Leaders Move to Force Literacy Test Vote
Senate leaders plan a vote next week on the literacy test bill. The move to cut debate may fail to reach two thirds, risking pigeonholing the measure in committee. Supporters say tests bar Negroes from voting in the South. opponents call it a smoke screen.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Repub
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Spessard L. Holland
Dala
Remains of R Powell Page Laid to Rest in Clarke County
The funeral notice states the late R Powell Page was buried in Old Chapel Cemetery Clarke County by Rev Charles Moncure. Survived by husband John Henderson Farrar one son Capt John H Farrar Jr mother Mrs Nathaniel Burwell Page Bethesda two brothers Nathaniel Burwell Page Jr Bethesda and aunt Mrs Roland Mitchell Boyce with many Clarke County cousins.
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R. Powell Page
Old Chapel
Clarke County
Charles Moncure
John Henderson Farrar
Capt
John H. Farrar, Jr
Nathaniel Burwell Page
Bethesda
Nathaniel Burwell Page, Jr
Roland Mitchell
Boyce
President Says Health Plan Backed by Public
Speaker McCormack reported to Kennedy that public sentiment favors using medical care for the aged in Social Security. He cited strong support in Boston and Massachusetts and expected House approval before a White House meeting with the American Medical Association.
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Washington
Kennedy
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
White House
American Medical Association
McCormack
Boston
House
Pulpwood Dispute Triggers Picketing and Vandalism in West Virginia
Mineral and Hampshire counties in West Virginia face a pulpwood wage clash as a lumber association blocks a plant demanding price hikes from $16.50 to $18.00 per standard card and $15.00 for hardwood. The group seeks $2.50 to $3.00 more, while three trucks and one loader have been dynamited in the area. The association denies involvement in the bombings, with one blast reported at Lehew near Gore.
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Mineral
Hampshire County
W. Va
Lehew
Gore
Handley Students Invited to Attend Science Meeting
Two Handley High School science students earned invitations to the 21st Annual Virginia Junior Academy of Science meeting in Norfolk May 9 11. They presented abstracts to a VJAS committee led by Dr W W Scott of VPI.
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Handley
Handley High School
Virginia Junior Academy of Science
Norfolk
W. W. Scott
V.P.I
Stabbing Death Trial Opens in Dinwiddie
Army private Robert E Baldridge 21 of Santa Anna California goes on trial in Dinwiddie County Circuit Court for murder in the December stabbing death of Ervin Carlton Hockaday 35 a Dinwiddie County seventh grade teacher. The attack occurred near his home just off US 1 south of Petersburg. Baldridge was arrested nearby by a Virginia state trooper. No motive given.
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Robert E. Baldridge
Santa Anna
Calif
Ervin Carlton Hockaday
Dinwiddie County
Hockaday
Petersburg
Baldridge
Virginia
Viet Cong kill two U S soldiers after attack
Two US. soldiers were found badly wounded and later captured after a Viet Cong attack. Marchand and Gabriel were reportedly murdered for falling behind the marching column. Quinn and Groom were to be flown to Saigon later today, with newsmen barred from interviews.
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Gabriel
Quinn
Groom
Saigon
Tornado Toll Rises Across Midwest and South
A severe outbreak left at least eight dead and about 100 injured as tornadoes and severe storms struck Illinois Indiana Michigan Mississippi Missouri Kentucky Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee Alabama and Ohio. damage included homes power lines and a supermarket roof collapse with multiple fatalities and widespread property loss.
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McClerland Grade School
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Chanute Air Force Base
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Logansport
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Niles
Pinckney
Mich
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Tunica
Miss
Titov Sees Space for All as NYC Crowds Grow
Russian cosmonaut Gherman Titov complained of a lack of space in New York City due to crowds while noting future space capsule design will allow more room. He compared his ship to John Glenn Jr.’s and spoke during CBS Calendar. Titov and his wife Tamara will attend events in Washington.
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New York City
New York
Gherman S. Titov
Maj. Titov
CBS
Col
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Moscow
Tamara
Washington
Committee On Space Research
Earth
National Broadcasting Co
May Day in Peking and Moscow Showdowns
Red China reports three million participants in May Day parades in Peking and other cities. In Moscow Soviet leaders, including Khrushchev, attended a restrained Red Square ceremony with Malinovsky praising defense and pledges to defend the USSR. The nine minute parade featured tanks and rockets while a poetry recitation aired on television. A banner urged agricultural upsurge reflecting lagging farm output.
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Red China
Peking
Khrushchev
Lenin
Soviet Union
Moscow
Red Square
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
United States
Historical Museum
Floats list shows diverse Winchester division entries
The article lists many groups in Division III and IV, including Winchester Rotary Club ShoeCenter Inc and Shenandoah Apple Blossom Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom Purcellville Lions Club Romney Bicentennial Martinsburg Chamber of Commerce and others as part of a parade or event program.
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ShoeCenter, Inc
Winchester Exchange Club
U.S. Navy
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
B.P.O. Elks No
Tops Sign Co
Sho-Mo-Shun Auto Co
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Shenandoah County
Winchester Association of Matural Insurance Association
Hoppers Auto Club
TAC
American Finance Corp
Watermelon Park
Purcellville Lions Club
Romney
Stanley Lions Club
Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce
Vienna Lions Club
Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce
Town of Strasburg
Clarke County Lions Club
Staunton
Martinsburg Chamber of Commerce
Sharpsburg Association Young People
Maryland Farm
May 2 to 12 Farm and Household Auctions Listed
A sales directory lists multiple farm and household auctions across Clarke County Berryville Slanesville Hancock Martinsburg Winchester and nearby areas. Items include furniture household goods antiques cattle farm equipment and a Willys car with auctioneers N Va Auction Co Clifton Cooper Paul Wenger and others.
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Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole Auctioneers
Helen Kiefer
Revenue
Round Hill
N. Va
Elda Moris
Berryville
Clifton Cooper
W. D. Orndorff
Lillian Hott Kidwell
Slanesville
Martinsburg
Richard Clark
Hancock, Md
Thompson Township
Paul Wenger
W. H. Cochran
Albin
Willys Car
Charles R. Duvall
Weather Outlook With Cloudy Skies and Storms
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday ending over the west portion by Wednesday. Lows tonight range from 58 in the east to the 50s in the west, with warm humid conditions east and cooler readings west.
Rainfall totals and monthly averages compared for 1962
Rainfall data show 24 hour total none and May total none. 1962 year to date rainfall is 3.15 inches. Across the last 49 years average annual rainfall is 36.86 inches with monthly averages listed for January to December.
Lynchburg Contractor Wins Bid for Two Patient Buildings
A Lynchburg contractor, C. H. Lewis & Co., submitted the low bid of 728,600 for constructing two buildings at the Lynchburg Training School and Hospital to house 100 patients each. The bid received formal approval from the State Budget Office.
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Richmond
Lynchburg
Lynchburg Training School
State Budget Office
C. IL. Lewis & Co
Boy Drowns In Pond At City Dump
Hampton AP reports 12 year old James Hillard drowned after entering a pond at the city dump and failing to surface. His body was recovered. authorities investigated the incident and noted the drowning occurred in the pond area near the disposal site.
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Hampton
James Hilliard
Aoe
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