Snowstorm Hammers East Seaboard in blizzard aftermath
A new snowstorm dumped up to 14 inches along the Eastern Seaboard, closing schools in several states and delaying travel. By dawn the storm eased, with rising temperatures forecast to melt the snow as authorities kept roads salted and airports operating.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Virginia
Carolinas
New Jersey
New York
New England
Boston
Maryland
Salisbury
Waanere
New York City
Weather Bureau
Board of Education
Sanitation Department
Kennedy
la Guardia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia International
Bake sale by Heart Fund backers on Loudoun Street
The Town Crier group sponsors a bake sale in front of McCrory's on Loudoun Street starting at 8 30 a m to raise funds for the Heart Fund. Bantam League basketball opens tomorrow at 9 a m in the old Handley High gym.
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Heart Fund
McCrory’s
Loudoun St
Handley High
Northern Virginia Weather Brings Snow Up To Two Inches
A second Virginia snowstorm dumped heavy flakes across the state with Tidewater seeing 4 to 8 inches while Southside reported nearly a foot and Northern Virginia only two to three inches. Schools closed and road crews, including a 5000 strong team, fought to clear highways as the State Highway Department spent 4 million on snow removal. Partly cloudy and warmer conditions were forecast with another cold front expected by Saturday.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Tidewater
State Highway Department
Nine Crossovers on U S 50 522 To Be Closed
Nine crossovers on US Routes 522 north of Winchester and 50 west of Winchester will be closed by the State Highway Department to improve sight distances and safety. Closures begin within 30 days after plans adjust grade and access.
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Richmond
Winchester
State
Hunting Ridge
Quake Toll Reaches 75 In Colombia
An earthquake in Huila and Tolima states leaves 75 dead and over 300 injured. Neiva suffers heavy damage including the Plaza Hotel collapse. Bogota and other areas report casualties and evacuations as rescue teams search debris. A vaccination campaign is ordered to prevent epidemics.
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Bogota
Colombia
Interior Ministry
Huila State
Neiva
Plaza Hotel
Ministry
Huila
Tolima
Rusk Sees Reds Gearing For More Hard Fighting
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned the Communists plan further fighting in Vietnam rather than a cease-fire extension and a move to peace talks. He cited cease-fire violations and a rush of resupply by boat along North Vietnam’s coast, urging reciprocal steps and support for a renewed Geneva Conference or acceptable forum.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
Rusk
North Vietnam
Tho
United States
Hanoi
State Department
Gas Prices Rising In Winchester Area
Gasoline prices climb in Winchester with major oil company stations edging up about one cent per gallon. Sunoco distributor H F Nelson says prices will rise by Monday, while Gulf Oil joins the increases.
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Winchester
H.F. Nelson
Sunoco
The
Star
Associated Press
Red China Reports First Atomic Spy Case
Tokyo AP reports the first atomic spy case in Red China with two armed men in the chemical industry ministry arrested for stealing secrets. One official named Ting Tieh sheng is identified, with Security Minister Hsieh Fu chih investigating possible leakage to a foreign country. The note follows anti Soviet and anti Chinese demonstrations and a Soviet protest over aiding North Vietnam through China.
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Tokyo
China
Five Nation
Soviet Union
Revolutionary Workers’ Daily
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Mainichi Shimbun
Chemical Industry Ministry
Ting Tiehsheng
Hsieh Fuchih
Mao
Moscow
North Vietnam
Winchester Philanthropist Rouss Honored At Banquet
Dr. John A. McKenry Jr praised Char les B. Rouss at the 70th annual Charley Rouss Fire Company Banquet in the George Washington Hotel. He urged facing the future fearlessly with faith initiative and reliability. The speech recalled Rouss life from a Winchester boy to a successful entrepreneur after Civil War setbacks and the Panic of 1875.
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John A. McKenry, Jr
Lynchburg
Fort Hill Methodist Church
Charley
Rouss
Dr. McKenry
Charles B. Rouss
Winchester
Winchester Academy
John Senseney
Stonewall Jackson
New York City
Fort Hill
Supplies Move South During Truce in Vietnam
U S officials report a sizable North Vietnamese supply buildup southward during the first days of the lunar new year truce and the suspension of bombing. About 900 boats were seen along the coast and truck traffic surged from 112 to 804 in two days, risking a fall short of a 35 000 ton transfer forecast if the cease-fire ends as planned.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
North
Navy
Jack E. Jones
Lemoore
Calif
Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow Across Virginia
A fast moving storm center off the Atlantic coast brought heavy snow to Virginia today as it moved northeastward, affecting the Richmond area with accumulating flakes and travel disruption.
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Richmond
Atlantic
Virginia
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Whitman’s Candy
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U.S. 50
Laos
Cambodia
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West Coast
American Oil Co
Continental Oil Co
Phillips Petroleum Co
Sunray Dx Oil Co
Gulf
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Red
Malcolm Davies
Macy
N, Loudoun St
Hiram Lodge No
AF & AM
R. C. Cooper Sect
Famlee Bakers Thrift Store
Kent St
Oxford Shop
Loudoun St. Ward's
Royal Jewelers
N. Loudoun St. Winchester
Echo Village
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