Three Rightist Revolts Erupt In Argentina
In Argentina's Rosario near Buenos Aires and two oil towns in the north revolts broke out. The army said the Rosario uprising was crushed while reports said Tartagal and Vespucio were recaptured or occupied by armed civilians. Unofficial tallies cited about four dead, with more than 50 wounded and 33 arrested.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rosario
Salta
Tartagal
Vespucio
Juan D. Peron
Army Comunique
Peron
Peronistas
Carlos Severaro Toranzo Montero
Julio Barredo
Humberto Sosa Molina
Peronismo
Diario de la Manana
Leftist Students Defy Betancourt in Caracas Uprising
In Caracas clashes between leftist students and troops intensified as protests spread from western slums to eastern districts. The government blamed communists, citing troop crackdowns and arrests after rioting that left six dead and 105 injured, with fires and storming of a police station and university buildings reported.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Avenue
Roosevelt
Miguel Caro High School
Caracas University
Social Christian Party
Betancourt
Chaguaramos
Puente Trinidad Street
National Guardsmen
Communist Tribune Popular
Winchester Times 1898 glove firm and deer hunting tale
Bernard Groves sent a 1898 Winchester Times issue describing the Graben Glove Co manufacturing hundreds of gloves including dog skin hides. The paper notes a Washington Lafayette statue arriving in New York and a Win chester Day Nursery teacher who joined an ill fated deer hunt with her husband and son.
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Bernard Groves
The
Star
Winchester Times
Graben Glove Co
New York
Washington
Lafayette
Charles B. Rouss
Winchesta Day Nursery
Soviet Union targets Dag Hammarskjold over Congo crisis
United Nations in New York reports Soviet leadership accusing Dag Hammarskjold of driving UN finances toward bankruptcy to fund the Congo operation. The budget debate enters its second day as Moscow rejects mandatory Congo costs, while the U.S. pledges extra support and urges wider burden sharing. The Soviets call for ending the Congo mission, labeling Hammarskjold as a Western agent.
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United Nations, N. Y
Soviet Union
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Hammarskjold
U. N
U. N. Congo
United Nations
United States
General Assembly
United
U.N
Hammarskiold
Buffalo Hit by Freak Blizzard
A freak blizzard in Buffalo New York slowed traffic as gale winds piled snow up to three feet. Snowplows struggled with stalled vehicles and one way routes on the Niagara section of the State Thruway. Amherst police reported 18 inches of snow on Route 5 with drifts up to three to four feet.
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Buffalo
N. Y
State Thruway
Niagara
Lackawanne
Batavia
Amherst
Festival planning event hosts 130 attend Shenandoah Apple Blossom meet
About 130 men and women from Virginia West Virginia and Maryland attended a planning dinner at the George Washington Hotel for the 1961 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Robert F Gaines led the gathering with remarks and introductions by James A Payne and Mayor Claude B Smalts Jr. Local officials and festival affiliates announced hosts guests and new participating communities including Clarke County Bath Monterey Madison Springfield and Frederick.
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George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
George Washington
Robert F. Gaines
James A. Payne
Front Royal
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Patricia Ann Fagg
Loudoun County
Sea Breeze Hotel
Palm Beach
Collge of
West Palm Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Gaines
Raleigh
Washington, D. C
TV Guide Magazine
Clarke County
Clarke County Lions Club
Waynesboro
Fredericksburg
Madison
Springfield
Frederick
Churchill Celebrates 86th Birthday With Brandy Cake
London AP report says Sir Winston Churchill marked his 86th birthday with a 100 pound cake soaked in brandy. A steady stream of well wishers began arriving at 6:30 am, delivering telegrams from around the world, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Macmillan.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Post Office
United States
Eisenhower
Sir Winston
Elizabeth II
Macmillan
Tonight May Be Season's Coldest Yet in West Virginia Note
A cold wave lowers temperatures from 30s to around 15 tonight with snow flurries. The Winchester laboratory notes a 27 degree low and 35 high, while downtown Winchester records 31 at noon. Temperatures fall several degrees from yesterday to today as the outlook for West Virginia calls for near freezing highs and continued cold through Saturday. Rainfall remains light with November totals near 0.85 inch and October 0.94 inch, marking a dry period. The Legionnaires’ regular December meeting is postponed to December 11 with a Christmas party.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Winchester
West Virginia
Price Cuts and Notices Across Local Businesses
Multiple local ads show cars and trucks discounted at B and M Chevrolet and Kern Motor Co. A community sale promotes used car pricing, while Howard Johnson’s and George Washington Hotel advertise events and dining options. Also listed are department store sales on hats and apparel at Buzzella’s and a Thursday fish fry at a local venue.
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Chevrolet
Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Serious Crime Up 119 Percent in U S
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced nine months data showing an 11 percent rise in serious crime over the prior year with property crimes up to 16 percent. Robbery Burglary and larceny gains were outlined along with increases in forcible rape murder and aggravated assault.
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Washington
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Mat Aid
Integration Rulings Overturn Louisiana Barriers
Three federal judges rejected state segregation barriers in Louisiana and barred most state officials from interference. The ruling cites that interposition is not constitutional and nullifies measures to abolish the Orleans Parish School Board. Local protests and comments from lawmakers followed as reaction to the court action.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Orleans Parish
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
Jimmie H. Davis
French Jordan
Gretna
Mississippi River
Jack Gremillion
William Frantz
Lloyd Foreman
Foreman
Freighter Runs Aground on Lake Michigan Island
A Liberian freighter ran aground and leaked on South Manitou Island during a gale. Captain Eduardo Trizizas reported 14 aboard and worsening conditions with water in holds. Coast Guard planes and three cutters moved to assist amid high winds and rough seas.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Francisco Morazan
South Manitou Island
Eduardo Trizizas
Trizizas
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Soble Never Tried to Flee Shadowers, Attorney Says
New York psychiatrist Dr. Robert Soble 60 was arrested in a Soviet espionage probe. His attorney said he never tried to escape, even stopping his car to let pursuing FBI agents catch up. The case links to brother Jack Soble and a broader ring involving Soviet officials and Americans. The indictment covers World War II era files, Sandia Base photographs, and alleged atomic bomb project notes.
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New York
FBI
Robert Soble
Soble
Soblen
Jack Soble
Soviet Union
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
Richard C. Green
William B. Herlands
Herlands
Soble Brothers
Lithuania
Europe
Lavrenti P. Beria
Stalin
United States
Canada
Dr. Soble
Rockefeller Plaza
Office of Strategic Services
Sandia
New Mexico
Jack
New York City
Rockland
Dina
Igor Y. Melekh Levi
United Nations
William Hirsch
Chicago
Hollywood
Boris Morros
Myra
Jacob Albam
Myra Soble
Albam
Beria
Vassili Zubilin
North America
Jack Sobles
Zubilin
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Leland Broadstater
Berryville
C. Leslie Golliday
Martinsburg
W. Va
Daniel Fleming
Hancock
William Dalke, Jr
Woodstock
David Shear
Romney
J. Ray Miller
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Betty Jean Hollis
Harrisonburg
C. F. Schenck
F. J. Barnes
J. Stuart White
Richmond
State Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation and Development
James J. Geary
Virginia Civi War Centennial Commission
D. Lathan Mims
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Mims
SVI
Philip N. Hunter
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