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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1956
Page
1
The weatherman forecasts cooler conditions for the Fourth of July with a high around the 90s and possible lower. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may disrupt picnics in parts of the country while the central plans include mostly fair skies in the East and near seasonal levels nationwide.
Traffic deaths may reach 130 over the Fourth of July period, with a 30 hour window from 6 p m today to midnight tomorrow. Officials say rigid enforcement could limit toll to about 80, and compare with Memorial Day and non-holiday periods.
Air Force Captain reports a positive indication of in-flight collision between a TWA Super Constellation and a United DC7 after collision evidence appeared as passenger scratch marks on wreckage. Recovery teams work under dangerous conditions, with 79 aboard the TWA plane and 58 on the United jet. Authorities in Flagstaff coordinate identifications and investigate regulatory changes.
Vincent A. Catozella was named chairman of the Republican Committee of the City of Winchester at a meeting at the Frederick County Courthouse. The group also named a nine member city committee and delegates and alternates to the State and District Republican Conventions with officers Mrs. Bennett, William O. Grove and Bryan Stotler serving. Delegates to Roanoke July 21 and Staunton July 28 were chosen along with alternates. The unit rule was approved for state and district delegations.
Sen Morse urges President Eisenhower to declare his 1961 re election intent citing health concerns and national urgency. Sparkman argues a second term would be harmful while Hagerty notes no decision rescinded. Knowland says health may allow a run. debate centers on full vigor and leadership.
The Winchester Evening Star invites readers to three local drive-ins Frederick County tonight to celebrate the paper’s 60th anniversary. Winchester Drive-In shows Black Eagle and The Private War of Major Benson, Royal Drive-In previews Our Miss Brooks, and Family Drive-In at Stephens City screens Flaming Feather. Admission is free for Star readers.
Four men riding in a car speeding along a secondary road near Stonington collide with a stone wall and a tree at midnight. All four were married, three served as sailors at the Groton Navy submarine base and one was a recently discharged Army soldier. Victims include William L. Dyar, 25, of Groton, a Talladega, Alabama native, among the dead.
President Eisenhower resumed light activity with about 20 practice golf shots on his Puting green at the Gettysburg farm. He also worked on White House paperwork and signed nine bills from Congress during a morning of convalescence.
E. Walton Opie, ousted State Hospital Board chair, blames Virginia mental hospital woes on medieval thinking by state leaders and politics. He cites board limits and a vacuous system, condemns understaffing, and warns of funding and construction shortages worsened by Gov. Stanley's plan to separate business and treatment roles.
Senate armed services subcommittee sessions featured Democratic critics accusing Secretary of Defense Wilson of making a false statement about air power funding. Wilson defended himself calling for an apology and sparred with Sen. Jackson over remarks on the Air Force budget and bomber production pace.
335 Japanese prisoners of war returned to Maizuru Japan after more than a decade in Communist captivity They signed a joint statement admitting guilt and praising Red China They pledged to work for Japan China friendship The group included 246 former servicemen and 89 civilians
Workers at O Sullivan Rubber Corp voting 250 to 300 at the local armory rejected a company sponsored contract as the eight week strike continued. They will resume negotiations over wage boosts and six holidays while the company pushes a full new contract. An eighth week session is planned for 10 am Thursday as unions from Front Royal and Baltimore pledge support.
Alfred Buck Wilson the 37 year old ex convict who killed three women and kidnapped a girl was shot dead by three Ohio state patrolmen after being cornered near Leavittsburg. He died five hours later in a hospital.
Railroads and other freight haulers reported major effects from the nationwide steel strike as 650,000 workers walked off. The Pennsylvania Railroad announced 18,000 layoffs with additional furloughs at B and O and Reading, while lines like New York Central expected large cuts. Pickets remained at plant gates as inventories fall and shipments slow across Great Lakes and river routes.
The forecast calls for mostly fair skies with scattered showers southwest tonight and Wednesday. Cooler conditions expected Wednesday and tonight in the north and east with lows around mid to upper 60s north and 68 to 70 south. Sunrise tomorrow is 4 51 a.m. and sunset today 7 42 p.m. Moonrise Wednesday at 1 20 p.m. New Moon Saturday night.
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