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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
1
Winchester public schools will open for the 1959 60 session Sept 3. Garland R Quarles announced today that two faculty meetings will precede the start, on Sept 1 and Sept 2.
A 76-foot Juno I rocket exploded shortly after liftoff at Cape Canaveral, injuring none of the 55 people in the blockhouse. The Explorer VI satellite was lost, intended as a space lab to study cosmic radiation and space weather. The Air Force said the cause will be determined after data analysis.
Daniel T. Grimes was elected Chef de Gare of Voiture 1078 Forty and Eight at the annual dinner meeting held at the Lee Jackson. He succeeds Ralph Cain and oversees a slate of officers including D C Daugherty and Bernard F. Groves Jr. Grimes is a WWII Army veteran and longtime Legion and community member. installation was conducted by Charles B. Moten with Rufus Caldwell assisting. The report also notes local ads and notices on the same page.
The Senate Rackets Committee will hold a three day preliminary probe starting July 27 into UAW finances including flower funds used as campaign contributions. The inquiry aims to determine if enough evidence exists for public hearings and may examine union officials’ finances and proposed rules governing political funding.
Two small boys discuss a Hercules poster. Moody Slonaker chases a crab through an alley near his home, the creature escapes. M. E. Link presents a vegetable novelty with potato seed pods on a home garden plant. Two sailors flagged for speeding were radar technicians.
In Geneva, Secretary of State Herter told Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko that the United States would attend a summit if arrangements secure Berlin’s freedom and prevent future crises. He warned a Berlin plan tied to unification could spark new dangers and urged durable postunification guarantees.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev vowed the USSR would never start a war anywhere at any time. He spoke to miners unions in Sosnowiec, hailed Communist victory and urged coexistence while contrasting Soviet missiles with U S rockets, amid renewed vigor after a weary start to his Poland visit.
A civil rights bill cleared a Senate Judiciary subcommittee by 4-3 amid guarded hopes and warnings. Opponents vow to block stronger measures, while proponents see potential to move the bill through the full committee. The measure would require three years of voter registration records and extend the Civil Rights Commission's life to 1961.
The Associated Press reports a half‑million United Steelworkers and over 20,000 allied industry workers idle. No meetings are set, mediation planned but delayed until Monday. Davis tour led by J D McDonald through Bethlehem aims to press talks. Daily losses reach 300,000 tons of production and about 70 million in weekly wages. Union seeks a 15 cent hourly raise in a multi‑year contract plus cost‑of‑living protections. industry counters with one‑year extension and elimination of certain practices.
Across the Monongahela in Homestead a U.S. Steel mill sits dark as the first day of a nationwide steel strike ends. Pickets from United Steelworkers Local 1397 chat play cards, share meals, and plan side gigs while TV and a Pirates game echo nearby.
Douglas Aircraft Co reports a $12.143 million net loss for the six months ended May 31 due to high DC8 program costs. Net sales were $447.853 million, down from $593.974 million a year earlier. Loss per share was $3.93 vs a 1958 profit of $3.31. Deliveries and missile contracts expected to restore profitability.
USW leaders launch a two day tour of Bethlem Trenton Philadelphia and other steel centers to brief members on the strike as 500 000 workers walk out. Unemployment rises in rail coal trucking and ore sectors with about 20 000 idled and talks with Finnegan at a standstill.
A Piper Comanche piloted by Ben Taylor with Richard 15 and Karl Gulich ran low on fuel and lost radio contact while flying from Tempe to Rochester amid fog. After an hour and a half of blind flight they found Front Royal Stokes Airport, landed about 7 p.m. with the fuel exhausted, and occupants were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Carbaugh.
An Associated Press survey shows most U S industry can last 1 to 3 months without new steel deliveries. Auto, construction, and other large users are well stocked, some buying from Europe. The strike's immediate effects hit railroads, trucking, and waterborne freight as mills furloughed workers and plant output lagged, with Ford and auto suppliers largely insulated.
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