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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1957

Page

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UN Mandate Shapes Up for Withdrawing Of Israeli Troops

The General Assembly discussed a new UN mandate to extract Israel’s remaining forces from Egypt within five days while planning for an Emergency Force to monitor Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh. Israel conditionally agreed to withdraw and sought guarantees for shipping in the Aqaba Gulf and continued administration in Gaza with UNRWAs involvement.

United Nations N. Y U. N Dag Hammarskjold Israel Egypt General Assembly Russia United States Assembly Hammarskjold U. S Henry Cabot Lodge Jr U.N Gaza Strip Sharm el Sheikh Gulf of Aqaba V. V. Kuznetscb Gaza Aqaba Gulf Golda Meir Sinai U.N. Relief and Works Agency

Esso Refinery Blast Injures Six in Baltimore

Six people were injured today in an explosion and fire at the Esso refining plant in East Baltimore. The blast occurred in the control house at the Canton refinery and the fire was put out within five minutes by the company fire brigade. Details on the injured were not immediately available.

Baltimore Esso Canton

Post Office declares victory in battle against red tape

The Post Office Department reports a major victory after eliminating 1 685 forms over four years and greatly simplifying remaining forms. It plans to reduce 8 000 forms in major offices to about 119 plus 55 newly designed forms and promises further cuts.

Post Office Washington (P Post Office Department

Khrushchev Defends Stalin as Model Communist Fighter

In a Kremlin reception hosted by Chou En lai, Nikita Khrushchev declared Stalin a model Communist fighter for the working class. He said Stalin’s “bad points” exist, but legacy in serving workers stands, while rejecting Stalinism as abuse. Bulganin urged silence as Khrushchev praised Stalin amid Western and diplomatic guests.

Moscow Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Stalin Khrushchev Kremlin Chou En-lai Bulganin Stal Lenin Red China Chou Biewigs Hungary Poland

Community Chest Reaches Goal

The Community Chest campaign closed with $44 471 17 in cash on hand and pledges totaling the goal of 48 111 The drive supported 1957 operating expenses for Girl Scouts Children’s Home Society Negro Day Nursery Northwestern Child Guidance Center Boy Scouts Salvation Army USC and Winchester Day Nursery The campaign chairman credited public cooperation and volunteers for success and noted that pledges from 36 individuals and businesses are still due to cover emergencies and extensions.

J. T. Kremer Girl Scouts Children’s Home Society Negro Day Nursery Northwestern Child Guidance Center Boy Scouts Salvation Army USC Winchester Day Nursery Kremer Kermer Community Chest

Officer Claycomb Resigns from Winchester Police

Winchester Police Officer James A. Claycomb resigns effective yesterday to take a federal government position. He served nearly nine years with the department under Chief J. Thomas Ord.

Winchester James A. Claycomb J. Thomas Ord Claycomb The Police Department

Two Die and 30 Hurt Aboard Brazilian Tanker Amapa

Afire aboard the 11 218 ton Brazilian tanker Amapa near Comprida Island in Rio de Janeiro Harbor killed two sailors and injured more than 30. Ten crewmen are missing but believed ashore. The ship had arrived to unload 110 000 barrels of gasoline when a nearby ferries exhaust started the blaze. Gasoline spilled and 6 700 barrels were destroyed. Petrobas officials cited valve errors as a cause and three crew members who closed valves suffered serious burns.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil England Petrobas Oil Co Atlantic Refining Co Comprida Petrobas

Nineteen Called For Jury Duty In City Hall

Nineteen persons including Loy M Twige George H Snider J H Yost Ji Floyd Washington Rosamund P Rupp Carl Campbell Eugene F Dearing and others are summoned to report for jury duty February 1 at 10 am in the Corporation Court room City Hall. Monks own bread limited supply from Trappist Monks offered at Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue.

