Rusk Seen Secure In State Job In Johnson Era
Washington AP reports Secretary of State Dean Rusk likely holds the strongest position in Lyndon Johnson’s cabinet, with Johnson asking Kennedy appointees to stay. Rusk favors staying on as long as the president needs him, citing mutual confidence and a shared outlook with Johnson. In another note, Bentonville man accidentally shot himself in the leg as a car discharge from a .22 pistol occurred during a stop, with hospital treatment following.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Rusk
State Department
Nats
II Japan
Jackerage
Bentonville
J. W. Kincaid
Os Neer Stephenson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Rescue Squad
Caracas
Venezuela
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
Coro
Falcon State
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival dinner meeting in Hagerstown
More than 100 men and women from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia will attend the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Communities participation dinner Monday at 6 30 p m at the George Washington Hotel James R Wilkins festival president Mayor Claude B Smalts Jr and Wayne McClure festival department director will welcome guests IF you have a No 11 sticker on your windshield car better park it until Monday The Winchester Association of the Blind expects delivery of about 2000 Christmas trees December 10 11 and 12 for sale to aid the sightless trees range from 3 to 20 feet tall at the Park and Shop inning cell
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Maryland
Vi Ia
West Virginia
George Washington Hotel
James R. Wilkins
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Wayne McClure
Winchester Assn
Nitze Named Navy Civilian Chief Despite No Naval Background
Paul H. Nitze is sworn in as secretary of the Navy and becomes the civilian chief. A McNamara ally, he lacks naval experience but brings strategy insight from three years as assistant secretary of defense for national security affairs and foreign military aid. Adm. Claude V. Ricketts supports Nitze, noting leadership changes within the Navy.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Nitze
Secretary of the Navy
Robert S. McNamara
Adm
Claude V. Ricketts
Naval Operations
Ricketts
Jet Fighter Crashes at Byrd Field Near Richmond
An Air Force F-84 crashed on approach to Byrd Field in Henrico County near Richmond, exploding and killing the pilot 1st Lt. Wade A. Cavern of Harmon AFB New Mexico. The wreckage spread across a half mile in Elko tract as residents heard a loud blast about 5 30 p m.
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Richmond
Air Force
Byrd Field
Henrico County
Tactical Air Command
Langley Air Force Base
Wade A. Cavern
Harmon Air Force Base
Alamogordo
N. Mex
Phyllis
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Kan
Elko
Portugee Road
White Oak Swamp Creek
Air Guard
Santa Claus rules spark holiday humor in Los Angeles ceremony
Lt Col Paul H Nolte outlines safety and conduct rules for 25 sidewalk Santa Clauses in a Los Angeles graduation, including no smoking, no promises, chin hygiene, and cheerful bell ringing. A child’s confusion afterward highlights the real rule that Santas should not fraternize with coworkers.
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Los Angeles
Santa Claus
Santa
Paul H. Nolte
the Volunteers of America
Johnson forms presidential panel on Kennedy assassination
President Johnson named Chief Justice Earl Warren to head a special commission to investigate the Kennedy assassination and the death of Lee Harvey Oswald. The panel includes Senators Russell and Cooper and Representatives Boggs and Ford, plus Dulles and McCloy. The commission can subpoena witnesses and has no set deadline.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Special Presidential Commission
Earl Warren
Johnon
Kennedy
Dallas
Wih
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Warren
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Hale Bogg
D-La
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen W. Dulles
John J. McCloy
White House
Boggs
House
Senate
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Texas
Waggoner Carr
Winter storm hits Winchester area with snow and wind
Winchester experiences a wintry mix with freezing temperatures and 1.02 inches of precipitation in 24 hours. Winds whip trees and lines as neighboring West Virginia reports up to 10 inches of snow. The Shenandoah Valley forecasts call for cold nights and mild weekend highs with continued gusty winds.
