02 Mar 1962
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1962
Page
1
In Rangoon Gen Ne Win seized control in a bloodless coup arresting Prime Minister U Nu and suspending Parliament. About 10,000 troops and 30 tanks secured key points as flights were halted and nationalization plans of private trade loomed, with Win promising calm.
The Town Crier reports a flood of calls to The Star after listing residents seeking a festival program featuring Arthur Godfrey. The issue includes a parade photo drawn by Nick Sempeles and notes area teams in quarterfinals amid spring hints. Temperature drops accompany a man’s snake incident on Dick’s Hollow Road.
Auction notice indicates a large home on Lee Street is to be sold today with details continuing on page two. Property size and exact terms are not listed in the fragment.
Richmond Governor Albertis S. Harrison Jr. defended the income tax withholding plan saying it is not a threat to fiscal soundness. He argued the plan boosts efficiency and would bring more revenue quickly, opposing a delay proposal and changes to exemptions. He anticipated the $1.4 billion budget would pass with minimal changes by the Senate Finance Committee.
One hundred years ago today General Leonidas Polk of the Confederacy evacuated Columbus Kentucky as General R E Lee ordered a return to Richmond. The note situates a key Civil War movement in a historic anniversary context.
New York AP report on the American Airlines Astro Jet crash at Idlewild Airport bound for Los Angeles. Investigators cautioned the cause may remain unclear for up to a year. 95 people died when the 707 plunged into Jamaica Bay minutes after takeoff.
President Kennedy to say the United States will resume atmospheric nuclear tests next month unless the Soviet Union accepts a reliable test ban treaty. He will appeal for quick Soviet agreement and outline an international inspection plan to prevent cheating.
Aboard American Airlines Astro Jet 95 passengers and crew scattered in small groups or with spouses until a violent splash into Jamaica Bay. Notables included W. Alton Jones, Adm. Richard Lansing Conolly, Irving Rubine, Rev. Dr Lawrence Lange, and others bound for meetings, film talks, world tour or family visits.
West Virginia faces a $15 million gap after a circuit court rules the state income tax unconstitutional. The article explains potential options for replacing revenue and stabilizing finances while lawmakers assess the ruling's lasting impact on the state's budget and services.
Patricia Anne Brumback 18 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred I Brumback of 112 Peyton St was chosen as Honorary Fire Chief for the Sarah Zane Fire Company in the Apple Blossom Festival. She won from 12 contestants in a beauty contest at Sarah Zane Fire Hall with judges including Harold M Bageant Master of Ceremonies and Patricia Wilkins among others. Runners up were Marina Miller and Mary Sarandria. Brumback is active in school affairs at Handley High School.
Fred L. Glaize Jr announces Winchester Savings and Loan Association purchased the Cable house at the southeast corner of Washington and Boscawen Streets for a new one story brick office with drive in facilities. The firm organized Sept 1 1960 with assets of $500000 now near $2 million. The Coble house built in 1850 by Dr. J P Smith and used by Gen Sheridan’s troops as a hospital during the Civil War. A Lee Coble will continue to occupy the house adjacent and the association plans to occupy the new offices by September 1963 after outgrowing current quarters.
Ruth Boley, housekeeper for J Chur chill Newcomb, was hospitalized in critical condition after a Thursday stabbing. Police search for the assailant as sheriff notes no suspects. the husband was found dead in the hall with a kitchen knife nearby.
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