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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1960
Page
1
Realistic Kennedy backers acknowledged on Monday they cannot clinch the nomination on the first ballot. Strategists planned a second roll call blitz to push Kennedy toward the Democratic nomination as the party prepares to open its convention.
Senate President Cesare Merzagora called for a 15 day truce to curb rioting and strikes in Italy. Government warned of tougher police action unless Communists halt violence that has killed seven and injured 750. Premier Tambroni accused Reds of opportunistic tactics as protests flare in Palermo.
A Mexican congress spokesman for the ruling party declares solid support for the Cuban people against the United States. Senators cheer as Emilio Sanchez Piedras states Mexico’s solidarity and belief in Cubans’ right to social justice and economic liberty, wording echoed as policy stance.
The Down Crier notes gamblers at Shenandoah Downs refuse to give names when claiming Bonanza winnings. One man topped $5,000 on Wednesday and five players won $1,258.40 each for five of six winners last night. Weather and local notices follow with a pleasant July-like forecast and a slight weekend chill.
In Havana on Thursday night Fidel Castro's government denounced the U S protest over seizure of American and British oil refineries in Cuba. Raul Roa accused the United States of falsehood and hypocrisy and said foreign oil firms were trying to return control. The British protest note was not released in full.
Allen Walker 25 of Charles Town was pulled from the Shenandoah near Bloomery Bridge at 6 45 am. Walker a Negro race track worker was in a plywood row boat with three white men when it capsized. He wore heavy shoes and was believed a non swimmer. River searchers included eight boats from state police and local fire companies with Boy Scouts aiding. The body lies at Melvin T Strider Funeral Home with funeral arrangements pending.
The Winchester Star announces an essay contest titled What’s Right About American Youth sponsored with Eugene Gilbert. Prizes of 20 10 and 5 will be awarded to top local essays under 300 words written by writers under 20. Entries must be original legibly written on one side of a single sheet with name age address and Winchester Star in the upper left corner and postmarked by July 15.
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Christian A. Herter will confer on the Cuban crisis at Newport Rhode Island this weekend. White House Press Secretary James Hagerty said the session will be held Sunday or Monday and that Herter will fly from Manchester Massachusetts to join the President. The two leaders will also discuss other international issues and meet with about 16 members of the Science Advisory Committee next Tuesday. The President and Mrs Eisenhower arrived in Newport for a month long vacation and golfed at the Newport Country Club with George E. Allen, Howard G. Cushing, and Jimmie Farrell.
Six adults prepare to appear before a Clarke County grand jury on Monday in connection with break ins at Shenandoah Retreat cabins. Indictments expected against each of Lloyd Allen Painter Leon McFillen Charles Heflin Robert May John Brubaker and Jimmie Marcus. All out on $1000 bond.
AFL-CIO President George Meany told Democratic platform drafters that June jobless figures could rise by nearly a million, the largest May to June increase since World War II, signaling stagnation rather than growth. He urged policies boosting growth and criticized Eisenhower era policies.
Khrushchev hinted in Vienna that the Soviet Union may sign a peace treaty with East Germany in September. He said consults with Otto Grotewohl and Walter Ulbricht could lead to such an accord, noting West German MPs would need East German visas to return. He warned West Berlin sits on East German soil and assailed Adenauer, while deflecting a message to the U S Democratic convention.
Bennie W. Garrison, 59, was found guilty of assault and battery and fined 50 in a razor slashing at his barber shop on May 11. The Frederick County Circuit Court jury deliberated two hours and 20 minutes, considering whether the act was malicious or in self defense.
Thousands of panic stricken whites flee across the Congo River from the mutinous capital of the former Congo as Congo army moves to restore control. Belgian Embassy reports partial calm after President Kasavubu addresses troops. Refugees overwhelmed Brazzaville across the river while some Belgians are arrested, no violence reported.
The Air Force will send a dozen F102 interceptors and 230 personnel from the 33rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron now at England AFB Louisiana back to Thule Greenland in August as part of a review of the master defense plan. The move follows protests by General Laurence Kuter chief of NORAD and reverses a March демobilization of the 827th squadron.
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