolina expects partly cloudy skies, much colder temperatures, and scattered snow flurries with frigid coastal conditions.
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