Harrison landslide victory in area for Democratic ticket
The Harrison Godwin Button ticket won a decisive area majority in yesterday's general election. Harrison received about 80 percent in Winchester and Frederick and Clarke Counties with 3,055 votes against 800 for H Clyde Pearson, sweeping 19 of 21 precincts in Frederick and all Clarke precincts.
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Harrison
J.lindsay Almond, Jr
Almond
Ted Dalton
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Mr. Harrison
Polio Cancer dinner set for tomorrow in Berryville
Berryville events list a dinner at the elementary school with ham and turkey and pies as supplies for the Polio Cancer fundraising evening at 5 p.m. Weather notes mention possible mountain snow flurries and colder tomorrow with warmer Friday. Trade in offers from local stores advertise furniture and toys with closing notices and shop displays in town.
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Berryville
Hughes Victory Jolts GOP Hopes for 1962
In New Jersey, Democrat Richard J. Hughes narrowly defeats Republican James P. Mitchell in the governor race. Early returns show Hughes leading by a small margin as results spread across districts. Mitchell contemplates the outcome without conceding. The result makes Hughes the first Roman Catholic governor in New Jersey.
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Newark
N. J
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Kennedy
Hughes
James P. Mitchell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Aan
Mitchell
Army backs Supreme Court president as Velasco Ibarra ousted
In Quito the army installed Camilo Gallegos Toledo as president after Velasco Ibarra resigned under military pressure. Congress named Carlos Julio Arosemena head the government while Velasco Ibarra reportedly fled or sought refuge. Gallegos works on a cabinet reflecting all parties and promises elections.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jose’ Maria Velasco Ibarra
Sica
Supreme Court
Congress
Carlos Julio Arosemena
Supreme Rt
Camilo Gallegos Toledo
Velasco Ibarra
Gallegos
Arosemena
Gonzalo Villacis
National Military Academy
Guayaquil
Panama
Velascobarra
Villacis
Father Fights Ducktail Haircut Ban In Georgia School
Walter C. Sorrells sues to overturn a no-ducktail policy after his 17 year old son Stanley was suspended for wearing a ducktail haircut. The Houst on County School Board upheld the eight day suspension and the father plans to appeal to the State Board of Education.
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Eric Staples
Stanley Sorrels
Tors
Houston County School Board
Sorrells
Cornwallis
General Washington
Yorktown
Stanley
Gene
Sorrels
State Board of Education
Robins Air
Election Upheavals Across States In 1960s Style Balloting
New Jersey voters gave Richard J. Hughes a surprise victory over James P. Mitchell for former labor secretary. In New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner won a third term against Louis Lefkowitz and Lawrence Gerosa. Kentucky Republicans captured Louisville mayor and city offices ending a 28 year Democratic reign. Virginia Governor Albern A. Harrison Jr. won decisively over H Clyde Pearson. In Michigan Lucien Nedzi defeated Walter Czarnecki in a Wayne County First District special election.
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New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
James P. Mitchell
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Lawrence E. Gerosa
Kentucky
Louisville
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison, Jr
H. Clyde Pearson
Michigan
Lucien N. Nedzi
Wayne
Detroit
Mich
Walter Czarnecki
Two ships collide near Houston. 2 dead 8 missing
In the Houston Ship Channel 35 miles southeast of Houston two ships the M S Berean and the Union Reliance collided and burned. Coast Guard reports two Union Reliance crewmen killed 16 injured and eight missing as of mid morning with 98 aboard. The Berean bound for Houston burned five hours then moved to Bolivar Roads. Union Reliance largely destroyed. Officials launch collision inquiry.
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Houston, Tex
Houston Ship Channel
Galveston Bay
Coast Guard
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
M.S. Berean
Port Houston
New Orleans
Bolivar Roads
Galveston
Navy Bomber Crashes In Atlantic
A Navy bomber carrying 11 crew members crashed in the Atlantic while flying from the carrier Lake Champlain to Brunswick Maine. Two bodies and a life raft were recovered by the carrier as rescuers searched for the missing crew. The Navy’s 1st District superintendent coordinated the response.
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Boston
Atlantic
Lake Champlain
Brunswick
Maine
Navy
1St District
Denny's Auction Tonight at 7 O'clock
Auction notice advertises furniture appliances and tools for sale at seven o'clock. Trade-in allowance offered for an old living room suite. Location 125 S Loudoun. Also mentions Buzzelia's Shop in an adjacent listing.
