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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1959
Page
7
Nathaniel Downey found his $6,800 car missing at morning start in Louisville Kentucky. The engine, battery, radiator, and transmission were stolen overnight, forcing him to abandon the vehicle and seek another ride to work. He is pictured in the motor compartment after parking on the street.
Virginia Rep. Richard H. Poff proposed a bill to broaden state and federal measures against obscene literature. He urged model local ordinances and four interstate focus areas including mailing to minors, distribution to adults, shipping via mail to middlemen, and receipt for future circulation. He argued this would supplement federal law without censoring or harming press freedom.
AP report from Bluefield West Virginia notes Oliver W Hill of the NAACP predicts several desegregation suits will emerge in Southwest Virginia as Negro parents seek admission for their children to white Floyd County schools. Hill spoke at Bluefield State College urging students to assert their rights. Bluefield State now enrolls about one quarter white.
In Detroit a mother rabbit nested on a police firing range as a cease fire was called. In Cranston a pair of starlings moved into a mailbox and a bid to evict failed. In Harman Iowa a hen evicted the mother cat to take over caregiving. At the Bronx Zoo a robin built nine nests before choosing one to hatch.
To aid the blind, Peruvians developed a Braille like method using knotted strings called quipu. They encoded words with different knot sizes and spacing, serving as an early tactile communication device.
Federal crackdown targets the Apalachin meeting held Nov 14 1957 at Joseph Barbara Sr estate. Twenty one delegates are seized on bonds up to 100. many others face charges or remain jailed or in hiding. Estate sold for 130000 and plans to reopen to sightseers for a fee.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond announces two new parishes St. Bernadette's in Springfield Fairfax County and St. Edward's in Bon Air Richmond suburb. The first pastors are Rev. Francis L. Bradhan and Rev. Vernon J. Bowers with appointments effective June 9 for existing priests and Thursday for newly ordained.
The Kentucky Democratic governor race sees about two million dollars spent as Harry Lee Waterfield and Bert Combs vie for the nomination. Accusations fly over money sources with Waterfield blaming Texas oil money and Combs citing a 2 percent state employee salary levy.
Ex-convict George A. Scott was sentenced to death in San Quentin for the December 30 killing of film executive Kenneth Savoy during a bar hold-up. Witnesses testified Savoy challenged the robber as he demanded money. The jury will next consider an insanity plea.
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