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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
7
A New York item notes spring’s arrival is delayed by poor weather and cold conditions. The column quotes a lyric about spring forever coming on and comments that bad weather lingers, affecting seasonal optimism and plans.
A federal grand jury in Chicago will investigate alleged price fixing in the sale of books to libraries. Justice Department confirms the probe but declines to reveal grand jury involvement. Publishers deny any conspiracy to fix prices or regulate discounts.
New York AP reports a week of NBC and ABC programming featuring Jack Paar in a satire special on politics, Milton Berle skating show Holiday on Ice, an Austrian Affair neo Nazi study on NBC, Sinatra tribute Man and His Music, Grammy winners Big NBC hour Best on Record, CBS Reports on LSD psychotherapy, and Paar hosting A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House.
Five persons charged with being drunk in public appeared before Judge W Erle Edwards in Frederick County Court. Two repeat offenders got six months in jail, the other three were fined 10 to 50 dollars plus costs. Traffic cases include Rickard hit and run 23.25, Santmier reckless driving 38.25, Henderlite improper passing 20.75, Wolford reckless driving speed 80 mph 86.75 and no chauffeur license 31.25.
Extension specialists report 94 percent of Texas 1965 cotton was harvested by machines, up from 58 percent in 1960 and 24 percent in 1955. More than 50,000 machines were used in the harvest.
Wet and cloudy conditions spread across the eastern half of the nation while a new surge of cold air from Canada swept the Northern Plains. The Weather Bureau warned of below normal temperatures nationwide except Florida into mid next week. Heavy precipitation loomed from the Plains to the Atlantic Coast with thunderstorms and heavy rain in the South. Memphis saw a damaging hail week, Red Bank Mississippi hit by hail, and a funnel cloud near Athens Georgia amidst soaking rains in Alabama and Georgia.
A note on Chopin’s third Waltz Op. 34 sometimes nicknamed the Cat Waltz. The anecdote claims Chopin’s cat ran over the keyboard inspiring the arpeggiation passage in the earth section.
Army Sergeant Harlow from Harrisonburg was awarded the Purple Heart personally by President Johnson during a Walter Reed visit. He recuperates from battle wounds suffered in Vietnam. FRANKFORT KY The one room school remains in decline dropping from 3278 to 422 in 17 years with nine still in mountainous areas.
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