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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1962
Page
16
A Tucson doctor tried to reach the newspaper circulation desk but was connected to the wrong department. After several minutes he admitted he wanted the delivery room at St. Mary’s Hospital and corrected the number.
Berlin reports say Chancellor Adenauer criticizes U S policy on Berlin talks with the Soviet Union to press the United States for assurances and to undermine perceived delays. Sources note his stance may alter at Berlin if his demands are met, while Schroeder remains foreign minister.
Shenandoah Downs offers the Woodlawn purse in a mile feature with Herodes, a 9 year old son of Hooligan, dropping from handicap company to chase his second win. Carroll Road, Lone Jack, Personal Regards, Daisy's Beau, and several others also start as the field seeks a winner.
Baltimore prices show limited supply with higher canner and utility cow values up 50 cents to 1.65. US No 1-3 barrows and gilts 190-220 lb bring 17.25, with various lots at 15.00-16.75 and 16.75. Chicago reports 8500 hogs with lower butcher quotes 16.25-16.75 and cattle steady to higher, prime steers 29.50-30.00, cows 15.50-17.50, bulls 17.00-19.50. sheep and lambs mostly higher for slaughter and spring lambs around 21.50 and 16.00-17.50 for shorn lambs.
Officials search for cause after an explosion wrecks the Firestone plant fifth floor near downtown Hopewell. Damages estimated at 150000 dollars with two outer walls torn and roof wrecked. A follow up fire was controlled and minor injuries reported among workers.
The Social Security office in Columbus is located at the intersection of Young and Gay Streets, indicating where residents can access services.
Crowds gathered despite yesterday’s cold rain with 3670 attendees placing bets totaling 219,307 dollars. The figure shows an increase of about 25,000 dollars over the same day in 1961.
New York trading opened lower but recovered some losses as the AP 60 average stood at 243.10, down 1.70 at noon. GM fell sharply on an opening block, others like Ford and Chrysler rose, IBM slipped then recovered, Dow down 3.47 to 660.43 while Amex showed sharp price declines and bonds moved irregularly.
Howard N. Rogers of Keyser W Va defends pulpwood deliveries to Mayland facility against charges by intruders. He says shipments lack prompt payment and prices are too low, with no recent rate increases. Company officials deny the accusations.
Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg announced that unemployment dropped by 430000, to 3.952 million, below four million for the first time this year. The rate stayed at 5.5 percent, with long term unemployed steady at 1.5 million despite reported job gains.
The number of employed increased by 711,000 over the month to an April all time high of 67,027,000. The figure was 1,293,000 more than a year earlier. In Boulder Colorado a University of Colorado student kept each contact lens in a glass of water and a roommate drank one.
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