Berlin Threat Greater Now Than Many Years
Washington sources say Soviet threats to Berlin surpass those of recent years and prompted Kennedy to seek standby authority to mobilize 150000 reserves. Cuba is a factor but Berlin is deemed the greater danger to NATO with possible selective call ups of Air Force units and destroyer crews. The move awaits House action after committee approval.
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Washington
Berlin
Cuba
Kennedy
Congress
Air Force
Navy
Army Reserve
National Guard
Fidel Castro
Florida
House
Armed Services Committee
U S Troops Test Jam-Free Radio Across Vietnam Thailand
U S military personnel in South Viet Nam and Thailand will begin using a high powered radio network next week that cannot be jammed or monitored by the enemy. Signals are bounced from the troposphere to distant receiving points. The beam is extremely narrow and hard to intercept off its line. Special equipment unscrambles coded messages.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
South
Thailand
Community Chest uses Girl Scouts stamp on outgoing mail
The Chest adopts the Girl Scouts of the U S A postage stamp on its outgoing mail as one of eight agencies. Red Feather Day is Sept 27 with a volunteer supper at the George Washington Hotel and a downtown street parade to promote the October campaign. A pear tree in full bloom is noted near Mt Williams. Horse and pony riders are invited to join the Red Feather parade with a special mounted division and can call 622 9366 to enter.
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Community Chest
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
George Washington
Red Feather
Trade Bill Moves Closer To Passage
President Kennedy’s trade expansion bill cleared the Senate Finance Committee by 17 to 0 as debate looms. Supporters hailed the unprecedented tariff cutting powers aimed at the European Common Market while opponents vow to seek protectionist amendments on the Senate floor.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
U.S
Bishop Tucker's Widow Dies in Richmond
Mrs. Henry St. George Tucker widow of Bishop Tucker died in a Richmond hospital. She was born Mary Lillian Warnock in Opelika Alabama and lived in Atlanta, Japan and several U S cities with her husband before settling in Virginia. Funeral at St Stephen's Church at 10 a m Monday with burial at Virginia Theological Seminary Alexandria. Survived by two sons and six grandchildren.
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Richmond
Henry St. George Tucker
Bishop Tucker
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Tucker
St. Paul’s College
Tokyo
Kyoto
Norfolk
Alexandria
Episcopal Church
Virginia
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Virginia Theological Seminary
Henry St. George Tucker Jr
James Warnock Tucker
Sabin Polio Vaccine Decision Teeters In Canada Controversy
A government advisory panel and Surgeon General Terry prepare a recommendation on continuing Sabin live virus polio vaccine in mass programs. Amid four Canadian paralytic polio cases linked to the vaccine, some U.S. communities pause while Sabin argues risks are overstated.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Luther L. Terry
Federal Health Department
U.S
Albert B. Sabin
Cincinnati University
Queen Mary
Associated Press
Canada
United States
Sabin
San Francisco K.C
Terry
Glenn Denies Lag In Work In Space Program
Houston AP Glenn and Dr. Robert Gilruth deny fellow astronaut Walter Schirra's claim that Glenn's outside commitments are slowing space work. Schirra warned of a lag ahead of his six orbit flight on September 28. Glenn, first American to orbit Earth, has aided other astronauts since then.
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Houston, Tex
John H. Glenn
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Glenn
Walter Schirra
Schirra
Earth
Congress weighs adjournment as U.N. bond bill passes
Congress presses to leave for fall campaigns. The Senate backed the U.N. bond issue 256 to 134, with debate over matching bonds up to 100 million to cover peacekeeping debts in the Congo and along the Israel Egypt border. Standby authority to call up 150000 Reserves advances in House approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
U.N
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
Senate Finance Committee
House Armed Services Committee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Commerce Committee
United States
Harrison Calls For Resurgence Of Conservatism
Virginia Governor Albertis S. Harrison Jr. urged a revival of aggressive, intelligent conservatism at the Public Utilities Association of the Virginias meeting. He cited George Mason and Jefferson, argued constitutional principles endure, and warned against shifting political labels eroding classic values.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Harrison
Public Utilities Association of the
Virginias
U. S
Viginia
Jefferson
Mason
Meter Maid Verse Verse Meter Maid Verse Verse
Coral Gables Florida AP reports a couple left a poem on a malfunctioning parking meter after it failed to register time. The meter maid replied with a verse accusing the driver of trying to game the system. The exchange ends with a witty warning about time and dimes.
