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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1963
Page
12
Trading on slaughter steers and cattle prices noted with various lot numbers and weights. The report includes figures such as $20-250 per ton basis and specific weights 14.7610 with No 2 and 14.00 for tbs, reflecting mixed bid ranges and lots like 400-500 at 42.50-13.5 percent.
A Jackson jury convicts civil rights lawyer William Higgs in absentia on a morals charge involving a teenage runaway. The report details a chaotic trial and notes the defendant’s absence.
The report covers 27 year old Higgs linked to desegregation efforts and civil rights actions, with a trial date enjoined as Higgs delays in New York for a civil liberties award. Daywall Testimony alleges run away origin while Higgs defends civil rights work, denying charges amid broader Mississippi desegregation history.
Woodcutter Raymond Fink, freed after 16 hours in a collapsed well, extended his hospital stay in Lake Tomahawk Wisconsin. The 31 year old was said to be in excellent condition but to remain under medical care through the night as a hospital spokesman noted. Fink thanked about 300 volunteers who battled shifting sand and sub zero cold to free him.
Massive Staunton laundry blaze causes estimated damages over two hundred thousand dollars. roof collapse within minutes as firemen battled flames. President George A. Beam says customer tickets survived in another building. insurance office to handle claims. Six trucks loaded for Saturday delivery were moved. Cause of fire not yet determined.
A Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 with 185 aboard diverted to Idlewild Airport after smoke filled the passenger cabin from a burning seat. The aircraft, flight 285 bound for San Juan Puerto Rico, turned back to land safely.
New York AP report says the Soviet Union will not participate in the 1964 65 New York World’s Fair. Robert Moses Moscow commerce official states the USSR Chamber of Commerce remains active.
Richmond building inspector W G Wharton cites old age wind and tree roots weakening wall foundations after a foot thick brick wall collapsed in the business district. The incident occurred in a parking lot beneath the structure following an on site probe.
A wave of Asian type influenza, linked to the 1957 58 and 1960 outbreaks, spreads from the East to Illinois Michigan Ohio and Kansas with confirmed cases in several states and rising absenteeism. Hospitals report admissions up and the illness hits schools and workers as experts warn the spread may continue into March.
Miami report says 43 people died when Northwest Orient Boeing 720B crashed after takeoff from Miami in squally weather. Most victims were tourists from Illinois. Identification completed by fingerprints or dental work. cause under CAB investigation, may take weeks.
A fragment describing a public health notice about flu vaccination. It references a large population and regional vaccination efforts along the coast with unclear specifics and entities.
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