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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1961
Page
6
A 14-year-old boy fell 90 feet from a guard rail into rapids at Noccalula Falls near Gadsden Alabama. Rescuers pulled him from the water and he asked if he would live. He suffered internal and facial injuries but was listed in good condition at Boaz Albertville Hospital.
A dense schedule fragment lists multiple television programs by time slot. Programs include Bozo the Clown Rin Tin Tin News and Weather segments plus classic series such as The Three Stooges Amos ’n’ Andy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Edge of Night with peak periods marked by evening and late night slots.
Schlusemeyer's 10-year-old bay gelding Mainstay won the 34th Virginia Gold Cup at Warrenton finishing a length ahead of Hurdy Gordy. Kingdon Gould Jr.'s Hurdy Gordy and Bliss Flaccus' Simple Samson trailed, with three more finishers behind them. Coventry Rockstable's Sir Patsy won the co feature, the Robert C. Winmill Memorial.
President Kennedy has accepted an invitation to visit Tunisia though no date is set. Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba extended the invitation during his state visit, with Bourguiba Jr. confirming on NBC Meet the Press.
A 12 foot fishing boat with seven Waycross family members capsized on the Satilla River. Father Perry E. Griffin aged 51 and his daughters Norma Jean 11 and Bernice Jeanette 9 died. Eldean Griffin swam to safety with Rickey 2 and later rescued Jeanelle 14 and Perry 7.
Hollywood AP reports actress Elizabeth Taylor is much better after a slight fever caused by overexertion. Her husband Eddie Fisher canceled a charity appearance to stay with her. Doctors say she needs rest after a near fatal virus attack two months ago.
Frederick H. Vandergrift, 66, general manager of the Grand Island Daily newspaper, died of a heart attack. Born in Kansas City, he had led the paper for many years.
A Pittsburgh reader shares a brief claim about a psoriasis treatment plan tied to a Rockport Massachusetts company. The note indicates a 14 day regimen and improved condition but provides few verifiable details.
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