De Gaulle Escapes Assassination Bid in Paris
President de Gaulle survived a plotted assassination Friday night as his car broke through a wall of flames from a plastic bomb fuse near Paris. Interior Minister Frey said the OAS led the right wing plot, with one arrest and two generals detained. The president called it a bad joke and investigators noted extraordinary luck in the escape.
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David Mason
PARIS
de Gaulle
Roger Frey
Algeria
Frey
de Euler
OAS
Ie Oas
Europe
Deputy Seeks Forgery Suspect Filicko in City Case
Deputy Sheriff Boyd McDonald aimed to return with John A. Filicko, a man wanted on forgery charges. Filicko was arrested yesterday in Pittsburgh by Allegheny County authorities. DeHaven said Filicko is wanted here in connection with a forgery in Stephens City.
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Boyd McDonald
John A. Filicko
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Robert L. DeHaven
Flicko
Stephens City
Miss Apple Blossom Visit and Football Jokes Featured
Col Earl Blaik jokes about 1956 Army loss to Michigan citing eight fumbles from snap backs. Judy Sue Williams of Berryville travels to Washington as Festival Miss Apple Blossom visiting the capital courtesy of TV Guide and Raleigh Hotel. Forecasters say a warm Sunday with pleasant conditions across the area.
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Earl
Red” Blaik
Evening Star
Army
Michigan
Blaik
Oenet Aeve
Stanley Ward
Judy Sue Williams
Berryville
Raleigh
Washington
TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide
Apple Blossom
Nehru Moscow Talks Meet Little Success
Premier Nehru and Khrushchev held two days of talks in Moscow with limited progress toward peace. Nehru urged nuclear testing curb and East West settlement, while Khrushchev pressed a German peace treaty and warned of actions regarding Berlin. Nehru also discussed possible aid to India and a planned U.S. conference dialogue.
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Preston Grover
Moscow
India
Nehru
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Germany
Washington
Belgrade
Kennedy
East Germany
West Berlin
Friday Tragic For Four Virginia Families
Four Virginia families faced deadly accidents across the state. In Smyth County a 2 year old died after tumbling from a second story window and a 3 year old was killed by a broken fence wire. In Norfolk County a 7 year old burned to death when crushed beneath an overturned tractor. In Marion a 2 year old son of Dr and Mrs George Walker died after a fall from a window. in Chilhowie a 3 year old boy died after colliding with a fence wire near a creek.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Smyth County
Norfolk County
Marion
Thomas Wescott Walker
Yoder
Hickory
Norfolking
Khrushchev rejects test ban and calls for world study
Soviet Premier Khrushchev formally rejected the U S British appeal for an atmospheric nuclear test ban. He urged a big power study of major world problems to avert nuclear war and accused the West of seeking unilateral advantages. He offered a counter appeal for a broad disarmament effort and a German peace treaty to stabilize Europe.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Berlin
Macmillan
Burial Rites Set for Talks On Test Ban
In Geneva the United States Britain and the Soviet Union hold burial rites for the 340 session nuclear test ban conference. The Soviets plan to end the parley by rejecting the Western proposal banning tests that contaminate the atmosphere as Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin expected to deliver the Kremlin's formal response.
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Geneva
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Kremlin
Thieves Enter Clarke County Buildings
Three Clarke County sites were entered by thieves last night including Boyce Elementary where nothing was reported missing. W T Thompsons store reported 15 in change taken and eight cartons of cigarettes plus 15 in silver from the Blue Ridge Restaurant on Rt 50 east of Boyce. Entry was gained through windows and the principal's office was checked with no losses. Clarke County Public Schools to return to standard time Monday Sept 25. Local Little League football games set for tonight at James Wood High School with Colts vs Eagles Rams vs Redskins and admission 50 cents
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Clarke County
Boyce
P. F. Click
W. T. Thompson
Berryville
Blue Ridge
Rt. 50
Spee Click
James Wood High School
Colts
Eagles
Rams
Redskins
Hurricanes Carla Threatens Louisiana and Texas Coasts
Hurricane Carla roared toward the Louisiana and Texas coasts with 135 mph winds as evacuation urged for coastal lowlands. The New Orleans Weather Bureau warned inland movement toward the upper Texas coast or extreme western Louisiana on Sunday with tides 10 to 15 feet above normal and gale winds expected tonight.
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New Orleans
Carla
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
Weather Bureau
Cameron
Bid for Berlin Talks Unsuccessful So Far
Washington reports that U S efforts to open Berlin talks with the Soviet Union have so far failed. Officials remain hopeful negotiations will occur through diplomatic channels including the Moscow embassy and UN contacts. Secretary Rusk said Berlin talks are expected when conditions allow a serious, constructive process. He warned the Kremlin against taking unilateral action and emphasized the West’s desire for peace without yielding to Berlin demands.
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Washington
Westein
Berlin
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
United Nations
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Rusk
West Berlin
Kremlin
West
Llewellyn. Thompson
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Amintore Fanfani
United States
West Germany
Discour Khrushchev
Kennedy
Travel for Dependents To Be Ended
The Pentagon announced that transportation of dependents to Europe would be suspended starting Oct. 9 due to logistic needs. The move accompanies a buildup of about 40,000 regular Army troops to Europe, mainly Germany, to strengthen units amid NATO concerns. The suspension covers all travel for dependents of combat troops and Defense Department civilian employees, except for West Berlin. Officials cited overburdened transportation and linked the step to ensuring troop movements maintain full combat strength.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Europe
Germany
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Pentagon
Belgiumn
Denmark
France
West Germ
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Norlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
Defense Department
7Th Army
U.S
Tdem Kennedy
Army
Navy
Air Force
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