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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1979
Page
6
Nora Swinford, 17, won 60 seconds in a bank vault contest on WIRE radio in Indianapolis, taking $12,449. She donated portions to her church and a seniors group, paid taxes and debts, and says she is glad the money is gone and won’t enter contests again.
Virginia Beach agent Mary Lee Harris campaigns to warn residents that crushed fruit pits release hydrogen cyanide. Her dog Purcell died after ingesting a peach pit. doctors confirm pit poisoning as the cause. Experts note many fruits have poisonous pits and dangerous doses exist for adults and children.
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