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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1960
Page
1
Mobutu Sese Seko declares that Ghana and Guinea must withdraw their troops from Congo as a United Nations pause in the region remains uncertain. He addresses the Assembly tonight amid rising regional tensions and calls for a swift, orderly retreat.
A fragmented report describes spring's arrival amid unsettled weather and seasonal changes. Residents notice equinox and solstice cues while a local restaurant incident involves a child with candy balloons. George Gutz brings lavender sweetpeas to the town garden.
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev appeared on a second floor balcony overlooking Park Avenue addressing reporters and the public. He spoke about U N Assembly plans and Eisenhower, said he did not know who the speakers would be, and joked about travel restrictions. The scene drew security and press attention as questions ranged from U2 spy cases to the RB-47 affair.
A Wabash Bluebird passenger train left the tracks after colliding with a freight at Morrisonville Illinois. Four people were injured with no deaths reported as ambulances rushed to the scene in the central Illinois town near Decatur and Saint Louis.
Newport News AP reports a nuclear aircraft carrier christening planned for Saturday with Adm. Burke and Mrs. William B. Franke participating. The exact aircraft catapult type remains pending a high level decision.
President Eisenhower arrived in New York to address a United Nations session amid a tumultuous reception. Police seized a 67 year old Hungarian alien carrying a Swedish hunting rifle as the motorcade paused for a bubble top removal near the Queens Midtown tunnel.
Melza van Roijen, 18, niece of the Ambassador to the United States, died from injuries after being thrown from a horse in Warrenton. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. van Roijen of Warrenton and Washington, D. C., she planned to return to college soon.
The Ginter Park Private School Corp directors dropped plans to establish a private school on Richmond's North Side saying citizen response is not sufficient to warrant any further activity.
A four engine U S Marine transport plane carrying 29 people ditched 180 miles southeast of Naha Okinawa after an engine fire. Rescue efforts found no survivors as debris and dye markers spread. three bodies were spotted with life jackets observed.
Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro appear united in aim at the United Nations as advocates of world Communist influence. Khrushchev’s balcony speech and stance on peace efforts raise Western concern while Castro mirrors the style of challenging U S authority and aligning with Moscow.
Vice President Richard Nixon sharpened his attacks on Senator John Kennedy claiming Kennedy’s course invites surrender or even war. Nixon spoke in Missouri and Illinois criticizing Kennedy remarks after the U2 incident and the Eisenhower era.
Sen John F Kennedy outlines a six point farm program aimed at work discipline and sacrifice to raise incomes and living standards for farmers. He defines parity as income equal to non farm earnings and calls for maintaining productive capacity to achieve farm parity amid price squeezes.
Havana AP reports Khrushchev may travel with Fidel Castro to Cuba on a liner voyage from New York. Sources say details of a Cuban visit are worked out and Khrushchev at press time plans the trip to Cuba after terms with Castro.
President Eisenhower challenged Khrushchev to resume immediate arms talks through the United Nations aimed at scrapping nuclear weapons. He urged UN inspection to prevent space from being used for war and promoted a food for peace program as part of a world community effort.
At the United Nations Tito of Yugoslavia urged nonaligned nations to take a larger role in ending the cold war. He backed Khrushchev's disarmament plan and signaled support for recognizing Red China's UN seat while criticizing revived West German militarism.
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