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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1959
Page
1
Algerian rebels launched a dawn assault on Bone with a column of uniformed soldiers. The clash with French forces snarled into noon, as airstrikes followed and casualties mounted. French reports cited 38 dead or wounded among troops, while rebel losses were unconfirmed.
Rear Adm Isaac Rojas, a Peron topple hero, urged President Arturo Frondizi to resign. The government rejected the demand, warning of a military ouster if Frondizi does not quit. Rojas branded the administration tarnished and illegitimate amid a crisis between Frondizi and rebels.
Richard sel rodt reports seeing two dogs pursue a groundhog along Wilson Blvd. The animal dodged into a yard then turned on its pursuers in a humorous reversal. The Salvation Army aided Explorer Scouts stranded during a camping trip in Winchester after a soaking storm. Two men dueled with brooms at a Rt. 522 east dairy farm as spectators gasped at the playful confrontation. The Wonder of the Age of flight was again stressed as Bertha Kline flew to Washington from Portland aboard a 3,000 mile trip that included an eight hour journey and a one hour stopover.
Washington Republicans discount Senator Johnson's offer to work with President Eisenhower on a legislative program. Republican Leader Everett Dirksen doubts Eisenhower will accept Johnson's idea of good legislation and how trimmed spending would be. Johnson says his aim is to avoid vetoes and pass enactable laws rather than create 1960 campaign issues.
MIAMI Florida AP reports Mike Sibole the eyeless cancer survivor may have cancer cells spread to his lungs doctors say evidence suggests a new threat to his health. Parents Rev James Sibole and Mrs. Sibole and brother Jerry plan a family camping trip while hoping for relief through treatment and prayers.
Miss Winchester Frederick County Gail Dean along with Mrs Gerald Goodman leaves for Roanoke to compete with 27 Virginia entrants. Mrs Goodman, president of the Jayceeettes, joins for the dinner and reception as competition runs Friday and Saturday night with the winner advancing to Miss America in Atlantic City in September.
The Evening Star Calendar Girl contest closes at midnight with ballots postmarked by then. The winner will be announced Saturday and receives a silver trophy while the runner up earns a $25 savings bond.
Sixteen hours of rioting at the federal prison hospital in Springfield left guards held and inmates looting offices and medical chests. Leaders Earl Taylor Carl Roberts and Bryan Reed spurred the disturbance while Warden Settle urged calm. the siege ended with no immediate fatalities and widespread tension among the 106 inmates in the unit.
President Eisenhower asks Congress for permanent arms aid authorization for allies with funds added later in the defense budget. Senators Fulbright and Morgan indicate Congress will resist. The plan would separate arms from economic aid and push military assistance into the annual defense appropriation.
AP reports the bill passed with a 225 to 192 roll call as Republicans backed it and Southern Democrats supported the move against opposition from the Eisenhower administration.
Secretary of State John Herter won broad support in Congress for a hard line on West Berlin amid the Geneva talks. Senators Mansfield Kirksen applauded his speech linking Berlin freedom to American liberty, while Rep Morgan praised his courage and firmness in defending allied liberties.
A Brooklyn mother gave birth to quadruplets three boys and a girl at the Public Health Service Hospital in Clifton Staten Island. The Kajouras family from Brooklyn welcomed their first children as Alex Kajouras 30 and Bessie Kajouras 26, with the father a Columbia College 1958 graduate now starting at Columbia Law School and working nights as a taxi driver and summers as a truck driver.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted to appropriate funds for county operations for the first quarter of the fiscal year beginning July 1. It adopted a tax rate of 2.80 per 100, with 2.20 for the general fund and 0.60 for the school building fund. The board directed the treasurer to transfer money to each appropriation account as funds become available.
The Senate Rules Committee voted to require publishing four times a year the names and salaries of all Senate employees. Sen Kenneth B Keating said the measure, backed by the committee, will go to the full Senate for action. The pitch follows earlier petitions by the American Society of Newspaper Editors asserting citizens deserve transparency in public funds.
Fire at the Stalheim resort hotel in Norway killed or left missing 25 guests, with 22 Americans among the dead or missing. A Norwegian guide was held briefly for questioning over possible carelessness in cigarette smoking, then released while authorities continue to check whether some missing could be alive.
Washington reports a $1.375 billion housing bill faces a veto risk as a trimmed two year compromise aims to win veto proof support. Republican leaders expect rejection with 10 days to decide while Congress ponders adjournment plans.
New York AP Iron Age magazine reports steel industry and labor negotiators near a wage pact to prevent a July 1 strike. Last minute haggling could derail talks and trigger a bitter strike with long lasting tensions. Demand for plates and railroad products remains strong if no strike. Tubular products trend down except large linepipe. Wide-flange beams and bars outlook is strong. cold rolled sheets sold out for July.
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