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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1962

Page

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Five Way Council Race Assured in 2nd Ward

A five way race for the three second ward City Council seats is set for the June 12 election. Second ward incumbents seeking re election are Lee Coble Stewart Bell Jr and Gerald Goodman. Mayor Claude B Smalls Jr and six other council members have two more years. Hardy and Huntsberry filed for office. Hardy is production manager National Fruit Product Co Huntsberry is secretary of Huntsberry Inc and president of Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.

Arene On As Boscawen St Lee Coble Stewart Bell, Jr Gerald Goodman Winchester - Frederick County Mr. Hardy N. Loudoun St John Kerr and Handley Virginia Episcopal School Lynchburg U.S. Field Artillery National Fruit Pro Co Hardy Be Iortar Master Atteormerly Junior Chamber of Commerce Exchange Club Elks Lodge The American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Disable Officers Association Chamber of Commerce Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Anne Harry Hardy Florence Eaton Hardy

Twins misattributed sons born in Winches ter Memorial Hospital

The Gown Crier notes Sons were born to Harry Truman and Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Tuesday in Winches ter Memorial Hospital but the last names are Hott and Garis. Readers report Homerville as Clinch County seat in Georgia near Moody AFB.

Harry Truman Franklin Delano Roosevelt Winchester Memorial Hospital Hott Garis W. G. Fletcher N. Loudoun St Georgia Homerville Clinch County Moody Air Force Base James Wood

Six New Candidates File for Stephens City Council

Six persons filed for Stephens City Town Council seats, including two former members Ralph Wakeman and Richard Adams. In Middletown four incumbents seek re election plus Gene Jenkins and Filter Gunn, with Wilson Borden not seeking re election. Incumbents for Stephens City include Mayor Ralph Comer and six others, with Strosnider recently appointed to fill an unexpired term.

Stephens Ralph M. Wakeman Richard L. Adams Wakeman Lynn C. Comer J. Lee Gregory Gregory’s Appliances J. A. McCormick Atomic Energy Commission Thomas J. Horne H. E. Massie Middeltown Carl B. Baker Alma L. Coffelt David K. Muntzing W. R. McCauley Gene Jenkins Filter C. Gunn Wilson Borden Re- Stephens City Ralph Comer Lewis Stelzl Garland Strickler Ray E* Ing Gilda Lemley Jennings Weister Ralph R. Strosnider Mr. Strosnider Maurice Lemley O’sullivan Winchester Mary Lee Beatty Strosnider James Wood High School Methodist Church Land ‘Fire Company

Virginia Democrats Seek Nominations in 7th 10th District Primaries

Filing closed with five Democrats aiming for renomination in the 7th and three in the 10th as races heat up for seats held by retiring Burr Harrison and incumbent Joel Broyhill. Incumbents Downing Hardy Abbitt Tuck unopposed. other districts plan nominations at upcoming conventions.

Richmond Witnop Burr P. Harrison Shenandoah Valley Richard H. Poff Howard Smith Virginia Congress

Midwest Snowstorm Dramatizes April Weather Spread

The Associated Press reports a powerful April storm blanketed the northern Midwest with nine inches of snow in Minnesota and across the Dakotas and Wisconsin. Heavy rain and hail pounded the Southeast while Mississippi saw nearly three inches in Tupelo and Jackson. Levee breaches in Tupelo caused flooding as King Creek waters rose.

Minnesota Midwest Great Lakes Montana Mississippi Tupelo Dakotas Iowa Wisconsin Pipestone Minn Florida Louisiana Tennessee Georgia Alabama Carolinas Jackson Miss King Creek Gulf Coast Stringer Lufkin Longview Tex Caster Gulf States Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic Coast States

Test Moratorium Proposal Rejected

The Soviet Union proposed an unpoliced moratorium on nuclear weapons tests at the general disarmament conference in Geneva. The United States and Britain rejected the idea, saying they cannot trust the Soviets to observe a moratorium. Canada and Mexico expressed regret and urged a compromise on testing while the US pushes for a test ban with enforcement mechanisms.

Geneva Soviet Union United States Britain Valerian A. Zorin mid-Pacific Canada Mexico Zorin

Union Sends Teachers Back to Classrooms

New York AP report: thousands of public school teachers return to classrooms after a court order and union instructions ending a walkout that affected about one million students. Schools operated near normal though some interruptions occurred. Stuyvesant and other sites required police aid to restore order.

