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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1962

Page

12

New Centigrade Scale Sends Temperatures Down in Britain

Britain began converting to the Celsius system as part of the Takhs Utuheit program. By 9 p.m. London time the temperature shown as four degrees Celsius compared with 39 Fahrenheit, and broadcasts offered both scales during the transition. Some papers resisted the change, while commuters joked about zero.

Britain London

President Kennedy Best Dressed, Says Tailor

Washington AP report notes tailor Sam Harris says Kennedy is easy to dress. He wears a conservative two button suit in dark colors and has influenced men’s fashion modestly. Harris has dressed Kennedy 15 to 16 years with a few recent suits after 1945.

Washington White House Kennedy Sam Harris New York Harris Department

French Street Drama by Krasna heading to Broadway

Norman Krasna prepares a Broadway drama based on Jacques Deval's Roman Saro about a cleric and a harlot. The play, described as moral in treatment, is produced by David Merrick and staged from a Paris origin four years earlier.

New York Norman Krasna Jacques Deval Paris David Merrick

U S Opposed Sale of Planes To Red China

State Department informed Sen Keating that Britain faced pressure over selling Handley Page Herald airliners and Rootes Group trucks to Peiping. Dutton said cancellation would anger Britain and harm Anglo American relations while noting prior consultation and opposition to supplying Chinese Communists. He cited jobs in the British aerospace sector and propaganda value as reasons Britain pressed ahead.

State Department China Bell Acceser Frederick G. Dutton Kenneth B. Keating R-N.y Handley Page Herald Rootes Group Britain Peiping Dutton Keating United States United Kingdom

Coconut dusting sparks warm frosting note

To finish a white cake frost, mix one cup flaked coconut with a quarter teaspoon nutmeg or mace. Sprinkle over the frosting for a subtle warm spice accent.

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