Airlifted Refugees Reach 5000 Milestone From Cuba
The U S airlift moved past 5000 refugees from Cuba with 160 arriving Monday. Totals show 1,257 men 2,265 women and 1,562 children. Mackey Airlines joined flights from Varadero Beach under a government funded program. Six men fled in a 23 foot boat and were rescued by the Coast Guard at Key Sal. Citizens Committee reports an underground radio near Havana and Soviet officers supervising the plant for guerrilla direction.
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Cuba
United States
Mackey Airlines
Varadero Beach
U.S
Key Sal
U.S. Coast Guard
Citizens Committee For A Free
Havana
America
His n Her Boots Knit Pattern and Needlecraft Catalog Ad
Knitted two needle pattern 7475 for men and women boots offered in the Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Department. 35 cents per pattern plus 15 cents mailing. Includes catalog with hundreds of designs and free patterns. Also promotes Collector quilts books and museum quilt patterns with pricing. | 3 free patterns printed in catalog. Mail to Alice Brooks, New York.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Needlecraft
Widow Messler Offers to Testify in Murder Trial
Candace Messler says she will take the stand to defend herself against murder charges in the killing of her husband Jacques Mossler at Key Biscayne. The 1964 slaying left an estate valued at about 28 million with 14 million after prior gifts and benefits, while Powers and Messler deny the allegations as jury selection begins.
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Candace
Candace Messler
Clyde Woody
Houston
Marian Rosen
Melvin Lane Powers
Miami
Fla
American Legion
Weaver Becomes First Negro Cabinet Member
President Johnson administers the oath as Robert C. Weaver becomes the nations first Negro cabinet member and housing secretary. Senate confirmation follows swift, with three 1961 dissenters praising him. Wood named under secretary. Brownstein Haar and Ross also elevated to top agency posts.
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Washington
Robert C. Weaver
Nan
Johnson
Weaver
Senate
John F. Kennedy
House and Home Finance Agency
Senate Banking Committee
A. Willis Robertson
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Robert C. Wood
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bulk of Military Buildup Goes to Army and Marines
Washington AP The Johnson administration plans 113 000 more troops mainly for Army and Marine ground forces as Viet Nam commitments grow. McNamara said the add ons will lift total armed strength above 3 million, with Navy and Air Force receiving only small gains. The request, totaling 12.761 billion, funds manpower, gear, bases, and war support this year and beyond.
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Washington
Robert 8. McNamara
White House
Conee
U. S
Viet Nam
McNamara
Pentagon
Defense
Capitol Hill
Congress
Norfolk and Western Railroad Posts Record 1965 Income
Norfolk and Western reports 1965 net income of 90 million up 10 million from 1964 as merger gains lift earnings to 9.60 per share and operating revenues to 590 million. Coal tonnage set a record at 78.3 million tons while piggyback traffic and auto mobile shipments rise.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railroad
N&w
Herman W. Perler
N&W’s
Nickel Plate
Wabash
Erie - Lackawanna
Western Maryland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltiimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads
Perler
Employment Office Closed Wednesday in Winchester
W. C. Dixon, manager of the Winchester Virginia Employment Commission, announces the office will be closed all day Wednesday Lee Jackson Day.
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W. C. Dixon
Winchester
Virginia Employment Commission
Lee Jackson
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Alice Brookes
Shenandoah Valley
Frederick County
SVNB
Shenandoah
National Winchester
Virginia
Szawice
Messler
Powers
Candace Messier
Jacques
Mossler
Wood
The
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Community Facilities Administration
Public Housing Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
Department
Philip N. Brownstein
FHA
Charles M. ‘Haar
Harvard University
William Ross
Budget Bureau
Army
Marines
Navy
Air Force
Employment Office
Wuorehouse
Tan
N. Cameron St
Buick
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