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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1961
Page
11
A proposed bill sets life imprisonment for hijackers and adds penalties for assault, intimidation, or interference with flight crew during air travel. It caps penalties at 20 years for use of deadly weapons and up to five years or a $5,000 fine for passengers who bring concealed weapons aboard.
Radford University will hold summer commencement August 12 with degrees conferred by President G. Lankford. Reverend Dr. W Otis McClung of Farmville Baptist Church to give the invocation at 10:00 a.m. A note mentions Brittany coast trees bending eastward.
East Berlin commuters abandon Western work as currency reforms reduce value. Junge Welt reports commuters seek new jobs in Berlin factories, noting state run Best department store in East Berlin employs former West salesgirls. Willy Brandt warns Khrushchev against pursuing Ulbricht’s plan risking separate peace and East control of supply routes.
Canton resident Forest Moss reports a bumper year finding about 300 four leaf clovers. He recently found one in his backyard measuring 4 percent inches across and expects more luck ahead.
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