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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1956
Page
10
A B 52 test drop over Bikini Atoll on Sunday at 5 51 am EST produced a massive hydrogen explosion. The bomber pulled away as the fireball rose and the mushroom cloud formed above the sea two miles high.
Inside the danger zone and about 12 hours before detonation, officials ushered in invited public representatives for the first open thermonuclear weapon test. The event marked a rare public witnessing of a nuclear test prior to the explosion.
Pupils at Virginia Avenue School prepare seven conservation exhibits for the Miracle of May flower show on May 25 sponsored by five Winchester garden clubs. State Forester Robert L. Dunn will assist and bring Smokey the Bear. Fourth to sixth graders present topics on soil, wildlife, litter, trees, water, and wild flowers with posters and anti litterbug efforts.
Officer Shumaker reports Braithwaite swerved to avoid Mercury and entered a restaurant driveway, colliding with Russell Kerns's 1951 Oldsmobile. Kerns and Garber vehicles sustained $60 to $75 and $200 to $275 in damage respectively. accidents occurred around 11 p.m. Friday on Millwood Ave.
A weekend report notes a Staten Island man Ronaldo Gaudeault died from injuries after a Thursday truck collision in Winchester city limits. Another fatality, Jack Levene Alexander, 30, from Crumpler North Carolina, died after a truck-car crash on U S 11 near Lexington.
The sale included a $165 price for the Marlowe of Charles Town consignor James P. Hendrick of Bayard Virginia. A $260 female also bought by Mr. Marlowe was the highest priced female. Hendrick consigned the animal. Three Shorthorn bulls averaged $188.33 with a top bid of $220 for the grand champion by R P Sager Star Tannery. reserve went to Garnett Painter Edinburg for $165 from Mrs. George L. Harrison Upperville. Owen Thomas Jr led the sale and show committee with breed reps Sam Spangler Aberdeen Angus Ned Tyler Hereford Ed Huff Short horn.
Early results from Oregon put McKay at 118,105 votes while three opponents total 121,531. Morse leads Democratic candidate 191,159 to 39,221. A reader asks about the surname Cheyne noting it is a Middle English form meaning chain.
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