Big Lift Ahead of Schedule
Frankfurt dispatch reports the second Ar- Di to Germany drill running ahead of plan with 234 planes lifting troops and equipment from Texas to Germany. Rhine Main base saw no delays while weather reroutes improved. officers praised the exercise speed and predicted the final troop landing at Sembach by 10 40 p m. EST.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Sembach_aild
Texas
Rhein- Main
England
Scotland
Air Force
Radio
Inter
Bonn
U. S
West
Dean Rusk
U.S
R. H. Safford
Stickley Re-Elected ASCS Chairman In Frederick County
Robert K. Stickley, a Stephens City farmer and longtime chair of the Frederick County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, was re-elected at the ASCS delegates convention. Elmer Venskoske was named vice chairman and Frank Brumback a member. alternates named were Loring Woore and Norman Fout. The committee will meet November 1 at 8 30 a.m. in the ASCS office.
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Robert K. Stickley
Stephens City
Frederick County
Elmer Venskoske
Frank Brumback
Venskoske
Brumback
Gainesboro
Shawnee
Loring E. Woore
Stonewall
Norman B. Fout
Back Creek
ASCS
Four Die in Palm Springs Fire Killing Joan Davis Family
A predawn fire at the home of Joan Davis’s daughter in Palm Springs killed four people including the comic actress’s mother and two grandchildren. The blaze started in the master bedroom occupied by Beverly Colbert 29 and caused extensive room damage with the rest of the house smoke damaged. The coroner cited smoking in bed as the cause.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Joan Davis
Commedienne
Beverly Colbert
Nina Mae Davis
Colbert
Guy
Holiday season signals advance Santa visit and holidays
Jingle Bells will ring two months from tonight as Santa visits. Halloween is a week away and Thanksgiving five weeks off. Climate may affect paint for crosswalks and marks on city streets. A crosswalk at City Hall faded soon after painting, while lines on Loudoun Street dried well on a cooler day.
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Santa Claus
Crier
City Hall
Loudoun St
Four Americans Die in Vietnam Plane Crash
A US Air Force transport plane crashed and burned about 65 miles south of Saigon killing all four American crewmen and four Vietnamese airmen aboard. It marks the second major air accident in two weeks involving Americans in South Vietnam following a Oct. 7 Marine helicopter crash that killed 12 Americans north of Saigon.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Corps
Campaign Nears Goal for Harrisonburg United Fund
Harrisonburg United Fund reports 53 029 raised toward a 63 000 goal with about 10 000 left to raise by October. A second report meeting listed 12 807 in contributions, following 40 222 announced at the October 8 first report meeting.
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Harrisonburg
No General Break Seen in Extended Dry and Hot Weather
Autumn drought grips nation from Southern Plains to New England with record highs in the 80s. Drought, fires and water losses worsen. rainfall expected below normal in the East next month while Central and Western regions see mixed forecasts. Fire danger rises as forestlands close and hunting districts pause activities. Millions urged to conserve water.
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Chicago
Plains
New England
Weather Bureau
Washington
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Mississippi River
Illinois
Ohio
Corn Belt
New York
Midwest
New York City
Truman Falls on Grinnell Walk No Injury Reported
Former President Harry S. Truman, 79, stumbled into evergreen shrubs during an early morning walk at Grinnell College. He was helped up, brushed off, and continued at a brisk pace amid about 100 onlookers and reporters. He later went to a photo studio, nearly falling again, before attending classes and a symposium ahead of a Des Moines speaking engagement.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Grinnell College
United States
Des Moines
Drake University
Man Held on Rape Charge After Home Invasion
Alexandria police detained Albert Penn a 40 year old Black handyman of no fixed address on a $5000 bond after a 27 year old white housewife reported a home invasion and threat. Penn was on convalescent leave from a Washington mental hospital.
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Alexandria
Albert Penn
Penn
Washington
Weiss Reelected Clarke Chairman of ASC Committee
Arthur D. Weiss was reelected chair man of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee at the ASC county convention held in Berryville. Also elected were Orie Royston as vice chairman, replacing William S. Whyel, with Harry C. Jones as regular member and Arthur L. Shiley and F. Wilson Travers as alternates. Delegates were elected earlier this week.
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Berryville
Arthur D. Weiss
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Mr. Weiss
ASC
ASCS
Orie Royston
William S. Whyel
Harry C. Jones
Arthur L. Shiley
F. Wilson Travers
Virginia Adds Up To 2100 Jobs From New Plants Expansions
Virginia manufacturing gains projected from third quarter announcements total 2100 jobs. 18 new plants will need 1025 to 1400 workers, plus at least 700 more from expansions. Products include chewing gum, printing equipment, furniture, and electric motors. General Electric expands Waynesboro plant for hermetically sealed relays for aerospace use.
