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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1964

Page

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Negro Shot Here Said Satisfactory Condition

Russell Smith of 448 N Kent St was treated at University Hospital Charlottesville for a head wound after a 22 caliber pistol shot by 19 year old Russell Roberts of E Clifford. Roberts surrendered to police and is held on felonious assault charges with $1000 bond as investigators note a quarrel led to the shooting at 504 N Kent St. The gun was recovered.

Russell Smith N. Kent St University Hospital Charlottesville Naka Ae Abil Ander Sha Russell Roberts E. Clifford Sr Smith N. Kent Roberts

Ambassadors Named to Peking and Paris by France and China

Paris AP report says France named Lucien Paye age 57 former education minister and Senegal ambassador while Red China picked Huang Chen a former major general and deputy foreign minister as ambassador to Paris and Peking respectively three months after establishing relations.

Paris France Red China Peking Huang Chen Lucien Paye Senegal Paye

Residents Rally to Protect Floral Displays at Whittier and Fox

Residents near the Whittier Ave and Fox Drive corner urge merchants and neighbors to admire and protect the floral displays. The appeal seeks to deter damage while encouraging community pride in the neighborhood’s decorations.

Whittier Ave Fox Drive

Car Truck Crash Kills 4 in State

A Virginia crash on U.S. 29 near Charlottesville killed four people and left three others critically injured. The three additional fatal or serious injuries occurred in separate incidents across the state, including Rockbridge and Nelson counties, with multiple drivers identified and locations named.

Lynchburg U.S Associated Press Charlottesville Pacramen “Wray Bemarle County Red Hill U.S. 501 Rockebridge Buena Vista Calvin Eugene ‘Hamilton Helen Ferguson Glasgow Lexington Walker Randolph Bragg Jr Orange U.S. 250 Here Amelia Hill Powhatan County Virginia Holland James Henry Artis Franklin Nansemond County Artis Auban Lee Faris North Garden U.S. 29 Nelson County Chamblissburg James E. Calloway Lynch Station Campbell County Thomas Lsville

Public Hearing on Winchester Parking Authority

The Winchester City Council schedules a public hearing tomorrow at 7 30 p m in City Hall Council Chambers on creating a Winchester Parking Authority. The authority act was approved by the General Assembly in March and formally proposed April 14. Copies of the act are on file with clerk B M Porro at City Hall.

Winchester General Assembly Act of the General Assembly B. M. Porrero Council

131st U.S. Soldier Killed in Vietnam Near Kien Long

AP reports Lt. Ronald Hines was killed near Kien Long as government troops engaged communist guerrillas. He was the 131st American to die in Vietnam and the 38th this year. two Vietnamese soldiers died and 14 were wounded, with 20 Viet Cong casualties cited. Hines's wife Harriet lives in Middletown New Jersey and his parents in Amarillo Texas.

Saigon South Viet Nam Ronald Hines Kien Long Hines Viet Nam Harriet Middletown N.J James Hines Amarillo Tex U.S

Escapee Andrew Stinett Arrested Near Middletown

Authorities arrested 63 year old Andrew Carl Stinett alias Walter Lee Coleman after he escaped from a state penitentary road camp in July 1946. He faces an escape charge and is held in the local jail pending trial in Richmond. State police tie him to Augusta County origins under the Coleman alias.

Middletown Andrew Carl Stinett Walter Lee Coleman Bassett Osborne Renner Pollice F. L. Wool Stinett Richmond Augusta County Cole- Man Detrick Renner State Penitentiary

Johnson seeks Congress aid for Appalachia poverty plan

President Johnson drafts a formal appeal to Congress for a nearly one billion dollar Appalachia aid program. The package funds an 2150 mile highway grid, water and sewer projects, pasture improvements, timber industry aid, coal research, and an antipoverty initiative led by Sargent Shriver.

Washington Johnson Congress Appalachia White House George Reedy Sargent Shriver

Technicalities Free 3 In Drunk Driving Cases

Three men convicted of drunk driving won acquittals in separate State Supreme Court opinions. The rulings cited technical flaws in blood-sample handling leading to dismissals, including James M. Lawrence whose Norfolk conviction was overturned for improper sealing and labeling of samples.

Richmond State Supreme Court James M. Lawrence Norfolk Corporation

Rights Fee Call Amendment Sop Sparks Southern Opposition

Southern opponents label the Mansfield Dirksen compromise jury trial amendment for sop and vow to block any Senate vote this week. The eighth week of Senate debate on the civil rights bill continues as leaders push a jury trial provision for certain civil contempt actions.

Washington Senate Richard B. Russell de Ga Sens Mike Mansfield de Mont Everett Talmadge Dga Dixie Lister Hill D-Ala Russell Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota

Blossom Festival Sees Abundant Bloom Amid Forecast

Weather outlook favors a strong Blossom festival bloom with warm days ahead and rain easing tonight. Five day forecast through Saturday calls for near normal temperatures, with cool spell tomorrow and Wednesday, then warmer late week. Entomologist Dr Clarence Hill says blooms should peak midweek with Stayman Delicious and York varieties ripening in places.

Clarence Hill The Winchester Fruit Re

Population Up 7 3 Pet In Virginia

The University of Virginia Bureau of Population and Economic Research estimates Virginia's population reached 4,237,473 as of July 1, up 7.3 percent since the 1960 census. White residents are estimated at 3,374,584 and nonwhite at 862,889.

Virginia Richmond University of Virginia Bureau of Population and Economic Research U.S. Cenesus Bureau The University Bureau

U S Aid to S Vietnam Tops 3 Billion in Push

U S aid to South Vietnam has surpassed 3 billion dollars, marking a uniquely targeted program aimed at stamping out Communist guerrillas. The effort emphasizes immediate material improvements, broad economic support, and widespread field assistance with over 200 U.S. personnel in the provinces.

Washington U.S South Viet Nam Johnson Australia Britain Canada France West Germany Malaysia New Zealand South Korea

Pravda Attacks Peking On Peace Champions Anniversary

Pravda on its front page marks the 15th anniversary of the peace champions movement by denouncing Red China and its leaders for contempt toward peace. The editorial says Chinese representatives subvert the movement and align with warlike aims, undermining unity among peace champions.

Moscow Communist Party Pravda Red China Frontopage Peking

Apple Blossom Festival alters garbage collection days

No collections on Thursday Friday and Saturday during the Apple Blossom Festival. Garbage for those days will be collected on the regular collection days the following week.

President Johnson notes good times amid business restraint push

President Johnson told an audience of businessmen in Constitution Hall that times are good and government should act with restraint and responsibility. He urged business leaders to show restraint in decisions affecting national welfare and to support policies that serve the people while noting discrimination costs and economic burdens.

Washington Johnson U.S. Chambr of Commerce Constituti Hall White House America Chamber

Weather drift from Midwest to Virginia

A low pressure system moves toward the Atlantic coast bringing increased cloudiness and rain mainly to western Virginia today and spreading across the state tonight. Penny's Dress Carnival underway in town draws attention as shoppers prepare for events.

Richmond Atlantic Midwest Virginia

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