15 Jul 1961
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1961
Page
1
Liberal Republicans Sen John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky and Sen Jacob Javits of New York urged full congressional briefings on U S military readiness for the Berlin crisis and said they would vote for new taxes if needed.
President Kennedy spent a quiet day at his Cape Cod summer retreat with no schedule except reading memos on Berlin and other issues. He plans to study the crisis while awaiting weather permitting travels, as Fulbright proposes new foreign aid push and Goldwater demands tougher action to deter Soviet moves.
A cluttered excerpt recalls an 1891 Sarah Zane Fire Co. banquet menu with ox tongue roast turkey and multiple desserts, plus notes on 1959 Virginia out of state visitors and a 1962 Apple Blossom Festival sign update near the George Washington Hotel.
Virgil Grissom and John Glenn started final training at Cape Canaveral for the next Mercury test flight. They will undergo a day of meals, medical checks, and simulated flight in the Redstone capsule Liberty Bell 7 ahead of a launch expected Tuesday.
City Auditor B. M. Perrero presented the June 30, 1960 taxes receivable for Winchester. Real estate taxes 9886 and personal property 6596 total current year receivable 16482, with other years 9386 and penalties 3514 and tax judgments 4425.
In a tense Southwest Side neighborhood, roving Negro youth gangs attacked whites with ax handles and bombs injuring 18 white residents as police boosted patrols. Tensions followed the killing of Matthew Tolber, a 16 year old, with disputed shooter identity. Police detained dozens including teens. most detainees under 16.
Fifteen finalists from diverse nations compete tonight in Miami Beach for Miss Universe honors. The field includes Wang Li-ling of Taipei and Rosemarie Frankland of Wales, with Greece and Germany among the standout entrants. A fainting episode occurred when Eleftheria Delutsi of Greece collapsed after the parade.
A century ago today Arkansas military forces and stores were transferred to the Confederate States, signaling a broad realignment of state resources for the war.
Governor Almond will remove three lawmakers from the 12 member budget advisory panel, signaling shifts in support after the 1960 sales tax defeat. New appointments may include Lt. Gov. A. E. Stephens while several incumbents linger on other boards.
In Newport News Atty Robert F Kennedy warned that Khrushchev could misread America's strength. He urged vigilance as the United States launches the Polaris submarine John Marshall. Kennedy argued Hitler underestimated free nations and warned a Khrushchev miscalculation could threaten hundreds of millions.
City Auditor B M Porro report shows Winchester general bonded debt totaling 2 749 750 as of June 30 with issuances including 83 000 for sewers streets schools and refunding in 1929 155 000 for water sewer and disposal plant in 1947 2 220 000 for water in 1954 and 291 750 for State Literary Fund School loans plus a projected principal retirement of 17 600 by the School Board.
The United States and Britain accuse the Soviet Union of sabotaging Geneva nuclear test ban negotiations and propose United Nations review of the urgent need for a treaty. The note, delivered to the Soviet foreign ministry in Moscow, signals a bitter U.S. charge amid stalled talks since 1958.
The United States pledges to veto Soviet Premier Khrushchev's three headed directorate plan to replace Dag Hammarskjold as UN secretary general. Secretary of State Rusk says the Soviet scheme would undermine the UN and cannot be enacted without U.S. consent. The United States and other permanent members would block any move to alter the UN Charter.
Delmar Spooner 25 from Storm Lake Iowa, fled rugged mountains for two days before surrendering near Bond Colorado. He admitted shooting four officers after a car stop near Kremmling, wounding Lt Hiram Short who died, Sheriff Chancy Van Pelt and Robert Hoover injured. He offered no explanation for the killings.
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