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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1970
Page
6
Article outlines simple steps to deter car theft and cites FBI and National Auto Theft Bureau findings. Emphasizes locking doors, removing keys, parking in lighted or controlled areas, and not leaving ignition unlocked. Describes common tools thieves use and a cheap toggle-switch device as an example of hidden security measures.
A discussion of Breit cables, locks, and latches as car theft deterrents notes no thorough independent testing. Experts doubt most devices but suggest a steering wheel lock or brake-application hindrance might deter young, inexperienced thieves, from private residences or apartment parking areas.
Captain Donald Muntzing and Dr. Theodore Rockwell plus Mrs. Rockwell visited Tara the Ritter home. Clinton Ritter hosted Dr. and Mrs. Donald Frye for dinner at Romney. J F Robey of White Hall visited the Mauzy home. O E Whitacre and daughter Madeline called on Nora Whitacre. Mrs. Dorothy Nesmith visited Chaffie Whitacre. Services were held at Howard's Chapel. Nora Whitacre remains ill and bedridden. Several relatives and friends visited, including Nelson Beard and Jesse Dunham. Chaffie Whitacre attended business in Winchester. Whit, Butch and Peg killed a large groundhog at the Mauzy home.
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