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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1962
Page
13
In Oxford Alabama, L C Shirey opened her apartment door believing her son returned home when a gunman forced entry. The robber stole 400 dollars before fleeing the scene. No injuries reported.
Varina Virginia high school graduates received their diplomas two days early due to a printer’s misprint listing commencement date as June 10 instead of June 12. The ceremony occurred Sunday night, June 10, with diplomas issued as planned despite the print error.
Henry W. Roff, 31, an ex convict from Phoenix, awaiting trial on a burglary charge, was arrested after breaking into a Phoenix business firm. He reportedly told officers he needed money to pay a lawyer for another job.
A dense listing of TV programs across channels with titles like Bozo the Clown News Report and Perry Mason style lineup. Notable films include Mr Blanding Builds His Dream House and Phantom Lady with Cary Grant Ella Raines. Sports and late night programs close the day.
Army Engineer says the James River from Deep Water Terminal to Hampton Roads could be deepened to 25 30 feet at a cost near 39 million dollars funded largely by federal money. The plan faces oyster bed opposition and must be weighed by a Virginia study commission before the 1964 General Assembly.
AP interview recalls Joan Crawford and Bette Davis working together in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane The two stars joke about feuds while reflecting on Hollywoods decline and the lack of direction in the town as set life grows dull with agents dominating the scene.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, shut since May 27 strike action, was sold by Hearst to the Milwaukee Journal. The Sentinel will publish again next week from Journal facilities with some staff retained. no Sunday edition. Editorial HQ and business functions will move to Journal operations in Milwaukee. The sale also places 650 Sentinel employees in question. The Rev. Pierce F. Redden, 61, mathematics and French professor at St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., died Wednesday.
In Lexington Kentucky William and Ruth Hayes received 30 day suspended jail terms after their 8 year old son Larry was found with ankles chained to a porch swing. Judge Bart Peak ordered the couple to improve care for their 17 children. Mrs Hayes admitted padlocking the chain on July 10 and leaving the boy home while she saw a doctor. The boy was found in the street by a police officer's father. the father said he had no knowledge of the act.
In London a detective testified that Anthony Regan stabbed his wife to death and hid her body in an attic for three months while living in the same home with their three young children. A daughter found the key and opened the attic door.
The born inventor of the catalytic process for producing better gasoline died on Wednesday. The announcement notes his pivotal contribution to fuel refining and his impact on the industry.
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