Kennedy Arrives in Italy to reaffirm Atlantic alliance
President Kennedy lands in Rome and meets Italian President Segni to discuss preserving the close U S NATO alliance. He plans meetings with Pope Paul VI and Italian leaders to strengthen Western Europe ties amid hot July weather and heavy public interest.
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Kercherik Lee
United States
Europe
Paul VI
Rome
Germany
Ireland
Segni
Kennedy
Pope Pauloma
Milan
Lake Como
Italy
West Virginia Centennial parade features Governor Barron in 100 year attire
In Martinsburg during the Centennial parade Governor W. W. Barron and Mrs. Barron led a group of heroes. They wore outfits recalling centennial era despite the heat. Also the Post Office ZIP code system began nationwide today with 25,000 cards mailed to Winchester area residents instructing use of area code numbers on return addresses.
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West Virginia
Martinsburg
Mountain State
W. W. Barron
Post Office Dept
Wilbur R. Johnston
Winchester
Soviet Satellites Meet in East Berlin Amid China Rift
Soviet satellite chiefs led by Khrushchev returned home after a unity rally in East Berlin for Ulbricht’s 70th birthday. Hungary and Poland leaders headed back to Budapest and Warsaw while Romania and Albania stayed away amid a Sino Soviet split escalating toward Moscow.
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Khrushchev
China
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Budapest
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Poland
Warsaw
Romania
Red
Georghe Gheorghiu-Dej
East Berlin
Communist Movement
Albania
Soviet Union
Krhsuchev
Walter Ulbricht
Pope Paul VI Begins Reign With Peace and Unity Aim
The Vatican reports Pope Paul VI dedicates his papacy to world peace and Christian unity in a multilingual coronation speech. A record crowd at St. Peter's Square witnessed the lightweight beehive crown ceremony as Cardinal Ottaviani crowned the new pope.
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Vatican. City
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Square
John XXIII
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Viani
Paul
Giovannino Cardinal Montini
Mian
Christ Jesus
Kennedy
United States
Pope Paul
Pope John
Vatican
Khrushchev
Court Orders Powhatan Not to Close Schools
A federal appeals court ruled Powhatan County Virginia school officials cannot close public schools to dodge a court integration order. The 4th U.S. Circuit affirmed the district court action aimed at preventing school shutdowns and ensuring desegregation steps.
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Richmond
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John D. Butzner Jr
J. S. Caldwell
Butzner
County Board of Supervisors
Piacement Board
SCC Criticized For Decision On Vepco Line
Delegate Harrison Mann of Arlington criticized the State Corporation Commission for approving Virginia Electric and Power Co. to build a 500000 volt transmission line along existing rights of way in Northern Virginia. Mann called the action incomprehensible and noted the company spent millions. Water service will be cut off 8 am to noon Tuesday in Green Acres Lewis Subdivision Rolling Fields and Fairway Estates due to a new water line installation.
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State Corporation Commission
Frederick County
General Assembly
Harrison Mann
Arlington
SCC
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Virginia
Green Acres
Lewis Subdivision
Rolling Fields
Fairway Estates
Kennedy Appeals for Civil Rights Bill banning private public discrimination
Attorney General Robert F Kennedy urged Congress to outlaw segregation in private businesses serving the public, calling it embittering racial discrimination. He testified to the Senate Commerce Committee supporting the administration civil rights package, while facing Southern opposition and Dirksen's alternative. Kennedy argued federal action is necessary to protect basic citizenship rights.
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Robert F
Congress
Kennedy
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Keane
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Britain and Soviet Union Collapse Laos Peace Efforts
Britain and the Soviet Union failed to agree on Laos peace terms prompting London to return the Laos issue to the 14 Geneva signatories. Foreign Secretary Home blamed the Soviet side for the collapse, saying the Geneva accord should be made to work.
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Laos
London
Britain
Soviet Union
Foreign Office
United States
Pathet Lao
China
Lord Home
Andrei A. Gromyko
Home
Gettysburg Commemoration Opens With Memorial and Speakings
Tens of thousands from North and South join a Civil War anniversary at Gettysburg to mark the battle’s turning point. Governors from 27 states attend wreath ceremonies at the Eternal Light memorial as Postmaster General Day dedicates a Gettysburg stamp. The three day program features vignettes in period dress and dramatizations at landmarks like Devil's Den and Sharpshooter's Roost.
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Robert E. Lee
George Gordon Meade
Gettysburg
Cemetery Hill
Ridge
Lee
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
Bama
University of Alabama
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
J. Edward Day
Dixie
Devil’s den
Charles Dorton Wins Highest Honor of Lions
The Winchester Lions Club held a Ladies Night dinner meeting at George Washington Hotel Saturday installing officers led by Robert F. Gaines and presenting multiple attendance and service awards. Charles A. Dorton received the Lion of the Year honor, while Earl Mason and others earned long service pins and years of perfect attendance. The event was conducted by Sam Preston.
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Winchester Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Charles. A. Dorton
Mr. Dorton
Earl Mason
Warren Eddy
Marvin Weaver
Harold Sheetz, Jr
H. Clay Manuel
Ition
Ted Hover
Hover
Sam Preston
Bernie Groves
Virginia theater seating ruling ends segregated seating
A special three judge federal court ruled Virginia's segregated seating laws unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. The suit by two Arlington and Vienna residents sought ticket access to the Jefferson Theater in Fairfax County and the Glebe Theater in Arlington. The ruling nullifies the seating rule while noting Virginia still has trespass laws affecting public accommodations in other states with segregation.
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Alexandria
Virginia
Jefferson
Fairfax County
Glebe
Avelington
Neighborhood Theaters Inc
Richmond
4Th Circuit
Albert V. Bryar
District Court
R. Lewis
John D. Butzner Jr
Freddie Lee Harrison
North Cameron St
Arlington
Lillian S. Backwell
Vienna
Noel Hemmendinger
Allison W. Brown, Jr
Washington
Otto L. Tucker
Supreme Court
Todd Stuart Joins Cuban Fact Finding Trip
Todd Stuart son of Dr and Mrs E Christopher Stuart of Boyce is among 59 American students who arrived in Havana for a self styled fact finding visit despite possible prosecution on return. Harvard senior said they cannot pay fines if imposed. The group says they were invited by the Cuban student organization and expenses are paid.
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Todd Stuart
E. Christopher Stuart
Boyce
United States
Cuba
Leve Laub
New York
Young Stuart
Harvard
Episcopal High School
Cambridge School
Weston
Mass
Laub
Stuart
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