Eight Arrested in Loudoun Numbers Operation Raid
IRS agents raided Evergreen Farm, a 400 acre site near Leesburg, arresting eight men tied to a large Virginia numbers operation. The leaders were Othello Washington, 50, and Charles Geechie Anderson, 48, both of Washington, with more than $10,000 cash found plus slips, adding machines, records, a rifle and a shotgun.
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Leesburg
Loudoun County
Internal Revenue Service
Virginia
Here
John R. Murphy
Alan McBride
IRS
Richmond
Othello Washington
Washington
Charles
Geechie) Anderson
Evergreen Farm
Murphy
Rae
Parade proceeds and odd sightings stir Winchester residents
Residents report a fateful Friday afternoon as visitors view the Grand Feature Parade from a front lawn owed by a Washington Street home. A marked car for Bob Porterfield ran empty while Dave McGolerick rode the parade route, eliciting local chatter amid court bell memories and a Denny's auction notice.
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Gra. A
A. i
Washington, St
Bob Porterfield
Dave McGolerick
Paving Work Begins At Local Airport
City airport on Bufflick Road undergoes a paving project approved by the Chamber of Commerce. Burkholder and Burkholder contract the pace with runway and taxiway work to start, aiming for completion by month end as pledges reach nearly 30 thousand dollars, with city support and plans for lighting and landscaping ahead.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commont Senda
Bufflick Road
Burkeeee and Burkholder
Chamber Board of Direectors
Chamber
E. R. Huntsberry, Jr
Burkholer
Eeso
Apple Capital Air Service, Inc
Warren Mullenax
Aviation and New Committee
J. E. McAboy
Conrad Follansbee
U S Negotiator Plans Return to Geneva Amid Nuclear Talks
U S negotiator will return to Geneva to continue exchanges with the Soviet delegation in hopes of opening a path to a treaty banning nuclear weapons testing. Arthur H Dean and Peth J McCloy reviewed the issue at the White House with Kennedy and top officials. no fixed deadline for talks was set.
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Kennedy
White House
Arthur H. Dean
Geneva
Peth J. McCloy
Dean
United States
Invasion Leader Artime Reported Captured
Radio Havana announced Capt. Manuel Artime, head of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, was captured in Cuba. The report said he fled to the United States seeking exile with funds from an agricultural cooperative and tied to Castro era security operations.
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Key West
Fla
Manuel Artime
Cuba
Radio Havana
Artime
Bay of Cochinos
United States
Fidel Castro
Res
Fulgencio ‘Tista
Castro
Atercian
Mexico City
Manzanillo
Ae Trae Reform Institute
Castro Ami
Blake Given 42 Years For Spying
George Blake a British government employee was sentenced to 42 years for spying for the Soviet Union over a decade. The lenient peace time record mirrors the severity of his betrayal with officials noting the damage to national security.
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Blake
London
George Blake
Soviet Union
Britain
Klaus Fuchs
Lord Parker
Reginald Manningham-Buller
Moscow
Manningham-Buller
Parker
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Ees c . Eg ; Ia
Brooklyn Corset Heist Ends With Seven Victims
Two men robbed seven women and two men in Brooklyn Tuesday night, seizing about 1150 dollars. Police report the holdup occurred at a corset shop, with the suspects forcing victims to cooperate before fleeing. An investigation is underway.
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New York
Brooklyn
Byrd Attacks Federal Aid Tied to Prince Edward Case
Senator Byrd assails federal aid linked to Prince Edward County Virginia school crisis. He criticizes the attorney general and warns federal court orders could strip a state's funding and control over schools, curricula and teachers. He cites a funding formula tied to state spending and warns of broader federal coercion.
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Byrd
Prince Edward
Frank E. Taylor Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Prince Edward County
United States
Virginia
Tee Ledebet
Seee
Virginia Federal District Court
Scattered Frost Forecast Again In Local Area
The weatherman warned of scattered frost again tonight though last night’s frost did not materialize. Springtime weather remains slow to start with a low around 44 at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory and a five day outlook showing temperatures about five degrees below normal with little day to day change.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Shepard’s Space Runback Is Delayed Again
Cape Canaveral NASA announced a 48 hour delay for Alan Shepard’s return to space due to a fueling tube issue. The mission features Shepard and John Glenn Jr. as backup, with weather concerns in Florida foreseen as the rainy season approaches.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Shepard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Weather Bureau
Florida
U. S
Navy
John H. Glenn, Jr
Earth
Stephens City Council Adopts Daylight Time
Stephens City adopts daylight time with unanimous vote. Town clerk Pauline Outright says offices opened at 8 a.m. standard time this week and will observe daylight hours. Merchants welcomed the change as requests had come from the Post Office and local businesses, though Middletown Bank and Southern State branches may differ.
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Stephens City
Pauline’ Outright
Jonge
I Middletown Bank
South African police raid cities amid protests and strikes
Thousands of armed and plainclothes police swept through major South African cities and townships in one of the nation’s largest operations. The aim appeared to deter nationwide strikes tied to the non white majority as South Africa proclaimed its new republic. May 31. Police presence was heavy across the country with arrests unspecified.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Republic of
Blue Cross District
W. Boscawen St
Pri- Winchesterry Democratic Club
Fulbright Calls Cuban Invasion a Blunder
Sen J William Fulbright says the ill fated Cuban invasion was a blunder with blame shared by the White House and several agencies. He spoke after Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings with State Department and CIA officials and hinted at possible testimony of military advisers later.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
White House
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
GTA
Latin American Affairs Sn
Fullbright
Bern
Observers See Laos Cease-Fire Effort Amid Attacks
In Vientiane observers expect a cease-fire after the Pathet Lao ordered a halt to firing while a battalion reportedly attacked anti-communist forces in southern Laos. Rebel and government talks continued with calls to negotiate an armistice at Na Mon or Hin Keup near Nam Lik River.
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Vientiane, Laos
Westoe
Laos
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Sdes Lihe
Attac
Boun Oum
North Mar Nam
Kong
Kong le
Na Mon
Vang Vieng
Hin Keup
No-Man’s Land
Nam Lik
Pathe
Rous Meeting May 4 at 7 30 P M Ladies Night
Community notice invites attendees to a Rouss meeting on Thursday May 4 at 7 30 p m with ladies night entertainment and refreshments at Beaver's Rexall store listing sale items including Cara name hand lo 2 for 1 01 and discounts on rose bushes from 25 to 56 percent for shoppers.
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Beaver
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