Pearl Harbor Midget Sub Skipper Reflects On War
Kazuo Sakamaki the Japanese midget submarine skipper details the Dec 7 1941 Pearl Harbor raid and his near sinking off Oahu Then he recalls his capture on Sand Island Hawaii and later life as a Toyota executive. He says the attack started World War II for him and ended it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Pennsylvania
Sakamaki
Hawaii
Japan
Toyota Motor Co. Ltd
United States
Far Island
Kiyoshi Inagaki
Kure Naval Base
No. 24
Inagaki
San Francisco
Sydney Sakamaki
Lanai Island
South
Lanai
Oahu Island
Stevenson will stay at U N post shaping future foreign policy
Adlai Stevenson announced he will remain at the United Nations and pass up the Illinois Senate race. He said Kennedy promised greater consult on foreign policy in exchange for his continued service. Stevenson noted he cannot be Democratic candidate for the Senate.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
Kennedy
U.S
E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Ting
Senate
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Leo Ex
Capes
Posex
Stevenson Hru
Democratic Central
Obscure Weather and Sports Mentions Reflect Local Scene
The town Crier notes rain chances and cool to warm shifts for tonight and tomorrow. It recalls Shenandoah College opening game plans and Jim Casey of James Wood, referencing past William and Mary football times amid scattered local notes about a nearby restaurant.
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Shenandoah College
Jim Casey
James Wood
William & Mary
Soviet 1962 Budget Rises 50 Percent in Moscow Announcement
Moscow reports a 31.9 billion ruble 1962 budget up 50 percent from 1961 with defense spending around 14.8 billion rubles. Finance Minister Garbuzov said the Supreme Soviet would likely approve the plan as sessions continue.
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Berlin
Khrushchev
Vasily Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Grand
Garbuzov
Kennedy Urges Tariff Cuts and Market Ties
President Kennedy called for a lower tariff regime in a new bold program to counter Communist encirclement and hinted at joining the Common Market. He framed the approach as necessary to resist outside pressure and to align U.S. economic policy with broader European integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kennedy
Stephens City Installs Its First Councilwoman
Stephens City welcomed its first councilwoman sworn in recently. The Town Council asked the state highway department to improve traffic safety on Rt 11 by replacing the center line with a solid line on Main St and to reduce the speed limit on parallel streets Mulholland and German. The Lions Club will decorate the Christmas tree as an annual project. Mayor Lynn Comer invited residents with questions about the sewer project to visit the Town Office where the full report is on display.
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Landley
Smalls Florists
Winer
State Highway Department
Rt. 11
Main St
Main
Lions Club
Lynn Comer
Citzens
The
Star
Federal expedition to Grun nell's farm near Dranesville
A hundred years ago today a federal expedition moved to Grun nell's farm near Dranesville to engage in operations reported in local dispatches. The action reflected ongoing Civil War era movements in northern Virginia with forces converging near the farm.
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Grunnell
Dranesville
Manned Orbit Try Scheduled For January
The first U S attempt to send a man into orbit was scheduled for January after a Christmas delay. John H Glenn Jr remains the test pilot for the project. Earlier plans had aimed for a manned flight soon after a prior orbital animal test. Continued on page 2.
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Washington
U.S
Annaut John H. Glenn Jr
Postmaster Sets Yule Service Schedule Here
Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston announces extended Christmas hours at the local post office. Parcel post and stamp windows open Saturdays December 9 and 16 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. registry and money order windows open until 2 p.m. daily. Mail early reminders urge earlier deposits for distant states and local greetings by December 16, with no delivery on December 24 and 25. Extra staff this season, more service, and special labels to speed local and out of town delivery.
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Wilbur R. Johnston
Johnson
Johnston
Christ
Hijacked Train Escape in East Germany Stuns Border Police
Berlin AP reports a daring escape as a railroad engineer and 24 relatives hijack an East German train. They redirect the locomotive and eight cars toward East Germany using a planned “acquaintance run.” Border police surprise none firing. The group, including family members, planned the move since last Thursday with Hartmut Lichy.
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Berlin
East Germany
Condue
Deterling
Hartmut Lichy
Oran
County Schools Study Civil Defense Evacuation Plan
Frederick County School Board and Supt R E Ayler plan evacuation procedures for pupils during national emergencies. Officials aim to send children home quickly when possible and discuss care for students if evacuation is not feasible. Meetings set with administrators and principals at Rob inson Memorial School and ongoing planning for pre attack period.
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Frederick County School Board
R. E. Ayler
St. Ayler Ahd
Ayler Sas
Robinson Memorial School
Huntsberry Reelected President Of Chamber Of Commerce
E. R. Huntsberry was reelected president of the Winchester-Frederick Sneed Chamber of Commerce for a second one-year term. Board members selected Wilbur M. Feltner Conrad Follansbee and other directors will serve with new officers to be installed in January.
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E. R. Huntsberry
Winchester - Frederick Sneed
E. E. Bayliss, Jr
T. B. Rosenberger
Shawneeland
Robert B. Weller
Super Service Motor Freight Co
Civil War Centennial Plans Discussed for Shenandoah Valley
A Valley wide committee in Harrisonburg will meet tomorrow with the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Centennial committee and state officials to map an enhanced 1962 program. James J. Geary will address a joint lunch meeting of the Valley Committee and the Round Table. next spring marks Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign anniversary.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
State Civil War Commission
Dabney W. Watts
Winchester
James J. Geary
State Commission
Valley Committee
Watts
Stonewall Jackson
Bath
Belle Meade
Rt. 11
Leggett’s Dept
Denny's Commercial Auction Tonight at 7 O'clock
Auction of furniture appliances and tools listed for tonight at seven o'clock with a postponement noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny’s
U.N and Katanga Jets Clash Over Katanga Base Kolwezi
Fighting rages near Elisabethville as U.N. and Katanga air forces clash. U.N. jets, Swedish fighters, and Katanga planes battle near Kolwezi and Jadotville with reports of a Fouga jet destroyed and limited casualties. U.N. orders jet attacks to cover Jadotville push.
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U.N
Katanga
Kolwezi
Elisabethville
the Congo
U.N. Command
Elizabethville
Luluabourg
Kasai
Leopoldville
Jadotville
Ot Air Force
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By Conrad Fink
Toyota
Kazuo Se
Honolulu
U. S
Sand Island
America
Kazuo Sakamaki
Adlai
Tomor
Moscow
Stephens City
Cal
Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
E. R. Huntsberry, JR
Huntsberry
C of C
Sacred Heart Church
Wright
Episcopal Church
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