UN Members Told to Share Congo Costs
The United Nations General Assembly approved a plan requiring all members to share in the Congo operation cost. The vote was 46 for, 17 against with 24 abstentions, despite Soviet opposition. The body also authorized up to 24 million dollars for Congo during the first quarter of 1961 and adjourned for an 11 week recess.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
U. N
Soviet Union
Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Khrushchev
Hammarskjold
U. S
A. A. Roshchin
Ers
Security Council
United Nations Command
United States
NATO
Valerian A. Zorin
James J. Wadsworth
United Nations
Wadsworth
Winter Wonderland decor lights up 528 Highland Ave home
James Funk of Stephens City describes Grocer G Sellers' front porch display featuring a log chasing a squirrel and four deer among lights and a Christmas tree. A sign reads Winter Wonderland attracting curious drivers as nearby mishaps amuse Star Photographer Charlie Tait during a hectic day.
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James Funk
Stephens City
G. Sellers
Highland Ave
Sellers
Revolt Crushed in Venezuela Near Caracas
A pocket revolt against President Romulo Betancourt was crushed today in Venezuela. The insurrection was led by Lt. Lizardo Marquez Perez and 20 men who surprised a National Guard post at La Guaira near Caracas, about 10 miles from the capital.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Lizardo Marquez Perez
National Guard
Aguaira
la Guaira
Marquez Perez
Caracas-La Guaira
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Stalingrad
Richmond Justice Miller Dies After Retirement Acceptance
Justice Willis D. Miller of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, age 67, died in a Richmond hospital shortly after Gov J Lindsay Almond Jr accepted his retirement. Miller had served since 1947 after a career on Richmond’s Law and Equity Court and was the first Richmond lawyer named to the high court since 1839. Funeral services are set for St Pauls Episcopal Church with burial in Hollywood Cemetery.
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Almond
Justice Miller
Virinia
Commonwealth
Miller
Henry W. Holt
Staunton
General Assembly
High Court
Commonwealth's
Richmond
Law and Equity
Richmond Bar Association
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Hollywood Cemetery
The Jewel Box Adverts for Electronics and Watches
An old advertisement highlights The Jewel Box as an authorized Channel Master distributor and camera headquarter for Polaroid Keystone Kodak and Longines Wittnauer watches with a charge account offer. It also promotes Winchester Creamery Egg Nog and provides a delivery phone number MO 2 6851.
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Jewel Box
Longines-Wittnauer
Polaroid
Keystone
Kodak
Winchester Creamery
EGG Nog
Purse Snatching Near Valley Pike Leaves Woman Uninjured
Mrs. George Seabright reported two 18 to 20 year old Black youths grabbed her purse after she finished closing her store on Middle Road near Valley Pike. In a scuffle she fell and is in a cast but not seriously hurt. The incident occurred at 11 10 p m with the thieves fleeing on foot toward vacant lots. Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven is investigating.
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George Seabright
Robert L. DeHaven
Mr. Seabright
DeHaven
Berryville Council Adopts 98 650 Budget Unanimously
Berryville town council approves a 98 650 budget with no citizen attendance at the hearing. Local funds provide 40 000 and sewer funds contribute 12 000. Major outlays include 40 050 general fund 7 985 administration 11 045 police investigation 3 150 fire department plus 18 700 street and sanitation 4 800 for North Buckmarsh recen oe. Water 40 000 and sewer 12 600 also listed.
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Berryville
Fire Department
Recenoe
North Buckmarsh
State Income Surges Ahead of Last Year in Virginia
Richmond AP reports the Virginia state comptroller shows five month revenue across all funds at 227,915,775, up 9,065,036 from the prior year. General fund receipts total 33,722,444 with an 11,005,937 rise, while liquor tax and other declines offset gains. Individual and corporate income taxes rise, beer tax climbs 783,568, tobacco tax brings in 5,955,901 since August 1.