Ninteen Corporation Court City Hall Loy M Twige George H. Snider J. H Yost Ji Floyd Washington Rosamund P. Rupp Carl Campbell Eugene F. Dearing Marshall I. Novick H. Armstead Lowry Clarence E. Wilson John H. Fisher Ralph G. Frye Frances M. Lavender Benny H. Jones, Jr Henry G. Fahnestock F. Albert Robinson, Jr John L. Lee Joseph C. Bayliss Marshall Kline Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue

Globe girdling flight nears finish over Pacific coast

An Air Force source says three B52s on a nonstop globe girdling flight will reach Point Reyes on the Marin County coast north of San Francisco at 1 52 p m EST. They will proceed to March Field at Riverside California after crossing the Pacific.

San Francisco Air Force Pacific Point Reyes Marin County March Field Riverside Calif

Grieving Mother Recounts Fire Fatalities in Wareham

Mrs. Mary Smith, 36, describes how four of her five children died in a late night fire that destroyed their home in Wareham Massachusetts. Beulah 14 and the mother escaped seconds before collapse. Annette 8 months Chester 3 Phyllis 10 and Kenneth 13 died in the blaze. The father Jack Smith 60 was in Taunton State Hospital after a breakdown.

Wareham Mass Mary Smith Beulah Annette Chester Phyllis Kenneth Jack Smith Taunton State Hospital Mrs. Smith

Britain Will Stay Great Macmillan Says

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's nationwide speech proclaims Britain remains a great power and will stay strong. He defends U K-US partnership, rejects being a satellite, cites industrial strength and atomic energy leadership as core to prosperity. He reflects on postwar doubts and the Eden era.

Britain Great Macmillan London Harold Macmillan Macmillan United States Free World Middle East Anthony Eden

Kadar’s Newspaper Slams Prosecutors Over Liberalism

In Budapest Nepszabadsag denounces prosecutors for “intolerable liberalism” amid 24 death sentences and pending trials of revolutionaries. Editors claim liberalism harms order, with indictments of a editor and playwright for inciting revolt following the ban of the Federation of Hungarian Writers.

Budapest Hungary Janos Kadar Today Nepszabadsag Federation of Kadar Chou En-lai

Jordan Appointed To Circuit Bench

Gov. Stanley appointed William Southall Jordan a 45 year old Radford attorney to the 36th Judicial Circuit bench filling the vacancy from the death of Judge Robert B. Spiers. The 36th includes Montgomery and Floyd counties and the city of Richmond.

Richmond Stanley William Southall Jordan Radford 36Th Judicial Circuit Jordan Robert B. Spiers 36Th Montgomery Floyd

Librarian Receives Jail Term for Contempt of Congress

Mrs. Mary Knowles a Plymouth Meeting librarian was sentenced to 120 days in jail and fined 500 dollars for contempt of Congress by U S District Judge Ross Rizley after being convicted of refusing to answer questions before a Senate Internal Security subcommittee in 1955. The judge refused probation and allowed an appeal bond.

Washington Mary Knowles Plymouth Meeting Congress U.S. Dist Ross Rizley Knowles Rizley Senate Internal Security Subcommittee

Record Low Temperatures Plague Much of U S Amid Snow

The Associated Press reports continued cold and heavy snow across the nation. Temperatures plunged to minus 3 in some cities and seven below in Clarke as a broad winter storm delivers widespread record lows, with Buffalo near a foot of snow and temps near zero across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions.

Associated Press Midwest Buffalo N.Y Great Lakes Ohio Valley Mississippi Valley Lake Ontario New

Union Official Challenges Senate Probers Authority

Einar O. Mohn of the Teamsters declined to answer questions claiming the Senate Investigations subcommittee lacks proper authority. He and other witnesses faced questions on telegrams urging union officials to challenge the probe as it opened its hearings. The session also included testimony from a stenographer who feared for her safety amid questions about Local 227 and a labor writer harmed last year.

