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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1960
Page
5
A parabolic reflector for the New York weather bureau’s radar system is mounted high above Midtown Manhattan as it ascends toward the 70th floor of the RCA Building. The station’s storm detection range will reach 285 miles, more than doubling the previous Battery Park location.
Frederick County records show 20 defendants fined a total of 1055 in county court. Included are charges of reckless driving, driving on revoked licenses, no operator's license, hit and run, and related offenses with varied penalties and suspensions.
Fredericksburg man Curtis Beverley named commander of the Virginia Disabled American Veterans at the state convention in Norfolk. He succeeds Jack Hammer of Portsmouth as Elmo Lang of Norfolk is chosen senior vice commander.
The speaker links civil rights progress to global shifts as he critiques slow desegregation. He cites Supreme Court decisions as final yet pace of reform remains slow. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP highlights voting rights as a key convention issue for African Americans.
In Christiansburg a former Montgomery County sheriff James Stuart Childress, aged 65, was found dead from a pistol wound in a field near his home on Saturday. Police report he shot himself with a .45 caliber revolver. He had diabetes.
About 6,500 of roughly 50,000 motor boat owners in the state had applied for a boat number by June 15 under the new law. All boats with 10 or more horsepower must be numbered by July 1. The game commission assigns a number and issues certificates. owners must affix the number themselves.
Abbot Gregorio Aguilar said officials of the Roman Catholic Church will demolish the crumbling Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and rebuild it. The church stands about 2 miles north of Mexico City on the site where tradition says the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego in 1581.
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In Tampa Florida a census taker learned of a housewife accused by neighbors of entertaining a lover. He heard a male voice late at night and prepared to leave when a masculine tone answered breakfast is ready honey. The woman explained the sound came from her parakeet.
An eight room house and eight acres at Brucetown sold for 5575 at the Frederick County Courthouse auction. High bidder was L W Heironi mous. Sale conducted by special commissioners Joseph A Massie Jr and George G Snarr Jr and cried by C R Duvall.
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