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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1962
Page
3
Richmond reports a serious corn earworm outbreak in eastern Virginia soybeans. Assoc State Entomologist W H Matheny and Mallory Boush urge immediate action, note 25 spraying planes, and specify DDT or Levin applications with proper residue limits.
Paris police report former army officer Henri Niaux 48 hanged himself in a Paris jail cell after being linked to a failed August assassination bid on President Charles de Gaulle. Niaux, arrested at Agen, died by suicide using a shirt rope. Authorities also seized a Hungarian ex-Legionnaire and rounded up five suspect Legionnaires.
In Concord New Hampshire Mrs Doloris Bridges asks for a recount after losing the Republican nomination for the unexpired Senate term of her late husband Styles Bridges The vote stood 31037 for U S Rep Perkins Bass and 29345 for Mrs Bridges Sen Maurice J Murphy finished third and Chester Merrow fourth Bridges vows not to run as an independent if the recount fails.
A public service booklet urges kindness to troubled individuals who are anxious to fit in but cannot. It explains mental illness basics and how to assist someone, inviting readers to request the free booklet by writing to Better Mental Health Box 2500 New York 1 New York, published in cooperation with The Advertising Council.
Boston AP reports three televised debates draw wide viewership and strong telegraph feedback. Personalities dominate recall, with voters unsure on specifics, while issues receive less focus as Kennedys and McCormacks battle for credentials. The telecast energizes American politics but risks superficial judgments as Lodge falters at times.
In Moscow the Soviet press praised portions of Kennedy remarks as realistic while Pravda accused U.S. circles of preparing an armed assault on Cuba. Kennedy said a U.S. attack on Cuba would not be necessary or justified at the moment.
The report notes a staged moment where Curtis, aged 69, appears with Lodge, age 35, highlighting a sharper contrast on screen than on stage. A further remark observes politics writing as a form of low-cost drama criticism.
Rockingham County officers hold 39 year old laborer Delaney Black in the shooting death of Louise Virginia Black 37. Black was questioned after telephoning authorities to reveal his location. No charges filed yet. The body was found outside Harry Black's home. Autopsy planned. cause is gunshot wound from a small caliber pistol.
A fragment notes Miss Black living near a spy-in-scene area with her mother Moe Ellen Black. The readable text provides limited context but records the two residents and their proximity to an unidentified scene.
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