Hatfield to Lead Firemen's Parade as Marshal
Hurd Hatfield, renowned stage film and TV actor, named parade marshal for the May 3 festival. He will attend the Workers' reception at the George Washington Hotel on May 2 and participate in events with the Queen and Princesses during Apple Blossom Time in Winchester. Hatfield plans meetings with local theatre leaders and attends a Ladies Luncheon hosted by the Virginia State Horticultural Society.
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Hurd . Hatfield
Sceen
Mar
Harry E. Cain
Stephens
Mr. Hatfield
M-G-M
Samuel Bronston
Pontius Pilate
Judea
Viveca Lindfors
Claudia
Kraft Teatre
Playhouse 90
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Woman's Auxiliary
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Local wildlife and parade notes from Mount Heint and Winchester
The Wild Turkey spotted yesterday by Mrs. Ralph Hardy in her yard at 149 North Loudoun Street. A pair of light blue frame glasses found in the A and P Parking area. Jackie Carper receives a pony for her 11th birthday from her grandfather two years after a baby pony appeared. Mullins High School Auctioneer Band and The Narrows High School Band prepare for festival parades and Winchester appearances with practice and scheduling details.
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Mt. Hein
Ralph Hardy
N. Loudoun St
A and P
Jackie Carper
Roy Carper
Sunnyside
Jackie
Mullins High School
Mullins
S. C
Winchester
Kent Duffield
Saturn records second successful test flight explosion follows
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Saturn booster launched successfully for the second time then was blown up to dump 95 tons of water into the upper atmosphere. The 162 foot rocket reached 65 miles and a ground signal detonated charges causing the vehicle to explode. NASA called the flight complete with the first stage delivering 1.3 million pounds of thrust for 115 seconds before burnout and the explosion. Two water filled upper stages simulated future weights as the vast rocket prepared for a moon mission later this decade.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic
State Supreme Court to Hear Towns Appeal
The Virginia Supreme Court will review a lower court decision about the size of Stephens City. Howard G. Turner said arguments will proceed with 20 days for an answer, then costs and records printing. Filing and subsequent briefs follow over the next weeks as the case advances.
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State Supreme Court
Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
Stephens City
Howard G. Turner
Supreme Court
The
Star Today
Soil Sampling Service Underway In Frederick County
Frederick County is chosen with eight other counties in an experimental soil sampling program for farmers. County ASC chairman Robert K. Stickley notes the program will map lime and fertilizer needs to raise production and conservation standards. L. Gordon Armel of Clearbrook is hired to visit farms, with visits weather dependent. farmers will be notified before his outreach.
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Frederick County
ASC
Robert K. Stickley
Stickley
L. Gordon Armel
Clearbrook
Armel
Khrushchev Holds Firm On East West Disputes In Talks
Premier Khrushchev tells Gardner Cowles in Moscow that he agrees with President Kennedy on meeting only if it yields results. He sticks to no ground on Berlin disarmament and rejects nuclear inspections while hoping for Berlin settlement with Western troop withdrawal.
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New York
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Kremlin
Gardner Cowles
Look Magazine
Des Moines Register and
Tribune Co
Cowles
Berlin
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Macy Spring Clearance Opens at Apple Valley
Local ads announce Macy store spring clearance and sale events at Apple Valley including Rexall drugstore and Beaver's Drug Store items. The notices highlight opening of the sale and driving range promotions with regional retail names in a period-appropriate tone.
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Rexall
Beaver
Kennedy denies denouncing all businessmen quote
President Kennedy was not quoted accurately by The New York Times claiming he denounced all businessmen with harsh language. An associate said he may have attacked big businessmen but not all, noting his father was a businessman. The Times reported the remark after the steel price rollback plan was explained by Roger L. Blough. The aide and Times account placed the remark in the presence of advisers and aides including Walter Heller Kermit Gordon Theodore Sorensen Kenneth O Donnell and Andrew Hatcher.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
The
New York Times
the Times
Roger L. Blough
U. S. Steel
Ranger 4 To Hit Moon Tomorrow
Ranger 4 is expected to strike the far side of the moon at 8 50 am EST after launch from Cape Canaveral. A failed timer halted maneuvers, leaving the spacecraft blind but still on track for a historic lunar impact.
