Khrushchev Signals Openness to Peace Talks
In a letter reported by Tass Khrushchev says he is ready to negotiate any time or place and links a German peace treaty with disarmament and Berlin issues. He blames Western powers for military buildup and cites a wider plan involving Nehru Kennedy to secure peace and prevent a nuclear catastrophe.
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Moscow
Nehru
Sanaeel
Kennedy
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U.S
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Tass
Soviet Union
Begin Receiving 1961 Tax Bills in Winchester
Winchester residents began receiving 1961 real estate and personal property tax bills with A to C surnames mailed yesterday and others today. Bills are due by December to avoid a penalty. Real estate tax rose to 1.65 per 100 valuation from 1.50, about a 10 percent increase. personal property tax remains at 2.25 per 100.
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Winchester
M. D. Weaver
Mothers to wear numbers in Clarke County High School game
The MOTHERS will be recognized at Clarke County High School in an 8 oclock game against Berkeley Springs. Mothers of players will have numbers on their backs creating a scene unlike the usual sideline roles. Mrs Ed Strosnider will wear three sets of numbers. others will wear two.
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Clarke County High School
Berkeley Springs
Ed Strosnider
UN Congo Command Adopts Posture of Military Neutrality
The UN Congo command adopted military neutrality after a show of force to end Kaanga secession. The cease fire in Katanga strains Premier Adoula’s government and risks a cabinet crisis. Gen Masako Muke vows the truce is temporary amid renewed defiance. Mahmoud Khiari negotiates the cease fire saying it stops bloodshed.
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UN Congo Command
Leopoldville, the Congo
U.N. Congo
Kaanga
U.N
Adoula
Katanga
Masako Norbert Muke
Tshombe
West Berlin Faces UN Transfer Idea With Mixed Feelings
West Berliners show ambivalence toward moving the UN headquarters to the city. Soviet Izvestia backs the notion while West German leaders debate feasibility. Adenauer sees bold potential to ease Berlin tensions, Willy Brandt cautions inclusion of both East and West sectors. Local opinion splits between tourism boost and long term risk of Communist leverage.
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Berlin
U. N
Westy
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Ex Japanese Premier Nobusuke Kishi Visits U S
Former Japanese premier Nobusuke Kishi arrived in the United States for a two week stay. He is set to meet President Kennedy at the White House next Wednesday morning and to visit Dwight D Eisenhower at Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
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New York
Nobusuke Kishi
United States
Kennedy
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Negro Crump Slain by 125-Strong Delta Posse
In Mississippi, Wiley Crump, 67, accused of killing six people and wounding three, was shot dead by a large posse on a Philipp porch as he raised a rifle. The mass shooting spree left six Black victims including Crump’s sister Effie, and two white men were among the wounded.
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Greenwood, Miss
E.R. Cogan
Wiley Crump
Crump
Philipp
Delta
Greenwood
Dogan
Mary Suttle
Mandy Griffin
John’ Trotter
Isaac Truell
Charles Johnson
Effie
Government troops rush to counter Red drive in Vietnam
Government reinforcements were rushed to the mountains north of Saigon to blunt a Viet Cong offensive. Paratroopers moved to Ban Methuot after rebels overran an outpost two miles from the city, with contact lost with a relief unit. An escalation fears observers as two battalions, up to 1,000 men, attacked 20 miles south of Ban Methuot. Earlier, Phuoc Thanh Province capital fell, its chief and guardsmen killed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ban Methuot
Rea
Standard Time Returns Early Sunday Area wide clock changes in Winchester and surrounding counties
Winchester and Clarke County public schools start standard time Monday morning while Frederick County schools have remained on standard time. Most area churches, including Berryville and Flick Berryville services, will observe standard time Sunday. The Chester City Council voted to resume standard time at 12:01 a.m. Sunday after a summer of daylight time so residents can gain an extra hour of sleep, though some rural families and working areas keep two clocks. Daylight time continues through October in many areas.
