Armed Bandit Robs Motel Manager Here
The manager of the Moder naire Motel on Route 522 north of town was robbed at gunpoint about 10:30 last night. Mrs. A B Hurt described the assailant as a small fair man about five foot six, 130 to 140 pounds, wearing a tan jacket and khaki trousers. no vehicle seen. Police from Frederick County Sheriff Winchester Virginia State Police and West Virginia State Police are investigating. The robbery yielded $188 from a candy box lid after he forced her to reveal the money and warned to kill if she called for help.
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Modernaire
A. B. Hurt
Frederick County
Mrs. Hurt
Penny bag dreams fade as rolls all mint for coin hunter
A local penny collector exits a bank smiling with $11 in pennies. Each roll proves freshly minted coins. a stray line notes mood and a delivery driver with a calendar featuring a beauty hangs in the truck cab. Weather outlook calls for colder air with lows near 14 to 20. A sale ad for dresses coats and hats appears at 124 W. Boscawen St.
Pope Proposes Own 3 Percent Sales Tax Plan
Del Sam Pope announces a 3 percent retail sales tax bill with half of net yield to localities and removal of the initial 2 percent tax bracket. His version competes with the Almond plan and would also trim business taxes and exempt increases. Governor and legislature consider changes as other tax measures surface.
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Pope
Richmond
Del
Sam Pope
General Assembly
Assembly
House
Senate
Charles Moses
Appomattox
Constellation Lands Safely at Olathe Naval Air Station
A Trans World Airlines Constellation with 29 passengers landed safely at Olathe Naval Air Station south of Kansas City after circling for over two hours due to a malfunctioning nose gear. The aircraft touched down at 11 26 a m local time.
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Kansas City
Trans World Airlines
Olathe Naval Air Station
Southyew
Miss Sam Survives 48900-Foot Rocket Flight Test
A female monkey named Miss Sam rode a 7.5 pound chamber in a capsule aboard a Little Joe rocket at Wallops Island Virginia. The test reached 48 900 feet to evaluate the escape mechanism under severe air loads. officials said the mission appeared completely successful and data will be analyzed to assess the system.
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Wallops Island
Sam
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Eagle Ritter Named Assessors for Frederick County Reassessment
George H. Eagle of Clearbrook and Clinton L. Ritter of near Kernstown were named as assessors for Frederick County real estate reassessment this year. They were appointed by Judge Elliott Marshall of Frederick County Circuit Court. The page also contains unrelated classified text about automotive ads and store hours.
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George H. Eagle
Clearbrook
Clinton L. Ritter
Kernstown
Frederick County
Elliott Marshall
Erick County
Soviets claim ballistic missile reaches 7760 miles in Pacific
Tass reports the Soviet multi stage rocket traveled 7 760 miles to the central Pacific and landed within 1 24 miles of its target, with the nose cone tracked and a 26 000 km h flight speed. An Australian captain saw a bright flash 12 05 p m EST, hours after lift off.
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Moscow
Central Pacific
Tass
Sydney
R. A. Gray
Kennedy Declares Contest With Humphrey in Wisconsin
Sen. John F. Kennedy announced he will run against Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey in Wisconsin's presidential primary on April 5. The move marks the first direct test between the two Democrats for the nomination and could affect Humphrey's 31 convention votes and chances if he fails to win delegates.
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Milwaukee
John F. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Humphrey
Only Negro Senior at WCHS Withdraws
Faye Lavinia Coleman, the only African American senior at Warren County High School, has withdrawn from classes after marrying a Fauquier County youth. The school, now desegregated, reports no black graduates for the year.
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WCHS
Warren County High School
Faye Lavinia Coleman
Fauquier County
Anne Rhodes
Cours
Peice
Macy
N. Loudoun Bt
Chamber Honors Late Secretary With Man of the Year Award
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce honored the late George Lucas and named Henry A. Lowry Man of the Year at the annual dinner at the George Washington Hotel. Rep. Burr Harrison presented the award to Lowry, with Mrs. Lucas accepting the Outstanding Service Award for Lucas.
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A. Lowry
Chamber
George Lucas
Philip N. Hunter
Chamber of Commerce
Lowry
Man
Henry A. Lowry
George Washington Hotel
Dwight Havens
Chamber of Commerce Service
U.S. Chamber
Ques
Burr P. Harrison
Mr. Lowry
Lucas
Melton F. Wright
Frederick County
Winchester
Wright
Spanish Ambassador Ordered Out of Cuba
Fidel Castro demanded the Spanish ambassador leave Cuba within 24 hours after a televised confrontation in Havana. Police and soldiers escorted Juan Pablo de Lojendio from the TV studio as a crowd shouted for his expulsion. Madrid recalled its envoy, and Castro said Cuba would also recall its ambassador, with tensions rising over Washington and Madrid's roles.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Madrid
Jose Miro Cardona
Francisco Franco
Juan Pablo O de Lojendio
Vellisca
Castro
U.S
Spain
Juan Almeida
Mariano
Junice Es Phemetidates
Nine Survive Disaster In Jamaica
A Colombian airliner bound from New York to Colombia crashed on landing at Montego Bay Jamaica. 37 of 46 aboard died including 17 Americans among them Thomas C. Capehart and Nancy Capehart of Indianapolis. Survivors included five crew members and two other passengers.
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Kingston
Jamaica
New York
Colombia
Montego Bay
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Thomas C. Capehart
Nancy
Indianapolis
Bogota
Avianca
Miami
Tapftain
J. Duque
United States
Cflight
South America
Ankara
Turkey
Capital Airlines
Virginia
National Airlines
Bolivia
N.C
U.S. Navy
Pink Mountain
Adana
Jury Called for Willie Denny Murder Trial
Twenty eight people are summoned for jury duty next Tuesday as the Willie C. Denny murder trial opens in Circuit Court at 10 a.m. Denny admits following his estranged wife Mildred Miller Denny from a newsstand to Weavers Department Store where he shot her four times on November 6. The panel includes eight women. twelve jurors will be chosen. Names on the list include Wilmer Compton Victor Morrison Ralph Minnick and Robert Sargent among others with several women such as Irma Jordan Irene Richard Claudine Bell Trula Hines Mary Hammond Katherine Dodd Gladys Clare and Pauline Pound.
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Front Royal
Willie C. Denny
Denny
Mildred Miller Denny
Weavers
Adata St
En Res
Wilmer Compton
R. M. Corron
Victor Morrison
Ralph Minnick
Robert W. Sargent
Clarence Cook
J. B. Baldwin
Charles Sawyer
Floyd L. Derflinger
O. C. Fisher
Virgil A. Tucker
Leslie Rosenberry
W. E. Sealock
Richard Williamson
W. M. Teener
Charles L. Inskip
William J
Growers Lose Thousands on Storage Apples
More than 150000 bushels of the 1959 McIntosh crop have become over ripe in storage and will cost growers thousands of dollars. Dutchess and Ulster Counties report the loss as skins shrivel and fruit cannot meet U S No 1 grades. Prices drop to a dollar or less with many destined for sauce cider or dumping.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dutchess
Ulster
Vincent Platania
Dutchess County
Ulster County
Hudson Valley
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Robert L. DeHaven
Hurt
Modernaire Motel
Armed Bandit
W. Boscawen St
Constellation
B& M Ad
B&m
Eagle
Ritter
Chevrolet
Bartley
Kennedy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Henry
Northern Virginia Power Co
Harold K. Miles
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