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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1961

Page

11

Gold Barometer Signals Nicer Dollar Amid Pound Storm

The gold flow has slowed and the dollar shows strength as gold holdings rise by 17.4 million in the week ending June 7, trimming the yearly outflow to 339 million. British pound weakness continues due to imports exceeding exports and reduced London funds inflows, despite past gold purchases by Britain.

New York U.S U.S. Treasury United States Great Britain Britain London Wall Street Eisenhower Kennedy

Soviet peace plan rejected by Western allies

Washington reports Secretary Rusk says the United States rejects Khrushchev’s immediate peace conference on Germany. The memo restates prior Soviet proposals and West Berlin would become a free city under East German control. Adenauer and Brandt urged no conference without German reunification.

Washington Dean Rusk United States Rusk U. S U.S Vienna Kennedy Khrushchev Germany Grmany West Berlin Berlin East Germany Hitler Konrad Adenauer Willy Brandt

Boy 14 Reports Baton Toss Led To Outage

Ventura California AP says Steve Hardina aged 14 announced quitting baton twirling after a high toss sent his baton into two 4 000 volt lines causing a 10 block blackout for an hour a grass fire and a radio station outage The teenager explained the stunt was meant to be circus like. Berlin AP mentions a continuation of the news sequence.

Ventura Calif Steve Hardina Steve

Floor Debate Over New Methodist College Near Norfolk

Virginia Methodists moved into day two of their meeting in Virginia Beach as a $1.75 million college proposal near Norfolk faced floor debate. The plan, backed by the Christian Higher Education group, would fund construction from a $7 million statewide drive benefiting Methodist institutions. Opposition cited potential impact on existing colleges and fear of centralized church control through a larger General Conference delegation.

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Voting tally shows 2022 for and 1453 against in final count

The latest results indicate 2022 votes in favor and 1453 opposed, finalizing the tally on the measure. A clear margin emerges as supporters claim approval while opponents raise concerns about implementation.

One Bullet Wounds Two in Hunting Mishap

A hunting accident near Cairns North Queensland wounded two youths. Frederick Moody age 17 was struck by a discharged rifle that was lying on the ground. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.

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