30 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1963
Page
1
Emergency work in Skopje continues after a deadly quake and typhus fears. Officials report near 1000 dead with hundreds more believed buried as 150000 residents evacuate under government orders. US Air Force sergeant Harold R Stacy and his German wife among the recovered.
A Sunday School teacher from Bethel Lutheran in Winchester agreed to lead a men’s class but arrived at Grace Lutheran Church. He apologized later for teaching without the proper invitation, while Bethel officers sought reasons for the mix up and noted he would be more careful. A local fragment mentions a Friday vote gate and a $23.10 figure tied to Muaroe Vv.
The ICC is reviewing a $780,000 sale uniting Novick Transfer Co. and Hemingway New England to create a trucking chain from Maine to North Carolina with over 30 million in gross revenues. Hemingway seeks temporary operation of Novick while ICC investigates, with final approval potentially taking a year or more.
Officials plan improvements at the school and grounds including a fire wall with work possible soon. Harold Bageant named secretary and the committee noted no definite start date. Fire Prevention Week was set for October with events and a parade official praised. The next Executive Committee meeting is October 28 at Sarah Zane Hall.
In Frederick County the July 9 Democratic primary shows Sheriff Robert L DeHaven filed an expense report totaling 1016.50 with postage 235, stationery 278.50, radio time 33, travel and meals 125, and other costs 225. Other candidates lagged with August 8 deadlines.
U S officials say Rusk will carry Kennedy letter to Khrushchev, replying to Khrushchev's note after the Moscow test ban talks. No summit is planned, and Kennedy and Khrushchev are not pushing new steps to ease East West tensions.
President Kennedy urged congressional action on the administration tax cut bill. House Speaker John W. McCormack said the President stressed sending the bill to the House floor for debate and enactment at the earliest date. He hopes the Ways and Means Committee will forward the measure soon.
Senator Harry F. Byrd returned to Berryville from Washington after his wife became ill at their home Rosemont. Mrs Byrd was described as resting following the illness and medical care was being provided at the Virginia residence.
Clarke County officials and Roanoke Iron and Bridge Works representatives met in Berryville to review cost estimates and security improvements for the jail. State Jail Inspector Capt. Brent proposed two remodeling plans after four escapes in eight months. three inmates were recaptured, one remains at large.
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield said after a White House breakfast with President Kennedy that there are no gimmicks or side issues in the Moscow test ban treaty. He cited broad bipartisan support for ratification in both chambers and noted Harriman answered questions openly to committee members. Dirksen said he was not invited to Moscow and would not attend to avoid implying approval before understanding effects.
Report notes showers brightening some late corn and easing drought effects in parts of Frederick County Virginia yet many areas remain dry with crops burning. Gov. Albertis Sethene Jr seeks to let Frederick and 13 counties buy surplus feed grains at reduced prices. none of the plan’s steps are confirmed. Rainfall measured .51 inch past 25 hours at Winchester lab, July total 3.00 inches, year 19.81, temps around 87 degrees with more showers forecast and a warmer Thursday.
AP report notes three teenage girls Patricia Ann Ennis 16 Mable L Ennis 15 and Charlotte L Jencks 19 died in a house fire in Lorton. Five others escaped including the girls father William C Ennis brothers Vernon 22 Clarence 82 and his baby Cindy 8 months and Floyd Jencks. Fire officials cited an overloaded circuit as a possible cause.
In Korea, U S patrols with South Korean police killed four North Korean infiltrators amid a hunt after three U S soldiers were killed in two days near the DMZ. The clashes south of the Imjin River mark the deepest advance of the effort since the 1953 armistice.
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