Weather dampens Fourth of July plans across state
The Weather Bureau forecasts warm weather with thunderstorms and rain for Wednesday across the valley and state. Government offices will be closed for Independence Day. Evening sports include Cedar Creek vs Braddock St in church league softball at 6, FOP vs Coca Cola at 7, and Halltown versus Republic Oil at 8:30 in city league play.
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Weather Bureau
Virginia Employment Service
Cedar Creek
Braddock St
Senseny Park
Fraternal Order of Police
Coca Cola
Halltown
Republic Oil
Local financier marks 33 years in securities business
John Cussen of White-Weld and Co. has completed 33 years in the securities and exchange field dating from July 1, 1929. He has been with White-Weld in the local offices for 12 years. The Civil War Centennial Commission credits Lucy Fitzhugh Kurtz and Benny Ritter for a well indexed Confederate dead booklet in Stonewall Cemetery, noting Winchester’s wartime activity.
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John Cussen
White-Weld and Co
Cussen
Securities and Exchange
White-Weld
Lucy Fitzhugh Kurtz
Benny Ritter
Stonewall Cemetery
Miss Kurtz
Mr. Ritter
Winchester
Garbage and Bus Notice for July 4 Holiday
City announces no garbage collection or bus service on Wednesday July 4 due to the holiday. Garbage and bus operations will resume with Saturday pickup on July 7 for Wednesday routes.
Byrd Opposes Chamber Call for Tax Cut
Sen. Harry Byrd denounces the U S Chamber of Commerce proposal for a substantial income tax cut calling it inflationary and a $15 billion federal deficit. He notes experts estimate revenue losses around $9.5 billion yearly and anticipates a $6 billion deficit in the new fiscal year.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Byrd
John J. Williams
R-Del
Chamber
Williams
Senate
De Gaulle Proclaims Algerian Independence Amid War Threat
President Charles de Gaulle announced Algerian independence after the July 1 1962 self determination vote. Ben Youssef Ben Khedda arrived with ministers to form a government while 4500 mutinous Moslem guerrillas threaten a civil war and Ben Bella opposes cooperation with France.
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de Gaulle
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Ben Yousseff Ben Khedda
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Ben Khedda
France
Tunis
Algeria
Evian
French Republic
Republicans to Seek Showdown on Civil Rights at Conference
Republicans at the Governors Conference in Hershey push for a floor vote on a strong civil rights declaration amid split over Social Security funded elder care. Democrats hold a 34 to 16 edge on endorsing that program, while Kennedy visits Philadelphia and future sessions are announced.
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Hershey, Pa
Resolutions Committee
Robinson's Name To Be Filed As GOP Candidate
J Kenneth Robinson, a local fruit grower and businessman, will have his name filed this week with the State Board of Elections as the Republican candidate for Congress in the Seventh District. He was nominated in absentia at a Harrisonburg district convention, and Robinson has not yet committed to accept. The GOP will organize district wide despite a Democratic nominee. Five Democrats are entered in the July 10 primary.
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Seventh District
GOP
Winston B. Wine
J. Kenneth Robinson
State Board of Elections
Congress
Robinson
Harrisonburg
Wine
Staunton
House of Representatives
Kenneth Robinson
Washington
Page County
I.’ R. Dovel
The
Star
Associated Press
Dover
Dovel
McClellan Entrenched at Harrison's Landing 100 Years Ago
The report notes Union General George McClellan entrenched his forces at Harrison's Landing on the James River during the Peninsula Campaign, marking a strategic position in the ongoing conflict.
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McClellan
Harrison
James River
U S Flag History and Respect for Independence Day
A reflection on the meaning of the U S flag and history ahead of Independence Day. It notes early designs linking to England, the 1776 Continental Congress resolution for thirteen stripes and stars, and debates over star arrangements. Continued on page 16 column 1.
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Cambridge
Mass
George Washington
England
Continental Congress
United States
Congress
Reds Replace Barbed Wire With Concrete In Berlin Border
Communist workers under smoke and tear gas began placing concrete slabs along the West Berlin border with East Germany signaling a plan to seal the 26 mile boundary with permanent barriers. West Berlin police watched from Falkenseer Chaussee and Seegefelder Weg as trucks delivered slabs under floodlights.
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Falkenseer Chaussee
Falkensee
Seegefelder Weg
West Berlin
Rouss Drum Corps Riders Timely Recovery After Illness
Four members of the Knights of Erin Drum and Bugle Corps were hospitalized with nausea and stomach cramps after a Leesburg parade. Two youths, Robert Anderson and Dennis Dale, were released. Wanda Storm and Patricia Dunn were treated and discharged. Director Raymond Dick speculated food or busy schedule as possible causes.
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Leesburg
Robert Anderson
Pineville
Dennis Dale
Shenandoah Ave
Knights of Erin
Rouss Fire Co
Memorial Hospital
Wanda Storm
Sunnyside
Rouss Sparky Drum and Bugle Corps
Patricia Dunn
East Lane
Leesburg Hospital
Former Berryville Man Fatally Stabbed in Domestic Attack
A 50 year old Fairfax County high school teacher Donald G. Cooley died after being stabbed 11 times by his 15 year old stepson William G Bodmer in Alexandria. Bodmer and accomplice Malcolm L Ward were arrested in Baltimore and Alexandria respectively after the knife and gun assault on the couple in their home. Ward fired a shot wounding Cooley in the abdomen as Bodmer stabbed his father and later the mother was stabbed in the neck. The wife survived and the motive remains under investigation.
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Berryville
Baltimore
Donald G. Cooley
Alexandria
Fairfax County
William G. Bodmer
Young Bodmer
Malcolm L. Ward
Cooley
Chumney Named New Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture
Richard D. Chumney a 37 year old governor aide will become Virginia's new commissioner of agriculture next month. He succeeds Parke C. Aromley who resigned July 31 to join the National Agricultural Chemical Association.
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Richmond
Richard D. Chumney
Virginia
Parke C. Aromley
Yesterda
National Agricultural Chemical Association
Washington
Chumney
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Hershey
Harrison
Brinkley
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John Mosby Academy
Virginia Gentlemen Pool
Front Royal
Winchester Evening Star
C of C
Kennedy
Philadelphia
Farris Bryant
Florida
Miami
Cape Canaveral
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
U.S
Charles Evans Hughes
America
Jamestown
Rouss
Drum Corps
Icepick
Agriculture
W. T. Powers
Virginia State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Agriculture Department
Richmond Agricultural Products
Ira Nesselrodh
Winchester City
Chatham
Winchester Savings and Loan Association
W. Boscawen St
Fleet & Co., Inc
Montmorency Cherries
R&t Orchard
Middle Road Shoe Center
Cornwell
Bill” Gibbons
S. Loudoun St
Boyce Fire Hall
Marsh
C. B. Carr
Winchester-Frederick Clarke
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress
Softee
Martin’s Drug Store
Berryville Ave
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