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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1962
Page
3
Official figures indicate rising industrial production and housing starts along with higher retail sales and lower unemployment. GNP hit a record 552 billion for April to June while July housing starts rose 9 percent to 203000, signaling ongoing expansion despite lingering weaknesses and cautions on future pace.
A dated crossword page lists across and down clues with brief hints. Entries include Moslem god and Babylonian war god among others, with several typos in the grid and a partial solution list.
Dr. Davis Spencer, 32, a British physician, donated a kidney in a six hour operation to save Dr. Ian Clark, 34. Both doctors are recovering well and the transplant is reported successful. Clark’s wife expressed deep gratitude. Bernard Baruch, 92, celebrated his birthday quietly in New York. Robert Gavin, who led the North Carolina Republican Party Executive Committee, succeeds William Cobb amid Cobb’s resignation over a personal split.
Senator Byrd invites about 3500 neighbors and apple growers to a Berryville picnic. Charles B. Shuman of the American Farm Bureau Federation will be principal speaker with Ben Mossman of Weisley Supermarkets on the platform. A berryville canning plant hosted the event.
In Miami a woman was spotted at a coin laundry late at night. She stood by a dryer with a coat wrapped around her, the machine halted, and she gathered several items before entering a restroom. Minutes later she reappeared with the coat but no laundry.
Apple growers dealers and buyers from the south and southwest begin arriving in Winchester for Senator Byrd’s annual orchard picnic at Rosemont Orchard. The event starts at noon Saturday and gathers industry representatives.
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