Hurricane Ginny Causes Rainfall and Sinks Dragger Off Maine
A wobbling hurricane moving along the New England coast brought heavy rains to Nantucket and Long Island, with 2.58 inches in 24 hours at Nantucket and 1.86 inches in six hours elsewhere. A Casco Bay dragger with five aboard was reported sinking off Maine. Coast Guard aid was sent as gale warnings remained in effect.
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Maine
Nova Scotia
New England
Nantucket
Atlantic
Ginny
Long Island
New York
Casco Bay
And
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Miners Rescued From Deep South African Shaft
Sixty three miners trapped in an elevator shaft at a deep Carletonville gold mine near Johannesburg were rescued after a malfunction. Thirteen were trapped 12 hours in a cage at the 4,800 foot level and 50 for 14 hours at the 1,000 foot level before being brought to the surface in a small service cage. All were reported in good shape.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Carletonville
No Burning in Streets Warned by Fire Inspector
Fire Inspector W N Goch enour urges citizens to obey the city ordinance prohibiting any burning in streets including backyards. Governor Harrison issues no burning west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Forecast: chilly tonight with lows in the upper 30s, cooler tomorrow and tomorrow night, slight warming Thursday. Rain remains trace in the month.
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W. N. Gochenour
Harrison
Blue Ridge Mountains
Middletown Man Dies in Rt 11 Crash
Ralph Lee Comer 61 of Middletown died when his car left Route 11 near Vaucluse and struck a fence. The 7:30 p.m. crash 2.1 miles south of Stephens City damaged posts and fence, with Comer suffering a crushed chest and multiple injuries. He was alone. survivors include wife Della, a stepson, two brothers, two sisters, and burial is Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester.
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Middletown
Ralph Lee Comer
Rt. 11
Vaucluse
Frederick County
D. A. Sheetz
William Stickley
City
Comer
Douglass Hill
Stephens City
Winchester
Middltown Fire Co
Clarke County
Warren County
Mr. Comer
Tenth Legion
John W
Teresa Good Comer
Safeway
Della Derflinger Comer
Frank M. Rerflinger
Lynn H. Comer
Jesse W. Comer
Ethel Shifflette
Carrie Boyd
Allie B. Comer
Stover
Strasburg
William C. Rhoad
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Alta Vista Firm Low Bidder for New Junior High
An Alta Vista firm, English Construction Co., submitted the apparent low bid of 1,184,900 for general contracting on the Frederick County Junior High School west of Fox Drive. The board plans to award before week’s end with a fall 1964 occupancy guarantee and grade moves from James Wood High School to the new building.
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Alta Vista
English Construction Co
Frederick County
Fox Drive
Robert E. Ayler
Said
Hows A, Knockey, & Sons
Winches
Alta Vista Company
W. Harley Miller
Martinsburg
Ayler
James Wood High School
Thorington Construction Co
New Market
R. L. Bulifant
Richmond
Joseph F. Hughes and Co
Burroughs and Preston Co
Falls Church
Texas oilman's wife beaten to death amid ranch wealth
Mrs. Turner, wife of Texas oilman Turner, died after a reported beating. Autopsy ongoing after initial account of a shooting. Burglar lingered in rooms of the mansion, held family and officers at gunpoint, while Turner supervised ranching in Las Vegas New Mexico. One daughter suffered a severe eye cut. A missing young man sought in a downtown building basement.
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Mme
Ellis
Tomy Tee
Turner
Las Vegas
N.M
Earth Tremors Shake Southwest Virginia
Four earth tremors rattled sections of Southwest Virginia in two days in Galax and nearby areas. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Galax
Virginia
Priest Breaks Fast After Pledge Against Pornography
New York Mayor Wagner pledged to exhaust all controls on selling pornographic material to minors after Jesuit priest Morton A. Hill ended a 75 hour fast. Deputy Mayor Cavanagh will coordinate the anti pornography drive with police warning notices sent to 786 stores.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Morton A. Hill
Father Hill
St. Ignatius Loyola
Wagner
Launchan
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Cavanagh
Vote on Kennedy civil rights compromise clears house committee
The House Judiciary Committee approved a compromise civil rights bill by a 20 to 14 vote, sending it toward the House floor. The package, crafted with White House input, would include voting rights, school desegregation, a fair employment practices commission, and ability to withhold funds from federally aided programs that practice discrimination. President Kennedy urged bipartisan support as leaders met at the White House.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Breretors
Kennedy
Judiciary Subcommittee
White House
Civil Rights Commission
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Keny
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Farm Bureau Urges Assembly Action on Anti Rabies Law
The Farm Bureau urges Maryland's General Assembly to pass a state wide anti rabies law after the County Board of Supervisors failed to approve local action. Paul Hopkins states the 100 member group backs the resolution. The bureau also favors using trained state appraisers for county real estate tax values. William J. Rickard is reelected president for 1964 with J Robert Russell as vice president and other officers and directors named for the year.
