26 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1962
Page
1
The court holds no state may require racial segregation of transportation facilities, foreclosing the issue. It limits three judge courts to injunctions on unconstitutional statutes, directing the Mississippi case and freeing a single district judge to rule on the riders' claims.
The Supreme Court gave Alabama courts five days to grant bail to Rev. F. L. Shuttlesworth, a Birmingham Negro minister serving 90 days for breach of peace. He argued he was jailed for riding with black riders in the white section of a transit bus on Oct. 20, 1958. If no action, he may seek relief from the U.S. District Court in Alabama.
Roger Maris signed his 1962 baseball contract with the New York Yankees for a reported 65000 dollars. The deal confirms Maris as the club's home run king entering the season.
Rain eased by noon with more drizzle tonight as a cold front nears. Winchester Fruit Research Lab logged .73 inch for the weekend, temps to average near normal for five days. Warm Thursday followed by colder conditions by Saturday. Mosby Academy hosts Handley George Mason game. school colors appear mismatched in advance.
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy urged Indonesia and the Netherlands to pursue a factual rational approach to West New Guinea. He suggested both sides could meet at a conference table for a peaceful solution if rational discussions prevail. Kennedy would not reveal any specific proposals from his talks with Dutch Foreign Minister Luns.
Funeral services are arranged for Harrison Washington, 28, and Paul Jeffries, 17, the drivers who died when their cars collided on Route 50 near the West Virginia line Saturday night. Injured passenger Richard Ramey, 18, remains in serious condition at Memorial Hospital.
In Kingston New York three skindivers died after a mud slide trapped them thirty feet underwater in an abandoned quarry. A fourth diver who attempted a rescue was in fair condition suffering from shock.
Bargain event from Modernage Shoppe offering slips gowns and robes previously priced from 3.95 to 19.95 now reduced. Store promotes substantial savings on intimate apparel in a period fashion feature.
Armored cars and troops swept into central Algiers amid ongoing violence. At least 10 people were killed including Muslims on Rue Michelet and near the University area. French forces retaliated with deployments, while Algerian rebel leaders prepared for a possible cease fire in Tripoli.
President Kennedy told Soviet Premier Khrushchev he expects Geneva disarmament talks to progress toward a summit by June 1. The United States and Western allies consider short range proposals, inclusing a ban on transferring nuclear weapons, to gain Soviet acceptance at Geneva.
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr rode in a presidential bubble-top car through rain to a Congressional ceremony honoring his first American orbital flight. The earlier events shifted indoors to Andrews Air Force Base, with a motorcade reroute and a postponed helicopter lift due to heavy rain.
Tax filing rules for 1961 income include deadlines, who must file, taxable income rules, and refunds. Social Security payments are non taxable and should not be reported. If your 1961 income was $600 or more and you were under 65, or $1,200 or more if 65 or blind, you must file a return.
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