Floods Leave Thousands Homeless Across Five States
Mud and floodwaters ravaged five states as rains receded. Thousands evacuated. six dead in West Virginia, four in Tennessee, two in Kentucky, two in Virginia, one in Alabama. Rescue efforts continue with river levels dropping and damage reaching millions. A canoeing couple remains missing on the Jackson River. other divers search for missing hikers as authorities assess road and bridge destruction.
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Tennessee
Kened
Virginia
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Sunrise Chamber Meetings Attract Members
The Chamber of Commerce Sunrise meetings remain popular with members. Secretary-manager C. G. Follansbee said the next session is set for March 27 at 7 15. Reservations can be made by calling 662 4119 as this is the third meeting in the series.
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America Runs Ahead of Russia in Polls
Washington AP The USIA survey shows West European opinion favors U S leadership and policy over the Soviet Union with record gains in Britain and West Germany and France wary of De Gaulle. Findings link U S prestige to handling of Cuba with forthcoming European opinion memo.
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Kennedy to Deliver Three Speeches in Costa Rica Visit
President Kennedy will give three public speeches during a three day visit to Costa Rica. The first address will be at the opening session of a conference in San Jose with presidents of six Central American republics. He will spend the weekend in Palm Beach before flying to San Jose Monday.
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China Keeps Firm Line Despite Proposed Soviet Meeting
In a formal reply to Khrushchev, the Chinese Communist Party repeats a hard line against the West and rejects peaceful coexistence. Mao’s group invites a Khrushchev visit to Peking or a Chinese delegation to Moscow, while Moscow signals no immediate plan to visit.
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Rep Clyde Doyle Dies in Sleep
Rep Clyde Doyle of California 23rd District dies in his Arlington Virginia home at 1 30 a m. He was 75 and serving as acting chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee. Doyle served nine terms and was a ranking member of the Armed Services Committee. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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Clyde Doyle
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
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American Legion
Arlington
California
Los Angeles County
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Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House Armed Services Committee
Long Beach
Congress
Richard Stanton
Rolling Hills
Calif
Brandsons
Clyde Doyle Jr
Flood Search Therapies Under Way in Virginia
Floods in western Virginia leave two dead and five thousand evacuated as search teams probe two swollen rivers for missing persons. A third body was found, while a slate dump explosion killed 79 year old Una Sturgill in Wise County. President Kennedy was asked to declare seven counties disaster areas.
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Lexington
W&l
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Appalachia
Wise County
Una Sturgill
Albertis St. Harrison Jr
License Tags On Sale Tomorrow In Winchester
Vehicle owners must buy state and city license tags by April 15. DMV office at 701 S Braddock St offers state tags and City Council Chamber handles city tags with various fees and forms requirements.
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Lewis H. Ebert
Orchard Ave
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Division of Motor Vehicles
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Richmond
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Commissioner of Revenue
House Passes Record Military Buying Bill
The House approved a $15.8 billion military procurement bill for 3,000 aircraft 60,000 missiles and 43 new naval vessels plus modernization of 35 ships in a 374 to 33 vote. A separate vote backed RS70 controversy 226 to 179.
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U S Denied Warships Fired on Soviet Trawler
The State Department rejected Moscow's claim that three American warships fired on a Soviet trawler last Friday. Six destroyers conducted gunnery exercises 70 miles east of Norfolk, with no surface ship within 12 miles and the nearest vessel unidentified.
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Ustinov Heads Council to Run Soviet Economy
MOSCOW AP Dimitry F. Ustinov, head of Soviet defense industry, will lead the Soviet Union's new Supreme National Economic Council. The council marks Khrushchev’s drive to centralize and streamline industrial and agricultural management across the economy.
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Negotiations Collapse on Work Rules
In Chicago AP report, railroads and five unions fail to resolve featherbedding terms after 90 minutes of talks. Union leaders say carriers walked out. management disputes claim. A Kennedy fact-finding board could delay any strike, risking 65,000 jobs and 600 million dollars in annual impact.
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GM Acquitted of Antitrust Charges
A federal judge in Los Angeles acquitted General Motors and 350 codefendants of antitrust charges ending a trial that began last December. The defense motion for direct acquittal followed the prosecution’s case, with the Justice Department alleging GM sought to control dealer pricing and restrict sales to discount dealers.
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Wanted Counter Girl For Pingley and Carper Cleaners
Help wanted advertisement seeks a counter girl to apply in person at Pingley and Carper Cleaners with job listing on page 28.
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