06 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1960
Page
1
In Havana Soviet First Deputy Premier A I Mikoyan faced a day of official silence after gunfire interrupted the opening of the Soviet cultural exposition. The episode followed an anti Communist student demonstration outside a nearby park that confronted the prime minister.
In Havana crowds during Anastas Mikoyan’s visit sparked by anti-Communist student protests. Gunfire echoed as police dispersed demonstrators near Jose Marti statue. one student wounded, several arrested. Official silence kept on details and plans.
Berryville resident hears a turtle dove singing in a nearby orchard signaling possible early spring. A neighbor reports an opossum sunning in a yard, remarking on unusual weather and last night’s rain totaling about .6 of an inch. The page notes Troop 79 and a final clearance sale at Marianne’s in Winchester.
In a sob filled courtroom Dr. R Bernard Finch recounts his wife's dying words and a chaotic garage confrontation. He claims the fatal shot was accidental as he tried to disarm Barbara Finch during a violent struggle with his wife and housemaid.
A T33 trainer slammed into a residential neighborhood near Lowry Air Force Base in Denver killing Capt. Elwood R. Keeran and Lt. Jack D. Cook. The crash destroyed a $35,000 brick house and damaged others as fire crews fought the flames. Civilian bystanders and a home occupant escaped, while witnesses noted the parachute failed to open in time. The crash occurred during a routine training flight and the cause was undetermined.
William Battaile announced that a national firm plans to locate near Winchester employing about 250 people with construction to start in the coming months. The company name and business will be revealed in March or April, and it will not be at the new Industrial Park near Kernstown. Water and sewer lines in the 100 acre park are due by April 1.
Lt General Bernard A Schriever head of the Air Force Research and Development Command says the United States will hold second place in the missile race through 1961. He notes production cannot quickly increase and predicts Soviet numeric superiority next year.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson told a Western Democratic conference breakfast that Democrats will retain control of both houses and win the White House, though he reiterated he is not seeking the presidential nomination. He planned to speak at a Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Indianapolis and left ambiguity about accepting any nomination.
The Virginia General Assembly heard seven hours of testimony on Senate Bill 102 the Almond administration’s 3 percent sales tax proposal. Senate Finance Committee chair J. D. Hagood delayed action until at least Tuesday as supporters and opponents urged stronger revenue needs or a full tax study. Former delegates W. Murphy and Inez Baker argued for revenue tradeoffs and broader tax reform, while critics urged caution to avoid hurried decis ions.
Virginia State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. says the Almond administration's reshuffled 2 percent sales tax would raise individual taxes by 140 million while cutting business taxes by 22 million for 1960 to 1962. He notes merchants would receive 4.2 million for collecting the tax and the total collection cost would be 6.7 million. He cites a repeal of merchants license taxes worth 15.3 million as part of the business relief.
The lone child survivor Jenny Escobar died hours after rescue as Bolivia's worst aviation disaster rose to 59 fatalities. Nine others, including seven Americans, perished when the Lloyd Aereo Boliviana DC4 crashed in the Andes near Cochabamba.
New York reports detail Soviet researchers led by Dr. A G Lapchinsky demonstrating limb and kidney preservation after removal in dogs. Legs revived after cooling and blood perfusion, nerves and bones rejoined, with regeneration seen months later. Tarasov adds cadaver blood storage for transfusions, aiding about 80 percent of patients.
No additional candidates filed for the City Council by the April 5 Democratic Primary deadline. The second ward remains with six candidates and the first ward with four. Incumbents Hoye L. Riley and Joe Ne, plus Dr. W. F. Schenck, lead the first ward list, while Charles M. Zuckerman and Orville Wine head the second ward slate alongside several challengers. Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr. faces no opposition in the primary.
Paris AP reports three of Charles de Gaulle cabinet ministers Edmond Michelet Pierre Messmer and Pierre Chatenet traveled to Algiers to investigate the January 24 uprising by European settlers Jean Verdier accompanied Chatenet signaling tighter North African security A cabinet decision on Friday approved the mission with Soustelle weakened in the reshaped leadership and cleanup measures moving ahead
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