Allies Map Retaliatory Measures
The United States Britain France and West Germany near agreement on retaliatory steps for East German barriers to West Berlin refugees. Plans include travel bans for East Germans and possible suspension of trade, with officials briefing lawmakers and press as President Kennedy speaks to editors.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
East Germany
West Berlin
Asst
Foy D. Kohler
State Department
Dean Rusk
Berlin
Kennedy
U.S
Khrushchev
Unusual Sunflower Blooms On One Stem In Frederick County
A sunflower on Salem Church Road in northwest Frederick County carries 11 blooms on a single stalk, a rare departure from the usual one to three blooms. The article notes Jupiter to the southeast as the brightest sky object, and The Weatherman predicts fair tonight with clouds and warmer weather tomorrow.
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Salem Church Road
Frederick County
Jupiter
Airport project plans advance as Chamber and JCC meet
Chamber of Commerce Aviation and Transportation Committee and JCC discuss airport improvements and tentative Oct 1 dedication. Subcommittee chairs named. beautification work by the Jaycees to be finished by September end. Lights cost and financing discussed. dedication at 3600 foot runway scheduling moved to Oct 1 with dignitaries and scroll presentation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JCC
Chamber
Aviation and Transportation Committee
Jack McAboy
McAboy
Frank Burkholder
Robert Weller
Alson Smith Lee Grant
E. R. Huntsberry, Jr
Eugene C. Babb
Jay
John A. Williams
Bill Allison
Jaycees
Winchester Electric Co
Congress
General Assembly
Winchester
Minnie Mangum Denied Parole From Prison
Minnie Mangum, 64, embezzled over 1 million from the Commonwealth Building and Loan Association while a corporate officer. Denied parole by the State Parole Board, she serves a 20 year sentence at the State Industrial Farm for Women in Goochland. Parole hearing scheduled for April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Minnie Mangum
Norfolk Building and Loan ‘Association
State Parole Board
Miss. Mangum
Goochland
Commonwealth Building and Loan Association
Parole Board
A. Or
Sane Ae Vl
Summer Dress and Hat Sale at Hodgson Shop
Wednesday morning specials highlight summer dresses and hats with prices up to 18.95. Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop advertises the sale with page 6 reference.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Falda Ht
Martial Law Declared in Santa Cruz Bolivia
The State Department said modified martial law was decreed in Santa Cruz, Bolivia where four U.S. citizens and a Brazilian on a cargo plane were forced down by Bolivian fighters. President Victor Paz Estenssoro declared a military zone amid anarchy, noting the interception of an illicit cargo plane. A Bolivian fighter pilot was killed in the crash as the cargo plane landed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Santa Cruz
Bolivia
U.S
Department
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Overseas Aviation Sinks Leaving 6000 Britons Stranded
Overseas Aviation of London collapsed amid a $2 million deficit and fuel-supply cutoff by BP. Chairman Ronald Myhill said the firm owed $700,000 for fuel as 20 aircraft were grounded and 6,000 vacationers faced stranded stays on the continent with worthless return tickets.
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London
Overseas Aviation
Ronald Myhill
British Petroleum Co
U S Cuba to swap hijacked airliner for patrol boat today
An Eastern Air Lines crew will depart for Havana to reclaim a hijacked U S airliner as Cuban refugees return a 40 foot navy patrol craft to Cuba in a staged exchange arranged through intermediaries. The move follows a note exchange ending diplomatic ties.
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Miami, Fla
U.S
Eastern Air Lines
Havana
Key West
Florida
Miami
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Castro
Legee
Harris
CVVFA Plans Full Convention Program
The 60th annual Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association convention unfolds August 24 to 26 at South End Fire Hall with a parade, memorial service, and talks on Civil Defense and Fire Prevention. E W Argenbright heads the committee with Ryland Conner Norman Pope and Bernard Groves Jr as assistants. Velma Newcome will serve as convention queen.
