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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1962
Page
13
In Hollanda and West New Guinea the Dutch accelerate their withdrawal from the former colony. The area will go to U N administration for seven months starting Oct 1, then Indonesia takes over on May 1. Only 400 to 500 of about 16 000 Dutch will remain by Christmas.
A Portland area mare named Lady aged about fifty percent spent 1% days in a second story hay loft. She climbed to reach hay and could not descend until a veterinarian used tranquilizers. Five men finally slid her down the plywood covered stairs.
Edward P. Callahan 41 of Los Angeles seeks divorce or annulment from actress Marie McDonald 38. He says the Las Vegas marriage lasted 48 hours and alleges cruelty. He also claims she planned not to start a home or have children and would not pursue a Catholic ceremony.
Three 15 year old Virginians from Martinsville Roger Burnett Rose Kay Palmer and Iris Fay George were detained by Athens County juvenile officers in Ohio on a stolen car case. They confessed to taking the car Sunday and stealing about 1900 dollars in goods from a Martinsville jewelry store and a Danville grocery store with most jewelry recovered from the car trunk. They were captured near Zaleski and await Virginia authorities.
Washington County begins testimony in a dispute over Bristol's plan to annex 6.4 square miles. Bristol argues the move would finance a 22 teacher cut at $85,120 yearly. Glen D. Barringer says county would lose 8.95 percent of students. Sidney C. Mensh notes a $3 million shopping center in progress and $400,000 spent.
Norfolk report says Mavis Smith Demby will become Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia's first Black operator. She starts Oct 1 at the Norfolk Naval Station center after prior work in Washington DC as a long distance operator.
The U S Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals voided Charlottesville’s pupil placement plan for elementary schools finding an escape clause discriminatory and ordered 17 Negro students admitted to white elementary schools. The ruling upheld a district court decision directing seven more Negro students into Lane High School.
Nature forged a proving ground for trucks years ago on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. The road is starkly unlike mainland highways and proves endurance for 140 miles below the border before rocks dust heat and water test the vehicles from end to end.
The Commercial and Savings Bank announces delivery of funds to J Harrison Miller as administrator of Guy Baughman's estate. Funds held exceed $1,000 and were deposited under Virginia law while the deceased was a non resident.
A compact crossword clue list with partial fill hints. Across clues include 1 Stone of 6 Stirred 11 To mak quiet 12 All pos 13 Push gently 14 Thick 15 Small barrel 16 Trade 17 Off the ground 19 Old tim 20 Gazed 23 Sign 27 Peeled 28 Liberaci medium 29 Appends 30 Opposite of loser 31 Yellow bugle 33 Leave 34 Day of rest 37 Friar's title 40 Bay 41 Spanish- American War admiral 43 Velvet like cloth 44 Expunge 45 Laths 46 Tom Sawyer's problem Down clues follow with similar partial entries and word fragments.
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