Holiday Period Crashes Injure Ten In Area
Ten people were injured in a string of traffic crashes over the holiday weekend on area highways totaling about 3675 dollars in property damage. A Pennsylvania serviceman died on Rt 522 north of Front Royal. A 15 year old girl was hurt in Winchester. a Warren County fatality was Wade Ranes, 23, of Appolo, Pa. Authorities noted heavy traffic on Thursday through yesterday with pleasant 85 degree days.
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Pennsylvania
Front Royal
Fourone
Stephens City
Willow Lawn Pool
Winchester
J. Thomas Soreland
E. Kern
N. Kent Srs
Warren County
Wade Ranes
Appolo
Rt. 522
Philadelphia
Violent Death Toll Across Independence Weekend
An Associated Press survey reports traffic deaths and drownings during the 54 hour Fourth of July weekend. Total fatalities likely top 500 with 45 million cars on the roads and state patrols stepping up to curb crashes. New York and Texas led drownings with 19 and 18 respectively.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
District of Columbia
Alaska
Delaware
Campney
New Hampshire
TL Linois
Virginia
Chicago
New
Fireman halts Route 11 traffic for truck crossing
A Shawnee fireman stopped traffic on Route 11 to help a fire truck cross from Weems Lane to Middle Road. While aiding, he stood in the road between north and southbound lanes as cars refused to stop. Moody Slonaker of Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad suffered poison ivy from padding grass while assisting crash victims.
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Weems Lane
Moody Slonaker
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Thivie
Kozlov Faces Cold Reception In Detroit
Soviet premier Kozlov ends California visit amid sparse crowds and warm receptions from capitalists. Detroit will give a cold official greeting as Mayor Miriani refuses recognition despite state pressure. Kozlov’s party plans a visit to Berkeley and the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory before departing Oakland for Detroit.
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Soviet Union
California
Detroit
United States
Frol Romanovich Kozlov
Nikita Khrushchev
Kozlov
Berkeley
University of California
Lawrence
Christian A. Heter
Bohemian Club
Bohemian Grove
Here
Virginia Courts 11 Accidental Holiday Deaths
The July 4 holiday period saw Virginia tally 27 accidental deaths, including 16 traffic fatalities and seven drownings. Notable wrecks involved victims from New Jersey, North Carolina, and several Virginia locals, with multiple multi-vehicle crashes on U.S. highways near Petersburg, Botetourt County, Pamplin, and Kilmarnock.
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Virginia
Associated Press
Edgar Willis
Mary Willis
Bridgeton
N. J
William A. McCullough
Durham
N.C
U.S. 1
Petersburg
Ernest D. Watts
Carl E. Sparrow
Nathaniel Blake
Buchanan
U.S. 11
Buenanan
Botetourt County
David Randolph
Pettyjohn
Lynchburg
Jack W. Hauesler
U.S. 460
Pamplin
Campbell County
Dane M. Dize
Kilmarnock
Lancaster County
Amalio Galanti
Squire
Winchester Golf Club Hosts Mid-Atlantic Course Keepers
The Winchester Golf Club will host the Mid-Atlantic Golf Course Keepers Association, representing about 50 clubs in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and DC. About 75 to 100 greens keepers and professionals are expected for a noon meeting with golf on the new nine holes, dinner, and a discussion on course care and maintenance.
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Winchester Golf Club
Mid-Atlantic Golf Course Keepers Association
Lewis Lamp
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Air Battle Heightens Far East Tensions
The weekend clash between Chinese Communist and Nationalist planes near Formosa marks a potential new Far East crisis. Four Nationalist Sabre jets engaged 12 Soviet-made MIGs, downing four in 13 minutes, with all Sabres returning to base. Analysts cite possible aims to test Western defenses and distract from domestic woes.
