Kennedy signals conditional reply on Cuban quarantine
President Kennedy is reported ready to tell U Thant he could accept a two week Cuban blockade pause only under certain conditions. The White House said Kennedy's reply would be delivered to the U.N. mission this afternoon. State Department officials said Kennedy's conditions are stringent and tied to guarantees, including the missile question.
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Washington
Kennedy
U Thant
United Nations
White House
Thant
U.S
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Khrushchev
Russia
Cuba
State Department
Keys Found in Police Custody Reported as Vending Machine Possibles
City police say two sets of keys possibly fit coin operated vending machines or serve as master keys. Capt. Warren Rudolph noted the keys came from a suspect and may be reclaimed by their owners at police headquarters after proper identification. The Winchester Frederick County Community Chest neared 29495.35 in gifts and pledges with a call for volunteers to report collections to reach 30000 by noon tomorrow. The Chest targets a total goal of 49950 for eight agencies. Nation Apple Week displays and student work highlight apple promotion in local schools.
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Warren Rudolph
Winchester - Frederick County
Robert J. Schmidt
Red Feather
Schmidt
Evacuees Prepare as Guantanamo Families Headed to Norfolk
Navy ships carry 1,703 dependents from Guantanamo to Norfolk with cribs and babysitters ready at Pier 12. Remaining evacuees aboard Duxbury Bay DeSoto County and Hyades were delayed to ease comfort, with a pilot housekeeping run earlier this week for 379 dependents and civilian staff.
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John F. Daffron
Duxbury Bay
LST
DeSoto County
Hyades
Navy
Norfolk
Pope appeals to world leaders to save peace
Pope John XXIII urged the world rulers to do everything possible to avert war amid the Cuban crisis. In a surprise Vatican radio broadcast the 80 year old pontiff pleaded for ongoing negotiations and prudence to spare the world from disastrous consequences. The Vatican Ecumenical Council was in recess as he spoke.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican Radio
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Reds Take Towang as Menon Criticized
New Delhi AP report says Towang fell after bitter fighting, with Chinese Communist troops advancing toward the frontier. Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon faces mounting criticism over frontier resistance as Nehru defends him amid Congress Party attacks.
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Towang
Menon
New Delhi
India
Defense Ministry
Bhutan
Udalguri
V. K. Krishna Menon
Nehru
Congress Party
Congress
Soviets Move Cuban Mobile Missiles Fast
U S officials report Soviet mobile missiles in Cuba can be deployed in days, with crude launch pads and fuel trucks visible in Pentagon photos. IRBMs and longer range missiles require permanent pads and longer construction times, while mobile systems appear aimed at a southeastern U S target area.
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Washington
Cuba
U.S
Defense Department
Pentagon
United States
Latins Offer Men and Ships to Back Cuba Blockade
The United States welcomed Latin American offers of men ships and port facilities to support the Cuba blockade. Argentina Colombia Costa Rica the Dominican Republic Guatemala Haiti Honduras Panama Peru and Venezuela pledged aid with others likely to follow. Uruguay abstained earlier but approved the OAS measure at a Montevideo council meeting.
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Washington
Cuba
U.S
Organization of American States
Uruguay
Montevideo
OAS
U. S
State Department
Argentina
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Panama
Peru
Venezuela
Prague Demonstration Sacks U S Embassy Flag
About 1 000 Czech protestors in Prague tore down the U S Embassy flag and shattered six windows during a rally against U S Cuba quarantine. Uniformed police watched as demonstrators chanted Yankee go home Cuba si Yankee no. No embassy personnel were hurt.
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Vienna
Austria
U.S
Prague
Cuba
Steinbeck Wins Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962
John Steinbeck, 60, California born author of The Grapes of Wrath, wins the Nobel Prize for literature worth 49656 dollars. The prize cites his realistic and imaginative writings marked by humor and social perception. He receives the news at Sag Harbor, NY, with wife noting the thrill.
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Stockholm
Sweden
John Steinbeck
Steinbeck
United States
Charley
U.S
Joy Charley
Allies Must Stick Together Macmillan Says
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan accused Soviet Premier Khrushchev of pursuing a dangerous Cuban adventure. He said any settlement must be internationally controlled and verified with removal of missiles and offensive weapons from Cuba. He urged Western allies to stay united and support real measures to remove the threat.
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Macmillan
London
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
Cuba
House of Commons
Five steel executives fined for price fixing and bid rigging
Five steel industry executives faced fines totaling $44,000 after pleading no contest to charges of conspiring to fix prices and rig bids in steel sales. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan declined to accept pleas from four steel companies and a trade association in the same indictment. Erie's Homer Lackey received 5000 dollars, Emil Lang 10000 dollars, Midvale-Heppenstall's R B Heppenstall 20000, Bethlehem Steel's Eric Gurney 7500, and Robert S Barnes 1500.
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NEW York
Steel Corporation
Sylvester J. Ryan
Homer Lackey
Erie Forge & Steel Corp
Erie
Emil Lang
Erie Forge & Steel
Khrushchev Signals Cautious Path On Cuban Crisis Summit
Western diplomats see Khrushchev proposal for a high level meeting as aiming to avert direct clash with the United States. He urged talks after denouncing the U S blockade while Moscow defends Cuba arms as defensive. Russell urged restraint and a conciliatory Kennedy response. A rummage sale ad appears at 216 South Loudoun and 22 South Braddock in an unrelated item.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Bertrand Russell
U.S
Cuba
Kennedy
London
Russell
Cuban
Khruschev
City Council to Review Civil Defense at Special Meeting
Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr. calls a special City Council session next Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. to review Civil Defense plans and consider appointing a CD coordinator. The city has a CD plan and spaces in Handley High School basement and local buildings. engineers note Winchester area shelters as viable.
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Claude B.’.Smalts, Jr
Smalts
Lee Grant
B. C. Brumback
Frederick County
Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Winchester
Robinson
Handley School
Handley Library
City Hall
Aras
Tanker Intercepted Near Cuba. Soviets Turn Back
A U S Navy ship intercepted a Soviet tanker heading to Cuba but the vessel was allowed to proceed after officials said it carried only petroleum. Dozens of other Soviet ships reportedly reversed course to avoid the blockade as the UN and Washington sought a de‑escalation.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Cuba
Pentagon
U.S
Khrushcchev
United States
Cuban
United Nations
Arthur Sylvester
Kennedy
Light Snow Or Rain Seen Frost Hits Area
First killing frost of the season reported with light snow or rain forecast tonight. Snow fell in Covington Alleghany County and Holston Mountain area near Bristol. Lynchburg and Bluefield saw snow flurries while Winchester Laboratory recorded 29 degrees.
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Covington
Alleghany County
Holston Mountain
Bristol
Lynchburg
Bluefield
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
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Xi Beta Chap. Beta Sigma Phi
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