Guam Hit By Typhoon Karen Worst Storm In History
Guam suffers extensive damage after Typhoon Karen tears through the island with 135 knot winds and peak gusts near 147 knots. About 70 000 residents face widespread destruction including four of five civilian homes losing roofs and significant losses totaling around 100 million dollars. Relief efforts surge as acting governor Manuel Guerrero appeals to Washington for disaster aid and evacuation plans hinge on cleared airstrips.
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Honolulu
Guam
United States Pacific Defense Ring
Navy
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Manuel Guerrero
Washington
Estan
Federal Aviation Agency
Wake Island
FAA
Pacific Air Force
Japan
United States
US Naval Forces
Marianas
Air Force
Strategic Air Command Center
Far
Landmark County Tree May Be Cut Down
The aging tree at the northeast corner of the County Office Building faces possible removal due to rot. The board of supervisors worries the county could be liable if the tree topples onto cars in the parking lot. Sale fall hats at Modern Age Shoppe.
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Board of Supervisors
Col Wright Dies Pioneer of Malaria Work in Greece
Col Daniel E. Wright 78 a native of Frederick County pioneered malarial engineering in Greece and introduced aerial DDT spraying. A former first U.S. engineer in Panama and Municipal Engineer for the Panama Canal Zone he later helped Greece Albania Yugoslavia and Bulgaria build public health capacity before retiring in Winchester.
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Daniel E. Wright
Frederick County
Greece
Newton D. Baker Veterans’ Hospital
Martinsburg
U.S
Panama
Panama Canal
Col. Wright
S. Stewart St
Samuel B. Wright
Elizabeth Mellinger
Reliance Preparatory School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Panama Canal Zone
Bogota
Columbia
Winchester
Rockefeller Foundation
International Division of Health
League of Nations
Athens
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Ankara
Turkey
United States
Marseille
13 Die in Weekend Traffic Accidents
The toll on Virginia highways rose to 811 with 13 weekend deaths. Victims include Herman Fowlkes 18 of Burkeville in a two car collision on U S 460 and Gerald Gibson 33 of Goodview in a single vehicle crash on Virginia 24. Others died after incidents near Danville Stewartsville Bath County Scottsville Lynchburg and Dumfries.
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Virginia
Herman Fowlkes
Burkeville
Richmond
U. S. 460
Nottoway County
Gerald Calvin Gibson
Goodview
Stewartsville
Bedford County
Gibson
Freddie Lee Wells
Danville
Southern Railway
Loyd Kent Hamilton
Mustoe
Hot Springs
U. S
Bath County
Tony Samuel Washington
Scottsville
Buckingham County
Clarence Walker
North Garden
Harry Allen Booth
Lynchburg
Maxie Jean Fitzgerald
Dumfries
Quantico Naval Hospital
Triangle
Prince William County
Winston Johnson
Richmond-Henrico
Alfred L. Williams
Rt. 2
Glen
Veterans Day services mark Winchester honors
In Winchester volunteers observed Veterans Day with volleys at Braddock Street Methodist Church and Shenandoah Memorial Park. Dr. E T Clark spoke at the park service, noting two worlds physical and spiritual. About 100 attended the park ceremony on Rt 522 South. Mildred Armstrong sang. Earlier, 11 a.m., Veterans Council held a service at Acme parking lot with Rev. Jacob Mast and VFW Post 2123 firing squads. Taps by Howard C Shull. church service followed with Mast as speaker.
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Winchester
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Shenandoah Memorial Park
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Rt. 522 South
Mildred Armstrong
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Winchester Veterans Council
Acme
Jacob Mast
VFW
Memorial Park
Howard C. Shull
Mast
Shell Game Operators In Maryland County Nabbed
Sheriff Robert L. De Haven reports two Birmingham Alabama men, John Henry Snowball and Frank Marion Salter, were jailed in Hagerstown for running a shell game in Frederick County, with two white accomplices escaping. The con tactic involved large-bill changes and staged wins using shells or dice, with victims pressured to gamble. Sheriff warns residents to contact his office if approached.
