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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1960
Page
9
A damaged life sized effigy of Armstrong-Jones was stolen from the waxworks Friday night and found in a telephone booth two days later. The dummy showed broken hands and divots. a green placard reading Welcome Home was around its neck. A Rolls-Royce was reportedly used in the incident.
Afton Tours Inc of New York said Intourist has notified that rental cars will be available to tourists in defined areas of the Soviet Union this summer, allowing self driving within designated zones.
SANTIAGO Chile AP reports eight people are missing after a powerful earthquake struck Valdivia causing fresh destruction and fears of widespread damage. Rescue teams searched collapsed buildings as aftershocks rattled the region and authorities mobilized aid and evacuation efforts.
A vintage sewing note promotes a rust colored step in dress with a slimming side cut. Printed Pattern 4631 targets Misses' sizes 12 to 20 and includes printed directions. Send name address size and style number to Anne Adams pattern dept Winchester Evening Star 243 West 17th New York New York.
Washington AP report on 80-year-old aviation pioneer Major General Foulois returning to active duties as president of the Force Historical Foundation. He will visit air bases in the United States and Europe, collecting history from personnel and families to fill gaps in U.S. air history. He flew with Orville Wright in 1909 and began flying duty in 1910 at Ft. Sam Houston.
Defenders ask Rep William M Tuck and the House to probe alleged aid for sit ins and counter demonstrations in the South during a rally marking the fourth annual convention. Rep John Bell Williams spoke as supporters urged a state inquiry.
Merchants in Wadsworth Ohio give out tokens as a goodwill gesture to boost business. The token slots provide 60 minutes of parking and merchants supply tokens at a nickel each to customers.
Joseph Haines was named of the Virginia Federation of Post Office and fifth vice president. A 12 member delegation from the local Post Office attended. J. E. Grant of Emporia was named president of E. T. Purdue. Several officers were elected including R. R. Teets first vice president and W. H. Gallahan second. The federation endorsed E. C. Haliback for national head and J. C. Alexander as national vice president, with J. Cline House as national president as the featured speaker.
Wilfred A. Wells, a former resident, was elected president of the Radford Junior Chamber of Commerce. He serves as city engineer and has been active in the Jaycees since moving to Radford.
A 15 year old boy Robert Reck died after a transplant procedure ten days after doctors at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital removed a kidney from his father Virgil N Reck a Dayton Ohio police sergeant in a successful father to son transplant effort.
A father donated a kidney to his son in a landmark operation, the first to transplant a kidney from parent to child. Two teams of doctors worked for hours, taking a healthy kidney from the father and placing it in the son to replace a diseased kidney. Surgeon Sgt Beck recovered, though concerns remained about recovery.
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