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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1960

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UN Looks Away As Police Quell Demonstrators

In Elisabethville Congo police used tear gas to break up street protests against Katanga Premier Moise Tshombe. U.N. forces maintained neutrality as Belgian troops handed guard duties to a multinational U.N. contingent. Troops from Ethiopia Mali Morocco and Sweden arrived to replace 4000 Belgian soldiers amid tensions with Congo Prime Minister Lumumba who seeks African troops from Ghana and Guinea. Hammarskjold left Elisabethville for Kamina en route to Leopoldville.

Elisabethville, the Congo Katanga Moise Tshombe U.N Elisabethville Tshombe Patrice Lumumba Leopoldville Tshome Cartel Party United Nations Kamina Addis Ababa Mali ‘Federation Kivu Congo Dag Hammarskjold Ethiopia Mali Lu- Tumba Ghana Guinea Kwame Nkrumah Sekou Toure Hammarskjold

Typhoon Wendy Leaves 18 Dead in Japan and Agnes Targets Hong Kong

Typhoon Wendy killed 18 people and left 26 missing in central Japan, as Agnes formed a new tropical storm heading toward Hong Kong. Agnes was forecast to reach the British colony early Tuesday.

Hong Kong Wendy Pacific Japan Agnes

Johnson Pushes Pay-as-You-Go Aged Care Plan

Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator John F. Kennedy urge a pay-as-you-go aged care system linked to Social Security. They criticize a Finance Committee bill for inadequate coverage and press for a rewritten plan before final passage.

Johnson Washington Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas John F. Kennedy Massachusetts Senate Finance Committee Kennedy Democratic Party House Eisenhower Tice Sae M. Nixon

American owned plant seized by Castro regime in Cuba

The Castro government has taken over Freeport Sulphur’s Moa Bay nickel and cobalt plant in Cuba idle since March after export tax. President Corticos announced intervention without details, while Freeport pledged to pursue legal remedies. The move follows a decree nationalizing about 700 million dollars of other US properties in Cuba.

Havana Freeport Sulphur Company Cuba Freeport Moaday Mining Co Osvaldo Corticos Iwase New York Freeport Company Moa Bay Company Moa Bay

Local Notes From Town Crier Weekender

The Kiwanis Sheu Er was not on fire Saturday as Rouss Fire Company offered to wash it with a fire hose to dry before the afternoon picnickers. Lions Shelter will receive washing next week. A resident on S Kent Street credited his wife with trapping a bat. she sprayed it and forced it out an open window. An Ohio family helped by a Winchester resident after a Route 11 south crash left thanks for shelter. Ralph Chrisman, 1960 Apple Blossom Festival Grand Feature parade director, comments on Rome Olympic official Garroni’s plan to limit opening parade participation, noting the U S team reduced from 403 to 245 share.

Kiwanis Sheu<er Rouss Fire Company Lions Shelter S. Kent Street Winchester Ohio Ralph Chrisman Marcello Garroni Rome Garroni United States Chrisman

Lumumba Demands U.N. Withdraw White Troops

Premier Patrice Lumumba asks the United Nations to pull all white troops from the Congo and turn over Congo airports to the Congolese army. He also seeks disarmament of local forces in Katanga and UN transport for the central government, risking strains with the U.N. operation.

Leopoldville the Congo Patrice Lumumba United Nations Congo U.N Dag Hammarskjold Lumumba Katanga U.N. Congo

Napps Named Acting Administrator At Memorial Hospital

Carl S. Napps has been named acting administrator of Memorial Hospital by the hospital board. A five year assistant to the late Homer E. Alberti, Napps will serve until a permanent administrator is named. He is a Alabama native and Centre College graduate with an MHA from the Medical College of Virginia. Napps served in World War II and held prior hospital posts in Kentucky before joining Memorial Hospital staff. He is married to Judith Elaine Fauquier with two children.

Carl S. Napps Homer E. Alberti Memorial Hospital Alabama Mr. Napps Danville Centre College of Kentucky Medical College of Virginia School of Hospital Administration Richmond 80Th Infantry Europe Central Clinical Laboratory Barrow Medical Foundation Lexington Grayson County Hospital Leitchfield Trigg County Hospital Cadiz MCV Judith Elaine Fauquier Carl Gregory Shirley Napps Grace Lutheran Church

Africa Gains New Republic in Congo Independence

The Congo Republic declared independence at midnight Sunday, with a 101 gun salute. It becomes the 11th of 12 French Community African states to gain freedom and is expected to maintain a commonwealth like status with France.

