Virginia apples shift via Alexandria port to Norfolk trade
The Alexandria port is handling Winchester West Virginia and Pennsylvania apples for the first time, diverting from New York. Finn Lines ships load crates at Robinson Terminal. 39,448 crates were carried on the Dakota with more sailings planned for November.
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Potomac
Alexandria
Winchester
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Robinson Terminal Corp
Jens Christiansen
Finn Lines
Barr Shipping Co
Robinson Terminal
Finn
Flags Fly at Half Staff for Mrs. Roosevelt Burial
The Globe Gown Crier notes the Winchester Post Office flag at half staff by Kennedy order for Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's burial this Saturday. A Michigan resident and former local Star subscriber sent $10 to Red Feather Services. Area high schools eye spring and inquiries to Apple Blossom Festival HQ include Lewistown Pa Wicomico Md and Mt. Airy Md on parades.
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Winchester
Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winchester - Frederick
U. S
Michigan
Star
Red Feather Services
Lewistown Senior High School
Lewistown
Wicomico Senior High School
Salisbury
Mt. Airy Senior High School
Mt. Airy
Harrison Named To Committee For Tax Study
Retiring Seventh District congressman Burr P. Harrison of Winchester joins three Virginia tax study committees named by the State Tax Study Commission. He serves on the state revenue and spending panel with Del. John Warren Cooke Alan Donnahoe and C Braxton Valentine Jr. Also on locality revenue and expenditures are Sen Fitzgerald Bemiss chairman W Fred Duckworth Sam Pope Earle M Brown and C W Peebles. Lewis A McMurran Jr. leads the grants in aid group with Sen E McCue Jr Waldo G Miles and Daniel C Lewis. Ex officio members include former Gov Thomas B Stanley and Tax Commissioner C H Morrissett. Next meeting date depends on progress.
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State Tax Study Commission
Rep
Harrison
Del
John Warren Cooke
Mathews
Alan
Donnahoe
Richmond
C. Braxton Valentine, Jr
Washington
Fitzgerald Bemiss
W. Fred Duckworth
Norfolk
Sam Pope
Drewryville
Earle M. Brown
Lynchburg
C. W. Peebles
Lawrenceville
Lewis A. McMurran Jr
Newport News
E . McCue Jr
Charlottesville
Waldo G. Miles
Bristol
Daniel
America Holds Clear Lead in Long Range Missile Stockpiles
A British Institute for Strategic Studies report shows the United States with 450 to 500 intercontinental ballistic missiles versus about 75 for the Soviet Union. It notes Soviet ICBMs may carry larger warheads and a newer, more accurate model could deploy next year.
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London
America
Soviet Union
British Institute For Strategic Studies
United States
Cuba
Europe
Britain
Far East
Institute
Concert Series Announces Performance Schedule at Shenandoah
Robert L. Pizzano of the Winchester Inter-Community Concert Assn lists performers and dates for Shenandoah College auditorium shows at 8 15 p m The Reve lers Dec 4 Michel Block Jan 7 The Alberneri Trio Feb 7 Archer and Gile Mar 12 Also a four event Martinsburg High School Sunday series at 3 p m for subscription holders.
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Robert L. Pizzano
Winchester Inter- Community Concert Assn
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Martinsburg
Martinsburg High School
Michel Block
Alberneri
Archer and Gile
Justice Dept. Charges NYC Firm Over Contaminated Drugs
The Justice Department accuses Nysco Laboratories Inc of distributing food and drug products contaminated by diethylstilbestrol harming youths. FDA says the hormone can feminize boys and accelerate development in girls. Adulteration occurred over a two year span ending last June. trade names not disclosed.
