26 Jan 1961
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1961
Page
1
A Winchester Star series titled You CAN Get Better Grades features Prof Leslie J. Nason, a learning technique expert. The program argues grades depend on method, not just intelligence or knowledge, with subject specific approaches and proven results in improving students.
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce asks local civic groups to notify its office of planned significant events to avoid conflicts. Organizations should also send current officer details by card or phone at M02 4119. A postmaster urged snow and ice removal for safety on routes.
The Santa Maria hijack leader Captain Henrique Maria Galvao said via radio he will disembark the 650 passengers as quickly as possible in a neutral port. He aims to liberate Portugal and restore democratic dignity, while noting cordial relations with occupying forces aboard. The liner heads toward Angola, with a possible stop in a neutral port to ensure safety.
A U.S. Military Air Transport Service C118 disappeared today southeast of Argentia Newfoundland with reports ranging from 23 to 28 aboard. Canadian and U.S. search teams scoured frigid waters as the flight from Port Lyautey Morocco to Norfolk via the Azores and Argentia failed to report in.
The United States begins a major airlift of 1100 tons of food and supplies to the Congo to halt famine among refugees driven from their land by tribal warfare. Twenty large transport planes from France and West Germany participate in the operation over the coming days, under UN FAO solicitation. President Kennedy announced a substantial increase in U S relief contributions.
Two American fliers, Captains Freeman Olmstead and John McKone, released from Soviet custody, are expected to land at Andrews Air Force Base near noon Friday after a stopover in Goose Bay Labrador. President Kennedy will greet them, with brief remarks unlikely.
President Kennedy disclosed that two U S reconnaissance crewmen held by the Soviet Union since July 1 have been released. He said no concessions were made and noted the return flights would proceed to Washington. The fliers Capt Freeman Olmstead and Capt John McKone were released at 2 a m EST and travel to the United States via Amsterdam.
Shadowed by a U.S. Navy patrol plane the captive liner Santa Maria races toward West Africa. Portuguese rebel Henrique Galvao commands the ship declaring Angola as destination while indicating willingness to confer with authorities aboard.
A 100 years ago today Louisiana seceded from the Union and state authorities seized Oglethorpe Barracks and Fort Jackson in Georgia. The actions reflect the era’s rapid shift toward Confederate alignment and military control in the region.
Notice announces sales rack refills and final reductions on shoes boots and rubbers. Also includes price change notices for pork products and a new location for Winchester Collection Agency in Boscawen Street with 30 percent discount on Lunt's Sterling Flatwear.
A new snowstorm prompted Frederick Clarke Warren and Rap pahannock counties to close schools by 1:30 pm today with more than four inches possible by tomorrow. Bitter cold lingered with temperatures near zero and a forecast of sleet or freezing rain in the southeast.
J. Fred Larrick was elected president of the Winchester Frederick County Democratic Club at a rally dinner and organizational meeting at the Lee Jackson Restaurant. 119 people attended, viewing Kennedy’s news conference on television before organizing. Officers include I. Fred Stine, William M. Battaile, Tom Rosenberger, Mrs. C. Bruce Harlee, John Pickeral, and Mrs. Peter McKee with Grover Teets named to the county executive committee.
The Associated Press reports an ice storm across the southeastern United States with freezing rain and sleet, causing hazardous road conditions from Texas to the Carolinas. Northern states endure below zero temperatures as winter’s severe cold lingers, with Georgia closing roads and many schools in the storm belt including Atlanta.
A new winter storm moved across Virginia bringing snow sleet and freezing rain. Hazardous roads prompted school closures in Southside and Southwest counties while police urged stay at home. by midmorning snow reached Roanoke and spread toward Lynchburg Richmond and Washington DC area with continued cold windy conditions forecast.
Judge Elliott Marshll ordered a remitter of 1500 dollars in the Nehi Bottling Co case brought by Mrs. Rosalee Breland of Martinsburg. A jury had awarded 5019 dollars for a bottle said to contain a badly decomposed mouse. The court reduced the total and the civil war assembly at James Wood High School tomorrow was cancelled.
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