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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1954
Page
1
Tensions rise as Communist gains in Indochina strain U S and French relations. Talks in Paris aim to limit blame and discuss possibly internationalizing the war while both sides flag strategic disagreements and U N involvement.
A federal court jury convicted two white brothers, Fred N. Dial and Oscar Edwin Dial, of conspiring to hold Negro workers in involuntary servitude on their Sumter County farm in Alabama. Sentencing was postponed to June 4. they remain free on bond. The case also cited the death of Hubert Thompson from injuries incurred during escape.
Building activity shows a definite increase in April in Winchester and Frederick County with 122 permits issued in the first four months of 1954 valued at $634 960 down from 1953. April totals included 40 permits worth 327 625. Largest permits included Beth El Congregation synagogue at 528 530 Fairmont Ave for 39 600 and Farmers Merchants National Bank branch on N Cameron St for 30 000.
The French High Command urged the Vietminh to hasten repairs to the shell torn Dien Bien Phu air strip to allow transport planes to land and speed wounded evacuation. French and Vietminh talks at Geneva set terms for evacuating up to 450 wounded as battle losses mount on both sides.
In Camden New Jersey yesterday a teen age boy assaulted and tortured brothers John Doto nine and Joseph seven on their way home from Our Lady of Mount Carmel school. The assailant demanded money, stripped victims, and stabbed John with a pencil. Both boys were hospitalized. a man drove them to Cooper Hospital. Police called it one of the worst cruelty cases seen and searched for the attacker.
J Randolph Larrick named president of the Northern Virginia Chapter Virginia Tech Alumni Association at a Hotel Royal Front Royal dinner. Walter H Garber. Beverly N Rice named secretary treasurer. Area vice presidents listed. Maj. Gen. John M Devine spoke on Cadet Corps goals. Car inspection ad follows.
Virginia Democrat Rep. Tuck calls for a quick end to the Army McCarthy hearings saying they serve no useful purpose. He criticizes the subcommittee's conduct and questions the focus on G David Schine and Roy Cohn. He urges the investigation be handled by a different committee.
Queen Elizabeth returns from a 50,000 mile Commonwealth tour aboard the Britannia with Prince Charles and Princess Anne aboard. Crowds line the Thames as the royal yacht nears London with Churchill aboard and the royal party waving from the saluting platform.
New York The trial of Joseph P. Ryan once powerful waterfront labor boss ends in a mistrial as jurors are deadlocked 10 to 2 against a verdict. Ryan 70, indicted on 51 grand larceny counts now reduced to 42 counts alleging $17000 diverted from union funds.
A heavy concrete bucket broke loose from a crane and struck workers at The Dalles dam. Two men died and six were injured. Ferrell C. Ball, 22, The Dalles, was killed on impact. Elmo Monroe Lawson, 21, died while being transported for treatment.
Rep Burr P Harrison urged reexamining the United States persistent assignment of co equal status to Great Britain and France as world powers. He spoke to Men of Christ Church noting Britain and France are not the former dominant empires and urged a firmer basis of understanding with them. He argued for joint policy only where they contribute in emergency, warning against overreliance in fighting communists.
Fort Blackstone Virginia reports that John B. Salling, a Confederate veteran and 108 years old, marks his birthday while planning visits from several organizations. Though unable to read or write and with limited hearing, he recalls serving in A Company under Captain Lon Collins digging saltpetre for General Lee.
A presidential emergency board recommended health welfare vacation and holiday pay benefits worth 150 million dollars annually for one million railroad employees. It approved several management demands while rejecting most fringe union requests and noted the recommendations are non binding guidance toward settlement.
About 500 people attend the twelfth annual Tri Breed Show and Sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange on Rt. 50 with more than 100 cattle on offer. Herefords Shorthorns and Aberdeen Angus consignors from Virginia Maryland and West Virginia compete. judges name grand and reserve champions while last year’s sale averaged 320 per head. A pre show dinner and a 4 H FFA judging event also take place.
Coroner reports Putnam Davis Jr. of Larchmont New York found dead in bed on the Phi Delta Theta house third floor. William Joyner of Summit New Jersey and Allen Long of Chevy Chase Maryland were wounded with chest and shoulder injuries. No motive given.
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, while preparing to meet with the United States on military aid, declines to pose for American photographers with Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson. Observers view the refusal as possibly aimed at Americans, reflecting domestic criticism of Yoshida’s pro American stance. He has a history of clashes with photographers.
Western Big Three diplomats met in Geneva to map strategy for secret East West talks on halting the Indochina war. They studied Moscow’s shift on a peace settlement and expect next week’s closed door sessions to push the parley toward concrete bargaining and away from propaganda use.
Sen. McCarthy presses for the complete story of any Justice Department influence in triggering Army charges over Schine. Sen. McClellan warns on withholding details from a Jan. 21 conference, calling for full disclosure of the department’s actions and potential perjury questions.
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Puget Sound region with a rolling start at 5 02 am and a final jolt felt across Seattle. No damage or injuries reported though utility poles and buildings trembled and seismograph traces continued after the brief quake. Authorities from the University of Washington and Washington State Patrol logged widespread calls from Olympia to Edmonds.
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