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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1960
Page
7
AP reports Khrushchev aims to make the ruble worth ten old rubles for one new ruble to gain parity with the dollar. The move would alter currency appearance and psychological standing without changing actual purchasing power.
The article argues Soviet price setting and currency values are arbitrarily manipulated to influence international markets. While officially the old ruble is worth 25 cents, tourists often get a dime, showing a gap between stated value and black market reality. Prices serve prestige and political aims, not pure costs or profits.
Lockheed designer C. L. Johnson in Burbank says the Soviet released photo of a U2 wreck is fake. He notes no U2 components match the image and suggests the debris may be from a Soviet Beagle aircraft instead.
Spoon vanilla ice cream into small paper cups pack down and freeze. Top with crushed dried macaroons for a crisp finish.
A church site yields eight jars with 850 dollars found by congregation members and children. others including the previous land owner’s daughter claim the remainder. The congregation may keep its 850 for the building fund while claimants await sheriff guidance.
AP reporter Richard Valeriani and photographer Tony Ortega were freed after 40 hours in a Cuban jail without charges stated. Valeriani, from Burlington New Jersey, had called in a riot story at Havana Airport. Military intelligence seized his keys and searched his apartment after release.
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai and Foreign Minister Chen Yi arrived in Hanoi for a four day visit to Communist North Viet Nam, Peiping Radio reported.
Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers topped NFL scoring last season with 94 points. The league’s leading scorer showcased consistent production for the Packers, driving their high finish.
About 100 day laborers defied martial law to stage a street demonstration in Seoul. They urged the government to confiscate wealth believed to have profited from the Syngman Rhee regime.
ABINGDON AP report says Frank Lester died on his farm west of Abingdon when clothing became entangled in power take-off equipment attached to a hole digger. Authorities said the tragedy occurred yesterday.
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