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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1958

Page

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Luther Hale Science Fair Opens At Handley High

The fifth Luther Hale Science Fair at Handley High School opens to the public Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. with about 241 exhibits. Prizes include monogrammed medals and the Luther S. Hale award for best project. Physics nine entries chemistry 38 biology 69 general science entries total 125 will be highlighted near the medal case. science club members will explain projects.

Luther 8. Hale Handley High School Luther S. Hale Handjev Hale Morningside Drive Science Club

Fete Executive Group to Consider Current Deficit

Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival executive committee meets at George Washington Hotel to plan payment of several thousand dollars in unpaid 1958 event invoices. Attendees include Scully Byrd Kremer and Toan with city officials and festival staff. Beta Sigma Phi rummage and bake sales listed in notices.

George Washington Winchester Sargent Thomas G. Scully Harry F. Byrd, Jr Thomas Kremer Charles S. Toan Wayne A. Whitham Tom Badridee Robert K. Woltz Frank Armstrong J. Pinckney Arthur C. F. Schenck Claude B. Smalls, Jr J. W. Arthur, Jr Intown Hoye L. Riley

Kentucky Towns Brace for Floods in Triple-State Crest

Residents from Prestonsburg Paintsville and Catlettsburg rushed to evacuate as the Big Sandy River crested four feet over flood stage. Towns along the three state area prepared for rising waters while eastern Kentucky faced ongoing danger and Virginia and West Virginia saw subsiding threats afterWednesday’s high waters.

Paintsville Kentucky Virginia West Virginia Prestonsburg Catlettsburg

Western invitation opens talks on disarmament

NATO foreign ministers in Copenhagen say they will pursue technical talks on arms control while not relying on a summit. The 12 NATO members note recurring Soviet refusals and will study new ways to ease tensions, stressing expert negotiations over government-head summits. They say summit talks are desirable only if they lead to real settlements and must be well prepared.

Copenhagen Denimark Soviet Union North Atlantic Treaty Organization Nique U. S Dulles

Record Rainfall in New York Area Sets 20th-Century High

The U S Weather Bureau reports 23.04 inches of cumulative precipitation from January 1 to May 7 1958 in the New York area breaking the prior 20th century high of 22.58 inches set in 1953. The all time record remains 26.37 inches in 1893. The forecast warns more rain for the ninth straight day.

New York U. S. Weather Bureau

State Dinner Tonight For Warren

President and Mrs. Eisenhower host a White House state dinner in honor of Chief Justice Earl Warren and the Supreme Court with about 70 guests including Atty. Gen. William Rogers. About 200 additional guests, including Washington area judges, are invited to a musicale after the dinner.

Washington Eisenhower White House Earl Warren Supreme Court William Rogers

Desegregation Orders May Take Effect This Summer

Lawyers for Negro plaintiffs in Charlottesville seek to have desegregation orders take effect at the start of summer school. Oliver W. Hill argues relief could come after the current term ends in June, with a conference in Harrisonburg awaiting Judge Paul. If granted, no summer sessions would run segregated in Charlottesville this year.

Richmond Charlottesville Oliver W. Hill Hill John Paul Paul Harrisonburg Norfolk Newport News Walter E. Hoffman Hoffman

Local CAP Joins Search for Missing Jet Training Plane

The local Civil Air Patrol joined a wide area search for a T33 jet trainer missing since Monday. CAP planes from the Shenandoah Valley scoured northwestern Virginia and nearby counties covering about 3 600 square miles from Swift Run Gap to Columbia Furnace and east to the Skyline Drive without finding the aircraft or pilot 1st Lt. G J Spartaro.

Civil Air Patrol Associated Press Charleston W. Va Shenandoah Valley Langley Air Force Base Virginia O'Hare Air Force Base Chicago Langley G. J. Spartaro O'Hare Afb Janes Eyler CAP Don Patton Wade Guard D. Long Columbia Furnace Skyline Drive Woodstock Harrisonburg

Girl survives 20 foot fall and breaks in two places

Mary Morris, 16, hiked alone on a rugged trail near Juneau when she fell 20 feet into a creek bed. With back fractures and bleeding hands, she crawled and then pulled herself four hours to reach home and is now in a Juneau hospital casted.

