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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1961

Page

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Kennedy Gromyko to Confer Friday on Berlin Impasse

The White House announced a Friday meeting between President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to discuss Berlin. Salinger refused to detail topics, noting the talk follows New York discussions between Gromyko and Rusk.

Kennedy Gromyko Berlin Washington White House Pierre Salinger New York Dean Rusk Salinger Kennedy Gromyko State Department U. S Moscow Rusk Kremlin Germany Khrushchev West Berlin East Germany Llewellyn

City Students Off Friday as Teachers Gather in Harrisonburg

District 6 Virginia Education Association holds a meeting in Harrisonburg with sessions starting at 9 a.m. Off day for city students due to faculty gathering.

Ors ‘City Virginia Education Association Harrisonburg

Giant double yolk egg found in Berryville hen house

Harry Johnson reported a giant egg with an outer shell containing a smaller hard shell egg inside. Mrs Ruth Flanningan brought pear blossoms from her father D S Whitacre's farm three miles west of Gore. Shenandoah College discusses a weather forecast. Fishermen report bass biting well. Martinsburg Pike residents awoke to a plane spraying an orchard. Edwin Lillis woke to his car moved by itself and resting against garbage cans.

Harry Johnson Berryville Ruth Flannigan Mountain Falls Star Office D. S. Whitacre Gore Martinsburg Pike Edwin Lillis Woodland Ave

Rummage Sale at Cameron Street is Upcoming

A rummage sale at 78 Cameron Street runs Thursday October 5 from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Friday October 6 and Saturday October 7 hours 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 9 a.m. to noon respectively. Proceeds benefit Women of the Moose. Also a help-wanted notice asks for someone to transport a bundle from Berryville to Webbtown Market calling MO 2 3424 and requesting Mr Miller.

Cameron St. Thurs Women of the Moose Ins Berryville Webbtown Miller

Dim Hope For Town Sewer Lifts from Suits

Stephens City officials report a sewer system plan is on hold due to lawsuits over town boundaries and tax relief. Mrs. Lee S. Lovett says conduit work under Interstate 81 is needed for lagoon disposal, while financing issues delay final design. Hearing set for Oct. 13 in Frederick County Circuit Court. bond legality to await Court of Appeals ruling.

Stephens Lee S. Lovett Home and Housing Finance Agency Mr. McNair Frederick County

Soviet Marshal Konev warns U S over Berlin talks impact

East Berlin commander Marshal Ivan S Konev urged General Bruce C Clarke to avoid moves that could derail East West Berlin talks. The note followed resumed U S military police patrols on the autobahn to West Berlin, with Clarke acknowledging receipt.

Berlin Ivan S. Konev East Berlin U.S Europe West Berlin West Germany Konev Bruce C. Clarke East Germany U.S. Army Clarke Heidelberg Willy Brandt

Education Bill Signed With Reluctance

President Kennedy signed into law the education bill with extreme reluctance. The measure extends two years the aid program for school districts crowded with children of federal personnel and continues for two years the National Defense Education Act, funding about 300 million and 250 million dollars per year respectively. He vetoed a postal pay raise bill citing urgent budget needs and potential deficits.

Washington Kennedy U.S Congress Eisenhower Civil Service Maeys

Saboteurs Reported Rounded Up in Syria

Damascus officials said the revolutionary army rounded up saboteurs allegedly hired from abroad to infiltrate Syria. Radio Damascus linked the plots to President Nasser and the United Arab Republic, with communiques claiming the curfews were lifted and officers returned as part of neutralizing the saboteurs.

Damascus Syria Mustafa Baroodi Revolutionary Army Radio Nasser United Arab Republic Ism Communist Party Syria Party Egypt

Soviets test huge nuclear explosion near Novaya Zemlya

The Soviet Union fired a large atmospheric nuclear explosion described by the Atomic Energy Commission as several megatons. The test, the 17th in sequence, occurred in the Arctic near Novaya Zemlya and was detonated in the atmosphere.

Washington Soviet Union Atomic Energy Commission AEC Arctic Novaya Zemlya

Frances Upgraded to Hurricane in Atlantic Track

Tropical Storm Frances intensified into a hurricane about 560 miles east of Miami moving north at 13 mph. The U S. Weather Bureau said Frances poses no threat to the U S. mainland as of now.

Miami Fla Frances U.S

Yankees Open Series With 2-0 Win

Dr. Garland R. Quarles addressed Shenandoah College during the 87th Convocation urging students to value past achievements while noting the fifth anniversary of the first Russian satellite and warning against using education as a whipping boy. The college choir, led by Harland Shaw, participated as classes continued.

Garland R. Quarles Shenandoah College Forrest Racey Kenneth Eyre Quarles Harland Shaw Collegia

Boy Saved From Mountain Cave After Overnight Plunge

Rescue teams in Rising Fawn Georgia pulled 15 year old Ronnie Reese from a crevasse on Fox Mountain after about 10 hours trapped on a ledge. He was unconscious much of the time but appeared not to be in serious condition and was taken to a local hospital. Rescue chief Charles McGuire credited help from many rescuers and noted the operation faced loose rocks and heavy boulders during the ascent.

Georgia Reese Byron Fox Mountain Ronnie Associated Press

Soviet reports crop failure in Kazakhstan and virgin lands

Moscow dispatch says the Soviet Union reports a virtual crop failure in Kazakhstan and the virgin lands. Delegates at a central Asian party meeting express unease that this year Kazakhstan cannot provide much grain to the state. Kazakh party secretary Kunayev admits failure to cope with grain production.

Moscow Soviet Union Kazakhstan Pravda Communist Party Central Asian D A. Kunayev Virgin Lands Nikoli Belyaev

Rose Show Opens at George Washington Hotel

Miss Vena Walker Bayford and Miss Elizabeth Perry lead the Garden Club of Virginia in the 25th Annual Rose Show. The event at the George Washington Hotel opens at 3 p m with seven classes and 125 horticultural divisions featuring over 400 specimens.

Vena Walker Bayford The Garden Club of Virginia Elizabeth Perry Staunton George Washington Hotel Garden Club OF Virgin

Yankees Win Game One of World Series Behind Howard and Skowron Homers

Elston Howard hit a fourth inning homer and Bill Skowron followed with a sixth inning shot as the New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 2 0 in game one. Whitey Ford limited Cincinnati to two singles. The scoring came on homers off Reds ace Jim O'Toole and a backstop performance by New York.

NEW York Elston Howard Bill Skowron New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds Jim O'Toole Ace Reds Whitey Ford Yankes Cincinnati O'Toole Maris Richardson Kaska Yankees Howard Pinson Skowron Berra Boyer

Skirmish Near Edward Ferry Loudoun Va

A skirmish occurred near Edward Ferry in Loudoun County Virginia marking tense activity in the Civil War era. Troops exchanged fire and the area saw heightened military presence as forces maneuvered in the region.

Edward Ferry Loudoun County

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