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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1957
Page
5
Thirteen ships of seven nations were on a northbound exit from the Suez Canal after being bottled up for weeks. Egypt’s canal authority estimated all would clear by Thursday as U.N. salvage efforts focus on remaining obstructions.
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold urged creation of a UN committee with broad powers to investigate or study the Hungarian situation. He backed hearings with Hungarian refugees in neighboring countries as a means to obtain direct information after refugees and UN representatives faced access challenges.
Secretary of State John Dulles warned that a Soviet takeover of the Middle East would trigger broader aggression and threaten freedom and peace. He argued armed intervention by the United States might be necessary to deter a communist attack and preserve the independence of Middle Eastern nations.
State Trooper W B Broach identified a 1953 Plymouth driven by Janice Gay Johnson of Fairview Pennsylvania a 1955 Oldsmobile operated by Rev Ralph Christopher Kotheimer 69 of Canton Ohio and a 1956 Chevrolet driven by Shirley Delbart Rea in Hartford City Ind The Plymouth headed south slowed to turn left and was struck in the rear by the Oldsmobile then the Oldsmobile was hit by the Chevrolet causing damage totals 200 350 and 650 dollars respectively A second minor crash at Kent and Pall Mall Streets involved a 1952 Buick driven by Merle Smith Patteson and a 1938 Chevrolet driven by Lamong Anthony Johnson with 50 and 10 dollars damage Also described are Civil War earthworks near Winchester including Star Fort Fort Milroy and Fort Collier on US 11 near Winchester
More than a million dollars are spent annually in the Winchester area on apples and related labor, baskets, services, and processing to produce apples and apple products.
A 26 year old mother Margie S Arnold faces murder charges after her 13 month old daughter Jean Marie Arnold died from head and face injuries. The beating occurred at the Fisher Farm Road home near Martinsville Virginia. The father Edgar D Arnold 38 took the child to hospital after a doctor ordered care. The mother is jailed without bond. preliminary hearing not yet set.
Cumberland Maryland asserts its city as the site where George Washington first assumed command of the Continental Army. The commander’s diary indicates Winchester Virginia as the location.
Raymond Clark of Goodlettsville, 19, freed on $7,000 bond after being charged with impersonating an officer and collecting fake fines from motorists in three counties. Clark stopped drivers, flashed a dimestore badge labeled Plate Detective, and issued receipts on grocery store blanks for amounts from $7.50 to $14.50.
An explosion at the Pennsylvania Powder Co. dynamite plant in Emporium PA early today demolished the mixing and cotton plants and damaged a packing house. Three men were missing and feared dead, eight others hospitalized. injuries included Alvin Walker 23 and several Emporium residents. State police limited area traffic as crews fought a three hour blaze.
Hugh Price pulled a kerosene stove from his sister in law's trailer on Front Royal Road to stop a fire that damaged the trailer. Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department responded around 9 p.m. with only smoke damage reported and the chief urged callers to provide exact fire location.
Turkey backed the plan strongly as a Middle East stabilizing effort amid regional concerns. Prime Minister Mendres urged that the region would not be abandoned and could see peace and stability, while Pakistan also favored the move. India’s Nehru warned that regional powers must fill any power vacuum if it appears.
The first documented US kidnapping for ransom involved four year old Charley Ross in Germantown Pennsylvania on July 1 1874. The abductors sent ransom demands by mail for 20000 dollars but no contact succeeded and the boy was never recovered.
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