Rusk Heads to Moscow to Sign Nuclear Test Ban Pact
U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Moscow with plans to sign the nuclear test ban treaty, calling the move potentially turning point for peace. Foreign Secretary Gromyko welcomed him as talks aim to ease Cold War tensions and possibly lead to a summit.
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Moscow
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Gromyko
Rusk
Washington Administration
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Vnukovo
United States
Grand
Kremlin Palace
Europe
Kremlin
Wragee
Home
Khrushchev
George C. Marshall
Black Sea
Leningrad
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy
W. Averell Harriman
Paris
Berryville Fire Parade Draws 8000, Largest Crowd Ever
More than 8,000 spectators viewed the Berryville annual firemen parade, the largest turnout on record. The John H. Enders Fire Co. sponsored about 80 units with $500 in prizes and trophies, as the event ran with the town carnival on Byrd Ave. lot. Dignitaries included E. Blackburn Moore and Congressman John Marsh, with awards for best appearing units and oldest car among the entries.
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Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Co
Byrd Ave
Taylor St
Buckmarsh St
Main St
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
John Marsh
Leland Broadslater
Kenneth C. Levi
Andrew LaVelle
Ralph Snapp
Robert Lee Withers
Longmarsh
Linda Wynkoop
Clarke County
Doreen Martin
John H. Enders Co
Stanley
Fire Co
Jolly Jack 4-H Club
Golden Majorettes
Hagerstown
Musselman High School
Inwood
W. Va
The
Rebelettes
Warrenton
Earl Shade
Winchester
Radio Ham Fest Opens In Winchester With Banquet
Amateur radio operators from 20 states arrive in Winchester for the Shenandoah Valley Hamfest kickoff. The event begins with a banquet at Lee Jackson Restaurant at 7 p.m. FCC official Ivan Loucks will speak. Sun activities centered at the National Guard Armory start at 10 a.m. The co chairmen are George Ritter and Richard Rush.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Local plans hint at 1964 spring vacations and events
Residents eye trips to Canada Europe and distant states while Winchester prepares for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival next spring. A local motel notes reservations. Little League members collect football uniforms at the War Memorial Building and Re and Ram players report at 3 p.m. Colts and Eagles get suits at 4 p.m.
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Canada
Europe
Winchester
Shenandoah
War Memorial
Ram
Colts
Eagles
Orchard Side Fruit Stand Ad Notices Seasonal Produce
Orchard Side Fruit Stand at Clearbrook formerly L O Dick Est. promotes canning and freezing peaches and early apples. Financing and savings offered by Winchester Savings & Loan and insured by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation with 1% dividend, calling attention to a sale by the 10th. Address at 29 W. Boscawen Street.
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Clearbrook
L. O. Dick
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings & Loan
W. Boscawen Street
State Trappers Begin Predatory Rabies Control in Frederick
Gerald Blank leads professional trappers entering Frederick County for a 23 day predator management program backed by the board of supervisors. The operation targets foxes skunks dogs and other species to reduce dangerous predators to a safe level.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Health Dept
Fish and Wildlife Service
Gerald Blank
Martin B. Marx
Nelson Swink, Jr
The
L. O. Fears
Storm Activity Heavy Over U. S.
The Associated Press reports thunderstorms across the Central Plains and Midwest late Friday night into Saturday morning. Heaviest storms followed a frontal arc from Kansas to southern Lake Michigan and Ohio. Skies were clearing in the South, with Florida seeing some showers, while the Rockies had scattered storms. Morning temps were mainly in the 70s and low 80s, with northern areas dipping to the 60s.
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Associated Press
Central Plains
Midwest
Kansas
Lake Michigan
Ohio
Southland
Florida
Rockies
Crop Spraying Plane Crashes Near Halifax County
A crop spraying plane crashes near a Halifax County community injuring the pilot Mac Hulett, 40, of the Flying Service of South. The wing tip hit a telephone pole causing the craft to spin and crash. Hulett is hospitalized in South Boston with head lacerations and is reported in good condition.
