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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1961

Page

9

Southwest High Uses TV to Educate Handicapped Students

At Southwest High School in Dade County a dedicated classroom and teacher support 12 physically handicapped students via an educational television program. The program, broadcast through the district, offers history biology and soon English while providing lip reading for deaf students, close seating for vision impaired and individual devices like an electric typewriter for writing.

Richard Mildred George Richo Gear & Ca Y Southwest Miami High School U.S. Office of Education Southwest High Mildred Yeagle Miss Yeagle Dade County Board of Public Instruction Biolo Commercial Southwest High

Space booster transport complicates Saturn launch plan

A broken lock at Wheeler Dam blocks TVA navigation forcing NASA to reconsider moving the Saturn booster by land or water to Cape Canaveral. Officials note roads are impractical and barge transport via rivers is delayed, with months of hold potential while seeking a solution.

Huntsville Ala Tva Ntional Aeronautics and Space Rong Ag Cne Canaveral TFI Florida Bul Ito Cape Canaveral Redstone Naas Redstone Arsenal Wheeler Dam National Aeronautics and Space Administration Tennessee Ohio Mississippi Marshall Space Flight Center NASA Washington

Pulaski Seeks Beauty Queen For Festival

Pulaski County seeks contestants from the southeast to compete for the Queen of Virginia Highlands Sun and Water Festival. The selection is Sunday at 1 p.m. at Claytor Lake State Park. Contestants must be aged ten to twenty and sponsored by a recognized organization or business group.

Pulaski United States Virginia Highland Claytor Lake State Park Pulaski County Tring Pula County Chan

Six Children Die in Portageville Fire

In Portageville Missouri six children perished when a Monday night house fire destroyed their home. A ninth year old boy Michael Forest was severely burned and survived with burns over sixty percent. The mother Jesse Forest rushed inside barefoot to save them while neighbors Jimmy Davis and Van Adams helped rescue another child. The dead ranged from ages one to nine and the Forest family, described as Negro, lived in the home. The blaze also left the house a total loss.

Portageville Jesse Forest Jimmy Davis van Adams Michael Forest Aaron Don Ema Mae Geels Jenmethe

Kennedy to Address U S Conference of Mayors in June

President Kennedy will speak at the United States Conference of Mayors annual convention in Washington on June 13. He will give a luncheon address during the three day event. Also listed as speakers are Luther Hodges Secretary of Commerce and Stewart Udall Secretary of the Interior.

Washington Kennedy United States Conference of Mayors Maaser’ Richandens Dilworth Commerce Luther H. Hodges Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall

Polio Stricken Student Finishes Eighth Grade at Richland

Kathy MacKay, crippled by polio, completed eighth grade at Richland Community School despite three summer surgeries and wearing a leg brace at times. She had missed only one day of school among many girls who finished.

Augusta Kan Kathy MacKay Richland Community School

Spotsylvania Jury Indicts Melvin Rees Jr

Spotsylvania County Circuit Court Grand Jury indicts Melvin Rees Jr on murder charge in Carroll V. Jackson Jr death. The infant Janet Jackson’s death count was withheld for later presentation. U S marshals escorted Rees to the clerk's office for processing.

Spotsylvania Melvin Rees Jr Spotsylvania (Ap Melvines Jr Coleman Gheegg Mga Atty Joseph L. Savage Jr U. S Rees Janet Virginia Law Red

Population figures for Angola numbers

The article notes Angola's population around 120,000 in a specific context and cites a total population near 4.6 million. It presents these figures as part of a demographic overview without further context.

Angola

Shell test five ways to test car performance

Shell Research outlines five tests for top performance. Start by filling the tank and noting mileage, then drive normally for at least three tanks. Tests include quick starting, smooth running, and monitoring power with Shells 9 ingredient formula and multiple additives to prevent knock.

Shell John Baker John Ewaton Chelow Shell Research Super Shell U.S

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