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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1954
Page
7
Twenty four civil servants in Denmark plan a mass wedding on June 10 to dramatize a demand for a single pay standard, then immediately divorce to gain higher wages. Werner Overee struggles to match all 24 as couples fear mismatches and questions arise about a child’s father.
Justice Minister Hans Haekker declared the mass wedding legal even if divorce had been agreed previously. He warned the union would trigger pay raises for participants and noted the outcome remains dependent on future events.
Raymond Carney, 38, a Black man, was executed in Columbia for the pistol slaying of H. B. Allen, 22, with carney admitting beheading Allen's companion Betty Clair Cain. Witnesses watched as the chair activated, its front legs riveted to the floor to prevent a collapse into spectators. The confessed motive cited robbery.
Two researchers in Japan say a fourth hydrogen bomb exploded at Bikini between April 25 and 27 based on Geiger counter tests of rain reaching Osaka and Niigata. They report increased radioactivity in rain from Osaka and Niigata over days consistent with such a test. They caution the rain was not dangerously radioactive.
In Virginia, barley shows improvement and heads in some fields while wheat and other small grains remain in good condition under favorable weather. Statewide, small grains are above average for the time of year as grass ensilage cutting nears the end of next week and alfalfa's first cutting approaches readiness.
Julius Caesar spoke the line in 49 B.C. as he stood on the bank of the Rubicon, separating Cisalpine Gaul from Italy. After pausing to deliberate he crossed the river, signaling his commitment to war.
The Western powers plan to start Indochina peace talks tomorrow with chairmanship in rotation between Anthony Eden and Vyacheslav Molotov. W.D. Allen will notify Andrei Gromyko once ready. Red China Huang Hua questioned recognizing Laos and Cambodia as legitimate regimes.
Travelers from Asuncion report Paraguay’s midweek uprising ended with an eight man junta including President Federico Chaves, with Chaves as minister of war. The capital remained tense, telephone service partly restored, and clashes around the police station left several dead as factions claimed a coalition victory.
Charles Courtney found 26000 dollars in a frame house owned by Bill Dove on Armel Road after a blaze from a vacant dwelling previously occupied by the Duke Elliott family. Gore and Round Hill fire teams responded. Round Hill stayed to monitor until 2 am. Cause undetermined. Nearby R F Altizer home fire attributed to an oil stove caused about 1500 dollars damage to a frame house owned by Mrs Edna Long. furniture saved, minor smoke damage reported.
On Wednesday at 4:36 a.m. the Stephens City Fire Company responded to a Front Royal Road residence in the Macedonia area where an oil stove exploded. Firemen reported only very slight damage.
The House approved a 27-foot channel in the St. Lawrence River as part of the Seaway project, sending the bill back to the Senate for concurrence in minor amendments. President Eisenhower supports it as a defense and economic measure, while Canada signals reluctance to join fully, preferring to set tolls and manage costs.
Twenty firemen were missing and presumed dead after explosions and a fire devastated powder and petroleum storage facilities on Braco Forte island in Guanabara Bay. Eight other firefighters were seriously injured as a depot owned by Rioport was destroyed. damage was about 165000 dollars. Workmen reported the blaze around midnight and fled as a fireboat battled the flames.
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