Western forces seen equal to Soviets in conventional war
Washington reports indicate Western forces could match Communist troops in a conventional conflict. Analysts cite larger NATO ground forces and comparable air power, plus greater Allied nuclear capability. U S forces in Europe may gain from 28 000 reservists activated, boosting NATO air power and transport. McNamara criticizes press for misreading division totals and Soviet strength.
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Washington
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Defense Department
Congress
Berlin
U. S
NATO
Regia Cee Ooay
U.S
New Traffic Light Installed at Senseny Park Entrance
The Winchester Police Department reports a new traffic light at the FE Cork Street and Purcell Avenue entrance to Senseny Park. The light began operation at 2 p.m. today.
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Winchester Police Department
FE. Cork St
Purcell Ave
Senseny Park
Khrushchev Affirms Berlin Talks Opportune and Possible
Khrushchev and Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani endorsed East West talks to solve the Berlin crisis as opportune and possible. Fanfani said Western allies back negotiations and warned against unilateral action. Khrushchev signaled readiness to sign a separate peace with East Germany and offers guarantees for West Berlin.
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Khrushchev
Amintore Fanfani
Berlin
Kremlin
Fanfani
East Ger
Khruschev
Soviet Union
East Gerany
West Berlin
Berlin Sealed Off to East German Workers
A well informed source said the Communists sealed off all of Berlin to East German workers in a protest action. The move blocks East Germans from traveling to or working in West Berlin amid mounting political tension.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Andrei Solovyev
Red
East
Red 8
East Germany
Neues Deutschland
East Berlin
Winchester
Commercial & Savings Bank
Wilson
Blaine Wilson
Prince William Demps Pushes Split Senate District
A Prince William Democratic Committee subcommittee hearing urged a split from the seven county 29th District to Northern Neck areas and a separate House of Delegates district covering Prince William and Stafford. The resolutions go to the Virginia Redistricting Study Commission hearing in Richmond on Aug. 9. The 29th District currently includes Sen. Blake T. Newton of Hague. Prince William County has over 50 000 residents and nearly half of the district's 111 000 total.
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Neck
Prince William
Democratic Committee
Stafford
House of Delegates
Richmond
Virginia Redistricting Study Commission
Blake T. Newton
Hague
Fauquier
Loudoun
Culpeper
Robert Y. Button
Winchester group orders 1100 Christmas trees for sale
The Winchester Association for the Blind plans a holiday sale by stocking 1100 Christmas trees. A stray hitchhiker on Valley Ave attracts reporters as they note long time county correspondents Mrs. Mabel Perry and Mrs. Reuben Hulver. A tortoise named Jim, moved from a yard to a nursery, lays eggs prompting questions from children and teachers.
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Winchester Association For the Blind
Mabel Perry
Mt. Pleasant
Moun
Oliver. Crawford
D. M . Yard
Rrot
Jim
Siler Youth Injured in 3-Vehicle Crash Near Winchester
Granville Chipcock, 19, of Siler Rt. 1, was reported in critical condition at Memorial Hospital after a three vehicle collision 2.9 miles north of Winchester on Route 11 yesterday evening. A 1956 Oldsmobile driven by Chipcock, a northbound tractor trailer, and a southbound Pontiac driven by George E. Larrick of Winchester were involved. Chipcock sustained severe head injuries and a fractured leg with lacerations. He underwent surgery at noon today.
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Granville Chipcock
Siler Rt
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
L. Lee
Chilcock
Lee
Pontiac
George Edwin Larrick
Wood Ave
Olds
Srack
Rusk to urge Paris talks on Berlin measures in detail
Secretary of State Dean Rusk plans to press Allied ministers in Paris to draft specifics on steps Western powers would take if the Soviet Union or East Germany threaten Berlin. He will meet Britain France and West Germany ministers Saturday with sessions through Monday and then address NATO.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Paris
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Berlin
Rusk
Kennedy
Berlin
Britain
France
West Germany
U.S
Europe
John M. Steeve
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Great Britain
Konrad Adenauer
White House
Pierre Salinger
Divers Locate Bus In Which 16 Died
In Hergiswil Switzerland divers using advanced gear found the bus carrying 16 American vacationers that sank in Lake Lucerne. The craft rests about 165 feet deep, over 60 feet from shore, with 15 bodies thought trapped inside. Authorities rush additional equipment to secure the vessel and attempt line attachment.
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Hergiswil
Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
Surviving bus crash in Switzerland recounts waterlogged evacuation
A bus carrying 35 American travelers and three Europeans plunged into a Swiss lake after a collision. Twenty two survived, many teachers and elderly passengers escaped through windows before the vehicle sank. Survivors, including M. Smith and Charles Krepps, recount a sudden horror as rescue crews move cranes to recover the bus.
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Dorian Falkstans
Switzerland
M. Smith
Kansas City Star
Amer
Smith
Municipal
Stans
Charles Krepps
Los‘ Angeles
Calif
Europe
Smitty
Krepps
Interlaken-Luzern
New York
United States
England
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Luxembourg
Austria
Italy
France
Paris
Bruno Giacomello
Como
Hans Gut
Lausanne
Swiss Alps
Luzern
Interlaken
Giacomello
Hijackers Stop Continental Jet From Leaving El Paso
Gunmen seized a Continental Airlines Boeing 707 en route from Los Angeles to Houston and forced it to land in El Paso to refuel. After five hours and gunfire that destroyed 10 tires, authorities surrounded the aircraft to prevent departure. 67 aboard, most released with no injuries, as negotiators worked to resolve the crisis.
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EL Paso, Tex
el Paso
Cuba
International Airport
Los Angeles
Houston
Tex
Adelia Wysong
San Antonio
N. Pearsall
Continental
Bor
Airport
Man
Line
Nudist sign slows Harbor View Road traffic
In Charleston Harbor View Road a crude nudist colony sign with an arrow slows traffic to near snail speed. Teens Richard Steele and Harry Muller placed it after cars sped through, noting one woman paused to look, and the 35 mph limit is now largely observed.
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Charleston
8.C
Harbor View Road
Richard Steele
Harry Muller
Richard
Wards Truckload Scoots 2.09 Truck at Rear Store
A brief notice reports a truckload incident at a retail storefront with alley access and unspecified damages. The fragment mentions insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and references the Farmers & National Bank, noting five convenient banking options.
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Cour
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The
Farmers & National Bank
Five Convenient Banking
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Lovett's Shoes
L. D. Dick
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