Kennedy urges new farm goal in Grand Forks speech
President Kennedy addressed a Grand Forks crowd after receiving an honorary law degree at the University of North Dakota. He framed a new farm goal parity of farm income and urban rural parity while preserving rural communities and balancing city opportunities. The White House released his Grand Forks remarks ahead of his Duluth departure.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Kennedy
Eee
Olks
Duluth
Minn
University of North Dakota
New Farm
Two Area Scholarship Finalists Named in National Merit
Susan Jean Goode, 17, of 402 Miller St., Handley High, and Sally L. Spangler of Front Royal are among 234 Virginia high school semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Semifinalists must pass a second test, be endorsed by schools, and meet requirements to advance to finalist. about 87 percent of semic finalists reach finalist status. Miss Goode aims for Boston University to study journalism and leads Handley Thespians.
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Susan Jean Goode
Richard A. Goode
Miller St
Virginia
Sally L. Spangler
Luray Ave
Front Royal
Warren County High School
Miss Goode
Handley High School
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Thespian Club
Handley
Booster Club
Executive Council
Boston University
Otis Skinner to Star In The Bark Mill Theatre Run
Cornelia Otis Skinner will appear in The Bark Mill Theatre production of The His Company at Winchester from October 30 to November 5. Ticket wording causes confusion by crediting Samuel Taylor with Cornelia Otis Skinner as co author.
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Cornelia
Otis Skinner
R Treak
Winchester Litz
Bark Mill Theatre
Samuel Taylor
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Mr. Taylor
Mail Suggests Mrs. Smith As Goldwater Running Mate
Mail from readers urges Margaret Chase Smith to be the Republican vice presidential candidate with Barry Goldwater. Smith says she doubts any chance, while associates note steady mail proposing her for No 2 if Goldwater secures the nomination. Goldwater has not announced intentions. Norris Cotton backs him for president.
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Mail
Mrs. Smith
Goldwater
Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Senate
Maine
Smith
Associates
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
U.S
Cuba
United Nations
Lee Goldwater
Smi
Norris Cotton
Civic Center Kickoff Dinner Draws 300 Supporters
Upwards of 300 people are expected at Rouss Park for the outdoor kickoff to raise 300000 for a Civic Center. Gerald Goodman chairs the campaign with plans to conclude by 730 PM unless weather forces a move to Lee Jackson. Local officials and chamber leaders attend with entertainment by the Rouss Drum Corps and Virginia Lancers as boxed dinners are served.
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Rouss Park
Gerald Goodman
Lee-Jackson
Goodman
Dearing
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Sam D. Preston
Recreation and Parks
Hubert Stratton
Frank Armstrong
J. Kenneth Robinson
George D. Jackson
Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps
Virginia Lancers
West Races Deadline on UN Funds for Congo Peace Force
The United States and Western nations push for UN General Assembly action to raise 25 million dollars to sustain the Congo peacekeeping force through June. Thant warns the 7,000 troops may depart by year end without funds, as the 111 nation finance committee meets.
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Congo
United Nations
N.Y
United States
General Assembly
U.N
U Thent
Assembly
Thant
Security Council
Tast
Soviet Union
France
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Second Earliest Killing Frost Hit Yesterday
A second look at yesterday’s frost damage records the first killing frost of the season in the Winchester area, with the Winchester Fruit Laboratory noting it as the second-earliest on record. The earliest was September 21, 1956, and temperatures fluctuated from 31 to 68 degrees at the lab.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Winchester
Byrd Jr. Links Education to Democracy at Madison College
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. tells about 2,000 Madison College students that education fuels democracy and praises teaching as a noble profession. He notes Madison’s role as a teachers college for women and says educating women benefits families and the state.
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Sen
Byrd Jr
Harrisonburg
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Madison College
Byrd
Madison
Winchester
Warm Spell Expected in Virginia From High Pressure
The southeastward movement of a large high pressure system over the northeast United States suggested warmer weather for Virginia today.