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Winchester
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Pryn
Exteahela
West Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Atlantic Coast
Chesapeake
Survivors recount yacht blast before Judy sank off coast
Robert E Stanton of Eastman Ga survivor of the yacht Judy explosion says the blast occurred after he and two crew members abandoned the vessel. Cmdr Armond Colberg and wife, owner, their mate George Donald Kidd, and James Gillespie are missing as search continues. Kidd’s body and Stanton were recovered by USS Petrel crew. The Judy sent a distress call Friday morning as rescuers tracked transmissions.
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Charleston
S.C
Judy
South Carolina
Robert E. Stanton
Eastman
Coast Guard
Stanton
Petrel
Cmdr
Armond Colberg
Lakewood
Calif
George Donald Kidd
James Gillespie
Miami
U.S. Coast Guard
Colbergs
Gillespie
Kidd
Christmas Showing at Smalt's Garden Center
A Christmas showing event is set for Sunday December 1 from 1 to 5 at Smalt's Garden Center. The display features seasonal decor and gifts for shoppers.
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Smalt's Garden Center
Eight Injured In City Wide Series Of Auto Accidents
A string of nine accidents from 11 40 a m yesterday to 12 20 this morning left eight people injured. Incidents occurred at Woodstock Lane West Street Paris Mountain Rt 522 near Berkeley Springs and Stephens City. Drivers named include Mary Sue Lamb Benjamin A Weaver Hillbrook McKee Phillip John Cram Florence Baker Donald Lloyd Mayhugh James Allen Shanholtz and Hilda Copenhaver Newland. Details cite stop sign violations and curb departures.
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Paris Mountain
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Stephens City
Woodstock Lane
West St
Mary Sue Lamb
Kinzel Drive
Benjamin A. Weaver
Winchester
Donald Lloyd Mayhugh
Warrenton
Mayhugh
Record Pressure Low In Intense New York Storm
A powerful storm pushed into New York causing heavy rain and strong winds as barometric pressure fell to 23.70 inches at 4 a.m. The Weather Bureau noted the low near historic lows, with the record low previously set at 28.38 inches on March 1, 1914.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Nixon Tops GOP Contenders in Early Poll After Kennedy Assassination
Harris reported in the Washington Post that in the first nationwide survey since Kennedy's assassination Lyndon Johnson leads GOP contenders. Nixon 40 percent, Johnson 53 percent in one reading. other readings show Johnson 55 percent to Goldwater 33 and Johnson 59 percent to Rockefeller 29.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Louis Harris
Washington Post
Nixon
Kennedy
Harris
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Ona
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Goldwater
Johnson
Rockefeller
Tragedy in Quebec as Jetliner Crashes Near Montreal
A Trans-Canada Air Lines D eight crash near Ste. Therese de Blainville, Quebec, four minutes after takeoff from Dorval Airport, killed 118 people in Canada’s worst aviation disaster. The U.S.-built jet burned on impact with a crater 90 feet wide. troops guarded the wreckage as dawn revealed scattered remains and possessions. Two victims were Americans, including Ronald Kerne of Brooklyn and Mrs. Sami Hankovszky, wife of a Toronto dress factory owner and NY chef husband Zoltan Hankovszky.
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Ste. Therese DE Blainville
Que
Canada
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Montreal
Dorval
Toronto
Ronald Kerne
Brooklyn
N.Y
Sami Hankovszky
New York
Zoltan
Sands Point
Long Island
Delegates Gather for Seventh District VFW Meet in Shenandoah Valley
About 250 delegates from 25 VFW posts and auxiliaries in the Shenandoah Valley attend the Seventh District meeting at the local Post 2123 with opening session at 1 30 p m. Discussions focus on plans for the 1964 Virginia convention to be held June 18 to 21 attracting nearly 1000 attendees.
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VFW
Shenandoah Valley
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Claude G. Fauver
Hong
Ladies Auxiliary
Frederick
Shenandoah
Warren
Page
Rappahannock
Rockingham
Fauver
VFW Department of Virginia
Weather system brings snow and cold to Virginia
A strong weather system moved north bringing snow and rain to Virginia. Snow flurries were reported in the mountains early today as cooler air moved in.
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Richmond
Virginia
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