Kennedy in Nassau for talks with Macmillan summit
President Kennedy arrives in Nassau for talks with Prime Minister Macmillan addressing Western alliance strains and the Communist bloc split. They discuss Skybolt missile plans and Sino Soviet tensions while Kennedy warns against missteps that could escalate and questions the value of arming bombers with the $2.5 billion Skybolt program.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Harold Macmillan
Western Alliance
Moscow
Peking
Soviet Union
West
Kennedy
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Macmillan
Britain
Christmas Shopper Seeks Lost Packages Held by Police Chief
A shopper asks Chief Maj. J. Thomas Boyd to locate three missing packages found by a city officer near Washington and Boscawe Street. The owner must identify contents of the bun. One visiting group at Apple Blossom Time is a Hartford Conn Boy Scout Troop of 400 led by Scoutmaster Robert Carter.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Mer of Washington
Boscawe St
Hartford
Winchester plans health survey with Public Health Service
City officials and two Public Health Service officers discussed a tentative plan for an environmental sanitation survey in Winchester. The exterior observation survey would run about 45 days, look for trash, sanitary facilities, drainage and other health menaces, and help locate problem areas to reduce disease risk.
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U.S. Public Health Service
J. Douglas Butler
Eugene Dearing
Stewart Bell
L.O. Fears
Charles Gerhardt
Communicable Disease Center
Charlottesville
Roger C. Olmsted
Public Health Service
Mr. Olmsted
Winchester Post Office Sees Holiday Mail Peak
Post Office officials report a holiday peak with 100,100 letter size pieces processed in Winchester in a single day. Total December mail through Dec 17 exceeded 569,600 letters and 38,270 parcels. Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston notes ongoing high volume, a small seasonal staff, and space constraints at the quarters.
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Winchester
Wilbur R. Johnston
Johnston
Thomas Mitchell Dies of Cancer at 70 in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns Thomas Mitchell an actor's actor at age 70 after a cancer death reported Monday He is praised for stage screen and television work and remembered for Gone With The Wind and Stagecoach The obituary notes his death follows Charles Laughton by two days and recalls their brief joint appearance in The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1939
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Hollywood
Thomas Mitchell
Charles Laughton
Notre Dame
Mitchell
Scarlett O’hara
Christmas Holiday Schedule Across Winchester and Counties
Students in Winchester Frederick and Clarke Counties have the same Christmas break. Schools close Friday afternoon and resume January 2. Winchester schools end at 2 PM Friday while Frederick and Clarke Counties close at their regular time.
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Winchester
Frederick and Clarke Counties
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Federal Agents Probe Berkeley County Election Rules
Federal agents opened an inquiry into alleged election law violations in Berkeley County. The investigation follows a complaint from the Clean Elections Organization, which claims a long history of vote buying in local elections. A DOJ spokesman declined to detail findings, saying it is “ascertaining facts” and a statement will take one to two weeks.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Department of Justice
Washington
Clean Elections Organization
Martinsburg Journal
Ernest Edison
John Kilmer
Daniel S. Miller
Austin Cummins
Secre
Edison
Justice Department
Tree Missing After Night of Vandalism in Folcroft
Officials in Folcroft, a Philadelphia suburb, erected an 18 foot Christmas tree last Friday. By Saturday the top half was missing and Sunday the bottom disappeared as well. Borough workers replaced the tree this morning with a new one.
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Folcroft
Philadelphia
Kennedy says crisis shows dangers but world peace possible
President Kennedy argues the Cuban crisis proved how dangerous a nuclear age world is under Khrushchev and that true understanding may take time. He cautions Soviet insistence on changing the balance of power, notes West Berlin as vital, and says inspection remains essential for Cuba and disarmament talks. He also says a summit is unlikely soon.
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Commonwealth Nations
Kennedy
United States
Khrushchev
U.S
Washington
U. S
Kremlin
Cuba
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Soviet Union
West Berlin
William H. Lawrence
ABC
George Herman
CBS
Sander Vanocur
NBC
University of Mississippi
James H
Smith Stands Fast in House Rules Fight
Washington AP report says Rep. Howard W. Smith declines to bargain on keeping Rules Committee at 12 members next month. President Kennedy warns the administration would be emasculated if the panel expands to 15, a fight that split liberals and conservatives after the 1961 vote.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Kennedy
Fruit Growers Oppose Low Wage Rules for Pickers
A Virginia hearing on farm labor heard growers and agronomists clash with U S Department of Labor officials over pay for pickers from the Caribbean and the south. Growers argue domestic migrants are scarce and unreliable while preferring paid per piece. officials seek a federal 80 cent hourly minimum for foreign workers.
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U.S Department of Labor
British West Indies
Caribbean
Clifford P. Grant
Alabama
B.W.I
Department of Labor
Migrant harvest workers depart as season ends
Buses brought 103 pickers to the area from late September to November. By Monday morning 28 had left, fifteen more departed after one day, and over the next weekends more than 20 disappeared. Forty-two migrants completed the 10 week harvest. They were offered 12 cents per bushel plus a 3 cent bonus for staying through harvest season. Joseph P. Dorsey, president of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn., spoke on the situation in testimony yesterday.
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Southern Belt
Joseph P. Dorsey
Frederick County
Donovan Flies To Havana for Castro's Nod
New York attorney James B. Donovan flew to Havana with Cuban Families Committee officials to negotiate release of 1,113 prisoners for food and medicine. A Pan American plane departed from Miami as Red Cross sponsorship awaited Castro's word. Medical supplies moved to Miami by TWA planes under charter for the exchange.
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Cuba
Baltimore
Port Everglades
Fla
Red Cross
Miami, Fla
New York
James B. Donovan
Havana
Fidel Castro
Donovan
Pan American World Airways
Miami International Airport
International Red Cross
Castro
Miami
Trans World Airlines
Tollewild Airport
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Report Association
Bachman Heads County Firemens' Association
Charles Bachman elected president of the Frederick County Firemen's Association, succeeding Edward Lawrence. New officers include Vice-president Ray Ewing, Secretary Charles Parrish, and Treasurer L. D. Williamson. Meeting held at Stephens City Fire Hall with a sales schedule discussed.
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Charles Bachman
Frederick County Firemen’s Association
Bachman
Shawnee Fire Co
Edward Lawrence
Clearbrook Fire Co
Stephens City
Ray Ewing
Charles Parrish
Gore
L. D. Williamson
Gainesboro
Local Businesses Announce December Closure and Ads
We will be closed from Dec 21 through Jan 2. Anderson Sheet Metal Works Terminal Tavern open 6 30 a m to 9 00 p m. Coat sale Off regular price Leggetts Typewriters 29 50 up Kenneth E Henry Co Sale Storm Coats Pull length pile lined Reduced 25 percent Modern Age Shoppe.
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Modernage Shoppe Wenders, Inc
Anderson Sheet Metal Works
Leggett’s
Kenneth E Henry Co
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Texas
U.S. Labor Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
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Bachman Heads County Firemens’ Association
Winchester Evening Star
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Leggett
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