Congress Tackles Rail Plan Amid Stroke of Time
Congress considers President Kennedy's plan to curb railroad work rules and avert a nationwide strike for at least two years. The ICC would gain unprecedented authority to evaluate and approve rules before they take effect next Monday, while unions threaten to strike immediately. Dirksen supports swift action, hoping to avert public harm.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Emery
Congressional
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Everett M. Dirksen
Kennedy Seeks End to Immigration Quotas
President Kennedy urged Congress to scrap country by country immigration quotas. He proposed replacing them with a system favoring those already in the United States and those who first apply for visas, calling quotas unjust and heavily weighted toward Northern Europe while limiting Southern and Eastern Europe and other regions.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Ular
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
John McCormack
D-Mass
Europe
Rain Partial in County Areas and Local Carnival Notice
Several county areas reported measurable rain yesterday including Gainesboro north of town while Winchester Fruit Research Lab near the city recorded none The forecast calls for temperatures in the 80s with scattered thundershowers Possible carnival at Percy Shepherds home runs Wednesday and Thursday noon to 9 PM featuring pony rides hay rides games and dances A special prize will be awarded each night Arrows will direct attendees from the Opequon store.
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Gainesboro
Winchester Fruit Research Lab
Percy Shepherd
Arrows
Opequon
Test-Ban Treaty Work Reported Finished by Three Nations
Soviet Union Britain and the United States reportedly completed their work on a test ban treaty covering tests in the air and outer space. Delegation chiefs Harriman Hailsham and Gromyko lingered to discuss other matters.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Britain
United
Deus
U.S
W. Averill Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Andrei A. .Gromykov
Three Seriously Hurt in Rt 522 Auto Smash-Up
Three people were seriously injured in a two car crash on rain slick Rt 522 north of Winchester around 1 10 p m. Grzanowski 21 and Lynda Grzanowski 22 suffered multiple severe injuries. their vehicles were demolished as they collided after Grzanowski passed another car. James and Mrs Thomas of Duquesne Pa escaped injury as debris struck nearby. A second accident on Rt 50 last night caused four minor injuries.
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Gainesboro
8. L. Lee
C. F. Grzanowski
Ee Peace
Lee
Grzabowski
Winchester
Coleman Auto
Eng
Grzanowski
James Thomas
Rt. 522 North
Rockefeller Hatfield Map New Civil Rights Strategy
Republicans at the 55th Governors Conference push for civil rights action U.S. Gov Nelson Rockefeller and Gov Mark Hatfield lead the effort to inject civil rights into debates while Democrats hold a solid majority. A Democratic report backs Kennedy welfare proposals and a youth employment act amid controversy.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Isue
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
Kennedy
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Hatfield
Man
Sila Ottolania
Eivil Hights
Conference Resolutions Committee
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Arlene Francis Sued for Million Dollar Claim
Brooklyn man Joseph Arcos files a $1 million negligence suit in State Supreme Court over a May 26 Long Island car crash that killed his wife Rose Arcos and injured three others. Actress Arlene Francis was hurt with a broken collar bone a minor concussion and cuts and bruises.
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New York
Arlene Francis
Brooklyn
State Supreme Court
Joseph Arcos
Rose Arcos
Long Island
Arcos
Miss Francis
Virginia Adopts 75 to 95 Cent Farm Labor Wage Order
The Labor Department said foreign temporary agricultural workers must be paid 75 to 95 cents an hour, up to $1 in New England and nearby states, to avoid harming domestic labor. The rule, issued around June 1, may take effect in mid July as numbers of workers rise.
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Washington
Labor Department
United States
New England
New York
New Jersey
Florida
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Exile Anti-Castro Leaders Move to Central American Bases
Exile leaders including Dr. Manuel Artime and Bay of Pigs veterans sail toward Central America to establish bases for renewed action against Fidel Castro. Artime meets with Nicaragua’s Schick and Somoza as U.S. authorities maintain an unmoving stance on attacks from American soil.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
U.S
Manuel Artime
Nicaragua
Cuba
Rene Schick
Luis Somoza
Artime
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
United States
Central America
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
US. Army
Ft. Benning
Jose
Roberto San Roman
Erneido Oliva
Burn Victim Remains Critical After Oil Can Explosion
A 15 year old boy from 568 North Loudoun Street suffered severe second and third degree burns over his arms neck and face when an oil can exploded in his backyard. He was rushed from Winchester Memorial Hospital to the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond where he remained in critical condition. A neighborhood Boy Scout John Briscoe aided the emergency response by rolling the victim on the ground to extinguish the flames after the blast yesterday.
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N. Loudoun St
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
Charles Tyson
N.loudoun
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John Brisco
Sit Babehie
Typhoid cases traced to summer camp near Chambersburg
Pennsylvania health officials report 21 people hospitalized with typhoid fever linked to a summer Bible camp near Chambersburg. The camp closed for the season as a precaution after the outbreak, with seven confirmed cases at Chambersburg Hospital and two suspected cases discharged. A 14 year old from Mercersburg was hospitalized Sunday.
