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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1960
Page
9
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on three topics. A 21 year old man seeks parental approval for independence after involvement with a married woman. A caller complains teenagers rush to answer the phone, Abby clarifies etiquette. A confidential tip links a girlfriend’s future to her mother’s example.
A man questioned by police about a theft complained of chest pains and collapsed. He had a history of heart trouble, recovered, escaped through a window, and was recaptured a couple of hours later. Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga is described.
New York AP Mary Downey weary after trip to Red China visited her jailed son John, 30, on spy charges. She said she hopes not to return to prison for another visit and had no indication he would be released. Downey lives in New Britain Conn and was met at Idlewild by her son William.
Washington AP report notes vice presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon telling NBC panel that he sees openings in the South. He promises voters a real choice in Birmingham ahead of a one day swing. Nixon disputes Eisenhower press comments and reiterates executive experience as qualification for the presidency.
Mrs. Downey spent two weeks in Communist China and ten hours with her imprisoned son across five visits. She reports him in good health and spirits. Downey has served eight years of a life sentence. He was a U S Army civilian employee captured in 1952 when an Air Force plane crashed moving him from Japan to South Korea.
Cuban troops seal off routes to dissidents led by Castro opponents in Cienfuegos as raids on naval bases spark a suspected plot to seize Cuba’s warships and send them into exile. Navy personnel at Cayo Loco reportedly reassigned amid unchecked reports of military activity and no official word issued.
An aerial and ground search covers seven states from New Jersey to Oklahoma for a missing aircraft that left Teterboro Airport on August 16. The U S Air Force 14th Search and Rescue Group coordinates Civil Air Patrol crews in grid searches, with a $5000 reward and warnings of dangerous conditions and untrained pilots amid scattered foliage and bad weather. Local CAP units in Winchester and Front Royal join forces with Virginia squadrons to cover Frederick and Clarke counties as radio and base control coordinate the operation. Contacts are MO 2 5786 and the local radio station for tips.
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