Kennedy Faces Red World Beyond Berlin Wall
President Kennedy stood before the Berlin Wall as cheering West Berliners watched. Communist guards blocked a small crowd as Kennedy gazed into the Communist side amid tension of the Cold War visit.
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Kennedy
Red
Berlin Wall
Berlin
Red Wall
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den ‘Linden
East Berlin
Khrushchev
Checkpoint Charlie
East
Anxious Minutes as Drum Bursts on Truck Load
A truck carrying phosphorous tetrachloroide drums ruptured a drum at Smith Transfer Co terminal on Valley Ave. Fire crews contained liquid spray and fumes while consulting a chemist in Nitro West Virginia. The incident delayed the load en route to New Jersey and prompted a second fire call near Virginia Fruit Market.
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Winchester
Smith Transfer Co
Valley Ave
Bernard Groves
New Jersey
Friendship
South End
Virginia
Groves
Charles Riffey
Strasburg
Sarah Zane and
Reuss
Gown Crier reports new Handley Library record set
Handley Library enthusiasts checked out 540 books in one day, surpassing the 459 mark set on March 16, 1931. GARNETT Hershman found a balloon card inviting attendance at Ashland Balloon Festival in Ashland Ohio with a $50 prize for farthest tag and $25 for mailing in from farthest distance. Mayor Kephart asked for a Norfolk and Western stop to show residents the historic train.
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Handley Library
Garnett Hershman
American Brake Shoe Co
Ashland
Ohio
Mr. Hershman
Peggy Liston
Pleasant School
Boyce
Lawrence Kephart
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Cost of Living Steady in May for Second Month
AP reports May consumer price index held at 106.2 with the 1957 59 base at 100. Deputy Commissioner Robert J. Myers says prices are 1 percent higher than a year ago and predicts a June rise in foods fruits sugar used cars and medical services.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Robert J. Myers
Bureau
Myers
Khrushchev Visit to East Berlin Sparks Cold War Flashpoint
Khrushchev plans seventh visit to East Berlin timed with Walter Ulbricht birthday as East Germans urge red flag displays. West Berlin and West Germany watch for signs of a peace treaty move that could threaten Western access and spark a Berlin crisis, though diplomats see no final stake on Berlin.
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Khrushchev
Berlin
Belgian Military Transport Plane Crashes in Germany
A Belgian military transport plane on a training flight over the Senne lager grounds near Detmold, Germany, burst into flames and crashed killing 38 aboard. Nine paratroopers escaped by jumping before the explosion and fire. the wreck burned for hours as rescuers recovered victims.
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Detmold
Germany
Sennelager
Front Royal Rt. 522 Project Bid Dates Set
Town Manager H. D Hamner Jr told council that the Rt. 522 project will be advertised July 3 with bids due August 14. The contract should be awarded on or about August 22 and construction to begin shortly after.
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Front Royal
H. D Hamner, Jr
Highway Department
Young GOP Meet Funnels Rally Behind Goldwater
In San Francisco the Young Republicans press a civil rights stance at the 13th biennial convention as a mass rally backing Barry Goldwater for president. About 1,000 registered with Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield to speak. Andrew Hunter predicts civil rights remarks will stir controversy.
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San Francisco
APM
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Andrew Hunter
Massachusetts
Resolutions Committee
Cuba
Laos
Bob Cohen
New Hampshire
Young Republican National Federation
Kennedy
Homes Case Goes To 12-Man Jury In Circuit Court
A Berryville crowd greeted the Civil War era locomotive The General on a Valley tour en route to Gettysburg. The 60 passenger coach filled as the engine arrived at 9 o clock with nearly 500 spectators and memories from old-timers and youngsters alike.
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Clarke
General
Berryville
Norfolk and Western Railway
L. W. Campbell
Homes
Big Shanty
Gettysburg
Railroad
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Kennedy urges Congress to approve civil rights program
Atty General Robert F Kennedy appeals to Congress to pass the civil rights bill, arguing federal action is needed after executive moves. He emphasizes the importance of ending racial discrimination in public accommodations such as restaurants, hotels, and stores and warns of broader economic harm from discrimination.
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Congress
Washington
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
House
Swedish Spy Scandal May Bar Khrushchev Visit
Swedish officials announced the arrest of Col. Stig Erik Wennerstrom a 57 year old air force officer and former attache in Washington for 15 years on charges of selling military secrets to the Soviet Union. He admitted passing NATO and other secrets prompting expulsion of two Soviet contacts and fueling calls to cancel Premier Khrushchev's planned visit.
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Charlie
Brandenburg Gate
Hitler
Kennedy
East Berlin
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Konrad Adenauer
Stockholm
Sweden
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Washington
Stig Erik Wennerstrom
United States
France
Wennerstrom
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Paris
State Department
Moscow
Kennedy Homestead Transformed Before Kennedy Visit
In Dunganstown Ireland a barnyard at Mrs. Ryan’s Kennedy homestead has been paved with concrete and a porch and tiled toilet added. The changes prompt blame games between Irish authorities and Americans as President Kennedy visits Thursday. The site also features a storage hut where Patrick Kennedy once lived. Mary Ryan, a Kennedy cousin, vows a simple Irish welcome with tea and soda bread.
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Hugh Mulligan
Dunganstown
Ireland
Kennedy
Ryan
John
Patrick Kennedy
United States
Mary Ryan
Final arguments wrap murder trial of Humes in Peoria
A 12 man Circuit Court jury heard two hours of final arguments in the murder case of Gary LeRoy Humes, charged with killing 42 year old Forrest Hubbard in Arlington. Commonwealth’s Attorney Massie argued premeditated murder while defense counsel McKee and White challenged prosecution credibility and noted defense access to documents. The judge read 19 instructions on murder and manslaughter as testimony wrapped.
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Peoria
Ill
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
Gary Leroy Humes
Forrest Walker Hubbard
Arlington
Joseph White
Himes
Gieacuiia
Humes
Elliott Marshall
J. E. Hall
Virginia State Police
Leftists Attack Peace Corps Volunteer in Cuenca
In Cuenca Ecuador an American Peace Corps volunteer David Porter Nelson was attacked by leftists shouting anti US slogans. Police halted the fight but could not catch any attackers and reports on Nelsons injuries were not clear.
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Quito
Ecuador
Cuba
Peace Corps
Cuenca
David Porter Nelson
Hat Sale Continues Through Saturday At Hodgson Shop
Summer hats discounted at Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop with many under a drastic price cut except white. Includes Apples Peaches Cherries from Packing house on Wyck Street. Hay Day promotion by Nelson Carpenter Farm. see back page.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Wyck
H. W. Butler & Bros., Inc
Nelson Carpenter Farm
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