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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1962
Page
3
A 6-year-old girl was crushed to death when a boulder dislodged by an earthquake struck San Jose de Ocoa, 55 miles from Santo Domingo. Six people were injured and several buildings damaged as communications disruptions delayed reports.
The Virginia Department of Highways invites sealed bids by 10:00 A.M. on February 7, 1962, for multiple Rt. & Proj. contracts across Mecklenburg, York, Fairfax, Frederick, Arlington, Chesterfield, King George, Roanoke, Greensville, Anne, Madison, Fairfax again, and other counties. Plans are on file at Richmond and Local District Offices with bid bonds required. the commission reserves right to reject or waive technicalities.
Berkeley based Cutter Laboratories settles most of about 50 antipolio vaccine damage suits linked to 1955 live virus findings for more than 3 million. A prior Oakland verdict was 146 500 with a later package reducing totals to 515 000 for one case and 1.7 million across 15 suits.
Harold H. Bennett of Salt Lake City, new NRMA president, backs downtown revival while running ZCMI in Salt Lake City on an $8 million project. He cites parking, transportation, mass merchandising threats, and self service fixtures as key changes for department stores. Bennett, 61, a former Utah champion in tennis and squash, led a busy public life with church and musical ties. his brother is a U.S. senator.
Richmond AP reports a new State Corporation Commission rule will let insurers cancel new automobile liability policies within 60 days with no restrictions. After March 1 cancellations require proof of nonpayment fraud misrepresentation policy revisions license suspension or revocation or serious medical events.
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