Dulles Airport Promises Modern Jet Age Boost to Region
The article describes the Dulles International Airport under construction near Chantilly Virginia about 17 miles from Washington DC. FAA officials say the 106 million project uses revolutionary design and service concepts with an anticipated fall opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Jack Cummins
Chantilly
Virginia
Federal Aviation Agency
Hans Omenitsch
FAA
Omenitsch
Dulles International
District of Columbia
Dulles
Winchester-Fred
Nickel shortage sparks bank urge to turn in coins
Richmond dispatch reports a nickel shortage across several banks with demand from the public high. The Shenandoah Valley National Bank received only part of a $600 order, urging customers with surplus nickels to deposit them, while Farmers & Merchants National Bank says it has ample supply and Commercial & Savings Bank reports normal nickel inflows.
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Richmond
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
C. Y. Green
Money Department
Reserve Bank of Richmond
Clarke board delays dog tag rate due to quorum lack
Clarke County supervisors failed to meet for a vote on the dog tag rate as K N Gilpin Jr was out of town and Robert Lee Withers found no one at the courthouse. Chairman E B Lee was contacted to cancel until a quorum forms.
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Clarke
Board of Supervisors
K. N. Gilpin, Jr
Hobson
McGehee
Robert Lee Withers
Court House
E. B. Lee
White Post
Harrison Backs Battle for Australian Ambassadorship
Richmond Governor Ro bertis S. Harrison Jr. voiced strong support for President Kennedy's pick William C. Battle as U S ambassador to Australia despite no prior diplomatic experience. He cited Battle's education and background as mitigating factors while noting emphasis on pay-as-you-go highway funding and other state concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Robertis S. Harrison Jr
Kennedy
William C. Battle
U.S
Australia
Harrison
Charlottesville
Battle
State Highway Study Commission
National Guard
Senators Launch Estes Hearings Hearings to probe Billie Sol Estes case begin
The Senate Inn subcommittee meets to order public hearings into Billie Sol Estes. Chairman John L. McClellan and Sen. Karl Mundt seek authority to quiz witnesses in closed sessions first, to curb unnamed suspects and potential partisan bickering. Estes has been subpoenaed.
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McClellan
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Mundt
Kru
Estes
McIlhenny to Crown Miss Seddon Roy Johnson at Warren Civil War Commemoration
Gen Walter S McIlhenny USMC retired will crown Miss Seddon Roy Johnson as queen of the Warren County Civil War Centennial Commemoration. The 10 a.m ceremony will be at Randolph Macon Academy with a 11 a.m parade through the business district. McIlhenny is a UVA graduate and descendant of Gen Richard Taylor. his father served with the Rough Riders and earned gallantry at San Juan Hill. He commanded Fifth Regiment at Guadalcanal and led actions in New Britain and Peleliu.
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Walter S. McIlhenny
USMC
Seddon Roy Johnson
Warren County
Randolph-Macon Academy
McKilhenny
Richard Taylor
John A. McKilhenny
John A. McKilhenny, Who Served As One of the Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
UVA
Guadalcanal
Battallion
New Britain
Peleiu
Shenandoah Fete Opens With Concert Tonight
Gloria Gail Hockman Queen Shenandoah XXIX will preside over a four day spring festival at Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music. The opening concert is tonight at 8 in the school auditorium and the festival ends Sunday at 2 pm with a concert. A dormitory dedication ceremony will follow the crowning later this weekend. Other events include an alumni meeting Saturday morning a Friday night play and the May Pageant Saturday afternoon.
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Gloria Gail Hockman
Shenandoah
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Gloria
Terminal Tavern 50c Working Man's Lunch Promotion
A fragment notes a 50 cent lunch offer at Terminal Tavern with mention of storage and resty, indicating a simple value meal promotion in a working man’s context. The readable bits suggest a period tavern scene and affordable dining option.
U S Marines Reach Border With Laos Amid Thai Welcome
A force of 1,800 U S Marines landed near Vientiane to bolster Thailand's border defense as Communists threaten Laos. Marines moved in with bazookas and rifles under SEATO planning, while Bangkok welcomed American help and allies eyed military support from Britain Australia and New Zealand.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
Laos
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Vientiane
Mekong River
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Harold Macmillan
Royal Air Force
Australia
New Zealand
U.S. weathers Laos aid shift amid leadership shakeup
U S officials from the President down question Laos general Phoumi Nosavan as the Kennedy administration reconsiders resuming cash aid. Phoumi, defense and interior minister and deputy prime minister, is blamed for hindering national union talks and blocking a neutralist coalition. US had paid about 3 million dollars monthly for troops and police, halted February to pressure concessions.
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Pets
Tae
Vientiane
Mai
Phoumi Nosavah
Kennedy
Phoumi
Laos
National Union
United States
Prince Boun Oum
Butler to Seek Area Purchase for Health Building
Butler announced at a special council meeting he will seek approval to buy a Maple Street lot for a new public health building. The 60 day option, $9,400 price, and zoning approval were noted, with the sale to Sol Nuger estate and Council voting 11-1 on May 8.
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I. Douglas Butler
J. Igias
Maple St
Butler
Winchester Board of Zoning Appeals
Public Health Committee
Roy Wiliams
Health Cement
National Ave
Woodstock Lane
Sol Nuger
Board of Zoning Appeals
Ex Mental Patient Kills Aunt and Uncle Dies in Fire Spree
Marvin Rosen a 29 year old Brooklyn engineer shot his aunt and uncle in East Meadow Long Island killing them and wounded their two daughters before perishing in a gasoline fire at the home. Police say the cause of death unclear with rifle found in his car and another weapon in the ruins. Rosen had a history of mental illness including treatment for acute schizophrenia at Pilgrim State Hospital.
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East Meadow
N.Y
Marvin Rosen
Brooklyn
Albert Mittleman
Blanche
Lorraine
Michele
Meadowbrook Hospital
Rosen
Mittleman
Mittlemans
Francis Moore
Nassau County
Pilgrim State Hospital
Here
Long Island
Brentwood
Project Mercury Plane Crashes in Kenya Killing 17
A U S transport C130 crashed near Nairobi on a mission linked to Project Mercury. All 17 aboard are reported dead, including crew and passengers. The plane from Evreaux, France, was en route to a Nairobi contingency site for monitoring the mission.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Project Stat
Sheame
Malcolm
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Project Mercury
Kenya
Washington
U.S
Air Force
Nairobi
Nairobi-Kenya
Evreaux
France
322Nd Air Division
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Mercury
Two Wood Trucks Blasted in West Virginia Dispute
State police report two pulpwood trucks blown up and a third driver wounded. Arthur Eugene Shanholtz of Pleasant Dale was injured while a truck descended Knobley Mountain on U S 50 headed to a West Virginia plant at Luke Maryland. Police remain unsure if the acts stem from the ongoing dispute between the Tri State Pulpwood Cooperatives Association and West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.
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Arthur Eugene Shanholtz
Pleasant Dale
W. Va
Knobley Mountain
U. S. 50
West Virginia
Luke, Md
Waldorf Astoria staff end wildcat strike in New York
Bellhops elevator operators and doormen returned to work at the Waldorf Astoria after a one day walkout. Park Avenue hotel waiters were expected to follow. Chefs, maids and dishwashers had not immediately reported. The dispute began over tips and disrupted dining services.
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New York
Waldorf-Asetoria
Park Avenue
Waldorf Astoria
Harold A. Felix
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