New York Seward Park High School Board of Education Stuyvesant High School Afl-Cio

Fifty four Bay of Pigs captives freed with ransom paid

Fifty four sick or wounded Bay of Pigs captives are to be released Saturday after ransom money was paid into a Canadian bank. Negotiations continue for ransoming additional prisoners from the 1179 invasion. A committee spokesman said the group would be flown to Miami with two doctors, as exiles from the United States arranged the release after treason verdicts and set ransoms from twenty five thousand to higher amounts.

Havana Miami United States

Cuban ransoms target prisoners held by Castro regime

A Havana broadcast reported the Cuban Families Committee in the United States and Prime Minister Castro agreed to press on with talks for freedom of the rest of the prisoners. Ransom prices were set by a Cuban tribunal at 62 million dollars, with families claiming 26 million collected to date.

Havana Cuban Families Committee United States Castro

The Great Locomotive Chase Ends in Northern Georgia

A report marks the chase ending in Northern Georgia with Federal Raider James J. Andrews and seven men charged as spies. Also notes a Monterey Virginia skirmish.

Georgia James J. Andrews Monterey

Dynamiting Hits West Virginia Truck Again

State Police probe a second truck bombing in as many days near Lehen on Rt 259. A pulpwood hauler bound for Roaring Springs Pennsylvania was exploded between the cab and load as it sat in front of the Lehen Post Office. The owner is C. E. Lockhart of Gore. the driver was absent.

Romney Lehen Roaring Springs C. E. Lockhart Gore

Circle K Club Receives Charter At Shenandoah College Dinner

The Circle K Club of Shenandoah College was chartered at a dinner, with over 100 Kiwanis members and club supporters in attendance. Dr. William M. Eagles presented the charter for the Capital District Kiwanis International, and Robert Carter accepted on behalf of the club.

Jones Circle K Shenandoah College Henry Flowers Winchester Kiwanis Kiwanis Club Gerald Goodman William M. Eagles Capital District Kiwanis International Robert Carter Kiwanis Circle K Club Circle K Club Richmond Kernstown Lee-Jackson Winchester Kiwanis Club Kiwanis Russell McDonald Middletown Joe Sewell, Jr Winchester James Boyd Stephens City Gene Long Richard Dove Steve Clem Robert McCarty Mike Hart Alan Devers Dickie Keeler Lee Bullwinkle Rick Bessie Jack Baughan Ronnie Keeler Joseph Elbon Irvin Dieterle Eagles Key Club

Kennedy presses steel price hike in public clash

President Kennedy launches a sharp critique of U.S. Steel and other steel firms at a news conference. He accuses price hikers of contempt for the public and signals antitrust scrutiny and possible further legislative action while noting a staged cooling period in West Coast shipping and potential future inquiries.

Washington Kennedy U.S Big Steel U.S. Steel Corp United Steelworkers Union U.S. Steel Justice Department Federal Trade Commission Arthur J. Goldberg

Probes and Court Action Considered Over Steel Price Rise

Washington officials push two congressional investigations and a price fixing probe after a $6-per-ton steel rise. Officials threaten court action, seek rollback, curb aluminum hikes, and tighten wage and price controls while urging U S Steel and rivals to rescind the increase.

Kennedy Washington Washington Today U.S. Steel Corp U.S. Steel Bethlehem Republic Jones and Laughlin Youngstown Sheet and Tube Wheeling

Stock Market Dips Sharply Amid Washington Fear

The AP Market Summary shows the Dow Jones average down 1.70 at 252.50 at noon as steel shares drag the Industrials rails and utilities lower. The report notes markets cautious about government action and potential counter blows to steel prices as trading proceeded. Garb age notice cites city campaign trash collection week April 16 to 21 with curbside pickups in open trucks and two collections per household.

New York Wall Street Washington Associated Press

Closing Notice and Local Events Blotter

Closing notice states the shop will be closed for the week due to a family death. Several community notices advertise rummage sales and a charity benefit by BSA Troop with details of dates and locations. A help-wanted ad for a beauty shop and a market entry for Virginia Pruit Market are also included along with a note about a shop named Curly Top Beauty Shop.

Curly Top Beauty Shop

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MR. Huntsberry Ralph L. Hardy E. R. Huntsberry, Jr New York City Clarke County High School John Mosby Academy Front Royal Mosby Group Bristol Hotel Clarke Sheraton Atlantic Susie Jimmy Laise W. Whitlock Ave Jan Garber Blau Union United Federation of Teachers Charles Cogen Cogen W. Va Steel ED Morse AP Business News Lerk Virginia Dairy Bar Virginia Pruit N. Loudoun BSA Evan Reform Cork & Cameron Stat St. Meth Spring Coats Jay's Boys & G
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