Boy 12 Hurt in Unexplained Head Injury in Winchester
A 12 year old Winchester boy, Harry Johnson, suffered a brain concussion after a head blow yesterday afternoon. He cannot recall the injury or where it occurred and his parents seek information. He is hospitalized at Memorial Hospital. Call MO 20537 with any knowledge.
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Winchester
Harry Johnson
Walter Johnson
S. Cameron St
Memorial Hospital
Leicester St
Cameron
Loudoun
Star Office
Star Building
Harry
Four Thousand Said Killed In East Pakistan Cyclone
Chittagong coast East Pakistan suffered a second cyclone in a month with about 4000 deaths. Lt. Gen. Azam Khan reported immense casualties from a 20 foot tidal wave, with 170 boats lost and about 100000 people left homeless.
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Chittagong
Pakistan
Bay of Bengal
East Pakistan
Azam Khan
Xutudbia
Gown Crier Highlights Roadside Rescue and Veterans Day
Sports editor Charlie Tait recalls a quirky fumble pass play using a car and a rolling load of tin on Cork Street. A lucky land sale near Nelson Hensell’s former property and a strong well in Battle Creek area are noted. Brunswick hosts Veterans Day events with a parade and Col. J L Chabot speaker at Fort Meade. Indian lore joke adjusts Hiawatha’s gender with a Longfellow straight: Hiawatha was a young brave, not a girl.
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Charlie Tait
Western High
D. C
Tait
Cork St
Cork
Nelson Hensell
Clearbrook
Homer Leatherman
Brunswick
Steadman-Keenan Post
American Legion
J. L. Chabot
Fort Meade
Carroll Anderson
Battle Ave
Hiawatha
National Guard Open House Set For Monday Evening
Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battle Group 116th Infantry will hold its annual Open House at the Armory on Monday at 7 30 p.m. Open to the public the event will feature presentation of Virginia service medals and Armed Forces medals. A special award will be made by Roland White. Two displays will feature new equipment and Revolutionary Civil War uniforms and equipment.
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2Nd Battle Group
116Th Infantry
Virginia
Roland White
Spinning Top satellite launches Explorer VIII into orbit
A 90 pound spinning top shaped satellite named Explorer VIII orbited to study the ionosphere. NASA officials say the 112 minute orbit reaches 215 to 1,450 miles with transmitter functioning as two hour post launch status confirms success and a potential edge over the Soviet Union in ionospheric data gathering.
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Cape Canaveral
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Soviet Union
Robert Bourdeau
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Forgotten Nevada Law Stoppеs Election Bets in 1960 Race
Nevada bookies halt all election betting after a 1919 law bans wagers on any election. Bookmakers scramble to handle bets on Kennedy versus Nixon as officials debate legality. Some plan to pay winners and collect from losers while others see no practical path forward.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Reno
Las Vegas
Roger Foley
Gaming Control Board
Ray Abbaticchio
Dist
William Baggio
George Allen Jr
Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy predicts Democratic victory in Arizona
Senator John F. Kennedy told a Phoenix rally that Arizona and the nation will vote Democratic next week. He claimed Arizona was “in the bag” for Goldwater and urged support for his campaign while criticizing Republican conservation records and the absence of new starts. Kennedy outlined a future peace corps concept and stressed voluntary service for qualified young Americans.
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John F. Kennedy
Arizona
Goldwater
Nixon
California
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Phoenix
Albuquerque
N.M
Texas
Oklahoma City
Africa
San Francisco
Peace Corps
Bloody flareup kills Congolese in Katanga Kasai clashes
United Nations reports at least 22 dead and many injured in tribal and political violence in Kolweizi and Kabongoh. U.N. forces mobilize to block Katanga president Tshombe’s gendarmes, as Baluba civilians seek refuge amid fighting.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
United Nations
Kolweizi
Katanga
Kabongoh
Kasai
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Dag Hamarskjold says Belgians hinder Congo UN efforts
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold charged that large-scale Belgian activity in the Congo is hampering U.N. efforts to restore order. He told the General Assembly that Belgians are returning to the Congo and influencing the Mobutu administration, undermining U.N. directives and threatening the UNC's objectives. He cited Belgian advisers with young Congolese commissioners and an organized recruiting drive in Belgium.
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Nys(ap
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
U.N
General Assembly
Hammarskjold
Joseph Mobutu
Mobutu
UNC
U.N. Command
Assembly
Ant? U.N
Amherst
Belgium
Battle Speaks Out Against Write-In Battle
The Democrats in Virginia urge unity as campaign head William C. Battle opposes a write-in bid in the 8th District for Congress. Fredericksburg official George L. Hunter withdraws from write-in activity, urging a straight Democratic ticket. The piece notes Kennedy rallies in Norfolk and Roanoke and references party debates on WXEX-TV.
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Virginia
Congress
State
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
John F. Kennedy
Norfolk
Roanoke
William C. Battle
George L. Hunter
Fredericksburg
Revenue and
Democratic Committee
Battle
Howard W. Smith
Judge Smith
Smith
Hunter
Beverley H. Randolph Jr
Richmond
Randolph
Democrats
Nixon Lodge
James M. Edmunds
Kenbridge
Conservative Party
Wxex-Tv
Edward J. Silverman
Blackstone
Kennedy
No Talks Set In Warren Mill Strike
Front Royal reports no scheduled talks between Schwarzenbach Huber and Local 1097 of the Textile Workers Union. TWUA rep Hugh Brown says meetings must be called by U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service official Gilbert McCutchin. Pickets continue at the silk mill. manager W. H. Ballard says the situation remains unchanged. A meeting is set for Friday November 4 at 7 30 p m with entertainment and a door prize.
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Front Royal
Schwarzenbach - Huber
Brown
W. H. Ballard
Silk Mill
Nixon predicts big GOP victory aided by Eisenhower rally
Vice President Nixon heads to the South after declaring Eisenhower's New York campaign boost clinches a Republican triumph. He forecasts winning by a large electoral margin and vows to carry New York’s 45 votes, as Eisenhower campaigns in Manhattan.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
South
Eisenhower
Nixon
Idlewild
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Nixon Lodge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chest Drive Reaches 52 Percent Of Goal Here
Winchester Frederick Community Chest hits 52 percent of its $52 000 goal, equal to 27700 dollars. Campaign chair Dr Warren C Gregory reports county drive under way with leaders in Back Creek Gainesboro Shawnee Stonewall and Opequon districts and service agencies including Salvation Army Girl Scouts Northwestern Center Day Nurseries Home Society and USO.
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Winchester-Frederick
William C. Thompson
Red Feather Street
Court House Square
Rouss
James W. Galladay
Stephens City
Tom Rosenberger
Back Creek
C. Edward Lizer
Gainesboro
Robert Burkholder
Shawnee
Gordon Armel
Stonewall
Gene T. Dicks
Opequon
Rosenberger
Gore
Frank Whitacre
Landon Whitacre
L. D. Williamson
Melvin Lewis
Leslie Bell
John MacLellan
Nelson Henson
James B. Parks
Shawnes
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