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Grove Furniture CO
Winchester
Denny’s
S. Loudoun 8&J
Box Springs Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Wagner Wins Third Mayoral Term in New York City
Mayor Robert F. Wagner secured a historic third four year term in New York City defeating Louis J. Lefkowitz by 399,090 votes. The victory strengthens Wagner as the Democratic Party’s leading statewide vote getter and boosts reform movement influence.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
John M. Bailey
Wagner
Bailey
Washington
New York City
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
LaGuardia
City Hall
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Richmond
Staten’ Island
GOP
Robert K. Christenberry
Lefkowitz
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Power failure sparks showing at Handley Parents Night
A fuse blew in the transformer room five minutes before Handley High School's Parents Night program, plunging half the school into darkness. About 1,200 parents arrived to see classes in action and a model assembly, while a sing along continued in the auditorium with some parents helping outages.
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Handley
Garland R. Quarles
Gaylen Strance
Northern Virginia Power Company
Quarles
Nuclear Testing Still JFK Nehru Issue
President Kennedy and Indian Prime Minister Nehru remained in disagreement over a nuclear test ban during their talks. The session was the third between them with a news conference by Kennedy planned later. They also discussed Southeast Asia Berlin and the Congo era tensions and non aligned nations at Belgrade.
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Kennedy
India
Nehru
Southeast Asia
Berlin
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Laos
South Viet Nam
Belgrade
Congo
Fires rage in Santa Monica Mountains with vast damage
An army of 2,300 firefighters encircled one blaze and halted another in the Santa Monica Mountains near Bel-Air and Topanga Canyon. Officials estimate over 15 million dollars in damage, 259 homes destroyed, thousands displaced, and 11,000 acres burned. Governor Brown seeks federal aid. célébrités lost homes include Burt Lancaster and James Garner.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
California
Bel-Air
Topanga Canyon
Burt Lancaster
Joe E. Brown
Joan Fontaine
Richard Boone
Lawrence Welk
Robert Taylor
James Garner
Steve Cochran
Fred MacMurray
Richard M. Nixon
Red Cross
Beverly-Hilton
Santa Monica Mountains
Hollywood Hills
Smalts Garden Center Adds Redwood Tubs 10 to 18 Inches
Just arrived at Smalts Garden Center are Redwood Tubs ranging from 10 to 18 inches diameter. Special offer saves 25 percent.
Harrison Wins Virginia Governor Victory Across All 10 Districts
Albertis S. Harrison Jr. won a landslide for Virginia governor, carrying the Byrd Democratic ticket with Mills E. Godwin and Robert Y. Button across the state. Unofficial returns showed Harrison carrying diverse districts including the 4th and 3rd, with strong showings in the Roanoke area and southwest, as Pearson conceded.
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Richmond
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Byrd Democratic Organization
Clyde Pearson
Harrison
Pearson
Mills E. Godwin
Hazel Barger
Robert Y. Button
Leon Owens
Harerison
Southside
Richmond Area
Northern
Roanoke
U. S
Southwest
Lawrenceville
Commonwealth
Brunswick County
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Former Local Citizen Wins Re-Election to House of Delegates
A former Winchester citizen and Handley High School alum won re election to the House of Delegates from Alexandria yesterday. James M Thomson defeated a Republican and an Independent with 3961 votes to 2737 and 1625 respectively. His total yesterday was 8323 as a Democrat who won the nomination by a one vote margin out of 9000.
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Winchester
Handley High School
House of Delegates
Alexandria
James M. Thomson
Thomson
Robert T. S. Colby
Brenden J. McCann
Paul J. Thomson
Morgan
Harry Byrd, Jr
Tennyson Avenue
Capt. Wilkes Seizes Confederate Envoys From Trent
One hundred years ago today Capt Charles Wilkes detained Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell aboard the British mail steamer Trent. The event sparked a diplomatic dispute as Union forces asserted authority over the contested mission of the envoys.
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Charles Wilkes
James M. Mason
John Slide
Trent
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Peyton J. Marshall
Marvin D. Weaver
Dabney W. Watts
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Hazel K. Barger
Clarke
Erick County
Marshall
Barr
Baker
Weaver
Mr. Watts
Bayliss
E. E. Bayliss, Jr
Flance
THE
Associated Press
Buzzelia
N.Y
Howard Johnson
Washington Hotel
Albertis
Union
White House
Pierre Salinger
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles County
Avenue Kennedy
John F. Daffron
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