24 Oct 1964
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1964
Page
1
Washington reports the United States remains confident Communist China will fail to gain admission to the United Nations despite China's new nuclear status. State Department officials voiced expectation of rejection.
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon told President Johnson that steps have been taken to overhaul the Secret Service protective research section. The aim is to prevent repeats like the White House pass issued to Walter Jenkins despite an FBI report on a 1959 morals charge. The section has been reorganized, with staff strengthened and nearly doubled. the FBI record was not fully considered by current officials.
The Travel section notes local TV programs begin at regular times Sunday after a time zone shift. It recalls Winchester has observed EST since Labor Day. The piece mentions $8 outdoor maps for the Shenandoah Valley Circle tour and the Third Battle of Winchester reenactment, with William A. Payne reporting.
Today marks the start of a county and citywide canvass for the Winchester Frederick County Community Chest. Over 200 workers from two organizations will call on residents today and tomorrow to boost contributions for eight member agencies. City residents are asked to donate Sunday between 3 and 5 p.m. Susie Alberti, president.
Defiant inmates at the Maryland House of Correction rioted Friday night. State Police herded about 1,783 inmates back to cells, ending the rampage after 200 took part in the worst disturbance. Damage was estimated at $50,000 with four inmates injured mildly.
Moscow AP reports Mikhail Suslov, the Soviet Union's leading theoretician, vanished from view amid speculation he heads a peace mission to Peking. No diplomat confirms his trip to Mao Zedong. health issues and a funeral absence are noted.
More than 400 youths clashed in two Harlem and Brooklyn outbreaks on Friday injuring at least four people. Police arrested 22 teens, seven in Harlem and 15 in Brooklyn, as students used car aerials bats and other improvised weapons in rival school disputes amid racial overtones denied by police.
John G. Broumas announces a new motion picture house named The Plaza at Ward Plaza Shopping Center will open next month with 1000 seats. The air conditioned one story theatre will show first run films with six channel sound. The Capitol Theatre on Rouss Ave will close Nov 10 after sale to Farmers and Merchants National Bank.
President Johnson pressing for a decisive election day mandate to deter campaigns of hate fear and smear. He avoids direct GOP names while criticizing fringe opponents and plans a nationwide post Memphis rally itinerary through Chattanooga Baltimore and Florida tours.
Sen. Barry Goldwater heads to Texas after criticizing the White House during a southern California tour. He flies from San Diego to Austin with stops in Corpus Christi and Wichita Falls while urging a grand jury investigation into Bobby Baker and noting the Walter Jenkins case in Rico Rivera near Los Angeles.
Western Europe's two largest Communist parties delegations to Moscow to learn about Khrushchev ouster. In Cuba Fidel Castro allies press for full Kremlin explanation while Soviet leaders seek to reassure and maintain ties despite the change.
Mrs. Annie Devine of Canton says thousands of Black Mississippians will vote in a four day mock election staged by the Freedom Democratic Party to gain experience since they are denied real voting rights. Registered voters will choose between the regular Democratic slate and Freedom Democratic candidates for Senate and three House seats.
A large high pressure system centered over the middle Mississippi Valley will push sunny skies into Virginia today. The high reaches the state by early tomorrow and will then remain nearly stationary.
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