Clarke Tax Hike Approved by Berryville Board
Berryville officials approve a 50 cent overall Clarke property tax increase for $2.65 per $100 assessed value. Assessments set at about 20 percent of market value. last increase in 1956. Public hearing scheduled April 8 before adoption. Estimated county revenue rises to about $319,000 from the new levy, with expenditures around $721,432.
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Berryville
Enon
R. C. Carter
Teepelle Comms
Miss Allen
Carter
Chater
Red Cross campaign note from Millwood area observes strong turnout
W. B. Layton, age 70, batted .1000 for Red Cross in Millwood yesterday amid 32 contacts and 32 donations. A robin flock was seen at Rock Hill Farm in Clarke County home of Gen. Jeil Kimball. Bomb disposal squad specialists from Ft. Myer were in Winchester teaching officers. 15 attended. Weekend events include a Clothes Closet drive on March 9 at Wender's Inc. and local sales and job ads from Hafer House and Pingley & Carper Cleaners.
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W. B. Layton
Red Cross
Millwood
Rock Hill Farm
Clarke County
Jeil Kimball
Winchester Yesterand
Ft. Myer
Wender’s Inc
Hafer House, Inc
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Lee Diary Preserved as Local Civil War Chronicle
Winchester Frederick County Historical Society heard Mr. Quarles describe Mrs. Hugh Holmes Lee kept a diary from March 4 1862 to November 17 1865 detailing Civil War events around Winchester and occupation. The original diary is owned by the society and a 891 page typescript copy exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
Hugh Holmes Lee
Winchester-Frederick County
Gaioak Maperintecen
GOP Challenged on Charge JFK Misled Public on Cuba
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield rebutted Republican claims that President Kennedy misled the public over Cuba and hid intelligence. He cited Arends' attack at a St Petersburg rally and defended Kennedy’s handling while noting reports of Soviet troop withdrawals from Cuba.
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Gop
JFK
Cuba
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Kennedy
Mansfield
Senate
Leslie C. Arends
R-Il
Arends
St. Petersburg
Fla
Soviet Union
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Everett M. Dirksen
Cuba accuses U S of preparing aggression against Cuba
Cuban officials allege U S actions threaten world peace and could spark thermonuclear war. Raul Roa sent a 4000 word letter to U Thant accusing U S government, congressmen, and Cuban exiles of provocation and plotting aggression.
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Havana
Raul Roa
U.N
U Thant
United States
Cuba
Thant
Roa
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuban Armed Forces Ministry
No New Leads In Double Toll Gate Murders
Officials report no new developments eight days after the double murder near Double Toll Gate. State police and Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph A. Massie Jr. pursue leads while FBI technicians analyze a fingerprint from the victims' home. Trooper L. A. Estep leads the investigation with Trooper H. F. Will assisting.
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Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
Massie
Front Royal Road
E. M. Snow
Waltine Naomi Hoover
FBI
H. Denis Hoover
L. A. Estep
H. F. Will
Spring floods from rains and melting snow lash the Potomac area
Two days of drizzle and melting snow pushed streams to bank full, closing roads and flooding areas from Springfield to Levels. The Potomac crested near Luke, Md at 5 a.m. and cooled to drop later, while the South Branch near Springfield neared flood stage at noon.
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Opequon Creek
Rt. 76
Old Charles Town Road
Potomac River
Shenandoah
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac
Romney
Springfield
W. Va
Patterson Creek
Ft. Ashby
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Luke
Cumberland
Harpers Ferry
Indiana
Wabash
White
Indianapolis
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Maine
Wyoming
Tax question challenges readers on aid funding
The lead editorial on Page 4 asks readers how long a $50 000 or $10 000 annual income would sustain federal income tax without deductions to fund the nation's foreign aid program. The piece invites reader engagement on budgeting and policy.
