U S Considers New Safeguards On U2 Flights
The United States weighs tighter rules after a suspected unintentional overflight by a U2 reconnaissance aircraft in the Far East. State Department officials acknowledge the possibility of navigation error due to severe winds while reaffirming the Eisenhower Kennedy policy banning overflights of Soviet territory. Precautions may require weather-aware routing and radar monitoring without halting flights.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Far East
Japan
U.S
State Department
Moscow
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Rainstorm drops .68 inches in ten minutes
A sudden downpour at 1:40 p.m. delivered .68 inches at Winchester Research Laboratory, far surpassing August’s total of .53 inches. The brief shower drenched Valley Avenue shopping center area and unsettled city residents.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Trio Arrested Charged With Bookmaking Here
Three men were arrested and charged with bookmaking after a joint Winchester police and state inquiry. Thurman Hicks, Gustov Bornscheur, and Leslie Shuler faced warrants issued by Judge John Rice. bonds set at 500 dollars each. Local and state officers conducted searches at Hicks Amoco, Ted's Newsstand, and related residences as the probe into illegal gambling continued.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Winchester Police Dept
State
Virginia Welfare Dept
Warren Rudolph
Francis Funk
Thurman Edward Hicks
Hicks’ Amoco
S. Braddock St
Gustav Bornscheur
Ted
S. Loudoun St
Leslie Foster
Shuler
Bornscheur’s
Rudolph
John Rice
Hicks
Bornscheur
Funk
Weems Lane
Bornschear
W. Cecil St
E. Picadilly St
Owens
Virginia State Police
Stephens City council reshuffles officers and committees
Stephens City town council reappointed Mrs. Lee Lovett as trial justice and renewed posts for town clerk treasurer Mrs. Paule H. Cutright town sergeant Fred W. Cline and deputy clerk Mrs. Mary L. Ewing. The body reorganized committees led by Massie Horne Stelzl Webster Strickler and Lemley while approving a third reading ordinance to raise water hookup charges for non residents to cover costs.
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Stephens City
Lee Lovett
Howard E. Massie
Light and Power
Thomas J. Horne
Louis F. Stelzl
Robinson assails Kennedy at Winchester GOP rally
Republican candidate J Kenneth Robinson addressed residents in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties saying Shenandoah Valley voters remain opposed to Kennedy era policies after two years. He backed conservative principles and pledged support from a party aligned with his views. Opponent John O Marsh Jr. of Strasburg sought the Democratic nomination.
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J. Kenneth Robinson
Congress
Shenandoah Valley
Kenedy
Robinson
Kennedy
Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Ray Humphrey
Congressional
Republican National Committee
Washington
Hurricane
W. Va
John O. Marsh Jr
Strasburg
Marsh
Marvin Ham
Staunton
Byrd
Democratic Party
Valley
U. S. Congress
Berryville Firm Employee Killed In Rt. 9 Crash
One man died and two injured in a two-vehicle collision on West Virginia Route 9 one mile north of Berryville. Harold Lee Hinton, 24, of Shenandoah Junction, an employee of a Berryville box factory, was killed. The driver Calvin Hinton, 19, of Charles Town, faced reckless driving and negligent homicide charges. William Hodden, 20, also of Shenandoah Junction, is listed in critical condition with brain injury and other injuries. Funeral services for Hinton were planned at Eackles Funeral Chapel in Harpers Ferry.
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Charles Town General Hospital
Calvin Hinton
Charles Town
Hinton
Loudoun County
Lee Nelson Hunter
Marguerite Virginia Costello Hinton
Diane Lee Krause Hinton
Kathy Lynn
Franklin Lee Hinton
Rosie C. Hinton
Shenandoah Junction
Kathryn Hinton
Calvin
Gerald
James
Larry Hinton
Eackles
Harpers Ferry
John Wright
Fairview Cemetery
Bolivar
Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Soviet Armenia Near Iran
Earth tremors rocked Igdir Turkey and Soviet Armenia near Iran with 10000 dead in Iran feared as the shah tours quake zones. Tass reported a strong quake at 3 am in Yerevan with aftershocks while US C130s delivered aid including a 100 bed field hospital, blankets and tents.
