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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1957
Page
7
The government reports July employment rose to 67,200,000, up 700,000 from June with gains in summer jobs and farm work. Unemployment fell to 3,000,000 as students and graduates entered the labor market, while numbers in nonagricultural fields reached 59,400,000 due to further student hiring.
The 1957 1958 foreign exchange program will send four Virginia teachers abroad. Teresa Griffin and Priscilla Hynson, both of Norfolk, will teach in England and The Netherlands.
PEMBROKE New Hampshire A leader of the Congregational Christian Church denounced Billy Graham's New York crusade as an extravaganza saying it fails to reach the unchurched and unsaved. Dr Robert W Spike of New York City urged true evangelism ties to the local Christian community and mission and urged adapting church to be flexible and responsive rather than bound by vested interests.
Dr. Alexander Kallos of the College of William and Mary will travel to Germany. Ernest Gehman of Eastern Mennonite College in Harrisonburg will go to Austria.
The Securities and Exchange Commission will not pursue criminal charges over a four million dollar Crowell-Collier bond sale in 1955. It will hold hearings to decide if action is warranted against three broker-dealer firms for their role. Crowell-Collier says registration was unnecessary for a private group.
Elder J R Worrell of Fort Pence Florida will preach at Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church today at 7 30 p m The regular preaching services on Saturday and Sunday are canceled this month due to the Ketocton Baptist Association meeting
Thirteen defendants, five civilians and eight army officers, pleaded innocent at the start of a military trial over alleged plans to assassinate President Nasser and overthrow his regime. Named are former ministers Mohamed Salah el Din and Abdel Fattah Hassan, with officers including Retired Brig. Ahmed Atef Nasser. The indictment mentions possible U.S. and British support and a regime with Salah el Din as prime minister and Hassan as interior minister.
A 23 year old Richmond woman studying in London was advised against joining a student junket to Red China during the World Youth Festival in Moscow. Mrs. J. R. A. Hobson Jr. cabled her daughter Anne asking her not to undertake the visit. Anne was not named among delegates but could join if another drops out.
Charlottesville Defenders announce a mass meeting set for August 26 to protest public school integration. Principal speaker is Rep. John Bell Williams with Rev. John J. Howard to give the invocation. Other speakers include Rep. William M. Tuck and Rep. Watkins Abbitt.
Statewide Alcoholics Anonymous groups will meet in Richmond on August 30 for their annual state convention. Virginia AA membership in about eight to eight groups exceeds 2,000.
Paris reports show American tourists exchanging dollars for francs at higher rates after Finance Minister Gaillard raised the rate by 20 percent for foreign visitors. The move, aimed at drawing foreign currencies, also includes a 20 percent premium on other foreign exchange operations.
Virginia State Police report show drivers who drink and speed as key highway dangers in 1956. Of 830 fatalities, 1,012 drivers were involved in fatal crashes. 227 were known to have been drinking and more than 38 percent involved excessive speed. Only 5.4 percent of cars were defective.
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