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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1963
Page
9
A fire aboard the 74 ton fishing vessel Zuiho Maru off northern Japan killed six of the 14 crewmen. The blaze damaged the ship and firefighters battled the flames as survivors were rescued. The incident occurred near Japan while the vessel was at sea.
About forty percent of new students entering American colleges fail to graduate. The statistic reflects ongoing challenges in college completion and student retention across institutions.
Pattern notice for N.Y. catalog items lists Misses waist sizes 24 to 30 and 28 needing 2% yards. Includes care of Adams, Winches, address 243 West 17th St New York. Order asks plain name address zone size and style number with 50 cent price.
Advertises Pattern No 7463 for smocked hats with options in faille taffeta and pique. Notes transfer 21 22 23 included and price thirty five cents. Order via Needlecraft Dept P Box 163 Old Chelsea Station New York 11 NY. Also promotes 1963 Needlecraft Show and over 200 designs with free pattern after sending six cents.
The five nations face a crisis as France delays decisions on WEU and the Common Market. Britain’s entry is uncertain and a split with EFTA’s outer seven could form two trading areas. Analysts warn of a dead end unless the Western bloc resolves Paris Bonn tensions and remains cohesive.
Mrs. Funk operator of Funk's Restaurant near National Fruit Product Inc reports a break in over the weekend. Entry was gained on the north side and cash register change removed while the cigarette machine was tampered with but did not open.
Trooper Foster testified skid marks at the scene totaled 209 feet with 115 feet before the body. He noted an odor of alcohol on DeHaven and said the driver had been drinking earlier at Cork and Seal and Cornwell's Tavern. Eyewitness Whipp and Kern supported sobriety or drinking timing related to the accident. The cyclist reportedly veered into the road center to avoid the car.
The American freighter Santo Cerro arrived in Havana with a $2 million ransom cargo of medicines. The shipment is tied to a large installment payment to Fidel Castro for Bay of Pigs prisoners.
Rebels gained decisive control after a dawn clash with forces loyal to Abdul Salem Mohammed Aref in Baghdad. The revolutionary government announced executions of four more officers, while U.S. observers reported hundreds may have died defending Kassem’s office. Washington, D.C. officials weighed the new regime’s survival and its likely stance toward Nasser.
Two Strasburg and nearby residents received Distinguished Service awards at a ceremony held Saturday night. L Ward Edwards of Lynchburg presented the honors. In Winchester a new firm Mason Myers Pike opens on West Piccadilly Street with Mason, Myers and Louis J. Pike as partners. Pike will be an inactive member.
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