Explosion at Terre Haute plant leaves many dead and injured
An explosion at the Home Packing Co in Terre Haute Indiana injured about 35 workers and left six bodies recovered. Firefighters aided rescue efforts as crews worked to locate other workers believed trapped in a basement area of the riverfront building amid gas leaks and damaged refrigeration lines. The blast occurred around 7 30 am CST as about 75 workers joined in the rescue with six fire companies civil defense and state police assisting in the effort. Terre Haute with 72500 residents lies near the Illinois line.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Gee
Norman Fesler
Novieroa
Ees “Sie
Path P
Strey
Ttton
Fed
Haute
Indianapolis
Dog license renewal drive amid City reminders
The 1962 dog licenses expired Monday with owners urged to buy 1963 tags by January 31. Game Warden Irvin Cleveland reminded residents to check rabies certificates and renewals, as the auction time remains listed but unclear.
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Irvin Cleveland
Kerr Death to Have Wide Repercussions in Washington
Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma died at 66 after hospitalization for a respiratory infection and heart ailment. President Kennedy called Kerr’s legislative career exceptional as the Senate prepares for new leadership and the vacancy sparks Oklahoma political maneuvering. The 66 Democrats to 33 Republicans Senate balance is affected as Byrd and Edmondson react.
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Washington
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
White House
Senate
Kennedy
Kerr
Miami
Harry F. Byrd
D.va
Senate Finance Committee
J. Howard Edmondson
Edmondson
Oklahoma City
George Nigh
Oklahoma
Tokensver Bellmon
Congress
Man Escapes Serious Injury In Blast At Winchester Creamery
Leonard Facemore was knocked unconscious when a boiler exploded at the Winchester Creamery about 6 42 a.m. He returned to work by noon after being treated at the hospital, where he was X rayed and released. The Winchester Rescue Squad transported him to the hospital for evaluation.
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Leonard Facemore
Winchester Creamery
Facemore
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Tshombe Agrees To Return To His Occupied Capital
The Katangan leader Moise Tshombe consents to go back to Elisabethville amid Congo unification talks. He seeks a cease-fire on the road from Kolwezi to Elisabethville with U.N. escorts for safety, while U.N. officials warn Katangan forces against reorganizing. Indian troops were halted near the Ufira River as bridges were destroyed and repair equipment moved in.
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Tshombe
Moise Tshombe
Congo
U.N
Kolwezi
Elisabethville
U Thant
Robert K. A. Gardiner
United Nations
Ufira River
Jadotville
Midway Point
Burning of the Greens Set for Park Tonight at 6 30
The annual Burning of the Greens happens at Winchester Recreation Park at 6 30 with Fire Chief Bernard Grove and Fire Inspector William Godenour lighting torches for 1962 Queen Ann Holsinger and her princesses and escorts. The 8 30 TAC Dance follows in the War Memorial Building with the new queen named and crowned.
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Winchester
Bernard Grove
William Godenour
Ann Holsinger
Queen of the Greens
Julie Glass
Diane Carper
Carol Mills
Pat Petrie
Sue Owings
Karen Shull
Recreation Board
Winter Weather Delays School Openings Across Local Counties
Ice on secondary roads and bitter cold kept schools closed in Frederick and Warren Counties and neighboring Shenandoah Fauquier Page Rappahannock Clarke Winchester. Some routes remained slick with ice while primary roads were passable. sleigh and sledding injuries reported. crews laid crushed stone on hills and bad curves.
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Frederick
Warren
Page
Rappahannock
Shenandoah
Fauquier
Winchester
Clarke County
Strasburg
Gore
Highway Department
Hedgesville Native Held In Slaying of Children
In Goldsboro North Carolina an Air Force sergeant’s wife Hazel J. Whittington 27 killed her two children in their trailer on New Year’s Day. She was charged with murder and ordered held for observation. Her husband Ronald 30 serves at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The children Wilma J. 8 and Ronald R. 8 months died from shotgun blasts. The motive remains unclear and the case continues.
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Linda Maye Frye
Wardensville
W.va
Memorial Hospital
Goldsboro
N. C
Air Force
Raleigh
Hazel J. Whittington
Ronald
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Hedgesville
W. Va
Martinsburg
Wayne County
Bill Adams
Kennedy to push gradual tax cut amid budget fears
President Kennedy aims for a phased tax reduction totaling five to ten billion dollars to avoid worsening the federal deficit. He faces pressure from Senator Byrd and the Senate Finance Committee to win party unity while contending with House Rules changes and the need to maintain public support during the tax fight.
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Kennedy
Congress
Learned Palm
Beach
Means
Mary F. Byrd
D-Va
Antenina
Senate Finance Committee
1962 Breaks More Records
A 1962 recap highlights the longest road tunnel, a deadly bus disaster record, and a New Zealand mother who twisted for four days and four hours. Norris and Ross McWhirter compile the year’s feats in The Guinness Book of Records and summarize on page 8.
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Norris
Ross McWhirter
Deadliest Blow of Civil War by Communists
In the Mekong delta near Vinh Long the Viet Cong shot down most of a U S helicopter lift, killing at least one Army captain and wounding several others. The attack crippled the mission supporting South Viet Nam's pro Western government and triggered heavy ground fighting as airlifted troops tried to reach the downed aircraft.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Bab
N Dinh Diem
Mekong
Oer
Mekong River
Delta
Vinh Long
Traffic Toll in Frederick County Rises in 1962
Traffic deaths in Frederick County doubled in 1962 from 10 in 1961 to 20. Winchester reported one fatality in 1961, while Clarke and Warren Counties dropped to three fatalities in 1962 from five in 1961. The note also mentions local business ads and events from the period.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Clarke
Warren
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Sara Barr
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Walter Shade
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HE Crier
Braddock
Gerrard
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Byrd
Senate’ Finance’ Committee
Workingman’s Store
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings& Loan
W. Boscawen
Loudoun St
Congo Unity
Viet Nam
Mary Ann Fassen
Silver
Superior Court
Albert Cowper
Kinston
House Rules Committee
Mittee
Bulletin
Frederick County Schools
Cal
Palace Theatre
Wender’s, Inc
Howard Johnsons
George Washington Hotel
ROUSS
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