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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1959
Page
3
A community picnic for all Minor and Major Leaguers will be held Saturday at Jim Barnett’s house in Recreation Park starting at 5 30 p.m. Awards and the Minor League Championship Trophy will be presented during the event. The Teen Age Club, directed by Carlotta Wise Carver, will serve hotdogs soft drinks and potato chips.
Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson defends party motives as the Senate 55 to 40 vote to override Eisenhower's veto falls short of the two thirds needed. He says no deal with the White House and the test aims to let Democrats take a position on housing. Work on a trimmed substitute bill begins in the Senate Banking Committee led by Sen. John Sparkman.
Washington observers say the Eisenhower administration hopes Congress adjourns before Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives Sept. 15 to avoid inflammatory remarks. Senate leaders Sen. Kuchel and Sen. Dodd criticize greetings while Sen. Gore proposes Khrushchev speeches with opposition from Sen. Lausche. A domestic question section follows on dating etiquette with a yes answer to a girl asking a first call after an evening out.
GUNMEN tro's brother Raul, commander in chief, put the figure at about 3,000. Reports from Pinar Del Rio, Cienfuegos, and Santa Clara said 30, 150, and 100 arrests respectively. Two New York journalists and Maj. William Morgan of Toledo were linked to the probe while Americans aboard a Key West ferry were detained and questioned at Camp Libertad near Havana.
Premier Pham Van Dong sent notes to Thailand South Viet Nam Burma Cambodia and Indonesia warning against sending troops to Laos. Dag Hammarskjold seeks mediation at the UN while India may dispatch a envoy to Hanoi. Vien tiane bulletin says rebel strength in northern Laos is overstated with only a few hundred partisans active.
Washington AP reports a razor-thin House vote on labor racketeering controls as a split proposal faces opposition. Democrats push a middle road bill while Eisenhower advocates a tougher measure, with 10 to 15 undecided members seen as pivotal.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. “Shoup” of the U S Marine Corps is chosen to succeed Gen. Randolph McC. Pate as commandant effective January 1. Known as a man of few words he earned the Medal of Honor for commanding a regiment at Betio Island Tarawa in 1943.
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