Rainless October Raises Fire Danger in Area
October remains dry with no measurable rain since Sept 29 raising brush and forest fire risk. West Virginia bans small game hunting at 6 p.m. due to fire threat, bow and arrow deer bear and squirrel seasons only. Weather outlook shows little chance of rain for five days, temperatures 2 to 7 degrees above normal.
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West Virginia
David Ramsey
Frederick County
Blake Denny
Clarke County
Brucetown Man Safe After Apples Bulk Box Accident
Dempsey Taylor aged 23 was knocked to the floor when a 14 bushel bulk box of apples toppled from a truck at Winchester Cold Storage. He jumped to intervene and was taken by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad to Winchester Memorial Hospital for evaluation of a possible head concussion.
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Brucetown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Cold Storage
Dempsey Taylor
Winchester
Taylor
Curious Potato Shaped Like a Turtle Draws Local Gaze
The Gown Crier reports Fred Stotler of Sunnyside growing a potato that resembles a turtle with three leg and head like appendages from a peeling. The piece mentions A R Dunning of Clarke County spotted on an English bicycle near Piccadilly and Cameron Streets, along with Tom Scully and a red scooter.
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Fred Stotler
Sunnyside
Star Office
Yesteray
A. R
Pete” Dunning
Clarke County
Piccadilly and
Cameron Sts
Tom Scully
Thousands Answer Ben Bella Call to Arms
Thousands of Algerians marched to army barracks in response to President Ahmed Ben Bella's general mobilization decree amid a looming war threat with Morocco.
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Ben Bella
Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Morocco
Erhard elected West Germany chancellor after Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard won 256 votes in the Bundestag to succeed Konrad Adenauer as West Germany's chancellor. He will swear in and present a new cabinet to President Heinrich Luebke, while pledging to follow Adenauer on Western ties and Europe trade as he seeks broader U.S. led Cold War policies. In Algiers Ben Bella calls up 30,000 reservists amid stalled talks. fighting subsides and mediation continues with Morocco. UN committee unanimously backs a space arms ban, sending it to full assembly.
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Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bundestag
Heinrich Luebke
Erhard
Adenauer
France
U.S
Free World
Ben Bella
Orleans
Algiers
Mohammed Yazid
Slimane Hoffman
Houari Boumedienne
Marrakech
Ming Hassan II
Morocco
Ben Bélla
Sahara
Attorney General Seeks Milder Civil Rights Bill
Kennedy urges full committee to trim the bill to the milder version previously recommended. He argues a compact measure can pass by year’s end, while liberal critics fear concessions could empower a national police force. The debate continues as Republicans and Southern opponents prepare questions.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
United States
House Committee
British convoy defies Soviet count demand on Berlin autobahn
A British military convoy of nine vehicles and 28 men on the Berlin Autobahn was halted by Soviet troops at Babelsberg for nine hours. The Russians insisted on dismounting for counting, which the British refused, and the convoy proceeded after barriers were lifted. The event mirrors a previous U S convoy delay and raises questions over checkpoint tactics at Marienborn.
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Berlin
Berlin Autobahn
Babelsberg
U.S
Marienborn
West Germany
U.S. State Department
Bobelabere
Park Seemed to Concede Victory in Korean Vote
In Seoul a spokesman for Yun Po sun's Civil Rule party nearly conceded that Gen Park Chung Hee won the presidential race as unofficial counts showed Park with about a 100000 vote lead. Yun fled to hiding after balloting and Park supporters urged moving on from the campaign.
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Seoul
Korea
Yun Po-sun
Civil Rule Party
Chung Hee
Park
Cosmonauts Gagarin Tereshkova Visit New York
Maj. Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova arrived in New York from Mexico City for a one day visit. Tereshkova denied engagement rumors with cosmonaut Pavel Popovich and joked about marriage.
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New York
Yuri Gagarin
Valentina Tereshkova
Earth
Mexico City
Miss Tereshkova
Pavel Popovich
Local Burn Victim Receives Vice-Presidential Invitation
Benny Tyson a 15 year old Winchester Boy Scout who was severely burned last summer after a gasoline can exploded while he drew an arrow. He has a Washington invitation from Vice President Lyndon B Johnson and has received letters from leaders and smiles from Johnson Kennedy McCormick. He is expected to be discharged in two or three weeks to return to Winchester.
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Richmond
Benny Tyson
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Benny
Winchester
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Capitol
Germany
Italy
France
Japan
Philippines
Viet Nam
Kennedy
John W. McCormick
Charles Benjamin Tyson
Tyson
Farmer coats 3000 sheep for winter in jute sacks
Castle Carrock England farmer William Wilson outfits 3000 sheep with coats of jute sacking designed by himself at 70 cents each from an Edinburgh factory. He first used the coats last winter to shield high quality sheep from severe weather and found the fleece thicker and softer as a result.
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Castle Carrock
England
William Wilson
Wilson
Edinburgh
Virginia Vocational Agriculture Aims at Change Needs
James L. Givens of James Wood High School outlines revisions in the vocational agriculture program to meet shifting job needs. The program adds more sciences and farm management, expands farm placements, and offers on the job training in mechanics, welding, engines, plumbing, and related skills to prepare students for farming or agricultural fields.
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Virginia
James Givens
James Wood High School
Doug O’connell
James L. Givens
Industial Libeoptomes
Vo Ag
Givens
James Wood
No Red Carpet Welcome for Mrs. Nhu in D.C.
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in Washington with her daughter Le Thuy after a shuttle from Newark. A small press group and embassy delegation greet them as she promotes the South Vietnamese regime. She plans three days in the capital including a Women's National Press Club address and a radio program.
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Washington
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Weather sits steady as Virginia warms slightly in coming days
A large high pressure area over Virginia remains nearly stationary today and will ease slowly over the next several days. Temperatures will run a bit above normal, with a Denny's Comm Auction tonight at 7 featuring furniture and appliances and a social at Carper's Valley Golf Club. A dance and breakfast are planned at the Geo. Washington Hotel Saturday.
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Richmond
Virginia
Denny’s
Carper’s Valley Golf Club
Geo. Washington Hotel
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General Assembly
Soviet Union
Democratic Republic Party
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Yun
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D.C
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