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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1957
Page
10
President Eisenhower argues that a bold peace requires sacrifice and strength. He pledges U S resolve to cost of security and aiding others, underscoring United Nations authority as mankind’s best hope for a dignified law among nations.
Barbados an island in the British West Indies has a population of about 223000 and reflects a growing demographic detail in regional surveys.
Two people were hospitalized over the weekend after separate traffic incidents near Petersburg West Virginia and on US Route 50 near State Route 259. William Presgraves 20 of Loudoun Street remained under observation in fair condition after an unrelated West Virginia crash.
State Forester George Dean reports Virginia had the fewest forest-fire losses of any Southern state in 1956 and lower than its 1955 total. He cites 1,408 fires and 6,982 acres burned, with only seven tenths of one percent of protected property burned.
Four-year-old Danny Coker of Buchanan County died from burns after his clothing caught fire. Frederick Bott, 77, died in a trailer-home fire near here. Llewellyn Parsons, 52, died when a child swept into her third-floor bedroom. Louis Spilman of Waynesboro News-Virginian won the Lee Editorial Award for editorials on school legislation and public issues. A Richmond traffic death raised the 1957 toll to 50 as Minnie Watson died after being struck by a hit-and-run car. her granddaughter Patricia Curry was hospitalized.
Pope Prus xI traveled a sentimental route from the Vatican to Capranica College in Rome to mark its 500th year. The 80 year old pontiff, once Eugenio Pacelli aged 18 in 1894 95, entered the college and slept in a small room now noted by a tablet.
The Supreme Court granted a hearing to 23 film workers led by Gale Sondergaard and Howard La Silva who allege Hollywood blacklisting cost them work and seeks damages of 2 250 000 each. The suit targets major film companies, distributors, and House Un-American Activities members.
Two escaped criminal lunatics Frank Ellis and Richard Maskill were recaptured in Newark after riding a stolen motorcycle armed with a shotgun. A policeman and crowd subdued them. they had fled Rampton mental institution and terrorized nearby homes for two days before the arrest.
Police launched one of their largest manhunts in years after a man was struck on the head with an iron bar and had three fingers broken. The area, about 15 miles from Newark, saw busloads of officers, tracker dogs, and spotter planes sweeping the countryside. Authorities suspect the fugitives may have holed up nearby, possibly in Sherwood Forest southwest of the escape zone.
A dry cleaning service advertises Sanitone Dry Cleaning PLUS SOFT SET for woolens and new miracle fabrics. It promises dirt and spots removed while maintaining full body and drape, claiming coats suits and dresses stay smart longer. Call for service today.
Gypsies seldom become farmers, preferring varied jobs such as musicians metal work and trading. In November 1956 truck traffic on major turnpikes ranged from 10 percent on the New Jersey Turnpike to 74.3 percent on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with other states showing 11.5 to 24.9 percent.
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