Snow Flurries Sweep Area With Cold Night Ahead
A light morning snow gave way to heavier flurries yesterday between 4 and 5 p.m. Temperatures fell to 31 degrees at Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory with a forecast of 25 to 30 degrees tonight. A mix of rain and snow occurred around Martinsburg at about 6:30 p.m. West Virginia troopers reported no significant accumulation on ridges near Romney. Tomorrow looks sunny and warmer.
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Mareer
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
West Virginia
Martinsburg
Romney
Kennedy Nehru End Talks Today Amid Nuclear Policy Gaps
Washington report says President Kennedy and Prime Minister Nehru wrap up discussions with notable differences on nuclear testing and other Cold War issues. A communique is expected outlining divergent views and potential frictions in bilateral ties.
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Washington
Nehiret Jatha Wind
Nehru
Memorial Hospital Treats Cat Amid Crash Injuries
A pet cat wearing a collar and leash sat in the emergency room as Memorial Hospital treated crash victims this morning. The incident also notes three Star staff members who found their car tires flat at lunchtime.
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Memorial Hospital
Star
Trade-In Mattress and Dinette Deals at Local Stores
Grove Furniture Co offers a $10 trade-in allowance for old mattresses or box springs at 1258 Loudoun St Winchester VA. Miller's Hardware and Hills Toy Store display toy savings next door to The Commercial Savings Bank at 172 N Loudoun St. Extra trade-in allowance up to $20 for old dinette sets on any seven piece set in Winchester VA including Toyland basement display.
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Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Winchester
Commercial 4 Savings Bank
Hills Toy Store
Miller’s Hardware
Toyland
X15 tops 4070 mph in speed dash at Edwards AFB
At Edwards Air Force Base the X15 rocket plane roared to 4070 miles per hour in a record test then landed safely with a shattered windshield. Air Force Maj. Bob White piloted the craft its engine fully open until fuel exhausted surpassing the 4000 mph design limit by 70 mph.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
U.S
Air Force
Bob White
Firemen, Machines Sweep Santa Monica Blazes In LA
Los Angeles AP reports massed men and equipment battling twin Santa Monica Mountains fires described as the worst Southland disaster. About 150 firefighters and 20 vehicles fought the flames, with Pacific Palisades nearby and several Hollywood Hills homes evacuated. Names of evacuees included Burt Lancaster Zsa Zsa Gabor Joe E Brown Joan Fontaine Walter Wanger Lukas Foss and former Vice President Richard Nixon at Brentwood residence. Fire remained visible for miles as flames consumed celebrity homes.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Acres
Pacific Palisades
Hollywood Hills
Burt Lancaster
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Joe E. Brown
Joan Fontaine
Walter Wanger
Lukas Foss
Richard M. Nixon
Brentwood
Associated Press
Stonewall Brigade Reinforces Winchester To Support Jackson
The Stonewall Brigade arrived in Winchester to reinforce Confederate forces under General Jackson, marking a notable Civil War consolidation during the campaign.
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Stonewall
Winchester
Jackson
Kennedy flags U S defense push and test readiness
President Kennedy vows U S strength will not be laid aside by the Soviet Union seeking a test ban. He proposes higher defense spending for next year and readiness to conduct atmospheric nuclear tests if needed, stressing vigilance against adversaries.
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Washington
Kennedy
United
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Toan Named Head of 1962 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Toan executive secretary of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association is elected president of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Inc for 1962. The ceremony at the annual meeting saw 1961 directors present as plans for the 1962 fete May 3 4 5 were set. J Kenneth Robinson remains as president for 1961 1962. Mr Toan a New York native earned a BS in agricultural economics from Cornell 1942 and served in the Navy in the South Pacific.
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J. Kenneth Robinson
Ot. N. Y
Mr. Toan
Cornell
South Pacific
Eleven Navy Men Killed In Neptune Bomber Crash
Brunswick Maine AP Eleven Navy men died when a Neptune PV2 long range bomber crashed into the Atlantic about 100 miles off the Virginia Capes during an antisubmarine training mission. Search began after contact was lost and two bodies and other wreckage were recovered. Pilot Lt Cmdr Phillip S Callihan of Memphis led the crew including Lt(jg) Robert J Hae Jr of New Hyde Park Lt(jg) Willings McLane Jr of Placid Lt(jg) Edmund J McGrath of Kenneane Kirkman Lt 0 Kernersville N C Paul Harden 23 of Zanesville Ohio Phil Gerald Dinan 25 of Zanesville Ohio Paul E Lare 28 Conoy Ohio and others.
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Brunswick
Maine
Virginia Capes
Navy
Coast Guard
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Phillip S. Callihan
Memphis
Tenn
J.g
Rbert J. Hae
New Hyde Park
Willings McLane
Placid
N.Y
Edmund J. McGrath
Cneane
Kirkman
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Joseph Niland
Clifton
N.J
Richmond
Byrd Field
Maydy Goer
Civil Air Patrol
Alfred C
Nowitsky
Ronald Conway
West Hollywood
Fla
Three Crew Members Die in Imperial Airlines Crash Near Byrd Field
A four engine Imperial Airlines Constellation crashed near Byrd Field Richmond Virginia killing three crew members and seventy four young Army draftees and volunteers. Witnesses described a pink glow and a final ball of flame as crowds overwhelmed the wreck site and rescue crews struggled through mud and underbrush to reach the plane.
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Richmond
Imperial Airlines
Byrd Field
Ft. Jackson
S. C
A. P. Webb
Eastern Airtines
St” Jeg
Webb
Eastern
Here
Byrd Airport
United States
Trans World Airlines Constellation
Chicago
Front Royal Man Dies in Imperial Airlines Crash
Robert Vernon Poole 25 of Front Royal was among seven killed when an Imperial Airlines Constellation crashed near Richmond. Poole, a former Front Royal Police night dispatcher and Air France sales rep, moved to Front Royal in 1945 and leaves a son Rex Allen. Funeral plans pending burial at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Vernon Poole
Front Royal
Imperial Airlines
Richmond
Poole
National Airlines
Washington
Air France Airlines
Charlotte
N. C
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Jet Raid Makes Arosemena Ecuador's President
Ecuadorian vice president Carlos Julio Arosemena took an oath as president after a forceful air raid by three U S made jet fighters over Quito. The attack led to the resignation of Camilo Gallegos Toledo and cleared the path for Arosemena to assume command amid street protests and tense military deployments.
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Quito
Ecuador
Carlos Julio Arosemena
Supreme Court
Camilo Gallegos Toledo
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Arosemena
Velasco Ibarra
Congress
Gallegos
Legislative Palace
Legos
Presi
Air Force
Jacinto Ochoa
Taura
U.S
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Clarke County
Bulletin
Fort Jackson, S.C
JFK
Whitney Shoemaker
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Richard J
Toan
Gibson Baker Taylor L. Barr Peyton J. Marshall Dabney
W. Watts Marvin D. Weaver
Braddock
Welltown Church
M.Y.F
Leggett’s
Charles Toan
Front Royal ManIls
Army
Mr. Poole Was
Union, W. Va
James H. Poole
N. Royal Ave
Mr. Poole
Rex Allen Poole
James W. Poole
Fredericksburg
Mt. Williams
Fast
Beaver’s
Middletown
Little Mt. Methodist Church
Cedar Grove
Coal & Fuel Oil
C. Slonaker & Son
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