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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1957
Page
3
A Hopewell, Virginia, airman was among five killed in a highway crash near Roswell, New Mexico, when two cars and a truck collided yesterday. Official identification awaited details.
Norfolk officials prepare an ordinance to ban peddlers from likely crowded areas during the International Naval Review next month. The measure, urged by Ben Wahrman, targets streets designated under state code for hawking wares near the events. A2c Earnest L. Gillan, 21, of 2511 Raleigh died in a car crash at Walker Air Force Base.
Dr. H Bentley Glass of Johns Hopkins told the Inter-American Conference at Brookhaven that radiation from peaceful atomic energy may pose a greater threat to mankind than weapon tests. He warned about long lived fission products, disposal needs, potential accidents, and the need for a world exposure record.
Marvin E Williams Jr named controller of H F Byrd Inc apple growers and processors. CPA formerly with Yount Hyde and Company. Native of Suffolk Virginia, VPI alumnus 1952 BSBA. Member of Winchester Lions Club Rouss Fire Company Congressional Christian Church. Family lives at 1638 South Braddock Street.
Robert Frost, 83, arrives in London to start a lecture tour of England and seeks honorary degrees from Oxford and Cambridge. He carries three manuscripts and plans to edit them into a single book during the trip, his first visit to Britain since 1928 under a State Department cultural program.
Haiti’s Executive Council failed to gain access to rebel‑run St Marc as army chief Brig. Gen. Leon Cantave led troops in. Rebels hailed the army as the council retreated, amid reports the council’s days may be numbered and accusations of election rigging swirl around Duvalier and Jumelle supporters.
A 14 year old Danish girl Ragnhild Drewsen asked Prime Minister Nehru for an elephant or tiger. Nehru replied he has neither animal available now and may help later.
Washington reports that Congress could trim five billion dollars from Eisenhower’s new appropriations for the next fiscal year if the current pace continues. The House, Senate, and Appropriations Committee have maintained an average seven percent reduction across 18 agencies, with 19 billion in requests reviewed and about 1.4 billion cut so far. The Defense Department bill, central to this week’s action, shows a roughly 2.5 billion cut from a 36.1 billion request, keeping the seven percent average intact.
Washington reports the Red Cross has spent 50 million dollars on disaster aid over two years and faces financial strain. Chairman E. Roland Harriman says there is real concern but no pessimism as the convention opens and fundraising continues.
Harri man warned that contributions reaching a million dollars by July 1 would be exhausted by major events, leaving only seven million for national emergencies. He noted the disaster reserves have been depleted by hurricanes floods the Hungarian uprising and other calls, with past years showing 25 to 35 million.
A Japan Airlines plane diverted by weather struck a fence and damaged an engine and front wheel upon landing at Tachikawa Base in suburban Tokyo. There were 61 aboard and no injuries reported.
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