Soviet Superbomb Blast Reported At 50 Megatons
Reports claim a May Arctic explosion near Novaya Zemlya reached 50 megatons, dwarfing earlier tests and surpassing U S figures of 15 to 20 megatons. Seismographic data in Bergen Copenhagen and Vancouver detected the blast as courts debate atmospheric tests and a renewed nuclear testing surge.
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U.N. General Assembly
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London
Denmark
Vancouver
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Bergen
Norway
Copenhagen
Plan Radio Moscow
U.S. Atomic“Energy Commission
Farmers and Merchants Bank Offered Stock by First Virginia
J H Yost president of Farmers and Merchants National Bank announced the bank has been invited to join the First Virginia Corporation group. First Virginia proposes to issue twenty shares of its stock for each share of Farmers and Merchants stock, with 80 percent acceptance required.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank
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First Virginia Corporation
First Virginia
Virginia Corporation
Arlington
Virginia
Financial General Corporation
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Ansaet
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Tas Gees
Shenandoah Valley Nation- Stank
Financial General
Seigogee Green Nate
Yost
Federal Reserve Board
First
Washington
Weather notes and starlight at moonrise earlier in week
The Down Crier notes warm forecast for the week with welcome showers. Gardeners may delay urgent fall work. At moonrise tonight bright stars Vega and Capella visible. Vega in the northwest and Capella in the northeast.
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Capella
U S Military Units Redeploy From Berlin Autobahn
U S military units in Berlin began a redeployment to West via the autobahn without Soviet interference. Two American vehicles were halted at Babelsberg checkpoint, a third later allowed. Replacement engineers will join Berlin garrison of about 6 500.
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Berlin
U.S
Babelsberg
U S Seeks Berlin Deal With Soviets After Tense Crisis
Washington aims for a diplomatic solution with the Soviet Union after a standoff in Berlin over East German border controls and U S identification requirements. Officials say talks with Andrei Gromyko could adjust Berlin policy while preserving Western access to the city.
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Costes Seey
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kennedy
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East Berlin
West Berlin
Moscow
Gromyko
Berlin
France
Cot Mach
Aumemone
Kennedy Raises Budget Estimate To 89 Billion
President Kennedy boosts the current fiscal year budget to 89 billion dollars with a 6.9 billion deficit. Officials assert the 1963 budget will be balanced barring unforeseen defense needs, while defense and space programs push peacetime outlays to new highs.
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Kennedy
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Janary
Dwight D. Eisenner
Hower
Berlin
Eisenhower
Adlai Urges Action as Reds Push World Toward Disaster
UNITED NATIONS AP Adlai E Stevenson accused the Soviet Union of driving the world toward disaster by exploding a 50 megaton bomb in a UN General Assembly debate. Soviet delegate Tsarapkin defended tests as a counter to U S plans and urged measures to prevent nuclear war while the U S pressed for a moratorium and swift international controls.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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General Assembly
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
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Tsarapkin
Stevenson
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Fombar
Macuebn
Yugoslavia
Hurricane Hattie Aims At Mexico After Veering West
Dangerous Hurricane Hattie veered westward and was expected to strike Mexico by nightfall. Winds reached 140 mph as it lashed the northwestern Caribbean, about equidistant south of Cuba’s western tip, with a pressure front strengthening overnight lessening the threat to Cuba and the U.S. mainland.
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Seven Thousand Marines Swarm Ashore in Hawaii War Game
Seven thousand U.S. Marines swarmed ashore in Operation Silver Sword, the first World War II era war game in Hawaii. The exercise began Friday and involves more than ten thousand Marines and sailors.
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Maalaba Bay
Maui
Hawaii
U.S
Robert E. Lee Leaves Western Virginia for Richmond
100 years ago today an article notes the Confederate commander Robert E. Lee departed Western Virginia and moved toward Richmond, marking a strategic relocation during the Civil War era.
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Robert E. Lee
Western Virginia
Richmond
Soviet Congress Votes to Remove Stalin from Red Square Mausoleum
Five thousand delegates at the Soviet Communist Party congress voted to remove Joseph Stalin's body from the Lenin mausoleum on Red Square. Khrushchev denounced Stalin as a murderer, noting purges weakened the army before 1941. The tomb will honor Lenin, with no immediate plan for Stalin's placement.
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Ivan Spiridonov
Leningrad
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Karl Marx
Sverdlov Square
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Germany
British Museum
London
Russia
Khrushchev Wins Clash Over Stalin Memorial Removal
AP analyst notes a Soviet Communist Party move to remove Stalin’s mummy from Red Square signals a political revolution. Nikita Khrushchev gains power after six years of internal opposition, promising housecleaning and readjustment while global crises cool temporarily and the K bomb test looms.
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Kennedy Attracts Arkansas Crowd On West Swing
President Kennedy toured Big Cedar and Kerr ranch meeting farmers and boosting Democrats. He dedicated a road and viewed prize Angus cattle while praising Arkansas allies like Fulbright and McClellan. After Kerr stay he heads to Fort Smith for a flight back to Washington as Arkansas politics loom next year.
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Robert S. Kerr
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Fulbright
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House
Richard M. Nixon
Syrian Troops Ready to Repel Jordan River Change
Syrian forces along the 70 mile frontier vow to repel any Israeli attempt to divert the Jordan River. Officials say Damascus is determined to restore Arab Palestinian rights and oppose irrigation diversions after leaving the United Arab Republic.
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Syria
Jordan
Egypt
United Arab Republic
Fallout Cloud Moves Eastward Over Atlantic
The leading edge of the Soviet fallout plume moved east over the Atlantic. Weather Bureau specialist Robert List said winds of 70 to 80 mph were driving the invisible debris, with several days needed for the trailing material to pass.
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Atlantic
Washington
Robert List
Weather Bureau
Toll Takers Are Prepared For Hallowe'en
Toll takers on the Illinois toll highway system will be the only payers after Tuesday noon when supplies run out. Halloween notices reference a Sweet Cider Hal loween Special from Virginia Pruit Market. A public notice mentions the Fort George Club set out on Saturday, Nov 4.
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Illinois Toll Highway System
Virginia Pruit Market
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