21 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
1
The Rev. John C. Livingston of St. Pauls North Carolina has accepted the pastorate of the Burnt Presbyterian and the Sunnyside Presbyterian churches. He will arrive July 27 to begin duties, with wife Elsie Howard and daughter Paula Faye to follow after manse remodeling.
Nationalist guerrillas claimed a heavy toll on French forces in Algeria after two rebels were executed. In 24 hours ending noon, 25 French casualties with 29 serious injuries were reported, plus four French officers among the dead. Ambushes near Sidi Bel Abbes and Ain Chair, plus raids in Algiers, Oran, and Turenne, produced multiple French fatalities and rebel losses.
Tom and Lucy Clark of Richmond Va drove a tiny French car toward New York and reached Los Angeles after 60 hours 12 minutes, aiming to break the 60 hour 51 minute Cannonball Baker cross country record. Clark already holds the West East leg record with 60 hours. The article notes an ongoing record attempt and a theater ad follows.
A 16 year old reform school inmate has confessed to the June 15 1955 slaying of Nancy Marie Shomette and Michael Ann Ryan as they walked to Northwestern High School in Maryland. State's Attorney Blair H Smith said investigators have a detailed account of an ambush with a .22 rifle and that charges are expected today.
Frankfort Kentucky AP Gov A B Chandler appoints highway commissioner Robert Humphreys to the U S Senate to serve until the November general election. Humphreys, 61, has advised Chandler and will fly to Washington this weekend as defense legislation looms next Monday.
Frederick County Circuit Court hearing on the injunction sought by the O Sullivan Rubber Corporation against the Rubber Workers Union nears a conclusion. Testimony for both sides concluded. final rebuttals upcoming as attorneys prepare to wind up.
Registration underway for the Virginia Federation of Post Office Clerks with 200 to 250 members and spouses from Virginia and nearby states attending. The event features a welcome by Mayor M B Clowe Jr and Postmaster Wilbur R Johnston, a joint opening business session, entertainment lineup, and speakers Burr P Harris and John F Bowen with sessions through Saturday.
General Nathan F. Twining and nine other Air Force officers depart for Moscow to witness a Soviet air show this Sunday after an invitation from Soviet authorities.
Richmond Selective Service sets Virginia's August draft quota at 369, the largest since January 1955, signaling intensified manpower mobilization and planning across the state.
President Eisenhower walked about 40 feet from his Walter Reed hospital bed into a corridor and sat in a chair before returning to his room. He remained in satisfactory condition as six army surgeons were relieved from overnight duty.
The State Defenders of Sovereignty and Individual Liberties attacks the Gray Commission pupil assignment plan. The group calls the plan integration in many areas while noting boards are not elected and may not reflect majority wishes. Several commission members including Del. John H. Daniel and Sen. Mills Godwin oppose the plan in the legislature citing endorsement of integration.
Democratic leaders push a $35 billion defense bill to the Senate for debate with a record peacetime air power boost. The appropriations panel added $1.16 billion to Eisenhower’s request for more planes, bases, and personnel, while key senators clash over defense needs and budget balance.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles denounced present Soviet leaders as close allies of Stalin and beneficiaries of his purges. He called Khrushchev's speech the starkest indictment of despotism and urged free peoples to shun the regime. He challenged the Soviets to allow free elections in Germany and argued the system cannot end its own evil leadership.
Robert L. Motley, 53, manager of Flintshire Farm in Caroline County, died when he tried to halt a runaway tractor. The tractor crushed him against a tree as it rolled down a ravine, dragging a wagon carrying Motley's 7 year old son.
Staunton based Mover Construction Co. offers a 152030 dollar bid to extend 0.84 mile of divided U. S. 50 from 0.35 miles west of Winchester. State Highway Department will submit the bid for approval by the State Highway Commission following receipt yesterday.
Playwright Arthur Miller told reporters during a House Committee hearing he plans to wed film star Marilyn Monroe before July 13. He said they would travel to London for the marriage if a passport issues and noted her July 13 departure for a movie.
U. S. ambassador to the U N Henry Cabot Lodge Jr said he would vigorously protest to the secretary general if reports of a Soviet refugee accusing U N officials of pressuring him to spy are confirmed. The accuser Michael Shatov also implicated Aleksei Petuhhov and Rostislav Shapovalov and testified at a news briefing in Washington.
Scattered showers this evening with lows in the mid to upper sixties. Friday will see more clouds and warmer temperatures with additional scattered afternoon showers as detailed by the Winchester Sky observations. The forecast also notes sunrise at 4 46 a m and sunset at 7 45 p m with a rising moon.
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