Apple Week opens with gift to New Jersey visitors in Winchester
Four New Jersey business women on a vacation trip were presented with a gift box of Virginia red Delicious apples on the first day of National Apple Week. H. Robert Edwards, chairman, and Fred L. Glaize Jr., donor, assist at the George Washington Hotel. The observance runs through Oct. 21 with cooperation from Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and the Chamber of Commerce.
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New Jersey
Virginia
H. Robert Edwards
Winchester
Frederick County
Williamset
George Washington Hotel
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Mr. Edwards
Shenandoah
Chamber of Commerce
Fred L. Glaize
N.A.W
Shenandoah Valley
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
East Police Raid West Berlin Border Crossing
Ten East Berlin police raided West Berlin near Wilhelmsrada elevated station while West police retreated. They sought one of four comrades who fled west during the night. East traffic was blocked at Friedrich Strasse crossing for an hour until a loudspeaker truck halted broadcasts.
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Vopos
Local Briefs Highlight Military Deeds Pets and Lost Wallets
reports from Tucson and Davis Monthan Air Base reveal a airman and friend trapping rattlesnakes for profit using snares. A college student solves a between class problem by napping in a car. A Portland kitten with eight toes named Princess wowed Sharon Snapp. The Snapps thank David Branon for returning a lost billfold found on Brucetown road.
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Tucson
Arizona
AIC
Laurence
Zebroski
Davis- Monthan Air Base
Hilda Nickleson
Patterson Ave
England
Sharon Snapp
East Cork St. Sharon
Star Office
Kitty
Princess
Sharon
Bill Snapp
David Branom
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Mr. Snapp
Brucetown Road
Soviet Union accuses United States of planning Vietnam invasion
In Moscow a Radio Moscow broadcast charged the United States plans an aggressive invasion of South Vietnam. The commentary, read by Andrei Baturin, said the move would worsen Southeast Asia conditions. Kennedy, in North Carolina, said U.S. and SEATO forces are justified by guerrilla infiltration from outside Vietnam.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Radio
Andrei Baturin
Woman Faces Manslaughter Charge Fined
Pulaski County motorist Judith Viars was fined 15 dollars for driving without a license at the time of the accident that killed her 3 year old niece Brenda Lee Viars. The manslaughter count was presented to a county grand jury following a guilty plea on the license charge.
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Pulaski
Pulaski County
Judith. Viars
Virginia 100
Brenda Lee Viars
Martinsville
Viars
Mrs. Viars
JFK Receives 21st Honorary Degree in North Carolina
President Kennedy flies to Chapel Hill and Raleigh Durham to accept his 21st honorary degree and attend the North Carolina Trade Fair opening ceremony. He delivers a brief speech and observes airborne troops demonstrating readiness for combat before a fair audience.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Kennedy
North Carolina
Raleigh-Durham
Charlotte
Dispatch
Kennedy Addresses Nation From Chapel Hill Convocation
President Kennedy told thousands at the University of North Carolina that Americans face uncertainty and peril but can stay free if they do their duty despite fanatics. He planned to receive an honorary degree at Kenan Stadium and then fly to Fort Bragg and Pope AFB.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Kennedy
University of North Carolina
United States
Sacred Heart Church Hall
Pri
South Loudoun St. Fri
Wesley Chapel Methodist Ch
Kenan Stadium
William C. Friday
William B. Aycock
Ft. Bragg
Pope Air Force Base
Hong Kong Declares Cholera Free and Lifts Travel Quarantine
The government announced Hong Kong is cholera free and quarantine on travelers is ended. The outbreak began in mid August in South China and 15 people died in the port city.
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Hong Kong
Hong. Kong
South China
Deck Officers and West Coast Strike Near Deal
A two week deck officers strike ended with a compromise brokered by U S Undersecretary of Labor Willard Wirtz. The union and Pacific Maritime Association agree to continue talks on six issues including pension revisions and vacation time. Union pushed for 15 percent raise and one year contract. owners offered 11 percent over four years.
