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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1963
Page
1
John Cain, chairman of the Izaak Walton League, said the pond would close until 2 p.m. Sunday for a fishing rodeo. The event invites all area youths to participate with Izaak Walton members organizing a special shipment of gear for the occasion.
The O Sullivan Rubber Co of Winchester received a contract for 150,784.19 from the Defense Supply Agency to supply 724 924 pairs of soles at about 20 cents each. Other awards went to Goodyear Tire and Rubber and B F Goodrich Co after six firms competed.
Over the past week residents report a red rainbow like object wider than rainbows with a purples border. Mrs Vernon Alter man and others observed it for 45 minutes last night before it vanished, prompting questions about its nature.
Piney City Va sellers advertise a Saturday only special with 4 layer chocolate cake and 10 cent hamburgers at Ward's Pastry Shop.
AP reports sugar price spikes provoke frustration and concern across the country. Eddie Gittinger a San Antonio broker blames hoarding by industrial users and urges rationing while a New York area ice cream shopper wishes the shortage would end quickly as she purchases sugar.
Nationally rising sugar prices prompt another jump in Winchester areas as wholesalers unload pricier sugar. Grocers and stores report higher bags and cups, with costs from $10.70 to $17.47 per 100 pounds and a 10 pound bag from $1.65 to $1.77. Officials say a market panic spreads globally with varied local reactions and consumer fears.
Apple Capital Air Service Inc files a 50000 dollar damage suit in Corporation Court alleging unlawful termination of its lease at Winchester Municipal Airport and the city’s refusal to accept a liability policy the firm sought. Warren Mullenax, former manager and head of the air charter firm, led the action. City warned on March 23 to renew insurance or operations would stop. after Mullenax allegedly failed to renew, flying ceased and city assumed airport operations. Legal firm Scully Woltz and Simpson filed the suit.
Jack Frost caused varying damage across area gardens with beans potatoes and tomatoes blackened in spots while some plots in the Boyce and Mt Williams areas suffered heavy losses. Temperatures rose after a 34 low and 65 high with a warmer forecast and a five day outlook near normal.
Upstate New York farmers used smudgepots, baskets, and helicopters to protect fruit and vegetables valued at more than 100 million dollars from a late spring frost. A spokesman said 15 to 20 percent of the grape crop was lost in May frosts, with possible further losses if 29 degrees or lower prevailed. Temperatures dipped to 30 at Syracuse near Finger Lakes wine regions, and record lows affected Maine to Indiana and West Virginia.
Fidel Castro's trip to the Soviet Union is portrayed as turning Cuba into a full Soviet satellite. The piece warns of possible aggressive Cuban actions in Latin America and notes U.S. President Kennedy’s conditions for Caribbean peace. Khrushchev pledges to aid Cuba if attacked, raising concern over future crises.
The federal government seeks to block Governor Wallace from barring Negro enrollment at the University of Alabama. U S District Judge Lynne ordered Wallace to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue. The action argues the move would injure the federal judicial process and the due administration of justice.
Donald Baughman an employee of O Sullivan Rubber Co was chosen as the Republican candidate for the Shawnee District seat on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors. The vote at Shawnee fire hall drew 60 attendees with 28 votes for Baughman and 19 for David G. Simpson Jr. Simpson urged unanimous support after ballots were counted.
Secretary Robert S. McNamara pushes a broad unifying program for the Pentagon. Moves include consolidating offices and functions across services under centralized direction while avoiding new legislation. Some generals and admirals resist changes, but Kennedy defends final authority and loyalty.
A draft NATO communique outlines a four point program to strengthen nuclear capability and coordination among 15 member states. It calls for Britain’s V bomber force and three Polaris submarines under Gen Lemnitzer, a deputy for nuclear affairs, allied planning coordination, and fuller nuclear information exchange. The document notes concerns over Soviet forces in Cuba and threats in Laos.
Miami AP report cites refugee accounts of heavy Soviet troop presence in Oriente Province across from Haiti. Witnesses claim Russians control oil tanks near Holguin and a submarine base at Puerto Rico Beach, while Havana suffers water and power outages amid fear of sabotage.
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