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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1961
Page
1
Rescue workers counted more than 100 dead and thousands homeless after Hurricane Hattie struck the Belize Central American coast. Officials warned the toll would rise as they assessed shattered towns and sought to aid survivors.
Five Winchester officials run for re election on the ballot in the general election to be held Tuesday. The Democratic slate includes Commissioner of Revenue Taylor L Barr City Sergeant G G Baker Clerk Peyton J Marshall Treasurer Marvin D Weaver and Dabney W Watts Commonwealths Attorney. All are unopposed locally.
Handley Clarke Douglas James Wood and CCHS read 7 0 for CCHS while Douglas 5 1 Handley 51 1 and Colonels 4 2. Combined area score 809 to 176. A postage meter operator in Philadelphia awaits time and extra time. A Goblin trick or treat tale from Star. Skyline crowds peaked at the year with nine tours suggesting lingering color.
A small community page item lists stores and services. It notes Community Food Store at Corner Kent and Cecil Streets open 7 am to 11 pm including Sundays. Also mentions Rexall drug sale and Millers Hardware Toyland debut with Winchester toys.
Items marking anniversaries note that 100 years ago General John C. Fremont was relieved of the Western command. The brief entry situates Fremont's early 19th century leadership within the broader national military timeline.
Signs at Fountain Square stressed the theme of poison milk from nuclear fallout, gaining added meaning as observers linked the message to local concerns about safety and contamination.
United Nations talks on the interim secretary general candidate reached a pivotal point as Soviet and American negotiators weighed whether U Thant of Burma would pick seven principal advisers and geographic areas. U.S. Ambassador Stevenson and British Minister Godber said U Thant would decide. Zorin noted near agreement. Debate centered on seven versus five advisers and regional representation.
The underground Nevada caverns could host early field tests of the neutron bomb concept or “death ray” bomb. The aim is to create lethal neutrons that penetrate steel and concrete without the massive blast and fallout of standard nuclear weapons. Senate figures like Dodd and Anderson advocate resuming atmospheric tests to advance this concept.
Former President Harry S. Truman accused the Eisenhower administration of holding America back with wrong and unwise policies at the top. He praised confident leadership under Kennedy and urged prioritizing prosperity and national strength over a strictly balanced budget.
Gerald L. Goodman was named president of the Kiwanis Club at its annual election after a luncheon meeting at the George Washington Hotel. New and carry-over officers and directors were announced, including Ro bert Chapin and Robert Pullen as vice presidents and James Abbott as a new director. A separate notice advertises a free screening of How to Save Your Family in a Fire at Boyce Fire Hall on November 3 at 8:15 p.m.
In a General Assembly speech Soviet Delegate Semyon Tsarapkin denounced the Western push for a test ban as unfeasible and dangerous. He accused the United States and allies of edging the world toward war and urged full disarmament as the path to peace.
In Algiers the Moslems started burying their dead as authorities relaxed security after violent nationalists demonstrated. Official tallies report at least 86 killed and 144 wounded among Moslems, plus four French soldiers dead and 16 wounded amid mass street rallies marking the exile government’s seventh anniversary of the Algerian uprising.
Plans to reenact the First Battle of Winchester fought May 25, 1862. The Winchester-Frederick Civil War Centennial Commission endorses the event with Co. K personnel coordinating the project and a committee to finalize details. Historical notes describe Jacksons flank on Banks and the Confederate pursuit to Winchester.
Virginia Education Association votes to study racial integration of its local chapters on a option basis. Dr Woodrow W Robinson to appoint a 16 member committee to report to the board next fall with 1962 convention voting. Arlington County chapter expelled for admitting Negro teachers. convention theme is international relations. Norman Cousins to speak at WEA meeting.
President Kennedy said the United States will prepare to set off nuclear tests in the atmosphere only if required to maintain U S responsibilities. He stressed strength to retaliate if attacked and noted Soviet tests in the atmosphere have spread radioactive fallout while underground tests show no fallout.
Ansel Solenberger, sentenced Oct. 22, 1956 to 16 years for illegal financial dealings, is reported on parole by a State Parole Board spokesman. The release occurred Tuesday with Solenberger accompanied by a companion, marking a parole release in 1967.
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