Brazzaville Congo Republic Africa Congo Belgian Congo France

Virginians Discuss Powers Defense With Soviet Counsel

Barbara Powers and two Virginia attorneys met for over an hour with Francis Gary Powers Soviet defense counsel Mikhail Grimov in Moscow. Powers faces trial Wednesday for espionage, with grim expectations of a three day hearing starting near 10 a.m. local time.

Moscow Barbara Powers Virginia Francis Gary Powers Powers Frank W. Rogers Roanoke Alexander W. Parker Richmond Mikhail Mich Grimov Judicial Council Soviet Union Barbara

Nixon Moves Quick Southern Campaign foray

Vice President Richard M. Nixon plans rapid trips to the Deep South as part of a brisk campaign push. Kennedy targets the South with a Washington to Alexandria, Virginia swing, while Senate timing and Johnson's leadership shape both schedules through the looming adjournment.

Washington Richard M. Nixon South GOP Deep South Nixon Florida Texas North Carolina Virginia Morton Senate Kennedy Everett M. Dirksen Illinois Congress Hawaii Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson

Teen dies after empty car rolls 33 feet in theater

In Salt Lake City the owner of an empty car, Charles White Jr., 19, of Murray, Utah, left vehicle unattended and it rolled 33 feet freeing into a snack bar wall, pinning him and causing death. The incident occurred in a drive in theater.

Salt Lake City Utah Charles White Jr Murray

Byrd Goldwater Ticket Proposed for Virginia Voters

The Virginia Committee for Constitutional Government announced plans to circulate petitions statewide to nominate electors pledging to vote for Sen Harry F Byrd and Sen Barry Goldwater under the Conservative Party label in the November presidential race.

Richmond Virginia Committee For Constitutional Government Today Virginia Harry F Hagan House of Representatives

Echo I allows cross country call via satellite balloon

Scientists using the Echo I satellite balloon made a first voice connection from Pasadena to Holmdel to Goldstone and back, with William Victor and William Jakes Jr. confirming clear reception. The experiment expands into four way conversations and tests new radio sound wave reflections from the balloon.

Holmdel N. J America William Victor Pasadena Calif Victor Jet Propulsion Laboratories Goldstone Bell Telephone Andes Echo I Holmdel and Naval Research Laboratory Stump Neck Maryland New Jersey California

12 Ounce Girl Is Still Alive in Brooklyn Incubator

A 12 ounce girl remains alive in an incubator two days after a 42 week premature birth in a Brooklyn hospital. The baby was delivered to Dorothy Dispensa and her husband Joseph who also have a 12 year old daughter Carol Ann.

NEW York Brooklyn Dorothy Dispensa Caledonian Hospital

Neutralist Will Form New Laotian Government

King Savang Vathana named Prince Souvanna Phouma premier to form a neutralist government after ousting Premier Somsanith. Rebel leader Kong Le hailed the move as preventing civil war and urged continued safe passage for the cabinet. The action followed pressures from Laos rebels and foreign advisers amid ongoing conflict with Pathet Lao forces.

Vientiane Laos Savang Vathana Vientiane Radio Tiao Somsanith Souvanna Phouma National Assembly Kong le Luang Prabang Somsanith Souvanna Phoma U. S Pathet Lao Royal United

Frederick County Supervisors seek extra deputy sheriff vote 3-2

The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in a special night session to request the State Compensation Board add a deputy sheriff. Jacob L. Skiles, 45, of Stephenson, has served since June 1 at a $3,200 yearly salary. The vote follows months of dispute with Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven and precedes a court hearing set for next Monday on deputy numbers and the board’s authority.

Frederick W. Hurl Himelright Grover Teets B. C. Brumback C. E. Garber Paul Luttrell Compereatida Board Frederick County Circuit Court Sheriff DeHaven DeHaven Mern

Clarke Board Rejects Proposed Clarke Armory Plan

Berryville Clarke County supervisors unanimously rejected a county armory proposal after learning state funds would not be available for two years. The board noted Gen Paul Booth confirmed no current funds and may revisit the plan later. A citizens committee had proposed leasing and equipping the old Berryville Horse Show Grounds with initial $15,000 and ongoing maintenance.

Berryville Clarke Board of Supervisors Paul M. Booth County Board of Supervisors Clarke D. Blanton Allen Citizens Committee Rt. 7 West

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