Jordan Premier Hazza Majali Assassinated by Time Bomb
Premier Hazza Majali of Jordan, 44, was killed by a time bomb that exploded outside his office in Amman. Reports from Amman tied the attack to security plots linked to Nasser’s United Arab Republic and threats against Jordan’s nonalignment policy. King Hussein ordered the announcement of Majali’s death through Amman radio.
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London
Hazza Majali
Jordan
Amman
Majali
Hussein
Nasser Ben Jamil
United Arab Republic
Lebanon
Ibrahim Hashem
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
U.A R
U.A.R
Naser Jordan
Ferryboat Seatrain Georgia collision shocks Hudson fog
A cargo ship and the ferry Chat ham collided in Hudson River fog off lower Manhattan. The Seatrain Georgia and Chat ham ferry suffered a 60‑foot hole in the right side. At least 13 people were hospitalized and one woman was listed seriously injured. The Chat ham was towed to a Manhattan slip at Chamber Street for disembarkation before moved to a different pier.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Seatrain
Georgia
Chatham
Hoboken
N.J
Manhattan
Chamber St
Town Crier notes travel signs and stamps in Winchester area
Mrs. Thomas E. Graham reports visiting Wenatchee and seeing a sign calling Winchester the Apple Capital of the World. The Town Crier covers a police car incident, extreme heat at the Crowser home, hitchhiker Yvonne Smith’s travels delivering mayoral letters, new 7 cent air mail stamps, commemorative stamps, and a Berryville wreck cleared by Rescue Squad with a winch and ambulance transport to Memorial Hospital.
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Thomas E. Graham
Far West
Wenatchee
Wash
Winchester
Yvonne Smith
Claude Smalts
England
U. S
Europe
Dundock
Arlington
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
Philatelic Agency
Washington, D
Rt. 7
Berryville
Memorial Hospital
Clarke County Teachers Begin 1960 61 Session at Berryville
Clarke County teachers met at Berryville Elementary School to start the 1960 61 session with classes at 9 a.m. Thursday. Supt. George W. Burton announced a new bus, schedule changes after Labor Day, and that schools will open on time regardless of weather.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Shelton C. Belsches
State Dept. of Education
George W. Burton
Burton
Title Not Provided in Source
A description notes a device carried on two trucks with a solid fuel motor and a mobile forward station for flight control. The range is about 20 miles. (AP Wirephoto).
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Sile
CAP Leads In Gore Area Search For Disappeared Cessna
Civil Air Patrol observers flew over the Gore area to pursue two leads about a Cessna 180 carrying a family of four from Oklahoma that vanished Aug 16 on a Teterboro to Oklahoma City flight. The search covered Winchester, Frederick, and Clarke Counties with 24 aircraft, 67 seniors, 32 cadets, and 676 man hours over two days. Missing are Henry S Griffin 53, his wife, and two grown children.
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Civil Air Patrol
Gore
Oklahoma
Teterboro
Oklahoma City
Virginia
National Capital Wing
Front Royal Squadron
Winchester
James Eyler
John St. Clair
Frank Forsythe
Front Real
CAP
Winchester Radio Club
Frederick
Clarke
Henry S. Griffing
All 63 Aboard Killed When French Airliner Crashes
Air France four engine Superconstellation plunged into the Atlantic near Dakar while circling for a landing from Paris to Abidjan. All 63 aboard including eight crew and 55 passengers presumed dead. some bodies found as wreckage rested in about 60 feet of water. Weather was cloudy and rain showers accompanied the final approach.
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Charles Ronzy
Dakar
Senegal
Air France
Dakar-Yoff
Atlantic
Paris
Abidjan
West Africa
Ivory Coast
Frederick County Welcomes 28 New Teachers for School Year
Frederick County Schools open Thursday with 28 new teachers filling vacancies. Of these, 23 are new to the county and five are returning veterans. The group includes 12 experienced and 11 recent graduates. All teachers convene Wednesday afternoon at James Wood High School for locations and orientation.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
Quartet Banned From Handley Entry At Boiler Room
Four youths attempted entry to Handley for the fall term on a Saturday but were refused admission and then went off toward the west, ending up in the boiler room.
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Handley
Boiler Room
War Threat Grows On Katanga Border
The Congo conflict escalates as Patrice Lumumba loyalists move within 20 miles of Katanga. Moise Tshombe rushes troops to the frontier and plans a personal visit to rally forces. Reports say rail bridges are blown and roads mined as both sides mobilize near Luputa and Mwene Ditu.