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Lennig
Halifax County
Mac Hulett
South Boston
Hulett
Eee Flying Service
South
Sarah Clowser Crowned Miss Round Hill Beauty
An 11 year old girl Sarah Clowser won the Miss Round Hill contest held at the fire hall as part of the Round Hill Fire Carnival. Crowds of 500 watched five contestants include Bodil Anderson Deborah Driver Patricia White and Susan Lockhart. Crown presented by Joseph Massie Jr Frederick County attorney. Final evening features nine prizes and a charity auction.
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Sarah Cowser
Round Hill
Edward Bowen
Sarah Clowser
Fire Hall
Tast
Mac Ewen A. Massie, Jr
Frederick County
Commonwealth’s
Clowser
First Season Hurricane Arlene Rakes Atlantic
Hurricane Arlene, the season's first, roared in the tropical Atlantic with winds near 100 mph. It was 925 miles east-southeast of San Juan and posed little immediate danger to populated areas, with one small craft reported in trouble north of Puerto Rico and escorted to port by a Coast Guard vessel.
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Miami
Fla
Arlene
San Juan
P.R
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Weather outlook for Virginia with clearing trend
The weather bureau forecasts a low center moving east from northern Iowa causing partly cloudy skies in Virginia today with scattered thunderstorms mainly in the north. A trailing cold front will bring a clearing trend tomorrow as the system moves through.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa
Virginia
Dr Ward Dies After Overdose Before Sentencing
London reports Dr Stephen Ward, 50, died from a drug overdose just hours before his sentencing in Britain's greatest sex and political scandal case. He left a note saying he chose to end his life rather than face conviction for living off Mandy Rice Davies and Christine Keeler. The death occurred at St Stephen's Hospital as jurors had found him guilty on two counts. his final words express despair over Justice Marsh’s summing up.
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Dr. Ward
London
Stephen Ward
Jack Wheatley
Playboy
Britain
Ward
Archie
Marshall
St. Stephen’s Hospital
Mandy Rice- Davies
Christine Keeler
Miss Keeler
John D. Profumo
Peter
Brixton
Saboteurs Blamed for 30 Dead in Uruguay Train Derailment
A passenger train derailed near Montevideo killed at least 30 and injured over 100 when saboteurs allegedly forced the track points open and placed rocks on the rails. The 600 mile run from Montevideo to Supa was derailed at a siding near a fertilizer plant. Bodies were moved to nearby barracks and morgues as investigators pursued leads.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Juan C. Funes
National Railroad
Supa
Canelones
River Plate
Buenos
Fighting on Truce Line Stirs U N Command Urges North Korea to Halt Attacks
In Panmunjom the U N Command accused North Korea of bloodthirsty raids along the DMZ and warned of self destruction if attacks continue. Maj. Gen. George H. Cloud cited multiple assaults since July 29 killing two Americans and wounding another with fresh clashes 500 yards south of the line.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.N
North Korea
George H. Cloud
U.N. Command
Armistice Commission
U.n.-Controlled
Demilitarized Zone
Cloud
Dmz
Festival Queen's Father Resigns Diplomatic Post
Joseph S. Farland, U.S. ambassador to Panama and father of this year's Apple Blossom queen Brooke Randolph Farland, resigns his diplomatic post. A Republican, he served in Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations and has ties to Morgantown West Virginia. The Farland family, longtime Clarke County visitors, previously led the Dominican Republic posting in 1957.
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Joseph S. Farland
U.S
Panama
Farland
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Brooke Randolph Farland
University of Madrid
Spain
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Frank E. Christopher
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Virginia Lancers
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Friendship Fire Co
Independence
Charles Town
5Th
Virginia Infantry
Stonewall Brigade
First Rouss Fire Co
Wincheser
United Hose Co
Frederick, Md
William Claytor
Fred Quarles
Mr. Claytor
Winchester Municipal
Frederick
MR. Blank
Trapping
Neal Blair
Charles Dobbins
John Clowser
Cecil Craum
Kenneth Bullman
Paul Harvey
del Gray
Blank
Clarke
Sheandoah
U. S
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Lantic
Tiros
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Pocahontas
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