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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1971
Page
13
The Boston City Council approved an ordinance directing all drive-in theaters to erect barriers so outsiders cannot view the screen. Supporters say the move shields the public from objectionable scenes and reduces driver distraction.
A dragonfly can reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour with its long body supported by wings thinner than fine paper.
Story by Mary Ruth Joyner notes O Vernon Joyner directing the elementary musical with Evelyn Farmer as art instructor. Shown left to right are Ellen Keller nine Jeff Boppe seven Bennie Sargent nine Scott Patterson Martha Babb and Elicia Miller all eight in a star photo by Hank Leland.
Duke Ellington, fresh from a tour of Russia Europe and South America, boasted he was a star of the Soviet hockey team while displaying a stick with an inscribed plaque. He praised Russian crowds as enthusiastic and noted he gained ten pounds from Russian hors d oeuvres and cheeseburgers.
Dear readers share cooking tips for pork chops with browned egg noodles and gravy method. A reader suggests boiling noodles separately then adding to pan gravy for rich flavor and optional baked finish with paprika.
A note signed D B Cooper claims he hijacked a Northwest flight on Thanksgiving eve and extorted 200000 before abandoning the plane for Mexico. He says he has 14 months to live and acted to gain peace of mind, while FBI scrutiny continues.
Washington AP report notes Army Spec. 4 James E. Palmer of Halifax Virginia has died in Southeast Asia. The release lists his death as a war casualty amid ongoing service requirements.
The Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries will acquire about 1 955 acres along the Blue Ridge for public hunting. The land, mostly in Fauquier County with some in Warren County, will be surveyed and boundaries marked. Completion expected before the 1972 fall hunting season.
The two year old wandering moose that left northern Minnesota weeks ago is now within 12 miles of Iowa. It crossed the Minnesota River and was seen near New Ulm and Walnut Lake along U.S. 16 near Blue Earth. Officers cannot explain its southward trek and say it could be the only moose in Iowa outside a zoo.
Attica New York area reports reveal more than 82 thousand dollars raised for widows and children of Attica prison staff killed in the September rebellion remains untouched. Bank official Chester Watson notes none of the 11 widows has requested aid to date despite open access.
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