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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1965
Page
1
A U N sponsored cease fire silenced the India Pakistan front after 22 days of fighting but unrest in Kashmir persists. India accuses Pakistan of guerrilla infiltrations while the Voice of Kashmir vows to continue a liberation war.
U.S. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg accused Communist China of seeking world domination in a major United Nations General Assembly speech. He urged peaceful talks, urged restraint by India and Pakistan, and called for use of UN influence to stop violence while supporting Vietnam’s independence and self determination.
A 24 year old telephone operator testified that Donald Eugene McFarland raped her in an orchard on the Middle Road on the night of June 25. She described meeting him at a drive-in where they drank and said he promised to return her by 11. He is on trial in Frederick County Circuit Court and pleads innocent.
The hurricane Carol weakened slightly as it moved north into cooler waters toward Bermuda. It was traveling about 12 mph with winds near the center estimated at 85 mph and gales extending 150 to 200 miles outward. The Miami Weather Bureau reported no land threat for the next day or two and noted the storm stalled at 5 am, remaining essentially stationary. The center lay roughly 1,300 miles northeast of Bermuda.
County agent John Wolfe notes abnormal weather drives early thistle growth and recommends spraying now in most areas not in October. ASC office approves the timing. A raccoon was seen around 9 am on Paper Mill Road near Featherbed Lane, possibly curious about city life.
In the Mekong Delta Viet Cong hit two government outposts with light casualties. U.S. Navy planes from the 7th Fleet reported destroying two boats and heavily damaging bridges in North Viet Nam despite heavy ground fire. In Da Nang a military court executed three suspected Viet Cong sympathizers.
Michael Charles Boyer 21 son of Charles Boyer shot himself in his Beverly Hills home after a confrontation with Marilyn Campbell 22 who said she had just told him she would stop seeing him. John Kirsch a guest reported the events and a revolver was found beside the body. Police awaiting determination of suicide or accidental death.
The day shows a modest cooling with highs in the low 80s and a dip to the 60s at night. Monday and Tuesday reached 92 with 88 on one day. Rain is hoped for tonight or tomorrow, while Saturday looks cloudy and cooler.
In Boston a 5 year old boy William Houlsen and his sister Ann Marie, aged 3, along with playmate Joseph Cinelli, 3, crawled into the bottom of a refrigerator stored behind an appliance shop. The door snapped shut trapping them inside and suffocating all three. Police said the owner planned to move the unit into a shed after a sales trade.
The Associated Press reports autumn arrived with heavy rains across the central U S causing floods and isolation. Two deaths were linked to weather as the Pedernales River rose near the LBJ Ranch and rainfall totals reached several inches across Austin and nearby areas.
President Johnson signed a bill delivering over 1 billion dollars in federal aid to elementary and secondary schools. He urged local officials teachers and state leaders to implement plans and open schools to the promise of new programs benefiting about 5.5 million children affected by poverty. The package includes 775 million for local district grants 100 million for textbooks and library materials 75 million for supplementary educational centers 25 million for educational research and 17 million to strengthen state education departments.
The Virginia State Fair opens tonight in Richmond with the fair manager noting all tents rides and exhibits were ready two days ahead of schedule. The event, titled Show Case of 65, runs through October 2.
Cooper's Jewelers offers a three day turnaround for watch and jewelry repairs at reasonable prices.
Berryville area police search for two inmates William Neal Symonds and Jimmie Scott Bright who escaped from Clarke County jail during morning cleaning. Symonds 27 from Clearbrook under charges of multiple Shenandoah Farms break ins. Bright 22 sentenced to one year. State Trooper P. W. Foster and a police dog assisted.
A gunman robbed the Commercial and Savings Bank Loudoun Street branch yesterday afternoon taking 14220 after closing. No injuries reported. The heist ended with the robber fleeing as police launched a large manhunt across Frederick County and state lines. The teller and assistant cashier were present. an alarm was triggered and the bandit used a snub nose revolver.
The weakening high pressure area drifts off the coast leaving Virginia with fair skies. Temperatures hit around 80 degrees as the pattern remains dry and tranquil.
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