Five Die In Virginia Highway Crash On Rt 304
A hilltop crash on State Rt 304 near South Boston, Virginia, killed five people from Red Oak in Charlotte County and left two more children in the same car hospitalized. The tractor trailer driver also died later, as state police investigated multiple fatalities across the Old Dominion.
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Virginia
Max
Old Dominion
South Boston
Elkton
Rockingham County
Halifax County
South
Boston
Reanza Nora Ferrell
Janie Johnson Sadler
Johnny Junior Sadler
Joe Ann Sadler
Robert D. Blanks
Red Oak
Blanks
Kathleen Hatcher
Georgia Lynn Moore
Charlotte County
Town Crier notes late snow and a missing parakeet
Town Crier reports people saw snow on roofs from the West and North amid an unseasonable April thaw. A Whitacre resident said over an inch lay on the ground this morning. Mrs Vern Alderman called about a hardy parakeet that flew away near Easter Sunday morning. Mercury dropped to 26 degrees.
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Town Crier
Whitacre
Vern Alderman
Dara sinks after burning wreck finally submerged near Bahrain
The Dara, a 5300 ton British liner, sank off the Oman coast after colliding at sea. The casualty toll rose to 212 with 740 aboard many Indians and Asians. An American survivor described chaos and panic as ships abandoned ship in rough conditions.
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Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Gray MacKenzie
Line
Caltex Oil Co
L. V. Dorsch
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vala
California
Caltex
Basra
Bombay
Oman
Arabian Peninsula
Gulf
H. G. Lykerk
Holland
Mich
Beautification Committee Sells 850 Dogwoods
The Beautification Committee of Winchester’s Civic Improvement Council delivered 850 dogwood trees in four hours on a Saturday in spring 1962. The drive supported by W. K. Rodney Sirbaugh and many volunteers included 84 trees donated for park and public areas. Extra trees were ordered to meet demand as trucks and drivers aided the effort.
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Winchester
Civic Improvement Council
W. K. Rodney Sirbaugh
Sirbaugh
Geal
Six Inch Snow Falls In Luray Area
Snow up to six inches deep fell in the mountains near Luray yesterday. The State Highway Department said plows worked through the night to clear U S 2 near the area as western Highlands reported clear.
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Luray Area
Richmond
Luray
State Highway Department
U. S
Frederick County Appoints Principals for Smaller Schools
The Frederick County School Board announces principals for smaller elementary schools. New appointees include Bryarly School Mrs Ruth Nellis Kernstown School Robert Rexrode Miller School Miss Ethel Cooper Round Hill School Mrs Llano Graber White Hall School John Lew Highview School Mrs Charlotte Strickler Armel School Mrs Pauline Jordan.
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Frederick County
Bryarly
Ruth $S. Nellis
Kernstown
Robert R. Rexrode
Miller
Ethel A. Cooper
Round Hill
Llano F. Graber
White Hall
John H. Lew
Wr. Highview
Charlotte L. Strickler
Armel
Pauline L. Jordan
Soviet Spaceman Shot Reported Near Launch
AP reports indications the Soviet Union may have launched a man into space or is about to do so. CBS network spokesman said a telecast from CBS indicated a space shot occurred though details were unclear and the report was not officially confirmed.
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New York
Soviet Union
Columbia Broadcasting ‘Systa “Network
CBS
Saeinen
Trade-In Sale At Loudoun Young Teens Store
Trade-In sale offers a $20 allowance for an old dinette set at Loudoun store. Teens involved in promotion, featuring a trade-in program for customers.
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Loudoun &T. Poaie
Springs Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
UN Group Seeks Punitive Action on South Africa Boycott
The U N special political committee urged punitive measures including an economic and diplomatic boycott against South Africa for its racial policies. The African sponsored plan won some support but failed to reach a two thirds General Assembly majority, likely leading to a milder resolution urging consideration of separate and collective action. United States voted against the proposal, with most backing from African Asian and Soviet bloc nations. The African backed measure drew more votes than expected but still lacked broad support for passage. South Africa's seat was vacant during the vote.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
South Africa
General Assembly
United States
the Assembly
United
Military Truce Bid Snubbed in Stanleyville
Gen. Victor Lundula, army chief of Stanleyville, rejected Maj. Gen. Joseph Mobutu’s truce proposal. He said no halt to fighting will come until both the anti Katanga government led by Antoine Gizenga and the provincial government reach a political agreement.
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Stanleyvill
The
Congo
Stanleyville
Victor Lundula
Joseph Mobutu
Leopoldville
Lundula
Fhee
Antoine
Gizenga
Cataetle
Ce Eaphere
Sosyay
Ee Ee
City Council Again Considers Daylight Saving Time
Winchester officials weigh aligning with daylight saving time despite Virginia law restricting adoption to large cities. Council members mull shifting city offices to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. while Pizzano urges gradual steps and notes several nearby cities already observe daylight time.
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Robert L. Pizzano
Winchester
Ete Pear and
Bateenadlie
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Waynesboro
Lexington
Charlottesville
Elkton
Grottoes
Rockingham County Board of Supervisors
Collision in fog off New Jersey sinks fishing boat Peg One
A cargo ship and a small fishing boat collided in fog off the New Jersey coast about 6 a.m. forty miles southeast of Cape May. The Peg One crewman is dead and three others missing. a fifth person from the fishing vessel was rescued from a life raft by the freighter Town. No one aboard the cargo ship was hurt.
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New York
New Jersey
Cape May
N.J
Coast Guard
Town
South Africa
Charleston
S.C
Hampton
Air Force Halts Practice Attacks After B52 Crash
The Air Force ordered pilots to stop practice intercepts after a maverick Sidewinder from an F100 hit a B52 engine, causing a fatal crash that killed three crewmen. Survivors included Obel and Mieras who bailed out at 35 000 feet and were found near the bomber.
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Grants
N.M
Air Force
Washington
Sok Heen Wean
Logan Ohio
Manuel Com
Flagstaff
Ariz
Mieras
Obel
Hollister Aftershock Shakes Small California Town
Hollister California, population 6071, endures the heaviest quake in its history. San Benito County residents describe broken windows and cracked streets as water mains fail. The three story San Benito courthouse and two hotels are abandoned pending inspection. Damages run into hundreds of thousands with jams and liquor flowing from shattered storefronts.
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Hollister
Calif
San Francisco
San Benito
San Andreas
San Rafael
Paso Robles
University of California Seismograph
Berkeley
San Jose
Santa Cruz
Cascades Sparks
Bigin
Coalinga
San Benito Court House
Elks
Winve Bank of Arc
Diem Wins Re Election as Diem and Opponents
Pro Western President Ngo Dinh Diem secured a large victory in South Viet Nam's first democratic style election. He polled over 80 percent nationwide with 90 percent in the Mekong Delta region amid alleged Viet Cong influence and mass anti government rallies. Police reported about 2 000 arrests as peasants were claimed coerced into participation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mekong River
South
Eichmann Trial Opens as Survivors Prepare Testimony
Adolf Eichmann faces trial in Jerusalem before three Israeli judges with survivors of Nazi extermination camps ready to testify. His defense, led by Dr. Robert Servatius, will argue issues including retroactivity of wartime punishment.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Gestapo
Brand Will
Mann
Krassik
Robert Servatius
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UN Group
Charles
Town and Martinsburg
Petersburg
Pizzano
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Diem
Ing
Indochina
Nhut
Tan
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