Million Dollar Fund Drive Targets Winchester Hospital Dinner
Dr. Morris Fishbein, renowned medical author and AMA spokesman, will speak at a Winchester Memorial Hospital fund campaign dinner for about 700 guests. Invitations aim to reflect Frederick and Clarke counties diverse civic life. Harry F. Byrd Jr. will be toastmaster. Subscriptions will not be asked at this event.
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Morris Fishbein
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Balloon Type Space Vehicle Launch Prompts Orbit Uncertainty
U S launches a 12-foot balloon type space craft from Wallops Island using a 72-foot Scout rocket. Officials could not confirm orbital success hours after liftoff as NASA tracked the balloon’s ascent and possible orbit from the earth’s surface.
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Washington
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Russia
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Pacific Missile Range
California
NASA
Johannesburg
South Africa
Wisecarver vows to shave after snow melts
Citizen notes a four week beard on Charles Fries Wisecarver from Berryville and his vow to shave only when there is no snow on the ground. The piece also mentions February with no full moon and the next full moon on March 2 and praises Star carrier David Willis for delivering in snow. Ruby Barr commends her carrier on Highland Avenue for perfect service in snow with the boy named M Dull.
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Warren Seidel
Berryville
Charles Fries Wisecarver
Wisecarver
Senseny Rd
Ruby Barr
Highland Ave
M Dull
Kennedy Pushes More Federal Funds to Jumpstart Economy
President Kennedy vows rapid action to curb unemployment amid recession denials. He outlines measures including accelerating $4 billion in tax refunds and releasing $734 million for highway construction to shift cash into the economy, while pressing Congress to move his program. He also warns the Congo crisis and UN role, urging support for the UN presence.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Soviet Union
Cogo
United Nations
Congo
United States
Cone
U.N
Joseph Kasavubu
Dresel
Val
Loudoun St
Peter Pan Children’s Shop
Macy’s
MACY
Dag Hammarskjold Defies Soviets with UN Support
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold faced a majority UN Security Council backing for his defiance of Soviet demands for his dismissal. Six of eleven council members including the United States, Turkey, Nationalist China, France, Chile and Britain supported him. The Congo debate loomed with African and Asian nations split, while Harlem rally crowds threatened more demonstrations after injuries in prior protests.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Security Council
Congo
Hammarskjold
U.N
Council
Harlem
Valerian A. Zo
United States
Turkey
China
France
Chile
Britain
Patrice Lumumba
Zorin
Lumumba
Belgium
World Figure Skating Championships Cancelled in Prague
The International Skating Union canceled the 1961 world championships set to start in Prague next Wednesday after 18 American team members died in the Brussels plane crash. ISU secretary general Georg Haesler said the nine member executive committee approved the decision following a cable poll.
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Davos
Switzerland
International Skating Union Today
Prague
Brussels
Georg Haesler
ISU
Cable
Demonstrations Erupt in New York and Washington
Demonstrations against United Nations and Belgian policies in the Congo and in protest of Patrice Lumumba’s slaying erupted in New York City and Washington, D.C. Negro crowds clashed with police, injuring two score at the United Nations and marching toward Times Square before dispersal. In Harlem speakers urged unity among Negro nationalist groups, including Benjamin Davis Jr., as police curtailed the protests.
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New York
United Nations
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
New York City
Washington, D.C
Manhattan
Times Square
Harlem
Benjamin Davis, Jr
Communist Party
Washington
Hall of Fame pitcher Dazzy Vance dies at 69 in Florida
Clarence Arthur Dazzy Vance, Hall of Fame right hander who played 18 major league seasons with the Dodgers Pirates Yankees Cardinals and Redlegs, died at a Homosassa Springs hospital. A 1924 standout with Brooklyn he would have turned 70 on March 4. He is survived by multiple siblings and relatives.
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Homosassa Springs
Fla
Clarence Arthur
Dazzy) Vance
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Tampa
Vance
Brooklyn Dodger
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Redlegs
Brooklyn
Orient
Iown
Edith
Fred
Dena
Calif
Wallace
Richey
Louise Reang
Omaha
Neb
Congressmen dies at 64 in Washington
W F Norrell, 64, Democratic representative of Arkansas 6th district for 22 years, died in Washington Wednesday from a stroke.
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Washington
W. F. Norrell
Congress
Arkansas
Birthday Sale Coupons Dropped at Winchester Retail
The Winchester Retail Merchant station launches a three day Washington Birthday Sale with air dropped coupons redeemable as cash at member stores. Coupons up to $5 were dropped from a plane and total value during the event reaches $1,000. Shoppers were reported buying, with varied store reactions amid snowy conditions.
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Winchester
One Furniture Istore
Braddock St
Robert Pizzano
Merchant's Group
Kennedy warns Khrushchev over Congo peace and UN
President Kennedy bluntly opposes Soviet threats to Congo intervention and urges continued UN presence to secure African peace. He echoes Nehru that a UN withdrawal would be a disaster, stressing the UN system protects security for all nations. Officials expect small states to defend the UN against pressure as the Congo operation continues.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Cego
Africa
United Nations
U.S
Nehru
India
Congo
United States
Lumumba Troops Beat Europeans in Congo Violence
UN reported Lumumba forces beat twelve Europeans in Kivu Province including a woman and a five year old child. One man sustained a broken arm after detention and release. The incident follows Congo unrest after the death of ex Premier Patrice Lumumba, with Lumumba loyalists in Stanleyville threatening Belgian paratroopers landing.
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Bny
Lumumba
Kivu
United Nations
U.N
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Stanleyville
Joseph Stulens
Seedes
Leopoldville
100 Years Ago Today Arsenal Seizure in Texas
A faded note states that 100 years ago today the U S Arsenal and peace Texas were seized by State authorities. It hints at a historic action involving military assets and state power, suggesting a rapid transfer or occupation amidst broader tensions of the era.
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U.S. Arsenal
Peaoe Texas
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Antoine Gizenga
Cal
Sarah Zane
Margaret L. Hodgson
Gainesboro Fire Co
Dag
U. N
United Nations Security Council
Associated Press
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Miller and Anderson
B. Boscawen St
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Marshjold
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