This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
3
Chicago report states Thomas Touhy known as Terrible Tommy died May 16 at relatives’ home after cancer. He hoped to avenge brother Roger Touhy who was gunned down December 16. Tommy had spent 11 years in prison for a 1947 mail robbery and spoke of ending the Touhy blood feud.
Henry Feldman 13 of Oak Ridge Tennessee won the 1960 National Spelling Bee defeating Betty Jean Altschul 12 of Norfolk Virginia. Feldman correctly spelled eudaemonic and then another word after Altschul missed veleite. Feldman previously competed in 1958 and 1959 with girls outnumbering boys 16 to 8 at the session start.
Warren group members Mrs. Leichmann Mr. Leichtnam Mrs. Morris Mrs. Sealock and Mrs Cameron depart for the Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose 72nd International Convention in Chicago. The event opens Sunday with graduates receiving caps and gowns Saturday at 2 p.m. in the College of Regents. The Leichtnams will attend graduation Sunday and the Camp Ross dedication at Mooseheart.
In New York City a third subway fire in 48 hours filled a tunnel with smoke and knocked two lines out for hours. The blaze began in a cable feeding the third rail at 1 30 a m near President Street station on the Nostrand Avenue line. no injuries were reported and power was off for hours as firemen fought the blaze in the smoke filled tunnel.
Brig. Gen. Gil bert L. Pritchard at a news conference called the chance of a Bomarc nuclear mishap very remote. He noted a fire in a Bomarc at a New Jersey site, destruction of the missile, and an eight-man board to investigate, with safety devices reducing explosion risk.
The postmaster urges vacationing residents to leave a forwarding address or arrange daily mail box pickup by a neighbor. He also stresses giving a complete correct address to correspondents so mail reaches them promptly.
The New York Herald Tribune reports senators secretly ordered a 20 by 20 foot swimming pool for the basement of the old Senate Office Building. Construction to be funded from $100000 left from a 1958 remodel appropriation for the building’s plumbing. The pool will be in the private senatorial health suite, out of public view under a ground floor stairway.
Argentina demands Eichmann be delivered home for trial and punishment of volunteers who captured him. Israel rejects the demand, insists on internal trial, and warns of UN complaints while maintaining cordial ties with Argentina. Ambassador expulsions are contemplated but diplomatic rupture unlikely.
The article notes plans for a hidden pool to be built within the Senate complex. Sponsors led by the Senate Office Building Commission chaired by Sen Dennis Chavez gained approval at a closed meeting ten days earlier. No cost estimate was provided.
Ranee K L Panjabi born the year the United Nations was organized in San Francisco is selected theme girl for the U N 15th anniversary observance. A native of Bombay she daughter of the Indian consul here. She has lived in seven countries and will share the platform with former President Harry S Truman when he delivers the main address on June 26.
Reporters note the extraordinary nature of the Eichmann case and the Israeli government’s stance on handling the war crimes trial with unique measures. The piece cites officials and the public mood as the process unfolds.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.