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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1961

Page

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African Asian Bloc Divided On U.N. Session

The 46 Asian African members of the United Nations show split views on a special August session to address the French Tunisian Bizerte base dispute. Liberia urged a session, but many Asia and Africa nations were hesitant. A closed door meeting was held amid uncertainty.

A. I. Goldberg United Nations N.Y Bizerte Asia Africa Liberia France Tunisia Mediterranean Turkey Japan Philippines Yugoslavia Cuba Assembly Frederick H. Boland Dublin New York Nathan Barnes Special Assembly Security Council Sahara Tunis Dag Hammarskjold Habib Bourguiba Council Bourguiba United States Berlin

Haysi Flood Five Feet Deep in Main Street

Heavy rains pushed streams over banks flooding Haysi Virginia main street to five feet forcing evacuation of about 100 families in town and surrounding area. No casualties reported. Police Chief said Prater Creek and Lick Creek overflowed with damage feared to exceed 1957 flood. Debris filled streets. two houses reportedly washed away. Virginia 83 and 80 blocked in several areas west toward Honaker.

Haysi Virginia Caney Farmer Jr Prater Creek Lick Creek Sogne A Psarmer Dickenson Farmer Prater Virginia 83 Honaker Kentucky Bristol

Gown Blooming Early Near Gross Junction and Fire Hall Auction

Mrs Eugene Newlin of Gross Junction reports the Goldenrod in full bloom in fields near her area, unusual for September. A Norfolk tagged sailor arrived in town heading west with his boat. Shawnee Fire Department grossed 1700 dollars at its annual party and auction held at the fire hall. Weather forecast calls for another scorching day with showers tonight and hot conditions tomorrow.

Eugene Newlin Gross Junction

Winchester Days awards handed to Mrs Reed for top sales

Mrs. John Reed of 109 Oates Ave. receives 1000 silver dollars as top prize from the Winchester Retail Merchants Association for Winchester Days sales. Other earners include Grace Ramirez Roy F. Price Jamey Troup Helen Ridgeway and Ruby Shipe each receiving 100. AMA president Robert Pizzano notes this promotion topped prior efforts.

John Reed Oates Ave Winchester Retail Merchants Association Winchester Days

Soviet Ideals Spark Mixed Western Reaction

London dispatch reports mixed Western European reactions to the Soviet Communist party 20 year plan. Skepticism about utopian promises contrasts with hope for peace and a no war stance. Analysts note Khrushchev may avoid war to protect goals while Sweden and Belgium view the plan as political maneuvering.

Anthony White London Soviet Communist Party Soviet Union Europe Britain Khrushchev

Kennedy Proposes Over 10 Billion in New Federal Spending

President Kennedy in six months proposes added spending authority totaling 10.4 billion dollars with 6.51 billion to be used in fiscal 1962 and the rest spread over subsequent years. Officials project a fiscal 1963 budget near 90 billion while deficits loom though the administration aims for balance. Critics doubt feasibility, noting the Berlin build up and tax rise possibilities as part of fiscal discipline efforts.

Washington Kennedy Congress Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon Berlin

Hep Noble cancels Beaulieu jazz festival at abbey ruins

Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, famed for the event, scraps the annual jazz festival citing crowd trouble and village ruin risk. He notes riots and drunkenness, despite guards and police, and says he will not relocate the event.

Beaulieu England Montagu of Montagu Cambridge University

Car Chased By Police Hits Pole At Intersections

A car chased by State Troopers crashed at the intersection of Routes 50 and 522 east of Winchester injuring two men. One occupant fled. authorities search for him. Cassidy and Richardson admitted hitchhiking. both are in hospitals with injuries. The car was a total loss. A second two car crash on Route 761 caused 500 dollars in damages. No injuries reported in a third single car on Route 522.

Winchester L. M. Bauserman Garber L. P. Coverstone Coverstone Lee-Jackson Mullins Richardson Cassidy Shawnee Volunteer Fire Co Rt. 761 Pontiac Franklin Delano Bryant Waxahachie Tex Thelbert Gratton Mauck Rt. 1 Berryville Chevrolet L. A. Estep Barbara Ann Bickle Altoona Melvin McIntyre

McCloy Reports To President on Talks With Khrushchev

John J. McCloy will report to President Kennedy tonight on his talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev about disarmament and the Berlin crisis. McCloy flew from Moscow after delivering a message to Kennedy and will brief Secretary of State Rusk and the President on his discussions.

Washington John J. McCloy Kennedy Khrushchev Berlin White House Pierre Salinger McCloy Dean Rusk Moscow U.S Rusk Hyannis Port Mass Salinger Black Sea

Chicago Wade-in Ends Quietly at Rainbow Beach

The fourth Sunday wade-in on Rainbow Beach Chicago’s South Side unfolded without incident. About 65 Black and white demonstrators joined 200 police in cordons as 30,000 bathers visited the three-block lakeside stretch on a hot afternoon.

Chicago Wade Rainbow Lake Michigan

Britain seeks membership in the European Common Market

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan announced Britain would apply to join the six nation bloc, noting entry depends on negotiations and protecting Commonwealth interests. He warned negotiations will be detailed and protracted with no guaranteed success, and any agreement requires House approval after Commonwealth consultation.

London Harold Macmillan Britain House of Commons Macmillan Rome France Italy West Germany Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg New Zealand

West Berlin Garrisons Hold Elert Exercise Across City

West Berlin garrisons and Allied missions conducted a routine air alert exercise. About 2,000 refugees from Communist East Germany entered West Berlin in one day, a new daily record since June 1953. In Cleveland Ohio, William J Corrigan a prominent labor lawyer and defense counsel in the Sheppard murder trial died at 75.

West Berlin East Germany Cleveland, Ohio William J. Corrigan Cleveland Sam Sheppard

Memory of Ghastly Accident Still Haunts Lone Survivor

NEWPORT Kentucky AP Hexie Maxie a former coal miner recalls the mountaintop crash seven years ago when a 13 year old car carried 12 people including his wife and three children only he survived the fiery wreck atop Pine Mountain near Whitesburg The NC S called it the worst auto accident in its history He left mining for restaurant work and wanders seeking peace as he awaits a return home after years of travel and recovery

Newport Hexie Maxie Kentucky Cumberland Chain Maxie National Safety Council Thomas Brown Brown Pine Mountain Whitesburg Nowport

Kennedy Returns to White House as Global Tensions Mount

President Kennedy, after a Cape Cod family weekend, returns to Washington to tackle Red China and Geneva disarmament talks. He meets with Nationalist China emissaries and McCloy, then spends a day on Natucket Sound with family including daughter Caroline, wife Jacqueline, and brothers aboard boats.

Washington Cape Cod Kennedy China Geneva Andrews Air Force Base Maryland White House China Cheng Red China Outer Mongolia United Nations Joe John J. McCloy Moscow McCloy Khrushchev Kim Caro Kennedy Jacqueline St. Francis Marlin Nattucket Sound Robert F Ethel We Ne Ae Ambata Sader

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