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Tehran
Iran
Turkey
Soviet
Armenia
Shah
Igdir
Tass
Red Lion
Sun
Red Cross
U.S
Ramstein
Germany
Salt Lake City Quake Cracks Buildings and Feels Strong
An AP report details a morning quake centered in the Salt Lake Valley that toppled ceiling plaster in a house and caused cracks in offices at the Capitol and South High School. Police noted several heart attacks during the tremor with no injuries reported.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Logan
Richmond
Lewistown
Salt Lake Valley
City Pupils Head Back to School for 1962-63 Term
Winchester Public Schools open for 1962-63 with morning roll call at 9 a.m. for several elementary campuses and Handley facilities. Handley 6th graders and 7th graders receive posted home room info. car dropoffs on Handley Blvd. Faculty parking in rear. most students keep last year rooms. No new student registration on first two days. late registration next Monday.
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Winchester Public
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Quarles
Douglas
Handley
Dren
Handley Blvd
Handley Building
Die in Crash of Private Plane in Ohio Farm
Thirteen men died when a two engine private aircraft owned by Ashland Oil and Refining Co. crashed on a farm near Ravenna Ohio while carrying executives from Cleveland Buffalo to Ashland Kentucky for a sales meeting. The accident near Lake Milton occurred at about 8 30 p m and left a crater five feet deep and twenty feet across.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Here
Ashland Oil & Refining Co
Cleveland
Buffalo
Ashland
Shreveport
Continental Oil Co
Marion
Lake Milton
Glenn Sickle
Frontier Oil Co
Clayton G. Maxwell
Frontier
Newton A. Bricka
James A. Mahan Jr
James Whittaker
JFK Warns Cuba On Soviet Arms Use
President Kennedy warns the United States will use whatever means necessary to stop Cuba from using Soviet arms against the Western Hemisphere. He notes Moscow supplied Castro with short range missiles and torpedo boats but finds no organized Communist bloc combat force or significant Cuban offensive buildup. He says Cuba will not export its aggressive aims by force or threat and will be prevented by any means necessary.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Cuba
Western Hemisphere
Soviet Union
Byrd Backs Marsh for Congress in Harrisonburg Meeting
City and county Democratic chairmen from the Seventh District met in Harrisonburg to back John O. Marsh Jr. for the U S House seat being vacated by Burr Harrison. Marsh, the July 10 primary winner, is an attorney from Shenandoah County with strong Valley roots and pledged to support a balanced federal budget and oppose deficit financing.
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Seventh Congressional District
Harrisonburg
John O. Marsh, Jr
United States
House of Representatives
Burr P. Harrison
Mr. Marsh
Winchester
Richard J. Rosenberger
Democratic Committee
Ralph Dorsey
Clarke County
George Whitacre
Frederick County
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Marsh
Shenandoah County
National Guard
Soviet Agrees To Direct Negotiations On Test Ban
In Geneva the Soviet Union accepts a U S proposal for direct talks on a nuclear weapons test ban during the disarmament conference recess. Arthur Dean urged the nuclear subcommittee to meet Sept 8 to Nov 12, and Britain pressed Moscow to agree. Godber said Western powers remain flexible accepting any reasonable Soviet proposal. The two sides seek a real accord through direct Soviet U S and British negotiations.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Britain
Godber
Two East Germans Escape Berlin By Truck And Swim
Two young East Germans drove an eight ton truck through two barbed wire fences and swam the Teltow Canal to safety behind McNair Barracks in West Berlin. Police said the refugees were 22 to 25 years old and no one was hurt. A border policeman also crossed in civilian clothes but details were not disclosed.
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U. S
Berlin Wall
Four Hurt in Crash at Double Tollgate
Four people were injured this afternoon in a two car crash at Double Toll gate in Clarke County near 1 p.m. The injured names and conditions were not available as The Star reported. The Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to the scene.
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Double Tollgate
Clarke County
Star
Winchester
Elks Initiation Tomorrow Night at Winchester Lodge
Supper at 6 30 p m Ceremony at 2 p m Winchester Lodge 867 announces Elks initiation tomorrow night plus a community sale tonight at 7 featuring furniture appliances and tools. Also details for Smalts Garden Center foliage plants and a rummage sale by Kernstown Methodist at 109 S Main Bt. in Kernstown with savings insurance offers.
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ELKS
Winchester Lodge
Denny's
S. Main
Kernstown Meth
Federal Savings& Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester
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