Soviet shakeup aims for more food goods and unity
A major reorganization of party and government bodies in the Soviet Union seeks to boost grain and industrial output. Khrushchev orders a top-to-bottom reshuffle to reduce city peasant gaps and create separate agricultural and industrial bureaus under tightened Moscow control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Central Committee
Kremlin
Alexander P. Rudakov
V. I. Polyakov
Rudakov
Leningrad Mining Institute
National Chief Of Raritans Due Here Wednesday
The Ruritan National president will speak at the Rappahannock District convention in the Lee Jackson Restaurant. Representatives from all 47 clubs in Northern Virginia and Charlottesville area are expected. Tom Rosenberger of Frederick County is district governor and W Eugene Larrick is secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruritan National
Rappahannock District of Ruritan Clubs
Virginia
Charlottesville
Lee-Jackson
Tom Rosenberger
Frederick County
Rappahannock
W. Eugene Larrick
Lower
Stark County
Ohio
Alliance
Ohio State University
Carroll County
Columbiana County
Raritan
Christ mas Parade Parking Rules Announced Downtown
The Down Crier reports special parking regulations for this evening's Christmas Parade by Chief Maj J Thomas Boyd. Parking bans apply to the west side of Loudoun Street from Peyton to Cork with cars to be moved by 6 p.m. A portion of the plaza will be cleared. The Apple Blossom Festival is noted for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage and Shenandoah festival results. The Boonsboro High School band is cited as a 1962 Best Class A Band winner with a $50 prize from the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thomas Boyd
Loudoun St
Peyton
Cork
New York City
Boonsbord
Winchester
Deer Season Nears End With Low Kill Totals
Hunters faced a closing stretch as reporting stations logged meager deer kills. Through mid morning two deer and yesterday's sixteen deer plus one turkey were tallied, with no hunting accidents reported by noon.
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Miller Bros
Robert Maury
Gore
Cather
Wade Emmart
Winchester
Basil McDonald
James Anderson
Burley McDaniel
L. A. Seldon
Frederick White, Jr
Dodson
Mountain Falls
Casper
Brown
Sunnyside
C. B. Hawkins
Middletown
Braithwaite
Chester Spielman
Stephenson
Lewis Omps
Whitacre
Roger’s
Henry Lloyd
Bluemont
S. E. Mesenger
Boyce
Shickle’s
Lakeside
Frank Comus
Spike
Roger Adams
Gainesboro
John iLight
President Kennedy cancels Harvard Yale football trip
President Kennedy calls off a sentimental Harvard visit to attend the Harvard Yale game as heavy rain delays the event. White House press secretary An drew J Hatcher says Kennedy will not attend two hours before kick off. Kennedy had planned a Boston helicopter ride and kept business to a minimum. He names Francis Keppel as new U S commissioner of education.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Harvard University
Boston
White House
Andrew J Hatcher
U.S
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Francis Keppel
Thant Drops Plans for Katanga Boycott
U.N. Acting Secretary General U Thant reportedly abandoned sanctions against Katanga to channel its mining royalties into the Congo treasury after U S talks in Brussels and London. George C McGhee arranged for Union Miniere to pay part of its 40 million annual revenue to Leopoldville, easing pressure on Tshombe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Katanga
Congo
U.N
U Thant
U.S
George C. McGhee
Union Miniere
Leopoldville
Moise Tshombe
McGhee
Brussels
London
Thant
Indians Press China for Clear Cease Fire Details
New Delhi asked the Chinese charge d affaires to clarify several points of Beijing’s cease fire proposal amid the Himalayan border stand off. Foreign Secretary Desai said Beijing is obtaining clarifications as India weighs terms that could cede 12 600 square miles in Ladakh and expects a return of troops by December 1.
