Newlyweds Die in Crash Near Charles Town
An Annandale couple married six weeks die when two cars collide on Rt. 40 near Charles Town West Virginia. Five others are injured, including John Prosser Tabb III, Riply Dillinger, Judy Dillinger, Helen Tharpe, and Barbara Smith, all hospitalized or treated after the weekend wrecks.
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Annandale
Charles Town
W. Va
Darrel Edward Dickenson
Robbie Louise
West Virginia
Panhandle
Martinsburg
Rt. 9
Opequon Bridge
Larry Anthony Wisecarver
Rt. 3
Betty Lee Miller
Rt. 4
Winchester
Dickenons
John Prosser Tabb, III
Middleway
Kern Motor Co
Dickensons
Riply Dillinger
Luray
Judy
Helen P. Tharpe
Berrysville
Barbara A. Smith
Tabb
Charles Town General Hospital
Dillinger
Tharpe
Dickenson
Dr. Dillinger
NATO Commitments Need Time and Persuasion
Secretary of State Dean Rusk reports to President Kennedy that America’s NATO allies require more time patience and persuasion to boost contributions to Europe’s defense. In Paris the communique urged stronger conventional forces but allowed ally limits. Rusk and McNamara cited U S spending and manpower shares to push for greater allied commitment.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
America
Atlantic
U.S
Europe
Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
NATO
Permanent Council
Peter Thorneycroft
Britain
Moscow
Berlin
France
West Germany
United States
Kennedy to discuss two years in White House on TV
President Kennedy will air an hour long interview to review his first two years in the White House. The program called After Two Years A Conversation with the President will be shown on CBS ABC and NBC at 6 30 p m EST and NBC at 8 30 p m EST. Kennedy returns from New York and meets with National Security Council executives and Secretary Rusk about NATO and Skybolt missile issues.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
National Broadcasting Co
New York
Sander Vanocur
NBC
William H. Lawrence
ABC
George Herman
CBS
Release Near for Cuban Prisoners as Talks Advance
Reports from Baltimore and Washington indicate a breakthrough in the Bay of Pigs prisoners release talks. The Red Cross may transport medicines to Cuba using the African Pilot as barter, while James B. Donovan presses for a prisoner exchange tied to non military goods.
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Fla
James B. Donovan
New York
Fidel Castro
Washington
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Donovan
Castro
Roy Johnson
American Red Cross
Farrell Lines
the Sun
United States
Miami
Charles Laughton Dies of Cancer at 63
Actor Charles Laughton died of cancer at his Hollywood home aged 63 after a four month hospital stay. He was survived by his wife Elsa Lanchester and his brother Frank. The British star left Cedars of Lebanon Nov 30 and had been near death in recent weeks, ending a storied career in top film roles.
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Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Laughton
Cedars of Lebanon
Charles
Elsa Lanchester
Frank
Blood drive at Christ Episcopal Church sponsored by Kiwanis
Community blood drive by Kiwanis at Christ Episcopal Church tomorrow from 10 a.m. seeks all types with emphasis on O positive and negative, B negative, and AB negative blood. Seasonal notes mention Christmas rush, pre Halloween store arrivals, and an early spring seed catalogue.
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Christ Episcopal Church
The
Kiwanis Ub
Eight Road Deaths Boost Toll to 917 in Virginia
The Associated Press reports eight weekend traffic deaths raising Virginia’s highway toll to 917 for the year, with victims including Floyd W. Craig of Mt. Sidney and Helen L. Mays of Charlottesville. Others killed or injured in crashes near Staunton, Richmond, Martinsville, Dublin, Roanoke, South Norfolk, and Albemarle County.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Floyd William Craig
Rt. 1
Mt. Sidney
Verona
Augusta County
Craig
Staunton
Helen L. Mays
Rt 5
Charlottesville
U. S. 250
Richmond
Cecil Calvin Mays
Sallie Turner
Martinsville
Dean G. Atkins
David G. Atkins
Dublin
U. S. 11
Radford
Dennis
Florence E. Grimm
Roanoke
Jack O. Fisher
South Norfolk
Norfolk
George Lindsay Dew
Cismont
Albemarle County
Macmillan Heads to Talks With Kennedy Over Skybolt
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan departed for Bahamas talks with President Kennedy confident a path through Skybolt difficulties can be found. He cited post Cuba reassessment and Asia tensions as new problems while Britain defends an independent nuclear deterrent pending Skybolt’s fate.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Bahamas
Kennedy
Cuba
Macmillan
Asia
Red China
India
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Britain
France
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Virginia welfare cases to be reviewed in federal study
About 485 Virginia welfare cases will be examined in a national three month review of eligibility for aid to dependent children. The effort, to start next month, tests whether recipients meet program rules and includes 160 Virginia cases plus 325 from other states for a cross section. A report is due next June.
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Washington
Virginia
Senate Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
Welfare Department
Bureau of Family Services
Dent
Department
Two Alcatraz escapees retaken after cold bay swim
SAN FRANCISCO AP Two bank robbers escaped Alcatraz Sunday night but were recaptured. John Paul Scott 35 Leitchfield Kentucky swam three miles aided by water wings reaching the mainland but was found near dead as doctors treated him. Carle Dee Parker 31 Canton Ohio quit after about 100 yards. Both returned to Alcatraz. warden says they cut out through a kitchen basement window. Second breakout this year after the Anglin Morris and Morris escape presumed drowned.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
John Paul Scott
Leitchfield
Army
Letterman General Hospital
Scott
Carle Dee Parker
Canton
Ohio
Parker
Olin Blackwell
John
Clarence Anglin
Frank Morris
Apple growers oppose 80 cent migrant wage plan
Fruit growers at a War Memorial hearing argued a federal proposal setting a 80 cent per hour minimum for foreign migrant apple pickers would harm domestic labor. Joseph P. Dorsey of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn. warned mandatory wages could eliminate part-time jobs for local handicapped workers women and teens. The hearing explored whether migrant labor adversely affects local labor and featured officials from the Labor Department and Virginia Tech experts noting costs and timing challenges in harvest.
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Joseph P. Dorsey
Frederick County
Labor Dept
Mr. Grant
Washington
Franklin G. Moffitt
Solicitor’s Office
William E. Bahre
Bureau of Employment Security
U. S. Labor Dept
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
10 Day Embargo on Florida Citrus Declared
Florida Citrus Commission imposed a 10 day embargo after 6 p.m. today preventing shipment of fresh citrus damaged by the recent cold spell. The ban lasts until Dec 27 with a follow up 14 day ban on freeze damaged fruit from Dec 27 to Jan 10, allowing only inspected fruit to move afterward.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
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Charles Homer Bridges
JFK
National Security Council
Roswell Gilpatric
McGeorge Bundy
Nassau
James Bacon
Leggett
Lyford Day Club
Skybolt
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Anderson Sheet Metal Works
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War Memorial
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U. S. Dept. of Labor
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Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
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