Ailing Frankfurter Retires Succeeds by Goldberg to Supreme Court
President Kennedy announces the retirement of Felix Frankfurter due to ill health and designates Arthur J. Goldberg to succeed him. Frankfurter, 79, cites his diminished ability and follows a stroke April 5. Goldberg, 54, is tapped amid a White House briefing as a capable successor.
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Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Frankfurter
Goldberg
High Court
U.S.C
McGeorge Bundy
White House
Hirp
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway
Tribunal
Byron R. White
Goldberg Resigns Labor Post for Supreme Court Nomination
President Kennedy nominated Arthur J. Goldberg to succeed Felix Frankfurter on the Supreme Court after 19 action-filled months as labor secretary. Kennedy praised his scholarly approach and understanding of economic and political systems as the best fit for the high court.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Turkey
Kennedy
Goldberg
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Dorothy
Frankfurter Leaves Supreme Court After 23 Years
Justice Felix Frankfurter resigns from the U S Supreme Court due to failing health ending a 23 year tenure that spanned the New Deal era. He was known for his sharp wit and bench jockeying which unsettled many lawyers and colleagues.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter
New Deal
New Frontier
Stars and Stripes
Obe Down Trier and Local Lost Items
Charles Garber shows a 13 percent pounds cantaloupe while a West Street man loses a watch and Lenox Cartier finds it in The Star Lost and Found column. Hoye Baker near Winchester returns a GMC hubcap found in his yard after seeing a green truck pass by.
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Charles Garber
MR. Daniel
West St
The
Star
Lenox Cartier
Roy Cartier
National Ave
Hoye Baker
Winchester
Strike Halts Trains on North Western
Chicago April 1962 AP operations on the Chicago and North Western Railway were halted by a strike of 1 000 AFL CIO Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Freight and passenger service across nine Midwestern states stopped at 7 a.m. Pickets appeared at the North Western station.
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Chicago
Chicago & North Western Railway
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
North Western
Contracts Signed For Rt. 81 Work North of City
The State Highway Department awarded contracts totaling 1,949,054 for initial Rt. 81 improvements north of Winchester. J. F. Allen Co. won 3.26 miles of grading and draining at 1,386,920, Moore Bros. Co. won seven bridges at 562,134, with work including ramps and interchanges near Rt. 11 and the state line. Additional bids for 3.07 miles north of Winchester were not within estimates and will be readvertised.
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Winchester
State Highway Department
Clearbrook
West Virginia Line
Rt. 11
J. F. Allen Co
Clarksburg
W. Va
Moore Bros. Co., Inc
Verona
B & O Railroad
Rts
State Line
Wirtz Named Labor Secretary by Kennedy
President Kennedy named Undersecretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz to succeed Arthur J Goldberg as secretary of labor. Wirtz, 50, has led labor policy since the start of the administration and is praised for mediation in many disputes. He is a former Wage Stabilization Board chairman and ex law partner of Adlai Stevenson.
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Wirtz
Goldberg
Wage Stabilization Board
Northwestern University
University of Iowa
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Felix Frankfurter
U.S. Supreme Court
House Passes JFKs Public Works Program
The House approved President Kennedy’s emergency public works plan to cut unemployment and stimulate the economy. It would create up to 300,000 jobs and amount to 900 million dollars for immediate use, with Senate talks aiming to accept the measure as is.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Kerr
Federal Reserve blocks First Virginia bid for Winchester bank
The Federal Reserve Board refused to authorize First Virginia Corp to obtain control of Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester. The board praised F&M's independent management and noted continuity could be provided by the bank itself. First Virginia's offer valued F&M with 20 for 1 stock and required 80 percent acceptance.
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Federal Reserve Board
First Virginia Corp
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of
Winchester
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
First Virginia
Arlington
Purcellville National Bank
Old Dominion Bank
Bank of Falls Church
National Bank of Manassas
Mt. Vernon National Bank
Fairfax County
Reserve Board
F&M’s
F&m
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester
Financial General Corporation
Shenandoah Valley
Financial General
Kennedy Warns Of 10 or 15 Nuclear Powers By End Of Decade
President Kennedy says the potential rise to ten or fifteen nuclear powers underscores the need for an enforceable test ban treaty. He envisions a cessation by next New Year but notes Soviet objections and prefers workable international agreements over mere gentleman’s accords. He warns that one nuke could trigger many. stresses the value of foreign aid. mentions Justice Frankfurter’s retirement and Goldberg as successor. says no evidence of Cuban invasion and notes forthcoming foreign ministers talks and a UN General Assembly meeting.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Cuba
Caribbean
Berlin
U.N. General Assembly
Hussein and Saud Merge Armed Forces Across Arab Alliance
In Amman and Mecca, King Hussein of Jordan and King Saud of Saudi Arabia announce a joint plan to unify their militaries under one command and align their economies. They urge other Arab states to join while denouncing Nasser’s UAR and pledging coordinated policy and border fixes. They also vow common action on Palestine and Israel amid cultural and administrative cooperation.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Mecca
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Saud al Taif
Israel
Palestine
Berkeley Seeks Drought Disaster Designation
Berkeley County asks for drought disaster status to secure federal aid for farmers. Officials report feed crops are severely reduced with corn at 26 percent, barley 70 percent, alfalfa hay 60 percent, mixed hay 66 percent, and corn silage 83 percent.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Agriculture Stabilization Committee
Washington
ASC
Franz Taylor
Rebels vow to fight for the capital in Algiers crisis
In Algiers a political call to arms urged loyal forces and guerrillas to retake the capital as anti Ben Bella factions clash with sectored troops. Street battles in the Casbah leave several dead or wounded amid curfews and crowds.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Kabylie
Houari Boumedienne
Casbah
Warrow
Wilaya
Vilay 4
Ben Bella
Political Bureau
Senate Narrowly Votes Down Kennedy Withholding Plan
The Senate rejected President Kennedy’s withholding tax proposal 66 to 20, with 19 Democrats and one Republican supporting. The defeat, sizable even to the administration’s allies, jeopardizes the watered down tax revision bill as lawmakers debated its dividend and interest income provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
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J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants
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MR. Softee
Clarke County Fair
W. Boscawen St
Winchester Malt Beverage Association
Big Boy Beverage Company
Dearing Beverage Company
Dixie Beverage Company
Duquesne Distributors
Preston I. Moffett
S&f Distributing Company
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