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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1961

Page

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Snow Spreads Across Central US After Heavy Texas Snow

Snow piled up to a foot in the Panhandle and Minnesota to northern Arkansas while 2 to 4 inch falls were forecast for eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. A Texas Panhandle derailment occurred as trains halted and a cattleman died in 15 degree cold.

Panhandle Minnesota Arkansas Missouri Illinois Texas Flour Bluff Corpus Christi Tex Oklahoma Kansas Iowa

Sun Melting Yet Snow or Sleet Due Tomorrow

Frederick County schools remain closed for the eleventh day due to weather. About 60 percent of secondary roads are open with single lanes evident while chains are advised. Primary highways are in good condition as sun aids melting.

Winchester Clarke Frederick County R. E. Ayler Highway Department

Weather delays Civil War Centennial program at James Wood High

A weather postponement at the Civil War Centennial program at James Wood High School prompts a local reaction about control by a Yankee weather man. Report mentions sights on S Stewart St with two young women in swimsuits posing in the snow, a car salesman debacle, and a birds question with Mrs Dettra of Midland Virginia noting mockingbirds’ winter behavior and spring signal.

James Wood High School S. Stewart St

Castro Seizes Water Co Supplying U S Base

Havana reports Fidel Castro’s government seizes the Yateras Aqueduct Co which supplies Guantanamo Bay. Despite the takeover the base’s water supply remains uninterrupted and operations will continue as before under new administration.

Castro Water Co U.S Havana U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay Fidel Castro Naval Base Ers Yateras Aqueduct Co Antonio Batista Yateras Company Guantanamo Henri Schueg Navy Kennedy Washington Cohan

Soviet Silent on Sputnik Fate as Trackers Find No Signal

Moscow avoids comment on the seven ton Sputnik mission amid no trace picked up by Western stations. Prof Yevgeny Klinov hints the craft is unmanned while experts ponder possible failures or secrecy.

Moscow Soviet Union Sputnik Yevgeny Leonodivich Klinov Italy L'Unita Britain Bernard Lovell Jodrell Bank

Prayer Subject Of Dr Evans Talk Tonight At First Baptist

Dr Louis H Evans will preach on What is Happening When You Pray at 7 30 pm tonight as part of the Week of Prayer Services at First Baptist Church The service will be led by Rev Charles J Bright Market Street Methodist pastor with Rev Mark Andes Congregational Christian Church supplying the prayer The Market Street Methodist Choir will sing the anthem.

Louis H. Evans First Baptist Church Charles J. Bright Market Street Methodist Church Mark Andes Congregational Christaan Church Grodon Cosby Braddock Street Methodist Church Christ Episcopal Church Elvis Williams Cosby

Button enters Virginia attorney general race for July primary

State Sen. Robert Y. Button of Culpeper announces his candidacy for attorney general in the July Democratic primary. He chairs education groups and has served on multiple state boards. Button aligns with conservative Byrd forces and pledges faithful, impartial service if elected.

Richmond Robert Y. Button Culpeper Virginia Button Albertis Harrison Jr Mills E. Godwin Jr Nansemond A. E. S. Stephens Godwin Byrd Forces State Senate State Board of Education Virginia Parole Board State Board of Accountancy Gray Education Commission Perrow Study Commission On Education Union Advisory Legislative Coun

Evans Speaks On Feeding Soul At First Service

Dr. Louis H. Evans opened a Week of Prayer at the First Baptist Church asking what is happening in your life and if you are living. He urged tuning hearing to God and said prayer is to the soul what breathing is to the body.

Evans Feeding Soul First Service Louis H. Evans First Baptist Church Dr. Evans

Mission speaker urges daily devotion and self change

A report on a mission talk notes Dr Evans urging daily devotion to feed the soul and live anew. The Rev Godon Cosby adds discipline is essential for Christian life, outlining three types of discipline during the Morning School of Prayer at Braddock Street Methodist Chapel.

Dr. Evans Godon Cosby Braddock Street Methodist Chapel

Rusk Holds First News Conference

Secretary of State Dean Rusk outlined disarmament talks with China and urged realism about U S relations with the Soviet bloc. He highlighted crises in Laos Congo and Cuba and promised candor in public briefing while noting hard work ahead.

Washington Dean Rusk China Rusk Arthur Dean New York U.S United States Cuba Russia Moscow Khrushchev Aslo Rusk Laos The Congo

Kennedy to reshape entire foreign aid program says Mansfield

Senator Mansfield says President Kennedy will seek a five year foreign aid framework focused on development loans and technical assistance, with reduced military aid and more burden sharing by Western Europe and Japan. He notes major planning needed to attract other free nations and suggests possible changes to funding and oversight.

Jack Bell Washington Kennedy Congress Mike Mansfield D-Mont Mansfield Senate Dwight D. Eisenhower Japan United Free World

Six Electrical Firms Fined 150000 in Antitrust Indictments

Philadelphia AP reports six electrical companies including General Electric and Westinghouse were fined a total 150000 on the first of twenty federal indictments charging bid rigging and price fixing. J H Chiles of Westinghouse drew 30 days in jail and 20000 fine. Judges described the case as a shocking indictment of a vast segment of the economy.

Philadelphia General Electric Westinghouse J. H. Chiles Chiles J. Cullen Ganey Neval el Westing Ganey Allis-Chalmers McGraw-Edison Moloney Electric Co Wagner Electric United States

Thieves Take $1700 From Terminal Tavern

Winchester police investigate the weekend theft at Terminal Tavern on N Braddock Street. Howard Fauver reported the break in after discovering a door on the north side entry and that about $1200 in cash plus checks were missing from a back room money box.

Winchester N. Braddock St Howard Fauver F. M. Funk Basil Cooper Roger Pennington

Kennedy calls for sharp cut in duty free allowance

President Kennedy urged Congress to reduce the duty free limit from 500 to 100 dollars for foreign goods brought by American tourists. He linked the move to discouraging purchases with dollars that could be used to buy U.S. gold and cited potential tax and banking reforms to attract dollar balances. He stressed no trade barriers and urged early congressional action.

Washington Kennedy Congress United States Canada U.S Free World

Brooklyn Arrives with Reinforcements for Fort Pickens

The Brooklyn arrived off Pensacola Florida with reinforcements for Fort Pickens, marking a noted naval movement from the era.

Brooklyn Pensacola Fila Fort Pickens

Tendersweet Fried Clams See Page 6 Today

Restaurant ad noting 30 percent discount at Howard Johnson and George Washington Hotel with product highlights and partner pages. Mentions Sterling and Rhodes Jewelry and Society Page items. Includes rubber footwear ad for Leggett’s and a brief note on an international inactive status.

Howard Johnson George Washington Sterling and Rhodes Jewelry CO Society Leggett’s

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