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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1955
Page
5
Channel 4 lineup lists daytime and evening programs from 4:00 to 11:30, including rides, dramas, news, and features. Notable items include Riders of Black Hills, Badge 714, Matt Dennis, Dear Phoebe, and Tonight with Steve Allen, with weather and sports segments interspersed.
A dense listing of programs across Channel 5 and Channel 9 with a mix of cartoons news features movies and live action shows. Notable items include Devil on Horseback Googie Withers city detective Jim Gibbons Show Rin Tin Tin and The Lone Ranger along with Saturday Matinees The Powers Girl and King of the Bandits.
FRIDAY NIGHT line up extends from 6:15 News to 11:15 Sign Off with programs such as What’s the Answer and Platter Party. Saturday lists News at 6:30 and 12:00, plus Church of God and Checker Board Time among midday offerings.
Virginia Tech reports 1955 graduates mostly stayed local with 500 degree recipients. Dr. W. H. Cato notes 76 percent placed within Virginia and the South, 22 percent serving in the armed forces, and state agencies offering 71 percent of positions followed by 25 percent from the federal government.
Malaya’s tele communications department moves to install a microwave telephone system in Ipoh to handle 600 long distance calls simultaneously, up from 96, with capacity to carry radio and television programs in the tin mining hub.
Billy Graham sails for home after six weeks in Europe preaching to crowds from Glasgow Kelvin Hall to Hampden Park and Wembley Stadium. He estimates 30 million heard him and half a million in continental venues. He plans 26 TV programs and November discussions at Cambridge and Oxford.
A 2742 foot boa constrictor escaped its cage at a northwest Iowa carnival in Meriden. It bit trainer B. C. Davenport on the wrist and, after the cage was opened for a photo, the lights went out. The snake later was captured and returned to its enclosure.
A promotional notice touts Winchester as a busy shopping hub with bargains abound. The tag line emphasizes value and diversity of stores in the city center.
In Wolverine Michigan Daniel Buelman left his tractor-trailer on a hill and entered a hotel dining room for coffee. Minutes later the truck rolled in through the wall creating a 12 by 12 foot hole and leaving him with a tab for coffee and damages.
In Erlanger Kentucky Ted Cress faces a run of misfortune affecting his plans and decisions as he navigates the fallout of ongoing difficulties. The story outlines his struggle and the community’s reaction to his predicament.
A thief stole Cress’s car from a parking lot and drove a few blocks before crashing into a truck at an intersection. Cress owned the damaged truck.
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