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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
7
Winchester Evening Star advertises Printed Pattern 4738 for teen sizes 10 to 16 with outfits and contrasting tops. It invites readers to order from Pattern Catalog 100 Best Fashions featuring separates dresses and ensembles in all sizes, priced 35 cents.
A nationwide study of over a thousand teens reveals girls prioritize clothing with 83 percent choosing it, while jewelry follows at 33 percent. Boys favor sports equipment and typewriters, with many listing gifts like a car or money. Jewelry items show bracelets as top choice for teens.
An African group visiting the United States reports misconceptions held about Americans and Africa. Victoria Mutswako from Southern Rhodesia says Africans are surprised by Americans who work hard and sweat, while Americans are surprised by African fluency and language skills.
The National Labor Relations Board found the Northern Virginia Sun of Arlington Virginia guilty of unfair labor practices and ordered reinstatement of 24 union members. Fourteen were fired and ten struck in sympathy in March 1959 after the paper installed automatic setting equipment.
In Spartanburg South Carolina a fallout shelter for about 1000 people is nearing completion in the Milliken Science Hall basement at Wofford College. The shelter includes an air ventilation system a plumbing and a power generator.
After 14 printers were fired on March 10 1959 the remaining unionists struck the next day leaving the paper short. The board ordered back pay for three rehired workers and limited back pay for 11 others to the period between discharge and reply refusals. Strikers receive back pay from the NLRB order date to reinstatement offer. Ownership shifted to Orington-Evanston and ABT Corp with Ball and Stern related as owners.
Six new members join Middletown Fire Company. An aid class will be completed. Jack Shiley presided over a 20 member meeting. A 90 minute film on firefighting will be shown at the January meeting with Robert Boyd of Winchester Water and Sewer speaking on hydrant operation.
Former British prime minister Lord Attlee, aged nearly 79, suffered a heart attack and is described as in grave condition at Amersham Hospital near London after a stomach ailment. He has a history of ulcers while in office.
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