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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1960
Page
11
Clearbrook and Gainesboro fire units led a county drill to burn an old Hunting Ridge house and trace fire spread. Firefighters simulated real conditions with a 14 minute delay before attack, using 1½ and 24 inch lines with fog, and only 100 gallons of water.
Horace E. Henderson of Williamsburg Va resigns as deputy assistant secretary for international organization to become executive director of the American Nationalities program run by Volunteers for Nixon Lodge in Washington. He was a former U S Junior Chamber president and GOP candidate for Congress and lieutenant governor in Virginia. The note also mentions Great Salt Lake salinity as six times ocean water.
A Prince Edward County Negro girl enrolled in Dunbar High School in Lynchburg for the term, entering the senior class. Principal C W Seay declined to name her. tuition paid by parents in Farmville. This marks the first Prince Edward pupil in Lynchburg since schools were closed.
In Newport News a 60-year-old man is charged with murder in the shooting of 14-year-old Leon Sessoms last week. Mathew Fox is jailed on a $15,000 bond. Police say the dispute over cats and dogs sparked the fatal shooting.
Kentucky produces the nations whisky majority while ranking 23rd in consumption. The AP report notes the state lags in drinking despite leading in production and jokes about moonshine usage.
Four teen double deck Stratocruisers once valued at 14 million dollars were sold as scrap for 105000. The airliners were bought at auction by Airline Equipment Co. of Newark, New Jersey after Transocean Airlines went out of business earlier this year.
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