Clarke-Warren Crashes Kill 2 Over Weekend
Two people died and six were injured in Clarke-Warren County crashes over the weekend. Roger Lee Collier, 16, of Winchester, died in a rain slick Rt. 340 collision near Berryville. Irene V. Linn, 67, of Strasburg, died after a two car crash on Rt. 55 near Front Royal.
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Clarke-Warren County
Frederick County
Rt. 340
Berryville
Roger Lee Coller
Rt. 3
Winchester
Irene V. Linn
Strasburg
Warren County Memorial Hospital
Rt. 55
Front Royal
Elizabeth Steele
Rt. 1
Linn
Mr. Jenkins
Miss Steele
Jenkins
Warren County Court
Goldwater Critics Johnson Handling of Tonkin Gulf Incidents
Sen Barry Goldwater accuses the Johnson administration of a crisis of the week foreign policy over the Tonkin Gulf events. He says news is managed to bury a broader war crisis and cites two nighttime attacks on American destroyers in international waters. He spoke during a Charlotte campaign stop.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
Charlotte
N.C
Viet
Nem
Gulf of Tonkin
Robert S. McNamara
Gulf
De Gaulle Opens 27 Day Latin America Tour
President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Venezuela for a 27 day goodwill tour noted with a 21 gun salute. He will address Congress in Caracas and meet President Raul Leoni while security concerns loom from exiled groups and regional terrorism. De Gaulle plans visits to ten nations and aims to bolster French influence and Latin American economic ties.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Charles de Gaulle
France
South America
Maiquetia
Here
de Gaulle
Raul Leoni
Carascas
Secret Army
Pro Castro
Force For Nations Af Liberation
FALN
Congress
Leoni
Paris
Pointe-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Caribbean
Colombia
Ecuador
Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
Brazil
Latin America
Town seeks Miss Red Feather entrant for 1964 parade
New Miss Red Feather title to be chosen for the September 28 parade in Town A. Girls aged 16 to 18 may submit a photo and a 25 word outline to Winchester Frederick Community Chest Box 699 Winchester Virginia. Entries due by September 25. Also seeking a full time bicycle delivery boy for Boyd's Drug Store.
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Red Feather
Winchester-Frederick
Winchester
Miss Red, Feather
Boyd
Rail Strike Nearing as Negotiators Reassess Positions
Washington reports negotiators reexamined positions after an all night session aimed at averting a nationwide railroad strike set to begin within 24 hours. Union concerns center on subcontracting maintenance work and job security as mediation continues with no sign of a presidential intervention.
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Washington
Howard Gamser
National Mediation Board
Francis
A. O'Neill
Gamser
Johnson
Biggest Rain Since July Hits Area
A welcome 2.10 inch rain fell in Winchester over the weekend boosting September total to 2.77 inches and the year total to 24.74 inches. The area records only two other two inch rains in 1964 and notes prior snowfall events in January and February affecting monthly totals.
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Winchester
GM and UAW Set for Labor Contract Showdown
General Motors and the United Auto Workers begin bargaining over a new contract for more than 350000 employees. The UAW arrives bearing settlements won for over 200000 Ford and Chrysler workers, seeking better retirement plans and more relief time on the line. Walter P. Reuther leads the UAW and Louis G. Seaton fronts GM with the talks set for 1 30 p.m EST after initial scheduling confusion.
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Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
Walter P. Reuther
Louis G. Seaton
Yanks Rout Confederates In Downpour Reenactment At Winchester
A Civil War reenactment of the Third Battle of Winchester was staged Saturday on the Lockhart farm, with rain soaking fighters Gen. Philip Sheridan and Gen. Jubal Early. About 500 spectators watched as 740 troops from a dozen states marched through three phases, while mud delayed transport to the Blue and Gray Ball and new permanent markers for the Shenandoah Valley Circle Tour were dedicated nearby.
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Philip Sheridan
Gen. Jubal Early
Winchester
Lockhart Farm
John Quick
Early
James G. Hudkins
Cuya
Battleground
Virginia Woolen Co
Virginia Civil War Commission
Tass Says U. S. Sank 3 Ships in Tonkin Incident
Moscow based Tass reported that three unidentified ships were sunk in the Gulf of Tonkin by American destroyers during the latest incident off North Vietnam. It cited a claim that five vessels were fired upon and three were sunk, marking the first suggestion of sinkings in this clash.
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Moscow
Tass
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Virginia Ends Poll Tax Residency Cert In Split Election
An Associated Press survey notes Virginia's poll tax and residency certificate repeal may swell voter rolls beyond the 42,000 vote Republican majority in 1960. The impact on registration and ballots statewide remains uncertain as new voters surge into the system.
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Virginia
Associated Press
Virginia voter registration surges before October deadline
Virginia sees rising registration in Richmond Norfolk Portsmouth and northern suburbs with Newport News Fredericksburg Winchester Lynchburg and Staunton. By Oct 3, new voters exceed 30 000 with many Negro registrants signaling potential political realignment and likely Democratic gains in urban areas.
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Thon
Richmond
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Virginia
Washington
Db. Co
Newport News
Fredericksburg
Winchester
Lynchburg
Staunton
Ralph Eisenberg
University of Virginia
Fairfax County
Johnson
Harrison
Three Children Dead and Mother Wounded in Maryland
In Hagerstown Maryland a mother Eva Mae Grey 22 is in fair condition after being found unconscious with her three children Samuel Lee 4 Sandra Ray 3 and Steven Allen 15 months shot in their beds. Police said Buddy Roosevelt Grey 29 found them and that a rifle was used. He had been dropped off at the home by a relative moments before authorities were notified.
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Eva Mae Grey
Washington County Hospital
Rohrersville
Hagerstown
Buddy Roosevelt Grey
Samuel Lee
Sandra Ray
Steven Allen
Calistoga Fire Destroys 35 Homes as Winds Roar
Fire rips through Calistoga Napa Valley with 70 mph winds. At least 35 homes burned including Tubbs Mansion. Evacuations affect over half the town. Gov Brown asked to declare disaster area for federal aid. Firefighters from surrounding towns battle blazes as ash ignites new fires.
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Napa County
Calistoga
Calif
Napa Valley
Kenneth Hively
Herbert Hanley
Edmund G. Brown
Calistoga -to-Aith
Tubbs
Napa
Stonecrest
Rutherford
Angwin
Vallejo Lakes
East German Premier Otto Grotewohl Dies at 70
Berlin AP reports East Germany Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl died after a long illness at age 70. Official ADN dispatch notes he had been ailing for years and is widely believed to have suffered from leukemia.
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Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
East Germany
ADN
Grotewohl
Class initiation notice from FOE Aerie 824
Richard Jackson secretary invites Eagles to a class initiation on Sunday September 20 at 2 o clock followed by a buffet. Aerie 824.
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Richard Jackson
Aerie
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F. G. Greene
Collier
Robert Edward Jenkins
Rawson
W. Va
Melvin Lee Leake
Memorial Hospital
Bessie Ebien Jenkins
Nathan Dove
Joe Ann Dove
Riverton
Rt. 50
Gore
Dove
L. M. Bauserman
Rt. 259
Goldwater
Tonkin
Hoga Fall
Ohio
Sheridan
U. S
Washington County
Head
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