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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1962
Page
12
A loaded barge carrying 2,000 pounds of explosives broke free from its moorings and went aground at Long Point about 40 miles north of Erie. It was later located on the Canadian side after drifting on Saturday, the Coast Guard reported.
Demonstrators in Istanbul shouted Down with Communists and stoned the Turkish Labor Party building. Police questioned six people after a protest erupted during an opening ceremony when organizers refused to admit a delegation, sparking crowd action.
In McPherson Kansas Terry Wedel five years old drew a ticket at the Christmas fair windup. The prize of 100 silver dollars went to his mother Mrs Robert Wedel of McPherson after the drawing of about 10 000 tickets.
Cecil Va den Crewe, 25, of Mathews, died when a .22 rifle he was cleaning fired accidentally. Dr J R Gill, Mathews County coroner, ruled the death accidental. The accident happened with his mother and younger brother present as Crewe had just returned from a hunting trip.
Dr Roy A. Burkhart minister emeritus of First Community Church Columbus and a founder of World Neighbors died Sunday at age 67. Ordained in 1929 he helped organize the United Christian Youth movement in North America and was born in Newville Pennsylvania.
Dr. George M. Modlin of the University will chair the Rhodes Scholarship Select Committee. The group will meet tomorrow to interview Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Florida Georgia and Tennessee candidates for four scholarships. The Virginia two names must be set before the Southern District Committee meets in Atlanta.
Staunton Augusta County expect about 490000 bushels of apples this year, down from 550000 last year, aligning with statewide and national production trends. John F. Watson of the Virginia State Apple Commission cites 1962 as a bad year for the York variety popular in Augusta orchards.
Harrisonburg officials report the Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber of Commerce will observe its 47th anniversary on January 9 with the annual membership meeting. Francis Bell Jr, chamber president, invites residents and business people to join in spotlighting the chamber’s vital role.
Mrs Roy N Lotspeich board chairman and publisher of the Knoxville Journal died at home after several months of illness. She was 76.
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