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Ranger
Moon
Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Cape Canaveral
United States
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Howard Pohn
California Institute of Technology
Bruce Murray
Cal Tech Lunar Laboratory
Dr. Murray
Farragut Captures New Orleans 100 Years Ago Today
A historical note marks Flag Officer David Farragut’s seizure of New Orleans as a defining Civil War milestone. The entry recalls the dramatic gunfire and decisive naval action that secured Union control on that pivotal date.
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David Farragut
New Orleans
Japanese Students Protests U S Nuclear Tests In Tokyo
About 100 left wing students tried to storm the American Embassy in Tokyo led by Zengakuren. Police stopped them 50 yards from the gate after a brief clash. A plainclothes officer was cut. The demonstrators later marched to Shimbashi station and sang the Internationale. government officials urged restraint and world peace.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Zengakuren Student Federation
United States
Central Pacific
Shimbasi
Masayoshi Ohira
Madras
C. Rajagopalachari
Nehru
Christmas Island
Improved Safety Mechanisms One Major Goal of Tests
Washington AP. Scientists planning U S atmospheric nuclear tests seek safer safeguards to prevent accidental firing or sabotage. Pentagon officials cite the Defense Atomic Support Agency s 17 year safety record while detailing dual control devices two person rule and sealed components to deter single acts of mishap or sabotage during handling storage and transport of weapons.
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Washington
U.S
Pacific
Pentagon
Kennedy
United States
Defense Atomic Support Agency
Atomic Support Agency
Explosion Could Come At Any Hour
The United States fired a test shot from the new atmospheric nuclear series in the Central Pacific and officials said the first explosion could occur any hour. President Kennedy approved the tests and the Atomic Energy Commission said shots would begin as weather and facilities permit. International reaction included Soviet warnings and mixed support abroad, with strong backing reported in the Philippines Thailand and Latin America.
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Washington
United States
Central Pacific
Pacific Time
Atomica Energy Commission
Washington Time
Task Force 8
U.S
Pacific
Kennedy
Atomic Energy Commission
Tas
AEC
United Nations
Nehru
Moscow
Ndrei
A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Capitol Hill
Congress
U.S. Information Agency
Philippines
Thailand
Latin America
East
South Asia
Africa
Winchester Democratic Committee Endorses Council Candidates
The Winchester Democratic Committee endorsed incumbents for the City Council. First ward candidates are Dorothy G. Allen, Eugene Dearing, Sr., and W. Butler Jr. Second ward nominees are A. Lee Coble, Stewart Jr., and Gerald Goodman. Ralph Hardy and E R Hankberry Jr., independents, filed in the second ward. The meeting occurred at City Hall.
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Winchester
Democratic Committee
Dorothy G. Allen
Eugene Dearing, Sr
W. Butler, Jr
A. Lee Coble
Stewart Jr
Gerald Goodman
Ralph Hardy
E. R. Hankberry
Clearbrook Mill Announces 6 Percent Wage Increase
The Clearbrook Woolen Co announces a six percent raise for 162 employees starting today. W. H. Lawrence Jr. stated that workers will also receive a four percent sharing bonus for the first term, noting employees have previously earned this bonus.
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Clearbrook Mill
Clearbrook Woolen Co
Tie
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
Lawrence
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Narrows High School
Winchester Drive In
Martinsburg Pike
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Hugh W. Price, Jr
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
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Apple Valley
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Rianas
Mevicel
Carolline
New Guinea
Seertede
Marshati
Hawaran Sands
Christinas
Christmas
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U.N. General Assembly
London Daily Mail
Harold Macmillan
Tass
Denny’s
Hable’s Palace Theatre
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Peter Fan
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