Khrushchev Clears Path for New Nuclear Tests
Premier Khrushchev orders resumption of nuclear testing with weapons up to 100 million tons of TNT. The Soviet government blames the United States and its allies for the move and appeals to nonaligned nations while warning of world reaction and vowing precautions to minimize harm.
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Preston Grover
Moscow
Soviet Union
West
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Hiroshima
United States
France
Berlin
David Ormsby- Gore
Eerie Shots Ring Fox Drive as Bullets Fly
Shots over Fox Drive alarm residents just before dark with a bullet lodging in a roof near Route 50. The Sheriff’s Office notified. A green fire truck seen around town is Round Hill’s demonstrator model. 1962 forecast lunar eclipses noted by Mrs Eve Kennedy. Town Crier mentions a male quartet advertising poddle puppies.
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Fox Drive
Sheriffs Office
Rouss Fire Company
Round Hill
Eve Kennedy
Schools Open Tomorrow in Frederick Clarke Winchester Counties
Frederick and Clarke County schools start the 1961 62 term tomorrow with standard or daylight time schedules. Labor Day holiday for students applies. Winchester Handley building parking limited to faculty amid new construction. Bus routes safety checks completed with state police and insurer reps. Pre school starts for first graders in Clarke County. Clarke buses run on spring schedule with other counties following the posted time.
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Frederick
Clarke County
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke
Chester
Clark
Garland R. Quarles
Handley
Robert E. Ayler
F. L. Woolf
Gibson
Ayler
Armel
General County
Berryville
Auy
George W. Burton
Soviet Union to resume nuclear tests shocks capitals
Western capitals react with surprise and bitterness as the Soviet Union announces a return to nuclear blasts. British Foreign Office and Foreign Secretary Lord Home condemn the move as shocking and cynical while Geneva talks resume amid mounting tensions.
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Geneva
Ee Ee
David Ormsby-Gore
Dean
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Britain
Lord Home
London
United States
Soviet resumes nuclear testing shocks Belgrade summit
At a Belgrade summit of 24 aligned nations the decision by the Kremlin to resume nuclear testing drew sharp reactions. Delegates called the move astonishing and a slap in the face as disarmament is a key issue at the talks. Asian delegates warned leaders will address the step from the conference rostrum.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Ee Kevick
Enecolet
Sire Mts
Seeninx
Enarmean
Borba
Senators Back Resolution to Resume Testing
Washington report says Senators Mansfield and Symington urged resuming nuclear tests amid Khrushchev’s Berlin crisis linkage. Mansfield warned against panic and presses for a renewed testing program while calling Soviet moves sham and hypocritical.
Red China Backs Soviet Nuclear Tests
The government of the People's Republic of China issued a statement via New China News Agency praising the Soviet Union's decision to resume nuclear weapons testing. Beijing said the move is in the defense of world peace and that China resolutely supports this important step.
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Tokyo
China Today
Soviet Union
People’s Republic of China
New China News Agency
Peiping
Veteran Actor Charles Coburn Dies at 84
Charles Coburn, famed for his gruff voice and wit, died at 84 from heart failure after minor throat surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. He had just completed a six day Indianapolis stage run of You Cant Take It With You, his final performance on stage.
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Andrew Meisels
New York
Charles Coburn
Coburn
Lenox Hill Hospital
Indianapolis
Avondale Playhouse
Shelley Mann Demonstrates Swimming Skills at Apple Blossom Parade
Over 750 spectators packed Wilow Lawn pool to watch Olympic swimmer Shelley Mann, marshal of the festival firemen parade, perform with her sister Emma. John Hawse of Rouss Fire Company and Fyr-Fyter Squad sponsored the event, with Phil Whitney hosting ceremonies. A diving show by Charles Lillis, Andy Gott and Duncan Harrison complemented a life saving demonstration by David Smallwood and George Nixon, with Ronnie Keyser and Richard Snapp as "victims."
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Wilow Lawn Pool
Shelley Mann
Emma
Miss Mann
John Hawse
Rouss Fire Company
Phil Whitney
Charles Lillis
Andy Gott
Duncan Harrison
David Smallwood
George Nixon
Ronnie Keyser
Richard Snapp
Atlanta Sees Kennedy Praise as Negroes Enter Schools
Atlanta officials report a calm first day as nine Negro students attend classes at Northside Grady Murphy and Brown high schools. Police increased security after five men were arrested nearby. Students describe mixed reception but no hostility, with orderly, peaceful integration amid Kennedy’s public commendation.
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Atlanta
Hartsfield
Arthur Simmons Jr
Northside High
Mary McMullen
Grady
Northside
Murphy
Brown
Kennedy
Washington
Georgia
Land Boundary Suits Endanger Stephens City Sewage Plans
Two suits filed against Stephens City claim land held by plaintiffs lies outside town boundaries, putting bond sale for a sewer project at risk. Galli day Building Supply Co seeks relief from a tax bill. other plaintiffs argue land sits in Frederick County. Authorities debate town limits as bonds await marketability pending litigation.
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Stephens City
Galliday Building Supply Co
D. M. Zea
James B. Parke
A.R
Home and Housing Finance Agency
New York
State Water Control Board
Lynn Comer
Sixty Marshals Sent to New Orleans for School Start
The Justice Department said sixty U.S. marshals, already in two weeks of training in South Carolina, will be stationed in the New Orleans area at Camp Leroy Johnson on Lake Pontchartrain for public school opening duties. The move follows a request from the U.S. District Court in New Orleans and remains in effect as long as needed.
Anonymous letter demands ransom for stolen Goya portrait
An unnamed writer claimed the Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington, taken last week from London's National Gallery, and demanded 140000 pounds to charity for its return. The letter, sent to Reuters, cites correct details on the painting’s reverse and references a prior sale price.
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London
Duke of Wellington
National Gallery
Reuters News Agency
Scotland Yard
Charles Wrightsman
Duke of Leeds
Wolfson Foundation
Arenes Means
Leo
Ae Co
Atomic blackmail cited as Soviet move sparks U S alarm
President Kennedy and congressional leaders met at the White House to condemn Soviet nuclear tests as a form of atomic blackmail. Officials stressed the U S stockpile and defense systems remain adequate and that no immediate plans for testing are indicated. The statement warned against Soviet tactics while pledging resolve to resist.
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Eideka Geee
Kennedy
U.S
Saeeere
United States
Free World
White House
Russia
Soviet Union
Kennedy Sak
Unitedates
Henry S. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate House’” Atomic Energy Committee
Everett Dirksen
Tili
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Congressional Nice
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