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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1961
Page
7
In Lynchburg, candidate Godwin asserts support for public education after recalling opponent Boothe’s statements. He notes he attended public schools and that his family taught there, while accusing Boothe of opposing integrated schools and proposing state reopening of Prince Edward County schools.
Mrs Waneta Kelly lies patient at Georgetown University Hospital. Mr and Mrs Junior Kelly and family visited Mr and Mrs John Alan Light. Mrs Lula Seals spent the evening with Mrs Irene Light. Dinner guests at Mrs Irene Light included Lamont Peer and Howard Kelly. The Light family and Mrs Martha Lout hosted visitors from Winchester and Gainesboro.
In Key West the Cuban government says a committee of 1200 prisoners held from the April 17 invasion will exchange for 500 bulldozers in increasing order of importance. Castro claims U S interest via intermediaries and cites a possible Red Cross deal while announcing a sunk R43 assertion. He lists Artime and others among the most important prisoners to be exchanged last for bulldozers.
The article lists returning Americans and their families from Havana after exile, including Grace Dumond and businesspeople from Miami and Fort Pierce. One man describes leaving with a small bag of belongings while others relinquished decades of property, with Swiss officials aiding departures.
Roy Wilkins NAACP executive secretary events say some label Negroes as communists for demanding constitutional rights. He cites fears of harming race relations and public schools, and references Sen. Byrd’s blame over Prince Edward County school closures eight days earlier.
In the new McGraw Hill volume The Theology of the Christian Mission twenty three leading Christian thinkers including Paul Tillich and Karl Barth examine the churchs job in the modern world.
Donna Ray Hines ten year old of Berryville remained unconscious with a concussion after a Thursday morning auto crash. Authorities said she is in satisfactory condition and being treated at the local hospital.
Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr. designates May 21 to 29 as Salvation Army Week in Winchester citing 42 years of service. Open House at Salvation Army HQ 303 S Loudoun St May 26 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 8 30 pm features advisory board and Women's Auxiliary.
The Algerian National Liberation Front minister Krim Belkacem and French Algerian affairs minister Louis Joxe met in Paris as a cable link failed briefly causing alarm. Talks opened with Joxe outlining France's stance on an independent Algeria with ties, while de Gaulle urged self-determination and integration of the Sahara as part of Algeria.
Readers share marital woes with Dear Abby, including a forbidden romance with a married man and his three children, a married couple seeking to rekindle romance, and a newlyweds’ dining etiquette mishap. Abby and Bernice respond with guidance on loyalty, outdoor date ideas, and practical table manners.
A Navy officer defending the military says Joint Chiefs of Staff did not fully staff or publicly defend planning for the April 17 Cuban invasion. He notes changes to plans, CIA briefing uncertainty, and limited air cover and naval support, while rejecting blame on the armed forces.
A variety show is planned for May 29 at 8 p.m. EST at the Stephens City Fire Hall. The event is sponsored locally and aims to entertain residents with a lineup of acts.
The narrative describes mass detentions in Havana tied to Castro's regime, with scarce medical supplies and a late shift to aspirin and penicillin. It notes a prisoner count ranging from 147,500 in Havana to upwards of a quarter million nationwide, and recounts arrest and interrogation at the secret police HQ after a Times office raid.
Tarpley reports face flies in many Virginia counties including Dickenson, Buchanan, Russell, Tazewell, Washington, and others with expected spread to more counties. Large swarms can reduce dairy production and weight gains in meat cattle by eye irritation. The insect first appeared in or near the United States in 1953 and in Virginia in 1958, now common east of the Mississippi and in several western states.
The Comrade Bible Class will hold a business and social meeting Tuesday at 8 p m in the Fellowship Hall of the Brad dock Street Church Educational Building Group 12 led by Mrs D P Spring will host and an election of officers will be held All members are urged to attend.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Stephens City Methodist Church invites the public to a meeting. Refreshments will be served. Mrs. T. J. Horne is the host.
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