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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1962
Page
7
A physician is charged with first degree murder in the death of an elderly patient who allegedly willed him a $100,000 gift. The report lists TV and film program details surrounding the case and other daytime and prime time listings.
A dense list of 1950s era programs by time slot features films like Geronimo and What Price Glory, crime dramas Perry Mason and Gunsmoke, comedies Leave It To Beaver and The Beverly Hillbillies style entries, and variety shows hosted by Ed Sullivan and Jack Benny. The dense listing notes multiple actors and film titles across late afternoon to after midnight, including Archival references to The Invisible Man Returns and Journey Into Light.
The State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board extended Roanoke beer and wine sale hours from 11 pm to midnight. The new hours take effect at 12:01 am January 22, with the following night as first use, and were approved without opposition.
J M Harvey, area parole officer, spoke to the Women’s Civic League at the January luncheon in Winchester about Virginia probation and parole. He noted 95 percent success since 1942 and explained both systems, their goals, and local district reach including several counties and Winchester city.
In Rome a legendary witch, Befana, rides a broom to deliver gifts on Epiphany day. Italians, especially children and policemen, celebrate with parades and candy coal. News notes include a Turin auto show inspired 18 seat school bus for farm children and a Rome to London flight crew granting a girl’s Befana wish.
Mrs. Laura N. Baker, a Henrico County school bus driver in Richmond, parked her bus in her yard and quit rather than carry students she calls hoodlums. She cited a discipline dispute where a barred student was allowed back on without notice, noting drivers lack authority to remove riders and that discipline is handled by schools.
Robert Moll, 19, of New York City, was sentenced to life in prison for the shotgun killing of Nassau County Patrolman Joseph Coote after a $3,200 supermarket robbery in Manhasset Long Island. Jurors recommended mercy but the judge imposed life terms, while Moll’s partners William Stanbridge and John Closter received 35 to 70 years for manslaughter robbery and assault.
A school bus and a heavy truck collided near Albertville France killing the bus driver and five children. At least eight students were injured.
Readers write about handling cross gender address formality and family dinner table mischief. Abigamy hints at grace and proper etiquette. A wedding budget dispute prompts guidance on parental contributions and family responsibility.
Pope John XIII attended a Christmas carols concert by the Sistine Chapel Choir in Vatican City on Friday.
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