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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1963
Page
9
United Church of Christ leader Dr Ben Mohr Herbster urged congregations to actively solicit Negro membership at the fourth general synod in Denver. He insisted acceptance is not enough and called for proactive outreach to welcome Black members.
Mr and Mrs Oliver DeHaven of Nain visited Carter Luttrell and his wife on a Wednesday afternoon. Albert Luttrell called on his parents the same day. Mrs James Strosnider and daughter visited her parents Lester and Moulden. Kenneth Holliday and children spent five days with Whitacre and Earl Whitacre at Fairfax. Libby Luttrell of Welltown visits grandparents Carter Luttrell. Isaac DeHaven and Albert Luttrell with son Gary dined at the Luttrell home Sunday. Phyllis Moulden returned home from a Florida vacation.
Under pressure from Dr. Herbster the synod approved a policy denying financial help to church related institutions that lack an open racial policy by July 1, 1964. The initial motion failed before a reconsideration swung 104 delegates. White Southern delegates opposed, warning sanctions could jeopardize integration progress.
The national commander Peter L. Dye of Denver is set to address the 32nd annual DAV convention and its auxiliary in Roanoke Saturday. State Sen. William B. Hopkins of Roanoke will speak at the Saturday night banquet.
A dense list of programs across networks features Mickey Mouse Club Popeye Rocky Friends Lone Ranger and Jungle Princess with Dorothy Lamour, plus news hours, sports, and late movies. Notable titles include The Price Is Right Alfred Hitchcock Hour Jack Paar Show The Tonight Show and Steve Allen Show with various films and Westerns.
Reports from Washington note U S efforts to transfer Cuban detainees to other nations via Grand Cayman while Britain discusses responses. Costa Rica reports deportations of Cuba arrivals. 15 others sought. Eggs outbreak hits 775 in 25 states and DC with 601 hospitalized. NEA raises funds amid Idaho school dispute over education funding. 8,000 teachers potential job losses.
In Richmond the federal case seeks to force the school authorities and the State Pupil Placement Board to immediately eliminate discriminatory features of the student assignment system. Attorneys S. W. Tucker and Henry L. Marsh III said the city still operates dual attendance zones and a feeder system for white and Negro schools, violating an injunction.
James R. Moore, 29, pleaded guilty to the rape slaying of 14 year old Pamela Moss near Penfield Richmond in Rochester New York. He became the first person in New York history to plead guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment under the new law.
Gov Harrison appoints three new trustees to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Mrs. T Fleetwood Gartner of Richmond gets a three year term through June 1966. Arthur S Brinkley Jr of Richmond and Mrs. Curry Carter of Staunton receive one year terms through June 1964. Names tied to Rep William M Tuck and the late Mrs Edwin Graves Jr are noted in the commission.
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