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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1957
Page
5
In East Berlin Khrushchev said he was very satisfied with his week long visit to East Germany and pledged closer ties with the Soviet Union. He spoke to a large crowd at the railway station and urged continued disarmament talks as he defended Soviet bloc peace aims.
Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr told the Virginia State Firemen’s Association opening session that allies outside the South support segregation opposition to Supreme Court rulings. He urged Virginia’s resolve for constitutional sovereignty and attacked Communist rights in education battles. Nominations were held, with the current officers renominated. meeting to end Friday.
New York stocks were slightly higher in early trading. American Shipbuilding extended its loss to about 3 points after a 10 point drop yesterday. Safeway fluctuated on news of a three for one stock split and higher quarterly dividend. Gulf Oil and U.S. Gypsum gained about a point. Lead leaders included Johns Manville General Electric Chrysler U S Steel Bethlehem Kennecott and Texas Company.
Barcoded market notes show apples, cantaloupes, peaches, potatoes, sweet potatoes and livestock prices in Baltimore, with US origin items and local packers cited. Cattle and hogs at USDA venues list weights and price ranges, including calves, sows, and various beef and pork grades.
Soybean futures edge higher at the opening on the Board of Trade while wheat shows mixed moves and corn weak. Seed contracts list Sep and Dec prices for oats rye soybeans with several fractional gains and declines across months and years.
Local markets show daily retail prices for mixed feed at 100 lb units and various grain products. Prices include broiler mash at 30, flour at retail 6.90 per 100 lb, corn meal 30 per 5 lb, and wheat. The Star notes potential typos and graphical errors.
Agriculture Department notes adequate supplies for broilers and fryers with fair demand and steady turkey prices. Farm price quotes at 11 a.m. show live poultry ranges for broilers 24 to 34 cents, heavy hens 15 to 16, small type turkey fryers 23 to 24, heavy type young hens 23, turkeys toms 20 to 20, breeder hens 18. Egg markets in Winchester and Harrisonburg list Grade A Medium at 38 and Grade A Large around 20 to 24 with local variations.
The Rock Enon church schedules a full day homecoming with Bible school at 10 and morning worship at 11 led by Rev. S. J. Goode. A basket lunch will be served at noon on the grounds. Roy Wingfield and Mrs. L. B. Whitacre will direct the afternoon song service before Rev. L Coleman Games speaks. Former residents and friends are invited.
Virginia counties oppose a proposal to raise public utility property assessments to the local tax base ratio, while cities largely support it. A tabulation shows 7 counties against and 3 for. 13 cities in favor and 2 against, with an estimated $42 million revenue impact if enacted next year. The SCC plans to send the new assessments to local tax officials Friday.
Egyptian authorities freed Israeli seaman writer Ralph Eylon who had been taken from the Danish freighter Birgitte Toft on July 22 as it passed the Suez Canal en route to Haifa. He was sent across the Gaza Strip border.
Eylon was taken off a ship by Egyptian authorities who confiscated his camera and handed him to the intelligence department citing state security concerns. The incident centers on press rights and government suppression of journalism in the region.
Advice urges pet owners to provide abundant fresh water and shade during hot weather to prevent dehydration and heat stress in animals.
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