Virginia JCC Names Larrick 1960 Young Farmer
W Eugene Larrick of Round Hill was named the outstanding Young Farmer of 1960 by the Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon at Old Point Comfort. Runner up was Vernon K. Begoon of Bridgewater and third place went to Harry Lyle Richards of Marion. Larrick operates 1,212 acres with his father and brother across Round Hill Rosenberger and other farms, and is active in the Round Hill Presbyterian Church and local Circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Eugene Larrick
Round Hill
Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce Today
Virginia Tech
L. B. Dietrick
Old Point Comfort
Vernon K. Begoon
Bridgewater
Harry Lyle Richards
Marion
Whereick
Rick, Jr
J. W
Jack) Larrick
Rosenberger
Stephens City High School
Larrick
Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Round Hill Ruritan Club
Fromer
Frederick County
Asian African Bloc Pushes Stronger U.N. in Congo
Asian and African leaders urged the United Nations Security Council to widen its power in the Congo, backing a resolution that would authorize force to avert civil war. The plan faced Western and Soviet opposition, with U.S. reservations but potential support, while protests over Lumumba's death spread worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Asia
Africa
Security Council
United Nations
Congo
U.N
Ceylon
Liberia
United Arab Republic
United States
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Dag Hammarskjold
Joseph Kasavubu
Soviet Union
Kasavubu
Hammarskjold
Guinea
Yugoslavia
Assembly
U.N. Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Residents praise paper boy and snow path helper
The Down Crier notes Hawthorne Drive residents praising Tommy Cain for never missing a day and placing papers by doors. Jim Hockman and others thank milk truck driver Bobby Cullers for carving a snow path through Fox Drive. Forsythia blossoms bloom in Sacred Heart kindergarten basement classroom and a pansy blooms under snow on Academy Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Hale
Hawthorne Drive
Tommy Cain
Bobby Cullers
Jim Hockman
Fox Drive
Sacred Heart
Academy Lane
Kasavubu Sees Revolt Brewing in Rebel Troops
Leopoldville reports a brewing revolt in leftist rebel armed forces as government claims. Mobutu allegedly courted by rebel camps in Oriental Province while Western diplomats warn Sudan could pivot the conflict if Gizenga gains support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Oriental
Leopoldville
Kivu
Stanleyville
Sudan
Antoine Gizenga
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Egypt
U.A.R
Fall Salmone
Gizenga
Salmone
Explorer IX balloon satellite located after optical tracking
A 12 foot polka dot balloon satellite, launched from Wallops Island, was rediscovered and named Explorer IX by the Civilian Space Agency. Initial radio beacons failed, but ground observers in Pretoria and Johannesburg and later West Palm Beach confirmed its orbit visually, with the craft spanning roughly from 404 to 1604 miles altitude.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Baker-Nunn
Johannesburg
Space Agency
West Palm Beach
Fila
Woomera
Earth
United States
Rosenberger Elected President of Virginia Building Materials Association
Paul F. Rosenberger, president of John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc., was chosen as president of the Virginia Building Materials Association at the close of a three day convention held at the Homestead in Hot Springs. He succeeds Carolyn B. Nettleton as alternate director of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association. James W. Galladay was named to the board of directors and R. B. Johnson to the national group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Rosenberger
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Virginia Building Materials Association
James W. Galladay
Stephens City
Rosenberger
Homestead
Hot Springs
Carolyn B. Nettleton
Covington
National Retail Lumber Dealers Association
R. B. Johnson
West Point
Addison Fined Given 15 Years Plans to Appeal
John Milton Addison, 37, of Denver, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 36000 for securities law violations tied to uranium promotion schemes that raised about 15 million from hundreds of investors. Five associates also received prison terms and fines. Addison plans to appeal while denying wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison
Dallas
Tex
John Milton Addison
J. T. Whitfield Davidson
Denver
Flagstaff
Ariz
Potomac River Likely to Rise but No Flood Expected
The Weather Bureau indicates the Potomac River will rise due to melting ice but no flood is foreseen. Regional Forecast Chief Walter T. Sittner said levels were five to six feet higher at Springemeade West Virginia yesterday and should settle to about five feet at the local gauge, seven feet below flood stage. Jamming of ice may occur as water increases.
