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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1956
Page
2
London report says actress Vivien Leigh is under doctor care to rest after losing a baby expected in December. She and husband Sir Laurence Olivier, married 16 years, each have a child from previous marriages.
Charles Mack, 23, of Washington D C, a Negro, is brought back to face shoplifting charges. He was among several accused in a citywide string of thefts earlier this year. Lt Warren Rudolph of the Winchester Police helped return Mack for trial after a grand jury indicated all suspected in the incidents.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged the Democratic National Convention to mobilize youth for a 1956 win. The 71 year old quoted her husband, urged hard work, and urged not to rely on elders as Truman offered support to Harriman while Roosevelt backed Stevenson.
White House secretary James C. Hagerty called Governor Frank Clement’s Democratic Convention attack on Eisenhower and Nixon “the first inning of a two week ball game.” He refused further comment on convention remarks and noted the GOP convention opens in San Francisco next week.
About 94 people attended the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 9 family picnic at Elizabeth Furnace on Sunday. The chapter provided soft drinks watermelon and ice cream. Out of town guests included Arnold Sells state Department Commander for the DAV and Mrs. Sells for the Auxiliary along with Jack Stephens and Mrs. Stevens. Sells gave the blessing.
President Truman pursues a Harriman backed strategy to prevent a quick Stevenson nomination. He meets reporters at the Blackstone Hotel after a breakfast walk and plans to court uncommitted delegates while commenting on Frank Clement’s keynote. He won’t gauge progress until after the first ballot.
The surname Cooper derives from an occupation name for a vessel maker. Early holders include Richard le Cupare meaning the cooper from the Latin cupa. A variant form Cowper exists.
The Foreign Ministry in Santiago confirms Group Captain Peter Townsend will visit Latin America and Chile on his jeep world tour.
Norfolk County man Russell Bills aged about thirty drowned in Chesapeake Bay here yesterday after cramps in deep water. His body was not recovered and dragging efforts were to resume today.
Negotiators from union and management gathered at the George Washington Hotel at 1 p m as the O Sullivan Rubber Corporation strike reached 93 days with a second afternoon meeting in progress.
The record notes that this was the thirteenth session in a ongoing walkout started on May 13, marking continued protests or labor action.
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