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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1961
Page
3
Shenandoah Valley Motel Association members met with state legislators to seek help on wage laws taxes ABC rules billboard restrictions and Middletown speed trap concerns. They urged action on funding methods and zoning while citing Stephens City reforms and urging moderation in local option liquor decisions.
Advertises pattern 4609 for Junior Miss sizes 9 11 18 15 17 and a 13 outfit with culottes and matching shirt. Includes yardage 4 yards 35 inch, color options, and mail order details to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept New York.
President Kennedy recounts his May 31 to June 5 diplomatic tour with Charles de Gaulle and Harold Macmillan. He says doubts were removed, channels of communication opened with Khrushchev, and United States support at home remains strong. Congress praised the unvarnished report as a step forward.
A jury awarded about 3400 to three plaintiffs in a derailment case against B and O Railroad Co from the Aug 10 1957 collision. Each plaintiff claimed repairs and damages to property and vehicle. Bond hearing on the verdict is set for July 24 in Corporation Court.
Two traffic deaths reported by state police raise Virginia highway toll to 297. Joseph Lee Payne, 77, of Falmouth, died in a single vehicle crash on the U S 1 by pass at Fredericksburg. Claude R. Gaither, 65, of Hopewell, died in a Richmond hospital from injuries from a June 1 one car crash on Virginia 617 in Chesterfield County.
The dome by Michelangelo rises about 435 feet above the altar in St Peter's Basilica. The altar is crowned by Bernini's 95 foot baldachin, a bronze canopy supported by four spiral columns.
Stephens City plans a referendum on a federal pollution control grant to finance a new sewer system. The council approved first and second readings for a $165,000 bonds ceiling to cover disposal plant costs and incidental expenses after grant subtraction. Louis Stelzl sworn in as council member replacing Stanley Bennett.
Three injured in auto mishaps yesterday. Two admitted to Memorial Hospital in good condition. Details scarce as officials reported truck overturns and collisions on Rt 50 near Winchester. Health Department staff attend Virginia Public Health Conference in Roanoke with 650 expected attendees.
Freeport Texas residents have drunk sea water since May 31 after learning processed salt water comes from the first U S salt water conversion plant. The plant built by the U S Office of Saline Water cost 1 5 million and can process one million gallons daily at about 1 per 1 000 gallons. Dow Chemical and Freeport share costs. Government aims to cut price to 50 cents per 1 000 gallons. Additional plants are planned at San Diego Roswell Webster Wrightsville Beach.
President Kennedy greeted 94 Tomah High School seniors and parents on the White House lawn in a return visit to honor a 15 month old pledge. The group, part of a prior Wisconsin campaign stop, watched his helicopter departure to Annapolis for the Naval Academy address.
Seventeen teen women and seven men died when a stone laden truck toppled into a river about 24 miles from Madras authorities reported. The accident occurred as the vehicle plunged into the water killing all aboard.
Scouts will visit landmarks including Lord Fairfax's Tomb Old Stone Presbyterian Church Sheridan's Headquarters Daniel Morgan's home and grave Ashby's grave and the Old Lutheran Church. Mayor Claude B. Smalts will welcome the visiting Scouts and their leaders. The Chamber of Commerce will provide informational materials for visitors.
Peru is richly endowed with metals including gold and silver as well as copper iron zinc and lead.
Noble Threewitt has led the trainers with 22 firsts last year and 28 firsts the year before at Hollywood Park, showcasing consistent top performance by the trainer in recent seasons.
Police in Jackson Mississippi awaited the first Freedom Fly-in as seven Freedom Riders were jailed for breach of peace after arriving by bus from New Orleans. The group aims to test airport terminal facilities for interstate travelers while CORE officials describe the action as challenging segregation.
HOLLYWOOD AP A jury of eleven women and one man ruled Gardner McKay is not the father of cocktail waitress Patrice Frantz's daughter Gabrielle in a paternity case filed in Los Angeles. Frantz may seek a new trial. The trial noted McKay admitted an January 1959 affair but denied intimacy within nine months of the birth.
Senators Javits Saltonstall and Holifield discuss aid and test ban prospects. Kennedy faces Khrushchev veto on inspections while promising support for West Berlin. Mansfield Humphrey and Fulbright warn of prolonged tension and grim times ahead.
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously rules a defendant can demand a separate trial when charged in a joint felony indictment. The ruling relates to Wilson Zirk of Old Fields and four others tied to a Moorefield area killing last year. The Hardy County Circuit Court had ordered joint trials pending the petitions.
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