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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1966

Page

13

Bank Bandit With Blond Hair Robs Grafton Branch

Police pursued a bank robber at the Grafton First National Bank of Yorktown. The suspect, described as tall with long blond hair and glasses, entered at noon Thursday and forced assistant cashier Richard M. Driver to place cash in a bag. He led Driver to a back room and pistol whipped him, warning against signaling. Driver received hospital treatment for scalp injuries.

Grafton First National Bank of Yorktown Richard M. Driver Driver

Government denies airstrip for Salem flying club

Aviation minister C M Poonacha told Parliament the government cannot provide an airstrip for a Salem flying club in central India. MP Arjun Arora asked how the club operates and whether it flies aircraft or kites, as Poonacha requested time to study the issue before replying.

New Delhi C. M. Poonacha Salem Southcentral India Arjun Arora Poonacha

Dear Abby on Labor Worth and Honesty

Debates about life chances and fair pay as educated workers compare with uneducated laborers. Abby notes skilled labor can be highly valued, urging not to equate worth with formal education and encourages honest communication in relationships.

Abigail van Buren Chicago Trikene M. Y. News Syed Abby

Three Wishes Realized For Cancer Amputee Rink

CENTREVILLE Mich AP Larry Rink 21 now has no evidence of cancer after donor tissue transplants. He learned last July tests showed no traces of disease. He started a new job as a stock clerk at H G Wells Co. and his wife Jeannie 20 gave birth to Tina Ann. Rink weighs 150 pounds and remains under observation with his doctors cautioning that cancer cure is not yet established.

Centreville, Mich Larry Rink Rink H. G. Wells & Co Three Rivers Jeannie Tina Ann Ray Houghton Tina South Bend Ind.) Osteopathic Hospital Houghton Roswell Park Memorial Institute Buffalo, N.Y

1967 Needlecraft Catalog and Pattern Offer

Advertisment for needlecraft patterns and books from the Winchester Evening Star. Includes pattern 7036 for a jama doll and misc items, pricing 35 cents per pattern plus 15 cents for first class mailing and handling. Requests NAME ADDRESS ZIP PATTERN NUMBER.

Merry Circus Jama Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept P.O Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y

Disease Decline Marks Tuberculosis Drop in U S History

The occurrence of tuberculosis across all forms fell from 194 per 100000 in 1900 to about six in the early 1960s. Tuberculosis was the leading cause of death until 1909, then slid to nineteenth by the early 1960s.

United States

Apple Harvesting in Full Swing With Slow Demand

In the week of Sept 29 to Oct 5 harvests were hampered by rain then picked up under clear weather. Red Delicious led the offerings with limited Golden Delicious and light Jonathans and Grimes Golden. Prices held steady with U S extra fancy and fancy grades around 4.75 to 5.50 per carton and bags priced per pound. MCintosh and Jonathan crops reported strong activity in Michigan and New York with good color and quality overall.

U.S Michigan McIntosh Jonathan Andelicious New York

Mormons Seek Religious Asylum in Kentucky in 1845 Letter

Brigham Young asked Governor William Owsley to convene a special session to grant religious asylum. Owsley did not reply, and the Mormons moved from Nauvoo to Utah.

Frankfort Brigham Young Kentucky William Owsley Owsley Young Nauvoo, Ill Utah

Rats blamed for floods in Punjab dikes damage

Punjab irrigation engineers attributed summer floods to rats that bored holes in dikes. When high water rose, the weakened structures failed, causing the destructive flooding in the region.

Chandigarh India Punjab Ummer

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