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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1956

Page

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New Battles Over Compulsory Union Membership Seen

The Supreme Court ruled unions may enforce the union shop in rail and airline industries in 18 right to work states, prompting management to seek federal ban and unions to push for broader Taft Hartley changes. States affected include Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Iowa Louisiana Mississippi Nevada North and South Carolina North and South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia.

Washington Supreme Court Nebraska Supreme Court Congress High Court Nebraska Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Iowa Louisiana Mississippi Nevada North South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia

Local notices of store hours and services advertised

A and N Store and Colonial Kitchen announce Wednesday open days and bake schedules. Southern Tire Service at 916 S Braddock St lists tire buying and selling hours with weekday advertising terms.

Colonial Kitchen Southern Tire Service S. Braddock St

Alcohol and Gas Dont Mix Stay Alive in Fifty Six

A historical accident report notes fatalities including individuals named Frederick Clarke and others in 1956 city records. The fragment references deaths from alcohol related incidents and vehicle mishaps with numbers 71 41 33 19 44 but lacks full context or locations.

City Frederick

Senate groups plan probes into military interservice rivalry

Two Senate committees announce plans to probe interservice rivalry as Secretary Wilson downplays congressional action while President Eisenhower and Adm. Radford discuss the issue. Wilson says no need for congressional inquiry but leaves decision to Congress. he warns observers not to push risky moves.

Washington Eisenhower Wilson White House Arthur W. Radford Joint Chiefs of Staff Capitol Senate Congress

NAACP slams Byrd Byrnes and Talmadge in talk

NAACP official Clarence Mitchell attacked Len Byrd James Byrnes and Herman Talmadge as selfish politicians at a South Norfolk mass meeting. He warned federal court action may push desegregation in Virginia schools and accused the trio of aiming to curb voting rights and labor.

South Norfolk Len Byrd D-Va James Byrnes South Carolina Herman Talmadge Georgia National Assn Clarence Mitchell NAACP Washington Norfolk Newport News Charlottesville Arlington County Virginia Mitchell Sen Byrd Byrnes

Committee Reaches Agreement On Soil Bank And Farm Bill

A Senate House committee reached a tentative compromise on a soil bank and farm bill to replace Eisenhower’s vetoed catch-all act. Leaders Ellender and conferees discussed feed grains and price supports in a closed session with final details to be announced pending House and Senate approval.

Washington Senate House Eisenhower Sen Ellender D-La

Coffee Price Increases Ripple Through Markets

New York reports show wholesale coffee prices rising up to four cents per pound as General Foods and other brands push higher. Retail chains warn shoppers to expect hikes within 10 to 14 days. Maxwell House leads a 2 cent jump to 99 cents per pound, with Savarin and Old Dutch following. Brazilian prices have climbed for 39 days, pushing costs up for South American shippers. San Francisco packers also raised prices by 2 cents.

New York General Foods Corp Maxwell House S. A. Schonbrunn & Co Savarin Coffee Old Dutch Coffee Co Albert Ehlers Albert Ehlers, Inc

Administration Plans New Bid For Long Range Aid

Secretary Dulles said the administration will push a new long range foreign aid proposal when the bill reaches the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He noted a deduction that Russia would cut its military manpower, clarifying Khrushchev did not disclose such a figure. Dulles contrasted disclosure with Stassen’s deduction and warned against mixing rumor with policy. He also questioned Egypt’s recognition of red China and the possibility of U.S. aid for the Aswan Dam if Egypt accepts Soviet assistance.

Washington Dulles Senate Foreign Relations Committee U. S Russia Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev London Krushchev Harold Stassen Stassen Khrushchev Egypt China U.N United State Aswan Dam Soviet Union Aswan United States

Nike Demonstration at White Sands Planned Today

The Army will fire its ground to air Nike missile at White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico weather permitting. Newsmen will tour Nike battalion facilities and observe training at Ft Bliss Texas with other rockets in a three day demonstration amid a prior embargo on coverage.

White Sands Proving Ground N. M Army Nike New Mexico Ft. Bliss Tex Pentagon

House Committee Approves Postal Rate Increase

A House Post Office Committee approved higher postal rates. The plan would raise first class mail from 3 to 4 cents per ounce and airmail from 6 to 7 cents per ounce. The vote was 13 to 8 in a closed session, with one member present and not voting.

