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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1961

Page

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Connie McDonald among wedding eligibles in society notes

The Evening Star features Connie McDonald a 1960 James Wood graduate and 19 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs S Joeald of Middle Road as part of a list of eligible girls in a wedding feature. The piece opens with military and local background while noting most items list marriages as a common thread.

Evening Star Soth Connie McDonald Ter S. Joeald Middle Road

New York Area Construction Strike Begins Amid Labor Standoff

A Teamsters Local 282 strike at 12:01 a.m. seals contracts with about 160 firms, risking nearly a billion dollars in New York area construction. Two thousand truck drivers supply materials, with 6200 delivering sand and gravel and 800 handling other goods. impacts expected within hours and by Monday on active sites.

New York Teamsters New York Area James J. McFadden McFadden Indus

Bulletin on critical injuries in Grantsville crash

Two men were reported critically injured at 1:20 this afternoon in a crash operated by Alice Beecher of Grantsville. Names and addresses of the injured could be obtained immediately.

Alice Beecher Grantsville Names

Council Approves Heart Department Realignment

The Winchester Council unanimously approved realigning the local Health Department after Dr. L. C. Fears Jr. explained the plan. The district would include Winchester, Frederick, Clarke, Page, Rappahannock and Warren Counties, with Loudoun joining Fauquier and Shenandoah joining Rockingham.

Council Common Council L. C. Fears, Jr Front Royal State Health Department Nottingham U.S Dr. Fear Rappahannock Loudoun Fauquier Shenandoah Rockingham Winchester Frederick, Clarke Page Rappahannock Warren

Moslems Clash With Police in Algiers Anti French Outburst

Algiers tensions rise as Moslem mobs clash with police and troops. One rioter killed and scores hurt as demonstrators, urged by FLN, strike and march with rebel chants and flags. Police station blockaded. Oran reports a Moslem strike without violence.

Algiers Blida FLN Charles E Oran Mohammed Yazid Tunis al- Seria Charles de Gaulle Ech Tihe

Gown Crier notes Manassas battle dates and planetary brilliance

Local item reports the First Battle of Manassas dates July 21 to 23 and highlights the July evening sky with Jupiter and Saturn at their greatest brilliance of the year. Disrupted by guests, the Leach and Graber families on South Cameron Street are mentioned, and a note closes with a local business closure.

Ma Massas Manassas Jupiter Saturn Leach

Boyd and Brumback Named to City School Board

City Council named two men to fill vacancies on the school board in a special session. Dr. Robert S. Boyd was appointed to replace Philip B. Glaize in the central district as Glaize moves to the southern district. John H. Moling Jr. of the northern district resigned from the board.

A. Lee Coble Robert S. Boyd Philip B. Glaize

McQuistion Resigns Civil Defense Post

The resignation of Harold McQuistion, coordinator of Civil Defense for the city, has been received. Mayor Claude Smalts Jr. hopes to name an acting coordinator at the next City Council meeting on July 11.

Harold McQuistion Claude B. Smalts, Jr Smalts

Sewage Loan Passes in City Special Election

Voters approve a bond issue for a lagoon type sewage system in a special election. The measure passes 79 to 30 to authorize up to 165000 dollars. Next steps include legal technicalities and plan approval. Stephens City has 876 residents and 136 qualified voters.

City Stephens City

Guard Units Pass Through Winchester National

Guard units came and went in Winchester last night. The 104th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron from Pennsylvania, about 500 strong, rested at Berryville Horse Show Grounds after returning from an encampment at A. P. Hill Military Reservation near Fredericksburg. The 1st Battle Group 314th Infantry Reserve, about 250 men from Pittsburgh, stayed at the Armory en route to A. P. Hill.

National. Guard 104Th “Armored Pennsylvania A.P. Hill Military Reservation Fredericksburg Berryville Horse Show Grounds A. P. Hill 1St Battle Group 314Th Infantry Pittsburgh

Indemnity Demand Ends Cuba Prisoner Talks

Fidel Castro was served notice that indemnity for damages from the April 17 invasion makes a negotiated release of 1,197 prisoners impossible. John Hooker Jr of the Tractors for Freedom Committee said the group cannot provide tractors money or credits and denounced the demand as incompatible with national honor.

Key West Fla Fidel Castro United States Cuba Castro John Hooker Jr Tractors For Freedom Committee 10Mittee Dr. Castro Hooker Wane Bers Roosevelt Ith Eleanor Hooker

Agreement Lacking On Arms Conference

Washington AP Two major negotiating aims failed as the United States and the Soviet Union did not reach a framework for a general disarmament conference. President Kennedy met with Valerian Zorin and Mikhail Menshikov at the White House for a brief talk as talks closed. Kennedy pressed urgency while Soviet mood remained unreconciled amid Geneva test ban Laos and Berlin issues.

Washington United States Soviet Union Seb Lat Kennedy Valerian A Zorin Mikhail A. Menshikov White House Geneva Laos

Eleven Die as Truck Hits Station Wagon in Nevada Crash

A speeding pickup on a four lane Nevada highway veered into the wrong side and struck a California bound station wagon killing 11 including children in the station wagon and two adults in the truck. A cocker spaniel survived. The crash occurred near Jean 32 miles south of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Neveval Nevada Nevada Highway Patrol Los Angeles California Richard McDermott Highway Patrol Jean Nev Dri Bernardino Tommy Margie Xilyn Sherill Leo Hollis Watkins Floree Francis highway_ patrol

Iraq Denies Troops Massed On Border With Kuwait

Britain lands Marines and tanks in Kuwait aboard the carrier Bulwark with 750 sailors and 600 Marines as Saudi Arabia and Britain bolster Kuwait against an Iraqi invasion threat. Iraq denies massing troops or firing on Iranian vessels.

Kuwait Sheikom Iraq Saudi Arabia Abdel Karimy Kassem Damascus Baghdad Radio Traq Bulwark Dragoon Guards Lebel Alvie Ser Ape Saudi Arabia Britain Sheik Abdullah Protectorate U.N. Secre

Republicans Name Delegates in County Meeting

Republican committee chairman conducted the meeting naming delegates and alternates to the state convention. Mr and Mrs Scheulen and George Snapp were listed as delegates with alternates planned as well.

Rea Nate Delates Scheulen George Snapp Robert Ected Ee Scheulen Republican Committee

Tragedy Aboard Flimsy Raft Ends in Deaths at Sea

Fourteen year old Terry McClelland watched two fishermen die after drifting for three days on a balsa raft off California. Rescued by a fishing boat west of San Diego, he survived to tell of shipwrecks thirst delirium and the desperate struggle to stay alive as the raft finally sank with his grandfather and another man.

San Diego Calif Terry McClelland Huntington Beach Terry Bradford Hartman Sola Brad

100 Years Ago Today Captain Richard C. Wounds at Ashby

A brief historical notice marks the death of Captain Richard C. Wounds at Ashby, observed as a centennial reflection. The item notes the centenary date and location.

Richard C Ashby

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