U Thant To Be Acting UN Chief Today
U Thant of Burma will be named acting secretary general of the United Nations today with a free hand to choose his assistants. The Security Council recommended him to fill the term of Dag Hammarskjold, killed in a plane crash. The General Assembly planned to elect him. he stated he would consult with advisers and keep a limited number of deputies.
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Britain
France
Fourth place for Dee's Display float in Hagerstown parade
Dee's Display Manufacturing Co. float from this city won fourth place in the Mummers Parade in Hagerstown on Saturday. The $75 award honored the theme Dreams Do Come True with four Berryville and Winchester young women riding.
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Hagerstown
Berryville
Winchester
Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Judy Sue Williams
Arlene Miller
Sherri-Lee Gaines
Betty Wisecarever
UVa students protest holiday cut sparking riot and arrests
Police used tear gas to break up a Charlottesville riot as University of Virginia students protested a one time Thanksgiving holiday reduction. Eight students were arrested and several injured as rioters damaged property and blocked U S 250. University officials noted the four day break was restored for next year.
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University of Virginia
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Ralph H. Reeder
Farmsworth St
Bordentown
N. J
Richard Sunderland
Old County St
Severna Park
Robert Weeland, Jr
Reading
Albemarle County
U. S. 250
Valley Pride
Cold Wave Brings Severe Cold to Midwest and West
A sweeping cold front moved from the northern Rockies across the Midwest and West, dropping temperatures 20 to 40 degrees. Snow fell from Minnesota to Kansas, with nearly a foot in parts of the Dakotas, while four San Diego workers died in a light plane crash near Pueblo, Colorado amid the storm.
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Texas Panhandle
San Diego
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Walker Quits Army Citing Right to Speak Out
Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker vows to leave the Army after being stripped of command, arguing for the right to voiced critique of communism. He will forgo retirement pay and pursue other service to the country while weighing future political steps.
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Harry S.truman
George Washington
UN committee backs moratorium call on nuclear tests
The UN political committee approved a voluntary, unpoliced moratorium on nuclear weapon tests by 72 votes to 21 with eight abstentions, despite U S and Soviet rejection. India and five nonaligned nations sponsored the measure, likely to reach the General Assembly’s two thirds.
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James Thurber Dies Humorist and Cartoonist at 66
James Thurber a renowned humorist writer and cartoonist died at Doctors Hospital in New York at age 66 after pneumonia following brain surgery. He became blind in later years and had earlier lost sight in one eye in childhood. Thurber worked for The New Yorker and co wrote The Talk of the Town with E B White, shaping modern satirical writing.
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Fresh Country Sausage at Willow Lawn Farm Market
Sausage sale announced for Willow Lawn Farm Market on Valley Ave. from 1p to 10p route dates 10 31 and 11 3 21. Local vendors offer fresh pork sausage pies and country products at promotional pricing.
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Princess Margaret Delivers a Son at Clarence House
Princess Margaret gave birth to a son at Clarence House home of the queen mother. The infant, Viscount Linley, is fifth in line to the British throne. Father Earl of Snowdon An Tony Armstrong-Jones announced the birth and said mother and son are doing well.
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Ballot to Contain Seven Names in Frederick Clarke
Voters in Frederick and Clarke Counties will see seven candidates on the ballot in the general election Tuesday. They will choose a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and a House of Delegates member. Winchester residents add five city officials seeking re election. Ballot lists Harrison and Pearson for governor, Godwin and Barger for lieutenant governor, Button and Owens for attorney general, and Moore for House of Delegates. Moore was renominated and is unopposed.
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Clarke
House of Delegates
Winchester
Clarke Counties
Albertis S. Harrison, Jr
H. Clyde Pearson
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Hazel K. Barger
Robert Y.button
Leon Owens
E. Blackburn Moore
Moore
First Winchester Re-Enactment Set May 26 27
The First Battle of Winchester will be re enacted May 26 and 27 in Winchester. R M Larrick of Company K announces nationwide publicity for the event near the 100th anniversary. Civil War units from about 10 states plan to participate with authentic uniforms weapons and a Blue and Gray ball Saturday night.
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Stonewall) Jackson
N. P. Banks
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Miller St
Millwood Ave
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Rhesus Monkey Set for 600 Mile Space Flight
A rhesus monkey carrying implanted sensors and a radio transmitter is scheduled for a 600 mile Atlas rocket flight next week to test onboard biomedical sensors for future human astronauts. The 6 pound animal will endure 35 minutes of high acceleration and heat before recovery in the Atlantic southeast of Cape Canaveral. The aim is to reduce external tethering for astronauts by using implanted monitoring systems.
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Initial Preparations For Atmospheric Nuclear Tests
President Kennedy vows to keep the U S ahead of the Soviet Union in nuclear strength and orders preparations for atmospheric explosions within months. Officials say tests will avoid large 50 megaton shots and focus on expandable weapon concepts with fallout likely drawing international criticism. The piece notes previous Soviet testing and upcoming local notices and events.
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