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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1959
Page
1
Vice President Richard M. Nixon toured a copper mining area in the Ural Mountains and was greeted with cheers by officials and workers along the route. The outing highlighted his visit to the Soviet Union and the opening remarks emphasized cooperation and progress at the mining site.
Precisely five people attended the public hearing on Winchester's proposed master plan for future development. Attendees included Dr and Mrs Hugh Clark Mrs Robert Y Conrad Robert Edwards and W Nelson Page representing Shenandoah Valley National Bank. The session in the Corporation Courtroom was led by vice mayor Mrs L M Allen with planning commission members present.
DeVon Smith 33 of Los Angeles arrived in Winchester England to deliver a greetings letter from Mayor Claude Smalts. The hitchhiker plans to visit 40 European counterparts and will tour the United States first this summer before heading to Europe. He has driven 174703 miles in ten years and thumbed rides in 316 vehicles since leaving California. He works in an LA auto plant in winter and stores his belongings each summer before resuming travel. He will visit Leningrad Moscow and other cities, then travel to England by dormitory boat to begin a Europe tour. The Richmond rainfall report notes 12.85 inches in July well above normal 5.64 inches.
The Down Crier notes a pet kitten belonging to Mrs John Southerly of Clearbrook meows for sliced tomatoes and even prefers them to food. A separate item recalls the shortest picnic on record by 19 girls from a local textile mill at Senseng Park from 12 05 to 12 45. The piece also quotes a Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival booster from Lambton Co New York sugar brokers.
Patricia Faye Smith fought off a former attacker who returned to her Canoga Park home. The assailant slashed her and threatened further violence after years of harassment and anonymous calls. Police issued a nationwide alert for the scarred suspect.
In dense fog near Ambrose Channel the liner Queen Elizabeth and freighter American Hunter collided. No injuries reported. Repairs rushed to a three foot hole in the Elizabeth bow as both ships remained afloat. Harbor traffic halted two hours while tugs moored the liner at Pier 90.
Berlin talks show some progress on minor points and weapon definitions but fail to bridge core disputes. The Big Four plan to wind up by Wednesday with a future meeting, while Khrushchev seeks concessions and a summit only if West Berlin is resolved.
The Federal Reserve Board reports 1959 consumer finances show higher liquid assets and income despite recession. Personal income rose eight billion dollars, savings and bank deposits climbed, and stock values grew. auto debt fell while credit shifted to other forms. Breadwinner loss affected over seven million families part of the year.
Hawaii votes gave Republicans victories across the ticket including governor lieutenant governor and a U S senator, signaling a possible GOP revival. Democrats cited two of three Senate seats as staying with them and control of the state House. Party leaders hailed hard work and "good government" as key factors while noting Long and Inouye won Senate and House seats for Democrats.
About 25 motorists stopped along State Route 80 in Albany after flat tires were reported. Deputies uncovered a 3 inch by 12 inch honing tool planted on the highway about 18 inches from the center line, stabilized by rods driven five inches into the road.
Gordonville AP report notes a new sighting in the Jackson family murder case. Wallace Poindexter of Louisa County says a slim man in a green 1953 model Ford followed him from midnight after leaving Virginia Medal Products Co. Poindexter observed the driver’s outline and faced no plate visibility. He kept a rifle at home but says he would have used it if present. He contacted state police.
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