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Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
South End
E. W. Argenbright
Ryland Conner
Friendship
Norman E. Pope
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
Rouss
Douglas J. O'Connell
Velma Newcome
E. Holmes Newcome
Valley Ave
Taylor L. Barr
Claude B. Smalts
CVVFA
B. F. Bluebaugh
Baltimore
Cork Street
George Washington Hotel
J. C. Robertson
Fire Service Extension School
University of Maryland
William H. Burton, Jr
Fairfax County
No Citizens Attend County Budget Hearing
Frederick County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the $1 736 883 budget for the current fiscal year with a 2 80 per 100 assessed valuation tax rate. No citizens appeared and no action was taken. The board approved adding Rt 681 north of Rt 522 to the Secondary System and Section three of the Green Acres subdivision by James R Wilkins.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Winchester
Boad
Highway Department
Hogue Creek
Green Acres
James R. Wilkins
Rayburn predicts passage of pretty good aid bill
House Speaker Sam Rayburn predicted Congress would pass a "pretty good" foreign aid bill to let the administration meet its goals. He cautioned on possible amendments and noted a strong campaign against aid. Senate votes were possible on changes, including the Hickenlooper proposal for annual committee review.
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Rayburn
Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Congress
Kennedy
White House
The
United
Sven
Senate
Sen. Bourke
B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Congressional Committee
Treasury
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Trons
Gillis to Speak at Shenandoah Valley Hamfest Banquet
Richard Gillis Jr of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce will headline the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club hamfest banquet Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Lee-Jackson site. He will discuss "My Gal Virginia" and holds numerous civic roles including Kiwanis American Legion Forty and Eight and Boy Scouts board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard §. Gillis, Jr
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
Lee-Jackson
Gillis
Ashland
Lawrenceville High School
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Randolph-Macon College
Kiwanis
The
American Legion
Forty and Eight
Masonic Lodge
Robert E Lee Council
Boy Scouts of America
Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce
Gal
Virginia
Bank Promises FDIC Insurance for Depositors
Farmers & Merchants National Bank advertises insured accounts under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The notice highlights five convenient banking locations and cites page references for more details.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Convenient Banking
Amini
Plans Complete For Tomorrow's PTA Workshop
Frederick County PTA prepares for the workshop Developing Effective PTA scheduled for tomorrow evening at Robinson Memorial. Registration opens at 6 30 p m DST. Keynote speakers include Mrs George Harnsberger and Mrs James A Grandley.
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PTA
Frederick County
Parent-Teachers Association
P.T.A
Robinson Memorial Ee
Joan Pris
Frederick School
George. Harnsberger
Port Republic
Virginia Congress of Parents & Teachers
James A. Grandley
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah
Congress
Melton F. Wright
Supt. of
Robert E. Ayler
P.T.A. Council
Navy Extends Active Duty For 26,800 Personnel
The Navy will freeze 26,800 officers and enlisted personnel on active duty for six months to a year. The move, part of a broader military buildup, aims to raise total Navy strength from 626,000 to 657,000 as a larger fleet expansion is anticipated.
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Washington
Navy
Tempers Flare On Both Sides of Iron Curtain
Berlin reports describe intensified pressure as East German authorities seal West Berlin routes and deny entry to West Berliners while Western leaders and Allied commands protest. Refugee crossings persist amid calls for calm and debates on trade embargoes and reprisals.
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West Berlin
Iran
East West Berlin
East Berlin
West
East
Konrad Adenauer
East Germany
Kurt Scharf
Evangelical Church
Otto Dibelius
Berlin
Regensburg
Washington
Adenauer
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Chamber of Commerce
Center
US. Dept. of Commerce
William S. Parker
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Conrad Follansbee
Dept. of Commerce
Parker
Jones
Crier
Col
Edgar M. Sites
Civil Defense
West Virginia
Hamfest
Richard Gillis, Jr
ED Lizer
Robinson School
Roy A. London, Jr
Miller School
Richard K. Goode
Virginia Congress
Duane W. Hockman
a_ state school of instruction
Lynchburg
Robert M. Worsley
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