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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1964
Page
4
Local newspaper announces subscription rates and delivery options for readers. Details include price levels for different durations, delivery by independent motor route, and contact information for the paper’s offices and circulation staff.
The piece warns that the United States faces a growing balance of payments crisis with about 3 billion dollars in free gold and 22 billion in IOUs already issued. It argues for decisive actions beyond penny‑pinching, notes low deficit rates this year but expectations of over two billion, and calls for sweeping measures to restore gold backing and curb foreign draining of reserves.
A chemist in cosmetics research predicts fashion in year 2000 with green hair blue lips orange skin and semi permanent makeup. He foresees a backlash toward a natural look if the paintup craze goes too far.
The Star Files notes the 1939 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival is scheduled for April 27 and 28. The festival has raised $3,405 in campaign funds. King Ghazi I of Iraq dies in Baghdad from a skull fracture after a car crash into an electric pole. Jack Benny admits smuggling $2,131 in French jewelry into the United States and receives probation for one year along with a $10,000 fine.
1914 report notes Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan confined at home with pneumonia threat and cancellations of engagements. A large Board of Supervisors meeting approves a cedar rust law requiring removal of cedar trees near apple orchards. William F. Rinker hosts Dr. and Mrs. Boyd R. Read of Washington DC.
A religious meditation explains tribulation from Latin tribulum as a threshing sledge that separates wheat from chaff. It argues suffering tests truth, confronts blame, and, despite hardship, God's purpose is to strengthen the soul and purify character.
Washington report on the Committee for Economic Development study by 200 leaders noting unions aid in equitable on the job rules while warning of coercive practices. The document urges full free choice to belong to a union and calls for limits on union political spending, stronger anti violence laws, and industry wide bargaining scrutiny.
Cassius Clay reportedly claimed others called him the greatest while denying saying he was the smartest after being rejected for military service. The remark contrasts public perception with his own assertion.
A vintage quiz lists 10 days of questions with scoring. It assigns levels from Memory Genius for 9-10 correct to Good for 4. Includes sample items on astronomy latitude zones and historical events to answer.
The first rider left St. Joseph Missouri for California 104 years ago today. Ads sought young skinny wiry fellows under 18 willing to risk death on perilous rides. Pay offered was 25 dollars a week.
Northern lawmakers denounce the advertisement as lies attacking a civil rights bill while Southern senators cite parallels to the House minority report. Senator Humphrey denies socialism in Congress and Senator Ervin weighs in with constitutional analysis on March 18.
Reader asks if altitude and sugar foods cause stomach gas on trips to a high lake. Doctors explain swallowed air and fermentation raise gas, with attribution to foods eaten earlier and emotional factors. Also defines myocardial ischemia and hypochromic anemia and offers treatment notes.
A letter from Alleghany Chapter members of the Izaak Walton League argues for the Gathright Dam on the Jackson River in Bath County. They say the dam would improve fishing and recreation, harm little hunting, and protect more than 24 square miles of land, inviting opposing chapters to visit for a full view of the project.
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