Military Chiefs Report Defense Buildup to JFK
President Kennedy hears a briefing from the Joint Chiefs on the U.S. and allied defense buildup in response to the Berlin crisis. Secretary Rusk outlined the diplomatic side, with Gen. Lemnitzer and Gen. Norstad present for talks on boosting NATO strength and possible U.S.-Soviet talks with Gromyko later in the week.
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JFK
Washington
Kennedy
United States
Dean Rusky
Berlin
Robert S. McNamar
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Laurie Norstad
Allied Forces
Europe
Norstad
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Andrei A. Gromyko
Newport
R.I
Rusk
White House
Gromyko
United Nations
Gro
U.S
Baltimore
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
London
Britain
Soviet Union
Rees to Face Indictment in Park Slayings
Prince Georges County intends to seek a grand jury indictment against Melvin Davis Rees Jr. for the June 15 1955 Northwest Branch Park killings of two girls. Rees, a Hyattsville jazz musician, faced a murder conviction in Virginia with a death recommendation for Carroll V. Jackson Jr. and a federal life sentence in another Jackson family slaying. The case spans police across the country as searches continue for the missing rifle and potential links to a Mexican revolutionary figure.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
Prince Georges County
Melvin Davis Rees Jr
Northwest Branch Park
Rees
Hyattsville
Spotsylvania
Carroll V. Jackson, Jr
Baltimore
Jackson
William L. Kahler
Prince Georges
George J. Panagoulis
Francisco Villa
Two Duckpinners Chase World Record On Health Center Lanes
The combined efforts of two bowlers at Health Center Lanes nearly set a duckpins single game World Record. Julian Buncutter opened with six frames including a quadruple strike for 144, while Bill Deavers closed with four frames including a four timer for 106, aiming for 250 though the record stands at 240.
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Buncutter Tire Co
Health Center
Julian Buncutter
Bill Deavers
Duckpins
Downtown Parking Survey Underway in Winchester
A Winchester Retail Merchants Association committee studies central district parking. President Robert L. Pizzano says the 81 member panel surveys current facilities to determine how many spaces are needed for owners managers and employees who drive to work or park nearby.
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Winchester Retail Merchants’ Association
Chants
Robert L. Pizzano
Pizzano
Employment Peaks In Area Says Virginia Official
Virginia Employment Commission manager Wilson Dickson reports area employment at yearly peak for July and August. He cites apple season and continued construction work as drivers and notes 1,200 registered unemployment end of July, 180 placed in September, with average yearly 120 per month. Agricultural placements total 1,350 monthly due to apple picking work.
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Virginia Employment Commission
Wilson Dickson
Dickson
Con
Soviet Union fires 16th nuclear blast
The Soviet Union conducted its 16th atmospheric nuclear test since resuming on Sept. 1. The Atomic Energy Commission announced the explosion yielded about one megaton, equivalent to 1 million tons of TNT.
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Washington
Soviet Union
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Memphis schools integrate amid police presence in city
The Memphis school board admitted 13 African American students to four previously white schools with heavy police patrols around each campus. The move ends a century of segregation in the district, driven by a federal suit and careful planning to avoid unrest.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Joesent
Tennessee
Mississippi
Clarke County Lions Broom Sale set for Thursday
H Kilby Malbon ensures at least one customer as the Clarke County Lions plan a 5 p.m. broom pickup at Shackleford's Store and aim to cover the county by 6 45 p.m. A 7 p.m. dinner at the Community Building follows and those not finished by 9 30 p.m. return to work. Captains listed include Miley Bean Keating Edwards Wood Roberson Jones Carvell Bowerman Flory.
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H. Kilby Malbon
Clarke County Lions
Lions
Shackleford
C. E. Miley
Melton Bean
Tommy Keating
Allen Edwards
James Wood
Charles Roberson
Kenneth Jones
Frank Carvell
William Bowerman
Walter Flory
Dick Bond
Ford Workers Walk Off the Job in Nationwide Strike
About 120000 Ford production workers walked off the job in the first nationwide strike against the company in 20 years. Negotiations ended at the 10 am deadline with 45000 workers off at 16 plants. The walkout halted most production. talks resume after a 24 hour recess as picket lines formed at factories.
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Ford Motor
Ford
Cing
UAW
P. “Reuther
Malcolm L. Denise
Peace Marchers Parade Before The Kremlin
American and European peace marchers entered Red Square in Moscow demanding disarmament and a ban on nuclear weapons. About 29 marchers traveled from America Europe and western Russia on foot and by bus, but a small crowd gathered and police limited activities.
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Moscow
Kremlin
America
Europe
Russia
Red Square
Soviet Union
Clarke Considers Doubling Auto Tag Fee to Ten Dollars
Clarke County supervisors propose raising auto tags from five to ten dollars for 1961 62. The amendment would apply to all motor vehicles under ten thousand pounds and affect the county but not Berryville or Boyce. Final adoption is set for December 4 as revenue funds county and school operations.
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Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Boyce
Lawrence Kephart
R.C. Carter, Jr
Neutral path outlined by Syria premier Kuzbari
In Damascus Premier Mamoun Kuzbari promoted a neutral foreign policy aligned with nonalignment like Nasser while endorsing private ownership at home. He set a four month window to prepare for elections, discussed possible reversal of nationalizations, and announced Syria’s bid for United Nations and Arab League membership. Jordan Turkey Taiwan? Iran and Guatemala recognized the new regime.
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Damascus
Syria
Mamoun Kuzbari
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Joe
U.A.R
Kuzbari
Nasser
Syrian Arab Republic
Col
Abdul Hamid Serraj
Serraj
Cairo
United Nations
Arab League
Jordan
Turkey
China
Guatemala
Iran
September Record Warmth in Winchester Area
Last month ranked hottest September in 30 years with an average mean near 72.2 degrees and a fifth warmest on record for the region. Rainfall varied, totaling 3.15 inches at the Winchester Fruit Laboratory while the Winchester city area saw only 1.46 inches, signaling spotty showers. Temperatures reached a high of 56 degrees and a low of 53 with a 41 year average high of 79.6 and low of 56.8. Record highs of 95 degrees on Sept 1 and 40s on the following Saturday were noted, along with scattered precipitation details across dates in September.
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Winchester Fruit ‘Research Laboratory
Winchester
Walter S. Hough
Fairmont Ave
Frederick County
China Admits Failures in Farm and Factory
AP Tokyo reports Peiping acknowledging failures in agriculture and industry amid economic strain. Editorials and speeches on the 12th anniversary of the People’s Republic say output shortfalls hit both sectors, with emphasis on rural communes and a shift to lessons from the Soviet Union.
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Tokyo
Red China
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Oo Acpi
Peiping
People's Ee
Peiping People’s Daily
People’s Daily
Peng Chen
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Hammarskjold Home Bequeathed for Conferences
The late Dag Hammarskjold left his summer home on the Ballié Sea to host conferences proposed by the United Nations or other talks in a spirit of dialogue. His attorney disclosed the bequest on Monday, outlining the intended purpose and use of the property.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold
Ballié Sea
United Nations
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