24 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1961
Page
1
An early count shows 122 delegates registered for the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s 60th annual convention, which opened at the South End Fire Hall in Winchester. Registration continues through noon tomorrow.
Cape Canaveral reports Ranger I telemetry shows the sun sensor and attitude stabilization system functioned under normal conditions despite not reaching the intended altitude. The Atlas Agena booster entered a parking orbit and circled Earth every 91 minutes while researchers evaluate the data for future unmanned missions.
The snippet mentions Mrs Annie P Vance finding a sprouted seed in a pumpkin and a miniature vine, W L Vance harvesting it on Jackson Ave. It also notes photographer Charlie Tait and driftwood exhibit winner Mrs John Lloyd at Clarke County Fair. Berryville hopeful Miss Barbara Jenks to attend Apple Blossom events, parade duties, and travel to Washington and Melbourne for festival prizes.
The Winchester Police Department sets parking restrictions for the CVWFA Firemen's Parade this Saturday at 2 p.m. Units line up at noon along Loudoun Street and adjacent side streets. No parking on Loudoun Street from Whitlock Street to Wyck Street, and on Hart Bend or James Streets between Valley Avenue and Cameron.
Detroit report says General Motors Ford and Chrysler reject union demands as UAW pressures for better terms. Contracts covering about 500000 workers expire next Thursday night. UAW sues GM for information on prices and profits while Ford council to meet and executive board to decide strike targets.
Dairy and beef exhibits were being judged at Clarke County Fair while other judging finished yesterday. A 5 p m chicken barbecue, 8 p m calf sale from 4 H and FFA, and a free dog and pony show are on the program. Top ribbons went to Ralph Shiley for Hampshire ram and best ewe trio, with multiple placings by A L Shiley P T McIntire Sandra Painter Tommy Cather and others.
Northern Virginia Power Company plans three new transmission lines in the area. Local manager P N Hunter says the upgrades will improve service and provide redundancy during storms. The Red Bud substation near Crown Cork and Seal to Rennertown, a line to Double Toll Gate via Route 50, and a Rennertown to Hayfield replacement are described as key projects.
Cuba plans to use the Tunisian debate in the United Nations General Assembly to attack the U S Navy base at Guantanamo and other Latin American facilities. Cuban sources say Havana aims to sway opinion while the Soviet union has framed U S bases as a threat to world peace.
The Senate Investigations sub committee led by Sen. John L. McClellan examined race wire services as a fast moving tool for bookies and betting odds. IRS evidence traced calls among gamblers in the United States Canada and cities including Boston Montreal and Toronto. The probe aims to determine if new federal laws are needed to curb this big money handbooks operation.
Western troops at Friedrichstrasse checkpoint faced a water spray from a Soviet armed car after photographers drew near. U.S. officers distributed tear gas grenades as a precaution while diplomats noted a Soviet note accusing the Allies of abusing air corridors to Berlin.
Newburgh New York AP says the court found 46 year old William M. Banks innocent of neglect in the Texas Tower collapse off the New Jersey coast that killed 28. The finding awaits board approval as proceedings pause for a later decision.
Front Royal officials confirm the first year of integration at Front Royal Elementary School with 636 pupils registered for the new session opening Sept. 1. Supt. C A Norton says two more will attend Warren County High School. names and grades of the elementary pupils are not released.
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold said the United Nations is an interested party in the Berlin problem and may voices if peace is threatened, but cannot yet be a focal point. He urged direct negotiations among major powers as essential first steps toward disarmament and regional security, via the UN.
The Soviet government declared in a note that Chancellor Adenauer's West German government illegally interferes in West Berlin affairs and demanded agitators be kept under control amid rising tension with the Western Allies.
The United States planned a rapid formal reply to the Soviet note accusing Western powers of using Berlin air corridors to ferry West German spies and saboteurs. The White House and Press Secretary Pierre Salinger signaled that a statement would be issued, with a fuller reply to follow.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev is said to be spending a brief vacation at the Black Sea coast resort of Sochi, according to the Soviet news agency Tass. The report confirms his leisure travel pattern away from Moscow.
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