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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1959

Page

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Kozlov Starts U S Sightseeing Tour After Berlin Talks

Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov began a 10 day U S tour with no progress on Berlin. He planned lunch with Gov. Edmund G Brown in Sacramento then San Francisco visits. Nixon and Herter described the talks as friendly but unproductive.

California Edmund G. Brown San Francisco National Airport Kozlov U.S Asst Livingston T. Merchant Soviet Union United States Kremlin Lovell Berlin Richard M. Nixon Nixon Christian A. Herter Manchester Mass

Pro Gress at Valley Pike Station Features Skating Figures

A service station on Valley Pike uses two attractive young ladies on roller skates to greet visitors, handle windows and tourist information. Holiday readers are warned to keep perishable foods at home due to spoilage risk from heat. A reader error is acknowledged about date misreading in the July issue. Pleasant weather returns with mild nights and warm days around the Fourth of July, with temperatures near normal for the next five days.

Valley Pike

Forest fire near Sierraville consumes 6000 acres

About 400 firefighters and five planes battled a July fire fanned by 40 mph winds spreading 6000 acres from a Sierra Nevada camp toward Sierraville. Evacuations included 30 Girl Scouts. no towns or lives endangered. San Quentin prisoners aided lines. borate dropped by planes. Authorities warned fires are unpredictable in bone dry woods.

Sierraville Calif Sierra Nevada State Division of Forestry C. E. Eberhart Tahoe Eberhart San Quentin Redding Fresno San Francisco Nevada

Jury Finds Divorcee Guilty Of Murder In Ohio

Edythe Klumpp, 41, found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Louise Bergen. A 12-member jury deliberated about 13 hours then rendered the verdict, with possible execution in Ohio's electric chair unless higher courts intervene.

Cincinnati Ohio Edythe Margaret Klumpp Louise Bergen

Troop Movements Reported in Cuba

Wide spread troop movements were reported in Cuba as Fidel Castro's government faced mounting counterrevolutionary activity. Police seized an arms cache in Havana and eight men were arrested in a case described as highly significant. Reinf orcements moved into eastern and western regions amid sabotage and guerrilla activity linked to agrarian reform. Behind the plot were exiled figures including Rolando Masferrer and Jose Pedraza. The unrest prompted a death sentence for counterrevolutionary acts and resignation of Air Force commander Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz amid alleged Communist infiltration.

Havana Cuba Fidel Castro Fulgencio Batista Rolando Masferrer Miami Fla Jose Pedraza Batista Dominican Republic Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz Castro

Officials Muster Ingenuity To Stop Highway Slaughter

Traffic safety officials nationwide mobilize for the Fourth of July weekend. Plans include patrol cars planes radar and ghost cars to deter speeders and reduce deaths. Local groups and states expand efforts with patrols billboards and awareness campaigns.

American Legionnaires Iowa Iowa Outdoor Advertising Assn

Pentagon Fire Loss Estimated At 6 Million

Air Force officials reduced the pentagon fire loss estimate for electronic brain equipment to about six million dollars from thirty million for three computer systems damaged in the blaze. The total cost will include additional equipment and structural damage. the computers were owned by International Business Machines Corp and leased to the Air Force. The incident occurred in a windowless ground level section of the Pentagon headquarters.

Washington Air Force Pentagon International Business Machine Corp Statistical Services Office

Tragic Rt 11 Crash North of Stephens City Claims Four Lives

A pre dawn collision on Route 11 north of Stephens City killed four occupants in a car and lightly injured the truck driver. The truck carrying movie film burned, and authorities called it Frederick County’s worst multi fatality crash in years. The victims were three Colmar Pennsylvania residents and a West Virginia teen.

Rt. 11 Stephens City Frederick County Gavis J. H. Smith, Jr Robert Wanda Cole Colmar Memorial Hospital Omps Funeral Howard L. Altizer Salem Elliott Motor Lines Winchester Smith Shawnee Rouss South End R. C. Clem Clem Ernie Nesselrodt Washington, D.C Elliott Terminal Washington

Heavy Traffic Marks Start Of Holiday Here

Traffic was heavy on city streets and highways as the Fourth of July holiday began. State Police reported dense travel overnight with many cars moving north and west on Route 50, two wrecks including a fatality of four persons. Weather expected to be clear and mild with no showers until Sunday evening. Major weekend events include the Virginia State Championship Trap Shooting Tournament at Winchester Gun Club, stock car racing at Airport Speedway, and baseball and softball games. local clubs plan Fourth of July parties.

Winchester Loudoun St Virginia Winchester Gun Club Airport Speedway F & M Bank Frederick Senseng Park Middletown Mountain Falls Rouss Park Blue Ridge Winchester Country Clubs Winchester Recreation Department

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