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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1957

Page

13

Father Believes Missing Son Will Finish Trip to Bermuda

In Morehead City North Carolina Melvin West an aspiring sailor remains missing on day nine of a planned two day voyage to Bermuda in a small open boat His father Barry West a licensed motorboat operator says he believes Melvin can complete the 80 mile Atlantic crossing if weather holds The freighter Aldebaran offered fuel which Melvin declined and the Coast Guard conducted a large two day search with multiple aircraft and cutters costing about 300000 with no confirmed sighting yet.

John’ Spierer Brooklyn N. Y Robert Long Island Jewish Hospital Morehead City N.C Melvin West Bermuda Barry West Tjnt Melvin Nelvin The Coast Guard Navy Marine Air Force Debaran

Kovac Leads Small Business Clinic Session at James Wood School

Irvin Kovac of the Richmond SBA office addressed the Small Business Clinic at James Wood School last night. Marvin Ball of the same office attended as a guest. The class is part of a distributive education program with Winchester, Berryville and Front Royal. George Lucas of the Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce spoke on additional aid sources. A film on the distributive education program was shown. The next session is October 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lee-Jackson Restaurant with F. L. Largent Jr. speaking on legal relationships in small business.

Irvin Kovac Richmond The Small Business Administration James Wood School Kovac Marvin Ball SBA Distributive Education Winchester Berryville Front Royal

Methodist Bishops Stand Against Racial Restructuring

In Atlanta the Southeastern Methodist bishops declare support for preserving the current jurisdictional system that provides a separate Negro jurisdiction. Led by Bishop Arthur J. Moore the group argues unification would threaten rights and vows to resist orders from other regions. The hearing, headed by Bishop John Branscomb, examines church governance amid segregation concerns.

Atlanta Southeast Arthur J. Moore Methodist Episcopal Church South Moore John Branscomb Jacksonville Fla Branscomb College of Bishops Backman G. Hodge Birmingham Nolan B. Harmon Charlotte Marvin A. Franklin Jackson William T. Watkire Louisville Roy H. Shortville Paul N. Garbermond

Flying Boxcar Crash Kills Four Crewmembers

A U S Air Force C119 Flying Boxcar crashed near a Midwest City residential area killing four crewmen. The plane, en route from Los Angeles to Chanute AFB, reportedly disintegrated after an engine failure as it attempted a glide. Names of the crew were withheld.

Midwest City Okla Charles Chilcoat Tinker Air Force Base Chilcoat Tinker Chanute Los Angeles Air Force Midwest Tinker and Douglas Aircraft Co Big Air Material Area Oklahoma City

Guatemala Junta Talks to End Street Demonstrations

Guatemala's new military government pressed talks to stop protests by supporters of presidential candidate Miguel Ydigoras, who claims he was robbed. Ydigoras urged Congress to install Guillermo Flores Avendaño as acting president and order a new election, while demonstrators protested outside the National Palace for the fourth straight night.

Guatemala Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes Miguel Ortiz Passarelli Ydigoras Congress Guillermo Flores Avendano Ydigoras National Ortiz Guatemala City

Arctic tern's annual voyage from Arctic nests to Antarctic shores

The Arctic tern migrates between the Arctic breeding grounds and Antarctic wintering areas each year. It nests in the Arctic summer and then travels about 11 000 miles to nest again in the Antarctic for the rest of the year.

Arctic Antarctic

Sputnik launch may be a fake stunt claims Redlands physicist

Charles E. Bartley of the Far Side Project suggests Russia’s Sputnik launch could have been a balloon release rather than an ICBM. He notes the propaganda value is superb and questions the claimed missile test, inviting objective analysis despite Soviet assertions.

Redlands Calif Russia U.S Charles E. Bartley Bartley University of Redlands

Sputnik could launch from balloon says expert

Bartley president of Grand Central Rocket Co. argues Sputnik could have been launched from a balloon using small rockets rather than a large ICBM. He cites a Soviet scientist in Barcelona who questions the satellite’s reported weight and supports lighter weights for orbital delivery. Remarks were made Tuesday and released yesterday.

Sputnik Anna T. Masevich Soviet Astronautical Council Barcelona Spain Bartley Grand Central Rocket Co

Laborite Foot Defeats Conservative Opponent in Ipswich

IPSWICH England Laborite Dingle Foot won a parliamentary vacancy seat over Conservative John Cobbold as Conservative support continued to fall. Foot secured more than twice Cobbold's vote amid a steady decline for the governing party.

Ipswich England Britain Dingle Foot John Cobbold

Ipswich Election Signals Liberal Rise in 1955 Context

Voters shifted toward the Liberal candidate in Ipswich as a by election indicates growing discontent with both major parties. Labour trails, Conservatives hold a comfortable House of Commons majority of about 60 seats, and a 1960 election date loom remains unless a major issue defeats the government.

Ipswich House of Commons

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