Explosion injures workers at Ohio River plant
Ten hurt but none critically in a plant explosion at Poe Street. Fifty workers were inside when the blast damaged 20 concrete buildings on a 100 acre site. It occurred at 5 10 am in the ethylene oxide area. Brandenburg felt the force and power outages followed. One missing worker reappeared with cuts after three hours. The plant has operated 11 years and employs 550 people.
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Poe Street
Elizabethtown
Street
Brandenburg
Ohio River
Weather Update From Winchester Orchard Report
The 23 degree low in Winchester last night not expected to cause major damage at the Fruit Research Laboratory. Dr. Walter S. Hough notes delayed dormant buds are a week to ten days late and peach buds may have some minor harm but not serious. The high today reached 52 with a forecast low of 35 to 42 and increasing cloudiness tomorrow.
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Winchester
Walter S. Hough
Hough
Lord Quibell dies at 82 former MP and peer
London AP reports Lord Quibell aged 82 a bricklayer turned builder contractor died Monday. David John Kinsley Quibell who served as a Labour member of Parliament before his elevation to baron in 1945 died this week.
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London
Lord Quibell
David John Kinsley Quibell
Ring found by Mitchells helps locate owner in Georgia
The William Mitchell family on Front Royal road solved the search for a class ring owner from Homerville, Georgia. They found a ring from Red Bank New Jersey, contacted the principal, and learned two students had the initials inside. The ring was returned with thanks. Mrs. Ann Renner praises bus driver Maynard Larrick for stopping his Kernstown School route to help children cross Route 11 each morning. The weather forecast predicts warmer tomorrow with clouds and rain on Thursday.
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William Mitchell
Front Royal Road
James Wood
Homerville
Mitchells
Redwood
N.J
Ann Renner
Maynard Larrick
Kernstown
Nippy Air Extends Into South
Unseasonably cool spring weather disrupted major league baseball attendance with postponed games and chilly readings across the east. Temperatures dipped into the 30s and 40s as far south as northern Florida, with frost in parts of Tennessee and North Carolina and readings near 39 in Atlanta and Anchorage.
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Associated Press
Florida
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Atlanta
Anchorage
Alaska
Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Maine
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Arkansas- Tennessee
Edmond
Okla
Oklahoma City
Gilpin Child Fatally Hurt by Farm Truck
Elizabeth Trumbell Gilpin 4 of Kentmiere Farm died after a 1959 International truck struck her on private property near here. Samuel Randolph Buckley 20 of White Post operated the vehicle. The victim observed her fourth birthday Saturday and was granddaughter of Brig. Gen. William Mitchell and Mrs. Thomas Bolling Byrd. She is survived by her parents and three brothers.
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Boyce
Elizabeth Trumbell Gilpin
Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr
Kentmiere Farm
William F. Cook, Jr
Here
R. L. Bruce
Samuel Randolph Buckley
White Post
Gilpin
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
William “Billy” Mitchell
Air Service
Thomas Bolling Byrd
Kenneth Gilpin
China Admits Setbacks in Great Leap Forward Policy
AP reports Peiping’s National Peoples Congress acknowledges failures in the Great Leap Forward and communes while pledging to maintain the three red banners. A new 10 point austerity plan aims to curb heavy industry and boost agriculture, signaling a shift to emergency production and restructuring. Mao’s line remains wary of Khrushchev’s dominate strategy.
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William L. Ryan
Red
Khrushchev
Mao Tze-tung
U.S
Mao
People
Khrushchev and Co
Kremlin
Big Brother
Moscow
Chinese Party
Peiping
Officials Discuss Proposed 100 Acre Lake in Frederick County
Three members of the State Commission on Game and Inland Fish will discuss the planned 100 acre lake at Izaak Walton League meeting in Frederick County. Commissioners Robert G. Martin J. M. Hoffman and R. L. Applegate will outline the state’s role in the fishing impoundment project, while Blake Denny the local game warden will brief on trout stocking. The gathering begins with a fish fry at 6:30 p.m.
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State Commission On Game and Inland Fish
Frederick County
Izaak Walton League
Izaak& Walton Park
Robert G. Martin
J. M. Hoffman
R. L. Applegate
Blake Denny
Banks Occupied New Market 100 Years Ago Today
Gen. Banks occupied New Market in a notable Civil War maneuver reported as taking place exactly a century ago. The brief note marks the event as a historical milestone with emphasis on the Union campaign timing.
Roanoke promoter urges aggressive industry push
Stanley Talbott told the Winchester Industrial Development Committee that local sentiment against expansion can be a hurdle but long term benefits include bigger payrolls better schools and greater tax revenues. He warned against tax relief or land giveaways and stressed solid services and a settled labor market to attract plants. Talbott, a national figure in development, has worked for N. W. Ayer and Son and has authored several books on the field.
