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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1956

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Adlai Attacks GOP as a single interest government in Ohio

Adlai E Stevenson denounced the Eisenhower administration as a single interest government at a rally in Akron Ohio. He warned that the cabinet and administration favor big business and claimed the people will move forward only with the Democratic party. He attacked Nixon and Dewey and urged a Democratic victory to topple the current cabinet.

Stevenson Ohio Adlai E. Stevenson Eisenhower Akron General Motors Republican Party

Burned workers and blast at American Motors plant

A sub surface gas and power line explosion in the American Motors Co testing department at Kenosha Wisconsin burned fourteen workers, six seriously, as flames shot from metal covers. Firemen extinguished the blaze in about thirty minutes and officials said operations could resume soon. Nash Hudson and Rambler autos are produced there.

Kenosha Wis American Motors Co Automobile Assembly American Motors Nash, Hudson Rambler Automobiles

Oil Progress Week Observed In Winchester

Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr proclaims October 14 20 Oil Progress Week in Winchester to honor oil industry contributions and freedoms. Terminal Tavern set to open Friday October 19.

Winchester Claude B. Smalts, Jr

Two Americans and a German Share The 1956 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Stockholm awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in medicine to Drs. Andrew Courtnand and Dickinson W. Richards Jr. of Columbia University and Werner Forssmann of Bad Kreuznach West Germany for pioneering heart catheterization. The trio opened a new frontier in cardiology by charting heart interior and circulation, earning a $38,633 prize split among them.

Stockholm Sweden Andrew Courtnand Dickinson W. Richards Jr Columbia University New York Werner Forssmann Bad Kreuznach West Germany Caroline Institute of Medicine and Physiology Alfred Nobel Forssmann Berlin Forssman Cournand Dr. Richards Bellevue Hospital

Okinawa braces for typhoon Jean as threatening storm nears

Four U. S. bases on Okinawa, hit by two typhoons last month, brace for Jean with central winds near 384 miles southeast of the island and a course toward Okinawa. The storm moves at about 10 mph, with earlier readings at 115 mph and fringe winds possible by Friday. Past typhoons Emma and Harriet caused multi million dollar damages to military and civilian properties alike.

FT. Buckner Okinawa U. S Jean Jeane U. S. Air Force Emma Navy Harriet

Organ Delivers Weather Reports From England Church

In Blackpool a church organ at St John Vianne church suddenly speaks weather forecasts in a strong British accent. Organist Harry Wynne reports the device mouths forecasts like fog in the English Channel and gale winds near the Faroes, likely picking up RAF advisories from Barton radio. Technicians inspect the instrument amid folklore of angels.

Blackpool England Harry Wynne St. John Vianne British Isles Wynne North Sea English Channel Faroes Royal Air Force Barton Beaver’s

Teen Gang Violence Ends in Fatal Shooting in Southwest Side Park

In Chicago's Cornell Square Park a conflict among white teens led Fred Kruse 18 to shoot Warren White 17 fatally and wound Edward Melant Jr. 18 as Richard Bukoevic 19 was slashed. Kruse and four others held without charge.

Chicago Fred Kruse Warren White Edward Melant Jr Richard Bukoevic Kruse Bukovic Patrick Deeley Cornell Square Park Swist Wood Streets White, Melant Gerald Ster Sternal Deeley

Four Crewmen Die in Head-on Freight Train Collision

Four crewmen died and four were injured when two Atlantic Coast Line freight trains collided head on near Pineola Florida at 6 am. The dead were engineers and brakemen from High Springs Lakeland and Lakeland. ACL officials opened an investigation into the crash as flames trapped crew in wrecked cars. Pineola lies about 60 miles north of Tampa.

Pineola Fla.p ACL Pineda D. T. Martin High Springs Fla E. W. Vaughn J. L. Phillips Lake Tampa

Chest Reaches $27,854 Mark

The Winchester Frederick Community Chest drive reported at noon today $27,854.02 toward a $48,111 goal. J T Kremer urged prompt generous gifts to finish the campaign this month funding eight agencies including Scouts Day Nurseries Children s Home Society Child Guidance Center Salvation Army and USC.

Winchester-Frederick J. T. Kremer Scouts, Day Nurseries Children’s Home Society Child Guidance Center Salvation Army USC Beaver le Rexall

Small Fire Yesterday At Doubleday Plant

Berryville fire units responded to an alarm from the Doubleday plant east of town yesterday at 7 20 p m. A small transformer in the boiler room caught fire but was confined with no serious damage. Rummage sale announced for October 19 at Center Meeting House Washington and Piccadilly streets by Friends of Hopewell Meeting.

Berryville John Enders Fire Company Doubleday Center Washington & Piccadilly Sts Friends of Hopewell Meeting

Rainy Atlantic storm drenches Maryland East Shore area

An Atlantic coastal storm dumped three inches of rain on Maryland's Eastern Shore with 30 to 40 mph winds and gusts. Temperatures remained in the 70s as the system moved northeast. high tides rose in Norfolk and ferry service briefly halted before resuming.

