Two Thousand Presbyterians Rally in Winchester Presbytery
About 2000 Presbyterians from Winchester Presbytery gather at Wandley High School auditorium for a mass rally opening a denominational outreach program. Dr. John W Melton Jr of Baton Rouge is keynote speaker with a 200-voice choir and multiple dinner meetings in support of evangelism efforts in 1961.
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George Washington Hotel
Merle C. Patterson
Atlanta, Ga
John W. Melton, Jr
Baton Rouge, la
Charles C. Cowsett
Winchester Presbytery
Harry M. Moffett
Gastonia
N. C
Philip Sprenkel
Wandley High School
First Presbyterian Church
Baton Rouge
Melton
Lee Jackson
Merle Cul- Patterson
Druid Hills Church
Atlanta
Winchester
Alexandria
W. B. Sullivan
Presbyterian Synod of Virginia
Philip Hunter
Quail Fly Into the Sun and Hunters’ View
A reader notes quail may fly into the sun when flushed, suggesting hunters would look into the sun and not see them. The Town Crier records auto inspection stickers with the number 9 expiring Friday and observes Child Health Day per Dr. Mack I. Shanholtz. Frances H. Peterson of Woodstock writes about a pink flower described earlier, asking if it is Hoya Carnosa or wax plant.
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Frances H. Peterson
Box
Woodstock
Workers Clash At GE Plants On First Day Of Strike
Massachuset ts plants saw scuffles as the IUE launched a nationwide walkout against General Electric. Police arrested six in Pittsfield for assault and battery while clashes occurred in Lynn and Everett as union members reported for work or planned new votes.
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New York
Massachusetts
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Lynn
Everett
International Electrical Workers Union
Schenectady
N.Y
IUE
Syracuse
Electronics Park
Cleveland
Ohio
Nela Park
James B. Carey
Times Square Bomb Blast Injures Seven
A mystery bomb exploded in Times Square injuring seven and scattering debris as crowds fled. Police suspect a crank caused the blast after prior bomb scares and a live grenade found in Central Park. The device was planted behind a statue near 46th Street and 7th Avenue with a two foot deep hole in the shrubbery.
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New York
Times Square
Central Park
Waldorf-Astoria
United Nations
Janos Kar
George M. Gahan
46Th Street
7Th Avenue
Broadway
George M. Cohan
Ike Becomes Oldest Man Ever President
Washington AP reports President Eisenhower becomes the oldest person to serve as U S president, surpassing Andrew Jackson. Exact moment unclear. he turns 70 on October 14 with about three months left in his term.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Library of Congress
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Jackson
Kennedy Attacks Nixon In Illinois Campaign Tour
Senator John F Kennedy sharpened his attack on Vice President Richard Nixon in Illinois while courting votes for the 27 electoral votes. He labeled Nixon as offering means he calls nonsensical and said only a Democrat can lead the nation forward. Large crowds in Alton and Granite City braved rain to hear him as he linked the issue to whether the world can remain half free and half slave.
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Alton
Til
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Illinois
Kennedy
Nixon
William McKinley
America
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln
Granite City
Floyd Jelf
Chicago
Nixon Assails Fee In Richmond Speech
Vice President Richard M. Nixon spoke to a large crowd in Richmond urging voters to look beyond party labels and support the Republican platform written in Chicago. He challenged Kennedy to specify his stance while noting Democrats have deserted their party. Nixon, greeted by thousands, urged unity for the country over party affiliation.
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Richmond
Richard M. Nixon
Old Confederacy
Los Angeles
Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
United States
Chicago
Capitol
California
Capitol Square
Pat
Don Southall Freeman
Khrushchev Challenges UN Leader Riddled by Nehru Blow
Premier Nikita Khrushchev demanded Dag Hammarskjold sign on for another term as U.N. secretary general while India’s Prime Minister Nehru delivered a strong counter to Soviet plans to alter the structure of the world body.
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United Nations, N. Y
Nikita Khrushchev
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
World Organization
India
Nehru
Khrushchev
General Assembly
Eisenhower
Hussein
Arab Jordan
U.S.S.R
Council
Hammarskjold
Clarke Board Weighs Tax on Mobile Homes in County
Clarke County supervisors discussed a tax on house trailers at their morning meeting. No action yet, but support exists for some form of taxation. Commissioner of Revenue David H. Allen noted trailers are assessed as personal property and suggested trailer park owners obtain permits based on spaces, with checks by zoning and health officials. Alternatives debated: tax the trailer owner or the park owner, with enforcement steps outlined.
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Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Edward B. Lee
David H. Allen, Jr
Commissioner of Revenue
Allen
Mr. Dole
Peiping Asks Japan's Aid Against U.S.
Peiping radio reports Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi told a visiting Japanese delegation that China and Japan should unite to strike down their common enemy U.S. imperialism. The remark was made at a Peiping reception honoring the National Council against the U.S.-Japan security treaty revision.
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Tokyo
Chen Yi
Red China
U.S
Peiping Radio
Chen
Peiping
National Council
Calamities Hit Red China Agriculture
The Peiping People Daily reports half of Red China’s 1960 agricultural acreage damaged by drought floods and typhoons. The New Evening Post in Hong Kong reprinted the flag report saying 146 million acres were hard hit in the worst natural calamities since the birth of New China 11 years ago.
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Hong Kong
Peiping Peoples Daily
Red China
Communist “New Evening Post
New China
Penny Nichols Collects Dimes in Delta State Visit
Penny Nichols 20 year old junior at Delta State College in Cleveland Mississippi collects dimes during a campus visit. Nichols hails from Money Mississippi and keeps a small coin collection as a hobby amid her studies.
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Cleveland
Miss
Penny Nichols
Delta State College
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Virginia Phamaceutical Association
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Ag Moning
Airlines
Clarke Board
Hobson C. McGehee
Dick Dole
S. Braddock
Golden Light Circle
Bethel Lutheran Church
Holiday Inn
Bik
South End Fire Co
Japan
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