Explosion Rips U S Tanker San Jacinto Off Virginia Coast
An explosion split the U S tanker San Jacinto off Portsmouth Virginia killing one crewman and leaving the stern and bow to drift in 5 to 10 foot seas. Harold J. Titus 40 of Pine City New York remained aboard the stern as others sought safety aboard the Mobile Pegasus.
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Portsmouth, Va
Virginia
Harold J. Titus
Pine City
N.Y
San Jacinto
Mobile Pegasus
M. Dotilla
Coast Guard
Portland
Maine
Houston
Tex
Fort Mercer
Pendleton
Cape Cod
Galveston
NAACP Calls Boycott Over Jacksonville Segregation
In Jacksonville Florida the NAACP leads a boycott against businesses enforcing racial restric tions amid a four day crisis. Leaders urge spending only where respect is shown as violence and vandalism ease with a biracial effort to restore peace.
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Jacksonville
Fla
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Rutledge Pearson
Wednesda Emer
Lester Phillips
Poli
Haydon Burns
Cold front to move in with showers and cool weekend
The forecast calls for a cold spell with showers today and a low around 27 to 32. Tomorrow’s high will reach the 40s as Saturday remains cool with fair skies. Purple martins return with notes on their annual arrival.
Area mayors to step down in re election shakeup
Two area mayors Archie Manuel of Middletown and Leland Brondstader of Berryville say they will not seek another term. Berryville councilmen and town recorder also retirements. Mayor Kephart of Boyce plans re election but expects others to follow. Manuel cites heavy school duties as James Wood High School athletic director. Brondstater completing seventh year as mayor after multiple two year terms. New York edition notes Lynda Bird Johnson and Warrie Lynn Smith on a three day spring break in New York with Broadway plans.
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Archie Manuel
Middletown
Leland Brondstader
Berryville
Lawrence Kephart
Boyce
Manuel
Ralph Snapp
Roy E. Potts, Jr
Joseph O. Cain
Kenneth C. Levi
Thomas G. Howell
Iun
Brondstater
Thomas Bishton
Boyceouncil
Linwood Lanhan
Charles Zombro
Charles R. Jenkins, Jr
J. G. Burch
Mae Lanham
New York
Lynda Bird
Warrie Lynn Smith
City Students Vacation, County Pupils Plod On
County schools cut spring and Easter break due to heavy snow and travel hazards. City schools shorten days and return Tuesday after final bell, while county remains in class both Easter days. Weather disrupted plans for the Apple Blossom Festival week ending April 24.
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Baltimore
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Winchester Rotary Hosts French Rotarians in Valley Luncheon
A group of 123 Rotarians and wives from France toured the Shenandoah Valley after arriving in Washington. They were welcomed at a Washington breakfast by U S State Department official Robert Read and French embassy counselor Gerard de la Villeburnne. Secretary J K Patterson coordinated the exchange program with visits to local communities before heading to Pittsburgh by car.
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Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
John O. Marsh, Jr
J. K. Patterson
Staunton
Rotary
Washington
Pittsburg
George Snarr, Jr
MacArthur Treated For Pneumonitis
Washington AP Army doctors found signs of moderate inflammation of pneumonitis at the base of General Douglas MacArthur's right lung and began antibiotics. The 84 year old commander remained in serious condition as Walter Reed issued the update. He had gallbladder surgery March 6 and later suffered a major internal bleed requiring a six hour operation.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Henry 8. Murphey
Murphey
Johnson
Japan
Philippines
China
South Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fulbright accused of promoting appeasement in foreign policy clash
Republican chairman William E. Miller charged Sen. J. W. Fulbright with appeasement, linking his call for Panama Canal revision and a softer Cuba stance to Neville Chamberlain. Fulbright urged the Johnson administration to face new realities, while White House aides called his ideas worthy of study but not administration policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William E. Miller
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Sen. Fulbright
Neville Chamberlain
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Miller
Fulbright
Chamberlain
Germany
Johnson
Free Nations
New York
White House
Panama
Soviet Union
Silver Dust for Paper Dollars Ends Cartwheel Era
The government stops exchanging silver dollars for paper money, selling one dollar packets of silver dust to the public from assay offices in New York and San Francisco. About 3 million cartwheel coins remain, mainly Morgan type from 1879 Carson City, with values higher than face. Congress may decide future disposition while Treasury notes a $1.7 billion silver stock lasting years.
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Washington
Douglas Dillon
Treasury
Congress
New York
San Francisco
Carson City
Nev
Dillon
State to raise pay for 3600 highway workers
Gov. Harra announced April 1 pay boosts for about 3,600 highway department mechanics, road machine operators and toll facility attendants. Increases total about $1 million annually, with 5 and 10 percent steps. Second step after six months to keep salaries competitive with private industry.
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Richmond
Hara
Highway Department
Harrison
Orchid Corsages and Bank Closures in Good Friday Notice
Sears Roebuck & Co offers Orchid Corsages at 1.98 dollars. Middletown State Bank and its Stephens City and Shawnee branches announce closure on Friday March 27 1964 for Good Friday with Saturday 9:00 a.m. reopen.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
Stephens City
Shawnee
Senate Votes to Take Up Civil Rights Bill on 17th Debate Day
The Senate, in a 67 to 17 roll call, breaks a stalemate since March 9 and moves to formal consideration of the House civil rights bill. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield's motion passed amid sharp Southern speeches, paving the way for a Judiciary Committee inquiry and further debate after Easter recess.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate Judiciary Committee
James QC
Eastland
D-Miss
Miei
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Soviet Offers Trading Favors to Poor Nations in Geneva
At the U N trade conference in Geneva Nikolai Patolichev proposed sweeping trade advantages for developing countries and help for their infant industries even if it reduces Soviet exports. The 122 nation meeting highlights pressure on rich and poor nations over global trade shares. The United States urged reforms requiring domestic effort alongside aid, drawing critical reactions from developing nations.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
U.N. Trade and Development
Nikolai S. Patolichev
U.S
George Ball
Patolichey
Weather Front Triggers Scattered Thunderstorms in Virginia
A strong cold front moving from the west was expected to bring scattered thunderstorms across Virginia. The system aimed to drop temperatures behind the line and affect areas from Richmond to northern counties, with forecasters warning of gusty winds and brief heavy rain.
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Richmond
Virginia
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War Memorial
Rotary Club
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Winchester Evening Star
MacArthur
Howard Johnson
Agrico
Green Chemical Co
Middletown State Bank
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