Man Shot at Virginia House Leaves Victim Wounded
George B. Barnes Jr. was seriously wounded when a 12 gauge shotgun was fired through a door at the Virginia House on West All Saints street at 2:28 a.m. Richard Allen Thomas, 20, Beallsville, was arrested for assault with intent to kill after admitting the shooting. Barnes was moved to a cab and later hospitalized, unconscious, with a chest wound and heavy blood loss. Police linked a prior Friday night dispute at a fair grounds dance featuring Fats Domino to the incident.
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Virginia House
West All Saints Street
George B. Barnes Jr
Carver Apartments
Barnes
Richard Allen Thomas
Negra
Beallsville
Thomas
Montgomery County
Washington House
Pattons
South Court Street
Blue Lite Cab Company
Richard Grossnickle
Fats Domino
Les’, Grill
Patrick Street
Leonard Pertee
Death Toll On Roads Mounts Across Nation
Traffic deaths on highways rose to new levels as the four day period entered its third day. The toll reported was 2n since the period began at 6 p m Wednesday. Fires claimed at least 2 lives and 40 others were injured in various accidents.
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Canjoria
Fmnam
Wachter To Run For 7th Term
Ellis C Wachter announces re election bid for Clerk of the Circuit Court subject to the Republican primary. He has served 34 years in the office since 1936 and is the sole announced candidate with no clear opposition seen for the May 3 primary.
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Ellis C. Wachter
Mr. Wachter
Eli G. Haugh
Circuit Court
Hammond Urner
Arthur D. Willard
Charles W.woodward
Wachter
Horace Alexander
Court House
Masonic Bxxiy
the Eastern Star
Breakfast
Budget Hearings Dec 4 5 by County Board of Estimates
The County Commissioners will sit as a Board of Estimates December 4 and 5 to hear department budget requests. Education's budget of 6,686,275.27 leads the agenda, with hearings to begin December 4 at 9 a.m. Other departments hear December 3 and 2:30 p.m. onward.
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Ann C. McNeal
Board of Education
Welfare Department
C. Burr Artz Library
Chidren’s Aid Society
Vision Returns for Girl After Months of Blindness
A four year old girl who had been blind for months regains sight following an eventful night at the Sag Festival. The girl’s father and mother praise the moment when her vision returns as she sings and resumes daily activities.
Snowstorm Hits Northwest With Heavy Wet Snow
A heavy wet storm blankets the Pacific Northwest, delaying traffic and hindering utility crews repairing downed lines. Rain totals reach up to four inches, with higher elevations receiving up to 16 inches of snow, especially near Remote, Oregon, as warmer air gives way to cold, with temps in the 20s and 30s.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Uility
Ore
California
Rockies
Atlantic
New York State
Vermont
Maine
New England
Florida
Trujillos Fled With Millions
Reports claim exiled Trujillos withdrew millions from the Bank of Reserves and other sources say seven million was taken before Gen. Jose Arizmendi Trujillo fled to the United States. Protests eased after days of violence as the armed forces took custody of the family’s vast holdings valued at over 400 million dollars.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Jose Arizmendi Trujillo
Bank of Reserves
United States
Joaquin Balaguer
Trujillo
Balaguerras
Voz del Tropico
Plane crash in Alaska kills seven or more aboard
An Air Force C-119 cargo plane exploded in flight after takeoff from Alaska, carrying reservists likely to be Texans. Survivors recount a wheel on fire shortly after departure near Whitehorse Yukon Territory. Two dead and five more missing in the crash with several reported survivors.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Air Force
Leroy Cotton
Galena Park
Tex
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Cistle
Cistle L. Pasadena
Pe Covien
Nicholas
Petom
Suger
Pasadena
Support Of Hearings Dropped Over Potomac Dams Plan
A group withdraws support for a series of Army Corps hearings on Potomac River dam construction. Other organizations may pull out at a Monday meeting over hearing conduct. Officials criticize the plan as limiting public input while suggesting the river can stay clean without River Bend dam. Seven meetings are planned in Washington Cumberland Staunton Moorefield Chambersburg Frederick and Front Royal.
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Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Potomac
Neil Phillips
U.S. Navy
Ret
Federal City
Ira N. Gabrielson
Potomac River Valley
Phillips
Corps of Engineers
Ann C. Bailey
Citizens Council For
Coordinating Committee
River Bend
Cumberland
Staunton
Moorefield
W. Va
Chambersburg
Frederick i
Front Royal
Guinea Denies U S Sailors Misconduct In Guinea Visit
The government of Guinea says American sailors misbehaved during a recent visit, while the U S State Department denies the accusation. The incident involved claims of disruptions in Conakry as tensions rise between Guinea and the visiting crew.
