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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1962
Page
9
Dear Abby advises on appropriate attire for a garden club gathering and warns against overlooking others. A reader asks about a neighbor spying from a window and Abby suggests using a shade. The column ends with guidance on a husband smoking at home and a note about Abby’s wedding booklet.
The Cuban Ministry of Interior Commerce orders price controls on flowers including gladiolas, dahlias, roses and gardenias after Havana radio reports inflationary speculation. The move targets black market bouquets and expands the list of controlled articles.
Acting Secretary General U Thant said Khrushchev has no plans to attend the United Nations General Assembly opening next month. He did not rule out a possible visit later during the session in New York.
The South Manchester Hospital Group banned cigarette sales at its six hospitals after accepting medical guidance to discourage smoking on site. Cigarette vending machines will be removed. visitors may still bring cigarettes for patients.
Three more grass fires were extinguished Thursday by area firemen. Boyce volunteers battled a 150 by 75 foot blaze at Vine Yard Farm along the Shenandoah River near Millwood, likely started by a discarded cigarette. Enders Fire Co. of Berryville doused five roadside fires near Audley Farm on Rt. 7, reportedly sparked by a truck exhaust. Round Hill Fire Co. tackled a grass fire near Boyce’s Meat Market on Rt. 50 at 11:30 a.m.
The report covers incidents and brief notes: Michael Hulgan 4 narrowly rescued from a Detroit laundry chute, unhurt aside from a head bump. Danish Prime Minister Viggo Kampmann suffers two more heart attacks, likely ending his tenure. Nehru plans a Sept. 8–16 overseas tour. A Taunton woman nicknamed Thela Marcher is rescued from a 25‑foot shaft after a dog’s barking. Oklahoma parolees barred from the penitentiary rodeo marking a policy shift.
The West Virginia Safety Council urged motorists to use low beam headlights during daylight Labor Day weekend. The council said daytime headlight use stresses holiday driving hazards and promotes safe vehicle operation. West Virginia recorded 13 traffic deaths during the prior holiday period.
President and First Lady John F. Kennedy shared a warm handholding reunion at Quonset Naval Air Station after arriving from New York and Washington. The Kennedys relaxed at the Newport seashore home of Mrs. Kennedy’s stepparents as spectators watched the patriotic welcome.
A Soviet physicist writes in Izvestia that cosmonauts can swim in space by pushing air, with cabin travel at pool-like velocity. He notes cosmonauts Nikolayev and Popovich learned the technique during recent flights.
John A. McCone the 60 year old CIA director married Seattle widow Mrs Paul Pigott in Seattle. Mrs Pigott's husband Paul Pigott died in January 1961. They had six children between them, all now married. McCone's wife died in December 1961. The two families have been longtime friends.
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