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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1962
Page
12
In western Algeria near Oran, about 70 raiders in French army uniforms invaded a camp at Sidi Chami and escaped with weapons and equipment with inside help. Government dispatch reports a security search followed the dawn raid. Casualty figures listed 22 dead and 58 wounded among Muslims and Europeans.
Cattle and calves hold steady to higher in Baltimore while hogs and sheep remain active. Chicago hogs and cattle show mixed to higher ranges with prime steers 28.00-28.25 and cattle steady to higher. New York stocks rise modestly at noon with the Dow at 702.91 as bonds hold firm and misc equities lead gains.
University of Virginia President Edgar F. Shannon named former Penn football coach Steve Sebo as athletic director to succeed Gus Tebell. Sebo led the New York Titans after leaving Penn following the 1959 season and has held roles at Harvard and Alma College. The appointment, pending the Board of Visitors approval, follows a committee recommendation and Shannon’s interviews.
The marble temple dedicated to Diana, famed as one of the ancient world’s Seven Wonders, is noted for its grand size and stature, described as longer than a football field.
AFL CIO President George Meany told 500 delegates that the Kennedy administration shows insufficient urgency addressing four million unemployed and underlines the need for immediate public works and tax-cut powers. He praised overall administration while urging faster action on jobs. Senators Clark and Case urged immediate measures to boost public works and strengthen unemployment compensation.
John Fleming of Hunstanton England vents his frustration with nightly TV interference by hammering the street light outside his home. After each strike the picture sometimes returns, leading him to persist with the bare-handed ritual.
The Kennedy administration pushes tariff reductions under the Reciprocal Trade Act and seeks authority to cut tariffs up to 50 percent to spur trade. He unveils a balanced budget plan for fiscal 1963 with revenues of 93 billion and spending of 92.537 billion, prioritizing defense and space research. The package includes tax credits for investment, tax changes on dividends, and easing deductions while facing railroad merger debates and antimonopoly concerns.
Winchester Police Department announces a refresher course starting this week and ending February 22 with the annual police banquet at the George Washington Hotel. Two classes daily once a week will be led by Chief J Thomas Boyd and Captain Joseph Ritter. Topics include city ordinances and accident reports.
Five children burned to death in a blaze that swept an auto court bungalow at Lillooet, 120 miles northeast of Vancouver. The weekend toll of child deaths in fires in British Columbia rose to ten, as five others perished Friday night in a shack fire on an Indian reserve at Alert Bay.
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, age 86, is confined to his Bonn home with influenza like grippe. A government spokesman says he has a fever and all appointments for the week are canceled.
Permanent committees in Edinburg Wardensville and Luray form to study and urge upgrades on Rt 675 linking the towns. Edinburg leader Robert Wightman notes narrow curves from Edinburg to Columbia Furnace and a submerged low water bridge near Luray. Committees include Frank Dinges Bob Irvin Alvin Lutz J Holmes Spence C J Cunningham B F Dietz E W Locke D Charles Price and Robert C Harns berger.
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