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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1962

Page

7

Three Collegiate Explorers Rescued From Cave

Three Eagle Scout explorers from Atlanta and Florida were rescued after a 96 hour cave ordeal at Lookout Mountain in Trenton Georgia. They survived on a mud ledge with a four foot trench and a shared rope ascent. Parents and rescuers praised the safe outcome after a long search by over 150 workers.

Trenton Lookout Mountain James Mason Bill Bartee Atlanta Martin Huddleston Ormond Beach Fla Mason Bartee Huddleston Emory University Presbyterian College Clinton S.C

Delaware family tragedy leaves four dead in home

Authorities investigate a violent double murder suicide in Delaware Ohio. Wallace Cox, a railroad engineer, found his wife Janice 37 and three children Teresa 8 Elizabeth 5 and a 10 year old son dead in their home. The scene showed a fierce struggle and evidence points to a homicide followed by suicide. Sheriff Harley Wornstaff noted the mother had been depressed and undergoing treatment.

Delaware, Ohio Wallace D. Cox Janice Teresa Cox Elizabeth Harley Wornstaff Jane Case Hospital

Prisoners Escape Hull Jail As Easter Traffic Flows

Eight inmates scaled a 20 foot wall at Hull jail on Monday night and fled while hundreds of motorists watched. About 200 cars gathered along the road near the coast as men dropped from the wall. Guards pursued through a cemetery and a lumber yard, recapturing all within an hour as traffic resumed.

Hull England

Children Found In Refrigerator In San Fernando Tragedy

In San Fernando California two six year old girls, Stephanie Hanna and Paula Cram, were found dead in an unused refrigerator stored in a garage near the Hanna home. Police investigate a possible double murder with one girl injured and the other struck in the jaw. Richard Hanna, the father, had prepared dinner after his wife attended a meeting and then sent the children outside to play before a lengthy search led to the chilling discovery.

San Fernando Calif Winford E. Slaughter Stephanie Hanna Paula Cram Richard Hanna Stephanie Hanna

Liz Taylor and Burton Return to Rome for Cleopatra Scenes

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton flew back to Rome to resume love scenes for Cleopatra after an Easter seaside stay at Porto Santo Stefano. They did not travel home together from the resort. Burton denied rumors he sent a secretary to London to talk to Sybil about divorce, calling them untrue.

Rome Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Cleopatra Porto Santo Stefano Miss Taylor Burton London Sybil

French Troops Seize Buildings in Oran to Restore Order

Dawn operation by French forces occupied three tall buildings and other key sites in Oran to undermine the secret army rule. Authorities said the move is part of General's plan to restore control as Moslem units are formed to assist. In Algiers gunmen killed five and wounded one at markets.

Secret Army Oran Algiers America

Helen Bennett Dies Organizer of Chicago World's Fairs

Helen M. Bennett, 89, organizer of the Women s World’s Fair in Chicago in the late 1920s and head of the Social Science Building at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, died Sunday. Born in Washington Iowa she was sister to Rt Rev Granville Gaylord Bennett retired bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Island.

Providence R.I Helen M. Bennett Chicago Miss Bennett Washington Iowa Granville Gaylord Bennett Episcopal Diocese of Island

Gordonsville Man Killed in Virginia 20 Collision

A Gordonsville man, 43 year old Littleton Luther McClary Jr., died when his truck collided with a car on Virginia 20 about six miles east of Orange. The fatality raises Virginia's 1962 toll to 241, up from 218 last year.

Associated Press Gordonsville Littleton Luther McClary Jr Virginia 20 Orange

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