Walker Links Rusk to Sell Out Secret Apparatus
Former Army general Edwin A. Walker testified before the Senate Armed Services panel that Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Walt Rostow form part of a secret control apparatus he says steers the nation toward a no win policy. He named them in response to questions about a shadowy group allied with communism.
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Washington
Edwin A. Walker
Army
Dean Rusk
Walker
Walt Whitman Rostow
State Department
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Bartlett
Senate Armed Services
Kennedy
Germany
Texas
Sen
Strom. Thurmond
D-S.c
Barrett
Cuba
Korea
Congo
United Nations
Tower of Babel
Senate
Attack May Signal New Purge Of Chinese Communist Party
AP reports in Peiping's People Daily that China's leadership attacked CCP members as bureaucratic insolent and self satisfied. The editorial hints at a purge of more than 12 million members amid agricultural turmoil and hunger, urging re education for old and new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinese Communist Party
Tokyo
Red China
Peiping People’s Daily
National People’s Congress
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
U S Rejects Soviet War Propaganda Ban
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the United States rejected a Soviet plan to criminalize war propaganda worldwide. Ambassador Arthur H. Dean warned that defining war propaganda is too vague for a universal ban and urged free exchange of views to reduce propaganda. He urged equal time for opposing views and self restraint in official statements.
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Geneva
United States
America
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Valerian A. Zorin
West Germany
Town Crier Traces Ring Found Near Homerville Mystery
The Town Crier reports calls from Hugh White in Middletown and Betty Nicholson of Medina County Ohio pinpointing Homerville on Rt. 84 between Waycross and Valdosta Georgia and Route 224 in Medina County Ohio west of Akron as possible locations for the ring owner. Additional callers confirm the general area. Clouds and rain are forecast for tomorrow with temperatures in the 40s and questions about spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homerville
Hugh White
Middletown
Waycross
Valdosta
Betty Nicholson
Medina County
Ohio
Akron
J. D. Griffing
Berryville
Frances Hines
Myrtle Ave
Circus Night Delights a Six Year Old at Madison Square Garden
A six year old recalls a first Madison Square Garden circus night with awe. She details side show sights a dwarf clown lions a white peacock and a bear on a bike. The Ringling show features glass balancing acts guns cannon riding horses trapeze and many clowns.
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Madison Square Garden
New York City
Sonia
Melvin
Red Skelton
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Death of Local Man Probed In Fauquier
State police investigated the death of a 45 year old Black man found on Route 50 east of Paris in Fauquier County. Trooper James Collins said the body lay on the highway near 12:20 a.m. The officer cited serious injuries and explored hit and run or possible dumping as causes. The body was taken to Wiltshire Funeral Home in Upperville and later to Cartwright Funeral Home for funeral arrangements.
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State
Adr
Brown
Rt. 50
Paris
Fauquier County
James Collins
Wiltshire
Upperville
Cartwright
TV Audiences Warned on Space Tragedy
NASA chief James E. Webb warned at the 40th annual NAB convention that space flight carries death risks and that television coverage will accompany missions. He noted Col. John Glenn Jr.'s three orbit flight drew a record audience and compared public engagement to Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis flight.
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Chicago
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
James E. Webb
National Association of Broadcasters
NASA
Glenn
Webb
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Placement Board assigns pupils in Handley High case
The Winchester School Board says the State Pupil Placement Board holds authority to assign pupils in a suit by two Negro girls seeking admittance to Handley High School. Attorneys for the board and superintendent are defendants. Plaintiffs Anne Williams and Gloria Ann Brown were denied Handley access and placed at Douglas School.
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Winchester
Handley High School
J. Randolph Larrick
Garland R. Quarles
U.S. District Court
Northwestern Virginia
Harrisonburg
Henry L. March, III
Otto L. Tucker
S. W
McClellan Besieges Confederate at Yorktown 100 Years Ago Today
A vintage report marks 100 years since Union forces under McClellan laid siege to the Confederate defender at Yorktown Virginia detailing siege actions and local wartime sentiment from the period.
