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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1959
Page
7
Police hunt a bomb killing of 62 year old Pearl Kongsle in Seattle as investigators link two dynamite sticks found earlier and a car seen fleeing the scene. Witnesses recalled three youths near the home and a former boarder warned of prowlers. Detectives pursue possible revenge motive.
A 29 year old Michigan state trooper Albert Souden disappeared after leaving Fenton jail around 9 am. A 50 member force searched a 30 mile radius near Brighton with alerts to Ohio Indiana and Illinois. Souden, with the force since 1954, was alone in his patrol car and was investigating a burglary, possibly contacting resident Carl Woolner.
Dear Abby advises staying put initially after a husband of 23 years kills himself, suggesting a temporary change of scenery for the family. The column includes several reader questions about teen time management, uninvited visits, and birth certificates in adoption cases with Abby offering practical guidance.
Walter Williams is said to be too old and ill to comment as reports challenge his claim of being the last surviving Civil War veteran. A Scripps-Howard inquiry questions his age, unit, and enlistment timing, noting census and archives put him at 103, not 116.
The FBI charged Ronald E. Garrison and Joseph L. Price with kidnapping and raping two female FBI clerks in Washington. The victims, abducted on a city street and taken across the Maryland line to Montgomery County, identified the suspects after a dance gathering. Conviction could carry the death penalty if recommended by a jury.
RICHMOND AP Virginia stands to receive 265 million dollars for interstate highway program 1960 62 if a one cent tax increase passes Senate and is signed. The House approved the bill.
James H. Evans, 103, who said he served as an Indian scout with the U S Cavalry, died Thursday in Grand Rapids. Evans was born in 1856 at Woodbine Iowa.
Eugene C. Babb has joined Caldwell Sites as an outside sales representative. A Winchester native with a George Washington University AB degree, he served in the U. S. Navy 1944-45 and was formerly assistant purchasing agent for American Brakeblok. He lives with his wife and daughter at 715 National Ave.
A $50 000 lot of Salk polio vaccine stolen from the University of Montreal was recovered in East Montreal a raid found 10 000 vials ready for 75 000 exposures stored amid apartment debris. Monkeys tests will take six to eight weeks. Montreal reports 619 cases and 32 deaths in 1959.
Washington AP A Senate Finance Committee debates the highway financing bill with a rift over replacing the gas tax rise. Senator Gore seeks alternative revenue while Chairman Byrd expects reluctant House approval of a 3 to 4 cent gas tax through June 30, 1961.
In Washington Senate leaders decide to table a civil rights showdown, delaying a fight until the next session. The move focuses on extending the life of the Civil Rights Commission, which is set to expire.
After weeks of wrangling the floor debate showed little enthusiasm for the tax hike. Many states have had to curb road work due to uncertainty over future federal aid.
In two months a strategy to avoid a protracted battle was outlined by an unnamed senator. Southern senators oppose extending the commission but are not expected to mount a full filibuster. The foreign aid bill, already cleared by the Appropriations Committee, awaits action with a separate section for last minute admin requests.
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