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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1961
Page
12
Before calling maintenance ensure the machine is plugged into the socket. Verify the plug is firmly seated and the outlet has power. If still off, test alternative outlets or replace the fuse to rule out simple electrical issues.
Huntsville Alabama AP reports NASA comments on a slow start for the Saturn moon rocket as it is transported 2200 miles by barge and underway toward Cape Canaveral. The first stage will be tested later this year and the Saturn is not expected to be operational until 1965.
Ozias Ritter oversees the installation of a massive 7 650 pound beam at the Eagles Club on N Braddock St Winchester. The 51 ft long beam will support a second floor ballroom as five rooms are merged into one. Five walls were removed during remodeling. Present are Floyd Ritter John Manuel Mike Lesko Sonny Comer and Clifton Strosnider.
After nine years in power President Gamal Abdel Nasser now controls Egypt's economy. Decrees target remaining foreign and domestic firms, with nationalization, worker representation, 25 percent profits to workers, and a top salary cap of $14,000. Gold shortages and currency reform rumors grow. Inflation fears rise amid 42 hour week plans and double jobs ban.
In New York, 18 year old Edward Vogt was sentenced to life in prison for the December 23 murder of 14 year old Christmas tree delivery boy Robert Giuttari during a 50 cent robbery. Jurors found Vogt guilty of first degree murder after he admitted waiting in an uptown Manhattan apartment and stabbing the boy during a struggle for money.
The Freeport Public Library launches a Booketeria in a local supermarket as a borrowing experiment. Card holders sign their library number and the date a book is taken, then present the card to the checkout clerk. Books are returned to the main library.
Americans spend billions to save time and labor with convenience items. The trend, rising since World War II, drives growth in paper and plastic containers, cups, and packaging, with 45 percent of container shipments in paper and sales near 4.5 billion dollars annually.
An Arab League force of 2500 to 5000 men could replace British troops in Kuwait late this year or early next after talks with Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah. The mission had stopped in Saudi Arabia to discuss Saudi forces’ role amid Iraqi threats to seize Kuwait.
The article notes households pay more for ready to use foods and convenience items such as presliced bread vegetables and prepared meals as products are squeezed frozen concentrated or precooked to save time. It highlights consumer choices and price impacts of convenience in daily groceries.
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