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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1962
Page
13
West Berlin officials announced that 29 East Germans fled to the West via the longest tunnel, discovered after flooding made it unusable. Senator Heinrich Albertz called it the era’s largest tunnel escape, likening it to a risky, patient effort by young people.
A drought across Hawaii Island endangers the 1962 and 1963 sugar crops. The Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association estimates 1962 losses above 2.5 million dollars, predicting greater 1963 losses as cane is harvested early. A 1961 rainstorm left the northern areas nearly dry.
Former President Truman, speaking at a news conference after Constitution anniversary ceremonies in Philadelphia, said Dwight D. Eisenhower should have acted to halt trouble in Cuba but lacked the guts to do so. Truman, 78, offered the remark during a public session.
In Buckeye Arizona safflower growers sponsored a festival with the highlight the selection of a Miss Poly Unsaturate as part of the event.
A new terminal mural in Atlantic City depicts the city skyline using 55 000 hand painted tiles. The 51 by 14 foot piece took 18 months to complete, greeting visitors as they enter the airport.
Arizona newcomers settle in a Phoenix foothills subdivision. Their dog Barry escapes on the first morning, prompting the neighbor to respond to the call and reveal himself as senator Barry Goldwater, startling the newcomers.
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