Dirksen Ends Cuba Inquiry and Bay of Pigs Fallout
Senate leader Dirksen announced the Cuba inquiry is closed and findings will be sent to the Senate. Four pilots were shot down during the Bay of Pigs invasion, tied to the overthrown Batista regime. Republican critics on TV accused colleagues of political posturing and urged a tougher stance against Cuba and Soviet forces. The report’s release is noted to follow references on future action and signals.
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County Agent Urges Women to View Cancer Films at School
The county home demonstration agent calls all women 16 or older to a special showing of two cancer films at Kline School on March 4. Workmen repair the Handley Library roof, prioritizing copper surfaced areas and the large rotunda.
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Hae Gos Soy
Handley Library
Virginia Traffic Toll Edges Ahead of Last Year
The 1963 toll neared 123 as seven weekend deaths raised totals. Fatal crashes occurred near Bowling Green and Doswell with multiple youths among the victims.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Conagee le Ee
Richmond
Bowling Green
North Carolina
Doswell
Hanover
Tomobile
Inksecion
Virgin 27
Vi Medical College of Virginia
Libyan Officials Plan to Rebuild Shattered Town El Marj
Libyan officials plan rapid relocation and tent camps for El Marj housing after the quake. Officials warn rebuilding may take months or years as 20 percent of buildings remain usable while 261 dead and about 40 unaccounted for loom over the town. British army oversight continues with aid measures including generators and water supplies for displaced residents.
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Renure
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Elog
Constitution Oak Plaza to rise in Front Royal
A $500,000 shopping center named Constitution Oak Plaza is set to begin in Front Royal within 60 days. Builders Enterprizes of Washington D C and Ottawa will construct a 15000 square foot Safeway and an 18000 square foot Drug Fair near Route 522 by pass, alongside Warren Avenue Second Street Third Street and Commerce Avenue. The plaza honors a 1902 Virginia Constitutional Convention oak gift to D C O Flahery. The site currently hosts the Lewis Allen Studio.
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Constitution Oak Plaza
Bernard Lyon Frishman
Washingon
D. C
Ottawa
Canada
Safeway
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Second St
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Department of Agriculture
D. C. O’flahery
Warren County
Virginia
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Midge Erty
Lewis Allen
Historical Group Annual Meeting Set March 4th
The Winchester Frederick County Historical Society schedules its annual meeting for March 4 at 7 45 p m in the George Washington Hotel. Dr Garland R Quarles will discuss the Lee Diary 1862 65 by Mrs Hugh Lee, a work the society hopes to publish.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Fire Destroys Motor Lodge near Petersburg
A motor lodge named Ye Blue Tartane just south of Petersburg on U.S. 1 burned past midnight in a blaze of undetermined origin. Firefighters arrived after 2 a.m. and focused on saving nearby tourist cabins. Owner O A Moore said some loss was covered by insurance.
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Petersburg
U.S. 1
O. A. Moore
Former BSA Chief Executive Arthur Schuck Dies at 67
Arthur A. Schuck, longtime chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America, died Sunday in Santa Barbara. He led the national organization from 1948 until his retirement in 1960.
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Arthur A. Schuck
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Kennedy administration accused of managing news, says Krock
Arthur Krock in Fortune accuses the Kennedy White House of directing coverage to its aims with cynicism and boldness. He cites social flattery and selective patronage as tools, while Kennedy admits only limited success. Rep. Moss demands full article access.
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Italians and Dutch Refuse African Trade Treaty Sign
In Brussels the Italian and Dutch governments reject signing a new Africa trade and aid treaty, delaying the plan for 18 African states tied to the former French empire. The move tensions the European Common Market as ministers discuss Middle East relations and possible Arab state pacts.
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Gabon
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Turkey
Israel
Governorship at Stake In Minnesota Courts
Three district judges begin a landmark recount review in Minnesota over the contested gubernatorial race between Republican Gov. Elmer L. Andersen and Democrat Karl F. Rolvaag. The panel will evaluate 1,500 to 2,000 disputed ballots from 96,000 challenged, with hearings set on irregularities and absentee envelopes.
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Karl F. Rolvaag
Andersen
Rolvaag
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Crookston
Sidney E. Kaner
Duluth
Leonard Keyes
St. Paul
Heart Sunday Donations Reach $3111 in Winchester County
Donations for the Heart Fund on Heart Sunday totaled 3111.40 with 2377.58 from Winchester and 733.82 from Frederick County. Mrs Ray Robinson Jr led the Winchester drive and Mrs Dean Allen chaired Frederick County efforts.
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Heart Sunday
Winchester
Frederick County
Ray Robinson, Jr
Dean Allen
Tevious C. Bailey
Kenzel Drive
Ralph L. Hardy
Allen
Virginia Heart Association
American Heart Association
Thaw Seen in K Mao Relations
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong show signals of thawing relations amid public reconciliatory moves. The exchanges include Mao summoning the Soviet ambassador for talks and Pravda highlighting possible private meetings to bridge intra communist rifts.
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Stanley Johnson
Khrushchev
Mazo Tze-tung
Moscow
Peking
Mao Tze-tun
China
Stepan V. Chervonenko
Pravda
Sunoy
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Berlin
Yugoslavia
Andrei’ A. Gromyko
Bowling Alley Burglaries Mark Fourth Break-In This Four-Month Span
Police report multiple break-ins over the weekend hit three county buildings and a city site. Northside Bowling Lanes suffered the most with pinball and vending machine theft totaling about 75 dollars in change. a safe was pried but not opened.
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John Ramer
James Wood High School
Robert E. Ayler
Fruit Growers
Winchester
Pine
Kennedy Presses Big Tax Cut Despite Revisions
President Kennedy urged Congress to pass a tax cut of at least ten billion dollars in the current year, signaling willingness to accept a straight rate cut up to thirteen billion if needed. He argued such a move would spur growth and raise average family income by about five hundred dollars yearly over a decade.
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Per Jacobsson
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Jacobsson
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Closing notice and local notices mix at Miller's Drug Store
A newspaper clipping lists a closing notice for Miller's Drug Store due to a death in the family and a Lions luncheon at Braddock Street Methodist Church. It also notes a Monday opening change and a pizza shop advert with a Berryville address and phone number.
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Braddock St. Meth
Berryville Ave
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