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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1959
Page
7
Former Yale halfback Joseph Crowley walks free in Tokyo after a district court acquits him of killing T A D Jones Jr. in the Iniial Hotel suite. Prosecution plans a possible appeal within 14 days.
Des Moines housewife Margaret Priebe 36 won the Mrs. America crown in Fort Lauderdale after marrying Air Force Reserve major L. Clarke Priebe. The couple has four children and Priebe plans a year of travel while her husband and parents help at home.
In Pittsburgh AP reports a wildcat strike by Local 1272 at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp disrupts the open hearth department of the South Side plant. About 5,500 members of the local protested over incentive pay changes tied to production figures. Pickets appeared at three plant gates but no disorders occurred and other departments operated normally. The plant employs about 12,000 workers and the 4 pm to midnight shift reported for work.
A Southwest Virginia bridge on Route 5 across the New River at Jackson Ferry in Wythe County was struck in a hit-and-run over the weekend. The impact knocked the bridge out of line and reduced traffic to one-way flow. Full reopening time and cause remain undetermined.
Market notes cover fruit and produce prices in Baltimore New Jersey and Philadelphia with onions potatoes beans and apples. It also reports USDA cattle hog and sheep prices in Baltimore and Chicago with mixed results across weights and grades. Major industrials show gains and losses as Texaco Nears acquisition of Superior and other stocks trade broadly higher or lower.
Chicago grain market opens with wheat unchanged to fraction higher while corn oats and soybeans show mixed moves. Livestock prices cross trades with varied quotes for heifers cows and calves. Spring lambs remain strong with gains, while sheep prices edge higher for good quality stock.
A British Comet IV with 45 aboard clipped a 10 foot steel barrier at Idlewild Airport during a routine landing. The nose gear and landing flaps were badly damaged but no injuries were reported. Pilot Captain John A. Kelly cited turbulence as the likely cause.
Hollywood mourners attend a service at the Church of the Good Shepherd for Ethel Barrymore and plan her burial at Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers include Orrin Kelly and Phil Dugue. about 300 guests from the film community, including Spencer Tracy and Ina Claire, attend the rosary and tribute.
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