City Civil Defense meeting on preparedness set at City Hall
Tonight at 7:30 p m in the Corporation Court Room City Hall a meeting will assess Civil Defense readiness. Acting coordinators Boyd McDonald and William M Allison announced plans to unify and coordinate diverse community services including Virginia Power Co Civil Air Patrol National Guard Apple Valley Radio Club Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club C P Telephone Co Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Winchester fire departments Police Department Health Department Memorial Hospital Velare Department county agent s office and Memorial Hospital administrator Carl Napps. The Civil Defense office will be at 25 E Gerrard St former rescue squad location with telephone arrangements planned.
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Era Virginia Power Co
Civil Air Patrol
National Guard
Apple Valley Radio Club
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
C & P Telephone Co
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Winchester Fire
Police Department
the Cross
Lee Grant
Virginia Enloyment Commission
Velare Department
Health Department
Memorial Hospital
Carl Napps
Ageo
Offce
Civil de Herente
E. Gerrard St
Winchester Cold Storages Hold 909 476 Bushels Apples
The four principal Winchester storages held 909 476 bushels of apples as November opened. The figure is 141 022 bushels less than the 1 050 498 total as of Nov 1 last year. Totals show Virginia Apple Storage 112 399 (203 604) and Mill Storage 35 000 (30 ) plus Ice and Cold Storage 46 397 (62 630) and Winchester Cold Storage 715 680 (754 264).
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Winchester
Virginia
L. Robinson
Rainy Halloween Brings Crowds and Cold Snaps
The Down Crier reports heavy trick or treating crowds as rain falls. Neighbors note carloads of youths from nine to sixteen overwhelm small streets. Tonight forecasts call for more rain and colder air, with temperatures six to eight degrees below normal tomorrow through Wednesday.
Kennedy Defends Khrushchev Letter As Overwrought Claim
White House decries Herald Tribune report calling Khrushchev letter a product of agitation. Press secretary Salinger says readers viewed the Oct. 26 note in context of Kennedy's Oct. 27 reply welcoming a prompt solution to the crisis. News service and Washington Post carried the disputed account.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
New York Herald Tribune
Khrushchev
Salinger
Kruschev
James G. Bellows
The
Herald Tribune
Herald Tribune News Service
Washington Post
Washington Dispatch
Rowland Evans Jr
U S Airlift Sends Arms to India as China Tensions Rise
An American arms airlift from Germany to India began to equip the Himalayan army against China. C135 transports from Rhein-Main moved toward Calcutta with light infantry weapons and mountain artillery. Ambassador Galbraith cautioned that arms alone cannot solve the crisis and no U S troops accompany the shipments.
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New Delhi
India
Germany
Red China
Rhein-Main
Frankfurt
Calcutta
U.S
John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
Soviet Mars 1 Probe Heads to Red Planet
A unmanned Soviet spacecraft Mars 1 was about 140000 miles from Earth en route to Mars. Tass reported all systems normal after launch from a Sputnik. The craft, one ton with camera and radio, aims to photograph Mars and relay data back to Earth.
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Moscow
Mars
Moscow Radio
Tass
Earth
Adenauer Visit to U.S. Delayed One Week
The White House announced German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer would postpone his Washington visit by a week from November 7 to November 14. Assistant press secretary Andrew T. Hatcher said the delay came by mutual agreement and would make talks more useful.
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Washington
White House
Konrad Adenauer
Andrew T. Hatcher
Hatcher
Symphony concert draws 1200 at Handley High School
More than 1,200 attendees filled the Handley High School auditorium for Winchester’s 15th annual National Symphony Orchestra concert. The event, led by Dr. Howard Mitchell, supports Exchange Club charity projects including scholarships and milk for needy children. Proceeds were about $4,500, leaving roughly $1,800 for civic programs after costs.
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Handley High School
National Symphony Orchestra
Washington, D. C
Winchester Exchange Club
Howard Mitchell
Winchester
Exchange Club
Handley
James Wood
Douglas High Scools
West Virginia School For the Deaf and Blind
Romney
Mozart
Wagner
The
Vienna Woods
Johann Strauss
Ravel
Beethoven
South Florida Seethes With Military Activity
South Florida buzzed with military buildup as the United States maintained its Cuba blockade and air patrols. Governor Bryant toured Key West amid heavy troop presence, bases prepared, ships at Port Everglades mobilized, and Boca Chica Air Station bolstered for air operations over the Straits.
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Florida
Farris Bryant
Key West
Havana
South Florida
Opa- Locka
Miami
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Yankee Stadium
St. Petersburg
Miami Herald
Boca Chica
Florida Straits
Navy
Air Force
Goldwater Claims Contracts Used To Buy Votes In Several States
Senator Barry Goldwater charged the Kennedy administration is using contracts to buy votes in Massachusetts California New Jersey Pennsylvania and some Southern states. He said defense space and highway contracts carry pressure to influence elections and pressed that California aerospace firms face a rigged union shop vote.
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Paradise Valley
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Kennedy
Massachusetts
California
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
White House
Texas
Goldwater
California Aerospace Industries
Kennedys Build Virginia Hunt Country Home
President and Mrs Kennedy plan a ranch style seven bedroom home on a 39 acre Fauquier County site 40 miles from Washington. The one story masonry house will cost about 45000 with union labor and a stable possibly for horses and ponies. Local estimates place total cost higher. the sale was handled by Middleburg Real Estate Co. and the architect is Keith Williams and Associates.
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Washington
Kennedy
Rattlesnake Mountain
Virginia Hunt Country
Blue Ridge Range
Middleburg
Upperville
Pierre Salinger
White House
Virginia
Fauquier County
Salinger
Kennedys
Keith Williams and Associates
Hubert B. Phipps
Marshall
Faquier Democrat
Loudoun Times
Kennedys Place
Castro Rejects U.N. Supervision of Missile Dismantling
Fidel Castro rejects any foreign supervision of the Soviet missile removal from Cuba and presses the United States to abandon Guantanamo Bay. He says only the missiles are being removed while other weapons stay in Cuba, calling U Thant’s inspection an affront to Cuban sovereignty. U.N. and U.S. efforts to verify dismantling continue as aerial observation resumes with the naval blockade.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Guantanamo
U.N
New York
Castro
Soviet Union
U Thant
U.S
Thant
Mikoyan
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Khrushchev
Arthur Sylvester
McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Ber
Pentago
Navy
Cuba crisis deepens as Soviet backs Castro plan
Aboard the Cuba issue Anastas Mikoyan says Soviet support for Fidel Castro points strengthens proposals to resolve the missile crisis while U S analysts report dismantling progress from aerial photos. Authorities note continued blockade vigilance and mixed signals on inspections and further actions.
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Corporation Court Room
City Hall
Boyd McDonald
William M. Allison
Claude B. Smalts
London Hospital
JFK
Europe
State Department
Nehru
Venus
Adenauer
U.S. Army
Opa Locka
Fla
Mrs. Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy
Hunt Country
Middlebury
Paul Fout
Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue
MARSH
Roussé& Cameron
First Assembly of God
North Cameron Street
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Harry F. Byrd
Rexall
Bulletin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Russia
Pane Indiman
Rudolf Anderson Jr
Greensville
S.C
U.S. Navy
Pentagon
U2s
Tan Baloee
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