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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1957

Page

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Bulganin Excluded From Soviet East Germany Delegation

A Soviet Embassy spokesman said Premier Bulganin is not part of the top level visit to East Germany next week as talks will focus on economic issues. Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan replaces him, reflecting the emphasis on economic topics amid Khrushchev leading the delegation.

Berlin Nikolai Bulganin East Germany Bulganin East Berlin Anastas Mikoyan Bulgaria Russia Mikoyan Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Kremlin West Berlin Khrushchev Romania Tito Communist Party Bulgania V. M. Molotov Lazar Kaganovich George Malenkov Czechoslovakia Mikyoan The Daily Mail

Eight Are Killed On Virginia Roads During Weekend

A weekend toll reaches eight as two Patrick County youths, 13 year old William G. Atkins and 17 year old Nancy C. Atkins, die after a Roanoke County crash on State Rt. 221. The victims were riding with 15 year old Kirby E. Richardson who drove the car. Ruth A. Jenkins, 40, dies in a separate US 460 collision near Petersbor o in Sussex County.

Associated Press Patrick County Roanoke County Virginia William G. Atkins Woolwine Nancy C. Atkins Roanoke Kirby E. Richardson Floyd Baltimore Ruth A. Jenkins Petersborg Sussex County William C. Jenk

New Shenandoah Company Incorporation Details

Local history note outlines the 1814 incorporation of the New Shenandoah Company to make the Shenandoah navigable to the Potomac within five years. It authorized a $100,000 capital, land condemnation for locks and canals, and tolls on wine rum tobacco wheat corn salt ore. Subscription books opened in six towns with listed directors.

NEW Shenandoah Company Shenandoah Potomac Martinsburg Charles Town Woodstock Harrisonburg Staunton Winchester James Singleton Griffin Taylor James Ware Isaac Hollingsworth Thomas Buck David Carlile Little Falls Fed

Floods from Gallinas River Dams Burst Hit New Mexico Homes

In Las Vegas New Mexico three Gallinas River dams failed releasing 90 million gallons of floodwaters up to 14 feet deep. No deaths reported though property and livestock damage was heavy. National Guardsmen evacuated hundreds as bridges washed out and roads damaged.

Las Vegas Gallinas George Shannon New Mexico Santa Fe Shannon Montezuma Canyons Pecos Arroyo National Guard Pecos High Butte Lourdes

Campaign volleys ready as Democrats and Republicans mobilize

The Associated Press reports both parties declare readiness for a heated three month campaign. Democrats led by governor candidate J Lindsay Almond Jr open a Richmond headquarters with campaign manager Watkins Abbott. Republican Horace E Henderson campaigns in Stafford County urging consistency from Stanley and Almond over integrationist labels connected to Colgate Darden and Luther Hodges. Henderson challenges the Democrats to address 1953 Byrd machine criticism and endorses local option over the Stanley plan.

Associated Press J. Lindsay Almond Jr Richmond Almond Rep Watkins Abbitt 4Th Horace E Henderson Williamsburg Ruby Stafford County Henderson GOP Stanley Atty Gen Colgate Darden North Carolina Luther Hodges Ted Dalton Dalton Darden Gray Commission Virginia Stanley Steamless Byrd Machine

Plot to Touch Off Mid East War Cited

NEW YORK The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports an intelligence official in Tel Aviv disclosed an Israeli plot to trigger a general Middle East war by bombing the Soviet Embassy in Israel. The plan allegedly aimed to provoke a US Soviet clash and a larger war expanding Israel's borders from the Nile to the Euphrates.

New York Jewish Telegraph Agency Middle East Israel JTA Tel Aviv Nile Euphrates Selwyn Lloyd Eric Johnston Eisenhower

Light Rain Brings Little Benefit to Crops and Temps

Rainfall over the weekend lowered temperatures slightly with 0.15 inches total in August at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. Dr. Walter Hough says the rain offers minimal water but a cooling effect, while long-range August forecasts call for moderate rain and below normal temperatures. farmers expect little relief. A help wanted note follows: Delivery boy needed at Pingley & Carper Cleaners.

Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory Walter Hough Hough Winchester Fruit Laboratory Blue Ridge Associated Press

Final Clearance Half-Price Sale at Modest Age Shoppe

Olton location advertises a clearance sale offering dresses, skirts, shorts, and cotton separates at half price. Promotion lists Suk and Evening Dresses with items priced to clear. Store at 124 West Boscawen Avenue highlights reduced fashion for the season.

Olton Bresses W. Boscawen Bt

Rabies Control Fox Trapping Plan Okayed in Clarke

Clarke County Board of Supervisors approves a three month rabies control program starting January. H. M. Hallett and a U S Fish and Wildlife Service representative outline trapping for foxes across five counties and one West Virginia county with fox tail bounties and factory cost traps for participating farmers. East of the river area to start immediately without January bounties. other counties to join the plan.

H. M. Hallett Loudoun County John C. Jones U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Clarke County Board of Supervisors Fauquier Fairfax Warren Frederick Prince William Jefferson County West Virginia Vernon Humphry Rogers Paris

Johnson Says Nixon Leads Propaganda Campaign On Jury Trial Amendment

In a news conference Lyndon B. Johnson denounced Vice President Nixon for leading a propaganda campaign against the Senate jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill. Johnson argued the bill is a civil rights advance and predicted final passage by Wednesday or Thursday. He defended jury trials in contempt cases and warned Eisenhower may veto the bill if the Senate version reaches him.

Washington Lyndon B. Johnson Nixon Senate Johnson Eisenhower Congress House

Former Senator George Dies of Heart Ailment

Vienna Ga P Walter Frank lin George diplomat former senator died at 79 from heart disease at home. He served 34 years in the Senate and chaired the Foreign Relations Committee. Eisenhower named Henry Cabot Lodge Jr to represent him at his funeral. He had been NATO special ambassador and spent years as a conservative yet internationalist figure. Funeral set for First Baptist Church in Vienna with burial in Vienna Cemetery.

Vienna Walter Franklin George Eisenhower North Atlantic Treaty Organization White Frame House Georgia First Baptist Church Washington Senate George Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr U. S United Nations Lucy Heard Heard George Herman E. Talmadge NATO Europe Emory University Hospital Atlanta Roosevelt Lawrence Camp Eugene Talmadge Camp England France

Twelve Firemen Hurt In Pittsburgh Bakery Blaze

A morning fire on Pittsburgh north side damaged the J. R. Lloyd Co. wholesale bakery, with an estimated 125000 in losses. Twelve firefighters were treated at the scene as six companies fought the blaze, with gunpowder found on the second floor prompting evacuations. The cause remained undetermined.

Pittsburgh Charles J. McDermott J. R. Lioyd Co Pennsylvania Gunsmith School George R Thacker Arms Co

Pedestrian Killed In Middletown Toll Rises To Ten

A New York man, Arthur G. Payne, 58, was fatally struck by a 1952 Plymouth driven by William Lee Robinson, 19, in Middletown as he crossed Route 11. The toll for Frederick County traffic deaths this year reaches ten. Proceeded to Memorial Hospital in Friendship where he died on arrival. Payne, a World War I veteran, had served in the Maryland State Police and Civil Service Commission.

New York Middletown Frederick County Arthur G. Payne Chenango Bridge N.Y William Lee Robinson Payne Memorial Hospital Friendship J. H. Smith, Jr Robinson Maryland Civil Service Commission Grace Beagle Glasgow Eva B. Wilson Payne Mr. Payne Tazewell County

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