Eleven Dead in Charleston Storm Disaster
A sudden summer storm in Charleston caused flooding and destruction, killing eleven people and leaving twenty missing at peak. Mayor Shanklin called for disaster area status as grim searchers combed ruined creeks and streets. Names listed include Sherri Lynn Givens nine Helen thirty eight Frank Sayre thirty eight Carolyn Thompson about five and Alex Voires age unknown.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Shanklin
W. W. Barron
White Sulphur Springs
Sherri Lynn Givens
Helen
Frank Sayre
Carolyn Thompson
Alex Voires
Kennedy Wins Major Victory On Foreign Aid Bill
President Kennedy won a key victory as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved borrowing authority to fund a five year economic aid loan program totaling 7.3 billion dollars abroad. Senator Hubert Humphrey noted that the panel would act later on further requests.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Treasury
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
SPCA Declares Neutral on City Dog Ordinance Issue
The Winchester Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it remains neutral in the dog running at large ordinance debate. The SPCA claims no stance for or against the measure and pledges to ensure proper care if the City Council passes it. The statement followed a SPCA monthly meeting at the George Washington Hotel. Treasurer reports shelter funds at 8237 as of June 20, with 645.29 received in the month.
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Winchester Society
SPCA
Ordi
Cleveland
George Washington Hotel
Loudoun Street overheard plea and bicycle report
An overheard remark on Loudoun Street about not returning before Christmas is noted. Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven picked up a used bicycle off Senseny Road east of Winchester and asks its owner to identify it at his office. The forecast calls for humid cloudy weather with possible afternoon or evening thundershowers over the next few days.
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Robert L. “DeHaven
Senseny Road
Winchester
Police Arrest Three More of Rockwell's Nazis
Arlington police arrested three more members of George Lincoln Rockwell's Nazi group after a street fracas with youths. Two other members were due in juvenile court on felonious assault charges for seizing a 13 year old boy, handcuffing him and threatening him at their headquarters.
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Arlington (Ap
George Lincoln Rockwell
Arlington Street
Rockwell
William Fawyer
Charles Air Over
Cross-Examination of Eichmann Ends
In Jerusalem the prosecutor pressed Adolf Eichmann on orders from Heinrich Himmler. Eichmann admitted signing a letter to Slovak authorities and repeating stories of extermination as ordered. He confirmed directing a 25 000 Jewish march from Budapest into a death march before the cross examination concluded.
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Jerusalem
Gideon Hausner
Hausner
Eichmann
Slovakia
Heinrich Himmler
Red Cross
Himmler
German Reich
Budapest
Auschwitz
Judga
Moscow Radio Criticizes Western Berlin Stand
Moscow radio denounced Western notes on Germany saying the Western Big Three reject Soviet peace proposals and defend the status quo in West Berlin. Commentators argued the Western stance blocks negotiations and lacks logic and a constructive atmosphere for talks.
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Moscow
West
Berlin
London
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Kennedy to Reinforce Allied Forces Over Berlin Crisis
President Kennedy, after NSC talks, plans to consult allies on increasing U.S. military strength to meet the Berlin threat. He outlined broad policy moves while keeping details secret ahead of a national TV radio address and a congressional message.
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Washington
United States
Kennedy
Berin
National Security Council
White House
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Berlin
Marine Corps
Stohlgei
Congress
AMA forms AMPAC political action committee
The American Medical Association announces a new political action committee named AMPAC. Dr Gunnar Gundersen of La Crosse Wisconsin is named chairman, with the goal of helping physicians organize for more effective political participation.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
American Medical Political Action Committee
AMPAC
Gunnar Gundersen
la Oon
Kennedy plans widen mobilization to bolster war readiness
President Kennedy weighs a broad mobilization to augment conventional warfare capabilities. The plan could activate some Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel, with air support and airlift for ground troops. Details, costs possibly reaching up to five billion dollars, remain under White House review amid Berlin tensions and calls for congressional action.
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Washington
Air Force Reserve
Air National Guard
Kennedy
Berlin
White House
I . At. Security Council
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Buidanke
Weather Threatens Friday Space Launch Attempt
Tricky weather again threatened Virgil Grissom's Redstone rocket launch, with a 50 50 forecast for Friday morning. Grissom rested in seclusion while officials began another countdown and prepared to keep the 6 am target if conditions allow.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Virgil I
Gus) Grissom
National Space Agency
Weather Team
Grissom
Rehabilitation Group Names Hawse President
John J. Hawse of Winchester was elected president at a Continental Hotel Washington session succeeding James Bland of Beckley. The Region III meeting runs in Washington with about 300 delegates from several states. Hawse joined the Virginia Vocational Rehabilitation Service in 1949 and has led Winchester area work. He is active in Winchester church and civic affairs.
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John J. Hawse
Winchester
Continental
Washington
D. C
James Bland
United Mine Workers
Beckley
W. Va
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
North Carolina
MA. Hawse
Virginia Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Circle
Mr. Hawse
Save Your Account Insured By National Five Court Banking
An insurance program covers deposits at National Five Court Banking, safeguarding customer accounts against loss. Details explain the scope, limits, and eligibility for depositors to ensure confidence in handling funds.
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Five Court Banking
Brandt Rules Out War as Berlin Refugee Flow Grows
West German Chancellor candidate Willy Brandt spoke at a Berlin news conference to 150 reporters from East and West Berlin. He said he feared more refugees would come from Communist areas but urged calm, noting 15 624 refugees registered in West Berlin in the first 18 days of the month.
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Brandt
East
West Berlin
Her
Controversy Over Interstate Route Officially Ended
The Virginia State Highway Commission resolved the I 64 routing dispute west of Richmond by adopting the northern corridor choice of the U S Bureau of Public Roads and backed plans to speed improvements on U S 360 and 460 west of the city.
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Richmond
State Highway Commission
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Confederate Forces Arrive at Manassas Junction 100 Years Ago
Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate troops from the Shenandoah Valley joined Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard at Manassas Junction. The Confederate Congress convened in Richmond.
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Joseph E. Johnston
Shenandoah Valley
P.G.T. Beauregard
Manassas Junction
Richmond
Tunisia Reports Assault by Land Sea and Air
The Frenne coordinated attack by land sea and air hit Bizerte amid heavy damage and water and power cuts. Tunisian troops and civilian volunteers resisted, with reports of many dead. France blamed for the fighting and Bourguiba sought a UN security council meeting to press Tunisia’s complaints.
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Associated Press
Tunis
Radio
Frenne
Bizerte
Habib
United Nations
France
Aate
Paris
Bourguiba
New York
U.N. Security Council
de Gaulle
de Gaull
Granour
Confession Is Retracted in New London Disaster Case
Henderson Texas report says William Estes Benson retracted his confession to causing the New London school explosion that killed 296 people twenty four years ago. District Attorney William Ferguson stated Benson repudiated an earlier claim and new lie detector tests indicate he is ins ph pa.
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Henderson, Tex
William Estes Benson
New London
Dist
Atty
William Ferguson Ferguson
Benson
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