05 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1963
Page
1
General Lauris Norstad retired Allied Commander in Europe will visit Winchester to crown Miss Brooke Randolph Farland as Queen Shenandoah XXXVI. The ceremony marks a high profile appearance by a famed WWII leader, with Norstad’s wartime service highlighted in the notice.
The Soviet space probe Lunik 4 passed within 10 000 miles of the moon and stood about 226 800 miles from Earth at 6 p.m. Moscow time Friday. Tass reported that radio communications with the probe were good while omitting details on last telemetry or mission goals.
Mrs Lohr Lafollette of Hook's Mill West Virginia broke an egg to bake a cake with perfectly formed yolks. Boys wanting to play League baseball must register at the War Memorial Building tomorrow between 9 and noon. Age eight to not yet thirteen by the date require a parent and birth certificate. High winds rattled windows as a trailer, used by a company displays, was moved at the Farmers Livestock Exchange during the night.
Geneva AP report says Soviet diplomat Tsarapkin proposed an immediate direct link or red line between Washington and the Kremlin as part of disarmament talks. The United States welcomed the move and urged separate U S Soviet negotiations to set the line’s terminus and ensure rapid forwarding of materials to West Germany for a nonaggression pact with NATO.
Federal Judge R E Thomason tentatively schedules April 15 for the sentencing of Billie Sol Estes after a recent conviction for fraud and conspiracy. A same day hearing will review defense motions including a possible request for a new trial.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee that foes of Kennedy's foreign aid would help Communists take over the world. He warned that sharp cuts in aid would push the United States toward retreat from Europe and other regions, urging continued support to prevent Communist expansion. He noted the current aid debate aims to fund about 4.5 billion dollars while Congress may shave the level to around last year's 3.9 billion.
Military personnel volunteers and firefighters fought nearly 200 wildfires across Virginia as 12 000 to 15 000 acres burned. Homes destroyed and towns threatened from Laurel Fork in Buchanan to Norfolk and the Northern Neck amid wind whipped, tinder dry conditions.
In Buenos Aires AP reports truce negotiations between loyalist army chiefs and rebel negotiators halted with no explanation. Rebels at Puerto Belgrano, the navy's main base, faced a possible surrender condition to cut the force from 35,000 by nearly half.
Senate subcommittee chair Senator McClellan said a General Accounting Office audit will review the TFX fighter bomber contract amid claims of favoritism toward General Dynamics. Boeing offered a rival design, with Defense Secretary McNamara arguing the GD plan is cheaper long term. The price tag to develop 1700 aircraft is about 6.5 billion dollars. Interior Committee backs renaming Harpers Ferry National Monument to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
High winds 81 mph lash New England to the mid Atlantic causing deaths in New York New Jersey and New York State suburbs. Fire damage and downed lines suspend power as residents endure snow hail and freezing temps.
Stephens City reports a wind whipped brush fire near Double Churches burning over 125 acres of timberland. Volunteers and 100 plus firefighters, aided by high winds and hollows, fought three fronts with a 40 foot safety line while some homes suffered smoke damage. No exact loss figure available yet.
Senator Harry F Byrd Jr filed his declaration of candidacy for re election to the Virginia Senate. He serves Winchester city and Clarke Frederick Shenandoah counties and has 16 years in office. Byrd chairs the Nominations and Confirmations committee and sits on Finance General Laws Roads and Privileges and Elections. He ranks among the longest serving lawmakers in both chambers.
Country ham dinner at Shawnee Fire Hall announces a benefit for the Church of God with a new Paper Mill Road location on April 6 from 4 to 8 pm. Other items include auto show insured savings and employment ads from Perry Engineering and a mattress allowance offer.
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