02 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1960
Page
1
Six people were injured in a string of traffic mishaps as a three day Fourth of July weekend began. Police warned motorists to drive cautiously amid warm humid conditions and possible thunderstorms.
Judge George M Coles granted a temporary injunction delaying the new blue law in Charlottesville to allow time for a ruling on all state blue laws. Merchants argued irreparable damage from Sunday sales losses while similar actions unfold in Williamsburg and Hampton with injunctions or hearings pending.
Mary Evans finds 14 four leaf and two five leaf clovers in a six inch lawn patch at 328 Sheridan Ave. The Town Crier recalls a Washington dinner and Patterson Johansson fight misadventure and a White Sox Senators game rainout. Bestor Cooper asks about a Star issue dating error from 1896. A Moss Point fire truck braves rain on Boscawen St with an umbrella-assisted driver.
Winchester police Captain F M Funk says blue law complaints will be investigated and reported to the commonwealth's attorney with no special policing planned. Frederick County Sheriff Robert L DeHaven echoes the stance, and State Police Sergeant F L Woolf confirms violations will be investigated.
An American RB47 reconnaissance bomber disappeared on a mapping mission north of the Barents Sea with six crewmen aboard. Last position logged at 73°30′ N 35°E, near the Barents Sea north of Finmark. Search planes began at Bodoe Norway as U.S. officials say overflight of Soviet territory was not deliberate.
In an afternoon marked by a setback a young woman faced discomfort during a walk outside the city and was forced to quit after pebbles in her shoes. Officials noted her hiking rules and readiness.
The Associated Press reports a jump in traffic fatalities during the Independence Day holiday weekend as 370 potential deaths are forecast by the National Safety Council. Comparisons show 348 deaths in the prior nonholiday weekend and 367 deaths over Memorial Day.
Mathias, Arthur Sherman reports natural gas on his property after returning home to a nonworking water pump and a fired hydrant chain. A plumber failed to help and a match caused a window to blow out. He plans to form a gas venture, with an Oklahoma wildcat company to drill.
Classified notice requests a bookkeeper for a large local firm with applications to Write Box 29 care Winchester Star. Readers must provide name, age and references. Special notice states Riteway Cleaners will close for vacation from July 4 to July 9 at 309 N Braddock and 210 E Piccadilly.
Frederick County cannot use The Plaza for metered parking under state law and related regulations are void. The ruling, urged by Commonwealths Attorney Joseph A. Massie Jr., allows possible sale of land to the city for parking, with the city to set rules. Massie will seek board action at the July 1 meeting.
Havana reports Fidel Castro's government courting U S and European shipping to deliver 60 000 barrels a day of oil to Cuba amid the seizure of Esso Standard and Shell refineries and a squeeze on Western oil imports. Officials say Soviet aid may include shipments, while warning foreign firms that continued refusal could prompt further seizures.
The United States formally accuses Russia of blocking progress at the Geneva Disarmament Conference in a Moscow-delivered embassy message. Khrushchev and Eisenhower exchange accusations surface as the U.S. urges the Soviets to rethink and resume negotiations on disarmament.
Front Royal Academy signs a lease with Sid Veasey to host private classes at the Virginia Gentleman Club if the elementary opens next year. The move follows earlier use by the Warren County Educational Foundation for Mosby Academy and aims to offer private schooling for county children, including a segregation context amid admissions for 11 African American students. Fleet’s Closed Monday.
The Star will not publish on Monday in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Readers are advised to note the schedule change and plan accordingly.
Former President Harry S. Truman says Kennedy may not be ready for the White House and accuses the Los Angeles convention of being rigged for Kennedy. He endorses Symington, urges a fair, open process, and resigns from the Missouri delegation while criticizing party control and a prearranged outcome.
Congress, in a rare move, overrode President Eisenhower to grant pay raises to about 1 percent of federal workers costing about 746 million dollars yearly. The decision followed White House criticisms of fiscal irresponsibility and pork barrel tactics. Some workers will see immediate increases under the new scales effective Friday.
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