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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1962
Page
3
A government communique reported two clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces last weekend near the disputed frontier about 300 miles northeast of Bangkok. Thai border police detail says Cambodian soldiers fired on Saturday 20 miles inside Thailand. another 40 minute exchange occurred Sunday. Some Thai police were wounded in both duels.
In Campton Kentucky 15 year old Gene Booth shot an arrow that stuck on a vacant building. He climbed to recover it using a door as help. When the door swung out of reach he teetered on the edge and a wasp landed on his nose. He let go and fell twenty feet but escaped without injury.
former employer claims Joe DiMaggio resigned August 1 from a vice president post at a military post exchange supplier to stay close to Marilyn Monroe. Monette of Smithfield Virginia says DiMaggio remained in love with Monroe despite their nine month marriage.
In 1602, Captain Bartholomew Gosnold gives the coastal promontory its enduring name Cape Cod after the abundant cod fish he observed, marking a notable early English exploration moment.
Betsy Drake won a divorce from Cary Grant after testifying he was bored with their marriage and preferred television to talking with her. Drake, 39, said they wed in 1949 and that Grant told her he did not want to be married any longer.
Army worms, a form of cutworms, move in bands through fields near Columbus. They feed at night and hide in plant debris or soil by day, threatening crops as they travel in armies.
Leslie B. Morrisett of Greenwich Connecticut sues his mother in law Mrs Clover Boldt Johaneson of New York City for damages claiming she persuaded his wife to leave and start a divorce action in Palm Beach Florida on July 13. Morrisett seeks half a million dollars in federal court.
An integrationist group from Albany requests a conference with Gov. Albertis Harrison Jr. on race relations. Dr. Milton A. Reid of the Virginia SCLC wireed for a date to discuss desegregation of public facilities, trespass penalties, and related issues at the State Capitol.
AFL CIO President George Meany announced a national campaign to require double time pay for hours over 35 weekly. The plan aims to cut unemployment by shifting to a shorter work week with preserved pay, a move supported by a federation panel and to be discussed with Arthur Goldberg.
The executive Council states unemployment has topped 5 percent for 57 consecutive months and full employment is not expected soon. It argues a shorter work period without pay reduction is the solution for America.
Water consumption by factories farms and homes has increased by more than 12 percent during the last six years according to recent figures. The rise reflects higher production and household demand amid changing economic activity and population growth.
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