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Stanley Talbot
Roanoke
Winchester Industrial Development Committee
Talbott
Pacific
N. W. Ayer and Son
Virginia
DST covers Memorial and Labor Day in Virginia
Atty Gen Robert Y Button says Virginia daylight saving time will run from Memorial Day May 30 to Labor Day Sept 3. The 1962 General Assembly aimed to standardize summer time and remove patchwork time zones, though the issue remains debated.
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Richmond
Robert Y. Button
Virginia
Button
del. H. H. Dervishian
General Assembly
Dervishian
Surprise Report Card Shocks Trinity Faculty
Trinity College Hartford faces a 78-page surprise report card by its student body. It condemns professors as lenient, criticizes lack of seriousness, and questions religious observance and moral behavior among students. The report notes architectural concerns and cites funds as a challenge, yet calls Trinity one of the nation’s finest schools. President Dr. Albert C. Jacobs forwards the document to trustees with faculty footnotes.
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Hartford
Conn
Trinity College
College
Trinity
Albert C. Jacobs
Officials Work To Stave Off Pilots' Strike
Washington AP officials rushed to avert a midnight strike by Pan American pilots. An 11th hour appeal by President Kennedy won a postponement until midnight. Airline executives and the Air Line Pilots Association resumed talks with progress shown. Undersecretary Wirtz briefed Secretary Goldberg on the situation. Pan American already has...
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Washington
Pan American World Airways
Kennedy
Air Line Pilots Association
W. Willard Wirtz
Arthur J. Godberg
Pan American
Cain Elected President of Winchester Lions Club Here
Ralph A. Cain, local furniture dealer, was elected president of the Winchester Lions Club at the regular luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. He has perfect attendance since joining in 1952 and has served as secretary for six years. Officers elected include Robert F. Gaines first vice president and Richard J. Rosenberger second vice president.
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Ralph A. Cain
Winchester Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Mr. Cain
The
Lions Club
Robert F. Gaines
Richard J. Rosenberger
Charles M. Zuckerman
H. Clay Manuel
Wilbur R. Johnston
Robert D. Taylor
Lion Tanner
James Letterman
J. Ben Cather
Cecil E. Adams
E. W. Argenbright
Andrew Gott
Robert E. Hungate
Victor Phillipps
Lester A. Elliott
Daniel T. Grimes
Charles A. Dorton
Sam D. Preston
Chester A. Hobert
J. Bryan Stotler
This Week Only Free Hams With Appliance Purchase
Sears Roebuck offers gifts this week only with the purchase of any major appliance or television. Free hams and other gifts are advertised as incentives to buy.
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Sears, Roebuck & CO
Miss Godfrey to Start Pre-Fete Events at Caverns
Patricia Anne Godfrey of Loudoun County to begin pre-fete work for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival with a April 29 visit to Endless Caverns. Edward M. Brown Jr. and Mrs. Brown host a reception after tours, with Mayor Richard E. O Roark and others in attendance. The ceremony will crown her Queen of the Festival on May 3 in Winchester by Secretary of Commerce Luther H Hodg es.
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Patricia Anne Godfrey
Loudoun County
Shenandoah
Endless Caverns
New Market
John B. Carr
Department of the Queen
Godfrey
Caverns
Edward M. Brown, Jr
Winchester
Miss Godfrey
Luther H. Hodges
United States Secretary of Commerce
Handley Bowl
Easter Plant Promotion and Fashion Clearance
P. A. DeHaven & Son Nursery on Route 11 North Missouri advertises Easter potted plants and a Leggett's pre Easter fashion clearance featuring ladies and children's coats suits dresses millinery with selected groups up to percent off.
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P. A. DeHaven & Son Nursery
North
Leggett
Millenery
Rusk Reports First Berlin Talk With Dobrynin
Secretary of State Rusk described the first Berlin talks with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin as fruitful and businesslike. He plans to brief Allied leaders on the conversation Monday and says future talks will set procedures and likely include a fourth round in Washington. The leak from Bonn over Berlin settlement proposals strained U.S. confidence and jeopardized early progress.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Berlin
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Rusk
Dobryn
Bonn
U.S
Dobrynin
Rusky
Nin
Sesh
Cale
Andrei A. Gromyko
New York
Moscow
Gromyko
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Geneva
Dobrynik
Audit Aims to Account for Municipal Shortage in Rocky Mount
A Roanoke accounting firm begins a full audit of Rocky Mount town books to locate a $7,000 municipal funds shortage. Mayor L. Elliott Perdue announced the shortage and said two women were discharged from a town position as the inquiry proceeds with all facts to be revealed.
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Rocky Mount
Roanoke
L. Elliott Perdue
Franklin Weekly
Roanoke Times
Gan
Motel Operator Fined 20000 In Tax Case
Danville based motel operator Elza King Via pleaded contendre to evading 29000 dollars over four years. U.S. District Judge Ted sentenced Via to pay 20000 dollars and placed him on four years probation.
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Danville
U.S
Ted
Elza King Via
Via
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