06 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1962
Page
1
Hollywood reports conflicting evidence as a doctor forced entry to Monroe's Brentwood home and found her dead in bed with a pill bottle nearby. Police seek whether death was self induced or accidental as coroner records and telephone data are reviewed.
Eleven Winchester units join Romney WV Bicentennial parade next Saturday at 2 p.m. The four day events run Wednesday morning to Saturday night with a reception concert and ball. Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom 1962 Sharon Lee Hunter of Waynesboro will ride a pink green silver float.
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas recalls meeting Marilyn Monroe at the start of her career and previews a three part retrospective. He frames the tragedy as seemingly inevitable in hindsight.
The Town Crier notes several bloom sites as Mrs. D W Basore tends six buds on a night blooming Ceres. Mrs Renner reports the plant blooming annually with multiple blooms, while Mrs Fleming grows one that blooms every year. A reader calls it the Roman Goddess of growing plants with Cross and Crown formed at bloom.
In Albany Georgia both sides push for a face-saving solution as police stay on standby for a fifth week. Prayer vigils plan nationwide and ministers prepare to march on the White House over the jailing of hundreds of Negroes including Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Arrests reach about 1200 since December with fewer than 100 inmates remaining.
Hollywood mourns as Marilyn Monroe, a supreme showgirl and sex symbol, dies at 36 from an apparent overdose. Her life, marked by three marriages, immense fame, and personal turmoil, ends after a public career filled with glamour and controversy.
L Osservatore Romano in an editorial names Marilyn Monroe as the victim of a life mentality she symbolized. Vatican radio urged people to face life’s tests without turning to death and described her as an idol lost.
The Soviet Union began a new nuclear test sequence with a blast near Novaya Zemlya rated around 40 megatons by Upsala University seismologists. Western officials note the test as part of resumed Soviet testing while pursuing a global test ban. U.S. proposals and Geneva talks continue despite the event.
London AP report says Dr. Robert Soblen likely to be returned to Israel this week to press for staying there and avoid a U S life sentence. Attorney Ari Ankorion says Soblen could be back by Thursday to begin new legal efforts. Soblen fled to Israel last June after a $100000 bail bond.
Mrs Sheri Finkbine arrives in Stockholm to obtain an abortion for a thalidomide damaged fetus. Swedish doctors from Caroline Hospital will examine her case and the Royal Medical Board will decide after reviewing American medical statements. The patient may stay two to three weeks as examinations proceed.
State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr says Virginia's $32 million two year surplus ending June 30 shows sound finances. He notes this occurred despite Gov Almond’s proposed three percent sales tax which the Legislature rejected, favoring an $80 million compromise. Byrd led the fight against the tax, saying the surplus saves taxpayers about $100 million. He chairs the state advisory board for economic expansion.
GARDENA Calif AP a mother and father 23 say abortion would be entirely wrong after their son William J Webb Jr born June 15 with no forearm and no thumbs linking deformity to thalidomide. The Webbs discuss coping and beliefs amid the global thalidomide controversy.
President John F Kennedy remains calm amid hostile Capitol Hill weather as he nears midterm in his first White House term. He notes Medicare chances, cites Trade Expansion Act and higher education aid as key goals, while Congress blocks farm, school aid, stand-by powers, and urban department measures.
In by 10 and ready by 3 Monday through Friday. Sanitary Lady offers drop off laundry service at 109 S Cameron. Picnic at Lions Shelter 6 PM tonight. South End Fire Co. insured up to 10,000 by Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp. Winchester Savings & Loan promotion with savings by the 10th and earnings from the 1st.
Geneva AP report says Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin rejected Western compromise proposals at the 17 nation disarmament conference. U.S. Ambassador Arthur Dean outlined informal talks with Zorin and new U.S. amendments aimed at banning production of new weapons and halting testing. The clash centers on how delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons are to be eliminated in stages.
Edward R. Murrow told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that USIA may not afford to use communication satellites unless rates are low. He warned that seven circuits across regions could cost over 919 million dollars, far above recent budgets. The bill awaits further study after a filibuster blocked action.
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