25 Sep 1961
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1961
Page
1
An American Airlines Astrojet 707 carrying 71 people slid off a 10,000 foot runway in fog and dropped into Boston harbor. No deaths. Six minutes of rescue brought most aboard to safety with four taken to hospitals for minor injuries.
Shenandoah College and Conservatory expects about 260 freshmen to enroll with 173 out of town arrivals and 87 locals. Upperclass students totaling around 100 arrive Thursday as classes begin October 2 with night classes registration the week of October 2 to 6.
Round Hill fire Chief Kenneth Lewis and Assistant Chief Garland Cather depart for Lansing Michigan to bring back the department's new fire truck. They expect to return with the vehicle early Friday morning. A Shenandoah College girls residence on Loudoun Street drew wide photo attention as mothers photographed daughters beside luggage. The Community Chest parade committee issues a final call for pony owners to enter or lend convertibles for Thursday’s Red Feather parade at 8 pm with entries accepted through Tuesday at MO 20805.
Congress resumes work in Washington aiming for adjournment by Tuesday night. Three major bills remain including foreign aid funding about 4.1966 billion, a public works measure near 3.94 billion, and a supplemental bill around 1.06 billion after Senate House conference talks, with leadership anxious for a end of session.
In Leopoldville Gen. Victor Lundula pressed the central government to invade Katanga while Lumumbist forces gain influence. Riots and flight fears grow in Elisabethville as 400 whites flee toward Ndola. Adoula vows to end secession by force if needed and UN peacekeepers say they will not intervene in a police action.
Diplomatic sources say Khrushchev dropped the end of year deadline for a East German peace treaty in talks with Belgian Foreign Minister Spaak in Moscow. He reportedly favors slow negotiations over quick war and signals willingness to discuss subjects beyond Berlin. West German officials remain skeptical despite a conciliatory tone.
A man received a five year penitentiary sentence for attempted robbery by force against Reba Bowen. Two men pleaded not guilty to rape charges involving a girl under 16, with trials set for October and November. Other cases include forgery and uttering forged checks, with various sentences and probation orders.
A freight derailment near Bay Arkansas derailed into a stationary passenger train, injuring at least 20 with five in critical condition. The collision damaged the engine and overturned carriages as passengers fled the scene beside a Frisco line from Springfield Missouri to Mena Tennessee.
The United States unveiled a sweeping disarmament plan titled Declaration on Disarmament The United States Program for General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful World The plan was delivered to the UN secretariat for distribution to all 99 General Assembly members and the Disarmament Commission as President Kennedy spoke to the assembly.
The Civil Rights Commission urged the President and Congress to speed school desegregation, recommending that local boards with segregated schools file desegregation plans within six months and begin full compliance by the next school year. Senators Clark and Celler introduced a similar bill. One member dissented on a plan to restrict federal grants to states not desegregating.
President Kennedy urged the United Nations to pursue a peace race with the Soviet Union, offering a six point disarmament plan and a U.N. peace force. He warned against yielding to threats and stressed stopping atomic weapons as he pushed for phased disarmament and a nuclear test ban.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay met West German President Heinrich Luebke in Berlin for about an hour to discuss the divided Germans and Berlin. The talk occurred at Luebke's residence in a cordial atmosphere with no details released.
Frederick County reports advancing drought with the northern area most affected. County Agent John T. Wolfe notes spotty summer rainfall and temperatures near 90s. Winches ter Fruit Research Laboratory shows 2.90 inches this month, above the 48 year average of 2.66. Dry conditions cut corn in drier sections, yet large hay yields occur. A chance of showers is forecast tonight and tomorrow with cooler temperatures in the 70s and a five day outlook showing above normal highs then cooling.
One hundred years ago today Union steamers engaged Confederate batteries at Free Stone Point in Prince William County Virginia. Reports describe intense artillery fire with limited details on casualties or exact maneuvers as V irginia forts and river defenses resisted Union naval pressure.
Short classified notice seeks a boy to drive the livery truck for Pingley and Carper Cleaners. Contact in person at the cleaners. Note mentions a Lion's Club broom event in county scheduled for Tuesday September, unclear details.
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