28 Dead At Train Crossing
A freight train hit a bus carrying Mexican field workers near Salinas California killing 28 and wounding 35. The crash at a farm road crossing sent bodies and debris along half a mile as ambulances rushed victims to Salinas hospitals.
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Salinas
California
Monterey County Hospital
Paar
Sal
Tony Vasquez
Vasquez
Cali Highway Patrol
A Meyers
Linas
San Francisco
Espinosa
Highway Patrol
Weancis Siease
Robert E. Cripe
San. Luis Obispo
Winchester Woman Pleads Guilty in Manslaughter Case
Frances Clara Brant 47 of Winchester pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Jefferson County Circuit Court. Judge Gray Silver deferred sentencing pending a probation investigation. Brant faced potential prison or probation for the June 21 death of William J Hartack Sr near Charles Town after police found Hartack dead along a farm lane and Brant with a revolver in her hand.
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Winchester
Jefferson County Circuit Court
Gray Silver
Frances Clara Brant
Jefferson County
Circuit Court
Charles Town
Brant
William J Hartack
Bill Hartack
Hartack
Blood drive totals rise at Episcopal Parish Hall
The Junior Chamber of Commerce collected 103 pints of blood at the Episcopal Parish Hall bringing the fiscal year total to 388 pints since July 1.
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Episcopal Parish
Chamef
Khrushchev Blames Farmers and Bureaucrats for Shortfalls
In a Volgrad farm meeting Khrushchev berated farmers for inefficiency and blasted officials for exporting fertilizer while claiming Soviet needs must be met first. He cited Yugoslavia’s higher yields with fertilizer and signaled doubts about expanding virgin lands amid drought and underperformance.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Volgograd
Stalingrad
Earth
Canada
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Mother of Quints Looks Forward to Returning Home
Mrs. Andrew Fischer mother of quintuplets prepared to leave St. Luke's Hospital as all five infants gained strength. The newborns two months premature remain in care for about two more months while being fed small amounts to conserve energy. Fisher family receives extensive gifts totaling around 75000 dollars as she anticipates home life with four girls and a boy and her other children amid world attention.
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Aberdeen
S.D
Andrew Fischer
Amherst Street Realigned for Eastbound Traffic
City police and the Public Safety Committee with the State Highway Dept re styled the W Amherst and W Boscawen Street intersection. Amherst Street will carry eastbound traffic with Morgan and Piccadilly Sts realigned eastbound. The change is trial basis to ease late day congestion near James Wood High School.
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W. Amherst
W. Boscawen Srs
Piccadilly and
Morgan
Rt. 50
City Police
City Council Public Safety Committee
State Highway Dept
W. Amherst and
W. Boscawen Sts
J. Thomas Boyd
Amherst
Morgan and
Piccadilly Sts
Boscawen
Morgan and Piccadilly
H. W. Butler, Jr
Public Safety Committee
Butler
James Wood High School
Police Dept
Amherst St
Boscawen St
Weather Watch: Stationary Low Brings Clouds to Virginia
A stationary low pressure area caused cloudy skies with occasional drizzle across much of Virginia today. The system maintains mild, damp conditions with light winds inland and along the coast.
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Richmond
Virginia
Treaty Gets 81st Backer
Sen. Jack Miller of Iowa announced support for the limited nuclear test ban treaty, becoming the 81st senator to back ratification. The pact requires two thirds yes votes in the Senate to pass. 13 oppose and six are uncommitted. The vote may be delayed to next week.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro Washington
Jack Miller
Iowa
Senate
Associated Press
Miller
Tough Civil Rights Bill Takes Shape
The House Civil Rights subcommittee advances a stronger bill than Kennedy’s seven part plan. It tentatively approves four provisions and weighs public accommodations and a possible fair employment practices amendment despite Republican opposition. President Kennedy did not request the latter but it may be added as an amendment.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Kennedy campaigns for 11 billion tax cut before nation
President Kennedy to address the nation at 7 p.m. EDT urging support for an 11 billion tax reduction. House vote is due next week while Senate opposition looms and a filibuster over civil rights looms as Republicans demand spending controls.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Senate
Congress
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ing
House Rules Committee
General Assembly Deluged With Hot Issues At Open
The 18th United Nations General Assembly opened with optimism as the Steering Committee set an agenda of over 80 items. Debates likely on South Viet Nam Buddhism, African racial conflicts, and Red China’s U.N. seat, with Albania pushing for debate on seating Beijing. The Soviet Union signaled support for Red China despite tensions with Peking.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations General’ Assembly
South
Viet Nam
China
U.N
Red China
Soviet Union
Peking
Albania
Services Today for Three Victims of Church Bombing
Funeral services are held for three victims of a Birmingham church bombing while memorials for the four Birmingham girls killed in the explosion are organized nationwide. Leaders like Roy Wilkins and Martin Luther King Jr join Denise McNair 11 Addie Mae Collins 14 and Cynthia Wesley 14 in mourning and calls grow for a day of national observance to honor the victims and uphold equality.
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Birmingham
Ala
Carole Rosamond Robertson
Cedar Trees
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Denise McNair
Addie Mae Collins
Cynthia Wesley
Congress
Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Congress of Racial Equali
Mysterious Infant Killer Strikes Two U.S. Areas
Doctors report a mysterious epidemic harming newborns, with Vermont and Atlanta cases sharing spinal bifida clusters. Vermont saw 21 cases in 1962 with 10 survivals, far above expected rates, while Atlanta logged 16 cases between August and October 1962 with only two survivors. Researchers seek a common agent behind the distant outbreaks.
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Vermont
Burlington
U.S. Public Health Service
Atlanta
Rioters Attack British Embassy as Indonesian Troops Move In
Indonesian demonstrators burn the British Embassy in Jakarta during a three day mob uprising over Malaysia's federation. Troops are ordered to quell the riot across the city. five cars burn, the British flag is torn, and embassy staff are evacuated. © AP.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Malaysia
Britain
U.S
Howard P. Jones
Jones
Frmtri Dieally
London
Lord Home
Burhanudin Mohamad Dinh
Kuala Lumpur
Philippines
Subandrio
Manila
United Nations
New York
Andrew Gilchrist
Federation of
Malaya
Singapore
Sarawak
North Borneo
Sukarno
Borneo
Kyre Emphasizes Individual At Convocation
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music began term with 396 students as Academic Dean Ken Kyre urged students to focus on decision achievement and integrity. He stressed personal responsibility and that "the past is the past" while noting students have "the gift of another day." Ben Wade presided over the convocation.
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Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Ken Kyre
Ben Wade
Conservatory
Notice of Barbering Prey at Winchester Park
A fragmentary notice mentions a barbering incident at Winchester Park involving a victim named Percy. Details are unreadable. no date or official action stated.
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Percy
Winchester Park
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