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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1959
Page
1
The official death toll from catastrophic floods on Formosa rose to 773 with 241 missing and 1,093 injured. The government also reported 169,173 homeless, 15,178 houses destroyed and 11,890 damaged, many in isolated communities after the heaviest rains in 62 years.
Former President Herbert Hoover, turning 85, warns Khrushchev could bring peace as a gift, but he doubts the visit will yield that result. He urges vigilance and preparedness while favoring broader peace steps and improved U S education and scientific training.
Rock Island Illinois toll collectors on the Centennial Bridge were suspended after officials disclosed a toll fund shortage up to 750000 dollars. FBI and state authorities moved in. automatic toll equipment will replace collectors as a safety measure.
An Inwood housewife’s song published in Hollywood. Gladys Aikens of West Virginia notified by Nordyke Publishing Co. that Headstone Angel for Mother's Answer accepted for publication. An advertisement in The Star led to sale of eight old pennies for 250 dollars. Arm strong bought several coins from Har man. City Hall installs new door mats. Red Cross notes flower costs covered by Blanche Noonan at 20 S Cameron St. Town and Country thanks Ann Mohr for The Winchester Evening Star clipping, sent by Orville Sackley who renewed his Star subscription.
Heavy selling pressed the New York market lower with space age stocks hit hardest. Brokers cited a corrected rally and uncertainty from Khrushchev Eisenhower talks and the steel strike as partial triggers. Large losses opened included Zenith down 6.62 to 98.50, Litton off 7 to 102.50, and U S Rubber down 4.50 to 63, with steels motors chemicals and electronics among the hardest hit.
House investigators announced plans to question Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine again after he refused to answer last year. Chairman Oren Harris said no hearing date had been set.
The Winchester-Frederick County Health Department announced there is no polio vaccine locally and all polio vaccination clinics are cancelled until further notice. Dr. Stuart Nottingham said people with other vaccination appointments should keep them and that officials will notify when polio vaccine is available again.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Eisenhower's nomination of Ted Dalton to a U S district judgeship in the Western District of Virginia and John A Field for the Southern District of West Virginia by unanimous vote. Dalton is expected to withdraw from the Virginia Senate race, prompting Democrats to weigh a Senate bid against the Republican incumbent.
A Frederick County man, Billy Richard Peters, 29, faces five charges after a stolen car case at Winchester Golf Club. State police allege theft of a 1959 Dodge, assault on a 14 year old caddy, and related alcohol offenses. City charges include driving under the influence and assault on a Winchester woman. Trial date Sept 8 for state charges. city hearing set for Friday.
Havana reports intensified suppression in Fidel Castro regime amid unconfirmed claims of 200 or more detainees tied to a conspiracy. Isle of Pines strikes and mass arrests at Camp Libertad and near Managua are noted, with raider attempts repelled and a bomber crash under investigation. Raul Roa leads Cuban delegation to OAS talks in Santiago.
Beginning tomorrow, Star Editor Harry F. Byrd Jr. will launch dispatches on the Cuban revolution and its leaders. He toured sugar and rice lands, nickel and cobalt mines in Oriente province, and spoke with revolut ionaries, U S and Cuban businessmen, labor leaders, and public officials.
President Eisenhower shifts his vacation plans by one day to Bonn for talks with Chancellor Adenauer before visiting London and Paris. He will meet with Adenauer on August 27 and then travel to London for a five day stay, with possible Balmoral visit and NATO talks in Paris. Khrushchev’s Washington visit may spur a future East West summit, schedule kept flexible into next year.
Segregationists in Little Rock announce an economic war over school integration. A Capital Citizens Council spokesman lists merchants and professionals to boycott, while Amis Guthridge and Downtown Little Rock Unlimited face pressure. Gov Faubus plans possible action as desegregation actions unfold.
In Riverside California two Forest Service foreman Rusty Brooks 24 and district manager Ben Slater 31 died from burns after 28 firefighters battled flames near Lake Elsinore. A highway wreck ignited the brush fire triggering the deadly wall of fire that trapped the crew on a slope above the resort area.
About 500000 United Steelworkers are on strike in basic steel with 107000 allied workers idle. Negotiations resume in New York under federal mediators but top union leaders McDonald and Goldberg do not participate. McDonald plans to tour picket lines in Pittsburgh. Industry losses run about 300 million dollars weekly. idle workers lose about 70 million dollars in pay. Union seeks a 15 cent per hour raise plus benefits. industry warns higher costs could raise prices and curb the economy.
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