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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1963
Page
4
William R. Basham, 81, was arrested on a federal warrant charging receiving a stolen painting from a 19th century University of Kansas work. The artwork was recovered in apparently good condition.
President Kennedy said the wise judgment and statesmanship of Sylvanus Olympio of Togo will be missed by all nations that cherish human values. The assassination of Olympio on Sunday was called a blow to the cause of stable government by White House secretary P Salinger.
A Harrisonburg area note recounts diverse events from Virginia gatherings at Fauquier Springs and Warrenton to foxhunting meetings in New York. Notables include Tyson Gilpin and Abram Hewitt with plans for annual Master of Foxhounds events, flower talks, a Blithe Spirit production at the Opera House, and a Powhatan School dinner dance.
Earl H. Mathews 34 of Mammet, imprisoned for the largest WV robbery, will be paroled after serving about two years of a 1 to 10 year sentence. Probation and Parole reports pre release from a Barbours Detail job at the Motor Vehicles Department after money was recovered from his car trunk in South Charleston in June 1960.
In Togo the new military regime after overthrowing President Olympio seeks to address unemployment by forming a new army of about 1,000, led by Granitsky a brother in law of the slain leader. The nine member council still holds power while negotiations and signs of policy shift unfold.
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