31 Mar 1964
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1964
Page
1
The Winchester Memorial Hospital adds a five story, 130 bed wing in a $3.45 million project, with final completion targeted for July 27. Renovations shift pediatrics, X ray and therapy spaces, and a new psychiatry unit along with a chapel and dining facilities.
Chief J Thomas Boyd says no parking on the west side of Lou doun Street from Peyton to Cork tonight with meters bagged at 4 p m Official cars get space on the north side of Piccadilly from Kent to Cameron across from the George Washington Hotel meters bagged at 3 p m Dress warm as a chilly evening with light snow possible Tomorrow morning forecast lows in the 20s Partly cloudy highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s Slight warming expected Thursday
General Douglas MacArthur’s condition stayed critical with intermittent esophageal bleeding improved slightly. Doctors report heart function and vital signs stable while a possible stomach ulcer remains unconfirmed amid his recent series of major surgeries.
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson told Texas Woman's University students this is a good time to be a woman with unlimited opportunities and many roads to take She received an honorary doctor of laws degree and urged women to use their abilities to help their country find peace and collaborate.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev is welcomed in Budapest for talks with Hungarian leaders amid a looming clash with Beijing over China policy. Janos Kadar signals unity with Moscow as Hungarian Communists pledge support in any split with Peking. Khrushchev to address Hungary on two major policy topics during the visit tied to Nazi era liberation and broader East bloc strategy.
Alaskan Civil Defense reports 178 dead or presumed dead after the Friday quake and tsunamis. Kodiak Island bears the heaviest toll with 22 dead and 50 presumed dead, while Fairbanks towns fear big losses. New aftershocks and airlift efforts continue as crews assess widespread damage.
Damascus dispatch reports King Saud of Saudi Arabia has been deprived of all powers. Crown Prince Faisal proclaims regent and ruler, delegating the monarch's administrative and judicial authority to himself after a royal decree. Saud remains king in title, medicine-driven withdrawal expected, while 12 Moslem leaders declare him unfit to govern.
President Joao Goulart warned opponents in a national address that his reform program will not change. He accused foreign money of financing anti government campaigns and criticized a Catholic campaign opposing communism as political manipulation. The unrest comes amid inflation and corporate influence concerns.
Two area servicemen were reported safe after the Good Friday Alaska earthquake. Glen Gary Rhodes of Greenwall Avenue was unharmed, via telegram relayed through the Winchester Frederick Red Cross Chapter. Rhodes serves at Fort Richardson near Anchorage. his aunt Mrs Wilda Hershman received the notice, while Seattle headquarters handled the messages.
In Richmond AP union and company negotiators met with a federal mediator to avert a midnight strike by 2,400 Virginia Electric and Power Co. workers. Gov. Albertis Harris on the seizure power under state law if public interest is imperiled. Talks collapsed and a union spokesman warned of a walkout. Local Vepco unions in Richmond Norfolk Newport News Harrisonburg Covington South Boston Charlottesville and Alexandria are affected.
The Somali Embassy in Rome cites unofficial reports from Mogadishu that Ethiopian planes bombed Hargeisa twice today. An official notes six planes in one raid and fewer in the other with no confirmed casualties. The clashes along the border since earlier this year mark the first beyond-border hostilities reported.
Richmond reports average temperatures 20 degrees below normal as a near term low pressure system from the Great Lakes regions brings potential clouds and light snow tonight.
Savings insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation at a 4 1/4 percent rate appear amid notices for Winchester Savings and Loan at corner Boscawen and Washington.
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