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Hington
Guinea
Marxistaramed
Sekou Toure
Nan
Conakry
Bat Se Departmen Press of. v Linen
Street Car Jump Tracks City Street
A fragmented OCR note mentions street car movement and an incident near an urban street. Key names or places are unclear due to garbled text, but the fragment implies a track event or interruption involving street transit on an autumn day.
Pilot Irving Johnson discounts Earhart body find in Saipan
Baltimore AP report notes Capt. Irving Johnson, long-time Earhart searcher, says he does not believe the jungle grave on Saipan contains Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. He cites vast distance from plausible search area and notes wartime access to disappearance files.
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Baltimore
Amelia Earhart
Saipan
Irving Johnson
Miss Earhart
Fred Noonan
Pacific
Johnson
Associated Press
Lae
Three Juveniles Captured After Car Theft Pursuit
State Police chased a stolen 1959 Pontiac from Key Chevrolet inc. near our city. The car ran off a curve near Taylorsville, two youths were caught near Liberty and Route 27, the third on Yaling Road. All three juveniles, listed as residents of the western city, were apprehended walking along area roads.
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Taylorsville
Westminster Barracks
Key Chevrolet Inc
Richard Poffenberger
Tea. m
Liberty
John Koontz
Gamebre Reven Fomce
Wee Women Frankly Pitch to the Man at the Bow
A brief theatrical blurb notes Wee Women presenting a sales pitch aimed at male patrons, highlighting the show’s witty tone and stage atmosphere.
Talks Put Off Between Russ and Finn Amid Baltic Tension
Finnish President Urho Kekkonen and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to delay military talks after warning of Baltic war danger. Kekkonen, returning from Novosibirsk, said postponement aims to ease tensions and monitor Baltic developments for joint action if needed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Urho Kekkonen
Kremlin
Baltic
Helsinki
Kekkonen
Khrushchev
Siberian
Novosibirsk
West Germany
Nosusibirsk
Inmate Escape From Taft Training School
Twenty three inmates armed with kitchen knives and ice picks escaped from the Taft training school for Negro girls in Oklahoma. Six surrendered shortly after due to cold. most dangerous escapees remained at large as authorities pursued them.
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Windias
Stanback
Daily Ton Geopolitical Fragments on Vietnam War Effort
A fragment notes discussion of South Vietnam policy and U.S. government direction. The garbled text references efforts to govern and influence South Vietnam amid the broader conflict, with unclear specifics.
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Ton “de Sizgesten i
Vaved
Sates
Kennedy grants first exclusive interview to Soviet journalist
President Kennedy will meet Izvestia editor Alexei Adzhubei at his Hyannis Port summer home at 10 a m. The Soviet journalist hopes the interview will improve U S Soviet relations and publish the full text if Kennedy allows. Press Secretary Salinger welcomed publication and noted no length limit on the interview.
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Hyannis
Port
Mass
Kennedy
U. S
Khrushchev
Alexei T. Adchubei
Izvestia
Adzhubei
Soviet Union
Pierre Salingert
U.S
Salinger
Walter Lippmann
Drew Pearson
C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Seek Paths To Unity Of Christendom
At the General Assembly of the World Council of Churches delegates from Protestant Orthodox and Old Catholic groups pressed for hasty progress toward unity while urging careful deliberation. Archbishop Arthur Ramsey of Canterbury warned that unity requires divine patience and cautioned against rushing to simple facts and quick decisions.
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General Assembly of the World Counscil
Church of ‘England
Arthur M. Ramsey
Carterbury
Hishon
Philp
Len
Electric changeover set for February 4
Inaccurate OCR notice indicates an electric changeover and shift in operation timing. The message mentions a renewal date set for February 4 and references a new setup or utility move. Details are unclear due to text corruption.
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All Saints Street
Bealeville
Hagerty
New York
Frederick
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Kaiansa
Moise Tshombei
United Nations
Cenzo
Katanga
Elis
C. Wachter
Navy
Robert B. Robinson
Downey
Calif
Edwards Air Fore Base
Robinson
Secretary of the Navy
John B. Connally
Enterprise
Newport News
Joseph W. Rogers
Seopa
Margaret
Trujillos
Amelia
Father Sylvan Conover
Aviatrix
U. 8
Finland
Nikita
Red
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