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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1956

Page

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Stevenson Charges Republicans Waging Campaign of Deceit

Adlai E. Stevenson canvassed Nassau and Westchester counties calling Eisenhower and Nixon deceitful and touting a great national issue misstep by Republicans. He derided the phony peace theme and warned of GOP strategy while outlining his campaign trail through New York and plans for California and Boston stops.

Adlai New York Adlai E. Stevenson Eisenhower Stevenson Nassau Westchester Sen. Estes Kefauver Tennessee Sen Estes Kefauver Bronx Nixon Springfield Pacific Coast San Francisco Los Angeles Boston

Eisenhower addresses New York crowd on hydrogen bomb policy

President Eisenhower campaigns in Madison Square Garden in New York and plans a nationwide NBC TV radio address at 9 p.m. EST. He defends the H bomb as a strength, argues for international control, and reiterates continued military service amid a tense global landscape.

Washington Eisenhower New York America Madison Square Garden U. S United States

Wanted White Elephants Arriving Soon Safari

A brief notice seeks white elephants of any size number or age with a safari arrival announced for the near future. The ad emphasizes flexibility and imminent collection or display details.

Voluntary School Segregation Rejected in Pittsylvania County

In Pittsylvania County Virginia a mass meeting of about 300 Negro citizens rejected voluntary segregation and endorsed the Supreme Court ruling against school segregation. They urged talks with the school board on integration and a possible start date for mixed classes. A. G. Tippett questioned whether immediate integration or better facilities is best for children.

Pittsylvania County Danville Supreme Court A. G. Tippett Northside High School Tippitt Pittsylvania School Board S County

All this week ALL PRICES REDUCED Bring your title for a quick trade

An advertisement page notes reduced prices and trade offers at local stores, including GEO and SCHEWELS, with specific low down payment details. The text also mentions Betty's Beauty Shop and a moving notice for Mrs. June Kerns. A separate school integration debate is included with quotes from Rev. Walter Anderson criticizing the plan.

June Kerns Blue & Gray Beatty Shop Betty’s N. Loudoun

Plane Collision Kills Seven In Midland

A flaming crash between an Air Force T33 jet and a civilian plane tore through a Midland residential district killing seven, including a baby. One airman ejected but his chute failed. the other was found in a burned home. Wreckage and bodies littered the area as investigators probe the disaster.

Midland Tex Air Force Webb Air Force Base T33 Saunders Refuge

Living Costs Rise to New Record in September

Government data show living costs climbed three tenths of a percent in September reaching 117.1 per cent of the 1947 49 base. The rise triggers wage boosts for about 300 000 workers mainly in electrical manufacturing and signals higher take home pay with a factory worker averaging 66 65 dollars weekly without dependents and 74 04 with a wife and two children.

Washington Labor Department Bureau of Statistics General Electric Co Bureau of Labor Statistics

Nobel Prize Awarded to Spanish Poet Jimenez

The 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Juan Ramon Jimenez of Spain at age 74 in Stockholm. He is famed for Platero y Yo about a donkey named Silver and has lived across the Americas, now in Puerto Rico as a visiting professor and campus newspaper editor.

Stockholm Sweden Juan Ramon Jimenez Swedish Academy of Letters Alfred Nobel Puerto Rico College of Humanities University of Puerto Rico Silver Spain

Bar Association backs Judge Elliott Marshall for Virginia Supreme Court

The Winchester Frederick County Bar Association endorsed Judge Elliott Marshall for the Virginia Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Lemuel Smith’s death. The resolution praises Marshall’s decade in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and Winchester Corporation Court service, pledging enthusiastic support if selected. Dabney W. Watts sent the resolution to Frank S. Tavenner Jr. for transmission to the state bar committee and the governor.

Winchester Lemuel Smith Elliott Marshall Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Clarke Frederick Shenandoah Warren Marshall The Bar Association Supreme Court Dabney W. Watts Frank 5. Tavenner, Jr Virginia State Bar Association Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia

Nagy Seeks Moscow Talks To End Occupation Troops

In Vienna Premier Imre Nagy announced he would negotiate with Moscow to withdraw Soviet troops if the Hungarian rebels halt their revolution. He appealed to students and workers to lay down arms and support the new government for a new deal.