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Elisabethville
the Congo
Katanga
Patrice Lumumba
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Lumumba
Kasai
Luputa
Luluabourg
Bakwanga
Right-to-Work Fight Pledged By Sen. Byrd
Sen. Byrd vows to defend right to work as a fundamental freedom, urging states to protect it. He accepts a distinguished service award from the American Bar Association and warns of federal overreach, court decisions, and labor influence undermining national strength.
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Sen
Byrd
Washington
F. Byrd
D - Va
Association
Virginian
America
Federeaucracy
Warren Court
US. Supreme Court
Mattitudes
U N Intervention Saved Americans At Stanleyville
Dr. Ralph Bunche announced United Nations Ethiopian troops intervened to save eight American airmen and two Canadians assaulted at Stanleyville airport. He said the men suffered brutal beating and remained shocked though medically listed as not in immediate danger. Bunche toured the wounded with Andrew Cordier and Swedish Maj. Gen. Carl von Horn as U.N. forces assessed the case and protest from Ambassador Claire Timperlake was filed.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Stanleyville
Bunche
U.N. Nary
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Louainium University
Andrew Cordier
Dag Hammarskjold
Carl von Horn
Congo
Air Force
Associated. Press
U.S
Claire Timberlake
Police Report Details Five Auto Crashes in Winchester Area
A Saturday night series of five traffic crashes in Winchester and nearby areas caused damages totaling over 1850 dollars. Incidents occurred on West Amherst Street Rt 50 near Hayfield Rt 7 east of Berryville and Rt 255 near Millwood. Names include Paul E Simmons Carey N Fletcher Wayne Cullers and John William Wine among others.
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Winchester
West Amherst St
Basil Cooper
Paul E. Simmons
Gore
Raymond H
L. P. Coverstone
Rt. 50
Hayfield
Olds
Wayne Allen Cullers
Seven Fountains
Carey N. Fletcher
Berkeley Springs
H. K. Malbon
Rt. 7
John William Wine
Front Royal
William Douglas Smallwood, Jr
Bluemont
H. K .Malbon
Joseph James Thomas
Washington, D.C
Rt. 255
Millwood
Kennedy Attacks Byrd and Smith in Late Night Radio
Robert Kennedy assailed Byrd and Smith in a combative late night radio interview at WMCA New York. He warned opponents of his brother John F Kennedy's legislation reflect poorly on the Democratic Party and challenged their criticisms during the Puerto Rico themed rally and media briefing.
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New York City
Alliance
Washington E Star
Robert
Puerto Rio
New Yorkty
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
WMCA
Democratic Party
Mosby Academy Dedication Draws Thousands
About 7,000 people attended the dedication of John S. Mosby Academy in Front Royal amid calls to defend Western civilization and Christian ideals. Speakers announced plans to expand with an $80,000 bond issue and a brick reinforced building, gym and cafeteria, while noting gifts totaling $17,000.
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Front Royal
William J. Story
John S. M Academy
South Norfolk
H. H. Marlow
Front Royal Academy, Inc
Carlton Blankenship
Warren County Educational Foundation Board of Directors
Warren County
Lewis Pendleton
Virginia Education i T
Warren
Las Frost
Vagrant
Doah River
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the Town Crier
Grover Carper
Lee- Jackson
Crowser
Stephenson
Clarke Agg Open
Sessior
Henry M. Cline
Rouss
Lion’s Shelter Games — Entertainment
Marrianne’s of
Yeakley’s
North
Capitol Theatre
B&m Chevrolet Cadillac Sales Co
Life Ins. CO
Wolfe Street
Pocahontas Coal & Esso Fuel Oil
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Germany
Gore Area
Vivors
James Wood
James C. Gordon
Melvin D. Fawcett
Eugene D. Funkhouser
Shirley R. Place
Joseph R. Carroll, Jr
Kenneth E. Smallridge
Alan M. Rogers
Donald L. Perrault
James A., Biddle
Reco Ware
Rebecca A. Whitlock
Noreen E. Kaye
Ethel L. Patch
Carrie Brumback
James V. Hutton, Jr
Gloria H
George H. Turner, Jr
Joanne Beazley
Raymond E. Conner
Bertha W. Hoagland
Patricia A. Tolley
Robert B. Harper
Joseph H. Fisher, Jr
Mary S. Woore
Jane S. Cather
Mildred 0. Saunders
William O. Macoughtry
John D. Hodson
Ella J. Rudolph
Charles A. York, Jr
Helen §. Connor
Vivian
Kenneth Day
Mary Elizabeth Cunningham
Marian J. Rhodes
Irlene Russell
Phyllis Shull
Lake Surratt
Steve Fretwell
Laiputa
Mwene Ditu
U. N
Bob Kennedy
Byrd, Smith
Mosby Academy
Robert B. Crawford
State Sovreignty and Individual Liberties
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