Praise From Senators Caps Powers Story
Senate applause greeted Francis Gary Powers as he testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the U2 incident. Powers described the explosion and his descent, while CIA Director McCone said he would remain with the agency. He planned a quiet vacation and offered no news conference.
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Washington
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Senate Armed Services Committee
CIA
John A. McCone
Powers
McCone
Kennedy
Virginia
Virginia Senate Finance Committee Revisits 1.4 Billion Budget
Virginia Senate Finance Committee met to review the 1.4 billion budget bill and the income tax withholding plan. A nine member subcommittee met behind closed doors to find trimming options while full action remained uncertain. The House Privileges and Elections Committee prepared to address token redistricting proposals as both chambers watch each other.
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Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
House Privileges and Elections Committee
Senate
House
House Committee
Henrico
Fairfax
Southwest
Virginia
Senate P&e
Alexandria
Virginia Beach
Princess Anne
P&e
Town Crier reports snow and small town happenings
Obed Baldridge reports closed businesses and festival hours. Citizens note snow removal on Monmouth Street and a cardinal seen by the Johnsons at 604 South Cameron Street. A motorcyclist heads south on Route 11 with a suitcase amid wintry weather.
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S. Cameron St
Chincoteague hit by flood and hurricane force winds
A severe storm battered Chincoteague with tides five to six feet above normal and 50 mph winds. The island flooded. 1,000 residents were marooned as Coast Guard units evacuated them. Wallops Island missile site evacuated. Norfolk and Portsmouth flooded. power lines blown. boats and merchandise afloat.
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Rce
Coast Guard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Norfolk
Portsmouth
United States and EEC sign tariff reduction pact
The United States and the six-nation European Economic Community sealed a tariff pact in Geneva at GATT headquarters. U.S. Herman and EEC official Theodor Hijzen presided, with side agreements signed by all parties. The accord reportedly includes a 20 percent cut in industrial tariffs and some agricultural reductions.
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European Economic Community
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U.S
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EEC
Theodor C. Hijzen
West Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ike to Fly to Mexico on Fishing Trip
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower plans a Mexico fishing trip set for Thursday. The journey was delayed by the death of close friend W. Alton Jones, who perished in a jet crash near Idlewild Airport last week. Eisenhower returned to Palm Desert after attending Jones' funeral in New York.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mexico
W. Alton Jones
New York
Idlewild
Eisenhower
Jones
Violent winter storm batters East Coast with deadly impact
The storm leaves at least 20 dead and eight missing as it drives 84 mph winds and up to three feet of snow inland. Coastal towns from Virginia to New England flood and burn, with evacuations in Ocean City New Jersey and widespread transport disruptions across the New York area.
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Queens
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Dover
Del
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Coast Guard
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Maryland
North Carolina
Solar Observatory Satellite in Orbit
A solar observatory satellite named OSO was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Thor Delta rocket to study solar radiation and its effects on Earth and spaceflight. The 458 pound satellite entered orbit about 350 miles up at 17 000 mph. OSO aims to illuminate sun earth relations and chart a full 11 year sunspot cycle.
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OSO
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Firemen battle snow drifts to reach blaze at Smokey Stover Garage
Fire crews from Stephens City Shawnee and South End faced blocked streets as heavy snow delayed arrival at Smokey Stover's Garage Route 11 five miles south of town. A customer truck, damaged under the hood, was saved from total loss by a passing bulldozer driver who towed it clear. Damage limited to the truck. cause undetermined.
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Smokey Stover
Route 11
Stephens City
Merrimack to Virginia Trail Run in Hampton Roads
A rebuilt Federal ship Merrimack converted to the Confederate ironclad Virginia was prepared for a trial run in Hampton Roads Virginia. A skirmish near Winchester is noted in 100 years ago coverage.
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Merrimack
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Amateur forecaster links storm to distant volcanic eruption
Louis Rubin, a Richmond amateur weather predictor, claims yesterday’s violent snowstorm across the South was caused by atmospheric effects from a June eruption on Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. He published January predictions in Richmond papers and forecasts more unsettled weather for March 10 and 22.
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Richmond
South Atlantic
South
Louis Rubin
Tristan de Cuna
Africa
South America
Rubin
One Year Study Links Smoking to Various Death Causes
A Royal College of Surgeons committee released a 70 page report after two years of study. It found cigarette smoking likely drives the rise in worldwide lung cancer deaths and may raise risks of coronary heart disease in early middle age. It also suggests links to tuberculosis in elderly men and cancers of the mouth throat esophagus and bladder, plus peptic ulcers and chronic bronchitis.
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London
Britain
Royal College of Surgeons
Local Schools Will Be Closed Again Tomorrow
The Shenandoah Valley endures a record snowstorm with 30 inches nationwide. Winchester Frederick Clarke counties join in closures as towns report up to 40 inches in Front Royal and other areas. Highways blocked and electrical lines down, with thaw raising flood concerns.
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Northern Virginia Power Co
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Front Royal
Gainesboro
Berryville
Middletown-Stephens Ci
W. H
Middletown
Highway Department
Mail Delivery by Foot Carriers In Winchester
City postmen started on foot to deliver mail with no delivery yesterday for the first time. Superintendent Jonas Chamberlin said mounted routes await snow removal and limited service continues. Rural deliveries to begin once conditions permit. Local trucks will empty boxes at 1 pm and 5 pm after downtown boxes were cleared overnight.
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Jonas 0. Chamberlin, Jr
Valley Ave
Highway Post Office
Martinsburg
Washington
Chamberlin
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