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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
1
Karen Sheard a 17 year old Handley High student and daughter of Bruce and Mrs. Sheard dips water at the Opequon along Senseny Road seeking relief from humid days. She shares fishing and dipping but prefers basketball in the cooler months. This photo was taken just east.
The sugar bill dispute stalled adjournment as House and Senate clashed over presidential power to cut sugar purchases from the Dominican Republic. Dirksen backed a Senate substitute granting discretionary authority with no strings, while House members resisted. Congress debated aid and housing measures amid adjournment pressures and political campaigning.
Local reports describe a dramatic rescue when a young boy remained trapped atop a power line near the George Wash Hotel. A passing pigeon startled the boy and caused the squirrel to retreat, drawing crowds before safety was restored. Additional notes cover a nationally known state bird sighting by Mary Albaugh, two hitchhiking travelers, a diaper theft at a Berryville laundromat, and a charity softball game between F M girls and Policemen at Senseney Park.
At the United Nations the Soviet Union urged Dag Hammarskjold to hand over the Kamina and Kitona bases in the Congo to Patrice Lumumba as soon as possible. Kuznetsov demanded removal of Belgian troops and Belgian technicians, to place Lumumba in control of the bases amid Congo turmoil.
Frederick and Clarke Counties start classes this morning with Warren County public and private schools on a half day. Winchester and Handley High Group hold meetings. John S. Mosby Academy in Front Royal begins in the new building with a half day today and full schedule tomorrow. Labor Day gives a long weekend to all students.
The Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union AFL CIO will represent Dinner Ready Corp personnel after an election of 130 employees at N Kent Street plant. Plant manager H J Herzog announced the result noting balloting ended at 4 30 pm but would not disclose vote counts.
US District Judge Walter E. Hoffman ordered the Norfolk School Board to admit five transfer applicants to desegregated high schools this fall, bringing eligible Negro students to 23 in the city. Three to Maury High School and two to Norview High School will begin Sept. 6.
President Eisenhower told nutritionists from 59 countries that mankind can sense victory over hunger and malnutrition for the first time. He emphasized hunger relief through distribution of crop surpluses and related U.S. activities as part of a broader free world effort to lift this scourge.
Dr. Douglas O. Hill, medical examiner, ruled J. M. Ryals Jr. death an accidental drowning. The body was found noon under a Town Run bridge behind Rouss Park after a likely fall during a severe storm. Ryals, 46, born in Houston Texas, veteran of World War I, was an itinerant worker residing in Clearwater Florida. Burial planned in Milton Florida.
Three requests to halt or slow public school integration faced the U S Supreme Court. The Houston school board relied on the court after Texas Governor Daniel did not intervene in a federal order to integrate first grade next Wednesday. Louisiana Governor Davis seeks control of New Orleans schools to resist an upcoming integration date. Six children denied in Houston and New Orleans reflect ongoing battles as Knoxville and Pine Bluff report mixed progress in first-grade integration efforts.
A nationwide Pennsylvanian Railroad strike stalls lines from coast to coast for 24 hours as more than 20 000 non operating workers walk out over work rules and job security. TWU leader Michael J. Quill and PRR chairman James R. Symes clash as negotiations fail before Labor Day weekend.
Musselman plant at Inwood West Virginia began on a single shift with 500 employees. The report lists various Musselman prices per hundredweight for Canner and related items, including U S No 1 Canner 2 1 2 inch at 140 and U S No 2 Canner 78 cents.
In Rome, Armin Hary of Germany won the Olympic 100 meter dash with a time of 10.3 seconds, ending United States dominance since 1928. Dave Sime finished close in second with Frank Budd fifth and Ray Norton sixth, while Thomas failed at 7-1 in the high jump, earning bronze as Shavladkadze and Brumel claimed gold and silver.
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