Senate backs unanimous defense bills amid wartime aid push
The Senate approved two urgent defense requests from President Kennedy in a unanimous 81 to 0 vote, authorizing 975.57 million for rapid missile ship and plane delivery and 250000 reservists to active duty. A concurrent 3.4547 billion defense funding addition was reported, with European allies urged to share burdens.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Khrushchev
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House
Kennedy
Senate Appropriations
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Appropriations
Aachine Sais Sethe Sokte
Robert Ss. Jamara
Jenn Ee
Britain
France
West Germany
Allen J. Eillender
D-La
John Stennis
D-Miss
United States
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Sen
Francis Case
R-S.d
Case
Fishing Good in Shenandoah Forks Says Observer
Mrs. Mark Macintosh reported good fishing in both forks of the Shenandoah and described brass found near Front Royal as part of local folklore. She noted .18 inch of rain fell this morning. A violent incident at 502 North Loudoun Street left Mrs. William Fox dead, struck by a mop handle. Photographer Charlie Tait returned from Scandinavia with about 800 pictures for an all day shoot.
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Shenandoah
Mark Macintosh
Front Royal
William Fox
N. Loudoun St
Evening Star
Charlie Tait
Scandinavia
Gregory Named Chest President At Winchester Meeting
Dr. Warren C. Gregory was elected president of the Winchester-Frederick County Community Chest at its annual meeting held last night at the George Washington Hotel. Retiring president Marvin E. Gore Jr. presided as reports were presented and 1961 fund drive discussed.
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Warren C. Gregory
Winchester-Frederick County
W. C. Beatty
Gregory
Rev Jos iah Andrew Elected President of County Ministers
Middletown lev Gabriel The Rev Jos iah Andrew pastor of the Methodist Charge has been elected president of the Frederick County Ministerial Association. Vice president is the Rev A J Moreau of the Presbyterian Group Churches and the Rev Lennart Pearson of Opequon Memorial Presbyterian serves as secretary. The association seeks closer cooperation with the Winchester Ministerial Association.
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Middletown
Josiah Andrew
Frederick County
A. J. Moreau
Presbyterian Group Churches
Lennart Pearson
Opequon Memorial
Rean N
Winchester Ministerial Association
Kennedy receives kind note from Burke on Navy promotion
A large manila envelope addressed to Lt. John F. Kennedy USNR carried a consoling personal note from Adm. Arleigh Burke, then chief of Naval Operations, assuring Kennedy not to be disappointed by a promotion denial amid heavy attrition. Burke urged that failure of selection is not a disgrace and notes Kennedy’s future potential.
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White House
John. F. Kennedy
USNR
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Kennedy
Navy
Burke
John F. Kennedy
Melody Cooley Testifies at Father's Trial
Melody Cooley, 14, testifies under cross examination that her father Spade Cooley beat and killed Ella Mae Cooley. She describes witnessing the death scene and identifies the left foot as the stomped location. The lawyer pressed for details but the witness maintained she saw the events.
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Melody Cooley
Father
Bakersfield
Calif
Spade Cooley
Melody
P. Basil Lams
Cooley
Ella Mae
Willow Springs Ranch
Lambros
Public Utilities Groups Plan Joint Meeting Here
The Public Utilities Association of the Virginians plans a two day joint meeting at the George Washington Hotel with about 60 bankers from Virginia and West Virginia. The event features panels on industrial development financing and the banks' community roles with speakers from Virginia Industrial Development Corporation Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Monongahela Power Co.
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Public Utilities
Public Utilities Association of the Virginians
George Washington Hotel
Virginia Industrial Development Corporation
West Virginia Department of Commerce
Virginia
West Virginia
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Eric Summers
PUAV
Monongahela Power Co
Jack Marsh
Strasburg
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valle National
Marsh
Brown
Bishop
Ward
W. C. Rigsby
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Philip O’connell
Potomac Edison Co
Association
Rigsby
United States and Soviet Union suspend disarmament talks
Moscow bulletin reports that the United States and the Soviet Union halted consul tations on disarmament but stated talks would resume at a later, unspecified date.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba Envoy Prisoner Group Split Over Return to Jail
Two of Fidel Castro’s ten prisoner envoys refused to return to Cuba’s jails. A spokesman named Gustavo Garcia Montes said they tried to persuade the envoys after learning of their decision yesterday while a public statement followed.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Gustavo Garcia Montes
Castro
Plans Unveiled For Face Lifting Of Va. Capitol
Richmond AP plans for a interior renovation of Virginia's historic Capitol aim to ease cramped offices without major exterior changes. The State Art Commission approved the project, with E Blackburn Moore and Fred G Pollard outlining upgrades including wider corridors, new stairways, an extra elevator, moving the Appropriations Committee room, adding rooms on the fourth floor, rewiring and reroofing, and removing nonessential exterior features.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Art Commission
E. Blackburn Moore
Del
Fred G. Pollard
House Senate
Thomas Jefferson
France
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Cuba accuses U.S. of plotting armed invasion
Cuba says in a note to the United Nations that the United States plans military aggression over the hijacked Eastern Air Lines plane. Havana cites U.S. actions and calls for Security Council action while linking prisoner issues and tractor negotiations to the broader crisis.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
United Nations
Foreign Ministry
United Ea
Eastern Air Lines
Miami-to- Tampa
Security Council
Osvaldo Corticos
Fidlel Castro
Luis
Morse
Castro
Miami
Pico
Collazo
Council
U.S
Dean Rusk
France defies UN over Tunisia Bizerte crisis stand off
France rejects UN intervention in Tunisia dispute as Security Council nears a vote on the Bizerte crisis. Dag Hammarskjold cites evidence France violated the cease fire and operated on Tunisian soil. The United States seeks direct negotiations, while Soviet and U S delegates trade sharp rhetoric.
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A. I. Goldberg
United Nations
N. Y
France
U. N
Tunisia
Security Council
Bizerte
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
Council
U. S
Adlai E. Oe
Eal Gan Adi Gaulle
de Gaulle
Berlin
Paris
Hhe U.N
Armand Berard
Berard
Pierre Millet
United Arab Republic
Liberia
Ceylon
U.S
Charles Yost
Platon D. Morozov
Winchester Days sales boosted by rain and prizes awarded
Rain eased for the Winchester Days sales event sponsored by the Winchester Retail Merchants Association. Five area residents won $100 each, while the top prize of $1,000 and additional $100 awards were to be presented in Frederick this evening as the event runs to 5 p.m. today. Winners included William F. Wisecarver, Mrs. Mildred Bee, Otis Andrews, Marvin Bucher, and others. the association noted Thursday and Friday sales topped last year’s first two days.
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Robert Pizzano
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Frederick
William F. Wisecarver
Berryville
Mildred Bee
N. Loudoun St
W. A
Morgan St
Otis Andrews
Rt. 1
Middletown
Marvin Bucher
Glaize Ave
Russell Brannon
Hayfield
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Stewart Bell, Jr
Robert F. Manuel
H. P. Maccubbin
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del Sewell
David Simpson
Thomas V. Monahan
James D. Shockey
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Forrest Jones
Children’s Home Society
Henry Whiting
William G. Way
Negro Day Nursery
Herman Byrd
George D. Jackson
Northwestern Guidance Center
Clarence Hill
Bruce P. Gray
Boy Scouts
Robert Weller
H.T. Goode
Salvation Army
Charles A. Jr
George P. Duane
USC
Elvis $. Wams
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W. H. Himelright
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Cool
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Mass
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Chen Cheng
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W. Va
Bulletin
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Ha- Sane
Monay
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Reynaldo Pico
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