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Richmond
United States
Virginia
Presidium Ratifies Limited Nuclear Test Ban Unanimously
In Moscow the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet approved the limited nuclear test ban treaty by a unanimous vote, coming just after the U S Senate acted. The 33 member body acted under constitutional authority while the Supreme Soviet was not in session, with decrees later rubber-stamped when the full body convenes.
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Moscow
Supreme’ Soviet
U.S. Senate
Tass
Presidium
Denny's Commerce Auction Tonight at Seven
An auction event at seven o'clock features furniture, appliances and tools. The sale also includes a dress shop display with hats and dresses from Margaret L Hodgson. Values range from five to thirty dollars.
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Denny's Comm
Margaret L. Hodgson
Missing Niece of Princess Grace Found in Iowa
Mary Lee Davis a 15 year old niece of Princess Grace of Monaco and her 20 year old fiancé John Paul Jones Jr were found in Des Moines Iowa. The couple had eloped from Philadelphia four weeks earlier and worked modest jobs while staying about three weeks in a small tastefully furnished apartment. They had not married yet but said they were in love.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mary Lee Davis
Princess Grace of
Monaco
Philadelphia
Miss Davis
John Paul Jones, Jr
Mary Lee
Des Moines Tribune
Kennedy Opens Senate Probe into Organized Crime
Attorney General Kennedy launches a Senate investigations hearing into organized crime spotlighting secret meetings, assassinations, and a power struggle in New York. He cites Joseph Valachi’s disclosures as a watershed, and McClellan proposes new law to ban membership in Cosa Nostra, Our Thing.
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Washington
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
America
Joseph Valachi
Underworld
Valachi
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Cosa Nostra
Coza Nostra
McClellan
Cosa Nos
Dominican Army Overthrows President Bosch in Coup
Dominican Republic armed forces and police deposed President Juan D Bosch citing chaos and closed schools. Opposition leaders summoned to select a respectable successor as leftist groups are outlawed and security tightens around the palace. Bosch, 53, reportedly held at the palace or flown from the country as the coup unfolds.
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Trujillo
Bosch
Dominican Republic
Carmen Bosch
Puerto Rico
Santo Domingo
Edith Hammers Caribbean Islands With 80 MPH Winds
Edith battered Martinique and St. Lucia with heavy rains and 80 mph winds as a hurricane watch was issued for Puerto Rico. A tropical disturbance near the Yucatan could become a sixth tropical storm, while Leeward and Windward islands reported heavy surf and flooding from the storm.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Caribbean
Martinique
St. Lucia
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Leeward
Windward Islands
Buddhist Demonstration Crushed in Saigon Amid Martial Law
In Saigon police quickly dispersed a Buddhist protest near the National Assembly as two monks and five monks dressed as peasants were arrested. The clash occurred during a visit by Kennedy advisers and amid martial law following pagoda raids. Newsmen watched from near the U S Information Agency as McNamara and Taylor met with officials.
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Siagon
Viet Nam
Kennedy
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
U.S. Information Agency
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
U.S
Martinsburg Gets Research Facility
The State Commerce Commission announced the installation of a research and engineering test facility near Martinsburg developed by Hydrospace Research Corp of Rockville Maryland. The facility will employ 30 people in acoustics dynamics mechanics electronics and geophysics.
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Charleston
W. Va
Hulette C. Smith
M G
Hydrospace Research Corp
Rockville
Democrats expect Kennedy tax cut without GOP spending cap
Democratic leaders predicted the House would pass Kennedy's 11 billion tax cut today without tying a Republican backed spending limit. McCormack and Albert voiced optimism as Southern Democrats showed willingness to oppose the spending cap, while Senate action and civil rights fights could delay final passage.
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Washington
Contt
House
Kennedy
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Senate
Sha
Senate Finance Committee
Fire Destroys Two-Story Home Near Berryville
A two story log house at Webbtown two miles east of Berryville burned down today due to a faulty flue in an upstairs room. Mrs. Alice Brown and her six children survived. two hours of firefighting with two trucks and two water wagons assisted. Insurance status unknown. Red Cross and Health Department arranging aid.
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Berryville
Webbtown
Here
John H. Enders Fire Co
Alice Brown
Moore and Dorsey, Inc
Clark County Red Cross Chapter
Health Department
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