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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1960
Page
7
A collection of readers letters to Dear Abby covering infidelity in marriage, sports fan apathy, neighbor kids starting fires, and requests for Abby’s personal guidance. The column includes responses urging action, humor, and caution about meddling while promoting safety and responsible conduct.
AP analysis by James Marlow compares the two candidates on civil rights. Both have solid 14 year records, with NAACP calling Democrats stronger, while both parties show significant agreement. The piece notes potential congressional dynamics if either wins and outlines perceived imperfections in both leaders' civil rights records.
Miss Elaine B Parks daughter of Mrs Mary V Thompson and Charles W Parks married William A Payne Sunday afternoon at Mt Carmel Baptist Church. Rev Melford W Walker officiated before a background of candelabra palms and white flowers.
The piece notes a civil rights bill moving from the House to the Senate with Eastland as Judiciary chair. Kennedy supports moving the bill, while Nixon uses advisory power to bypass Eastland. Both men claim strong civil rights records, amid Senate liberal resistance and political maneuvering.
Ground was broken Monday for the Walker Manufacturing Co. automotive plant from Racine Wisconsin. The facility on the Harrisonburg bypass will produce exhaust assemblies and tail pipes with a 400 by 500 foot first unit and about five acres of floor space. Completion is planned for May and a 2,400 foot siding of the Chesapeake Western Railway will serve the plant.
Charles Thomas a Negro handyman living six blocks from the assault scene was arrested about an hour after a white woman in her home bathroom was attacked. He was held on a $25 000 bond in Danville jail. Victim Mrs James R Bondurant widow resided with her 84 year old niece Mrs Lillian Bernard. Detectives Brown and He said Peyton in the case said he cut grass and gained entry under the pretext of using the bathroom. The woman heard a scream and police were summoned. Peyton warned of a long gun with five bullets. A Negro woman housekeeper also faced public drunkenness charges. Peyton has prior penitentiary terms for robbery assault and housebreaking.
A TM reporter waiting to interview Charles H. Kellestadt, chairman of Sears, Roebuck & Co., in a San Diego office asked a secretary for a Sears catalog to scan as he waited. No catalog was available.
A pronunciation note explains cupola is stressed on the first syllable kuy PO la, not kuy po LA, guiding readers to correct articulation.
Bethel Lutheran Church of Albin Keckley and Linda Martin sent groups to Massanetta Springs Lutheran Camp last week. Chaperons included Mrs. Earl Bailey Mrs. Harley Bailey and Mrs. Rudolph Martin. Several families and individuals spent the day on Sunday with many children returning home.
The fragment notes Julius Caesar was born and places the date around July 12, 102 B C. The record treats the birth as a historical point with approximate dating.
Dr Nathan H. Rappaport and his son Michael, 15, identified three men at a lineup after a Saturday night robbery. They seized a bag believed to contain 1000 dollars in extortion cash, but only found garbage. The assailants threatened to kill the doctor’s son if reports to police continued.
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