Washington House Post Office Department House Post Office Committee

Foreign Aid Cut Voted By Senate Committee

The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee approved a plan to trim more than one billion dollars from President Eisenhower s foreign aid program, reducing the $4.9 billion proposal.

Washington Foreign Affairs Committee Eisenhower

Judiciary Group Endorses Ike's Civil Rights Bill

A majority of the House Judiciary Committee backed the Eisenhower civil rights bill, while seven Southern members denounced it as a dangerous expansion of federal power. The plan includes a presidential civil rights commission with subpoena powers, a new Justice Department division, and federal access to civil rights cases without exhausting state remedies.

Washington House Judiciary Committee Southern Committee Virginia House Rules Committee Senate Brownell Justice Department South United States America Civil Rights Commission

Nineteen Firemen Hurt in London Air Raid Shelter Fire

A fire in a World War II underground air raid shelter 150 feet below London streets sent 19 firemen to hospital with one seriously injured. The shelter, now a troop transit center, was overwhelmed as flames spread through the deep underground complex.

London

Kefauver and Stevenson Rally For Democratic Unity In Florida

In Miami both candidates backed by the administration attacked the same issues. They pledged solidarity on desegregation and peace while differing only modestly on further H bomb tests. The two spoke together on a 60 minute national program and urged voters in Florida and California to back their campaign.

Douglas B. Cornell Miami Fla Sen Estes Kefauver Adlai Stevenson Florida California Stevenson Kefauver U. S. Senate Tennessee Dio Dixie Russia America Pacific Illinois American Broadcasting Company Quin

County and State Police Probe Rock Attacks on Plant Workers

Three URCLPWA employees report rock damage to homes and a car during a nine day strike at the plant. Frederick County Sheriff and State Police investigate no injuries reported. Workers pledge to continue working despite the incidents and threats.

Tracy Fink O'Sullivan Mr. Fink Roy Donald Roy Clark County Frederick County Sheriff's Office State Police William Kuehner Urclpwa Roy F. Donald Route 3 Stephens City Department 3 A. F. of L

Low Altitude Vacation Urged For Eisenhower

White House physician favors a lower altitude vacation for President Eisenhower this summer not at high elevations. Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder said a heart attack recovery year calls for conservative plans and denied any formal discussions of vacation spots. The president hosted a garden party on the White House lawn for area hospital staff, greeting 811 guests over 45 minutes with no fatigue observed.

Washington White House Eisenhower Colorado Howard M. Snyder Denver Summerfield Snyder

Virginia reaches 27th polio vaccine allocation

Virginia received 26 523 polio vaccine doses yesterday increasing total doses allocated since last fall to 917 870. The state now oversees distribution of all vaccines after taking over last autumn.

Richmonds Virginia

Johnson Leads Texas Democrats Amid Strife at Convention

At the Texas state convention Lyndon B. Johnson appears set to chair the 56 member delegation and be the favorite son for national party hopeful. Mixed cheers and boos greet Johnson and Sam Rayburn as liberal Democrats clash with Shivers supporters over party discipline and future reprisals. A roll call vote is expected to settle control between factions.

Dallas Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Johnson House Sam Rayburn Allan Shivers Shivers Rayburn

Britain Will Not Cast Away Vital Overseas Possessions

Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd told a rally Britain will retain Cyprus Singapore and Aden as vital to strategic interests. He warned abandoning overseas possessions would betray the next generation and cited Cyprus as essential to NATO, Middle East policy, and safeguarding security at Singapore and Aden.

Olerton England Cyprus Singapore Aden Selwyn Lloyd Britain Arabia Lord Lloyd Legislative Council London Mediterranean Greece Lloyd NATO Middle East Suez Canal Zone

Virginia five day forecast and weather notes

Partly cloudy with scattered showers tonight and Wednesday. Five day forecast May 23 27 shows 5 to 10 degrees above normal, warm midweek, cooler Thursday and Friday, warmer Saturday and Sunday with total precipitation 1 to 1.5 inches. Temperatures today 80 high 56 low. Winchester skies report sunrise 4 53 a m sunset 7 26 p m moon rise 5 48 p m. Announcement Bonnie Harris joins The Curly Top Beauty Shop appointment line MO 2 3741.

Virginia Winchester Bonnie Harris

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