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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
7
In Galax a man identified as Newman killed himself following a spree that wounded his wife Leona and Geneva Harris and left a sleeping infant unharmed. He had broken into an aunt’s home, fired seven shots, then died en route to a hospital.
Robert Mead of Front Royal Camp director predicts a record season for Camp Rock Enon in the Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts. The 583 acre site west of Winchester opens June 25 with five camping periods for Scouts 11 and older and a $16 per Scout fee plus a $4 deposit. Over 600 boys expected. last year 554 campers attended. The Shenandoah Area Council funds local Scout Camps, investing over 80.5 million dollars.
Washington AP The U S Council of the International Chamber of Commerce objects to tax plans seen as limiting private investment and hurting American firms. Spokesman Fred W. Peel criticized a proposed tax on income of U S subsidiaries abroad and a restriction on the personal tax exclusion for Americans in developed nations.
In Des Moines Iowa a robin nesting on a fire escape outside a building likely near an obstetric unit was observed. The event draws attention to urban wildlife and nesting behavior.
Virginia college and university ceremonies feature governors and presidents urging graduates to articulate and defend freedom. Governor Almond warns Americans must demonstrate freedom’s advantages to combat communism, while N W Railroad head Saunders stresses extending freedom worldwide. UVA President Shannon and Longwood figures emphasize honor, virtue, and vigilance against moral decay.
A 129 year overdue book returned to the New Bedford public library. John M. Bullard found volume one of John Winthrop's History of New and Old from 1630 to 1649 in Mrs. Bullard's great grandfather Henry H. Crapo’s library. The overdue penalty was computed but cancelled.
Dr. John R. C. Haas, first vice president of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and a native of Elgin Illinois, collapsed and died Sunday after delivering the baccalaureate sermon at Catawba College in Salisbury North Carolina.
Baltimore died Saturday at his home. During World War II White was director of the Allegany region of the Army Transportation Corps. He was a native of Metcalf Newfoundland and Labrador.
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