28 Aug 1963
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1963
Page
1
With the strike deadline near, House leaders push a bill to compel arbitration to avert a nationwide railroad walkout. Kennedy could sign quickly. Senate plan mirrors the measure to speed passage through both houses.
The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation warns a midnight rail strike would devastate farmers and dairymen, risking livestock and poultry losses. The walkout could disrupt mail and parcel service for Winchester residents within 150 miles, prompting use of planes trucks and buses to move mail.
City police reported a second theft from a parked car in as many days. John Cain of Winchester Typewriter Co says a thief ransacked his vehicle on the Moose Home lot, taking 20 shirts a jacket a red sweater two ties and five pairs of trousers. Earlier two New York men said their car parked at Braddock and Wolfe Streets was robbed of clothing overnight.
Mrs. Cecil Yost of Whitacre reports a sunflower she grows reaches 12 feet with 40 blooms and blooms measure from 6 to W inches in diameter. The claim asks if it sets a record while other small notices include a rare 1943 s penny with bronze on one side and zinc coated steel on the other. Local auction listing follows.
The Loudoun County Planning Commission granted Virginia Electric Power Co provisional permission to build a 500000 volt transmission line through Lovettsville and Broad Run with conditions. The line may go underground if feasible, follow existing right of way with minor deviations, and a route map must be filed. A 230000 volt line was also approved from the Potomac River to the Loudoun Prince William line.
Three youths from Orange including the mayor’s son died in a Charlottesville area crash on Virginia 22 near Shadwell. The victims were Fielding Gras ty 18, Thomas Mor in 18, and Delma Tanner Jr. 19 all of Orange. Norfolk rider Robert Smith 18 died in Tidewater Drive crash.
Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson Jr. won the Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial nomination by a record vote, defeating former Gov. J. P. Coleman amid a campaign focused on Kennedy era civil rights. With 1,861 of 1,877 precincts reporting, Johnson led 258,427 to 193,021, while federal contempt charges linger and Jim Meredith’s university enrollment case remained unresolved. Coleman’s anti-Kennedy stance and Johnson’s political endurance framed the result.
Richmond posted a low of 53.2 degrees early today, breaking the previous date record of 53.9 degrees set in 1946.
The Richmond weather desk reports a warmer, moister air mass moving in as a cooler Atlantic air mass departs. Anticipated changes include milder temperatures and increasing humidity across the state.
In Moab Utah rescuers encounter deadly carbon monoxide in a potash mine where 25 men are trapped by an explosion. The gas at the shaft bottom 2712 feet deep forces a pause while a new air supply is installed. Officials say five to six hours to complete ventilation then resumed search. Hope remains the men may have air pockets in two side tunnels.
Hazleton Pennsylvania AP rescuers bored a 12 inch shaft 305 feet into earth to reach a void where Louis Bova 54 is believed trapped since August 13 after a mine cave in. Two other probes were underway and officials noted a six hour breakdown delayed progress while hope remains for a live rescue.
In Saigon the Diem regime denounced a U S doubt as unjust amid protests by Buddhists after pagoda raids and mass arrests. Martial law was extended, curfews eased, and student demonstrations continued as U S aid officials urged restraint while reporting an American pilot killed in combat.
A regular meeting of Hand- Yey Council No. 634 U. C. T. will be held at the Lions Shelter at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 30. Jas. R. Brandon, Secy.
About 100000 people marched from the Washington monument to the Lincoln Memorial to urge Congress to bar racial discrimination nationwide. Police counted 100000 by 1120 a.m. EDT. NAACP leader Roy Wilkins and Senate leaders discussed civil rights support while President Kennnsy’s aides expected later talks.
Washington AP The Justice Department weighs charges against leaders of a U S student group who visited Cuba against State Department wishes. The plan to void passports on return is noted with Kennedy hinting at action against nonstudents labeled Communists. 59 initially, 54 in Madrid, 3 in Havana, one seized and another died in Cuba during the trip.
An automotive item notes the rare 1962 Stork Set MGA roadster seen at G W Motors Mo. Details highlight its vintage identity and local dealer reference.
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