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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1958
Page
1
The government reported improved employment in May with a large rise in employed persons and fewer idle workers. A joint Commerce and Labor Departments report put May employment at 64,061,000, up 1,154,000 from April.
In Oran De Gaulle told Algeria’s insurgent Public Safety Committee their authority ends as he states he will run Algeria. He named Gen Raoul Salan as delegate-general in Algiers and will personally control Algerian affairs. He urged integration of Moslem and European communities and warned committees not to usurp lawful authority.
Susie Shryock Ambrose former Stephens City Town Clerk pleads not guilty to an indictment alleging misappropriation of 2294 60 in town funds Trial scheduled for July 8 in Frederick County Circuit Court before a felony jury.
Two Handley High School alumni from the class of 1943 spoke to the Rotary Club yesterday. Dr William Pifer and Virgil Strader Jr shared the platform with new Rotarians Dr Stuart B Row and Philip N Hunter. Row leads manufacturing at O Sullivan Rubber Company and Hunter manages Northern Virginia Power Company.
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Soviet Union faces a choice between allowing more independence for its satellites or reverting to oppressive tactics likely to trigger revolts. He cited Yugoslavia as an example and urged easier cross‑bloc agreements, noting encouragement from recent Soviet policy moves.
President Eisenhower nominates John A. McCone of Los Angeles to replace Lewis L. Strauss on the Atomic Energy Commission. McCone is a Republican and engineer with defense and business ties, with the White House offering no decision yet on chairmanship. Strauss steps down June 30 after five years amid a policy dispute with Dulles over nuclear testing and arms goals.
Secretary of State Dulles said some Soviet policies are encouraging and that significant agreements with the Soviet Union may be possible. He cited scientific policing studies, the Antarctic conference idea, and outlined six Kremlin challenges including education, economy, personal security, satellites, refugees, and foreign policy. He warned the cold war cannot end by words alone.
Negro attorneys petition Federal Judge Sterling Hutcheson to order Prince Edward County schools desegregated by September. A July 14-15 hearing is set, with NAACP objecting to further hearings unless a compliance plan is in place. The case, an early desegregation matter, has seen prior court rulings and appeals.
Miss Lucy Kurtz received a gold pin and emblem from four Winchester fire companies at the Sixth of June memorial exercises in Stonewall Cemetery. Marion Anderson presented the token on behalf of several local groups for her devotion to the Confederate cause.
The Rev. G. B. Harris of First Baptist Church in Hagerstown Maryland will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to James Wood High School seniors Sunday at 8 p.m. Graduation exercises are set for June on the front lawn beginning at 6 p.m. Dr. E. T. Clark will give Scripture Invocation and Benediction.
Stephens City officials signaled write in campaigns for re election in the June 10 town election. Incumbent Mayor Ralph M Wakeman faces Lynn Comer and six council incumbents run again. Ward 2 sees Barbara C MacEdwards challenging Lewis E Hart. Other wards list running candidates and unopposed contests in Winchester and Middletown.
Moscow radio claimed Soviet scientists abandoned Pacific observations after radioactive rain, said to originate from U S nuclear tests. The broadcast said the ship Vityazi was drenched over 1,800 miles west of the Marshall Islands where tests occurred. Activity first noted May 23 after April 28 tests at Eniwetok.
In northwest Wisconsin, state and federal agencies set up a relief headquarters as search for more dead continued after three tornadoes cut a 90 mile path. At least 30 were killed, 6 missing, 350+ injured, and 1000 cattle killed. Officials eyed disaster loans and emergency aid. Colfax Mayor Everson voiced resolve to rebuild.
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