Annual Test of City's Fire Hydrants Begins
Fire Inspector William N. Gochenour and Water Dept. employee Hubert L. Rhodes start the annual check of 329 hydrants on S. Kent St. and through the city. Hydrant colors indicate output: red 500 gpm or less, orange 500 1000 gpm, green over 1000 gpm. Tests flush rust and sediment, reveal flow capacity, and check drainage back into the line to ensure safety before winter fire weather.
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William N. Gochenour
N. Kent St
Hubert L. Rhodes
Water Department
Gochenour
S. Kent St
Water Dept
Mr. Rhodes
Frost Touches Garden Areas After Cold Spell
Frost chilled low-lying gardens and sensitive plants, per George Williams of the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. David Fahnestock reported grass at his Stephenson home turned white at 6:30 a.m. The piece notes lasting friendships from Little League and honors Steve Golightly injured at the Airport Speedway audience incident, with team members contributing a card and radio gift.
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George Williams
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
David Fahnestock
Stephenson
Steve Golightly
Airport
Green Chemical
W. M. Hockman
Schirra's Sigma 7 flight postponed to October
Walter M. Schirra's Sigma 7 mission is delayed after a sticking selector valve in the automatic control system. NASA paused the flight, moving the launch from Sept. 28 to at least Oct. 3 with possible longer delays as the capsule is removed for study and rechecked atop the Atlas booster.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Walter M. Schirra
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Schirra
Northern Virginia Yearling Sale Tops Last Year Prices
The eighth annual Northern Virginia Yearling Sale at the Farmers' Livestock Exchange posted higher averages than 1961 with steers $26.75 and heifers $23.54 per hundredweight. Total sales reached $295,498 for 1,614 head, led by R. H. Mullenix of Woodbine Md purchasing 174 head for $32,847.29. Buyers from five states attended, with 63 consignors from nine Virginia counties and nearby West Virginia. Auctioneer was Lawrence Fannon and I. Fred Stine was sale manager.
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Northern Virginia
Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
R. H. Mullenix
Woodbine
Mr. Mullenix
J. M. Ramey
Marshall
Ben Bridges
Leesburg
Kay Stowers and Sons
Devereux Farms
Genmore
Shearbrook Farms
Canton
J. D. Yowell
Charles Town
W. Va
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lawrence Fannon
Roanoke
Fred Stine
Allies urged to curb Communist shipping to Cuba
The United States presses Britain Norway and West Germany to deny Allied ships to the Soviet bloc as NATO allies reportedly have a dozen ships aiding the Cuba buildup. Rep Paul G Rogers says German action should be followed by others while U S ports see vessels loading for profitable return trips. Capitol Hill remains reluctant to tougher Cuba declarations.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Britain
Norway
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
Caribbean
NATO
Rogers
House
Capitol Hill
U S Apologizes For Actions Of 3 Soldiers
The U S Army and the American embassy in Bonn issued apologies for three soldiers who assaulted Nigerian students in Bamberg Germany. Brig Gen Norris and Lt Col Grant delivered official apologies as U S Ambassador Dowling condemned the act. The victims were Justius Ifediora Charles N OKora for and Damiam Nzenwa. The soldiers are held pending court martial.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S. Army
Bonn
Heidelberg
F. W. Norris
Wuerzburg
Jonathan M. Grant
76Th Artillery
Grant
U.S
Walter C.dowling
Nigeria
Michael E. Ejimofor
Justius Ifediora
U.S. and Soviet Clash Over Cuba at U.N. General Assembly
In a tense general policy speech, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko accuses the United States of aggressive acts toward Fidel Castro and warns of war if Cuba is invaded. U.S. delegate Stevenson retorts that the threat to peace comes from Soviet arms to Cuba and calls out U.S. restraint.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
General Assembly
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dean Rusk
New York
Gromyko
Fidel Castro
U.S
Adlair Stevenson
