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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1962
Page
17
Rising silver prices push coins toward melt value as silver content beats face value. Mexico leads with high grade, and US coins like half dollars and dimes could exceed face value if prices hit new highs. Industry and government action faces delays until prices surpass 1.38 dollars.
The State Corporation Commission denied petitions from State Farm Auto Insurance Co. and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. to lower auto liability rates. State Farm sought an 18 percent deviation and Nationwide 17.5 percent from current SCC-approved rates, citing cost efficiencies in their operations.
In Perth a grindstone ordered in 1898 by W. Gibson of Banbury and shipped on the barque Sepia sank off Western Australia. It was salvaged by Underwater Explorers and delivered to the Gibson family decades late, finally reaching Gibson’s son aged 77.
Western intelligence notes the Soviet fleet equipping submarines with Nazi era ballistic missiles of about 25 miles range. The missiles were derived from WWII U‑boat projects, with launches from enlarged towers and three vertical tubes. Observers see NATO and U.S. reports of subs roaming Atlantic and Pacific waters.
Vice Adm. William A. Schoech, outgoing commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, said during a farewell tour that there is a temporary lessening of tension in the west Pacific. He spoke from Taipei Formosa.
A dense schedule lists programs and times from 5 p m to 1 20 a m including news weather sports and late movies. Featured shows include The Tonight Show Perry Como Show Wagon Train Sea Hunt Cadillac time and a dual track of dramas and comedies with news reports and weather updates.
The listing shows daytime to evening programs from 12 Noon to 4 30 PM with multiple game shows soap operas and variety shows. Notable entries include The Merv Griffin Show I Love a Mystery serials and Popeye cartoons plus a feature film The Crime of the Century featuring Jean Hersholt.
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