Winchester Meets Rebel Nine Sunday in Baseball Action
Winchester Base ball Club shifts Teddy Reed from Junior Legion to mound duty at 2 p.m. tomorrow as Reed faces Northern Virginia Red at Rouss Park. Rebel manager Al Cornwell will counter with Cornwell on the hill. Winchester seeks a third straight win after a two game Rubber Co. streak.
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Winchester
Teddy Reed
Reed
Legion
Wendels Dick
Northern Virginia Red
Rouss Park
al Cornwell
Cornwell
Forms Rubber Co
Senseny Standings Extend Softball Schedule to August
With 12 games to make up, the City and Church League softball seasons are extended to August 27. Delays from not using Senseny Park diamond 1 cause a large backlog and push playoff races. Burnt Factory and Montague secure Church League spots. Lucky Inn Clarke County Esso and TACs lead City League. R H Hummer nears the fourth seed. Church League schedules 21 games and City League 24.
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Senseny Park
Burnt Factory
Montague
Lucky Inn
Clarke County Esso
Tacs
R. H. Hummer
Cards Can Tie Pirates for It With 3 Straight
In Pittsburgh the St. Louis Cardinals trimmed the Pirates 92 to pull within potential tying distance. Manager Solly Hemus said the pennant race remains open as St Louis has won six straight and 14 of 16. Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh warned against panic despite the loss.
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Pittsburgh
Solly Hemus
St. Louis
Pirates
Hemus
Danny Murtaugh
Fox Hill Opens defense in Virginia Class A softball
Fox Hill, the defending state champions from Hampton, beat Richmond’s R&B Grill 6 4 in their tournament debut. Serviant of Norfolk edged Fairview Christian 4 3. Nine games were scheduled today, with Fox Hill facing Charlottesville Lumber in the afternoon.
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Hampton
Fox Hill
R&b Grill
Richmond
Serviant
Norfolk
Fairview Christian
Lynchburg
Charlottesville Lumber
Teeter
First Gordon Dykes Bout Since Swap Won by Tigers
Charlie Maxwell hit two two run homers lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 win over the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings. Maxwell's two blasts, his 17th of the season, broke a 4-4 tie in the 10th. Gordon and Dykes faced each other for the first time since their managerial swap. Piersall was ejected in the third for arguing a play at second. Gordon later hinted at a possible fine policy for further ejections.
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Cleveland
Joe Gordon
Indians
Jimmie Dykes
Jim Piersall
Charlie Maxwell
Maxwell
Detroit Tigers
Gordon
Tigers
Piersall
John Stevens
Detroit
Jimmy
Gordons
Olympic Officials Cut Parade Of Larger Nations
Rome AP reports a dispute over opening parade sizes for the Aug 25 Games. Only 4,400 of 7,700 entrants will march, with the United States reduced from 408 to 245 including four officials. Russia and other large teams face similar cuts prompting complaints.
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Rome
United States
Russia
France
Spain
Hungary
Poland
Japan
Marcello Garroni
Johnson broadcasts space message from balloon Sat
The text describes a successful 3:07 to 3:12 a.m. transmission from a high altitude balloon as President Johnson and Senate leader Johnson speak to Americans about cooperation and knowledge exchange. Bell Labs notes the president was chosen to record the message for his Space Committee role.
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Jakes
Texas
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Senate Space Committee
Bell Laboratories
Powers family seeks access after U2 crash in Soviet Union
Mrs Powers and Oliver Washington describe her husband as a reconnaissance scout rather than a spy. They await word on visiting their son, whose U2 plane was shot down 1,200 miles inside the USSR on May 1. Khrushchev allegedly offered help, but Powers reports no official word yet.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Powers
Moscow
Soviet Union
Jomen
Westexp
Carnespoo
Heavy Rains Hit Virginia Peninsula
Newport News reports up to 3.86 inches of rain in five hours. Water flooded ground floors and flooded the Peninsula Boys Club main floor with nearly a foot of water. Highways washed out and a 40 foot cave-in near James River bridge. Sewage overflow caused sanitation hazards prompting swimming bans by health departments.
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Newport News
Virginia Peninsula
Peninsula Boys’ Club
James River Bridge
Hampton Health
Katanga Declares Independence as Congo Turmoil Deepens
Congolese army clashes ripple through six provinces while Katanga proclaims independence under Tshombe supported by Belgians. Hammarskjold meets Tshombe to prevent U.N. intervention from aiding Lumumba, as U.N. seeks neutral stance and reports to the Security Council.
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Katanga
Congo
Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
Hammarskjold
U.N
Lumumba
Union Miniere
United Nations
Belgium
New York
Leopoldville-Elisabethville
Security Council
Australians Defend World Amateur Team Golf Title
Australia will defend its Eisenhower Cup world amateur team golf title at Merion Golf Club Ardmore Pa September 28 to October 1 facing 32 nations including the United States. Australia won the first championship in a playoff with the U S team and the U S four man squad will be chosen after the National Amateur in St Louis in September.
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New York
Australia
United States
Merion Golf Club
Ardmore
U.S. Golf Assn
U.S
USGA
Chamyard
St. Louis
Distressed couple met at airport amid heavy attention
Dents who went to meet them at the airport were brushed aside. No Soviet correspondents were present. The couple appeared distressed by all the attention they have received since starting their trip.
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Dents
Almond Keeps Seashore Park Closed Amid Debate
Virginia Governor Almond said he would review Seashore State Park only if the State Board of Conservation and Development wishes to discuss it. He believes the board intends to keep the park closed, despite calls from Norfolk area legislators to reopen on a limited basis. He cited the climate and awaited board opinion before action. The governor spoke at the Virginia Officer Candidate School graduation, where twenty three received commissions.