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Robert L. DeHaven
Maryland
Hagerstown
Frederick County
DeHaven
John Henry Snowball
Frank Marion Salter
Birmingham
Ala
Civil Defense Office Manned Daily for Public Inquiries
Acting civil defense coordinators announce a new office to handle questions from 10 am to 4 pm daily starting tomorrow. The workspace at 27 E Gerrard St second floor above Sanitary Dairy will be staffed by women voters and can be reached by phone at 662 2298 or in person.
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Civil Defense Office
William Allison
E Gerrard, St
Sanitary Dairy
VFW to Honor Post Commanders
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123 will hold its post commander’s night at 8 o’clock this evening at the Post Home. Post commanders of the post will be honored and refreshments will be served.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Khrushchev aided by Cuban crisis and economic war plan
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports strong Moscow evidence that Khrushchev gains from the Cuban crisis, shaping a long term Soviet economic cold war. The article portrays a collective Soviet leadership backing Khrushchev’s program after de Stalinization and cautions that nuclear war remains avoided while economic war is prepared.
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William L. Ryan
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Prisoner Saws Way Out of Clarke Jail
Berryville area police sought Joseph Allen Kirby after he escaped Clarke County jail by sawing through cell bars and a separating barrier overnight. Kirby, 24, had been jailed for auto theft and may face a second charge. a 1959 white Oldsmobile owned by James Carpenter was reported missing. Kirby returned to Berryville from a state penitentiary last Thursday.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Joseph Allen Kirby
Kirby
Woodstock
Percy Camper
James Carpenter
S Church St
Virginia
Camper
N. Church St
State Penitentiary
U.S. Base Reveals Cuban Hardship Under Castro
From Guantanamo Bay, refugees and Cuban workers describe hunger and doctor shortages in Castro's Cuba. Militia tensions rise as rationing and distrust grow. a Castro army of about 80,000 with Soviet weapons is reported. A base worker notes worsening medical care and widespread discontent, with 60 percent opposing Castro over 15 months.
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
U.S
Fidel Castro
Castro
Kennedy
Oriente
Indian Chinese clashes pick up near Walong border
Indian and Chinese troops clash around Walong and Jang as reinforcements move up. Five Indian soldiers wounded in weekend firefights. Nehru seeks U S planes for transports while Washington discusses military aid and continued lull follows initial October offensives.
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New Delhi
India
Walong
Burma
Jang
North East Frontier Agency
Nehru
United States
Himalayan
U.S
Washington
Canada
Prairie Fire Sweeps Over 3200 Acres in Kansas
A prairie fire scorched about 3200 acres in central Kansas on Sunday with winds up to 30 mph. Six Lyons firefighters were injured by a gust driving flames. five hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation. initial cause blamed on carelessness.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
Lyons
Kennedy calls Cuban crisis negotiators to White House
President Kennedy summoned his three Cuban crisis negotiators to discuss developments with the Soviet Union and United Nations. The agenda includes inspection of Cuba and the 42 missiles Moscow allegedly withdrew. U Thant and Vasily Kuznetsov remain involved as talks proceed.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
U.S
Cuba
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Charles D. Yost
Stevenson
Security Council
John J. McCloy
Health Building Funding Move At City Council
J Douglas Butler chair of the Public Health Committee asks the council to approve about 35000 to help fund a Winchester Frederick County Health Building on the old grounds site frente Commercial. The total project cost is about 160000 with three quarters acre included and Hill Burton federal funds may be used.
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J. Douglas Butler
Public Health
Winchester- Frederick County
Butler
Frederick County Board of Purvisors
Public Health Department
Feitgeounds
T Department
Guild Benepitine
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Loudoun St. Winchester
Col
THE
Associated Press
Shell Game
Civil Defense Headquarters
West
Kremlin
Clarke Jail
V.F.W. Post 2123
Veterans’ Day Service
Veterans Council
United Nations
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Carlos M. Lechuga
Council
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