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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
2
Cairo Egypt President Gamal Abdal Nasser on his first day declared Egypt seeks friendly relations with the United States. In an interview with Alicia Patterson editor Newsday he urged mutual understanding and stressed Egypt’s desire for independence.
Answers to the Page 4 quiz are listed: 1. The stick to pole or paddle it. 2. False. First cousin once removed. 8. God is with us. 4. Pluto. 5. Decibel. 6. William Shakespeare. 7. Instinct. Italy. 9. Setinus of silk. 10. a summer Cervantes.
A U S Air Force F86 Sabre jet is missing off northern Japan near Hokkaido with about two hours of fuel left. The pilot from the 4th Fighter Wing at Chitose air base radioed guidance after noon and search aircraft were dispatched. The incident follows past clashes including a 1954 B29 downing off Hokkaido and ongoing Soviet activity disputed by U S officials.
Auction listings show items including antiques and restaurant equipment at Chanticleer Inn Winchester. Helen A White in Rippon Jefferson County W Va offers household goods furniture. Special Commissioners John F Anderson J Edward Thoma auction in front of Frederick County Court House real estate Bruce town area. Annie Swartz Brucetown area goods antiques tools. Auctioneers E Snider W D Orndorff. Clerk G E Vickers.
Coffee industry spokesmen blame a limited supply of mild coffee grown outside Brazil due to heavy rains in Mexico Colombia and Central America and rising global consumption. They urge careful use and proper brewing to stretch supplies and maintain quality.
New York will host the first hail suppression project east of the Mississippi starting July 1 to protect apple crops across Dutchess Ulster Columbia and Orange counties. The Weather Modification Company will employ radar ground generators and P-40 aircraft to release silver iodide and seed storms through October 15 with local cooperatives led by David S. Ring of Poughkeepsie.
In Washington leaders press a half-cost pension plan, backing $90 a month instead of $105. The move aims to trim first-year outlays to about two thirds of a billion dollars, while a rival plan favors less liberalization for seriously disabled veterans. Republicans split on voting, with White House silent on plans.
A Chesterfield County woman, Ann H. Pollard 44, escaped strangling in Henri co county lockup when a jailer rushed in after screams. Pollard had bound a sheet to a bunk and around her neck, was untied, and breath returned. She was moved to Richmond city jail and later sentenced to 30 days for assault on her son, George Pollard 19.
The answer explains that about half of the nation's gold stock is deposited at Fort Knox Kentucky. The remaining gold is managed by the U S Mint and the U S Assay Office in New York.
Jefferson County operators of 615 farms sold products valued at 7,120,506 in 1954. Crops brought 4,432,357 with field crops at 833,712 and fruits and nuts at 3,584,368. Livestock and products totaled 2,685,056 including 1,408,363 from dairy, 90,448 from poultry and 1,186,245 from other livestock.
Walker reflects on Texas and big city life in autobiographical essays from Lampasas County to New York. He portrays Texans as tired yet grounded, valuing soil wind and water over urban complexity, and notes humor and dignity in agrarian life.
Donald L. Woolschlager of this city received an invitation to attend one of two meetings at the Statler Hotel in New York the week of August for State Farm Insurance Companies Career Field Representatives who earned the right through outstanding accomplishments during the year.
Representatives who will attend come from the top 25 percent of State Farm's field sales organization. The group numbers more than 7 000 agents operating across the United States and Ontario Canada.
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