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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1958
Page
1
Traffic fatalities over the Memorial Day holiday rose to 370, shattering the 1955 three day toll. Drownings reached 127 and 33 died in miscellaneous accidents, for a total of 585 deaths in the 78 hour period from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday.
The Handley High School commencement week begins with Rev Dr W Maynard Sparks delivering the Baccalaureate sermon in the school auditorium. Graduation exercises follow on June 9 with the Handley Glee Club and student leaders participating in a formal program.
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles scheduled a major policy conference to shape relations with Gen de Gaulle s government in France and respond to Soviet hints on nuclear test talks. Khrushchev suggested including Polish Czech and neutral scientists and Moscow as a venue, with Geneva as a working site and De Gaulle s stance under scrutiny.
Paris AP report says the National Assembly approved Premier De Gaulle sweeping decree powers for six months by a 322 to 232 vote. The measure goes to the Senate as De Gaulle aims to secure Algeria policy and restore order in the rebel territory.
The Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in Winchester now has probation services through Andrew Gott, new superintendent of the Winchester Department of Public Welfare. Judge John W. Rice directs the program, linking welfare aid with court-ordered reports to guide youths back to normal life, while Gott plans to utilize community resources and available public funds to maximize impact.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved a 6.12 percent overall rise in physical damage auto insurance. Unmarried men under 25 will see about a 40 percent jump. New rates take effect June 11 for new and renewing policies and August 1 for all policies. Policies cannot be cancelled or rewritten to dodge the increase after June 2. This is the first rate rise in over seven years.
A Brighton woman died after being found nude in a lime pit. Sheriff’s investigator Bill Kerns said foul play could be involved while identification remained incomplete. A passing motorist heard screams and police were alerted as firemen recovered the victim. Doctors cited heart failure from severe shock as the likely cause.
Linda Myers 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin M Myers of 601 Smithfield Ave presents a $50 bill to Ervin Cleveland agent for the Winchester Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Linda, former vice president of the Junior SPCA at Virginia Avenue School, becomes a life member as the first enrolled by Mr Cleveland and the fourth in 54 years.
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office investigates a break-in at the Old Mill Storage south of Winchester on Rt. 11 over Memorial Day weekend. No items reported missing as of mid‑morning. Two-car crash near Nain hospitalized a Bunker Hill woman. three-car crash on Reliance Road injures Middletown youths. Weather turns warm with 86–87 degree days and a brief thunderstorm.
In a tense truce nearly 500,000 workers reported to GM Chrysler and Ford plants without a union contract. It was the first nationwide no contract turn out for GM and Chrysler since 1937 and Ford since 1941, with UAW head Walter Reuther urging restraint to avoid plant shutdowns.
In Vienna three anti Communist Czechoslovaks forced a charter plane to land at Aspern Airport. The trio, including a mechanic and a former factory owner, claimed asylum after revealing a broken pistol. Police detained all four people for interrogation and the plane was secured in a hangar.
The Sixth of June ceremony in Winchester will present Confederate flags to four fire companies and to Conrad Hoover Post 21 American Legion. Turner Ashby Chapter and Miss Lucy Kurtz organize the event with speeches by George Glass Handley High School student and history teacher M K Bushong introducing. A legion VFW D A V volley and taps will follow in Stonewall Cemetery with a luncheon and flag and memorial presentations at the War Memorial Building and Winchester Frederick Historical Society to close.
President Eisenhower urged American youth to champion world peace and home justice in a Mount St. Mary’s College commencement address. He framed the era as free governments versus despotic communism, urging progress in racial relations education and living standards, for both the United States and free nations. The First Couple traveled from Gettysburg after Memorial Day activities to attend the ceremony.
London reports Alfred Hinds known as Quicksilver Alf escaped from Chelmsford Prison with another inmate. This marks his third breakout in 30 months and prompts a broad manhunt across Britain as authorities weigh jail security and the ease of escapes.
The Winchester Frederick County AA hosts its third annual four state Get Together at the War Memorial Building June 7 8 expected attendees from Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Virginia The opening session June 7 at 8 pm features Frank L Mt Vernon with speakers Roland II Wilmington Betty R Concred and Robert H Richmond June 8 starts at 2 pm with Julian B Silver Spring as chair along with Hazel R and Tom H New York City A coffee bar opens Saturday to night and Sunday coffee and buns begin at 10 am The event is open to all with no registration fee.
Oldest refrigerator to be awarded free to the winner. Enter at Miller and Anderson 19 East Boscawen Street. Entry dates and codes shown on the ad.
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