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McClellan
Yorktown
James Wood Delegation Heads to Virginia General Assembly
Fifteen James Wood High School members travel to Richmond for the Virginia Model General Assembly along with Sue Anderson Edward Shiley Judy Ailes Sharon Cather James Hockman Robin Hockman Ann Woore and Berthesda Shackelford serving as delegates and reporters. Sponsors Gordon C Bayles Jr Miss Jane Cather and Miss Ella Rudolph accompany the group.
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James Wood High
Virginia Model General Assembly
Katharine Kurstedt
Ann Woore
Berthesda Shackleford
Sharon Cather
Jane Cather
Sue Anderson
Carole Mills
Robin Hockman
William Butler
Edward Shiley
Robert Dove
Gordon C. Bayles Jr
Charles Patteson
Jeffrey Williams
Donald Strosnider
James Hockman
Katharine
Kurstedt
James Wood
Virginia Model General ‘Assembly
Richmond
MGA
Virginia Assembly
Senate
House
Virginia
Judy Ailes
Berthesda Shackelford
Gordon C. Bayles, Jr
Ella Rudolph
Tax Proposed on Pleasure Boats
President Kennedy proposes a federal tax on pleasure boats to finance more public recreation lands and waters. The plan could raise over 1 billion dollars if enacted, with the boat tax alone estimated at about 45 million annually. Kennedy argues outdoor recreation has long been funded by various revenues and taxes.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Interior Department
Grove Furniture Trade-In Sale Announcement
Grove Furniture Co of Winchester announces a $50 trade-in allowance for old living room suites. Located at 1258 Loudoun Street, Virginia, the sale highlights a reduction for customers upgrading with a new living room set.
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Grove Furniture Co., Inc
Loudoun St
Winchester
S. Loudoun St
Grove Purniture Co
State Backs Northern Route for Interstate 66 in Warren County
At a Warren County hearing 75 people heard the state prefer alternate C-1 for I 66 from Middletown to Riverton. C-1 is 7.24 miles costing about 6.81 million versus 7.28 miles and 6.82 million for C-2. The plan includes two interchanges with Rt 81 and Rt 522 340 and a Rt 627 access. Willis H. Fisk represented Stephens City at the session.
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Front Royal
State Noway Department
Warren County
Rt. 11
Middletown
Crooked Run
Riverton
Front Royal Country Club
Kennedy Proposes $500 Million Transit Handout to Cities
President Kennedy unveils a 10,000 word transportation message proposing a first $500 million three year installment to public agencies for mass transit expansion and to end minimum rate regulations for passengers and bulk freight. He urges Congress action and argues for leaner carriers and greater competition.
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Washington
Kennedy
Narions
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Government Department of Transportation
Unemployed Carpenter Held In Henrico County Slaying
Norvell T. Jamerson 44, an unemployed carpenter, admits quarrelling with Hazel S. Patsalis before her body was found in a burning car near an abandoned Henrico County gravel pit. He denies killing her while police pursue blood tests and evidence to confirm or rule out his involvement. Patsalis, owner of Travelers Grill, leaves behind two daughters. Kypros S. Patsalis is her husband.
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Richmond
Henrico County
Norvell T. Jamerson
Hazel S. Patsalis
Jamerson
E. T. Montgomery
Patsalis
G. T. Mann
Traveler's Grill
Kypros S. Patsalis
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Rusk
John Roderick
Obe Town Crier
Peter Ambro JR
Henrietta Leith Ambro
New York
Fauquier
Famous Makers
Margaret L. Hodgson
JFK
Richmond Bound
Frank Fawcett
Als
Washington, D.C
Willis H. Fisk
Stephens City
A&n
Ste
Correction-House
Montgomery Ward
Sarah Zane
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
Winchester Savings & Loan
Miller’s Hardware
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