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Richmond
Sidney C. Day Jr
Treasury
Day
Shopping Center Nears 90 Percent Leasing
The Valley Pike site at Mill Creek Road is about 90 percent leased with plans to complete work in 30 to 60 days and bids to be let soon. Tenants include Food Fair, Kresge, Shell, Peoples Drug, and others plus space for a bakery barber shop and fabric store. The center will be a 90,000 square foot strip with free parking for over 1,000 cars.
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Valley Pike
Mill Creek Road
Samuel J. Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld Realty Co
Washington,d. C
New Jersey Women’s Apparel
Triangle Shoe Co
Shell Oil Co
S. S. Kresge Co
Rosenfeld
Anthony Musolino
Falls Church
Two Inch Snowfall Signals Winter Arrival
A fresh two inch snowfall precedes a likely white Christmas with a record December depth of 13 inches and a total of 15 inches for December. A severe cold wave is forecast and the official winter start occurs at 3:27 p.m. as the solstice.
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Hemisphere
U.S. Naval Observatory
Washington
D.C
Soviet Charges Mock Attack On Freighter
Moscow says a U S destroyer No 817 known as Corry conducted a hour long mock attack on the Soviet freighter Faleshty in the Mediterranean on November 4 nearly causing a collision. The Soviet protest demands severe punishment for those responsible. The freighter was en route from Marseille to Odessa when the destroyer made multiple maneuvers and closed to about 70 to 80 meters.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Mediterranean
Corry
Faleshty
Odessa
Marseille
France
U. S
Navy Bomber Crashes Into the Atlantic Near Newfoundland
A U.S. Navy Neptune P2V patrol bomber crashed into the sea off the southeast tip of Newfoundland. Rescue officials report no survivors. The aircraft based at Argentia, Newfoundland, normally carries a crew of five or six.
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ST. John’s
Nld
Newfoundland
Argentia
Nild
Kennedy Names Gilpatric Deputy Defense Chief
President elect Kennedy selected Roswell Gilpatric to be deputy secretary of defense. The New York lawyer previously served as undersecretary of the Air Force under Truman and will work under Robert S. McNamara as defense planning and budget concerns loom during the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
MoeNamara
Ford Motor Co
Gilpatric
Air Force
Defense Establishment
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Joint Congressional
Kennedy
Defense Department
National Defense
Yale
Yale Law Journal
New York
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Pentagon
The
Aerospace Corp
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Pro Reds Halt Retreat in Laos
Pro Communist Capt. Kong Le and about 800 rebels halt their retreat and dig in from Boun Phong to Vang Vieng north of Vientiane with Soviet air drops of arms. Pathet Lao guerillas back the force in a V shaped valley north of the capital as two Soviet transports deliver supplies.
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Vientiane
Laos
Kong le
Boun Phong
Vang Vieng
Viet Nam
Pathet Lao
Pathet la
Tanker Splits Off Cape Hatteras Storm. Rescue Underway
An unidentified tanker broke in two in mountainous seas off Cape Hatteras. A Coast Guard plane noted crew in the water and on the stern fragment as Navy, Coast Guard, and merchant ships rush to the scene to attempt rescues. Separately AT&T raised its annual dividend to 3.60 dollars from 3.30.
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NEW York
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Coast Guard
Navy
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Area Plants Schedule Holiday Closing
Area plants announce varied Christmas and New Year closings with some teams taking four day holidays while others have Mondays off. National Fruit office staff enjoy two three day weekends. full operation resumes Jan 3 as new machinery goes in.
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National Fruit Office
O'Sullivan
American Brakeblok
Doubleday
Ashworth Brothers
Clearbrook Woolen
Crown Cork and Seal
Virginia Employment Service
Piccadilly St
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Charlie Tait
James Wood
Exchange Club
Remington Typewriters
Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Crider & Shockey, Inc
Brooklyn
N.Y.) Navy Yard
Atlantic
Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc
Schewel's
Cork St
Schewel Furniture CO
Mervel W. Adams
Frincon
Anderson Sheet Metal Works, Inc
Bulletins
Handley Library
Evening Star
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