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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
1
A powerful storm lashed the Greater Miami area near bedtime, producing the first tornado there in a decade and injuring at least 100 people, some seriously. Forecaster Paul Moore called the damage from a tornado rather than straight wind.
Governor Earl K. Long, 63, returning from a 19 day stay in a Texas clinic, is back in New Orleans to resume duties. Doctors will assess his health for a possible fourth term as he faces questions about a special session and pet bills. He is kept in a private hospital room overlooking a bridge named for Huey Long.
In Norfolk, 23 Black children applied to enter eight all white or predominantly white city schools this September. Four were denied, and testing under the pupil assignment plan began today, with results due next week. Sixteen of the applicants sought six secondary schools, while six aimed for Suburban Park Elementary.
Clarke County Superintendent of Schools George W. Burton, a Pittsylvanian native and UVA alumnus with WWII service, is awarded the Honorary State Farmer Degree at the 33rd Virginia FFA Convention in Blacksburg. Burton has held teaching, principal, and instructional director roles before his Clarke County appointment in 1949.
The Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries warns all hunters and anglers that licenses and permits expire at midnight June 30 except dog tags. Private club members must buy licenses to fish in club ponds, with exemptions for landowners on their own waters. Snow reported near Lake Placid this week as Grubbs of 103 S Purcell Ave notes snow at Senseny Park Tuesday around 9:30 am.
Passengers had demanded quiet, prompting a temporary ban on noise aboard the railroad by chorus-like sounds. The railroad granted permission to resume singing yesterday as more travelers sent pro whistle letters than complaints. Among travelers is Jeffrey Welgos a five year old from New York en route to Rehoboth Massachusetts to see his grandmother aboard the tuneful conductor on the AP Wire photo scene.
The Queen and Prince Philip fly from London to Newfoundland for a 45 day Canadian tour. British and Canadian ships guard the route while officials in St Johns await them. Prime Minister Diefenbaker travels from Ottawa aboard escort Gatineau. Actress Ethel Barrymore dies in Beverly Hills with son Samuel Barrymore Colt present.
The Calendar Girl contest at The Winchester Evening Star awards a sterling silver trophy to the contestant with the most votes from the 24 Star Calendar Girls. First and second choices earn 100 and 50 points respectively. ballots published in The Evening Star. postmarked by midnight June 24.
Senators Bridges and Johnson press for armed ready-to-fire U S patrol planes after a Sea of Japan attack left a converted patrol plane defenseless. Navy testimony cites gun turret malfunctions and a deliberate removal to fit reconnaissance gear while future jets may carry Sidewinder missiles for Far East patrols.
A Mass meeting near Farmville urged Prince Edward County residents to vote to end public school closures rather than rely on courts. NAACP leaders urged as Oliver Hill called for voting power to confront segregationist leaders, with youths urged to show age and turnout.
At Geneva the Big Four foreign ministers postpone 24 hours at Soviet pressure. Gromyko seeks more time to study the Western compromise for a Berlin settlement. Lloyd Herter and Couve de Murville agreed to the delay. Moscow reported Kremlin discussions with East German leaders and a cautious stance on the plan.
Richmond AP says State Comptroller Sidney Day Jr. reports general fund receipts up by 12.573 million for the first 11 months of the fiscal year. May income tax receipts rose 25.761 million, pushing total 11 month income tax to 43.754 million, up 7.229 million from 1957-58. Corporation tax hits 18.453 million, up nearly 500 thousand, but overall year may come in about 2 million below budget due to earlier overestimate rather than a drop in business.
A three judge federal panel voided the Faubus order that closed Little Rock public high schools last fall for integration. The ruling also invalidated a companion law diverting funds from the closed schools. The decision, issued unanimously after a May 4 hearing in Little Rock, overturned Arkansas Supreme Court action on the statutes.
Rep P Harrison of the 7th District told the Virginia Association that federal tax reforms are urgent to avoid economic disaster. He argued the tax system is unfair, urged broadening the base to cut rates, and warned against taxing state municipal bond exemptions. Miller of Louisville, president of the American Bankers Assn, noted banks face a changing environment with growing credit unions.
Geneva AP reports US Secretary of State Christian A. Herter will visit West Berlin before returning to Washington. His aircraft arrived from the United States and was kept on standby to meet a likely weekend end to the Big Four conference.
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