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Richmond
Virginia
Arlington
General Electric Co
Waynesboro
Greek Poet Seferis Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
The Royal Swedish Academy awarded Giorgos Seferis the 1963 Nobel Prize in literature for his lyrical works inspired by the Hellenic world. The 63 year old diplomat, born Giorgos Seferiades in Smyrna, fled to Athens in 1914. he studied in Paris after World War I.
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Seferis
Stockholm
Giorgos Seferis
Royal Swedish Literary Academy
Academy
Anders Osterling
Greece
Mariner
Swedish Academy
Athens
Paris
Lumber Spill Closes West Virginia Turnpike Near Beckley
Two tractor trailers collided on the West Virginia Turnpike near Beckley spilling 16 000 board feet of lumber. The toll road was shut for 12 hours while crews cleared debris. Damage estimated at 25000 dollars. One driver Thomas Leonard Emerson of Martinsville Virginia unhurt and pleaded guilty to failing to keep his vehicle under control. Two other drivers from North Carolina were hospitalized with back injuries. Lumber owned by Bumpas and Son Lumber Co of Collinsville Virginia.
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Beckley
W. Va
West Virginia Turnpike
Thomas Leonard Emerson
Martinsville
Johnnie Junior Sullivan
Mayodan
N. C
Archie Dean Rule Jr
Greensboro
N.C
Bumpas and Son Lumber Co
Collinsville
King Hassan offers to meet Ben Bella to halt bloodshed
In Marrakesh King Hassan II proposed to meet Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella anywhere with no preconditions to resolve tensions between Morocco and Algeria. He urged Ben Bella to stop undermining the Moroccan regime as fighting flared near Hassi Beida, a border oasis in the northwest Sahara.
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Marrakesh
Morocco
Hassan II
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Hassan
Saharan
Hassi Beida
Sahara
Algeria
France
Clarke Farm Bureau Seeks Professional Appraisers
Clarke County Farm Bureau moved to hire professional real estate appraisers to reevaluate county property assessments with Board of Supervisors approval. The plan, to be presented to the county board, aims to ensure homeowners pay taxes reflecting true value.
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Clarke Farm Bureau
Boyce
Clarke County Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Ted
County Board of Supervisors
Ship strafing described off Cuba by German captain
Captain Gerhard Krause recalled the sneak attack on the ore ship S S J Louis off the Cuban coast. He said the battle lasted 61 minutes, bullets marked the right side, fires erupted in the forecastle, and crewmen found cover on the floor as planes flashed and fired. The J Louis is owned by Universe Tankships and chartered by Caribbean Steamship Co.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gerhard Krause
Cuba
Krause
S.S. J. Louis
Krattse
J. Louis
Cuban
Havana
Hamburg
Germany
Universe Tankships, Ind
New York
Caribbean Steamship Co
Reynolds Metals Co
Ginny Drifts Slowly Up The Atlantic
Hurricane Ginny strengthened slightly and forecasters expected landfall unlikely in Florida. A hurricane watch stretched from Daytona Beach to Myrtle Beach as Ginny drifted northwest about 105 miles east northeast of Daytona Beach with 75 mph winds. Beach erosion appeared and Port Canaveral shrimp boats waited for seas to subside as Cape Canaveral resumed work amid cooling air from Canada.
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Miami
Fla
Daytona Beach
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Ginny
Atlantic
Gordon Dunn
Georgia
Port Canaveral
Cape Canaveral
North Carolina
Weather outlook brings sunny autumn weather to Virginia
A large flat high pressure area north of Virginia will move eastward for two days, bringing sunnier conditions and pleasant autumn weather to most of Virginia. Some cloudiness remains in the extreme south tonight as it edges northward.
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Virginia
Rummage Sale and Notices Across Local Halls
A compilation of events including a rummage sale at Old Friendship Fire Hall on October 25 26 from 9 AM and a regular meeting of Handley Council No 634 UCT at Elk Home October 25 8 PM. Also listed are cleaning and hardware ads and a 7th birthday sale at Hafer House with discounts. Local classifieds note several sales and events with times and contact details.
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Handley Council
U.C.T
Elk Home
Sacred Heart Church Hall
Hafer House
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Giorgos Seferiades
Smyrna
Asia Minor
King Hassan
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