Governor Calls Special Assembly Session on Poll Tax
Governor Harrison summons the General Assembly for a special session on November 19 to address a poll tax issue as the federal constitutional amendment nears ratification. The Privileges and Elections committees will brief behind closed doors, with debate expected on a state and local poll tax and separate voter lists for federal elections. Opposition among Republicans and some Democrats remains strong.
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Richmond
Albertis
Harrison Jr
General Assembly
Harrison
Stors Yester
Isl
Privileges and Elections Committees
P&e
U.S
Harwill
Tomato harvest record from a single plant set by Mrs. James E. Sargent
Mrs. James E. Sargent of Clearbrook harvested 357 tomatoes from one plant during late summer and fall. She started the seed indoors last winter, transplanted outdoors after frost danger, with fruit from August to October 30. Earl S. Bailey.
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James E. Sargent
Clearbrook
Rockefeller Seeks Republican Nomination Emphasizes Principles
ALBANY N Y AP Gary Nelson announces that Nelson Rockefeller formally enters the Republican race for president describing a platform to confront communism, boost the economy, and unite the free world. He criticizes Kennedy administration while declining to discuss his personal divorce and remarriage.
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Albany
N.Y
Gary
Nelson A
Rockefeller
State Capitol
Kennedy
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Heavy Rain Ends Drought Relief Near November Peak
Heavy rains eased Virginia drought with 24 hour totals near three inches in Winchester and statewide rainfall at Danville and Chantilly. The rain ends this afternoon and may benefit fall and winter crops after a drought that hurt pastures and fields. November totals reached 4.07 inches in Winchester with 2.46 inches at Chantilly and 2.65 at Dulles, exceeding norms for the month.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
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Chantilly
Associated Press
Danville
North Carolina
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Rain Runoff Crumples Home Wall in Back Creek District
Fire Inspector William Gochenour reports about 20 feet of a foundation collapsed at the Depolo home 234 Walker St during early dawn rain runoff. Volunteers helped move valuables while a contractor braced the structure and gas was shut off to prevent leaks. None of the family’s belongings were evidently damaged and they returned inside after midday repairs.
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John Depolo
Walker St
William N. Gochenour
Mr. Gochenour
Gocenour
Veterans Day Observance Parade Ceremony and Luncheon Scheduled
Veterans' Day events in Frederick County include a parade from Sarah Zane Fire Hall at 9 a.m. and a 10:45 a.m. march on Loudoun Street to the Frederick County Courthouse. Rev. Stanley H. Dysart will deliver the invocation at 11 a.m. The gathering is sponsored by the Winchester Veterans Council and features a firing squad from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Allied Protests Not Expected to Halt Roadblocks
Washington reports bitter Western Allied protests over Soviet roadblocks at the Berlin autobahn Marienborn checkpoint. A 12-vehicle convoy with 24 drivers and 20 passengers was delayed 42 hours as Moscow demanded dismounts and headcounts. Khrushchev blamed American procedural changes. officials insist procedures were established years ago and followed.
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Khrushchev
Weather system drops rain across Virginia coast
A deep low pressure area formed in the Gulf and moved off the central New Jersey coast today. The weather bureau said the low would continue to bring rain to Virginia through today.
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Virginia
New Jersey
Weather Bureau
Old Dominion
Teamsters Seek $250 Million Yearly Trucking Contract
The Teamsters Union seeks a three year master contract covering about 400000 workers in 85 percent of the industry. They demand pay increases of 150 cents per hour annually plus $1 per week for pensions and health welfare, plus fringe benefits including paid time off for death in the family and other extras. Hoffa says no national strike is expected and the industry is unlikely to absorb the demands.
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Teamsters Union
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
U.S
Hoffa
Dirksen Singles Out Policy After Auto Crash
Senate Republican leader Everett M Dirksen of Illinois and Mrs Dirksen were injured when their chauffeur driven limousine collided with another car on Virginia 7 near Herndon. Mrs Dirksen broke her right foot and Dirksen sustained minor injuries and a palm cut as his glasses broke.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Virginia
Capitol
Herndon
Eleven Rescued From Flooded German Iron Mine
Eleven miners were rescued at Broistedt Germany after two weeks trapped in a flooded iron mine. A drilling rig pierced to 183 feet below surface and survivors were brought up in a capsule amid crowds and television coverage. Adolf Herbst, Fritz Baer and Heinz Kull were among those rescued as the operation marked the end of the mine drama with 100 saved and 29 presumed dead.
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Germany
Heinz Kull
Red Cross
Fritz Baer
Adolf Herbst
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Hazleton
Federal jury indicts two in espionage case
A federal grand jury indicts John William Butenko, 38, an Orange engineer on a secret Air Force contract, and Igor A. Ivanov, 33, a Russian chauffeur, on three counts of conspiring to transmit U S defense information to the Soviet Union. They were held without bail in Hudson County Jail after arrest at an Englewood rail station.
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N.J
Soviet Union
John William Butenko
Orange
Igor A. Ivanov
United Nations
United States
FBI
Buenko
Ivanov
Englewood
Grand
Thomas F. Meaney
Butekino
Hudson County
Yuri A. Romashin
U.N
Gleb Pavlov
Air Force
Moscow claims rocket can hit attack weapons
Moscow marks Bolshevik Revolution with a Red Square parade of a two-stage antimissile rocket described by Moscow Radio as capable of striking air and space attack weapons. Tass noted long-range antiaircraft rockets shown could hit up-to-date air-space weapons as leaders and defense ministers watched.
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Tass
India
Ridion Y. Malinovsky
Lenin
Malinovsky
Khrushchev
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