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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1955
Page
7
In Lebanon Virginia a circuit court mandates re examination of 32 Dorton precinct mail ballots to ensure fair results. Democrats push mandamus while Republicans oppose and plan appeals as Guy Whited seeks to certify county treasurer race from poll book faces.
A re-examination of 32 contested ballots could alter the final tally for treasurer. Republicans plan to appeal Judge Carter, potentially delaying the recheck. County officers are to take office, but John Howard says the canvass board cannot certify until the Dorton precinct dispute is resolved. No one has been elected to a county office yet.
A police court record lists defendants with addresses and charges including drunk driving improper muffler and no operator license. Fines range from 9.25 to 15.75 dollars for individuals such as Harry Jones Leroy Lorance Sherlock Theodore Henry John Kline Eugene Carson Jenkins Lyle Grim Vincent Hepner and Bessy Minefield.
Sixty five people died in Canada during the Christmas weekend. Road crashes from Friday evening to Monday night caused forty seven deaths. Eleven victims burned to death and seven perished in other miscellaneous accidents.
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Five members of the Neal family died when a canyon mudslide struck their one story house near Remote Oregon. Three children survived, two unhurt, and others missing as the storm toll rises. The coroner described a mud wave 4:30 am, sweeping 300 feet across a field before neighbors found the scene around 9:30 am.
Rome acted to curb a yearend strike wave affecting nearly a million workers, with talks led by Guido Gonella as CGIL pressures for higher wages. A one day rail walkout and separate tax and customs strikes threaten holiday travel while teachers demand wage boosts and schools stayed closed.
Authorities fought their way for hours through numerous slides to reach the area, overcoming dangerous conditions and debris as they assessed the scene.
Tucson airman Donald Ellison spent a full day on a narrow two foot ledge high above a canyon after slipping during a Catalina Mountains hike. A four man rope ascent team pulled him to safety after his leg muscles unkinked, with no serious injuries reported.
Dozing twice but waking before falling, Ellison recalled fear as rescuers neared him. Arizona Daily Star reporters Prichard and Sheaffer alerted aid, then two others lowered ropes to bring him to safety after 24 hours of crouching with weakened legs. He expressed relief and vowed to recover fully.
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