Two Area Towns Have Candidates for Mayor
Berryville seeks mayor as Garland Canter files for office while Midlletown mayor Archie Manuel reverses stance and seeks re election. Midlletown council incumbents F C Gunn and W Russell McCauley run again with others contesting six council seats. Berryville incumbents Levi and Howell seek re election as several officials retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland M. Canter
Berryville
Archie Manuel
Middletown
F.C. Gunn
W. Russell McCauley
David Muntzing
Carl B. Baker
Gene Jenkins
Alma Louise Coffelt
Kenneth C. Levi
Thomas G. Howell
Broadstater
Joseph Cain
Ralph Snapp
Roy E. Potts, Jr
Tthey
Middletown Seeks New Town Office Amid Move
Middletown council learned the town must find a new Town Office after owner Leo Bernstine gave 30 days to vacate the theatre building now housing the office. Alternatives will be reviewed over two weeks while a town officer is advertised for. The council also approved utility work, fire preventive lot maintenance, and bill payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Leo Bernstine
Wayside Theatre
Everest expedition leader to attend Shenandoah festival
Norman G. Dyhrenfurth, leader of the 1963 American Mt Everest expedition, will be guest at Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on April 30 to May 12. He will crown Miss Luci Baines Johnson and appear at festival events, riding in the May 1 Grand Feature parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman G. Dyhrenfurth
Santa Monica
Cal
Luci Baines Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dyhrenfurth
Switzerland
United States
Mt. Everest
James Whittaker
Shooting of Turkish Cypriots Shocks Nicosia
In Nicosia Greek Cypriot police condemned an attack on four Turkish Cypriots blamed on Greek Cypriots. Two were killed, one wounded, the fourth missing. Turkish Cypriot leader Fazil Kuchuk claimed the shots were fired with rifles after captives were seized near the city gate. UN forces investigated as cease fire held at Kokkina and Pahy Ammos amid ongoing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
Fazil Kuchuk
Niosia
Kuchuk
U.N
Prem Singh Gyant
Hasnu Hassan
Hassan
Famagusta Gate
Kokkina
Pahy Ammos
Eee
Settlement Reached in Vepco Strike
A six day strike by IBEW workers against Vepco ends with a new contract affecting about 2400 employees in Virginia and parts of North Carolina and West Virginia. Details will be shown to locals and ratification is not required by members. Workers to resume duties within 48 hours. Also listed is a 1963 Pontiac station wagon advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Jen
Elecco and Power Co
Vepco
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Crowds Gather for MacArthur Farewell in New York
In New York crowds formed long lines to view General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as dignitaries and soldiers paid solemn respects. His widow Jean and son Arthur attended the private service with Lt. Gen. Garrison H. Davidson, while clergy offered prayers for the beloved commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Diploerm
Douglas MacArthur
Ar‘mory
Stik Stock- Hig
MacArthur
Jean
Arthur
Garrison H. Davidson
1St Army
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Norfolk to Close Offices and Schools for MacArthur Mourning
Norfolk officials close public schools and city offices on Friday to honor General Douglas MacArthur. His body arrives from Washington and lies in repose at the MacArthur Memorial before Saturday funeral at St Pauls Episcopal Church, with five clergymen officiating. Public services and church observances are requested citywide.
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Norfolk
Nore
Douglas MacArthur
Roy B. Martin Jr
MacArthur
Washington
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Martin
St. Paul’s Church
Soviet Troops Leaving Cuba in Large Numbers
Washington reports indicate the Soviet troop presence in Cuba has been reduced significantly since the 1962 crisis. Officials say current numbers are uncertain but likely around 4,000, with earlier estimates suggesting fewer than 7,600 and official statements noting most troops have been withdrawn. McGeorge Bundy cautioned counting soldiers is harder than counting missiles.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
U.S
Moscow
Latin America
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
President Johnson Accused of 90 MPH Drive
Time magazine reports President Johnson may have driven a cream Lincoln Continental at up to 90 miles per hour during an Easter weekend ranch tour. The caravan included reporters and a news crew as Johnson joked with reporters, offered to pose with a pig, and refilled a cup of beer before speeding away. Newsweek also notes the Secret Service was briefly left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Time Magazine
Johnson
Texas Hill
John McCormack
White House
Newsweek Magazine
Texas
Newsweek
Secret Service
Clarke Board Approves Budget Increase for 1964-65
Clarke County Board of Supervisors adopted the proposed 1964-65 budget with minor changes. It projects $348,601 from property tax and raises the levy to 3.10 per 100 valuation, up 20 cents. The meeting room held taxpayers who debated the tax hike, many supporting the raise to fund public school pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Citywide Clean-Up Week Collection Plan
During the week of April 13 through 18 proclaimed Clean Up Week the City will collect trash rubbish and trimmings in open trucks if curbside with regular garbage. The service provides two collections for all residents and cooperation is requested to maintain regular schedules with closed equipment.
Five die in Winchester crashes on Rt. 522
Two fatal crashes on Route 522 near Winchester left four dead and five others injured, two in critical condition at Memorial Hospital. Victims include Virgil Oswald Seal Jr. and George Blair Myers, both killed in a northbound collision near Double Toll Gate, and Frank Walker and Willie Wright, pronounced dead on arrival after a separate crash north of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Virgil Oswald Seal, Jr
Bentonville
George Blair Myers
Duncan Ave
Front Royal
Frank Walker
Railroad St
Clarendon
Willie Wright
Charlotte St
Norfolk
Hunting Ridge
Thireen
Nea. Ub
James Loyd Kenney
W. 13Th St
James Tilman Smith
Bel Air Ave
Kenney
Smith
Weather shift brings warm air to Virginia then cold snap
A mass of very warm air moving northward over Virginia will give way Wednesday to an unusually cold air mass sweeping across the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Midwest
Savings Insured by Federal Agency Rate Poster
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation insures deposits at Winchester Savings and Loan. The ad highlights a current 4 1/4 percent rate and promotes the corner location at Boscawen and Washington streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings & Loan Corner
Boscawen & Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canter
Leland Bondstater
Mr. Canter
County Planning Commission
Education Committee
Recreation Council
Red Cross Board of Directors
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Joannaorea Wie
Joanna Hochester
George Delinger
Mencken, N.J
Garland Canter, Jr
Lynchburg Public Schools
Manuel
Mid
Dletown
James Wood High School
Gene Dicks
W. Earl Edmondson
Alma L. Groff
Herbert W. White
John F. Hetzel
Carla Baker
Northern Viginia Power Co
U.S. Everest
GW Motors
Famed Armory
Rt. 522 South
Rt. 522 North
Magazine
Time
Clarke Board
Frederick County
James Kincaid
Charles Grady Bailey
Kincaid
Margaret Lang Walker
Patrick Andrew Sapien
U.S. Navy
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