County Board Keeps Tax Rate at 2.80 for Next Year
Frederick County supervisors voted unanimously to maintain the current tax rate of 2.80 per 100 of property value for the upcoming fiscal year. The rate allocates funds toward the school building program and county operating costs estimated at about 20 percent of assessed value. County Treasurer Harry McCann reported this year’s figures, and Bryan Brumback, board member, noted a favorable outlook. The budget will be published locally and a public hearing will follow for resident input. Additional actions included creating a county Civil Defense plan with Brumback as coordinator and director, approving a $200 donation for the county building and approving per-meeting stipends for commissioners, among other items.
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Harry McCann
Winchester County Public Health
Bryan O. Brumback
Ert
W. Hurl
Wright
Brumback
City Council Holds Regular March Meeting
The City Council will hold its regular March meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Council Chamber.
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Council Chamber of
GOP Leaders See Cuba Policy Shifts As War Party Label Avoided
Senator Kenneth B Keating of New York endorses firmer Cuba policies while urging restraint against a full blockade. Senate leaders report mixed reactions, with Dirksen receiving praise for a televised statement and McNamara criticized for past actions. Keating calls for backing government measures to end what he terms the Cuban menace.
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Kennedy
Kenneth B . ‘Keating
Rn.y
GOP
Cuba
Keating
Senate Otras
Jane
Dirksen
Ment
Robert S. McNamara
United States
McNamara
Strikes Disrupt French Railways Across the Nation
Paris reports two hour strikes by railway workers disrupt suburban and long line services. Commuters face limited trains and must use buses or private cars. The government stood firm on a 5.7 percent wage increase offer amid broader mine labor actions.
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Paris
France
West Virginia approves 155.8 million budget for education
West Virginia lawmakers passed a 155.8 million budget in Charleston ending the 1963 session. The plan adds 7.2 million for education including a 3.4 million salary raise for public school teachers and 22.3 million for two universities and nine colleges, funded within existing taxes.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Aece Ae
Edua
Wintry town film show draws crowd despite slush
Residents anticipate the final presentation tonight at 8 15 p m featuring Archer and Gile as a vocal folk program despite heavy snows and slushy roads. Mrs C A Loy notes a sign of good weather with over 100 wild ducks spotted near Mountain Falls.
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Mountain F. Falls
C. A. Loy
Wineea
Airliner Skids Into Snow Bank at Logan Airport
An Eastern aircraft with four crew and passengers slid on a slushy runway at Logan Airport and ended in a snow bank. No injuries reported. Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission chief inspector Frank Sweeney noted skid marks suggesting a normal landing followed by a leftward skid hitting runway lights and bending the right main landing gear. Continued on Page 2.
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Logan
Frank Sweeney
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission
Streams Surge Over Banks in Western Virginia
Western Virginia floods forced evacuations and road closures across the region. Beavers Creek in Bristol flooded low areas while homes and basements filled with water. Covington faced over 3 inches of rain and the Jackson River breached its banks. Virginia 18 closed as workers sandbagged industrial property.
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Carsie
Bristol
Wise County
Covington
Jackson
Bath County
Sunnymeade
Virginia 18
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
Handley High Bomb Scare Clears School Safe
A bomb scare at Handley High School caused a 2.5 hour evacuation of about 1400 students and staff after an unidentified male caller warned, There’s a bomb in the school. Police, fire inspectors, and volunteers searched the Handley building and found no device.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Handley High School
Archie Fry
Handley
Boyd
Fry
Mr. Fry
Garland R. Quarles
Handley Building
Front Royal Delays Curfew Action for 6 Months
Front Royal votes to delay adoption of a curfew ordinance for six months after more than 50 residents fill Town Hall to voice opinions. Mayor Blanton and the council tied on the delay. a study group will examine teen needs, with a cross-section of town residents, excluding council members, serving on the panel.
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Front Royal
W. Douglas Blanton
H. Douglas Hamner
Te Wing League of Municipalities
Hamner
Blanton
Royal
Snow and Fog Create Hazardous Travel Conditions
Heavy fog and seven inch snow threaten flooding as temperatures rise into the 60s. Snow melt worsens water risk after yesterday's winter storm snarling highways and causing numerous crashes. Traffic tieups and jackknifed trucks were reported while Frederick County schools dismissed early and conditions remained slushy.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Frederick County
Luttrell Seeks Reelection to Gainesboro Board as Independent
Paul Luttrell, Frederick County Board of Supervisors member from Gainesboro District, announces he will seek reelection as an Independent in November. He is the third incumbent to run, joining Charles E. Garber and a Shawnee District slate. Luttrell cites school and road interests and outlines his conservative record.
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Paul Leslie Luttrell
Frederick
Frederick County
GOP
B. C. Brumback
Opequon
Mr. Luttrell
Cross Junction
Heatvale Motor Co
Luttrell
Nellie Virginia Dailey
Robert Allen Luttrell
Thelma Mae
Wendell Phillips
Sunnyside
Evelyn
Donald Leight
Winchester
Paul
Floods follow twisters in Tennessee and nearby states
Widespread floods struck parts of Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi after a day of tornadoes that killed five people injured scores and caused heavy property damage. Seven missing near Parrottsville were later accounted for as roads flooded and towns faced impassable routes. In Cullman Alabama two women died when their homes collapsed and at least three observers reported torrential rains.
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Parrottsville
Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
East Tennessee
North Carolina Line
Cocke County
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Chattanooga
Knotile
Kingsport
Parrotsville
Jerry Coakley
Cullman County
Kentucky flood devastates southeast region of state
In Harlan and surrounding counties the worst flood in southeast Kentucky history forces thousands from homes with property damage in the millions. One coal train wreck and a drowning are reported as 3,000 flee Beaver Creek Floyd County and 1,800+ from Harlan amid 12 000 evacuated statewide.
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Harlan
Kentucky
Hogan Billiter
Pikeville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Riverside School
Breathitt County
Hazard
Beaver Creek
Floyd County
Prestonsburg
Floyd
Pike Counties
Big Sandy
Tucky River
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Ec Gorge Recorters
Commission
Sear
Obe Crer
Tornadoes
South
Vernon G. Rickard
Stephens City
Rt. 522
Richard Kibbler
Luray
Memorial
M. H. Moore
Western
Virginia
Pound
William N. Gochenour
Handley Switchboard
Paul Luttrell
Gainesboro
Cross Junc
Tion
Russellville
Ala
McMinnville
Cullman Area
Geraldine Bowen
Minnie Dunn
J. Frank Manderson
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
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