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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1962

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Lockheed Strike Expands Across Plants and Coast

A large strike by IAM machinists at Lockheed plants from California to Cape Canaveral disrupts Polaris and Atlas programs. Union demands a company-wide shop vote while Defense Department weighs alternate production options and contract reassignments.

H. Bullen Pueblo Cole Paul D. Hanlon Portland Ore Pentagon Defense Department Lockheed Burbank IAM van Nuys Lockheed- California Co Palmdale Calif Lockheed Missiles & Space Co Sunnyvale Missile Test Center Vandenberg Air Force Base Cape Canaveral Fla Honolulu John E. Canaday Canaday Vandenberg Afb San Francisco Bay Area Ranger Mariner California Cape Canaverals Lockheed Administration Cocoa Beach Boeing Co Building

Pope Quietly Seen by Doctors Amid Illness Reports

Pope John remained in good health despite illness rumors during the Ecumenical Council gathering. Vatican physicians, including Prof Antonio Gasbarrini, declined further details on potential surgery while noting only routine monitoring. A urologist cited a possible prostate condition but said surgery had been ruled out earlier.

John Pontifical Propaganda Fide University Vatican Holy Father Rome Antonio Gasbarrini Bologna Apostolic Palace Gasbarrini Ecumenical Council Council Ermeano Mingazzini Mingazzini Tmne The

Mass Policing Program Instituted In Russia

In Moscow the Communist Party and Soviet government ordered a joint state party inspection system to monitor production and root out embezzlement. Alexander Shelepin, 44, is in charge. The plan mobilizes 10 million party members 20 million Young Communist League members and 66 million unionists to enforce discipline and check fulfillment of directives.

Russia Moscow Communist Party Soviet Union Alexander Shelepin Secret Police Pravda

Man Serenades Work Gangs To Pay Fine

STATESVILLE North Carolina AP A vagabond musician James C Lavery 44 born in Danville Alabama must pay a $50 fine and court costs by serenading prison work gangs for $1 an hour after being convicted of vagrancy Judge Jack R Harris ruled the itinerant musician could earn the money by playing Christmas tunes for fellow inmates Lavery who says he travels the country and once played in Chicago night spots declined to borrow a guitar Union Grove Fiddlers Convention offered to loan him a guitar and locals offered cash and meals but the fine stands despite offers to help and Lavery continues his unusual method of payment while saying he is happy with the work ahead and that the city gang is listening to Jingle Bells and Here Comes Santa Claus as they build a sewer on a Statesville street

Statesville, C Sandiee James C. Lavery Danville, AL City Court Jack R. Harris Lavery Fred Crawford Salisbury Here Harris Crawford J. Pierce van Hoys Union Grove Fiddlers Convention Statesville Salvathion Army Chicago

Bell Bell nomination and career highlights in fiscal policy

Bell is nominated for a budget post with a recess appointment, subject to Senate confirmation when Congress returns in January. Kennedy praised Gordon and Bell for expertise in public finance and international development. Bell, born in Jamestown North Carolina and raised in California, studied at Pomona and Harvard, served in the Marine Corps, worked in the White House and Budget Bureau, advised Pakistan on economics, and helped shape Truman era budgets. He and wife Mary Barry have two children and are Presbyterians.

Bell Congress Senate Gordon Kennedy Jamestown N. C California Stanford University Pomona College Harvard Budget Bureau Marine Corps Bureau Harry S. Truman White House Planning Board Government of Pakistan United States Mary Barry Alcona Susan Peter

October Costs and Prices Report Mixed Changes

Costs in October rose modestly across categories with transportation clothing housing and medical care up slightly. Food fell 0.5 percent for the month yet stayed 1.8 percent above a year earlier. September costs were $86.25 and year over year living costs rose 1.3 percent. New car discounts weakened in 1963 versus late 1962, while gasoline costs declined due to Midwest price competition.

Midwest

Storm toll and coast damage from Ash Wednesday storm

The Ash Wednesday storm battered the Atlantic coast causing dune and beach erosion. Folger and Liverman survived a coast guard tow after their boat capsized near Oregon Inlet, with Coast Guard help in weak surf at Nags Head. County wide damage estimates include 73000 for dune damage, 30000 for a damaged inlet bridge and roads, and 32000 elsewhere. Erosion and beach loss affected Virginia Beach, Rehoboth Beach, and parts of Hatteras Island, with weather forecasts predicting gale winds and high seas for several days.

