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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1964

Page

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Johnson Tours Four States In Anti-Poverty Drive

President Johnson stretched his war on poverty across Indiana Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia meeting workers and needy families. He spoke with Tom Fletcher and his children in Inez and toured Black House Bottom and Paintsville Kentucky visiting a vocational school. In South Bend thousands of students mobbed the president during a helicopter exit.

Washington Presimt Johnson South Bend Ind

Daylight Saving Time Onset Shifts Local Schedules

Clocks advance this Sunday as most of the nation follows Daylight Saving Time. The eastern region moves one hour ahead while Winchester’s change occurs on May 31. Festival ticket office at the George Washington Hotel sells tickets 1 30 to 4 30 p m tomorrow for event access.

Winchester George Washigton Hotel Tomorow

First Lady Johnson Encounters Kentucky Mountain Boy During Poverty Tour

Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson visits four states on a poverty swing with President Johnson. She recalls a Kentucky boy in Inez who said no one comes there and reports a crowd sign urging people to say hello. She greets crowds, speaks in Huntington and strains of the trip inspire renewed effort in the president.

Washington Lyndon B. Johnson Kentucky Inez Chicago Lyndon Mrs. Johnson Huntington W.va America Johnson

California Ballot Won’t List Stassen in June Primary

Harold Stassen failed to gain a spot on California’s Republican ballot after the U S Supreme Court denied his appeal and the state Supreme Court upheld the secretary of state’s decision. Secretary Jordan ordered county clerks to print Republican ballots while Democratic ballots await a similar court ruling. Stassen vows to press the issue, claiming new evidence and continued investigation into alleged unfair actions.

Sacramento Calif California Harold Stassen U.S. Supreme Court Stassen Supreme Court Frank Jordan Jordan Minnesota French Lick Ind High Court Samuel W. Yorty Los Angeles Yorty Edmund G. Brown

Milk Thefts Of Insecticide Prompt Washington Crackdown

Washington health officials and federal regulators halted dairy activity after milk shipped to the capital carried up to eight times the allowed insecticide. Heptachlor epoxide levels triggered farm permit suspensions and alfalfa treatment bans. authorities stress no immediate health hazard but push preventive action.

Washington Abraham Ribicoff D - Conn Senate Frederick C. Heath Health Department

Violence erupts as civil rights protests flare in Chester

In Chester Pennsylvania clashes between police and about 150 demonstrators erupted after a march against school segregation. At least 10 injured and 28 arrested including Rev. Clayton Hewett. Police used riot sticks while protesters were moved into buses to the station.

Chester Pennsylvania Foldo Chester Pace Theodore Laws Clayn Hewett Atone ‘Ment Episcopal Church Morton Delaware County Providence Baptist Church Pace

Bank Robbery Mastermind Nabbed in Houston Raid

Police say a 27 year old Las Vegas groom John L Burke confessed to orchestrating a four bank payroll robbery plot using unsuspecting aides hired via the Texas Employment Commission. Burke was captured in an early morning apartment raid with over $10 000 found on him and in a bag.

Houston Tex Las Vegas Nev Texas Employment Commission Joe Singleton John L. Burke Burke

Weather ranges from balmy to snowstorms across regions

Thunderstorms pounded Oklahoma Eastern Texas and southern states amid a mix of balmy conditions and near freezing temperatures. The Weather Bureau cited humid air triggering storms while other areas faced dry air from Colorado storms. tornadoes damaged over 200 homes in northwestern Louisiana with injuries reported in Shreveport and Bossier City.

Associated Press Oklahoma Texas South Louisiana U.S Leoncard Wolfe City Alabama New Mexico Colorado Nevada Montana New England Shreveport Bosssier City

Computer picks partners IBM dance goes smoothly

In Storrs Connecticut the IBM 7040 driven matchmaking by Oswald the computer paired 550 students at a University of Connecticut dance. The system selected three partners per student from 60 questions with human help for mismatches. Oswald signed each response Good luck Oswald.

Conn Oswald O.K University of Connecticut Unians IBM

Soviet blames China for trying to isolate Asia and Africa

Moscow accuses Beijing of slander and cheating after Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi opposed inviting the USSR to a major Asia Africa conference in Africa next March. Pravda blasts Chen Yi for declaring Jakarta participants rejected the Indian proposal and for seeking to cut off the Soviet Union from Afro Asian nations.

Moscow Sia Asia Africa Communist Party Paper Pravda Peking Kremlin Red China Chen Yi Jakarta Indonesia Chen Prvada Soviet Union

Man Admits Slaying Two Career Girls in New York

George Whitmore Jr., a 21 year old unemployed laborer, admits killing Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert in their East Side Manhattan apartment last August 28. He is charged with homicide in their deaths and in a separate Brooklyn stabbing of a woman, Minnie Edmonds.

New York Janice Wylie Emily Hoffert East Side Manhattan George Whitmore Jr Brooklyn Whitmore Minnie Edmonds Miss Wylie Miss Hoffert Boalt 42Nd Street

Weather outlook Notes Weekend Rain Chance

The report notes a high pressure system north of the Great Lakes blocks rain through the weekend. A southwest low will move in spreading clouds and a chance of showers in the mountains.

Richmond Great Lakes

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