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Harrisburg
State Health Department
Pennsylvania
Chambersburg
Mercersburg
R. D
Chambersburg Hospital
Yestern
Summer Reductions and Closures Noted in Local Ads
Local sale notices announce a big summer clearance with 25 to 50 percent reductions on all cotton dresses and bathing suits. Businesses including Modern Age Shoppe, Treasure Box at 134 W. Boscawen St, Nickies Beauty Salon, and Wender's Inc advertise August closures and vacation periods.
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Treasure Box
W. Boscawen St. Nickies
Wender's, Inc
Tax Dept Survey Shows Property Value Rise in Northern Virginia
Virginia's 1962 locally taxed property value total reached 21 billion dollars, up 44 percent since 1956. Clarke County led with a 77 percent rise to 60 million. Frederick County up 63 percent to 135 million. Winchester city at 94 million, up 15 percent. Nationwide, counties averaged 57 percent growth and cities 26 percent.
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Frederick-Clarke Area
Virginia
Va. Dept. of Taxation
Frederick County
Winchester
Clarke County
Warren County
Buddhist Nun in Saigon Threatens Self Immolation
In Saigon 67 year old nun Dieu Hue, mother of ambassador Buu Hoi, offered to burn herself to demand religious equality. Officials and veterans demonstrated unsuccessfully at Loi pagoda as she spoke to reporters and refused to name a time or place. Dieu Hue cited Quang Duc as precedent and said she would act regardless of superiors.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Africa
Ia Loi Pagoda
Buddhist Association
Dieu Hue
Buu Hoi
Morocco
Tunisia
Atomic Energy Commission
French Cancer Institute
Quang Duc
Front Royal Council Accepts Two Resignations
The Town Council formally accepted the resignations of Mayor W. Blanton and Town Manager Hamner. Blanton leaves Aug. 12 to join a Williamsburg department store as general manager. Hamner to become town manager of Hopewell. Residents plead for faster fallout report on soot from Old Virginia Packing Co. shutdowns, with union threats of court action if needed.
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Front ‘Royal
W. Blanton
Duncan Sages Blanton
Williamsburg
Hamner
Hopewell
Bureau of Industrial Hygiene
State Health Dept
Front Royal
Royal Village
Kermit Nichols
Textile Workers Union
Old Virginia Packing Co
Henry Flowers Named Red Cross Chapter Chief in Winchester
Henry S. Flowers of Ashworth Bros. Co. was elected chairman of the Winchester Frederick County American Red Cross. He succeeds Ben Belchie, who completed two terms. Other officers elected include J. W. Arthur Jr. and Charles Zuckerman as vice presidents, Mrs. John E. Cain secretary, and Curtis R. Barr treasurer. Directors reappointed for a second term were Mrs. Joseph Sharp, Andrew J. Huglin, Mrs. Abel Sturgis, Dr. George Murphy, Ben Belchie, and S. W. Fulbeam. Frank O Connor praised Stewart Bell Jr. for national Red Cross service.
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Henry S. Flowers
Ashworth Bros. Co
Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
Mr. Flowers
First Aid
Ben Belchie
George Washington Hotel
J. W. Arthur, Jr
Charles Zuckerman
John E. Cain
Curtis R. Barr
Flowers
Glenn Nichols
Robert K. Woltz
Owen Batson
John A. Baden
Monford D. Custer, Jr
Joseph Sharp
Andrew J. Huglin
Abel Sturgis
George Murphy
S. W. Fulbeam
Frank O’connor
Eastern Area
National Red Cross
Stewart Bell
Bell
Cambridge Agreement Ends Racial Demonstrations
White and Negro leaders from Cambridge Maryland signed an accord at the Justice Department to halt protests and outline desegregation steps. The four page document, witnessed by Attorney General Robert Kennedy, preserves National Guard leave and calls for a biracial Human Relations Commission, school start, housing aid, and jobs outreach.
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Washington
Cambridge
Justice Department
Robert F. Kennedy
Burke Mareshall
Camsol
Porch Blaze Extinguished on W Gerrard Street
Firefighters from nearby stations battled a porch fire at 108 W. Gerrard St. early today. Mrs. Clarence E. Wilson occupied the home as Fire Inspector William N. Godhenour reported the cause undetermined after the blaze damaged flooring and banister. In county, Shawnee volunteers doused an auto fire in front of the O Sullivan Rubber Co. plant yesterday with little damage.
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W. Gerrard St
Clarence E. Wilson
William N. Godhenour
Rouss
South End
Godhenour
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
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Lynda Granzowski
Misfield
W. Va
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Wilfred E. Anderson
Sulphur Springs, Rd
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Johnson
White House
Trenton
N. J
MCV
Camp
Penney
TAX Dept
Shenandoah County
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Waynesboro
Council
By Richard Smith
Star
Henry Flowers
New Red Cross
Calvin W. Mowbray
George Gelston
National Guard
State
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Federal Housing Administration
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