26 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1961
Page
1
National Safety Council tallies 521 traffic deaths over 78 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight amid icy roads and heavy travel. Total holiday fatalities reach 689 with 83 fire deaths and 85 other mishaps.
Gown Crier notes a busy Saturday downtown as clerks scramble with orders and holiday calls. A Clarke County boy’s tow to a party ends after a snowy road mishap. City reports chemical dumping on Joist Hite street and mentions Gary Collins of Maryland University. Floyd Leighton Jr. gains attention from a Terp jersey exchange. Closing notice lists December 28 closure and December 29 reopening.
A cold front from Canada pushed through Florida causing record chill across the state. Key West logged 57/63, while Tampa 40 and Tallahassee 36, with Pensacola 29 as residents bundled up. Forecaster Arnold Sugg noted the unusual Caribbean-penetrating front disrupting normal December warmth.
The Pentagon reports defense outlays totaling about 18.22 billion dollars by December 1, implying a full year rate near 43.7 billion. Spending typically rises in the latter half of the fiscal year, with active duty and National Guard costs rising due to deployments and reserves.
The final hours of the Christmas week end holiday period saw four traffic deaths as the count rose to 834 92 for the year to date, ahead of the previous year. Calvin Coolidge Ballard 37 of Fredericksburg was killed after being struck by a car. Blanche Butler 47 of Fredericksburg died from injuries after a collision on Virginia 618 near Exmore. Two other deaths were reported earlier: Charlie May Clary 65 of Emporia and Bernard Thomas Phillips 65 of Emporia in a non collision crash on U S 58 in Brunswick County. Robert Thomas 64 of Beaver Dam died after being struck on Virginia 33 in Hanover County near Virginia 623.
Berryville residents hear a proposed budget with a real estate and personal property tax rate of $1 per $100. The total budget is $2,172 less than last year with $48,403 from general funds, $35,625 from water, and $2,450 from sewer receipts. Major item is a $9,500 street setback project increasing street costs to about $12,000. other streets allocate about $13,000 for payments and interest. remaining funds cover fixed expenses.
A trade agreement was signed in Peiping by a visiting Albanian trade mission, establishing formal economic ties between China and Albania.
Northville State Mental Hospital for young patients got a bus funded by 2 301 600 trading stamps collected by the Hawthorn Northville chapter of the Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children. Volunteers gathered stamps from across Michigan and beyond, with the final delivery made on Christmas morning.
Kennedy assuaged West Berliners in a taped broadcast stating free Berlin will shine for years. Berlin Mayor Brandt praised Kennedy as Berlin remains divided by the wall with Christmas trees lighting the Western side. Queen Elizabeth II urged patient, steady efforts to dispel anxiety and Pope John XXIII convoked a global church conference for the first time since 1869.
Virgil L Adams longtime editor of the Northern Virginia Daily since January 1959 died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a December 5 admission. He was born in Harrisville West Virginia and had a wide career including posts in Parkersburg Lenoir City Ames and Strasburg. Survivors include his widow Lissie Kate Adams two children Virgil Adams Jr and Emily Adams and Herbert Adams. Funeral services will be held at Talent Funeral Home in Lenoir City Tennessee.
In Vientiane Laos three nation control commission airlifted 220 neutral and pro Communist troops for a three day talks among princes Boun Oum Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong to discuss coalition posts. China accused a U S jet of harassing troopers while antiaircraft units were ordered to fire.
Lt Gen Hugh P Harris commander of the U S 1st Army Corps married Wac Lt Col Kathleen Burns in Seoul Korea The 52 year old Harris heads forces defending the western DMZ The 44 year old Burns commands a Wac training battalion at Fort McClellan Alabama and is from Williamstown Massachusetts The wedding occurred during Burns leave in the squate of the U N Command.
President Kennedy undergoes a back checkup by Dr. Preston Wade while his father remains seriously ill with pneumonia and a stroke. White House aides prepare for the State of the Union budget preview as the First Family spends Christmas at the Palm Beach estate and attends Mass at St. Marys Hospital.
Police skeptical of a letter written by Barbara Davis Layne claiming she was not kidnapped. Officers cite timing and contents against known facts, noting an aunt was struck during the abduction and that Malcolm Cash is an ex convict sought in the case. FBI fingerprints from a stolen car are being analyzed.
An auto full of teenagers crashed into Otis Clevenger’s bedroom in Logan County early today, killing 54 year old Otis Clevenger fatal crash occurred at 2 15 a m at McConnell four miles south of Logan. The car driven by 18 year old James W Grace veered off icy road into a ditch and swerved into the house. Florence Clevenger and a daughter escaped uninjured as did seven boys and a girl in the vehicle.
A white Christmas left 12 people hospitalized after a series of traffic crashes on snow covered and icy roads. Snow drifts reached two to three feet closing some secondary routes as crews worked through the day. Notable injuries included Mrs Mary Morehead and nurse Genevieve Morehead with broken ribs and a leg respectively.
In New Delhi an AP report says about 200 people have died from a cold wave sweeping North India for ten days with no relief. Temperatures dipped to 34.8 degrees in some areas as residents endure extreme winter conditions.
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