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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1960
Page
6
The Navy will christen its first nuclear powered aircraft carrier on September 24 in Newport News. The ship named the aise follows a long line of ships bearing the same name, with its immediate predecessor a World War II era carrier. William B. Franke, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, will perform the ceremony.
Alben William Barkley Truitt, grandson of the late vice president Alben Barkley, filed a bankruptcy petition in U S District Court listing debts including 10 000 loan and 21 000 in various stores banks and lawyers. He formerly lived in Washington and now resides in Gaston or Virginia and is listed as a public consultant.
Moscow reports a new spy themed road journey with gadgets and devices claimed to be used in espionage. The item portrays undercover work and high tech gear amid Cold War era intrigue.
AP reports a planned conflict between European paper wasps and native sawflies in Virginia pine stands from Sousa County to the North Carolina line. The sawfly defoliates pines, slowing growth but rarely killing trees. preparations include boosting wasp reserves for 1961.
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