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New Delhi
India
Red China
Foreign Ministry
M. J. Desai
China
Peking
Nehru
Ladakh
U.S
Large Crowd Seen For Firemen's Meeting
A banner attendance is expected at the Apple Blossom Firemen parade meeting at the George Washington Hotel. Over 65 volunteer firemen have indicated they will attend, with officers to be elected for the coming year and a discussion planned on spring parade matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Blossom Firemen
George Washington Hotel
Harry Cain
Stephens City
John J. Hawse
Experts Puzzled By Viscount Crash In Maryland
A United Air Lines Viscount crashed near Baltimore 10 miles southwest of the city killing 17 aboard. Investigators from CAB FAA United and ALPA coordinate as witnesses describe a steep dive into Howard County farmland and possible engine or control failure.
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United Airlines
Ellicott City
Baltimore
Ellicot City
United Air Lines
Newark
N.J
Atlanta
Ed Slattery
FAA
Milton J. Balog
Washington
Balog
Clark Gaither
Howard County
Gaither
Celeste Lumpkins
Clarkesvile
FBI
Three East Germans Swim Icy Canal to Reach West Berlin
Police reported three East German men aged 18 to 32 swam the Teltow Canal in near freezing temperatures and six inches of snow to reach safety in West Berlin. All were hospitalized for exposure. Details of the escape were not disclosed.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Teltow
East Germany
Holiday highway deaths reach 291 in 102 hour period
The Associated Press counts 291 highway deaths by Thanksgiving total, plus 35 fires and 74 miscellaneous fatalities for a 400 total. The study notes 17 killed in the United Airlines Viscount crash in Maryland as the costliest single incident.
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Associated Press
Correction on lamp price from Star ad
A correction note for the Star newspaper ad adjusts the price of Hand Decorated Modern Lamps from $159.90 to $59 each. The Haf er House at 116 N Braddock St, Winchester, Virginia is the listing location.
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Hafer
N. Braddock St
Winchester
Santa Claus Parade Opens Christmas Season Tonight
The annual parade sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association starts at 6 30 p m in front of the Sarah Zane Fire Hall on N Loudoun Street. Units travel to Cork Street then to the courthouse square where Santa lights the Christmas tree and distributes treats. Downtown shops stay open until 9 p m on Saturdays through Christmas.
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Assa
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
N. Loudoun St
Loudoun
Cork St
Santa Claus
Kennedy Plans 1 Day Trip to Military Bases
President Kennedy will travel Monday to Hunter Field near Savannah Georgia Fort Stewart Homestead Air Force Base near Miami and bases around Key West Florida. He will inspect the Cuban crisis war room at Homestead and conclude the trip returning to Washington Sunday accompanied by General Maxwell D Taylor and top service chiefs.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Georgia
Florida
Cuba
White House
Hunter Air Force Base
Savannah
Ft. Stewart
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Fla
Key West
Homestead
Cape Cod
Washington
Andrew T. Hatcher
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
China offers non aggression pact to Pakistan amid regional tension
In Rawalpindi sources say Communist China proposed a non aggression pact with Pakistan. President Ayub Khan and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali discussed visiting China, while U S and Britain face criticism for arming India. Pakistani officials warn of risky Western policies and debate neutralism.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
China
Peking
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Mohammad Ali
Chou En-Lai
Ali
Parliament House
Karachi
Dawn
Cento and
SEATO
Alcard
United States
Britain
India
Sardar Bahadur Khan
Ayub Khan
Hunter Killed By High School Sweetheart
In Miami Florida David Par ry Rhodes aged 17 and his high school sweetheart Donna Troy aged 16 were rabbit hunting. Rhodes shouted shoot Donna shoot and the .22 rifle discharged striking him in the back. He collapsed saying I love you and died. Donna tried to drive for help but crashed. She ran to flag down a motorist for assistance.
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Miami
Fla
David Parry Rhodes
Donna Troy
Donna
Rhodes
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South End
Tommy Wolfe
Friendship
George Farr
Reuss
James S. Kniceley, Jr
Sarah Zane
Garvin Walter
Joe Jenkins
Edward Ambrose
Shawnee
Clarence L. Williams
Round Hill
Albert Boswell
Arthur Jolliffe
Maryland
Council
Texas
University of Omaha
Union Pacific
Omaha
Howardsville
Chicago
U. S
Khan
CENTO
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