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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1962
Page
8
In New Harp Montague County Texas skunk farming supports Walter Poteet and John Anderson as a small industry. Deodorized skunks fetch steady demand especially from California and England. Breeders say mother and young skunks are handled safely and cooperatively, with shared hunts and pens easing the work.
New Delhi sources say India will open formal negotiations with the Soviet Union to buy and manufacture MIG21 jet fighters. A negotiating team will be reviewed by Prime Minister Nehru's cabinet before a final decision to proceed is made.
Oklahoma farmer Lawrence LeVick clears weeds by releasing a flock of 200 geese in his cotton patch. The birds eat the weeds, saving labor costs, though coyotes pose a threat. He uses binoculars and a rifle plus an eight inch high electric wire to guard the geese.
The U S Public Health Service announced the identification of the rubella virus. Researchers Drs John L Sever and Gilbert M Schiff, linked to a National Institutes project, isolated the virus from 82 percent of tested recruits and children and showed it causes rubella when given to volunteers.
Los Angeles AP A judge granted separate divorce decrees to actor Don Megowan and his wife Bette in Superior Court on Wednesday. The 39 year old Megowan star of Beachcomber faced jealousy accusations while Denise Darcel was named as a friendly war French actress in the filing. The pair wed January 4 1947 and separated September 9 1961.
Ollie Mae Blue filed for divorce in Knoxville accusing True Ralph Blue of neglect and infidelity. She states they married in 1930 and alleges he has been seeing other women.
Oklahoma City AP reports the state supreme court refused to force Southwestern Bell to print the firm’s full 23 A’s name in the phone directory. The ruling cautions that such a listing could mock the directory. Loser: AAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Inc.
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