Stevenson
Fourteen Die in Virginia Highway Crashes
The Associated Press reports fourteen are dead in Virginia highway wrecks over a few hours Friday night. Five people perished in two two-vehicle collisions near Fredericksburg and in Lynchburg on U.S. 29 bypass, with multiple other fatalities in Pulaski Smyth counties and on Interstate 81. Victims include Horace Hart family of Gressitt and several young adults from Lynchburg Forest Madison Heights Hastings and Smyth County areas.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Lynchburg
Hart
Arthur C. Shook
Bowling Green
Shook
John R. Martin
Woodford
Ralph Gallier
Richard Allen Ogden
Thomas Lee Colbird
Forest
Ruby Ann Mays
Madison Heights
Phyllis Jean Glass
Hastings
Minn
Glass
Gladys Parrish
Gallier
Ogden
Colbird
Mays
Ernest William Eanes
Wytheville
James Emmet Windle
Draper
Pulaski
Berryville Man Dies In Farm Truck Mishap
A 45 year old Berryville man Elmer George Kenny Jr died when a lime spreading truck overturned on a Fauquier County farm near Berryville. He was pinned under the vehicle while trying to escape. Kenny a fertilizer salesman and distributor, born April 23 1917 in Upperville, leaves wife Sadie Marie Huff Kenny a daughter Judy Lynn Kenny and stepson Andrew Kenny Jr. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 pm at John H Ends Funeral Home with Rev Earl Lewis officiating. Interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Warrenton
Berryville
Elmer George Kenny, Jr
Here
Fauquier County
Kenny
Upperville
Elmer and
Grace Kenny
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Judy Lynn Kenny
Andrew Kenny, Jr
John H. Enders
Earl Lewis
Green Hill Cemetery
F and M Stock Sells At Auction For 85 A Share
Three hundred shares of Farmers and Merchants Bank stock sold at public auction for 85 dollars per share. The Mercantile Safe Deposit Trust Co. acted as agent for the sale.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Mercantile Safe Deposit Trust Co
Front Royal council backs police confidence vote
The Front Royal town council expressed full confidence in the police force and Chief Menefee, aiming to avoid misperceptions about criticism. Labor union spokesman Leachman noted a separate satisfactory settlement with officials, while council members urged transparency and facts in the ongoing labor relations matter.
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Front Royal Police
Front Royal
Charles Meneee
A.S. Hammock
Hamock
Sam Zuckeran
Hammock
Menefee
Council
H. Douglas Hamner
Old Virginia Packing Co
Meat Cutters Local 504
Labor Council
Labor
Leachman
Blanton
Loyalty Turns Topsy Turvy Overnight
In Buenos Aires gunfire erupts as rebels clash with forces loyal to President Jose Maria Guido. Gen. Juan Carlos Ongania leads a faction that proclaims legality while a navy move seeks a three man junta and elections. Casualties include a 22 year old conscript and a wounded sergeant.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose Maria Guido
Juan Carlos Lorio
Guido
Constitution Plaza
Navy
Supreme Court
Juan Carlos Ongania
Legalists
Conicville Youth Acquitted in Father’s Death
Billy Lee Hottle, 19, is acquitted of murder in Shenandoah County after a daylong trial. A jury found he acted in self defense in the slaying of Mervin Orville Hottle, 57, who was shot four times at the family home on July 16. The defendant’s mother and sister testified the father had beaten them and the son.
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Woodstock
Billy Lee Hottle
Conicville
Shenandoah County
Mervin Orville Hottle
Annual Meeting of Winchester Chest Officers Scheduled
The Winchester Frederick County Community Chest will hold its annual meeting and election of officers on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the George Washington Hotel. The meeting is open to the public.
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Winchester- Frederick County
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Howard Benedict
Buenos Altres
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
U. S
U.N
Wilkie W. Hunt
National Fruit Product Co
The
Virginia Manufacturers’ Assn
F&m
UNION
Charles E. Leachman
Iness
Northern Virginia Central Labor Council
Leadhman
Bernard Stokes
Leacman
Community Chest
Nchester Seed CO
Een Acres
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