Nine astronauts added to U S space team
Nine new astronauts were added to the U S space program raising the total to 16. The group includes four Air Force officers three Navy officers and two civilians. Civilians are Neil Armstrong and Elliot Lee Jr. The selection follows six months of evaluation from 253 volunteers and extensive medical testing.
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Max B. Skelton
Houston
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Cullen Auditorium
University of Houston
Gilruth
Air Force
Navy
Neil A. Armstrong
Wapakoneta
Ohio
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Elliot M. Lee Jr
Dallas
General Electric Co
Maj
Frank Borman
Gary Ind
Aerospace Research Pilot School
Edwards Afb
James A. McDivitt
Chicago
Thomas P. Stafford
Weatherford
Okla
Experimental Test Flight
Edward H. White II
San Antonio
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Charles Conrad Jr
Philadelphia
James A. Lovell Jr
Cleveland
Naval Air Station
Oceana
John W. Young
San Francisco
Miramar
Dove season dates and bag limits announced by officials
GAME officials set the dove season open from Saturday through November 3 and again December 17 through January 5. Daily bag limit is 12 and possession limit 24. Shooting hours run from noon to sunset. The Winchester Association of the Blind begins selling Christmas trees December 12 at Coca Cola Bottling Co. on Valley Ave, ordering 1000 trees from Indiana County, Pa, and 500 Canadian balsam firs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Association of the Blind
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Valley Ave
Indiana County
Man Charged In Migrant Worker's Death
City police charged 29 year old James Dawson of Mobile Alabama with murder in the death of Herbert Smith a 46 year old migrant worker from Pompano Beach Florida. Witnesses said the men argued after a crap game and Dawson struck Smith with a four foot long stick at the labor camp dormitory. Autopsy showed the death resulted from a head blow and officers said more witnesses would be questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dawson
Mobile
Ala
Dawson
Warren Rudolph
Winchester Police Department
Herbert Smith
Pompano Beach
Fla
Smith
Rudolph
Seven Indicted by Frederick County Grand Jury
The Frederick County Grand Jury returned eight indictments against seven people at its September term. Indictments ranged from breaking and entering to indecent exposure. A capial was issued for three defendants not in custody, including Barbara Blake Naugle for two bad checks totaling 84 dollars.
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Frederick County
Grand Jury
Barbara Blake Naugle
U S Sues Virginia School Over Racial Segregation
The federal government filed suit in U S District Court Richmond to bar racial discrimination in Prince Georges County public schools attended by children of federal employees. The Justice Department says federal morale is directly affected and seeks an end to unconstitutional segregation without cutting federal aid.
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Washington
Prince Georges County
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Richmond
Robert F. Kennedy
Prince Edward
No Radioactive Fallout Danger Found in U S
Secretary Celebrezze says a federal board found radioactive fallout not at dangerous levels in the United States. The Federal Radiation Council would not recommend recent preventive measures and reported no areas or countermeasures specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anthony J. Celebrezze
United States
Federal Radiation Council
Celebrezze
Council
Salt Lake City
Utah
Public Health Service
Kennedy McCormack Senate primary heads to voters
Massachusetts voters head to the polls to decide the Kennedy McCormack contest for a short term U S Senate nomination. Edward Kennedy 30 and Edward McCormack 39 lead a high profile race with independent Harvard professor H Stuart Hughes also in the mix. Independents outnumber Democrats and Republicans, and voter mood weighs dynasty versus party lines as Kennedy and McCormack seek November continuation of a political legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Edward J.mccormack
House
John W. McCormack
U.S. Senate
George C. Lodge
Labor
Laurence Curtis
Congress
Harvard
H. Stuart Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
Greenfield
Pittsfield
Teddy Kennedy
Washington
West End
Speaker McCormack
Dorchester
Senators Debate Cuba Policy Proposals In Congress
Two Senate committees opened hearings on ways to counter the Cuban arms buildup. Secretary Rusk and Defense Chief McNamara testified as members weigh proposals to attach to a resolution authorizing Kennedy to call up 150 000 reserves. Republican riders and Mansfield's resolution seek unity in backing action, including possible force if needed.
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Washington
Senate
Cuba
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Congress
United States
George A. Smathers
Florida
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Byrd Approves Site for New Shelter in Shenandoah Park
Senator Byrd approves a site for a third donated shelter in Shenandoah National Park. Work to begin today on a temporary truck road to haul materials, with Sen. Byrd hiked to the site yesterday alongside BE Blackburn Moore, Joseph Kulesza, R Taylor Hoskins. The shelter sits about 1.5 miles from Mary's Rock and 0.5 miles north of the Pinnacles in a timbered area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah National Park
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Sen. Byrd
BE. Blackburn Moore
Virginia
House of Delegates
Joseph Kulesza
R. Taylor Hoskins
Mary's Rock
Pinnacles
Racey urges students to seek truth and preserve freedom
Dr. Forrest S. Racy, president of Shenandoah College, told the 88th Convocation that every man must discover truth for himself and that free minds and free enterprise are roots of freedom. He urged students to rely on personal integrity rather than institutions to keep the nation great, speaking before 400 students and staff as Brahms chorals sounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest S. Racy
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
College and Conservatory
Conservatory
Racey
America
Roman
Rome
Kenneth Eyre
William J. Skeat
B. Shaeffer
Brahms
Calf Ropin Bronc Bustin Invade Loudoun Fox Country
Cowboys invaded Loudoun County at the 3rd Izaak Walton League Rodeo in Leesburg. Arthur Godfrey of Leesburg appeared with his horse Goldie performing dressage before about 13 500 spectators, describing moves while riding. Goldie demonstrated leads, backwards trotting, and kneeling, with Godfrey narrating.
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Loudoun
Fox Country
Nancy Pennypacker
Star
Loudoun County
Izaak Walton
Cuban troops near Guantanamo base raise tensions
U.S. and Cuban forces face off at Guantanamo Naval Base as Castro reportedly deploy 5 000 to 6 000 troops and militiamen. U S commanders doubt an attack while noting Soviet equipment and patrols near the fence. Marines monitor the perimeter while Cuban infantry guard the line and observe U S guards to avoid provocation. The base depends on a Cuban water supply that Castro has not cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guantanamo
Naval Base
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S
Soviet Union
Castro
Edward J. O’donnell
Kennedy
Public Auction Bank Stock at County Court House
A public auction will offer 300 shares of Farmer & Merchants National Bank of Winchester Virginia on Saturday September 22 at 11 a.m. The sale occurs in front of the County Court House with blocks of 20 shares and cash terms. Charles R. Duvall serves as auctioneer.
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County Court House
Farmer & Merchants National Bank of
Winchester
Charles R. Duvall
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Memorial Hospital
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Spot
Bretz
Willamette River
Scott
Senator Byrd
Goldie
Mr. G
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Sears, Roebuck & Coo
O'Donnell
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