02 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1961
Page
1
East Germany led by Walter Ulbricht rejected President Kennedy's proposal for an international administration of the 110 mile Autobahn between Berlin and the West. Ulbricht spoke at a party district meeting in East Berlin, with ADN reporting the remarks.
United States and Soviet Union risk prestige in the United Nations fight over Peiping's bid for a U N seat. The two powers clash on whether Chiang Kai-shek's Formosan government or the Communist government should hold the seat. Zorin and Ulbricht press strong positions while Soviet officials halt a U S convoy amid tense diplomatic exchanges.
Public invited to Elks Memorial Service tomorrow at 3 pm at Braddock Street Methodist Chapel. Tax reminder notes taxes due December 5 with penalties for delay. Frederick County notices list Mayepee as Treasurer Harry L. McCann.
The Valley Pike center on Valley Pike at Weems Lane aims for a March opening led by Realty Co of Washington DC and a leasing agency. Middletown State Bank will open a drive in branch with safety deposit boxes and two initial staff, plus other tenants include Joe the Motorists Friend, a People’s Service Drug Store, Triangle Shoes, Country Beauty Town Salon, Footer’s Dry Cleaners, Food Fair, Terry Shops, S. Kresge, and a Shell service station on a 1000-car lot. Ground was broken May 13. about 20 stores planned in a center strip layout with parking on both sides.
The Congo government restored diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union Poland and Czechoslovakia. Charged envoys presented credentials to Acting Foreign Minister Marcel Lengema amid cabinet approval after earlier severing ties in September during the Gizenga Stanleyville regime era. Western diplomats view the move as aligning with Adoula’s pro Western policy.
VPI department head discusses Virginia's livestock future and the Deer Song market for locally grown beef at the annual Pasture and Fruit Awards Banquet. Page 8 features pictures and the full story.
Lt. Edward Methot of the New York Air National Guard piloted a burning F100 away from homes and schools. He ejected seconds before the craft plunged into the Niagara River Gorge near the International Bridge, narrowly missing workers on the framework. He survived the crash landing near a highway and proceeded to a barren area.
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson said he discussed with President Kennedy the Chicago mayor’s question about running for senator from Illinois. He plans a final decision before year’s end and would seek the seat now held by Everett Dirksen if he enters. Stevenson indicated Daley asked him, and he had spoken by phone with the mayor.
President Kennedy and Defense Secretary McNamara plan to ask Congress for money to start tooling up for Nike Zeus production. The move follows recent test successes and marks a victory for the Army in pushing the system toward production after prior refusals by earlier administrations.
Fidel Castro asserts Cuba as socialist state and supports collective leadership under a new party. He frames socialism as a world reality and rejects a single leader’s rule while noting shifts from previous anti Communist stance. Dominican Army chief cites Castro trained invaders and Castro’s admission of communist goals.
The Communist Party of the United States was indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to register as an agent of the Soviet Union. The 12 count charge cites missing the November 20 deadline under the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950. If convicted, fines could reach ten thousand dollars per day plus possible prison terms for officers. About 10,000 party members are believed in the United States.
In Washington AP dispatch, industrialist Bernard Goldfine, jailed for income tax wrongdoing, is described as holding a key to a widening political scandal. Televangelist William H. Lawrence reports prosecutors may rely on Goldfine and his secretary Mildred Paperman for testimony and documents, with no evidence yet of full disclosures.
Dominican armed forces chief Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria says Fidel Castro's regime may be preparing an invasion for the island nation near Cuba. He alleges 1,800 to 2,000 Central Americans are in three camps in Cuba. He links ongoing strikes to an overall plan to topple Balaguer in Santo Domingo.
Santa Claus arrived to greet 8,000 people in Warren as the annual Christmas parade filled N Royal Chester and Main Streets. He rode in a Pittman Pelican electrical truck bucket, with raindeer on floats and local participants sharing the festive route.
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