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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1956
Page
3
Tito leaves for Moscow in a thaw between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. The visit follows Belgrade’s June talks with Khrushchev and Bulganin and signals Tito’s ideologic comfort with Russia despite western aid. Italian Communist leader Togliatti met Tito ahead of the Moscow trip.
The Wall Street Journal argues that General Randolph Pate correctly accepted broad accountability for the Parris Island deaths. It notes his confession extended responsibility beyond the sergeant to training officers and up to the Commandant, praising the example set by accepting duty at the top.
The text questions where the United States stands after Tito’s triumphal Moscow entry, cites over a billion dollars in American aid to Yugoslavia, and notes military and political encouragement given to the country. It also references Franco’s prior warning of possible Soviet Tito rapprochement.
A curated digest presents notable editorials from daily papers, highlighting themes, debates, and influential voices shaping public discourse across multiple regions. Readers gain insight into policy stances, economic views, and social issues framed by syndicated editorial writers.
A playful verse mocks a golfer named Duff, criticizing a high cranium player who cannot pass a ball. It uses vivid imagery like a whistle, red light, and hooked or sliced shots to lampoon flawing performance and seating amid the crowd.
Veledictorian Stephen Brown led the Andley Aich class with Earl Fauver as salutatorian. Engagement announced for Cora Ella Pierce to William Dickerson. Expressions of hospitality at Chanticleer Inn for Elizabeth Harrison Baker. George Washington University degree earned by H Dennis Hoover. Mary Marshall Steck graduates Holton Arms. Flooding in Pennsylvania disrupts life and transport. Virginia swears in Thomas Granville Burch as junior senator. Hoover appointee Roy St Lewis named U S Assistant Attorney General. Other local moves include Mrs Frank Hack and friends leaving for Tome School for final exercises. John Massie guests at Stephens City.
Fifty years ago in 1906 Mrs. Charles J Faulkner and Miss Sallie Faulkner sailed from New York aboard the steamer St Louis bound for Europe. Mrs Julia Bradford wife of the Clarke County Treasurer visited Winchester at her old home. Miss Maggie Stickier of Hagerstown visited her sister Mrs I D Myers at Gaylord.
Turkish government officials said a devastating earthquake in eastern Turkey likely killed more than 600 people. Flood waters fed by long rains receded after raging across towns and fields.
An analysis notes China could serve as a showcase for Soviet policy toward Asia, with early signals showing China not yet fully committed in the Cold War alignment. The piece explores potential shifts in alliances and economic influence as tensions persist.
Reports to the White House and State Department say Mao Zedong’s China, backed by Soviet aid, expands rapidly, modernizes industry, builds armies, and projects influence across Asia. Washington sees potential long-term U.S. disadvantages as China emulates Moscow and garners sympathy from India to Indonesia.
The Lord's Prayer is an our prayer uniting individuals into a church communal life. Christians live as social beings amid Earth’s life, where God’s plan includes both individual and mass. Christianity starts with the individual and expands to a global message through social existence.
A reader quiz outlines scores for a 100 question test over 10 days with memory based ratings and provides sample questions across Oddity Bible Science and more. It ends with a Q A about the 1955 Pennsylvania Turnpike death toll of 90 fatalities in five crashes totaling about 1% of road traffic and 17 million vehicles using the road.
Dr. Homer Rodeheaver, hymn writer and singer, who for 20 years traveled with evangelist Billy Sunday as his musical director, died December 18, 1955, at age 75.
Past 24 hours ending 8:30 am on June 12 recorded rainfall. The year to date totals reach 14.60 inches in 1956 and 70 inches for the season, with a 43 year average of 36.95 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1955 include January 2.45, February 1.95, March 2.98, April 3.10, May 3.90, June 3.90, July 3.69, August 4.99, September 2.65, October 3.22, November 2.57, and December 2.46 inches.
The piece explains quick actions for accidental poisoning in children from household chemicals and acids. It lists first aid: call a doctor, give lemon juice or vinegar for alkalis, milk to reduce vomiting, milk of magnesia or lime water for acids, keep the patient warm and quiet, and notes that inducing vomiting can be risky with caustics. It ends with a brief Q and A about blood pressure after a stroke.
American rainbow trout released into New Zealand rivers reach weights over five pounds. The report notes successful growth and adaptation across multiple watercourses, highlighting translocation as a viable strategy for stocking streams and enhancing angling opportunities.
The term nest egg for saved money originates from a 1611 literary allusion to placing a glass egg in a chicken coop to entice hens to lay eggs, a quirky custom linked to thrift.
A dense tv guide lists programs on channels 4 5 7 and 9 from 4 pm to midnight including Footlight Theater Perry Como Show George Gobel Texaco Theater J Durante and Lawrance Welk Show with sports news and late movie blocks featuring James Stewart Donna Reed and Beat the Clock plus news weather and Sign Off times
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