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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1961

Page

7

FBI Top 10 Sex Slayer Nabbed Near Murder Scene

Hugh Bion Morse 31, once on the FBI ten most wanted list, was arrested four blocks from a brutal Spokane murder scene. He confessed to killing Carol Rowan in Seattle and was tied to other Spokane slayings while denying a Los Angeles homicide. Morse faced arraignment and held without bail.

ST. Paul U.S William Eckley William H. Williams FBI Minneapolis Morse Carol Rowan Vohaciga Reseda Calif

Katanga and U.N. sign new Congo cease fire pact

The United Nations Command in the Congo and Katanga signed a cease fire extending last month's pact. Prisoners exchanged Monday as Katanga defends itself against central government attacks. Tshombe and Mahmoud Khiari signed after over three weeks of talks confirming U.N. recognition of Katanga’s right to defend itself.

Elisabethville Katanga United Nations Command Congo U.N Ongo

Pattern 4681 Half Sizes Separa

Advertises Simplicity style 4681 with a quiet collar and soft skirt. Includes fabric yardage guidance for size 16 and pricing for pattern and mailing. Offers Anne Adams patterns via Winchester Evening Star address with order details and catalog promotion.

Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N.Y

Women, Booze, Travel Took Stolen Money

Detroit AP reports Charles E. Botz 38 confessed embezzling 88000 from General Motors. He admitted spending it on women booze and travel and said his trips reached California Florida New York and Europe. Botz hired by GM in 1953 as a clerk at the Ternstedt division was fired last June for carelessness.

Detroit General Motors Corp Charles E. Botz Benjamin F. Cornelius Botz California Florida New York Europe Ternstedt

How's Your I Q Memory Genius Quiz Review

A 10 day self scoring quiz outlines daily performance levels from 9 10 correct to 4 correct. It asks ten questions on topics from Manhattan trade goods to world war II aid and chemistry. Page 2 promises the correct answers.

Manhattan Island U.S Desert Red China United Nations

Appearance deceiving. Grandmother recalls student’s inner readiness

Tulsa report says fourth grader Jean Jameson tells her grandmother she is “on the outside but not on the inside” at the start of a school day. In Oklahoma City a court heard three little Piggs children seeking name changes to Bond with parental approval noted.

Tulsa Okla Jean Jameson Big Piggs Oklahoma City Little Pigg Bond

Embers of Hotel Fire Killing Two Are Probed

Fire crews in New Orleans battled a major blaze at the Silver Dollar Hotel in the French Quarter, with the fire spreading to a nearby Whitney National Bank branch. Officials noted five firefighters injured but not seriously, and two guests feared trapped. Damage estimated at about a quarter million dollars.

New Orleans French Quarter Silver Dollar Canal Street Whitney National Bank Howard Municipal Auditorium Dey

Rayburn Battling Pneumonia Cancer Remains Serious

Speaker Sam Rayburn, ill with pneumonia and cancer, began his 12th hospital day at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. President Truman visited, noting Rayburn’s good spirits though doctors call the cancer incurable. Karnofsky cites limited benefit from fluouracil based on thousands of cases.

Dallas Tex Sam Rayburn Baylor Hospital Harry S. Truman Truman Rayburn

Ford's Norfolk Plant Expected To Open Monday

Ford Motor Co assembly plant in Norfolk to resume full scale production on Monday after a 10 day strike that idled 1,169 hourly workers. Picketing ended Thursday afternoon following orders from United Auto Workers headquarters in Detroit.

Norfolk Ford Motor Co United Auto Workers Detroit

Supermarket Burns After Fire Parade

Pulaski Virginia suffered a blaze that destroyed a local supermarket during the town fire parade. Damage surpassed 15000 dollars as crews cut through the roof to reach the flames while 36 fire trucks and 218 firefighters attended. No injuries were reported and the cause remained undetermined. This was the second parade related fire in three years.

Pulaski (Ap Pulaski D. G. Ray Virginia Lss

Food Service Worker Jobs Open at Martinsburg VA Center

The Civil Service Commission announces an examination for VA food service worker VA-2 with a starting pay of 1.22 per hour. Positions are mostly part time at the Veterans Administration Center Martinsburg, with veterans preference and no written test. Applications accepted from veterans only and certified locals first within 35 miles of Martinsburg.

United States Civil Service Commission Va-2 Veterans Administration Center Martinsburg Food Service W.a Ofice

Stuart Motors Plans Electric Car Market

In Kalamazoo Michigan Stuart Motors Inc announced plans to market an electric passenger car named the Stuart. The fiberglass bodied vehicle would seat two adults and two or three children with cargo and measure nine feet seven inches by five feet four inches. Prices were not announced and availability was promised after January 1. The car uses lead acid batteries rechargeable from a 110 volt household circuit and has a normal range of about 35 miles per charge.

Kalamazoo Mich Stuart Motors Inc Barry H. Stuart Stuart

Pilot lands at wrong city echoes Wrong Way Corrigan tale

North Central Flight 847 scheduled for Reed City landed at Big Rapids due to dim lights and possible power failure. Pilot Earl Barron of Chicago reported misdirection after taxiing to an empty Reed City terminal. passengers were shuttled to Reed City while the plane was ferried back hours later.

Reed City Mich Corrigan United States Ireland North Central Airlines Big Rapids North Central Chicago Sault Ste. Marie Airlines Minneapolis Don Wright Earl Barron

Architect Walter Scholer Visits Lafayette In New Development

Walter Scholer visited Lafayette to review a new architectural project in progress. The Milwaukee based architect assessed site plans and discussed design refinements with local developers and city planners.

Lafayette Ind Walter Scholer

High School Player Uses Paper Plays In Helmet

An Anadarko Oklahoma high school football player, Richard Guess, carries his plays on a sheet pasted inside his helmet. The practice helps him remember complex assignments during games.

Anadarko, Okla Richard G ‘Es

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