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San. Francisco
Masters, Mates and Pilots
Pacific Maritime Association
U.S
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Ion
Saal Gat
Kennedy orders Taylor mission on Viet Nam crisis
President Kennedy dispatches Gen Maxwell D Taylor on an urgent mission to assess the Communist threat in South Viet Nam and advise on possible U S actions. He also plans to resume talks with the Soviet Union on Berlin as Thompson is sent back to Moscow. The president warned of nuclear risks and urged diplomacy to avoid war.
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Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Ngo Dinh Diem
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Berlin
Thompson
Southeast Asia
Dean Rusk
Ten thousand more troops to be sent overseas
Washington AP reports an additional 10 000 air and ground troops ordered to Europe to bolster the Allied garrison on the West Germany to Communist East line. By year end U S forces in Europe will total about 300 000 with half the new troops Army and half Air National Guardsmen. The Pentagon noted the 3rd Armored Cavalry and guard units will store equipment for possible later full divisions. Eleven federalized Air National Guard squadrons totaling about 5 000 personnel will head to Gaza Nov 1. The new units join five Army divisions already abroad for conventional warfare.
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Washington
Europe
West Germany
East
U.S
Pentagon
3Rd Armored Cavalry
Air National Guard
Gaza
AEC Reports Another Soviet Atomic Blast
The Atomic Energy Commission reported a new atmospheric Soviet atomic detonation, believed to be in the Semipalatinsk area with a low to intermediate yield. It marks the 20th Soviet test announced since resumption on September 1, reflecting ongoing nuclear activity and government disclosures related to earlier tests.
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AEC
Washington
Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Commission
Kennedy
Semipalatinsk
Rayburn Rallies After Critical Turn In Dallas
Sam Rayburn remain critically ill in Dallas as pneumonia triggered unconsciousness and a 103 degree fever. Doctors report he is receiving antibiotics and positive pressure therapy, with cancer treatments suspended until pneumonia is controlled.
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Sam Rayburn
Dallas, Tex
Robert F. Short Jr
A Hagan
Rayburn
Short
Kennedy warns of ongoing East West clashes and Viet Nam plan
President Kennedy says major East West differences remain with the Soviet Union despite talks with Gromyko. He notes no quick path to Berlin and dispatches Gen Taylor to Vietnam for on scene survey as Communist attacks expand. He warns of maximal hazard and cites budget and policy battles.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Germany
Maxwell D. Taylor
South
Viet Nam
Taylor
Ngo Dish Diem
U.S
South Viet Nam
Speculation South Africa May Quit the United Nations
South Africa faces new speculation it might withdraw from the United Nations after a harsh General Assembly censure of Eric Louw. He awaits government instructions as African delegates denounce his speech and his apartheid policy.
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United Nations
N.y.ap
General Assembly
Eric Louw
Louw
Cans
South Africa
Segrega
U.N
Ened
U.N. Abov
Radioactive iodine found in fresh food supplies in southeast region
Public Health Service reports fallout from Soviet nuclear tests has introduced iodine 131 into fresh foods across the southeast and likely the eastern half of the U.S. The finding stems from milk tests in six cities and follows a reduction in the recommended safe daily intake to protect children.
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Washington
United States
Public Health Service
Luther L. Terry
New Orleans
Atlanta
Federal Radiation Council
Health Service
Charleston
Jackson
Miss
Junaton
St. Louis
Locals Hold Key to Ford Resuming Work
Detroit reports Ford resumes production following a three year UAW national contract. Walter Reuther will recommend approval to end the nationwide strike. 25 local units with unresolved issues may continue strikes pending a review by the international board. Local 72 at Kenosha rejected the pact by 63 to 37.
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Detroit
Ford Motor. Co
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ford National Council
International
Reuther
Malcolm L. Denise
Ford
International Board
Kenosha
Wis
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Russia
Pierre Salinger
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