Juneau Alaska Mary Morris Mary Lee Morris

Dulles Warns West Against Abandoning Nuclear Deterrent

U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles accused the Soviet Union of using disarmament talk as a smokescreen to push a Sino Soviet dominated world. He urged the West to keep its nuclear shield and warned Soviet promises are unreliable. He spoke in West Berlin as NATO ministers meet and outlined a stance against Soviet escalation and for a peaceful path to reduce war risk.

Berlin U.S John Foster Dulles Soviet Union West Dulles Kremlin West Berlin East Berlin Paris North Atlantic Treaty Organization Copenhagen NATO Europe

Eisenhower Orders Withdrawal of Federal Troops From Little Rock

President Eisenhower announced May 29 a withdrawal of all federal troops enforcing school integration at Little Rock Arkansas. He urged state and local officials to assume responsibility for enforcing court orders and noted the summer recess beginning May 28. The move follows months of federal and Arkansas actions surrounding Central High School integration and prior clashes.

Washington Eisenhower Little Rock Ark Army Brucker Edwin A. Walker Central High School White House James C. Hagerty U.S. District Court Supreme Court Arkansas Orval Faubus Hagerty Central High Faubus Newport R. I

New Altitude Record Claimed by U S Jet

The United States claimed a new world altitude record of 91 249 feet with an FS104A Starfighter piloted by Maj. Howard C. Johnson. The climb from Hamilton Air Force Base over the Mojave Desert took 27 minutes, exceeding the previous 80 190 foot mark set by a French aircraft.

Los Angeles United States Air Force Palmdale Calif Nathan Twining Joint Chiefs of Staffs Maj Howard C. Johnson Novato Knoxville Tenn Lockheed Aircraft Corp Mojave Desert National Aeronautical Assn Lockheed Johnson Hamilton Air Force Base

Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago notes

Markets at a glance report higher activity in stocks with gains in motors steels and rails while bonds rise led by rails. Cotton gains on strong commission house demand as Chicago grains wobble with wheat down and corn irregular. Oats firm and soybeans up. Hogs strong to 50 cents higher with top at 22.75 and cattle slaughter steers steady to 32.

Commission Chicago

Nixon Stoned in Peru Amid Student Protests

Vice President Nixon faced rock and fruit-throwing protests in Lima as he sought a university visit and talks with students. One rock grazed his neck and a man in his party, Secret Service agent Jack Sherwood, had a tooth chipped. Nixon canceled the visit and then spoke at Catholic University before returning to his hotel amid continued demonstrations and boos over U.S. policies.

Lima Peru Nixon San Marcos University Jack Sherwood Washington White House Sherwood Secret Service Catholic University San Marcos University Student Federation Jacis Bolivia Manuel Prado United States South America

Shorthorn Sale and Judging Contest Set Saturday

Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Association holds its annual sale Saturday at Farmers' Livestock Exchange starting 1 p.m. A beef cattle judging contest by 4-H and FFA members precedes sale, with 55 head offered including 9 bulls and 46 females. Sale headquarters at George Washington Hotel.

Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders’ Association Farmers’ Livestock Exchange 4-H Club F.F.A Harry L. McCann Winchester Stan Hayworth McCann W. H. McConey Farmey Farm White Post George Washington Hotel Bang's Virginia Jom T. Wolfe F.fa Frederick Clarke Fairfax Fauquier Loundoun Page Prince William Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren

Community events and fire company meeting listings

The notice lists GE events across two evenings at Centenary Reformed Church with times May 9 and May 10. It also notes ROUSS Fire Co meeting scheduled for Thursday May 8 at 8 pm.

Old Bethel Methodist Church Albin Centenary Reformed Church Rouss Fire CO Thurs

Also Mentioned on This Page

Handley Luther Garland R Quarles Fete Fort George Club, Inc Beta Sigma Phi Old Bel Stonewall School P.T.A Rhodes Jewelry CO Margaret L. Hodgson Apple Blossom Pictures Hable's Palace Theatre A&n Court U.S. Jet
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