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Justice Dept
New York
Justice Department
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Brooklyn
Nysco Laboratories Inc
Long Island City
Queens
U.S
Joseph P. Hoey
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
All Sits
Soviet Union Balks on Removing Jets and On Site Cuba Talks
At the United Nations Adlai Stevenson reports the Soviet Union balks at removing bombers and on site inspection in Cuba while backing Fidel Castro's five point demands. Khrushchev aides stand with Castro as the U S pledges not to invade Cuba.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kremlin
Carlos Lechage
Castro
Stevenson
United States
India Rejects Peiping Peace Offers in War Message
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament India will pay no heed to Peiping peace offensives aimed at humiliating and weakening resolve. China offered to pull back troops if Ladakh territory is handed over. Red Chinese offensives grip the Himalayan fronts with Walong contested and Towang under Chinese control while India receives more U S and British infantry weapons as a U S general may visit New Delhi for talks on more arms shipments.
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India
Nehru
Peiping
Red China
Ladakh
Walong
Burma
Towang
U.S
Cuban Quarantine Hints At Berlin Plan
The Cuban arms quarantine is described as a preview of a potential first response to a Soviet blockade of West Berlin. Sources say the plan could extend to a worldwide quarantine of communist traffic, denying port and airport access and involving NATO and OAS members, with staged implementation to paralyze Communist trade. Washington had studied the idea for months, seeking allied reactions prior to the Cuban crisis.
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Kennedy
United States
West Berlin
U.S
Canada
Cuba
Berlin
Free World
Washington
Certai
Nixon lashes out at press after fatigue drives remarks
After a 17 minute impromptu session, Richard Nixon vented anger at the press following Brown's victory. Source says sleep deprivation and strain fueled his remarks as aides planned a televised concession. Nixon then retreated, unavailable for further comment.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
Vote Check Shows Little Changes in Winchester Area
Official canvass of last Tuesday’s election shows minimal shifts in margins. In Winchester Marsh defeats Robinson 1,605 to 1,615 after a 10 vote adjustment. the freeholder amendment loses. other amendments pass. County totals similarly favor Marsh with Clarke and Shenandoah counties confirming results.
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John O. Marsh Jr
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Robinson
General Assembly
Frederick County
Marsh
Robinson
Clarke County
Shenandoah County
Union election in Front Royal denied as irregularities argued
Star Staff Writer reports Lo cal 371 of the Textile Workers of America refutes charges of unfair practices in a recent union election. Bennet Hatcher protests that a candidate was omitted from the ballot and that an election committee was appointed by the president. Leadman, re elected business agent, says Miles failed to meet nomination deadline, affecting eligibility after a special board review.
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Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Front Royal
Charles E. Leadman
Textile Workers of America
Bennet Hatcher
Leadman
Hatcher
A. B. Miles
Miles
Elec
Missiles Seen On Russian Vessels In Cuba Return Region
The Defense Department reports missiles or missile equipment aboard at least three of five Russian ships outbound from Cuba. Four ships were intercepted this morning and a fifth was contacted yesterday. Photographs are being analyzed to confirm the missiles and base locations seen in Cuba reconnaissance images.
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Washington
USS
Cuba
Defense Department
Arthur Sylvester
Sylvester
U.S. Navy
Dvinogorsk
Volgolles
Lavinsk
U.S
United States
Diem Breaks Relations With Laos
South Viet Nam declares break with Laos after Vientiane accepted a North Vietnamese ambassador. Saigon closes its embassy, recalling its envoy in September as Laos allied with Hanoi, while U S diplomats sought to avoid broader Communist infiltration.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Laos
North Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Vintiane
Savang Vathana
Diem
Souvanna Phouma
Vientiane
Hanoi
U.S
Indochina
Garnett Miller
Winchester Evening Star
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Burr P. Harrison
Peoples Service Drug Stores
Grove Furniture Co., Inc
Loudoun St. Winchester
Margaret L. Hodgson
Ava
Loudoun St
Khrushchev
Moscow
Guantanamo Naval Base
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Boston
Ward’s
Smalls Garden Center
First Assembly of God
North Cameron Street
Omer Anderson
North American Newspaper Alliance
Hart Red
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organization of American States
Jack Cummins
Rexall
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