Balloon Satellite Fails In Busy Day of Rocketry
The United States marked its busiest rocket day as Juno II failed to place a 12 foot inflatable balloon satellite into orbit after its final stage veered off course. Other launches included a successful Polaris test and Thor missions, while Discoverer V capsule recovery efforts failed.
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Princess Anne Turns Nine Amid Royal Changes
Princess Anne reaches age nine as Queen Elizabeth II awaits a new baby and her line of succession shifts. The lively princess nears a first glimpse at day school, plans a Balmoral birthday notables, and hopes for a birthday picnic if weather allows.
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Rescue Squad helps at picnic and a goat on the loose
The local Rescue Squad aids a Richmond safety engineer whose trousers ripped as he inspected the crash truck at the Department of Highways annual picnic. A rogue goat roams Moby St area for days as residents try to rope it. Memorial Hospital lists patients Katherine Summer Fannie Winters and August Hark. TAC Talk, the teen news monthly by TACs, debuts with May issue at five cents. Editor John March, veteran of Winchester Star.
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Fire hoses used to break up melee in Negro district
In St Paul Minnesota early today detectives seeking a man involved in a strong-arm robbery asked for identification. The crowd clashed with police, two officers were struck by rocks, 12 people were taken to headquarters, and several others treated at a hospital. Fire hoses and police squads dispersed about 200 to 300 protesters after reinforcements and a fire truck were called in.
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National Guard Leaves Today For Camp Indiantown Gap Pa
About 150 National Guardsmen from Frederick Warren and Shenandoah Counties depart for two weeks of training at Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania. The Second Battle Group includes Headquarters and Service Company 116th Infantry with Col M B Clowe Jr commanding and Capt Roland S White as company commander.
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Alfred the Owl Goes AWOL in Baltimore City
A city owl Alfred deserts a secure setup at a Baltimore Gas and Electric storage tank to explore urban life. He roams to Marshall Street roof before being captured by owl catcher Edward Gleason.
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China hails Soviet victory in mutual visit talks
Tokyo AP reports Chi na's Vice Premier Chen Yi calls Khrushchev Eisenhower mutual visits a major Soviet victory in diplomacy of peace. He says Peiping welcomes the exchange while noting U S aggression and cold war stance. Chen spoke at a reception for Korea independence anniversary.
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Castro Accuses Americans of Aiding Plotters
Fidel Castro denounced U S officials as aiding conspirators against Cuba and claimed airplanes based in Miami drop leaflets and ferry war criminals. He called Herter’s Santiago conference a farce and urged focus on Latin America’s economic problems and hunger.
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Clarke Schools to open an hour earlier this fall
Berryville county schools will start and end one hour earlier from Aug 31 through Oct 2 to improve student performance in cooler morning hours. Bus schedules shift accordingly with the same one hour adjustment.
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Policeman Targets Beat Poetry Near San Francisco
Policeman William C. Bigarani badge No 67 torn down poems that disparaged police near North Beach. Civil rights activists denounce the action as a free speech infringement in a tense North Beach episode.
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Filibuster Hinted Over Rights Bill After Committee Stalemate
Southern senators suggested a filibuster could block a broad civil rights bill in the Senate. Civil rights advocates planned to move the measure by amending another bill after a five hour Judiciary Committee session failed to advance it. Dirksen and Hennings condemned the deadlock as hopelessly mated while McClellan offered cautious remarks on future moves.
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R-Ill
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Fruit Cooperative and Processors Discuss Fall Apple Prices
Eastern Fruit Marketers Cooperative and Appalachian area processors hold talks on pricing for processing apples this fall. J Kenneth Robinson notes current bids around 1.75 per hundredweight for 22 inch up No 1 canners and warns of potential price trends pending contracts and carryover levels. Western New York California Washington crops down while demand rises for sauce products.
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Dirksen Signals Labor Bill Heads To Conferees
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen said the labor regulation bill will be sent to conference early next week. He warned against bypassing a conference and noted opposition from Goldwater and others while Kennedy urged action this year despite House hesitation.
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Delay in Filing Warren Petition For Referendum
A referendum petition seeking Warren County High School surplus property sale was not filed this morning with Judge Elliott Marshall or the County Circuit Court clerk. Jack Crouse of a citizens group announced the delay as residents discuss selling the building for private school use. In other Warren County updates Supt. Gasque reported 29 white and eight Negro pupils enrolled at Warren High by 11 am, with 65 white and 11 Negro previously registered. 20 Negro children registered at Bessie Jeffries Combined School.
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Formosa Earthquake Kills 24 in Hengchun Area
A severe quake struck southern Formosa at 5:57 p.m. in Hengchun, killing 24 people and wounding 43. It caused 513 houses to collapse and 661 to be damaged while Taipei felt only a mild tremor detectable to seismographs.
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Tooth Glue Could Replace Dentures in Future
Navy researchers report a cementing material that may allow reinserted teeth after extraction. Experiments in dogs show a tooth reattached with the glue functions and the dog eats soon after. No human trials yet and no claim the method will work in people.
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Thomas J. Canty
Five Year Heat Wave Record Shatters in Winchester Area
The region endures a heat wave with highs near 98, a low of 66, and a chance to top 100 this afternoon. Records show Aug 13 1954 onward with notable highs in 1959 and 1958, while drought and a 107-degree August 1930 record loom as distant benchmarks.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Walter Hough
Associated Press
McCormick Daughter Refuses to Attend WCHS
Hugh D. McCormick, head of the Warren County Educational Foundation, said his daughter Virginia Louise McCormick registered at Clarke County High School on a tuition basis but he will not send her there. He plans private schooling when registration begins Tuesday, citing desegregation concerns. The Clarke County listing had included Virginia among Warren students accepted at Clarke County High School.
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Clarke County School Board
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Warren
Clarke County High School
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J. K. Robinson
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Troopers Deployed to Strife at Luray Tannery
State troopers were sent to Luray Virginia Oak Tannery to restore order after a strike disturbance. Three workers were slightly injured and two cars damaged as pickets clashed with remaining employees during lunchtime. The union Local 26 L Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers seeks to block pay cuts for higher paid workers.
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Squirrel Attacks 90 Year Old Man on Shawnee Avenue
Newton McDonald, 90, was bitten and scratched by a squirrel at his Shawnee Avenue home while spraying lima beans. He was treated at Memorial Hospital after the attack, which involved multiple charges and a neighbor attempt to shoot the animal. Ervin Cleveland of the SPCA investigated the incident.
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David Lawrence Column Begins Tuesday in Star
The Winchester Star will feature David Lawrence on the editorial page starting Tuesday. Lawrence, a Washington reporter and editor since 1910, also publishes U S News & World Report and has authored several books on government affairs.
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