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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1962
Page
3
Los Angeles AP reports a Braille Institute group of blind children watched the Barnum and Bailey Circus with guide Bobby Kay describing acts from a clown’s perspective. He explained trapeze action by guiding the children’s arms and detailing elephants, camels, zebras, and aerial feats.
AP reports Miss USA contestants in Huntington and Kenova enjoy a parade, amusement park trip, and fashion show actions before Saturday’s judging. They travel to Charleston for a tea with Gov. and Mrs Barron ahead of the grand ball and final judging for the title. The winner advances to Miss World in London.
An enlarged Boeing 377 Stratocruiser nicknamed the Pregnant Guppie flew 1% hours over Southern California in its first test. Aero Spacelines Inc. said it performed perfectly but needs more flight testing before operation. Pilot Jack Conroy, company president, noted the craft will haul space vehicles and equipment too large for highway or rail.
regional plan proposes a nine percent federal share for a multi state highway system to aid isolated Appalachian communities. Governors from Kentucky West Virginia and others back an amendment to the Federal Highway Act to allow planning grants and regional access, with a Florida meeting set for October 4.
Col. Roy Ferguson and Lt. Kenneth Daniel, aboard an F-101B Voodoo, were lost after a Tuesday practice flight about 40 miles off Montauk Point. An oil slick and debris were found, but the massive search was suspended at night with declared presumed drowned. a resumption would occur if new evidence emerges.
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