Kennedy Boosts Aid To South Viet Nam
President Kennedy ordered increased assistance for South Viet Nam defense after an appeal from President Diem. Officials stressed no US combat troops would be sent, but more technical aid, reconnaissance support, instructors, and potential maritime supplies were discussed to bolster Vietnamese forces.
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Washington
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
United States
Saigon
U.S
Ives Ts Beard
South
Che-Down Crier and Wintry Birds Stir Town News
Kenny Pitcock 14 cites a joking answer to how cold is twice as zero calling it a double freezer. A male Evening Grosbeak visits C H Weschler yard with 22 birds the year before. Post Office marks Christmas cancellations with daily counts starting tomorrow. Carroll Henkle begins official duties teaching group members to twist at a Rimond meeting.
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Kenny Pitcock
Fairmont Ave
Winchester
C. H. Weschler
S. Braddock St
Carroll Henkel
Rimond
Federal batteries on Maryland shore shell Evansport
Federal batteries on the Maryland shore shell Evansport in Prince William County Virginia as part of Civil War coastal defenses observed 100 years ago today.
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Federal
Maryland
Evansport
Prince William County
Kennedy heads to Latin America to promote aid program
President Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy depart from Andrews AFB at 12 14 p m EST for San Juan with an overnight stay, then Caracas and Bogota. The trip aims to spotlight the Alliance for Progress ten year 20 billion program amid anti U S demonstrations in several Latin American cities.
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Washington
Kennedy
Venezuela
Colombia
U.S
Peet
Gonanselaa
Andrews Air Force Base
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Caracas
Kennedys
Bogota
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
Bombings Rise in Caracas as President Near Visit
In Caracas anti American terrorists stepped up attacks while residents carried on. Police stopped cars for weapons and the army sent more troops to back the garrison. White House said no plans to cancel the President's trip despite demonstrations.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Richard M Nixon
Washington
White House
Pierre Salinger
Radio Caracas
U.S
Suspects in Va Slayings Held in Missouri
Nevada police capture two Virginia murder suspects Joseph Riddick 24 and William Potts 17 after they stole a Norfolk car and fled toward Nevada. Atkinson pursued them saving a truck driver and cab driver by intercepting at a filling station. Riddick admitted the shootings Potts described the events. both await extradition.
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Nevada
John Atkinson
Atkinson
Joseph Riddick
William Potts
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Mene
Rheantime
Eldorado Springs
Preston
Virginia
Potts
Riddick
Guard Killed In Brooklyn Bank Holdup
Two robbers opened fire at Lafayette National Bank in Brooklyn injuring officer Salvatore Accardi and killing guard Henry A. Kraus. They escaped in a white car after herding customers and staff. loot estimated between 2000 and 30000 dollars.
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Brooklyn
Salvatore Accardi
The
Lafayette National Bank
Kings Highway
First Objective Taken In Katanga Mission
AP reports that the U.N. said its first objective in Elisabethville was reached as air movement and law and order were restored. Despite Kennedy's intervention, diplomats doubt a ceasefire soon with Katanga secessionists. Reinforcements flood into the city to support the operation.
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Katanga
Nations
N.Y
U.N
Elisabethville
U.N. Diplo
Mats
United Nations
Kennedy
Two Vehicle Crash Kills White Post Man Arthur Corbin
Arthur Lee Corbin, 29, of White Post died in a two car crash on Route 340 about 1.2 miles north of Boyce. He drove a 1957 Ford that was a total loss. the other car, a 1953 Chrysler, was driven by Robert Lee Andrews Jr., 23, of Front Royal and left unhurt. Corbin suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries. Andrews tried to avoid the Ford but was struck. The Winchester Rescue Squad assisted. the crash occurred at 5:45 p.m. Corbin was a machine operator married July 8 to Gertrude Virginia Capper of Boyce. The body is at Maddox Funeral Home.
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John Condon
Arthur Lee Corbin
White Post
Rt. 340
Boyce
Ford
Chrysler
Robert Lee. Andrews, Jr
Rt. 2
Front Royal
Clarke County
Corbin
H. K. Malbon
Malbon
Gertrude Virgina Carper
Maddox Fu
Weather signs point to return of snow next week
The forecast notes snow possibly returning early next week after a cold spell. Recent readings show low temperatures around 16 to 27 degrees and highs in the 30s, with clear cold nights and a trend toward above normal average temperatures by the five day outlook.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Supreme Court Sit-In Decision Echoes Law of the Case
Columnist David Lawrence argues the Supreme Court via its sit-in ruling reinforces a trend toward applying the law of the case rather than broader principles of the law of the land. This view appears on page four.
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David Lawrence
Supreme Court
High Court
Eichmann Sentenced to Death by Israeli Court
Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi chief organizer of Jews to the gas chambers, was sentenced to hang by a three judge Israeli court. Moshe Landau announced the verdict citing crimes against the Jewish people, humanity and war crimes. Eichmann, 55, stood stiff as the court explained the reasons and he has 10 days to appeal and five more to draft grounds.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Nazi Germany
Israel
Moshe Landau
Gestapo
Eichmann
Robert L. Servatius
West Germany
Nlate
Izhak Ben-Zvi Eichmann
Tsereel
Hitler
Landau
Esichrhann
Len Ia’ Mie
Stetestenk
Soviet Fishing Fleet Disrupts U S Radar Tests
Bedford Massachusetts AP reports a large Soviet fishing fleet off the New England coast disrupted testing of experimental radar for air defense. About 100 trawlers and several mother ships were seen within 20 miles of Cape Cod and near Nantucket, delaying radar evaluation at SAGE centers in New England and elsewhere.
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Bedford
Mass
New England
Air Force
Cape Cod
Nantucket Island
Massachusetts
Gecore
Ed Sage
Sioux City
Iowa
Sage Center
Lincoln Laboratory
Sage Defense Center
Newburgh
N.Y
Santa's Stiff Knee Heals for Christmas Eve Ride
Santa visits Berryville fire hall as Clarke County High School Band plays. About 500 children sit on Santa's lap while the Retail Merchants Association gives out candy and oranges. Vendors extend late hours until 9 p.m. through the week before Christmas.
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Berryville
Santa
Elf
Clarke County
Retail Merchants Association
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U.thant
Moise Tshombe
Sao
Dick Bond
Banana Bread
WARD
Margaret L. Hodgson
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Wright House
Episcopal Church
Sss Winchester Seed Co
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