Recreation Director James Barnett Gift Flag Raised
Rec director James Barnett announces a flag gifted to the local junior civic club was flown over the U S Capital in July.
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James Barnett
U.S
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1960
Page
4
Richmond Officers Cleared in Police Scandal Hearings
Hearing before Safety Director W L Groth clears 16 Richmond policemen of wrongdoing. Lie detector tests and testimony lead to four more exonerations as witnesses fail to appear or refuse to testify. About 50 officers faced misconduct charges from a report by Robert J Lumpkin following a federal grand jury finding widespread corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
W. L. Groth
Groth
Robert J. Lumpkin
After 43 Years Car Still Runs
In Newton Massachusetts Reverend S W Ellis pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd bought a Stanley Steamer in 1917 for 1905 and after 43 years still drives it. He believes a fully restored model could fetch at least 5000 on the antique car market.
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Newton
Mass
S. W. Ellis
Church of the Good Shepherd
Market Trends Show Roast Beef Tops Week in Groceries
Beef roasts and leg of lamb lead store promotions with price cuts while pork remains limited to few outlets. Fryers and butter move lower, eggs rise, and vegetables like cabbage and tomatoes show strong sales. Eastern stores feature leg of lamb with daily price cuts as apples, grapes, and citrus arrive from California and Arizona.
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New York
California
Michigan
Arizona
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Oldest U S Racetracks Spark Historic Ranking
The three oldest racetracks in America are Saratoga opened in 1864 Pimlico dating to 1870 and the New Orleans Fair Grounds established in 1873.
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America
Saratoga
Pimlico
New
Drleans Fair Grounds
Opening Yearling Sale Prices Fall Short of Last Year
Prices for yearling cattle average from $2 to $2.25 per cwt with lighter 500 to 600 pound stock fetching $24 to $25 and 700 to 800 pound cattle at $23 to $23.50. Heavier 800 to 900 pound yearlings trend $21 to $22, with some 775 pound good cattle at $23.50. State buyers from Ohio to Virginia show strong interest as 18,000 to 20,000 yearlings are expected to be sold this fall in feeds lots across eastern counties.
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Richmond
VPI
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Dela
Maryland
Virginia
Hog price outlook stays above 1959 levels in 1961
Agricultural economists at WPI expect prices for barrows to drift to a November December low of 15.50 to 16.50, less steep than last year. USDA notes farmers plan 4 percent fewer sows farrowing, with declines most in the South Atlantic, implying mid 1961 prices above spring levels. Virginia’s spring pig crop falls 6 percent, boosting state prices amid a national drop. Farrowings in Virginia rise to 51.7 percent of spring total, above last year’s 50 percent.
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WPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
South Atlantic
United States
Virginia
Fallen Leaves Hurt Lawns and Mulch Cautions
Horticulturists from VPI warn fallen leaves help harmful lawn thatch. bare spots appear when leaves drop. Wet mats can kill grass in a day. sweeping early with a light rake prevents damage. Heavy leaf mulches or tobacco stem mulch can smother turf. burning leaves harms humus. Compost leaves for flowers, shrubs, or vegetables. Buffalo scene notes Kostoff uses an M 24 surplus tank for wrecking houses after a prior army career. Four Canadians have served as Michigan State cross country captains.
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VPI
Ruins of Babylon Hold Traces of a Lost City
A field note describes Babylon in ruins 70 miles south of Baghdad. The Ishtar Gate and Great Lion of Babylon remain as the Hanging Gardens lie in desolation after the Euphrates shifted, leaving a desert landscape once famed for beauty and learning.
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Stork
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Baghdad
Tigris
Euphrates
Daniel
Nebuchadnezzer
Security Operation Is Tightest in UN History
New York trims off chunks of the city for the UN visit with about 9 000 security personnel guarding dignitaries and preventing incidents. The UN security force swelled to 300, New York City police assigned around 8 000, and federal forces add to the protection for Khrushchev Castro and other leaders entering Idlewild Airport and the UN complex. The Soviets may bring bodyguards, with Khrushchev’s security chief publicly listed.
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New York
United Nations
Idlewild
Eisenhower
U.N
New York City
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Nicolai Zhakarov
Fidel Castro
Havana
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