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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1957
Page
14
The text notes Magellan discovering the Philippines on March 18, 1821 and his death a month later in a native fight. It also claims Columbus discovered the Isthmus of Panama on Christmas Day in 1502 during his fourth voyage to the New World.
National surveys show personal loan volume rising to about 734 billion dollars with 10 million families involved. Inflation pushes higher average loan sizes and longer terms from 12 to 18 months in some states, yet many lenders note a shift to convenience borrowing and some prepayment trends. Delinquency tick rises modestly but considered manageable.
Enrollment in Albuquerque schools for 1957 reached 560 000, about 15 000 more than the city’s 1940 population. School officials cite the surge as evidence of rapid growth and demand for education resources.
Atlantic City sits on a one mile by ten mile island once deserted until 1852. Britain’s imperial crown contains nearly 3,000 diamonds and pearls. It will accompany Queen on her visit to the United States.
Ghana finance minister K A Gbedemah met President Eisenhower at the White House and said he received a personal apology for a Delaware restaurant's color-based refusal. Nixon attended. the breakfast followed recent Ghana independence celebrations and prior visits between the officials.
The Associated Press reports generally pleasant autumn weather for most of the country with rain in the Far West. Northern California storms caused over a million dollars in agricultural, road, and power line damage, mainly in Napa and Sonoma counties. Rain totals exceeded 6 inches in some areas while other regions saw only minor wetness. Northerly winds over the Great Lakes produced scattered sprinkles from the northern Appalachians to the upper Ohio Valley.
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