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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
4
Ruth K. Creasey marked her 14th wedding anniversary as a divorce suit was filed in Denver District Court. The action, filed by Creasey against her husband Jack, cites accusations related to their marriage and notes they have three children.
In Haiti under Francois Duvalier, terror flourishes with reprisals after two small invasions. The Tonton Macoutes hunt suspected dissent as prisons like Ft Dimanche hold captives in brutal conditions. Duvalier clings to power in the palace, surrounded by loyalists, ammunition, and superstition.
The State Hospital Board approved preliminary plans for a $60,000 two story therapy and revenue building at Western State Hospital Staunton as part of a potential $1 million facility expansion awaiting General Assembly funding. The action followed yesterday's monthly meeting at Central State Hospital.
The state signals a $25,000 offer for the privately owned Toll Bridge at Chuckatuck and Driver. Virginia Beach official Richard S. Holland discussed the bid in Edenton, linking acquisition to ending tolls on the James River bridge system. Attorney T. A. Agelasto for the Wright estate noted the proposal includes 6% miles of private access roads. Governor Mills E. Godwin said tolls would be removed after purchase, with temporary retention possible.
Newport News AP report says a group of Virginia life insurance firms including Life Insurance Co. of Virginia will form a pool to offer guaranteed accident and medical coverage for the aged. T Nelson Parker notes plans exist in New York and Massachusetts and a Texas launch is anticipated. The aim is to avoid large losses by any one company, with action possible after January legislative session.
After a day’s work at Middletown Savings Bank in Middlefield Conn an employee locked up the building and left for a picnic. Twenty bank examiners were inside the bank and one climber escaped through a window to alert the president.
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