Freighter Captain George Ablaze Abandoned in Atlantic Gale
A 450-foot freighter loaded with explosives and grain caught fire and was abandoned by its 25 man crew amid 33 to 60 foot seas northeast of Bermuda. The Virginia tanker stood by as the Captain George, owned by Valeria Co of Piraeus, Greece, was evacuee and the Curlew schooner crew also abandoned. Coast Guard aircraft and the Mendota cutter responded to assist as the ship burned and drifted with the crew saved at sea.
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Virginia
Coast Guard
Curlew
Bermuda
George
St. Marys
Piraeus
Greece
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Itd
Robert Gervasoni
Conrad St
Trenton
N.J
Dave
Sam Fiorello
Jim O'Neil
Valeria Co
Hunters Find Civil War relics Snake Adopts as Pet
The story notes Wilky Green and his father Dr. Robert Green hunting Civil War relics when the pair found a 4 1 2 foot black snake that now sits in a cage and refuses food. They bought a mouse but both animals just stare at each other. The item is framed as a local feature with other small-town notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilky Green
Robert Green
Clarke Jail Escapee Nabbed in Woodstock
James Allen Kirby, 24, who escaped from Clarke County jail in Berryville, was captured in Woodstock by Police Chief Clifton Fuller. He was found with a stolen 1962 Ford, stolen earlier this week from Painter's Auto Sales in Winchester, during a routine check.
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Woodstock
James Allen Kirby
Clarke County
Berryville
Clifton Fuller
Fuller
Kirby
Winchester
James Carpenter
Shenandoah County
State Penitentiary
Richmond
L. A. Easter
Transportation Taxes Go Off Books Tonight
Washington AP reports wartime excise taxes ending at midnight with air fares 5 percent cheaper and rail, bus, and boat tickets facing changes. A 5 percent user charge replaces air tax to fund airports and navigation, while rail fares likely rise to offset savings.
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Washington
Congress
Eastern
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Southern and Western
Boyce Fire Co. Elects Carl Pope President at Annual Meeting
Carl Pope was elected president of the Boyce Fire Co. at the annual meeting held at the fire hall last night. He succeeds George Rosier and will be installed December 12 at the annual banquet. The White Post Methodist Church will prepare the dinner. Officers include Lynwood Law, Robert McDonald, George Rosier, Billy Royston, James Sipe, Steve Birzg ham, Paul Kagey, Ralph Shiley, C. W Shepherd, Albert Garrett, Sidney Johnson, Rev. Frank Cayce, Dr. Thomas Iden, Marvin Ashby, and board members Billy Yowell, Clifford Hall, and Roland Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Pope
Boyce Fire Co
George Rosier
Pope
White Post Methodist Church
Lynwood Law
Robert McDonald
Billy Royston
James Sipe
Adenauer and Kennedy Agree on Cuba Talks End
President Kennedy and West German Chancellor Adenauer wrap two days of White House talks with an agreed Cuba solution as first step before further East‑West negotiations. Adenauer praised Kennedy at a White House lunch while cautioning on missiles before leaving for Bonn.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
White House
Kennedy
Cuba
Dean Rusk
State Department
Adenauer
Bonn
U.S
Soviet Union
U. S
America
Germany
National Press Club
Pills Found in Trash Send Tots to Hospital
Hollywood California AP three children shared pills found in a trash barrel and stayed awake 24 hours babbling and hallucinating after stomachs were pumped. Doctors seek pill makeup from bottles found with a relative of a woman who died. Laurette Robin Knott Jr. went home from Children’s Hospital still giggling.
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Hollywood
Calif
Laurette
Robin
James Knott Jr
Childrens Hospital
China Criticizes Khrushchev Ahead of Soviet Meet
The People's Daily in Beijing issued a 3500 word attack accusing Khrushchev of capitulating to imperialism and warning that retreat or appeasement would raise the danger of world war. The dispute centers on Moscow's stance toward negotiating with the West to avert nuclear war.
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Tokyo
Communist Central Committee
Red China Today
Khrushchev
Peking People’s Daily
China
United States
Cuba
Moscow
Peking
Winchester Community Chest hits 74.5 percent of goal
The Winchester Frederick County Community Chest reports 74.53 percent of its $49,950 goal reached, totaling $37,220 for The Salvation Army, The Children's Home Society, The Girl Scouts, USC, Fremont Street Nursery, the Psychiatric Clinic, Boy Scouts, and Winchester Day Nursery. The remaining $12,780 awaits fundraising.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Robert J. Schmitt
Salvation Army
Children’s Home Society
Girl Scouts
USC
Fremont Street Nursery
Psychiatric Clinic
Boy Scouts
Winchester Day Nursery
Pre-Holiday Sale Suits and Low Turkey Prices
Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop advertises corduroy tweed and fur trimmed suits in sizes 10 to 20 at low turkey prices. Manor House Turkeys over 18 pounds priced at 33 cents per pound, 10 to 18 pounds at 37 cents, under 10 pounds at 39 cents, all at Safeway Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tweed & Forstman
Margaret L. Hodgson
Manor House
Safeway
Debate Invited on Tax Reduction in Big Room Debate
Washington AP Kennedy aides invite industry labor and civic leaders to a broad debate on tax cuts but most discussions stay behind closed doors. Walter Heller says basic case rests on clear economic principles and argues tax cuts would stimulate a slow economy despite a large deficit.
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Washington
Walter W. Heller
Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Heller
Congress
Secretary of Labor
Willard Wirtz
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Ray Boyce Elected President of Gainesboro Fire Co
Ray Boyce was elected president of the Gainesboro Fire Co at its annual meeting held at the fire hall. He succeeds Frank L. Whitacre. Leonard Williamson was re elected fire chief and Nat Smith was reelected assistant fire chief. Other officers and directors named include Whitacre, Campbell, Dolan, Adams, Moore, Massie, Place, and Williamson reporting 31 runs last year.
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Ray Boyce
Gainesboro Fire Co
Frank L. Whitacre
Nat Smith
Williamson
Adams
Campbell
Joshua Place
Dolan
Indian Troops Launch Strongest Attacks of War
New Delhi AP report says Indian forces launched their strongest offensive in the undeclared Himalayan border war with China. The Defense Ministry spokesman cited attacks near Walong and Jang and claimed unknown Chinese casualties.
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New Delhi
India
Defense Ministry
Walong
Burma
Jang
Bhutan
Se Pass
China
U.S
Khrushchev Offers Cuba Bombers Taxing Quest Ends No Accord
Soviet Premier Khrushchev sent Kennedy a proposal to pull jet bombers from Cuba but criticized many points making a settlement unlikely. The letters exchanged since Oct 27-28 outline a withdrawal plan, with U S officials noting gaps over inspections and Castro’s role. Stevenson pressed for a U N response while linking Cuba base talks to broader demands.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Cuba
Se Steens
United Nations
Serene Sat
U.S
Lea Khrushchev
U.N
Castro
United States
Soviet Union
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Stevenson
Fidel Castro
Guantanamo
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Atlantic
New Orleans
Port Said
Egypt
Hayfield
W. H. Larrick
Route 4
Clifton Marple
Town Crier
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
John Kerr School
Grove Furniture Co., Inc
Loudoun St. Va
JFK
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sonny Shiley
JCC
Mike Luby
Darlac Plateau
Saigon
Red China
Gainesboro Fire Company
Spok
Leggett
Grove Furniture Co
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