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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1956

Page

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Eisenhower to undergo new full medical exam this weekend

President Eisenhower will receive a complete new physical examination this weekend at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Press secretary James Hagerty said results will be released by Monday and noted no firm plan for a news conference with the eight physicians involved.

Washington Eisenhower James C. Hagerty Isenhower Hickenlooper Iowa Des Moines White House Hagerty Walter Reed Army Hospital

Fair Weather Across Most Of Nation With Rain In Northeast

The Associated Press reports rainfall in parts of the Northeast and Far Northwest while most regions enjoyed fair weather. Heaviest rain fell in Pennsylvania with a six hour total of 1.12 inches in Philipsburg. Showers were expected along the North Atlantic Coast as fog lingered in the eastern Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions.

Carolinas Maine Pennsylvania Philipsburg North Atlantic Middle Atlantic Southern Plains Atlantic Great Lakes Ohio Valley

Marshall Field Undergoes Brain Surgery in New York

New York Millionaire Marshall Field, 63, is in satisfactory condition after brain clot removal surgery performed last night at New York Hospital. Field, a noted financier, underwent the operation to treat a blood clot.

New York Marshall Field New York Hospital

Wanted 16 Apple Wrappers

Help needed to collect sixteen apple wrappers for Byrd Orchards Berryville Virginia. Apply to John Livengood at the orchard for details and submission.

John Livengood Byrd Orchards Berryville

Anti-Russian Demonstrations Reported in Polish Cities

Reports from Warsaw Wroclaw Breslau Stettin Krakow describe large anti Soviet rallies with crowds tearing down Soviet flags at the Polish-Russian Friendship Society HQ. Marchers shouted Rokossovsky to Siberia and Long live free Poland amid government reshuffles.

Warsaw Poland Wroclaw Germany Breslau Friendship Society Rokossovsky Siberia Long Live Gomulka Wladyslaw Gomulka Communist Party Moscow Cardinal Wyszynski Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski

Stevenson Turns To Bedrock Issues For Final Drive

Adlai E Stevenson turned to bedrock issues as he prepared for a final nonstop campaign push to New York City. He focused on foreign policy and a proposed ban on hydrogen bomb tests, framing the issue as how to save the world from hydrogen disaster. He criticized GOP favoritism to big business and high living costs, while noting President Eisenhower’s letter to Bulganin and questioning whether the Russian offer was propaganda or ill timed.

Eisenhower White House Adlai E. Stevenson United States Carpenters and Joiners Union Hewett Bulganin U. S Stevenson Chicago Adlai E. Sevenson New York City Madison Square Garden Nikolai A. Bulganin General Motors Joe Smith Nixon

U S Officials Fear Russia May Assault Poland Drive for Independence

Washington officials fear the Kremlin may take drastic action possibly including force to smash Poland's bid for independence. They warn Poland's defiance could threaten satellite regimes and East German military linkages, with Moscow weighing counter moves and units moved to the Polish frontier. US aid may follow if the regime endures.

U.S Russia Washington U. S Poland Kremlin Nikita Khrushchev Joseph Stalin Nazi Germany East Germany Moscow Stalin

Hungary Protests Urge Out With Russian Troops in Budapest

In Budapest thousands of students workers and off duty soldiers protested near the Pem statue. They demanded independence from Moscow control free elections and press freedom. Some called for Rakosi’s return for trial and for removing the Stalin statue. Police kept cars from entering the crowd.

Budapest Hungary Imre Nagy Josef Pem Communist Moscow Matyas Rakosi Russia Communist Party

Five Algerian rebel leaders captured by French forces

French sources report the arrest of five top Algerian rebel leaders in Algiers. Demonstrations erupted in Tunis and Casablanca as labor groups called protests, while security tightened across Algeria. Ahmed ben Bella, a veteran nationalist, was among those seized, drawing protests from Tunis and Rabat and a Paris flurry of activity.

Algiers Tunis North Africa Algeria Mohammed V Morocco Habib Bourguiba Rabat Casablanca Ahmed Ben Bella Egypt Paris

Smyrna records first traffic death in two decades

Smyrna Georgia reported its first traffic fatality in 20 years as 43 year old Charlie Davis died when his car struck the rear of a parked truck.

Smyrna P — Smyrna Charlie Davis

Kefauver accuses soil bank of political manipulation

Senator Estes Kefauver charged the Eisenhower administration with using the soil bank to bolster Republican prospects. He said funds favor states vulnerable to GOP losses, notably Iowa, and criticized past farm policy as failing to curb surpluses and rising prices. Kefauver spoke in Waterloo during a Corn Belt swing.

Waterloo Iowa Sen. Estes Kefauver Eisenhower Farm Soil Bank Fair Grounds Kefauver Federal Soil Bank Afl-Cio National Farmers Organization Soil Bank Congress Des Moines Mason City Midwest Benson

Nixon Tour Through Michigan Boosts GOP Prospects

Vice President Nixon barnstormed Michigan amid GOP predictions that the state is in the bag for Eisenhower. Senator Charles Potter said Michigan could swing more than the 1952 margin, while Potter warned the governorship race may be closer. Nixon urged support for Cobo and GOP congressional candidates and touted four years of prosperity and peacekeeping potential. He planned to speak at Notre Dame and in South Bend later.

Nixon Michigan Eisenhower Sen Charles Potter R-Mich G. Mennen Williams Detroit Albert E. Cobo Cobo South Bend Ind Notre Dame University Adlai Stevenson

Explosion wrecks Texas school in Southmayd

A blast at Southmayd Elementary School in Southmayor Texas gutted the upper floor injuring many and killing janitor. a high school junior Larry McGee 16 suffered critical burns after the explosion blamed on a gas leak on the old cafeteria level. The town lies eight miles west of Sherman in north central Texas with 250 to 300 students enrolled.

Southmayd Tex Larry McGee H. L. Richardson Southmayor Sherman Texas

Virginia Dems Plan Push for Stevenson in Final Days

Virginia Democratic officials announce a late campaign surge for Adlai Stevenson with extensive statewide advertising in the last 10 days and a slate of 13 speakers recording three minute messages. Garland Harwood says most regions show Stevenson ahead or closing the gap as support grows.

Associated Press Virginia Adlai Stevenson State Central Committee Garland Harwood Democrat Harwood Stevenson Del Frank P. Moncure Stafford T. Colegan Andrews Moncure Andrews-Werdel Richmond

Solenberger Gets 72 Years On Fraud Cases

Ansel B. Solenberger, 49, was sentenced to 16 years in prison with many counts running concurrent, totaling 72 years. He faces up to eight years more to live per his physician while in hospital under guard. The Shawnee Building & Loan ex-official swindled about 232000 by forging bonds and stock certificates benefiting widows and elderly clients.

Solenberger Shawnee Building & Loan Association Memorial Hospital Commonwealth Dabney Watts Watts Ada B. Snively State Corporation Commission Snively Sclenberger SCC

Weather Forecast for Winchester Tuesday

Generally fair and cooler tonight and Wednesday. Low temperatures range from 42 to 54 degrees with 42 to 48 in the west and east areas. High near 69 and a low around 57 with yesterday's highs and lows noted as 66 and 32. Sunrise at 6 32 a m and sunset at 5 23 p m. Moon rise around 8 32 p m.

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