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Winchester
Clarke County
Frederick County
Berryville
Flick
Clarke
Chester
Thechester City
TV Tonight Billy Graham on Channel 5
TV guide notes Billy Graham appears on Channel 5 from 10 to 11 tonight. Also listed are shirt imports from Lady Hathaway and store promotions including a broom sale and a pastry shop window specials. A carrier job ad and a barley cleaning service offer are included along with a tool demonstration at Miller's Hardware.
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Billy Graham
Porter-Cable
M. Miller
Union Will Renew Shipping Strike With Picketing
The union says it will renew the shipping strike with port picketing on Saturday after talks with ship owners collapsed hours before the 80 day Taft Hartley injunction expired. Pacific Maritime Association president J Paul St Sure blames Captain Robert Durkin for walking out of the negotiating meeting. Federal mediator George Hillenbrand planned to contact both sides with no further meetings planned. The action could affect about 136 ships from 13 companies, involving 650 masters, with fifty ships serving Hawaii. The union seeks a seniority and hiring rule revision.
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Taft-Hartley
J. Paul St. Sure
Pacific Maritime Association
Robert Durkin
Ress
George Hillenbrand
Hawaii
Apple Pickers Wanted and Yard Party at Macedonia Church
Help wanted for apple picking by C. C. Funkhouser of White Post Virginia contact Boyce 143 J. Seasonal special at Ane Valley Driving Range with price reduction at the miniature golf course. Yard party at Macedonia Church on Front Royal Road Saturday September 23 from five to nine p.m. Homemade ice cream served Cip 9 22 1t.
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APPLE
C. C. Funkhouser
White Post
Phone Boyce
Joe
Ane Valley
Macedonia Church
Front Royal Road
Rusk Urges UN Action After Dag Hammarskjold Death
Secretary of State Dean Rusk pressed the United Nations General Assembly to quickly name an outstanding world leader to run the secretary-general’s duties temporarily after Dag Hammarskjold’s death. He warned against drift and said action is needed while a permanent appointment is sought, as U.S. Britain France and West Germany seek a peaceful Berlin solution despite Soviet opposition.
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New York
Dean Rusk
United Nations General Assembly
U.N
Rusk
United Nations
General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Foreign Press Association
United Nations Assembly
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Nikita Khruhchevy
Hammarskjold
Gromyko
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Kennedy to Contact Party Leaders in Case of Emergency
President Kennedy said he would contact Republican and Democratic leaders within 24 hours if the international situation requires after Congress adjourns. Dirksen and Mansfield said they would be available for emergencies. The leaders aim to adjourn Saturday night as Kennedy heads to Hyannis Port and the United Nations for a Monday speech.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
White House
United Nations
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Dirksen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Eisenhower
Hyannis Port
Mass
Cape Cod
Lyndon B. Johnson
Manuel Prado
Peru
United Nations General Assembly
Senate House
United Nations Debated Seating Red China and Nuclear Tests
The UN General Assembly steering committee debated seating Red China amid Western and Soviet aims. A separate vote was urged on a treaty to end nuclear tests, with U S and Britain leading. Also discussed were UN aid to population growth and a stopgap U N secretary general successor.
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United Nations
N.Y
Weeington
Peiping
World Organization
Moscow
United States
Britain
Eas Broy Nng
Assembly
U.N
Denmark
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Secretariat
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Andrei. A
Gromyko
Newark Father Plans Moscow School Move for Daughter
Newark laborer William Clark says his 14 year old daughter Hul dah will fly from Idlewild to Moscow to pursue education he believes offers better opportunities for Negroes. The report notes a broader UN attempt at negotiating a Berlin crisis and a Charlottesville federal court action.
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Newark
N. J
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
William Clark
Huldah
Idlewild
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World Trade Federation
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Virginia Numismatists Association
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Lady Hathaway
Margaret L. Hodgson
Lion’s Club Broom Sale
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Miller
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National Liberation Front
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