Sam Liverman Atlantic Folger Liverman Coast Guard Oregon Inlet Nags Head Civil Defense Advisory Committee County Board of Supervisors Kill Devil -Hills Kitty Hawk New Inlet Hatteras Island William Spruill National Seashore Park Atlantic Beach Virginia Beach Sandbridge Back Bay Roland ‘Halstead Virginia Beach Board Rehoboth Beach Del Barrier Islands Virginia Florida New Jersey Weather Bureau Ivery Tidewater North Carolina Chesapeake Bay Frying Pan Shoals Diamond Shoals Roolanthe Hatteras Charlesiton S.C Brunswick Mary Dean The

Navy awards youth for rescue at Shel ton wreck

Patsy Hodges watched as Navy Secretary presented the Legion of Merit to Seaman Hodges of Greenbelt for organizing a rescue unit after a nine car train derailed beside the Bethlehem Steel plant in Shel ton. Hodges, age 19, was an apprentice seaman in Bain bridge radio school when the crash killed 19 and injured over 100. He later joined the Weeks, part of the Cuban blockade fleet, and earned the medal during a ceremony aboard.

Patsy C. Hodges Ridge Road Greenbelt Korth Washington Navy Hodges Bainbridge Bethlehem Steel Shelton Secretary of Defense Cmdr J. L. Rice Jr

Rail carriers win ruling over economy rules in 1959

Judge Perry declares employers can enforce November 1959 economy rules, rejecting unions claims against Railway Labor Act. Appeasement panel chastises unions for threatening strikes while in lower court. Opinion stresses public interest in railroad properties and national transportation stability, with observers noting the plain benefit to U.S. people.

Perry Elmer J. Schnackenberg Latham Castile Luther M. Swygert United States

ZIP Code Plan Aims to Speed Mail Sorting nationwide

Post Office Department will add a five digit ZIP Code to addresses after July 1. The system speeds sorting by geographic zones and office buildings. Banks and insurers using automation will benefit most, while some individuals may skip adoption. The ZIP consists of four digits for region state city and zone with the last two digits identifying a postal area.

Washington Post Office Department J. Edward Day Day Minnie Far West New England Bentley Hahn Bureau of Operations Granby, Conn Granby Hartford Conn Connecticut

India, China cease-fire row eases as troops return

More than 5000 Indian troops cut off in the Le Pass area by a Chinese flanking move have returned to main positions. New Delhi delays formal reply to Beijing’s cease-fire proclamation while seeking clarifications. India deems the border positions provision unacceptable as it risks Indian territory. Western diplomats discuss long-term needs with Pakistan as Ayub Khan faces parliamentary pressure and Sandys meets the Pakistani leader.

Defense Ministry le Pass-Bomdilla India China U.S Pakistan Asst W. Averell Harriman New Delhi United States Rawalpindi Kashmir Subcontinent Mohammed Ayub Khan Commonwealth Duncan Sandys Ayub Khan West Sandys Pakistani National Assembly

Cuba Debate Over Inspection Plan Continues

The United States presses for verifiable inspection to ensure all Soviet offensive weapons are removed from Cuba and to prevent reintroduction, framing the latest proposal as a dodge to avoid on-site checks.

United States Cuba

Outer Banks Storm Loss Estimated at 154000

A preliminary North Carolina estimate places Outer Banks damages at 154,100 for highways and beaches after a storm that moved 300 miles offshore. Ferry Ocracoke ran emergency trips to Hatteras Island, Avon remains isolated, and officials hope to deliver supplies by Thursday as winds persist.

Mantec N. C North Carolina Ocracoke Hatteras Island Hatteras Pamlico Sound Civil Defense Advisory Committee Cape Hatteras National Seashore William Spruill State Highway Department Civil Defense Col. d D. W. ‘Spivey Washington, N. C Robert Folger Raleigh Ronchald B. van Dame Regional ‘Emergency Planning Office of Thomasville Mirama Talcott Oregon Inlet Lawence Dennis Otway Norfolk Folger J. Triplet Denton Sam Liverman Nags Head Avon Buxton

Bank Robbery Suspects Escaped Inmates Linked To 1956 62

Suspects tied to a Maryland penitentiary escape era were inmates together from 1956 to 1962. Royal fled Baltimore City Jail October 29 while awaiting supermarket robbery trial. Sehech escaped July 7 after serving a 20 year term begun in 1926 for armed robbery. Royal later paroled April 2, 1962, before the later supermarket holdup. both men faced FBI flight alerts ahead of the crime.

Maryland State Penitentiary Baltimore Royal Baltimore City Sehech State Penitentiary FBI Schech

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