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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1956
Page
10
Independence Hall in Philadelphia where the Declaration was signed is receiving a $30 million restoration. California's Imperial Valley reports the African variety of chief alfalfa crop, praised by agronomists for pest and disease resistance.
Washington reports the United States has more scientists than the Soviet Union though the gap narrows. The National Science Foundation study cites 1955 figures on graduates engineers and scientists, teachers, and PhD level personnel with caution about cross country comparisons.
Kentucky holds 50.7 percent of warehoused whiskey in internal revenue bonded warehouses. Indiana follows with 13.6 percent, Illinois 12 percent, Pennsylvania 11.3 percent, Maryland 7.5 percent, and Ohio 3.3 percent. California accounts for 0.6 percent, leaving 1.0 percent for all other states.
The Andrea Doria is deemed an absolute total loss and unsalvageable at 250 feet down in the Atlantic near Nantucket. No precedent exists for raising a liner of that size from such depth. Costs and technical challenges, including hull sealing and giant pontoons, make salvage uncertain and likely impractical.
Union members at three plants voted to accept a new two year contract with the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co in Covington Virginia.
Persons 65 years of age who have worked under social security and now earn less than $2080.01 a year should file a claim for social security benefits. The 1954 Amendments changed the working provisions and many may lose benefits without inquiry. See a social security representative for explanation and possible payments due.
The Winchester district office of the Social Security Administration, Room 2, 117 West Boscawen Street, operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Inquire to avoid risks of losing benefits while working full time.
Jackson Jenks of Richmond reports a drunken intruder entered his residence and left behind a dozen empty beer cans. The man took nothing, causing minimal property loss but creating a troubling disturbance in the neighborhood.
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