U.N. Appealed To Ban Nuclear Tests Near Soviet Area
The United Nations debate centered on a motion by Canada Denmark Sweden Japan Iceland and Norway urging a moratorium on all nuclear tests. India objected to priority, Guinea declined to vote, and the Soviet Union remained silent as diplomats speculated on possible rejection. The move aims to present Khrushchev with the proposal before a 50 megaton test planned for October 31.
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Ee Ny
Sastins
U.N
India
Guinea
Soviet Union
Canada
Denmark
Sweden
Japan
Iceland
Norway
Poe
Khrushchev
Fire Sweeps Western Pennsylvania Chemical Plant
A blaze and a series of explosions leveled a chemical plant near Pittsburgh causing about 2 million dollars in damage. Seven firefighters and a local woman were treated for smoke inhalation at McKeesport Hospital as chlorine gas prompted evacuations of up to 150 families ten miles south of Pittsburgh. The Western Pennsylvania Chemical Co plant, which packages and ships chemicals, covered roughly 100 by 100 feet and involved about 20 companies in a four hour effort to control the fire.
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McKeesport
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania Chemical Co
Te — Os Block Cture
Graal
Oddball Local Snippet From A Fragmented Page
Residents report a lone tree bearing apples amid a heavy snowfall while football field workers spot geese in a V formation. A photo feature highlights Debby Duff of Winchester in Jack es magazine and a lost pair of men’s glasses is found near Buckmarsh Street.
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Debby Duff
Winchester
Jackes Magazine
Debby
Washi St
Sue
Melvin T
H. K. Malbon
Berryville
Buckmarsh St
Khrushchev Appears To Be Winning Struggle
Pravda reports unanimous party backing for expelling anti party faction at the Soviet Communist Party Congress in Moscow. The purge targets include Malenkov, Kaganovich, Molotov, Bulganin, and others with possible wider shocks abroad. Khrushchev's moves signal shifts in ideology and leadership across world communism.
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Moscow
Pravda
Soviet Party Congress
Communist Party
William J. Ryanan
Nikitaichev
Khrushchév
Georgi Malenkov
Lazar Kaganovich
Ukraine
Stalin
Nikolai Bulganin
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Bucharest
Chev
Seventh All-Shorthorn Feeder Sale totals $74 178 at Farmers' Exchange
The Seventh All Shorthorn Feeder Sale at the Farmers' Livestock Exchange sold 576 head for $74 178. Heifers 140 head weighed 59 225 pounds bringing $14 245 while 436 steers weighed 210 750 pounds fetching $59 933. Top buyer was North Wales Quarter Horse Farm at Warrenton with 104 head for $10 913.
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Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
W. A. Davidson
Hank Davis
Virginia Shorthorn Association
Stan Hayworth
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Wales Quarter ‘Horse Farm
Warrenton
J. McKinny
Willis, Jr
Easton
Harry Peters
Orange
Melvin: Eberly
New Holland
Marion Eberly
Dayton
Otto Grosq
Cary
Ill
Willcrest Farm
Camfield
Ohio
George Reichert
Bourbon
Ind
Virginia Advisory Panel backs implied consent drunk driving law
The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council recommends enacting an implied consent law for drunken driving. Drivers arrested would be deemed to consent to a blood alcohol test. refusal could trigger license suspension. The panel cites deterrence and protection of lives, noting prior failed bills and proposing 90 day first-refusal suspensions with six month lifts on subsequent refusals within a year.
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Richmond
Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council
VALC
General Assembly
WALC
Assembly
J. Lindsay Almond ,Jr
Del.b. G. Locher
Rockbridge
Soviets Detonate Yet Another Big Nuclear Blast
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union detonated another atmospheric nuclear explosion near Zemlya in the Arctic testing area. The AEC says the yield was about 8 megatons, marking the 71st announced test in the series. President Kennedy notes additional tests have been detected but not announced.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Zemlya
AEC
Kennedy
West Virginia Hit By Surprise Snowstorm
Mountain towns faced emergency conditions as a heavy wet snow blanketed central Appalachia. Richwood and Summersville lost power and water. curfews limited travel while residents melted snow for supplies. Snow totals reached eight inches in Bluefield and lighter amounts in nearby regions amid frigid temps.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Gerda
Provincetown
Eastport
Maine
Atlantic
Central
Appalachians
Richwood
Summersville
Bluefield
Great Smokies
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Mount Mitchell
N. C
Atlantic States
Charlottesville
V.a
Norfolk
Richmond
Ohio Valley
Pacific Northwest
Lewiston
Mont
Mercury
California
Skidding Bus Crashes Into Six Vehicles
A Trailways bus with 33 passengers slid on rain slicked U S 13 near Onancock Virginia and crashed into six vehicles injuring seven aboard. Driver John Edwin Thomas of Mardela Springs Maryland lost control and was ejected from a window along with another passenger during the collision.
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Birdsnest
Trailways
John Edwin Thomas
Mardela Springs
U. S. 13
Onancock
Virginia
New York
Norfolk
Thomas
Riots in Dominican Republic Raises Martial Law Fears
In Ciudad Trujillo anti Trujillo protests flare after a night of bloody rioting. Police report no deaths but indicate many injured including 15 officers. 57 youths arrested as clashes with police in the capital. Demonstrations followed student protests over a new Santo Domingo University rector seen as pro Trujillo.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Rafael Trujillo
Santo Domingo University
Trujillo
Hospital OKs Start on Plans for Winchester Addition
The Winchester Memorial Hospital Executive Committee authorized Baskerville & Son to begin working drawings for an addition, with nine months for plans and about two years for construction. Officials estimate completion by Christmas 1964, pending bids and advertising. State grants total 750000 for this year with 216000 in year three, part of Hill Burton funds. local pledges now 1145318 with 235484 in cash.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Napps
THE
State Hospital Advisory Council
Hill-Burton
FTC to police fallout shelter advertising nationwide
The Federal Trade Commission announced a nationwide monitoring effort with 11 offices to curb false ads for fallout shelters and civil defense gear. It aims to stop exaggerated claims that mislead buyers and will refer border cases to the Pentagon for local action. The agency will draft advertising guides for shelters survival kits and related equipment.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Defense Department
Pentagon
Virginia teen crowned Miss Teenage America
Diane Lynn Cox, 16, of Richmond Virginia won the Miss Teenage America title after competing against 11 others from 36 states. Cox, a George Wythe High School senior with a A average, aspires to join the diplomatic corps and promote education and ideals.
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Dallas
Virginia
America
Diane Lynn Cox
Richmond
Diane
George Wythe
Diplomatic Corps
Midas Satellite Ejects Needles to Form Earth Ring
The Air Force launched the Atlas Agena Midas missile to deploy 100 mile high tiny copper needles forming a space radiative belt. The 350 million needles were ejected in a 2,100 mile high orbit completing a 30,000 mile circuit every 2 hours 52 minutes. Observers await radar results to verify dispersal pattern.
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Point Arguella
Calif
Air Force
Midas. Tv
Kennedy
Je Thetinae
Ejec Weame
Business Advance Seen Extending Through Mid-1962
Govs and industry economists forecast a continued business upturn into mid-1962. Official estimates point to national output reaching about 565 to 570 billion dollars as industry leaders and a fall conference panel analyze the trend led by Frederick R. Kappel of AT&T. Secretary Douglas Dillon attends, urging action when the trend lands before Congress.
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Hot Springs
Govsee
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Congress
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Midas
Carl Napps
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Miss Teenage America
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