Conference opening postponed over Laos representation
Britain and the Soviet Union failed to settle which delegation would represent Laos at the Laos talks, delaying the 14 nation conference. The United States demanded a decision before sitting at the table, while a cease fire in Laos was acknowledged by the truce commission.
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Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
Laos
Cochairmen
United States
Truce Commission
Lord Home
Andrei A. Gromyko
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
U.S
Dean Rusk
Maurice Couve de Murville
Rusk
Gromyko
Cochairman
India
Canada
Poland
Khrushchev Sees Peaceful Red Victory in Moscow Rally
Soviet Premier Khrushchev declared at a Communist rally in Tbilisi that Marxism Leninism will prevail over capitalism through peaceful competition. He stated the victory would be peaceful and rejected achieving it by force. He noted Yuri Gagarin's space flight did not prove American superiority.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Tbilisi
Tiflis
Yuri Gagarin
Globe
Autographed Kennedy photo brings pride to nine year old
Ronnie Manuel, a Gainesboro School ninth grader, sent a letter to President Kennedy and received an autographed picture he plans to show friends. He wrote that if he were old enough he would have voted for him. The Town Crier also notes local observers naming birds on Joist Hite Place as Scarlet Tanagers or Baltimore Orioles after comparing wing markings. The Stephens City High School Class of 1941 seeks its missing member Gladys White and asks anyone with information to contact Mrs. Milton O'Rear. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the First Presbyterian Church Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also listed are local weekend sales and ads from Ward's Pastry Shop and Margaret L. Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop.
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Ronnie Manuel
Gainesboro
Kennedy
Ronnie
Stephens City
Gladys White
Milton O' Rear
Springcrest
Clayton Adams Heads JCC Here
Clayton Adams was named president of the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce at the group’s annual meeting. He succeeds Lynwood DeHaven and will be installed in June. Other officers include George Stickley Jr internal vice, R. Jean Alford external, James Fleming treasurer, Frank Galladay Jr, and several directors.
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Clayton Adams
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lynwood DeHaven
Adams
George Stickley,Jr
R. Jean Alford
James Fleming
Frank Galladay, Jr
Eens S
Stother Shiley
Sta
Bill Allison
Jerry Casey
Paul Mallotte
John Williams
Jack Barnhart
Winchester area chapter founded for Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Seventy persons signed up to join the Winchester area chapter of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts at a meeting last night at the War Memorial. Plans for the branch began months ago under the Civic Affairs Committee of the Winchester Frederick Chamber of Commerce led by E. R. Huntsberry Jr. Mrs W H Souder chaired the organizing committee. Walter Robertson, former assistant secretary of state for the Far East, is now museum president. A color film titled Your Museum in Action was shown, illustrating the museum’s outreach in drama, music, teaching and art across Virginia. The museum and chapter will share half the cost of local chap ter facilities and exhibitions continued on Page 2.
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The
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Sterling
Winchester Area
War Memorial
Winchester-Frederick
Virginia
Robert Y. Button
Stephens
Winchester
Armistead L. Boothe
Richmond
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Godwin
Boothe
Wakefield
Harrison Camp
Suffolk
Stephens - Boothe - Boyd
Afl-Cio
Camaign Trail
Newport News
Market Street Methodist Church Opens New Educational Building
Market Street Methodists will consecrate a new $160000 educational addition to their century old sanctuary on Cameron and Cork Streets. Bishop Garber will lead with Dr. Wilburn assisting. renovation includes a three story addition, air conditioned offices and a 230 seat fellowship hall with kitchen. A public tour and refreshments follow after a 10 am service broadcast at 11.
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Market Street Methodist Church
Paul Neff Garber
Virginia Conference of the Method Church
Cameron and
Cork Streets
John A. Kern
Market Street
Winchester
Thornton Fleming
S. Cameron St
Francis Asubry
Whatcoat
Baltimore
Fellowship Hall
Stephens to Speak At Winchester Dinner Meeting
Lt. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens of Smithfield, a gubernatorial candidate, will address the Winchester Frederick County Democratic Club at a 6:30 p.m. dinner meeting at the Lee Jackson Restaurant tonight.
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A. E. S. Stephens
Smithfield
Winchester- Frederick County
Democratic Club
Lee-Jackson
Stephens Blasts Byrd Group as Ruthless Machine in Virginia Primary
In a Newport News speech, Lt. Gov. A E Stephens denounced the Byrd organization as a ruthless machine harming Virginia politics. He charged the group with punishing dissent and criticized its role in backing Harrison for governor. Debates on June 24 and June 29 will air in Roanoke, with Stephens accepting a TV forum offer as Harrison weighs scheduling.
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Associated Pres
Byrd Organization
A. E
Stephens
Byrd Forces
Newport News
Virginia
A. S. Harrison Jr
WSLS
Wsls-Tv
Roanoke
WDBJ
Wdbj-Tv
Harrison
Nepdng
River Town Floods Hit Southern Illinois After Record Crest
Southern Illinois faces severe floods with 15 counties declared disaster areas and Gov. Kerner seeking a 53 county major disaster declaration. Muddy River to crest at about 39.5 to 41.5 feet as workers shore levees around Murphysboro, while floodwaters menace farms and power and water services across six states.
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Illinois
Otto Kerner
Office of Civil Defense
Missouri
Arkansas
Indiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Madison County
Illinois-Missouri
Lawrence County
Illinois - Indiana
Murphysboro
Georgia Tech Accepts Three Negro Applicants
Georgia Tech announces it will admit three African American applicants Ford Greene Ralph A Long Jr and Lawrence Williams from Turner Washington high schools. President Edwin D Harrison says the action avoids potential legal action and follows federal orders from previous desegregation fights.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Tech
Hamilton Holmes
Charlayne Hunter
University of Georgia
Athens
Verdigris River Flood Cuts US-66 Traffic Near Claremore
Flooding from a breached dam at Oologah dam site forces traffic stoppage on westbound US highways near Claremore Oklahoma. Water overflows threaten rail bridges and nearby routes as authorities monitor rising levels.
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Mers
Oologah
Johnson Diem accord on aid program in Viet Nam
Vice President Johnson said he reached complete agreement with President Diem on how the United States can bolster South Viet Nam against growing Communist guerrilla attacks. The plan calls for expanding the 150,000 man army and adding U.S. advisers while denying combat troops, with possible arms aid rising to about 40 million dollars annually. Johnson spoke after meeting Diem and before the National Assembly.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
U. S
Johnson
Diem
National Assembly
U.S
Nego
South Vet Nam
Sieben
Viet Nam
Brig. Gen. Buc ler Restored Federal Control in Baltimore
100 years ago today Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Buc ler restored full federal control in Baltimore, a maneuver noted in the era as strengthening federal authority amid local tensions. The event underscored wartime governance and public order actions by federal forces.
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Benjamin F. Bucler
Baltimore
Surprise Mother Sunday Lady Manhattan Shirt Skirt
A promotional note highlights a Lady Manhattan shirt and skirt set as a go together option for Mother’s Day shopping. The item features coordinated fashion pieces offered with emphasis on style and convenience.
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Manhattan
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Boyd
Market Street Methodists
Charles J. Bright
Garber
L. C. Wilburn
the Wingt
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Hamman Construction Co
Byrd Group
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Tex
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