Maryland Baltimore Weather Bureau Cuba the Weather Bureau Salisbury Norfolk State Highway Department Point Comfort-Willoughby Chincoteague Virginia Cape Henry Urbanna Richmond

Mercury Reaches 79 Degrees Then Temperatures Fall Tonight

The area heated to 79 degrees as an Atlantic storm passed without incident. Skies will clear tonight with a near 30 degree drop and a low in the 50s. Yesterday’s low was 50, and last year on this date the high was 56 and the low 45.

Atlantic

Two Men Hurt in Falls in Memorial Hospital

Two local men, Paul Wolverton and Carl Cather, were treated at Memorial Hospital after separate falls. Wolverton, 56, fell from a roof at 412 W Clifford St striking bricks, suffering facial and scalp lacerations and other injuries. Cather, injured at home, broke his nose and sustained bruises after a ladder fall.

Memorial Hospital Paul Wolverton Mt. Falls Carl T. Cather Peyton St Mr. Wolverton W. Clifford St Friendship Cather

Virginia pushes plan to resist school integration

The state moved to dismiss desegregation petitions in Norfolk Newport News and Prince Edward County arguing a pupil assignment plan provides state court remedies before federal action. The three member board would supervise placements with appeals to the governor and then state courts. Nov 14 and 17 hearings were set in Richmond and Newport News.

Richmond The Virginia Federal District Court Norfolk Newport News Prince Edward County General Assembly Atty Lindsay Almond Walter Hoffman That City Sterling Hutcheson Prince Edward

Wolfe Chairman For Apple Week in Winchester and Frederick

John T. Wolfe is named Winchester and Frederick County chairman for National Apple Week observed Oct 25 to Nov 3. Appointed by H. W. Butler Jr. Wolfe, county agent for three years, is a VPI graduate and Kiwanis member, active in local rural clubs. Local cooperators include Chambers, horticultural societies, the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, and Shenandoah Valley Inc.

John T. Wolfe Frederick County Winchester Wolfe H. W. Butler, Jr Shenandoah Valley Mr. Wolfe Kiwanis Round Hill Ruritan Club Virginia West Virginia Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Shenandoah Valley, Inc

East German slowdown strikes spread to Magdeburg Erfurt and Karl Marx Stadt

Berlin reports 2000 Red police moved from East Berlin to Magdeburg amid slowdowns in its plants. Tribune notes dissatis faction with high quotas and low pay. Strikes reach Erfurt and Karl Marx Stadt while East German press omits details of the unrest.

Berlin West Berlin der Tag East Berlin Magdeburg Tribuene RED Organ §S Erfurt Karl-Marx-Stadt

Eisenhower Leads in New York Straw Poll Returns

The New York Daily News reports President Eisenhower with a commanding lead over Adlai Stevenson in early New York straw polls. With 2,297 votes counted, Eisenhower has 59.2 percent to Stevenson's 40.8 percent as the paper outlines its 22nd poll and editorial support.

New York New York Daily News Eisenhower Adlai E. Stevenson New York State Stevenson Ike

Eisenhower Accuses Stevenson Of Political Fables On Campaign Trail

President Eisenhower pledged to push a $1.6 billion school construction program in the new session while accusing Adlai Stevenson of telling political fables. He spoke at College of Puget Sound after Seattle remarks, blasting Democratic tactics and urging Congress to act.

Stevenson Michigan Marvin L. Arrowsmith Tacoma Wash Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Citizens For Eisenhower College of Puget Sound Congress House Supreme Court America Seattle Edgar Seattle Hall Memorial Stadium Arthur B. Lang~lie U. S. Senate Warren Magnuson Langlie Ike

Weather forecast and event notice for Winchester

Clearing cooler tonight with lows in the 50s. Thursday fair and mild with highs near 79 and a low around 50. Sunrise at 6:27 am, sunset 6:30 pm. Moon rises 4:45 pm tonight. Shooting match at Mt William Saturday night October 20 offers prizes of turkeys and a 12 gauge shotgun.

Virginia Winchester Mt. Willian

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Exchange Club Committee National Symphony Orchestra P. I. Grove Thomas Monahan Clarence Lamp Richard Brotm Ralph Shockey Carl Haines William Fraula Wally Hankin Robert J. McNaily, Jr William Fauver Adlai Cadillac Flint Mich Democratic Party Farlier Saginaw Harry S. Truman Nixon Thomas E. Dewey Organ Nal White Melant Melani Doubleday Plant Beaver’s Drug Store Highway Department Pine Beach Apple Valley Sunnyside Winchester Star Apple Week W. Lee Fisher P.O Fleet & CO Price Margaret L. Hodgson
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