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Virginia Beach
Seashore State Park
Almond
State Board of Conservation and Development
Virginia
Officer Candidate School
Colombia Girl International Beauty Winner
Stella Marquez, 21, a Colombia born student educated mostly in the United States, won Miss International Beauty ahead of 51 contestants in Long Beach California. Finalists included Miss India Iona Pinto, Miss Iceland Sigridur Geirsdotter, Miss England Joyce Kay, and Miss United States Charlene Lundberg.
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Long Beach
Calif
Colombia
United States
Stella Marquez
India
Iona Pinto
Iceland
Sigridur Geirsdotter
England
Joyce Kay
Charlene Lundberg
Joliet
Ill
Marquez
Marymount College
Tarrytown
N.Y
Fidel Castro At 34 Plans Third Speech In Week
Fidel Castro, at 34, marking a birthday, planned to speak at a rally ending Cuba’s week of jubilation over seizures of more than 700 million dollars of American property. Raul Cepero Bonilla urged the United States to stop buying Cuban sugar, saying it would raise world prices and shift the market toward Cuba.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Castro
Raul Cepero Bonilla
Virginia Highway Death Toll Hits 447
A Fairfax County fatality early today raised Virginia’s 1960 highway death toll to 447, compared with 492 at the same time last year. Charles Edwin Runkle, 31, of Falls Church, was fatally injured when his car left the road and struck a power pole on State Route 695 near Route 689, two miles east of McLean.
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Associated Press
Fairfax County
Virginia
Charles Edwin Runkle
Falls Church
McLean
Runkle
Fed eases money to spark economy and lower rates
The Federal Reserve Board eased credit to spur lending by relaxing reserve requirements freeing about 660 million dollars for banks. It authorized discount-rate cuts from 3 to 3 percent in New York Cleveland Kansas City and Richmond with others likely to follow. The stock market rose as employment rose and consumer plans softened.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Cheaer
Federal Reserve
Cleveland
Kansas City
Richmond
Federal Reserve System
National Industrial Conference Board
New York Stock Exchange
Indian Denied Burial With Wife to Get Military Honors
George Vincent Nash a World War I veteran was denied burial beside his wife at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy Michigan because he was a Winnebago Indian. He will be buried with full military honors in Perry Mount Cemetery Pontiac Michigan. Nash’s son declined Arlington National Cemetery and the family plans to move his mother Cassie’s remains from White Chapel. The case sparked protests and Gov Williams ordered an investigation with support from American Legion and United Auto Workers. legal action against the cemetery is considered.
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Detroit
George Vincent Nash
Michigan
Nash
Perry Mount
Pontiac
Mich
White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
Troy
Arlington National Cemetery
Vincent
Dad
Cassie
White Chapel
E. Reed Hunt
Detroit At
Hunt
Supreme Court
G. Mennen Williams
Virginia peanut and soybean crops outpace expectations
Virginia Crop Reporting Service projects 1960 peanut production at about 206 million pounds, up 5 percent from 1959, and soybean output at a record 6.1 million bushels. Dry weather reduced other crops, with corn forecast at 35.9 million bushels and sun-cured tobacco down nine percent from last year.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Crop Reporting Service
Southeast
H Caverns
Central
Sou Virinia
Judge Rules Integration Must Begin in Houston
Federal Judge Ben C. Connally ruled that Houston integration should start in the first grade and progress through 12th grade by 1971. The decision affects about 13,000 students and supersedes a previous kindergarten start plan.
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Houston
Houston, Tex
Ben C. Connally
Tva
Vent Bay
Grimes Briefs Mention Local Deaths And Social Events
Grimes notes include the death of Mrs. Brooke Smith in Norfolk, former local resident, and Elwood Myers who died at Falls Church and was buried in Berkeley Springs. Visits include Mrs. Eston Rudolph and James Taylor party at Locust Hill Farm, and Brooke Smith and son Professor Grant Smith calling on old friends. Farmers report haying, grain cutting, early fruit harvests and good rains, with regional crop totals for 1959 estimates.
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N. C. Hensell Grimes
Earl Rinker
Winchester
Commissioner of Revenue
Brooke Smith
Norfolk
Elwood Myers
Falls Church
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Issac Kerns
Eston Rudolph
Clearbrook
John Stickel
James Taylor
Dessie Hensell
Homey Leatherman
Ora M. Fleck
Washington
Cynthia Bishop
Inwood
Jessie Godlove
Locust Hill Farm
U S Dairymen Sixth Among Other Nations
U S dairymen ranked sixth in production per cow among leading dairy nations. Netherlands leads at 9 079 pounds, Denmark Belgium West Germany and the U K follow. U S average 6 438 pounds. Regional variation shows Far West highest 7 822. South Atlantic 5 232 and South Central 3 978. Virginia averages 5 580, with dairy herd improvement groups near 10 000 pounds.
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W. S. Griffith
VPI
Netherlands
United States
Denmark
Belgium
West Germany
United Kingdom
U.S
Far West
North Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
South Central
Virginia
Dairy Herd Improvement Associations
VPI Student Found Dead In Dormitory
Alva Lee Smith a 20 year old Virginia Tech student from Norfolk was found dead in his bed in Shanks Dormitory. An autopsy to determine cause of death was planned but physicians said he apparently died of natural causes. He was majoring in civil engineering and would have been a senior in the fall while attending summer school.
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Blacksburg
Alva Lee Smith
Virginia Tech
Norfolk
Shanks
VPI
Smith
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United Airlines
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