03 Jan 1963
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1963
Page
1
The report describes a fierce clash near Ap Bac with five U S helicopters down and over 100 government casualties. Gen Paul D Harkins says Viet Cong may be encircled but fresh fighting continues. The Viet Cong attack involved about 600 men reinforced by a heavy public safety company.
A package lost during the Christmas rush may be picked up at the Terry Shop in the Park and Shop Center with identification. City police may wear a furry black leather cap for winter gear. A sale ad for pre teen winter clothes appears from Peter Pan Shop at 29 N Loudoun St.
AP reports a new blizzard paralyzing Britain with record snowfalls in a century. The storm began at the Isle of Wight and moved inland, isolating communities, killing thousands of farm animals, threatening crops, and bringing severe disruption to roads and transport across London Brussels and other regions.
A protest by about 32 Siberian peasants at the U S Embassy in Moscow ended with the group taken away by a Soviet bus after hours of pressing for refuge. They said persecution by local officials forced them from Chernogorsk and that they hoped for asylum or passage to Israel.
Henry S. Flowers of 305 Parkway Ave received the Outstanding Kiwanian Award for 1962 at installation ceremonies. Ray D. Riley presented the honor, citing Flowers tireless work with the Circle K Club at Shenandoah College and his red cross life saving program leadership.
Stephens City Mayor Lynn Comer postponed last night’s council session due to a quorum shortage and illness among several members. The meeting is rescheduled for tonight at 7 30 local time.
Rescue crews recovered two more bodies at the Home Packing Co plant in Terre Haute Indiana as the death toll rose to 15 and 55 workers were injured. Officials searched for a ninth victim while investigating a possible gas explosion. Ammonia released from damaged lines created a choking cloud as responders treated the wounded with respirators and oxygen.
A federal judge in Richmond blocked Powhatan County officials from closing public schools and barred racially discriminatory pupil assignments. The order requires immediate steps to end segregation and to admit three Negro children to Powhatan Elementary, with a plan to desegregate and prevent discrimination in Fredericksburg schools also ordered.
Rep. John W. Byrnes urged a moratorium on all new federal spending not tied to emergencies to ease tax cut prospects for President Kennedy. Byrnes, senior GOP Ways and Means member, warned against revenue gaps and called for spending control as part of any tax revision plan. He noted Kennedy’s defense and space limits and said specifics would come from the administration’s proposal.
Actor Dick Powell dies of cancer at 58 after a prolonged illness ending in coma. June Allyson, his longtime partner, holds his hand as the news confirms Powell’s leadership roles at Four Star Television and his show business career spanning singing, acting, and producing.
Frederick and Shenandoah Counties reopened after a one day Christmas extension due to icy roads. Warren and Rappahannock Counties stayed closed a second day with uncertain outlook for tomorrow. A Rappahannock source said outlying roads were opening and buses ran with few delays and no accidents.
Semi annual clearance offers 25 to 50 percent reductions on Ladies Fall and Winter clothes at Worths 27 North Loudoun Street and Wenders Inc with coats dresses and sportswear on sale. Savings insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and Winchester Savings and Loan at 29 West Boscawen Street. Sale runs until the tenth of the month.
U.N. forces seized Jadotville in Katanga at noon, using the town as a springboard toward Kolwezi. Indian, Irish and Ethiopian troops met little resistance, while the Union Miniere refinery faced hurried evacuation as bridges and power lines were blown.
In Modena, four year old Maria Cristina Bertoni was rushed to hospital after an X ray revealed a light bulb in a lung. Doctors said she was improving after removal and treatment.
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