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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1962
Page
14
A will leaving Ida Cantor's estate to her husband comedian Eddie Cantor was filed for probate in the Los Angeles Superior Court. The petition cites no value but states the estate would exceed $25,000.
A three day Crisfield Maryland seafood festival features a 16 foot incline crab race with up to 15000 spectators. Virginia Creeper III helps headline interest as governors discuss state protection and potential boiling pot risks while other entries come from several states to boost Chesapeake Bay’s seafood industry.
Washington AP Senators probing Billie Sol Estes farm aid deals say the Agriculture Department needs a structural overhaul. The inquiry questioned Undersecretary Charles S. Murphy for a third day while two Estes lawyers were dropped from the panel. The panel noted civil fines of 554000 against Estes, who faces fraud and theft charges and is bankrupt. Mundt and Jackson offered divergent reform ideas, citing an unwieldy agency with overlapping investigations and a lack of leadership.
In New York City, 14 year old Suzanne Grskovic was found dead in Queens after being strangled. Suspect Walter Tjunin, 17, led police to the scene and confessed he wanted to know what it felt like to cause fatal harm. The case unfolds after Suzanne vanished returning from a dance with a charm inscribed Sue and Walter.
Cameron Louisiana begins cleanup after a deadly windstorm and high waters. The storm left two dead and 30 injured with eighteen hospitalized. Red Cross says 125 families affected as one home destroyed and 16 trailers damaged or wrecked.
A devastating fire in a Guayaquil port district destroyed a square block of homes. Twenty people died and 30 were injured, including at least seven children. Some 700 residents were rendered homeless.
Mrs. Anna Neill aged 39 of Hampton drowned in the James River after falling from a cabin cruiser. Her husband James Neill jumped in and kept her afloat for an hour until a rescue vessel arrived. He said she became ill while fishing and apparently fell over the side.
The Miami News reports that Mayor and Mrs. Robert King High welcomed their fifth child, Bonnie Lou High. The couple, in Miami, announced the birth with pride.
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