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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1960
Page
7
A 21 year old woman asks how to end a clingy 26 year old who won’t accept her non serious dating stance. Abby cautions against returning to the pattern and labels the man possessive and childish. Also a cranky grandfather laments his wife’s grandchild photo habit.
In April 1960 Winchester and Frederick County issued 292 marriage licenses, the highest April total this year. Winchester issued 225 licenses, Frederick County 67, with Pennsylvanians dominant among buyers. Foreign-born brides included one from Ireland and three from Germany.
U S military boats and helicopters assisted 4 000 residents stranded on Yagaji Island off Okinawa after tidal waves from Chilean earthquakes washed away the bridge to the main island. Philippine reports count 99 dead and 856 injured with extensive property damage across the region.
Readable text notes that birch tree bark served as a material for constructing canoes by Indigenous people. The brief focuses on traditional canoe building practices and the use of natural bark resources.
The United States runs the world’s largest consular operation in Mexico City with 12 offices outside the capital. About 50 000 Americans work or retire in Mexico and trade ties are booming. Expansion studies consider adding consulates every 500 miles, though cost is a barrier.
In Cape Town a poisoned bushman arrow from the South African Museum is missing after a display case was opened for photos. The arrow tip was treated with vegetable poison and remains deadly for years. The museum urged the thief to return the artifact.
New York The Alan Drury novel Advise and Consent wins the Pulitzer Prize and is being adapted for the stage by Loring Mandel. A Broadway premiere is planned for next November at the Cort Theater with Ralph Bellamy eyed for the starring Senate drama role.
The article notes that an average railway freight car today costs about 9 500 dollars.
Dr Barbara Moore the British marathon walker continued her cross country hike from San Francisco to New York. She passed the midway point as she reached Yamento Kans and covered 26 miles further toward the next leg near Russell.
New York writer Owen Davig has had over 900 plays produced. His Ice Bound won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 and among his hits are The Great Gatsby Jezebel Davis The Good Earth and Ethan Frome.
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