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Formosa, Strait
Far East
Formosa
Air Force
Matsu Islands
Formosa Strait
Peiping
United States
Europe
Berlin
Reds
Clarke Board Approves Five Dollar Auto Tags
Clarke County Board of Supervisors votes a five dollar motor vehicle tax to raise about thirteen thousand dollars for the general fund next year. Tags go on sale March fifteenth through March twentieth with a penalty after the period. Some members oppose the auto tag principle. The board also asks the state to curb bill boards near Federal Interstate highways to protect highway construction funds.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Alan Caspar
Hugh Copenhaver
Boyce
District of Jn
American Ise Association
Cleveland
Virginia
William Fenton
Iate
Ponope
Reds Claim 2400 Planes Near Formosa Strait
Nationalist Defense Ministry in Taipei says the Chinese Reds have 2,400 planes within 700 miles of Taipei, with bases in Canton and Shanghai. A recent air battle left four Sabrejets and five MIGs downed, fueling fears of a larger Communist air campaign.
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Formosa
Formosa Strait
Chinese Defense Ministry
Military Information Service
Defense Ministry
Canton
Shanghai
Central Daily News
China News
China
Ben-Gurion Resigns Over West German Arms Deal Crisis
Israel faces a caretaker government after David Ben-Gurion resigns as prime minister amid a 10 day crisis over the sale of 250,000 grenade throwers to West Germany. He will not work with four left wing ministers who caused the government’s fall.
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Jerusalem
David Ben Gurion
West Germany
Ben-Gurion
Abduth Avodah
Mapman
Izhak Ben-Zvi
Ben Gurion
Thrifty Tuesday Returns to Winchester Shops
Tomorrow marks Thrifty Tuesday in Winchester with 36 ads in The Star touting special values. Initiated in April by the Retail Merchants Association, the monthly event draws growing shopper turnout even after a rain soaked June showing. The Elsie Kay Shoppe notes a summer vacation closure from July 15 to July 25.
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Winchester
Star
George Lucas
Elsie Kay
Soviet dogs launched into space return safely to Earth
Moscow reports Tass says two dogs Otchaynaya and Snezhinka aboard a midrange geophysical rocket launched July 2 returned safely. A rabbit accompanied them as scientists studied the ultraviolet solar spectrum and ionosphere. Total payload about 2000 kilograms.
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London
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Tass
Moscow
Otchaynaya
Snezhinka
Uoe
Fireworks Raid Nets $8000 Haul and 30 Arrested
A series of Friday raids by State Police and ABC officers in Frederick and Clarke Counties seized about $8,000 in illegal fireworks and led to roughly 30 arrests. Warrants list names and locations including Pugh Texaco Service Kernstown and Michon Gifts Stephens City with hearings set for July 13 to 20.
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Frederick
Clarke Counties
Frederick Coun
ABC
Erle Edwards
Arthur Pugh
Pugh
Texaco
Kernstown
Guy Jennings Oates
Gore
Gore Gift Shop
Betty Hoover Oates
Last
Sherwood Puckett
Puckett
Hilda Jane Lizer
Luther Manuel
Midway
Herbert Holliday
Clarence Walter Braithwaite
Delmer E. Bayliss
Shirley Nadine Shanholtz
Gary J. Oates
Brady M. J. Meade
Betty Jane Oates
Edwards
F. L. Woolf
Woman Diabetic Waned Insulin A Cure Claims Death
Wanda Beach 37 of Stanton Michigan died in a Detroit hospital after discarding insulin during a faith healing visit by Oral Roberts. Family and motel residents described her report of a full cure followed by diabetic coma. A member of the evangelist team urged people to rely on medical advice and not stop treatment.
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Detroit
Wanda Beach
Stanton
Mich
Oral Roberts
William McKee
Light Plane Crashes Near Skyline Drive in Shenandoah Park
Two people injured in a light plane crash in Shenandoah National Park on the east slope of the Blue Ridge near Skyline Drive. The pilot reached Skyline Drive to call for help as rangers and Greene County officers aided a rugged, hours-long rescue to the scene. they were to Charlottesville for treatment.
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Elkton
Blue Ridge Mountains
Skyline Drive
National Park Headquarters
Charlottesville
New York
National Park
Park Rangers
Greene County
Sheriff's Office
National Park Service
Swift Run Gap
Bear Fence Mountain
Shenandoah National Park
Brotherhood Moose Regular Meeting Notice
Tomorrow night at eight o'clock Brothers gather for an EERLY MEETING with invitation to join in fellowship. Attendees are urged to come enjoy good company and fellowship in the scheduled session.
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Brother Moose
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