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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1964
Page
3
Actress Jayne Mansfield gave birth to an 8 pound 9 ounce daughter in Santa Monica California. The newborn arrives as Mansfield’s fourth child and follows a naming ceremony linked to Caroline of Monaco.
Echo 2 communications satellite launch postponed at Vandenberg after a second stage television camera malfunction. U.S. Space Agency announced the delay Thursday night as a ground control investigation begins.
An ad offers a luxe Paris style kitchen apron with matching potholder and pockets. It promotes a book of 16 complete quilt patterns with piecing and applique for beginners and experts and asks readers to send 59 cents.
An American Automobile Association traffic engineer says legal battles have raised Interstate 81 costs west of New Market to nearly 1.5 million dollars per mile. He cited landowner rights delays and noted Virginia’s tourism economy could grow with the project. Bids for the Ingham County line to New Market segment were set for February 5, with Shenandoah County work expected to finish in 1966.
Cambridge court frees a man charged with violating a nuisance ordinance for shoveling snow into the street. Judge M Edwers Viola dismissed the case saying snow is not rubbish and noting public sentiment and the poetic appeal of snow.
President Johnson hailed the new amendment banning poll taxes as a landmark in American history. South Dakota became the 36th state to ratify, completing the three fourths requirement to enact the measure. He called it a triumph of liberty and the broadest possible use of the voting process.
After legislative ratification the amendment confirms voters have the right to participate in primaries. Certification ceremonies are expected later though no further legal steps are needed to enact the change.
The proposed constitutional amendment would prohibit denying the right to vote in federal elections over poll taxes or other taxes. It notes only five states still require poll taxes for state elections and that the amendment would not affect state election requirements.
Exiled Cuban sugar growers accuse Fidel Castro of getting the short end of a six year 3.2 billion sugar agreement with the Soviet Union. Pedro Martinez spokesman for the Cuban Sugar Growers Association in Exile says Moscow offers 6 cents a pound while the world price runs about 10 cents and rising.
A biblical verse from Ezekiel 22 29 condemning the people for extortion robbery and oppression of the poor needy and the foreigner without redress. The passage indicts social injustice and calls for accountability.
President Johnson said the United States is willing to discuss all Panama differences without limit or delay. He spoke at a White House news conference after talks with Panamanian and U S delegates at the Inter American Peace Committee session. The committee, mediating amid the January riots, plans another session as Panamanian and U S delegates consult their governments.
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