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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1960
Page
5
Gene Babbright and Barbara Wibberly star in a domestic quarrel scene with Clarence and Harold McQuistion over new dresses. Mike Albright appears as the deadline character in the production setting.
The steel industry shows a sharp output drop to 66.9 percent capacity or 1.9 million tons, with United States Steel Corp planning plant cutbacks in Pennsylvania. Leaders at the American Iron and Steel Institute meeting expect a summer low and a rebound by fall, while auto sales improve orders amid slower freight car and truck loadings.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was acquitted of perjury on 1956 Alabama income tax returns by a white juried Montgomery court. He still faces a second indictment for 1958 returns while his Atlanta ministry and civil rights work are noted. Local officials praised the verdict as fair for the community.
In Bys on near Steele North Dakota an old cemetery marker honors two workers killed when a rain soaked Big Top collapsed during a Ringling Bros Circus setup. Foreman Charles Walters and roustabout Charles Smith died. Edward Williams, then 12, helped raise the tent and survived. Granite memorial funds totaled $500.
Memorial Day evokes living memory as the dead return in spirit. The piece urges remembering loved ones and historic figures, arguing the dead guide the living, teach values, and inspire renewal. It reflects on children’s questions, the meaning of remembrance, and shared reverence for those who died.
A famed 1890 St. Louis Exposition machine described as the paper making marvel of the age is being scrapped by Peavy Paper Mills Co. It is believed to be one of the oldest paper making units in the nation and is being replaced by a newer model.
Democratic hopefuls Lyndon B. Johnson Stuart Symington and John F Kennedy campaigned across Washington California and South Dakota to win the West delegates for the national convention. Gov Edmund G Brown and Spokane Washington noted Kennedy and Johnson as close rivals for California. Johnson sought South Dakota and was open to Humphrey as vice president. Republicans discussed a Goldwater draft if a convention deadlock occurred.
Chicago Motor Club estimates a family vacation by car will cost about 40 dollars per day for each couple driving 300 miles daily. Last year the estimate was 36 dollars daily. Higher food and lodging costs are driving the increase, while car operating costs stay steady.
The origin stories note European berries threaded on straws for market and U S berry beds protected by straw to insulate them from temperature swings. Both tales reflect historic labeling and farming practices influencing the fruit’s name.
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