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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1962
Page
5
Walter Lewis of Williamsport Ohio won the 1962 World Champion Liar title from the Burlington Liars Club. The Circleville Herald sent Dick Davis to report on the ceremony and Lewis’s long-running habit of sending tall tales amid daily work at Lockbourne Air Force Base.
Dr James Van Allen criticizes the President s Science Advisory Committee over its July nuclear test analysis and artificial radiation belts. He cites satellites such as Injun and Telstar, urges acknowledgement of evolving evidence, and accuses the committee of haste and government influence.
Mrs. William W. Scranton wife of Pennsylvania governor elect was rescued after a ski slope chair lift jammed leaving her about 25 feet in the air for roughly 20 minutes amid near zero temperatures. Scranton and his three sons skied nearby unaware of the incident as others on the lift used ladders to descend.
Four mess halls at the Little Creek amphibious base annex were wrecked by a Saturday night fire. A firefighter, Robert Ahearn, was injured when a roof section collapsed on him, requiring twenty firefighters to lift the roof off him. The halls, used mainly by reservists in summer, were closed as rain hindered the blaze.
Staunton lawyer John Martin Perry died at his home at age 91. A central figure in local law, he practiced here from 1895 and served as counsel to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway for about 50 years, retiring from that role two years ago.
AP TV writer surveys a busy year with 3831 peak evening hours on network TV. Entertainment led, but drama grew, sports and Westerns popular, medical tales shifted to personal stakes. Beverly Hillbillies topped the year. comebacks by Ball and Paar noted. violence down. children’s programs up. critics pressed for culture. promos highlight Match Game and Tonight Show picks.
President and Mrs Kennedy will attend a private midnight champagne party at the Wrightsman residence in Palm Beach with guests including Sir David Ormsby Gore and several Kennedy family members. The event precedes a Jan 8 Washington trip for the Mona Lisa exhibition opening.
The wife of aerospace engineer Alvin Spector gave birth to quadruplets on Sunday. Three boys and a girl died, leaving one boy in critical condition. The parents, both 27, mourn the loss and praised hospital efforts as they cope with the tragedy. The newborns were the Spectors' first children.
In Santa Rosa California pharmacist John Swire answered a call claiming FBI surveillance of his store. A man entered posing as a robber, stole 50 dollars and narcotics, then left. The incident concluded with the hoax holder still awaiting FBI action.
A Cincinnati potato chip company markets a brand named Mr Chips with the slogan Good buy Mr Ships. The pun prompts amusement as a minor blunder in branding.
Princess Soraya visits Mexico City and Cuerna Vac a. former queen plans New Year with Bruno Pagliai and Merle Oberon. Cosmonaut Popovich leads Soviet delegation to Cuba for Castro anniversary. Paraguay’s Felicita Fernandez named world sugar queen. Carolyn Lee crowns Miss Fernandez. Miss Universe Norma Nolan has measles and misses Miami Beach parade. Macel Lailani Wilson to wear gown.
In 1780 Stephens Franks was killed by Indians as settlers crossed the Kentucky River at Franks Ford. The crossing name led neighbors to later choose Fort Frankfort as the state capital site 12 years afterward.
Hollywood AP. After five and a half undefeated years Perry Mason will use substitutes including a lady lawyer due to minor surgery. Guest stars start Jan 31 with Bette Davis Walter Pidgeon Michael Rennie and Hugh O Brian. Ray Burr will appear in all four episodes. The move to Thursday hurt ratings but they are rising and the series should last another season.
A dense listing of TV programs and movie airings across dayparts. Notable entries include The Lone Ranger Popeye with Capt Tugg Maverick and The Rifleman. Films mention White Savage and Waterfront with Dennis Morgan and Gloria Dickson.
A quiz guide outlines a 10 day plan with daily scoring. It classifies performance from Memory Genius to Good and directs readers to Page 2 for the correct answers. The questions cover land area, mathematics, colors, metals, territorial history, literature, scripture, and Civil War politics.
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