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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1960
Page
1
Fire broke out around 12 20 a m at Duff s Ham Shop on Valley Pike causing about 15 000 in damage. Owner Melvin T Duff estimated 5 000 to 6 000 to rebuild and 10 000 to cover contents with insurance in place. Fire was spotted by a passing motorist and sparked by fireworks stored inside.
A Fort Bragg fragment describes Sp5 Daniel E Blye detailing field hardships from chiggers to insects during a National Guard encampment. Another item notes Marvin Boone gaining ownership of a German shepherd Midnight after borrowing it, with Sempeles entering with a puppy. Temperature reports forecast cooler nights, sunny days, and a Hawaii 50 star flag stamp sale at the post office.
President Eisenhower rejected Rockefeller’s claim that U S military power has declined and said Khrushchev’s meddling in the U S election is crude. He noted Congress altered eight budgets since 1953, with three increases in election years, and defended defense spending amid Democratic control. He left Cuba and budget views for later remarks and warned a possible budget surplus is unlikely amid tax and pay-raise costs.
President Eisenhower said the United States would act as it sees fit to protect its interests if a Soviet submarine base were established in Cuba, though he viewed such a base as unlikely. He noted the OAS would be involved and hinted at policy discussions pending Cuba’s expropriation law and a new sugar bill.
Deputies report about 20 Full Gospel Assembly families in Benson Arizona barricaded inside sealed homes and church awaiting an expected atomic attack. They bought large food stocks and cover homes with newspapers as neighbors note vanished families and disrupted routine. Authorities traced concern to a missing wife and children of a Benson man who is not in the sect.
About 200 summer school students at Bridgewater College received typhoid shots yesterday following a campus outbreak. Dean John W. Boitnott notified 550 regular students to consult doctors, with five cases reported around June 10. Dr. William B. Wilde investigates the source, believed tied to campus dining facilities.
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson seeks the Democratic nomination by the fifth convention ballot as Oscar Chapman predicts a Johnson victory by the fourth or fifth ballot. Chapman says the third ballot will be crucial signaling a shift from Kennedy, with Johnson’s backers optimistic despite Kennedy’s lead. Johnson says a third ballot victory is possible, but the exact ballot remains uncertain.
Melvin D. Rees Jr. a 31 year old jazz musician charged in a Maryland indictment for five murders, was ordered back to Baltimore after a brief removal hearing. He will be driven 961 miles handcuffed, guarded by U.S. Marshal Harrison, with no overnight rest.
Deputy Labour Leader Aneurin Bevan dies at 62 after abdominal surgery and hospitalization. Bevan a fiery socialist and foreign affairs spokesman died peacefully at his home west of London with wife Jennie Lee present.
The Star announces judges Eva Massey Melton Wright and Mrs Charles Schutte Jr for the What’s Right About American Youth essay contest. Prizes of 20 10 and 5 await winners under 20 with 300 words max. Entries due July 15 addressed to What Young People Think Contest Winchester Star.
Pre convention shakedowns highlight California and Pennsylvania as possible kingmakers if they unite behind one candidate. California Governor Pat Brown leans to Kennedy while Pennsylvania Governor Lawrence may back Symington, with convention rules and state votes shaping the first ballot dynamics.
Fidel Castro's Cabinet authorizes expropriation of American property in Cuba and pays compensation only if the United States buys more Cuban sugar at premium prices. The decree allows seizure of U.S. owned companies and requires payment in Cuban government bonds funded by a sugar export levy. It lowers the compensation threshold and hints at targets like the Cuban Electric Co. amid tense U.S. relations over sugar quotas and price support.
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