Many Guns and Russians Noted in Cuba Visit
Washington AP report by Knowlton Nash from Cuba notes widespread weaponry and presence of Russians. He describes hotel staff and militiamen with guns and observes young militia members armed, including a girl with a large rifle.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Cuba
CBC Magazine
Washington
Knowlton Nash
Milka Bees Aca
Russians Impress at the Havana Movie Night with Guns and Dress
The writer describes crowds of Russians and locals at a Cuban cinema with many carrying guns and couples dating. He notes Cubans mistaking everyone fair haired for Soviet, Chinese dressing well, scarce food, and a government sugar cane drive led by Ernesto Guevara who volunteered cutting cane in Camaguey Province.
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Roa
United States
Cuba
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Camaguey
Central Intelligence Agency
Armed Forces Ministry
Havana Harbor
Havana
Ernesto Guevara
Interview with El Commandante Guevara in Cuban cane fields
The interview with Che Guevara occurs beside a cane-cutting machine where he shows a pistol claiming twenty shots with five twenty-shot refills. Guards surround him with heavy weaponry while Cuban supporters praise gun culture and social projects. Opponents speak only away from monitors.
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el Commandante Guevara
Six States to Take Part in Festival Salute to Queen
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival unveils a new May 23 program titled A Salute to the Queen. Participating groups include Miami Edison High School Cadettes from Florida, Gettysburg College ROTC unit Super Sabres from Pennsylvania, Tom O Shanter unit from Somerset, Maryland entries, and more to join the celebration with music, dance, and drills.
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District of Columbia
Miami Edison High School Cadettes
Miami
Fla
Betty C. Graves
Pennsylvania
Air Force
Gettysburg College
Eric D. Fields
Tom O’shanters
Somerset
Mary Alice Reesman
Maryland
Middletown Mayor woos industries for growth
Middletown officials back efforts to attract business after a chain grocery requested an off sale liquor license near Interstate 81 and 66. Mayor Archie Manual urged welcoming developments while Clyde Strite of Northern Virginia Power Co outlined a development brochure. The council seeks sewer water lines and gas data to spur growth including a potential Lyric Theater summer stock site.
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Middletown
Archie Manual
Manual
Dleterra
Couker
Northern Virginia Power Co
Strite
Rockefeller Flags JFKs New Civil Rights Program
Albany governor Nelson Rockefeller criticizes President Kennedy's civil rights proposals as late and incomplete. He cites gaps with the Civil Rights Commission and accuses federal agencies of endorsing segregation through education and training programs. Rockefeller asserts Republicans push full civil rights goals while Democrats lag.
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Rockefeller
JFK
Albany, N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy
New York State
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Federal
Civil Rights Commission
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Attorney General
Congress
Deep South
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
South
Labor Department
Mississippi
Hundreds Free Rising Waters Of Ohio River
Floods from drenching rains and melting snows forced hundreds from homes across Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Pennsylvania. Ohio reports its worst flood in four years as the Ohio River nears bank full with widespread evacuations and isolated towns across multiple counties and states.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Sheriff to Bring Gordon Back Thursday
Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven and Deputy Merlian Marshall flew to Sacramento after noon for George W. Gordon who is held there after an indictment dated May 29, 1962. Gordon was arrested February 25 in Marysville by FBI agents and has waived extradition. officials expect his return to the jurisdiction by Thursday.
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Robert L. DeHaven
Merlian Marshall
Sacramento
Calif
George W. Gordon
Gordon
Marysville
FBI
DeHaven
Winchester Savings & Loan Insured Savings Offer
Insured savings at Winchester Savings & Loan offer a 44 percent dividend rate. Save by the 11th at the West Bosgawen Street branch in Boston.
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Winchester Savings & Loans
West Bosgawen Street
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Prion
Arthur Weiss
ASC
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Pea County
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Nan
Keating
US Wei
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Lyric Theater
Washington, D.C
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Associated Press
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McKinleyville
Moundsville
Louise
Wheeling Machine Products
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