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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1956
Page
8
Vernon Gail Matthews, 21, faced a potential lynching spirit in Phoenix but received five years probation for stealing a horse. The case shows harsh reaction to the crime and a lenient sentence.
Dr Jakov Zhidkov head of the All Union Council of Evangelical Christian Baptists calls Russia’s plan to release 1 200 000 from military duty by May 1957 a step toward lasting peace. He visits Richmond with four officials and a Moscow Baptist worker to study American religious life.
In Dorchester, a Boston police station booking sergeant’s desk carries a bold sign facing the public reading SMILE, reflecting a lighthearted approach at the precinct.
Florida strategists map a blitz of 13 spot pitches daily on 40 to 50 radio stations as Kefauver and Stevenson vie for Florida primary votes. Kefauver urges lower Social Security eligibility for women to 62 and disability payments at 50, while seeking higher public assistance matching funds from 55 to 100 monthly.
In Houston a neighborhood paper lists a classified offer to swap 12 grave spaces for a 16 foot boat. The ad presents a straightforward exchange plan without additional conditions or details.
In Tallahassee Florida Adlai Stevenson says he bears no responsibility for criticisms of Sen Estes Kefauver on segregation. Florida host Millard Caldwell cited a Richmond News Leader editorial calling Kefauver an integrationist and a vote magnet. Stevenson notes he did not hear Caldwell’s quote and says desegregation is the law but must be implemented gradually with patience. He also attacks Republican farm policy, blaming the administration for a 27 percent drop in farm prices over three years.
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