Peck and Bancroft Win Best Actor and Actress Oscars
Hollywood's Academy Awards highlighted Gregory Peck finally winning after four prior losses and Anne Bancroft earning the best actress honor. Miss Duke became the first juvenile Oscar winner for The Miracle Worker, while Lawrence of Arabia appeared poised for a sweep with seven wins including best director.
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James Bacon
Santa Monica
Calif
Gregory Peck
Anne Banoft
Hollywood
Miss Duke
Helen Keller
Shir- Temple
New York
Joan Crawford
Lawrence
Gown Crier notes 75 inch Blue Boy violet inquiry
Mrs Hoye Smith of 317 E Piccadilly St asks if a 75 inch around Blue Boy African violet is unusually large and seeks guidance from readers. A housewife asks if any organizations collect old newspapers and how to hand them on. Cooler air moves in with a high over central Canada and light rain expected tonight.
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Canada
Virginia
Clarke County approves 25-cent tax hike in Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a 25-cent increase in the personal property and real estate tax levy to $2.90 per $100 of assessed value from $2.65. Public hearing drew 25 residents, two spoke in favor. The day included talk of a county retirement plan and a sanitary survey of Josephine City with findings of many outdoor toilets and limited sewer facilities.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
Edward B. Lee
State Retirement Board
Lee
Cephas Hook
Josephine City
Frederick County Junior High
Frederick
Shenandoah County
Pope John XXII Signs Enc yclical on World Peace
Pope John XXII signed a new encyclical on world peace in Vatican City. He proclaimed it an appeal to all men of good will, not only to clergy, with a focus on peace as a universal duty and ideal rooted in divine revelation, natural law, and human necessity.
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Vatican City
John XXII
Toros SS
Frederick Board Approves Funds for Third Sanitarian
Frederick County Supervisors approved 1568.68 dollars as the county share to hire a third sanitarian for the health department. Dr. L C Fears said the extra worker is needed to raise local health standards and to prevent skipping inspections. The state funds the rest. the unit will serve Frederick County only.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County Public Health
L. C
Grover Teets
Dr. Fears
Frederick County
Council to Get Budget and Tax Measures
The appropriation bill the budget and the tax rate ordinance for the year ending June 30 1964 will be presented to the City Council on first and second readings by title. Finance Committee chairman Stewart Bell Jr will present the measures. The proposed budget for next year is expected at the May meeting. The Council meets for the April session at City Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m.
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Finance Committee
Stewart Bell, Jr
U S Asks Soviet To Use Influence To Halt Fighting
Llewellyn Thompson disclosed an American position in a weekend meeting with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. U S embassy reports note Pathet Lao reinforced by North Vietnamese troops pressing neutralist Kong Le in central Laos threatening Geneva neutrality and risk to the Laos accord.
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U. S
Moscow
Llewellyn Thompson
U.S
Anatoly Dobrynin
State Department
Pathet
Central Plaine Des Jarres
Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Kong le
Geneva
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
USSR condemns NATO nuclear force plan and arms race
Moscow rejects a multinational NATO nuclear force as a threat to global security calling it a modern strength policy aimed at pressuring and dictating terms. The 5 000 word note urges U S Russians and NATO to seek a nonaggression pact and ease international tensions.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
NATO
Tass
Bundeswehr
U.S
Naan Washington
Liberal Win Lacks Clear Majority
Liberal Party led by Lester B. Pearson appears with 196 seats in Parliament, just short of a majority. Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker signals he will stay on, while Conservative gains hold at 94 seats, Social Credit 24, and New Democrats 17. Remaining results show Liberals leading or trailing in several districts as final tallies come in.
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Toronto
Lester B. Pearson
Liberals
Canada
House of Commons
John G. Diefenbaker
Pate
Conservatives
Social Credit Party
New Democrats
Massie Seeks Re election As Commonwealth's Attorney
Frederick County official Joseph A Massie Jr filed today for re election subject to the July 9 Democratic primary. Massie began practicing law in 1946 and was appointed to the post in 1947 to fill an unexpired term. He has been re elected since and serves on the Governors Highway Study Commission representing the Staun ton Highway District. The commission includes 10 members and two legislators and reviews highway needs and administration ahead of the legislature.
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Frederick County
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie
Massie
Governor’s Highway Study Commission
Staunton Highway
William Stone
Martinsville
Churchill Becomes Official U S Citizen Honorary Title
Sir Winston Churchill is officially named the United States’ first honorary citizen in a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. President Kennedy’s signature on a congressional bill and a presidential proclamation formalize the honor, welcomed by American friends and admirers despite Churchill’s absence due to age.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
United States
Kennedy
Congress
Winston
Herbert Joever
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D
British Broadcasting Corp
Churchill
London
Sir Winston
Randolph
Rose Garden
White House
Tiler
Pearl
Oval
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Allied
Germany
Japan
Britain to Buy Polaris Missiles for Sub Fleet
The United States and Britain announced a deal allowing Britain to purchase Polaris missiles as needed to arm a future submarine fleet. Officials expect up to 100 missiles, tied to Britain’s four-missile carrying subs and NATO integration. The agreement covers technical cooperation but omits propulsion-plant details.
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Washington
United States
Britain
U.S
Dean Rusk
David Ormsby Gore
Nassau
Macmillan
West Virginia Telephone Workers Strike Over Contract
Maintenance staff of General Telephone Co. of the Southeast in the Panhandle walk off after stalled talks. The 80 members including 47 operators, nine clerks, and 24 maintenance men of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers strike in Charles Town Romney and nearby towns with supervision providing limited service. Gilbert A. Klein says the union seeks a general 10 cent raise.
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Panhandle
West Virginia
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
General Telephone Co
Southeast
Charlesse
Romney
Capon Bridge
Fort Ashby
Harper's Ferry
Levels
Maysville
Moorefield
Paw Paw
Petersburg
Busta
Sheperdstown
Wardensville
Gilbert A. Klein
Union
Grove Furniture trade in sale headlines sweep Winchester stores
Trade in offers advertise a $50 allowance for old living room suites at Grove Furniture Co. and a $20 dinette set allowance at Grove Furniture on Loudoun Street. Winchester Savings & Loan advertises insured savings from the first to the tenth with 44 percent insurance program through Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp. Offers are highlighted in local ads for Winchester area.
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Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun
Grove Furniture
Loudoun St
Winchester
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
Winchester Savings & Loan & W. Boscawen
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Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Peck
Miss Lee
Bancroft
Annie Sullivan
Arabia
Clarke
Eee Town Council
Pope John
England
Russ Warnot
Insurance
Ussr
Andrei A. Gromyko
Lester Pearson
Commission
Joseph A. Massie, JR
Severa
Mulvey’s
W. Va
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