20 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
1
An appraisal notes Marshal Tito's Moscow visit restores formal ties between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union and government links, with Zhukov pledging joint defense. It argues Tito remains aligned with Soviet policy and questions U.S. aid dependence.
Union and management clash in O Sullivan Rubber Corporation strike with a court hearing on a permanent injunction. State Police remain at the Frederick County plant as Governor Stanley asks for police to discuss trooper deployment.
Heavy fighting reported between French troops and a large armed group in eastern Morocco. French accounts claim clashes across the region with both dead and wounded, while battles, air support, and ground operations aimed at securing the frontier with Algeria and nearby Libya involvement are noted.
About 50 social workers and welfare board representatives met at the Golf Club for District 9 Virginia Conference of Social Workers. The morning session covered statewide tuberculosis facilities and polio prevention, followed by talks on mental welfare resources and a forthcoming resource book listing child placement agencies boarding homes and schools.
Two men died and seven others were in serious condition after a gas explosion at the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co plant under construction east of Cumberland Maryland. Russell Hendricks age 42 of Keysers Ridge and George Wolfe 29 of Ellerslie died at Memorial Hospital. a man remained in good condition. The blast occurred in an underground room storing tools and clothes. a company spokesman cited possible human error and noted the heater was knee high and fueled by bottled gas.
Fairfax County school board weighs using mobile trailers to house 30 students each at an estimated cost of about 5000 dollars per trailer as temporary classroom space.
Ogden Kansas faced 104 degree heat as water outages left residents lining roads with jars buckets and baskets awaiting Army tank trucks. A pump motor failed and the other well dried up prompting restored pump service expected today. The town has 1421 residents.
A Venezuelan super-airliner crashed into the Atlantic near Asbury Park New Jersey killing 74 people in the worst disaster in regular air travel. The plane from Idlewild to Caracas reported engine trouble then dumped fuel before a fiery plunge into the sea. Only fragments of bodies were recovered as coast guard and other crews aided the search.
May activity shows 72 building permits issued in Frederick County and Winchester area. Total costs for these jobs reach 559 050 with 46 permits for dwellings valued at 332 500. Five month totals rise to 1 613 785 with 211 permits overall.
Adlai Stevenson remains first in AP counted pledged votes at the Democratic National Convention with 301 and 686 needed for nomination. Kefauver has 165, Harriman 110, with other contenders and 224 unpledged. Eisenhower leads Republicans with 1,179 of 1,323 delegates. The convention may last five days with no quick resolution.
At a 500 eye specialist meeting in Tokyo Prof Yasuji Kuwabara said he grafted chicken corneas to a 14 year old girl's eyes to improve sight. The girl could read the second largest letter after the operation and Kuwabara warned results are early and ongoing research.
President Eisenhower’s press secretary said no White House staffer has been told whether he will stay in the presidential race. Hagerty indicated there will be no message to a Republican convention group in San Francisco and noted Nixon said they do not discuss politics. The president's health improved, weight steadied at 162 pounds, and he will stay in Walter Reed for several days more after intestinal surgery.
The first day of summer brings hot and humid conditions from the Rockies to the Appalachians. Cooler air cools the East Coast while severe storms sweep the midwest and Mississippi Valley region with heavy rainfall and damaging winds.
Robert B. McLeaish resigned as head of the Agriculture Department Farmers Home Administration after a suggestion from Secretary Benson that he step aside. Testimony before the Senate committee described alcohol rumors and questions about personnel choices, while Eisenhower officials said the resignation would be accepted.
Wanted experienced electricians. Apply between 4 and 5 p.m. at Baker and Anderson, 27 N. Braddock, continuing on page 2 col 7 with the ad dated 6 19 20 21 22 23 26 28 30 81.
The Virginia forecast calls for cloudy conditions with occasional rain and near normal temperatures June 21 to 25. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are likely Friday and Saturday with total precipitation under a quarter inch. Temperatures trend from near normal to above normal through the period before cooling again. Weather notes for Winchester show sunrise at 4 46 a m and sunset at 7 42 p m with moon and summer events listed.
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