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Coral Gables
Fla
John Lindsey
Lindseys
Spectator Injuries After Speedway Crash At Winchester
A stock car crashed through a fence at Winchester Speedway during the first lap of the Sportsman Feature, injuring seven spectators, one critically. Harold Shepard escaped unharmed as Douglas Bailey won the race, with other heat and feature results listed for nearby tracks and drivers.
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Winchester Speedway
Harold Shepard
Springfield
Irvin Frank Dickson
Leesburg
Memorial Hospital
Steven Golightly
Winchester
Cecil Rosenberry
Front Roysal
Roland Turner
Round Hill
Harold A. Erickson
Paris
Walter Chapman, Sr
Louis Newlin
Edinburg
Shepard
P. W. Foster
Charles Armel
Gore Fire Co
Douglas Bailey
Pappy” Hansberger
Mt. Jackson
Glendon Goode
Stanley
Earl Moran
Staunton
Langhorn
Reet
Jefferson, Md
Clem Lamasters
Bobb Parker
Fredericksburg
Secon
Bill Nally
Brunswick, Md
Doug Bailey
Red Nittinger
Brazil Moves Toward Plebiscite on Goulart Power
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved a January plebiscite on granting executive powers to figurehead President Joao Goulart. The vote 169 to 83 passed after Senate approval, easing the crisis and reducing the chance of military intervention. Goulart aims to quell a general strike with Labour leaders urged to suspend action.
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Brasalia
Chamber of Deputies
Brazil
Joao Goulart
Senate
Latin America
Francisco Brochado da Rocha
Goulart
Rio de Janeiro
Brochado da Rocha
Congress
Janio Quadros
Virginia road toll rises to six hundred six
The belated reports of two traffic deaths raise Virginia 1962 toll to 606, compared with 547 last year. Gordon Marxer Gooden, 53, of Arlington, died in Fredericksburg hospital from injuries suffered in a single vehicle crash on Sept. 9 near Stafford Court House. Ethel Best, 43, of Pittsburgh, died from injuries from an Aug. 18 accident on Virginia 35 in Sussex County.
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Virginia
Gordon Marxer Gooden
Arlington
Fredericksburg
Gooden
Stafford Courthouse
Pennsylvania
Ethel Best
Pittsburgh
Sussex County
Kennedy Watches America Cup Start Aboard Destroyer
President Kennedy and the First Lady observed the America's Cup start from the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. off Newport R I nine miles out to sea. The president hosted a select guest list including Britain's ambassador Sir David Ormsby Gore and Lady Ormsby Gore aboard the Honey Fitz and the Kennedy yacht.
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Newport
R.I
Kennedy
New England
U.S.S
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Atlantic
Weatherly
Gretel
First Lady
United States
Sir David Ormsby Gore
Ormsby Gore
Hammersmith Farm
Economists See Slump Signals in August Data
Washington reports August shows stalled expansion as industrial production stays flat from July. Retail sales dip again, personal income gains slow, and construction slips while unemployment rises. Bright note: manufacturers forecast year end rebound to a record 102.25 billion in Q4.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Negro man Neal Jackson struck by automobile on Cameron Street
A Negro identified as Neal Jackson was hit by a car in the 400 block of N Cameron St shortly after 1 30 today. Rescue Squad took him for examination with injuries not yet known. A witness said Jackson, a pedestrian, was struck and further details were unavailable. Firemen were called about 2 p.m. to fight a field blaze behind Duff's Restaurant on Featherbed Lane.
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Neal Jackson
N. Cameron St
Jackson
Duff's Restaurant
Featherbed Lane
Mattress winner at Frederick County Fair declared
Correction notes that the Schewels giveaway at the Frederick County Fair named Mrs Pearl Harmer Bloomery Star Route as winner and clarifies dining lounges sale prices exclude the table per Sears Roebuck circular. Sears Roebuck & Co. lists winter hours open Tuesday through Sunday 11 am to 12. Jolly Jack and a Baxetil referenced.
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Schewels
Frederick County
Pearl Harmer
Sear
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Jolly Jack'& A
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