Vienna Imre Nagy Moscow Nagy Hungary Russia

Eight Children Killed by Train in Rural Iowa Crash

In Sigourney Iowa eight children died when a Rock Island train struck the car carrying their mother to a rural grade school. The mother Mrs Richard Hammes was hospitalized. The children included two sets of twins Ronnie and Donnie age 9 Karen 8 Linda 7 Gary 6 Rosemary 3 Rickie and Vicky age 1 and the Hammes family is left childless.

Sigourney Iowa Keokuk County Mrs. Webb Ronnie Donnie Karen Linda Gary Rosemary Rickie Vicky Mrs. Hammes

Atomic weapons a necessity in future major-power wars

General Max D. Taylor warned today that any future large-scale conflict among major powers will involve the use or threat of use of atomic weapons, signaling a steadfast U S stance on nuclear deterrence and warfare.

Washington Maxwell D. Taylor

Nixon Promises GOP Civil Rights Edge Over Stevenson

Vice President Nixon in Chicago asserts the Eisenhower administration will deliver on civil rights while Adlai Stevenson would fail. He argues Democratic splits weaken progress and credits the current regime with milestones since 1865 including desegregation in armed forces and increased federal job opportunities for Black Americans.

Nixon Adlai Chicago Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Republican Party Stevenson House Senate

Gomulka pushs independent communist program in Poland

In wake of revolt Gomulka leads Polish Communist Party to craft a structure of independent communism. He vows a central committee submission to improve economic conditions and youth participation, and promises free election of party officials. Soviet troops' future in Poland remains contested amid Moscow talks.

Warsaw Poland Wladysolaw Gomulka Communist Party Moscow Polish Communist Party Politburo Gomuilka Nikita Khrushchev

Byrd Urges Pausing Fast Tax Write-Offs for Study

Senator Byrd of Virginia calls for delaying fast amortization write-offs by steel firms and other large businesses until a Senate Finance Committee study reviews wartime tax provisions. He warns of unfair competition, over expansion, and revenue loss to small firms, urging no new write-offs until the analysis is finished.

Washington Byrd D-Va Senate Finance Committee Office of Defense Mobilization Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation

Eisenhower Nixon Headquarters Opens in Seventh District

The County Republican Club opened its Eisenhower Nixon headquarters at the corner of Loucoun and Cork Streets. A. R. Pete Dunning, Republican candidate to Congress, attended at 8 PM to meet visitors. The center will be open daily 12 to 5 and weekdays 7 to 10, staffed by volunteers offering literature and campaign materials.

Winchester - Frederick County Republican Club Loucoun and Cork Sts A. R Pete Dunning Congress

Eisenhower condemns Soviet intervention in Hungary

President Eisenhower said the United States deplores the intervention of Soviet military forces in Hungary. He announced the comment after arriving in New York from Washington for a campaign speech, following a telephone discussion with Secretary of State Dulles.

New York Eisenhower United States Hungary Washington Dulles

Hungarian Crisis Deepens as Rebels Battle in Budapest

Radio Budapest reports ongoing anti Soviet uprising in Budapest with rebels firing from scattered districts. Emptied streets warn citizens to stay indoors as authorities replace leaders including first secretary and premier Imre Nagy returns amid the turmoil.

Rio Tate Hungary Budapest Communist Party RADIO Ernce Gerce Belgrade Tito Janos Kadar Imre Nagy Andras Hegedus Geroe Matyas Rakos

Moose Club Sponsors Halloween Party and Parade

The Moose Club will sponsor a Halloween party and parade for children on Wednesday evening October 31. Bicycles will be given as prizes and free ice cream and pop will be provided to all attendees. More details and parade lineup to be announced.

The Moose Club

Virginia Weather Outlook Tonight Into Friday

Partly cloudy northwest and cloudy east and south tonight and Friday. Low temperatures range from 40 to 48 in the interior and 48 to 54 along the coast. Continued cool Friday with highs around 53 and lows near 40.

Virginia Winchester

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