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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1960
Page
14
A crash truck crew in New Orleans freed a 754-pound wrestler after a wreck, spending about 90 minutes working to extricate him. Medical teams transported the athlete to a hospital for treatment.
Roques and Howard Dey Jr used crow bars to tear out two seats and free Cobb. Police report details indicate the incident occurred during an ongoing dispute leading to the reckless act of removal.
A brief note highlights common misspellings of words such as Linea ment and Liniment. It explains subtle differences and common usage errors to aid proper spelling and meaning. The piece uses a neutral tone and focuses on language clarification.
In Richmond, Crawford and Richardson received life in prison for the fatal Feb 21, 1959 stabbing of Dr. Dodson, chief of urology at the Medical College of Virginia. Witness Det. Wakefield described Crawford implicating Richardson, with Crawford claiming he fled as the other struck.
Virgil H. Goode of Rocky Mount was named campaign director of the Virginia Straight Democratic Ticket Committee at a Richmond meeting. State Sen. Blake T. Newton said headquarters would open soon after the national Democratic convention as the group urges support for the party’s presidential candidate in November.
A 3 year old from Winterpock Chesterfield County died after an Air Force jet carried antitoxin from Newburgh New York to Richmond. Doctors withheld final diagnosis of the illness blamed for the death while Tony Toth remains the linked case.
More than 200 women students at a college in Oxford were offered pregnancy insurance as term ends. The plan appeared tied to exams and end-of-term celebrations with events and letters circulating among undergraduates.
A Somerville College circular warned policy matters would be handled strictly by the university police. It stated any policy holder would be paid 280 pounds, with 700 cited for a later fee, and mentioned notices on the bulletin board for proctors.
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