20 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1960
Page
1
The fragment suggests a birthday party event with a game or activity involving Moore and Rochell Hudson, described as Almond Attack Singles. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text and missing dates or full context.
Wind driven snow choked western New York as winter storms hit the Northeast for the second time this week. Sixteen deaths across five states and drifts up to 10 feet blocked highways from Syracuse to Carbondale, while the Thruway and Turnpike sections were closed and hundreds sought shelter.
The Army helicopter, en route to Elkins West Virginia, landed near James Wood High School after running low on fuel. Two youths, John Daniel Smith and Gene Edward Burkhart, were present and observed the event. Officials report unsettled winter weather with rain or snow and cooler temperatures expected.
Defense Secretary Thomas S Gates Jr urged immediate review of all service training publications after several manuals were deemed inappropriate. The Air Force faced criticism for manuals claiming Protestant clergy aided communists and for guides on greeting, drink mixing, or caring for a general's dog.
A 78 foot Discoverer X veered off course Friday and the Air Force destroyed the Thor Agena missile at 20 000 feet after launch. The blast produced a large orange fireball and black smoke over Vandenberg but no injuries or property damage occurred. Six Discoverers reached orbit previously with no capsule recovered. NASA and DoD outlined plans for Venus and lunar era probes later this year.
Carl Pickering, 22, fled police at 110 mph in a 1959 sedan. After the pursuit ended with a crash into a tree, utility pole, and a truck, officers issued 32 traffic tickets. He is jailed on a $6,400 bond and says a blown tire slowed him.
Gov. Brown’s 60 day reprieve for Daryl Chessman sparks protests in Sacramento as lawmakers fear shifting the death penalty debate to March session. Washington critics condemn State Department warning on Latin American reactions while Eisenhower tours South America. Chessman, convicted in 1948 for robbery and kidnapping, speaks of courage in a penciled note and awaits public verdict on capital punishment.
The diary of Lt. Robert F. Toner, copilot of the World War II bomber Lady Be Good, describes eight days in the Libyan desert after the crew bailed out near Naples in 1943. Five bodies were found last week about 400 miles from the Mediterranean coast, with the bomber’s remains nearly intact.
Buckingham Palace announced the new royal baby weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces at birth and that the Queen and child were doing very well. The bulletin noted a restful night for mother and son and mentioned Prince Charles and Princess Anne visiting.
Ben Belchic will lead the Red Cross annual March drive in Winchester for a goal of $18 000. Robert K Woltz announced the appointment citing Belchic’s community involvement and extensive local leadership roles. Belchic chairs the retail merchants division and has held multiple civic positions in Winchester Frederick County.
In Wauseon Ohio a 13 year old boy stabbed 12 year old Karen Smith to death on a Delta school bus as it discharged pupils. Douglas Konrath is held for investigation after surrendering at gunpoint. motive unknown.
Winchester Retail Merchants Association announced the Washington's Birthday Sale would continue Monday and Tuesday due to bad weekend weather. Forty two stores participate with items priced from clothes pins to automobiles on sale both days. Hats at $2.22 and ladies footwear groups offered at $1.22 per pair, values to $14.95.
Governor J Lindsay Almond attacks House Speaker E Blackburn Moore and Senator Harry Byrd Jr over the failed 2 percent sales tax bill in Richmond. He warns of strained ties with the Byrd organization while budget plans face delay as lawmakers pursue alternative revenue and a corporate property tax timing bill. The scene unfolds at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner as officials press ongoing budget work.
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