30 Years of Patten’s Stewardship at Winchester Little Theatre
Mrs. Louise Patten, longtime Winchester arts leader, has steered the Winchester Little Theatre since 1956. A California-trained director with a career in radio and theater, she emphasizes democracy and opportunity for newcomers, citing George Washington Slept Here as proof of need for a larger playhouse.
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Jack Cummins
Louise (Anderson) Patten
Emerson College
Boston
California
University of California At Berkeley
Riverside Playhouse
Winchester
George Washington
Personal sketch of George Humphrey’s rise and views on publicity
Washington profile of George M. Humphrey detailing his aversion to publicity, four year tenure as Secretary of the Treasury, and later return to business. Notes his reforms, blunt style, and leadership at Hanna Mining and National Steel, with family and personal life context.
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Washington
George M. Humphrey
Senate
Humphrey
Treasury Building
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Treasury
Cheboygan, Mich
Saginaw
University of Michigan
Cleveland
M. A. Hanna Co
Hanna
National Steel Corp
NAACP Files Suit to Desegregate Powhatan Schools
The NAACP sues in Federal District Court on behalf of 65 Black pupils seeking desegregation of Powhatan County public schools. The petition asks for an injunction against race based admittance decisions and calls for a nonracial or integrated school system.
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Richmond
NAACP
Powhatan
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Board of Supervisors
Prince Edward County
Negro Rights Group
Silvers Injures Leg During Movie Chase in Long Beach
Phil Silvers, famed Sgt Bilko, injured his right leg during a chase scene on the movie It's a Mad Mad Mad World in downtown Long Beach. He was rushed to St Mary's Hospital for X rays showing no fracture after the incident. the same leg had troubled him in a desert scene a month earlier.
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Long Beach
Calif
Phil Silvers
Sgt. Bilko
Silver
St. Mary’s Hospital
Silvers
Area Man Charged With Hit and Run In Berryville
William Currie, 34, of Route 5 Winchester, charged with hit and run and reckless driving after his 1960 Valiant struck a small cinder block building on East Main Street Berryville. He fled the scene and was apprehended in Loudoun County by Berryville and Leesburg officers. Skid marks about 60 feet long indicate high speed.
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Berryville
William Currie
Route 5
Winchester
East Main St
Currie
Loudoun County
Robert L. Willingham
Willingham
Roy Breeden
Leesburg
Nineteen 1962 American cars offer bucket seats with foam
Nineteen models from 1962 American car makers advertise bucket seats featuring foam rubber cushioning. The claim highlights seating design as a key feature across multiple models.
Cuban Couriers Clash With Police Over Weapons
Four Cuban diplomatic couriers clashed with police at Mexico City airport after refusing to surrender firearms. Fist fights and wrestling lasted about an hour before reinforcements subdued the group. Couriers claimed diplomatic privilege to carry guns but surrendered and were sent to the embassy. A formal court complaint was planned.
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Mexico City
U N Warns Katanga Forces Over North Katanga Hostilities
U N operations chief Robert K Gardiner warned Katanga that the U N command will intervene by any means if hostilities in North Katanga continue. The note followed a Tuesday night Katanga gendarmerie attack in MakotKyayo and clashes with the Congolese National Army. Katanga denied the attack, but U N sources indicated fighting beyond a skirmish.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U.N
Congo
Katanga
Robert K. Gardiner
Evariste Kimba
Makato- Kyayo
Churchill to Leave Hospital Next Week
Sir Winston Churchill aged 87 will depart Middlesex Hospital next week after a stay that began on June 29 following a broken thigh in his Monte Carlo hotel suite. He is reported to be recovering well.
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London
Winston Churchill
Middlesex Hospital
Winston
Monte Carlo
Tables for Applying Revenue Procedure 62 21
The government releases a 20 page table set to educate taxpayers on a depreciation reform. It predicts a $1.5 billion tax saving next year as businesses write off new equipment faster. The booklet, price 15 cents, is available from the Government Printing Office.
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Washington
Treasury
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Valley Poultry Ships 250000 Chickens to New York
The Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative sent the first consignment of 250 000 canned whole chickens to New York in 20 000 cases. Two trailer loads left Thursday with seven more shipments planned. The firm recently earned a Department of Commerce excellence award for export development.
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Broadway
Belgian Congo
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative
New York
Rockingham Poultry
Department of Commerce
Clockwork drinking doll sent to Churchill in hospital
A woman admirer sent a windup doll dressed as a bartender to Sir Winston Churchill in his hospital room. Winding the doll, it pours a glass of wine and drinks it, drawing a lighthearted remark from Mrs. Rosetta Fisher, owner of a nearby tavern. Churchill, healing from a broken thigh, is expected to be released soon.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Winston
Rosetta Fisher
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