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Frederick Ey— Bureau
Peperetty
Ao Board
Su Sors
Ce Ee
General Assembly
Paul Hopkins
Farm Bureau
Bureau
William J. Rickard
J. Robert Russell
Rickard
J. J. Pickeral
Resolutions Committee
Henry Brumback
Floyd Snapp
Franklin
Russell
Stonewall
N. B. Fout
Back Creek
Paper Claims Proof Drug Prices Rigged
The New York Herald Tribune says it handed secret documents to the Senate Antitrust subcommittee alleging a world wide cartel that rigs drug prices. Sen. Hart confirms the subcommittee has received the materials and has studied South American marketing practices and U.S. involvement behind closed doors.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Washington
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
U.S
Rainfall Notes as Cold Front Passes Over Virginia
Rain yester day brought light totals about Lynchburg and Danville with traces elsewhere. The Weather Bureau reports far southwest dry and drought persists. Livestock in Richmond markets show reduced herds as feed costs rise and water use cuts hit producers.
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Virginia
Lynchburg
Danville
Weather Bureau
Richmond
Concert Association Seeks Members This Week Only
The Inter-community Concert Association launched a week long drive at Town House Restaurant to recruit members for subscriptions. Campaign runs through Saturday afternoon with no door tickets. members enjoy eight concerts including four in Martinsburg and cross attendance with the Martinsburg group. Harold Welch of New York City attends as appearances agent.
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Harold Welch
Robert L. Pizzano
Intercommunity Concert Assn
Town House Restaurant
New York City
Mr. Welch
Martinsburg
Eisenhower Elected Chairman of English-Speaking Union USA
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected chairman of the National Board of Directors of the English-Speaking Union of the United States. He said he was happy to help foster friendship between Americans and that of Britain and the Commonwealth.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Union
United States
Eisenhower
Commonwealth
Britain
End of Month Sale at Hodgson Hat Dress Shop
Margaret L Hodgson Hat Dress Shop advertises end of month sale with 25 percent off suits and coats and 50 percent off group blouses. Includes ceramics for sale with custom firing and hours listed for Pauline H Outright Stephens City Virginia phone 78.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Pauline H. Outright
Stephens City
GOP Demands Story Of German Beauty
Republican Rep. H R Gross asks the administration to disclose whether the deportation of German beauty Mrs Elly Rometsch and her Sgt husband involved security violations. West German defense minister says she had no Soviet bloc contacts and the affair appears harmless. FBI-led inquiry prompted her removal from Washington. no deportation occurred. The case is linked to Senate scrutiny of Robert G Baker amid rumors she frequented the Quorum Club. Sgt Rometsch says he divorced in Bonn after returning from Washington.
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Washington
Congress
H. R. Gross
Iowa
House
Elly Rometsch
Soviet Bloc
Sgt. Rometsch
Frau
FBI
Gross
Rometsch
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Senate Democratic
Remetsch
Quorum Club
Baker
Quorum
London Daily Mirror
Bonn
State Troopers and ABC Board Workers to Get Raises
Pay hikes for more than 2,100 state employees including 735 troopers and about 1,400 ABC board workers are set to take effect on November 16. Trooper salaries would rise to about 4,704 to 5,144 dollars annually. clerks and warehouse staff at the ABC board see adjusted ranges. Governor Harrison has not signed the authorization yet but verbal notices have been issued.
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Richmond
ABC Board
Harrison
ABC
Virginia
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the Herald Tribune
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