16 Mar 1963
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1963
Page
1
Washington officials warned that Brazilian Communist influence threatens governance and labor unions. Lawmakers urged denying aid until Brazil ousts leftists and proves aid will not advance trade with Russia.
A weather call notes rain tonight with possible snow in higher elevations. The Obe Gown Crier cites ebbing signs of robins and blooms as it mentions the Red Cross Blood Program and a spokesman promoting a blood matching campaign matching blood with pen- not clear due to garbled text.
Valley Ave business announces new stock at Winchester Seed Co with extended hours from 7:30 to 5:30.
Red Cross volunteers will canvass city and county tomorrow to raise funds toward an $18,000 goal for the Winchester Freder ick County Chapter. Local chairs include Mrs James L Schrader for the city and Tom Rosen berger for Fredericks County. Bank office on Cameron Street serves as headquarters. County clubs and Lions Clubs provide manpower. Campaign follows Red Cross Month activities.
A Navy R4D transport on final approach with one engine failed and skidded to a stop in a Millington residential area near Memphis. Thirty three crew and reservists aboard suffered only minor injuries and shaken nerves as the plane avoided homes by steering through a field amid thick fog.
The Soviet ship Admiral Nakhi mov sailed from Havana carrying up to 2000 Russian troops home. The 15286 ton vessel, part of a Cuba redeployment, follows earlier shippings as Washington tracked troop totals and Kennedy pledged to remove several thousand by mid March.
Virginia faces ongoing flood impact as White House reviews major disaster status for Southwest Virginia counties. SBA loans await approval while searches for missing college students continue along the James and Maury Rivers after two UR sophomores disappeared and a Washington and Lee student vanished. The Red Cross reports 1,200 affected families with 847 homes damaged or destroyed and 134 businesses harmed.
South Korea's ruling military junta bans all political activity and imposes sweeping restrictions on political agitation as Gen. Park seeks a referendum to extend rule for four more years. Park says measures are temporary and tied to the referendum outcome with voting due in about a month.
Twenty two of the required 38 states have ratified the anti poll tax constitutional amendment. Sen. Spessard L. Holland of Florida, tracking the tally, announced Washington and Vermont are the latest ratifiers. Holland led the measure approved by Congress last year to submit the amendment to the states.
A seven car train plunged into a landslide at the Hakusan Tunnel exit on the Hokuriku line northwest of Tokyo, crushing 26 houses and causing fires. Initial reports of casualties fluctuated but later indicated no deaths with nine minor injuries and most missing persons accounted for.
Boston AP report shows Melbourne Doucette Jr., 25, living 11 months with a kidney from an unknown deceased donor. He works from a Wakefield basement, undergoes daily hospital checkups, and remains the longest surviving recipient in America to date, following pioneers at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital where Marino Merrill oversees the early program.
Two teenagers Richard Price 18 and Jack Sikes 16 fled after an argument with a girlfriend driving through Solano County. Price killed CHP Officer H Sorenson 32 and Deputy Hale Humphrey 42 during a pursuit. The pair crashed and were wounded. Kempe 65 was shot in the groin at a gas station.
The State Department reported two Soviet recon planes flew over Alaska, violating U S air space. The U S protested to Moscow and demanded measures to prevent repetition. Defense officials said F 102 interceptors tracked the Russian craft for about 25 minutes over Kyim Bay region.
Eight people perish in Canada's worst highway fatality of the year after two cars collide head on near Drummondville Quebec. One vehicle flips into a field and catches fire. Five youths were trapped in the burning car while two women and a man were in the other vehicle.
In person application at Hodgson and Brown 41 West Boscawen Street for 25 percent discount on Gorham Strasbourg silver items offered through Pingley and Carper Cleaners.
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