Washington Teamsters Union Einar O. Mohn International Brotherhood of Teamsters Senate Investigations Subcommittee Mohn Dave Beck Teamsters Beck Teamsters’ Union Dominick Santa Maria Old United Automobile Workers Union AFL McClellan D-Ark Santa Maria Robert F. Kennedy Teamsters Local New York UAW Local 227 Allied Industrial Workers of America Afl-Cio Geraldine Taylor Bayonne N. J Victor Riese

Gallon Donors To Sponsor Blood Donor Clinic Here

The Gallon-and-Over Club will sponsor a Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic on Tuesday for 175 pints. The clinic runs 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. in the assembly room of the First Presbyterian Church, with appointments suggested via MO 2 5785.

Red Cross First Presbyterian Church

ABC Stores to Close Saturday for Lee Jackson Day

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announced all Virginia liquor stores will close Saturday in observance of Lee Jackson Day honoring Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson.

Richmond Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Virginia Lee Jackson Robert Er. Lee Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson

Manrobbed After Being Forced Into Car in Richmond

Eugene R Caldwell 34 of Richmond told police two Black men forced him into a car Monday night and drove him nearly to New York before robbing him of 90 dollars and releasing him. He hitchhiked back from about 18 miles south of New York.

Richmond Eugene R Caldwell New York

Mary Chess Cream Body Massage Promotion at Marianne's Winchester

Promotion offers 8 ounce Mary Chess Cream Body Massage at special price of 1.50 plus tax. Regularly 3.00. Available at Marianne's of Winchester. Steps indicate license or listing code Lp-1-15-18-2t.

Confederate Vet William Lundy Turns 109 In Florida

Confederate veteran William A. Lundy celebrated his 109th birthday in Defuniak Springs Florida with neighbors at Walton High School gymnasium. The Elba Alabama native, a former Alabama Home Guard member, was the state’s only Civil War survivor. Radio stations across Florida and Alabama carried the birthday event.

Defuniae Springs Fla William A. Lundy Lundy Florida Walton High School Alabama Alabama Home Guard Elba Ala John Salling Slant Walter W. Williams Franklin Tex Albert Wolson Duluth

Six Die In Powder Plant Explosion Near Tenino

Six men were killed in an explosion at the Pacific Powder Co plant near Tenino in Thurston County. Sheriff Clarence Van Allen said the blast destroyed several buildings at the facility.

Olympia Wash Powder Company Tenino Here Thurston County Clarence van Alien Pacific Powder Co

January Clearance Sale at Lovett's Shoe and Dress

Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop announces a January clearance offering coats suits dresses and shoes from 25 to 50 percent off at locations 156 158 North Loudoun Street.

Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop N. Loudoun

Sub-Freezing Cold Continues Across Winchester Area

The Winchester region endured a fifth straight day of sub freezing temperatures with three degrees below zero in Winchester and unofficial 13 below at Round Hill. Berryville recorded seven below with eight below previous. Snow flurries plus a severe statewide cold snap described by AP as the worst in 15 years.

Winchester Round Hill Berryville W. N. Rutherford Associated Press Virginia Wincheser Fruit Research Laboratory

Fire destroys barns and creamery at Halde man farm

Damage estimated at 35000 dollars after a 2 p.m. blaze leveled two 220 foot barns a shed and a two story creamery building at the Halde man farm. Firefighters from Shawnee Stephens City and Clearbrook fought the flames sparked by high winds to hastily contain the inferno. Cause remains undetermined.

Paul Haldeman Shawnee Stephens City Robert L. Cullers Clearbrook

Virginia forec ast: fair and colder nights easing weekend

The Virginia outlook notes fair weather with easing cold tonight, lows 10 to 15 in the west and north, 15 to 23 in the southeast. Saturday remains fair with milder afternoon, five day forecast runs January 19 to 23 with temperatures about 6 to 8 degrees below normal. Rain or snow expected late Monday or Tuesday, total precipitation 1.3 to 4 inches. Weather table lists Winchester skies with sunrise 7:29, sunset 5:17, last quarter moon, Saturn rising January 22. Weekend events include a Legion Home dance January 20 with Bobby Daniels.

Virginia Winchester Saturn

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