West Berlin flights to continue despite Soviet note
US officials say civilian airliners will keep flying into West Berlin despite a Soviet note. The White House statement rejects Moscow's charges as false and asserts Western powers will not suspend air corridors.
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West Berlin
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Kennedy
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Kremlin
White House
Moscow
Germany
East Berlin
West Germany
Moon Domes Near Total Eclipse Tonight
The Down Crier notes a near total lunar eclipse with key phases at 9 36 p m 11 09 p m and 12 42 a m and only 008 of the moon remaining visible. Local items report Silar Grim's beefsteak tomato, Bud Lewis misdirecting census takers, a mole cricket found at O Sull ivan Warehouse, and athlete moves by Gordon Mack Tlwee and Kermit Whit sacre in archery and bowmanship.
Thomas Anderson Named CVVFA President Today
Thomas Anderson was named president of the CVVFA for the coming year at a meeting in Greencastle Pennsylvania. New officers were installed by Past President John A. Boyd of the city, with W. F. Miller Taneytown MD first vice president J R Haines Keyser second vice president and Harry B Crow third vice president. Final registration totaled 205 firemen and the program featured speakers on fire prevention and civil defense.
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Greencastle
John A. Boyd
Winchester
CVVFA
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
H. Clay Manuel
Robert L. Gray
J. C. Robertson
University of Maryland Fire Service Extension School
William H. Burton, Jr
Fairfax County
Fire Prevention Administration
Federal Judge Bars Tuition Grants If County Keeps Schools Closed
A federal judge ruled that public funds cannot support private segregated schooling in Prince Edward County while its public schools remain closed. The decision blocks county tax credits and state grants for private schools and urges plans to reopen schools or seek state court action. The ruling affects 1,327 students in private white schools and about 1,800 Black students impacted by the closures a decade ago.
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Prince Edward County
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Prince Edward
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Virginia
Itin Dias
U. S. Supreme Court
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Wlth
Segrega Schooling
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Thot
B. Blanton Hanbury
White School
Robert L. Carter
NAACP
Canny
Mage
Board of Supervisors
Prince Edward Coun
Living Costs Rise With Higher Food Prices
Washington AP reports July living costs hit a new high with a 0.4 percent rise from June to July. Food prices led the gain, with gasoline, sporting goods, used cars, and women’s wear climbing and the index up 28.1 percent from the 1947-49 base. Robert J. Myers notes half the increase reflects normal seasonal factors and demand recovery. The index shows costs 1.2 percent higher than a year earlier.
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Labor Department
Robert J. Myers
Othor Statistics
Myers
Shenandoah College Reports Year in the Black
At the Virginia Conference meeting the Shenandoah College and Conservatory reported a net income of 8978 dollars for the first year, with total assets at 780,896 dollars. Enrollment stood at 458 for the year, with 245 new freshmen expected and a 475 to 500 student body forecast for next year. Construction includes two dormitories dining room and kitchen and a central heating plant, delayed by winter with completion by Sept. 1 anticipated.
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Kenneth Eyre
Ethel Slonaker
Eyre
Racey
Precnt
Britain Warns Soviet On Air Interference
London reports Britain warns Moscow that any attempt to interfere with Western air corridors to West Berlin would create a dangerous situation and be blamed on the Soviet Union. The three powers likely to issue notes rejecting Soviet charges within five days.
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East Germany
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France
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United Kingdom
West Europe
Laborite Herald
Caledonia Farm Sweeps Shorthorns at Clarke County Fair
Caledonia Farm swept the Shorthorn class at Clarke County Fair taking all ribbons including championship bull and heifer prizes. The event featured Bowles and Danny Rucker as reserve champion with a chicken barbecue held by the sponsoring Raritan club. Today the fair continues with the Horse and Pony Show and dairy cattle judging at 10 a.m. Special awards and the calf scramble are planned for 7:30 p.m.
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Caledonia Farm
Clarke County
Pion Aberdeen
Bowles
Danny Rucker
Raritan Club
Fair Grounds
Rt. 7
Raritan
Jury Convicts Freedom Rider in Jackson Trial
A 12-man all-white jury in Jackson, Mississippi, convicts Henry Thomas of breach of peace after a 45 minute deliberation. Thomas, 19, a St Augustine Florida student, appealed an earlier conviction as one of the first Freedom Riders to face trial. He receives 200 dollar fine and four months in jail, a stiffer sentence than the 60 day suspended term from City Court.
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Travis
Kunstler
American Civil Liberties Union
New York
Thomas
U.S. Supreme Court
Russel Moore
Jackson
Virginia farmers approve wheat quotas with local votes
Farmers in Frederick Shenandoah and Warren counties backed 1962 marketing quotas for wheat while Clarke County farmers voted against. statewide tally shows Virginia support for continued controls, with a 10 percent mandatory cut and optional further 30 percent reduction, payments to not plant. Returns from 67 counties recorded by ASCS in Richmond.
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Shenandoah
Warren
Clarke County
Virginia
Lee
Rame Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Richmond
Frederick County
Shenandoah County
Warren County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Berlin Tenses Soar as U S Artillery Guards Border
In Berlin, Communist guards fired warning shots at West Berliners near the French sector border as 105mm howitzers were introduced to the U S garrison. Roving patrols, gunfire threats, and street clashes marked a nerve war day with East German and Soviet actions fueling tensions.
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McNair Barracks
West Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
East Berlin
Frederick ©. Hartel
Reichstag
Red Army
War Memorial
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