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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1962

Page

12

Scientists Create Elemental Plasma Column

Army scientists have produced a column of plasma the electrically charged matter that composes the sun and much of space. The intense plasma can block or distort radio signals, posing a potential communications problem for future interplanetary ships and their signals.

Osae Space Earth Boulder Dam

Lessons in English By W. L. Gordon

Short tips on word usage pronunciation spelling and word study. The excerpt highlights common misuses mispronunciations and meanings with examples and a daily word study suggestion focusing on inevitable.

W. L. Gordon

Millions of oil wells drilled since start of production

Tulsa report notes nearly two million wells drilled for oil or gas since production began. The Petroleum Association of America gives a total of 1,869,299 wells as of January 1, 1962, with 28.2 percent classified as dry holes.

Tulsa Okla The Petroleum Association of America

Judge Rules Child Remain With Father

In Detroit a Circuit Court rules Donna Potter should stay with her father in Taylor Township despite her mother’s remarriage to Dr. Percy D. Baugh of Riverside California. The judge assigns six weeks summer visitation with the mother in California. Attorney George Crockett says the decision hinges on the race question and plans an immediate appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court.

Detroit Call George E. Bowles Donna Potter California Taylor Township Donna Potter Percy D. Baugh Riverside Calif

Soviet Renews Troika Plan at United Nations

In New York the Soviet Union demanded replacing the U.N. secretary general with a three man board, sparking U.S. opposition. Delegates from the Soviet bloc urged equal representation across the secretariat while the United States warned this would threaten the integrity of the international staff.

United Nations, N.Y Soviet Union U.N United States General Assembly P. M. Tchernychev U.S Gordon Allo R-Corp United Nations International Secretariat

Norwegian Novelist Trygve Gulbrandsen Dies at 68

Oslo AP report says Trygve Gulbrandsen, 68, died at his home in Eidsberg on Wednesday night. He gained international fame in the 1930s for The Bjorndal Cycle, three novels depicting 18th century life in eastern Norway.

Oslo Norway Trygve Gulbrandsen Eidsberg Bjorndal

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