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Washington (P
Weather Bureau
Potomac River
Walter T. Sittner
Bureau
Springame W. Va
Lions Fun Festival and Sales Extend Through Weekend
Lions Fun Festival at Sarah Zane Fire Hall runs tonight to Saturday with free door prize drawings each night. Lovett's Shoe & Dress Shoppe extends a sale for one week at the same low prices. Elks Ball and Washington's Birthday Sale continue at Leggett's Department Store with events and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Lovett
Bill to Extend Jobless Benefits Near House Action
A draft measure would grant up to 13 weeks of extra unemployment benefits for long term workers who exhausted rights. The minimum wage proposal faces opposition as committees move toward final drafts. Mills sets a closed session to accelerate the unemployment bill while Powell vows to push broader wage provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fot Keaohelyre
House
Kennedy
Ways and Means
Labor Committee
Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
Counties Vote On Sales Tax Stand For 1962
The League of Virginia Counties will survey members to decide if it should sponsor a three per cent sales tax at the 1962 General Assembly. Counties are asked to reply by mid April to a questionnaire. The proposal would return half the tax to local governments for expenses. The board also asked Virginia's 12 congressmen to seek a welfare regulation change to curb local welfare costs next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
League of Virginia
General Assembly
League
Virginia
State Board of Welfare and Institutions
Prince George
Surry Sussex
Flight Engineers End National Airline Strike
The Flight Engineers International Association called off the strike that crippled six major airlines, after a three member emergency board was appointed by President Kennedy. Airlines including Pan American World, Trans World, Eastern, American, Western and Northwest Orient saw extensive delays and cancellations as crews reported sick or did not show up amid weather and fog. Supervisory personnel were used on some routes, with fewer flights operating from Idlewild, Boston, Newark, Seattle, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flight Engineers International Association
American World Airways
Te Fue
Kennen
Sree
Pan American World Airways
Trans World Airlines
Eastern Airlines
American Airlines
Western
Northwest Orient
Northwest
Pan American
Idlewild
American
Trans World
Eastern
Eastern Seaboard
Boston
Northeast Airlines
Maine
Florida
Newark
Seattle
Western Airlines
Los Angeles
Baltimore - Washington
Baltimore
Friendship
TWA
West Coast
United Air Lines
Washington
Puerto Rico
Palm Beach
Atlanta
San Francisco
Chicago
Air Force Finds Discoverer XX Reaches Record Orbit
At Vandenberg Air Force Base the Discoverer XX satellite, Heaviest in its series at 2450 pounds, achieves a 201 mile perigee and 400 mile apogee in polar orbit. The 300 pound recoverable capsule aims to test spaceflight hazards with a monkey mission planned next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Tornadoes Slash Across Oklahoma
Tornadoes struck central Oklahoma Friday night injuring 12 and damaging property in five communities led by Konawa where a wall collapse trapped a resident. National Guard helped guard the town as rescuers searched debris after the spate of twisters along with heavy regional weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Iowa
Minnesota
Spencer
Evergreen
Ala
Columbia
Dakotas
Jamestown
N.D
Great Lakes
National Guard
Konawa
Roads Suffer Severe Winter Damage Urges Truckers
Frederick and Shenandoah Counties face very critical road conditions after heavy winter snows. Highway engineer Claude Coffman calls for trucks to reduce loads to avoid load limit restrictions. Soft spots appear on untreated secondary roads and Rt. 55 east of Strasburg shows pavement damage.
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Claude H. Coffman
Coffman
Frederick
Shenandoah
Strasburg
Jefferson Davis inaugurated provisional President of Confederacy
A 100 years ago today Jefferson Davis was united as provisional President of the Confederacy at Montgomery Alabama. Alexander was inaugurated provisional Vice President of All U.S. military authority by Guest Derid Twiggs U.S. Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Ala
Alexander
U.S
Texas i
Derid E. Twiggs
U.S. Army
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Larrick Young Farmer
Lumumba
Council
Howard Jones
Jones
State Building Group
Potomac
ELKS
Lee Jackson
Leggett’s
Dept
Alaska
Hawaii
Thor
Samos
Midas
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
THE
Associated Press
F. M. Perkins
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