Dag Hammarskjold offers to resign to Assembly
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold left his fate with the United Nations General Assembly offering to resign if asked by the body. He refused to quit on pressure from the Soviet bloc, saying the Assembly's will is his law and that silence from members could signal he should stay in office.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations General Assembly
Hammarskjold
Khrushchev
Red
U.N
General Assembly
Woman helps another with short payment in downtown store
Mrs Keith Williams found six cents short in paying for an order at a downtown department store. A girl stepped up and offered to help. Weather forecast predicts more clouds and cold with temperatures near the freezing point. Sale announcements list spring clearance at Lovett's Dress Shop and Jay's Boys & Girls Shop in Winchester Virginia.
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Keith Williams
Jay's Boys & Girls Shop
Winchester
Jury Spares Finch and Carole in Murder Trial
After a year and a half and about $750 000 in taxpayer money a California jury returned verdicts sparing Finch and Carole from the gas chamber They will be sent to prison for their roles in the murder of a prominent playboy doctor s socialite wife The couple sobbed as the 12 jurors delivered the decision following three trials and a lengthy suspenseful process The case hinged on Finch s claim the wife was killed accidentally during a confrontation over divorce and the missing gun remains unfound The defense hailed the verdict as favorable and plans for appeal or sentences await court action
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Soaaree
Finch
Carole
California
West Covina
Maxwell Keith
Grant Cooper
Keith
Cooper
McCann
China
St. Teresa’s Hospital
Hong Kong
Tientsin
Peiping
Bri- Red Cross
Dovel to Seek Republican Gubernatorial Nomination
I R Dovel a Page County lawyer and farmer will seek the GOP gubernatorial nomination. The 54 year old former state party chairman announced at a 7th District rally with Sen Thruston Morton present. He has long urged a constitutional convention and criticizes the Democratic establishment.
Civil Defense Plans for Richmond Evacuee Reception Center
Mr McQuistion outlined local survival plans after a four hour Civil Defense briefing in the Richmond control center. The plan aims to protect residents first, provide a reception area for evacuees from target areas, and support other state regions in line with state regional and federal setups. He intends to present the plan to the Frederick County Board and City Council in May for action. He also announced arrangements for 10,000 units.
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Richmond
Winchester
Douglas Moore
Marion Hawley
Mecquistion
McQuistion
Frederick
County Board of Supervisors
County Schools Plan Saturday Operations Amid Snow
Winchester and Frederick and Clarke counties announce Saturday schedules to makeup time lost in winter snows. Winchester schools run regular day with 10 pm dismissal. Frederick County buses operate on time but schools dismiss one hour early. Clarke County schools and buses run regular schedules and dismiss at 3 pm.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Frederick County
Claire County
Economic War Against U N Troops Continues in Katanga
Katanga residents and businesses defy United Nations troops as of Moise Tshombe’s truce. U N spokesman Michel Tombelaise was ejected from a hotel while a crowd jeered. Tshombe says sanctions remain but are suppressed not lifted, while U N warns of reinforced garrison with Irish troops if violence recurs.
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API
Intanga
Elisabethville
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Katanga
Michel Tombelaise
Marcel Tignee
Godefroid Munongo
Tombelaine
Tshombe
Congo
Sean McKeown
Ireland
Bli*thville
Warmest March on record here since 1948 at Winchester lab
Last month set a local benchmark with a mean near 32.6 degrees to 43.6 degree 41 year average. Precipitation reached 3.61 inches over 13 rain days, snowfall totaled seven inches lifting year to date to 7071 inches. Highest temperature 75 and lowest 17, with monthly averages around 56.9 high and 35.9 low.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Free Auto Licenses 1961 Virginia Offer at A M Chevrolet
Virginia residents can receive free auto licenses in 1961 with every used car purchase from A M Chevrolet Sales. The dealership details the promotion for customers, emphasizing a bundled licensing perk tied to vehicle trades.
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Virginia
A & M Chevrolet
McCann Near Death After Release From China Ordeal
Robert McCann of Pasadena California is released after almost a decade in China. Doctors canceled plans to fly him to a U S Air Force hospital in Manila as his condition remained critical and unstable.
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Hong Ong
Robert McCann
Pasadena
Calif
China
U.S. Air Force Hospital
Manila
Woman Burned and Home Destroyed Near Stephens City
An elderly woman over 70 named Betty Ball was burned and her home destroyed by a fire near Stephens City. Richard and Margaret Ball assisted. Red Cross appeals for clothing and furniture were issued to aid the Balls.
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Stephens City
Betty Ball
Memorial Ae
Winchester - Frederick County
American Red Cross
Chron
Cameron
Man Fined And Probation In Shooting Attempt
Harvey Carleton Richard was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay court costs after pleading guilty to attempting to shoot three Winchester police. He received a 12 month suspended jail sentence and three years probation. The jurors were Roger Pennington Charles Hill and Linda Fae.
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Harvey Carleton Richard
Winchester
Richard
Gouths
Interstate 81 and 70 plans loom for Maryland 1966
Road officials say Interstate 81 will not reach the teres ae area before 1966 at earliest with bids for the Williamsport area due December 5. Maryland plans extend I 81 from Rt 40 to 2.5 miles into Pa and then 4.82 miles to Rt 11. the remainder to 1966. Interstate 70 from Washington to Frederick, Hancock, and toward the Turnpike is slated for bid after 1966 with construction aimed by 1966.
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Teres Ae
Shenandoah Valley Motel Association
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Robert J. Hajzyk
Maryland Highway Commission
Williamsport Pike
Williamsport
Meee
Potomac
Greed Brides Oo
Rt. 81
Fisk
Washington, D. C
Frederick
Hancock
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Highway Commission
Tees
Kennedy Macmillan Meet Again in Washington Talks
President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan meet for a second day in Washington to discuss the Laos crisis, South Vietnam, nuclear tests, disarmament, and other Cold War issues. They planned a cruise aboard the Honey Fitz for a mid afternoon session.
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Washington
Kennedy
Misi Ver
Harold Macmillan
White House
Honey Fitz
South Viet Nam
Jury Convicts 11 in Sit-in Case Hearings
AP report states 11 African Americans were convicted in sit-in protests with sentences of 90 days in a California-related case. Ten defendants were released on bond before note of appeal. one, Mrs., remains in custody as the Court of Appeals considers a writ of error. Judge S Duval Martin of HomCBare charges similar offense with non jury trial forthcoming.
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Sath Oadon
Ca ‘Maeae
Paistesi Court of Appeals
S. Duval Martin
Homcbare
PTA District Meeting Set Here Tomorrow
Representatives from 48 schools attend the Congress of Parents and Teachers at the War Memorial Building. Registration starts 9:30 a.m., business meeting 10 a.m., and a tea at 11:30 a.m. A rummage sale is planned at Hill's Toy Store on April 7 at 9 a.m. Beta Chapter Cipabed-aio.
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PTA
Gitia Congress of Parents and Teachers
War Memorial
Hill
Cipabed
Aio
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Toppers PLC
Carole Tregoff
Los
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Pat Mecnulty
Dovel
G.O. P
Trat
J. Lindsay Almond
Dover
GOP
Page County
Young Republicans
Ted Dalton
Radford
Dis Almond
Dalton
Morton Dewohl
Laotiap
City County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
U. N
Southeast Asia
Richard Ball
Margaret Ball
Brumback
Mr. Brumback
Ball
Mrs. Ball
Man
MA. Fisk
Pennsylvania
Marlow
Martinsburg
White
Rt. 40
Pennsylvana
Kennedy, Macmillan
Red China
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