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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1964
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star announces subscription prices for daily, carrier and mail delivery with monthly options. The notice lists J F Davis as general manager and executive editor and Eugene Miller as managing editor, with New York and local office details and postal remarks.
Indonesia faces inflation starvation and a 2 million strong communist party as Sukarno’s regime pauses belligerent push toward Malaysia. Heavy rains slowed this year’s rice crop keeping output 10 percent below normal, signaling potential economic collapse.
The piece notes Norbert Wiener born a genius who earned a BA at 14 from Tufts a MA at 17 from Harvard and a PhD at 18 from Harvard. It contrasts his early achievement with Indonesia's crisis under Sukarno amid food shortages and economic strain.
Fruit growers in nearby Virginia and West Virginia counties report frost damage to peach cherry plum and other soft fruit trees. Mrs Herbert Larrick and Miss Carrie Hunter travel to Richmond for the Diocese of Virginia Woman's Auxiliary spring meeting. Miss Louise Riley wed Grayson Fellman Sponsellor both of Berryville.
Mr and Mrs Henry Baker announce the birth of a baby daughter at the hospital with mother and child doing well. Mr and Mrs Alfred Scott, longtime Washington residents, return to the city to settle here. Mrs Fannie Fugitt hosts James Fugitt of Washington DC as her guest.
The piece contrasts the tangible world with the dim spiritual realm and urges paying attention to the inner spirit flowing through mind body and soul. It emphasizes God’s power and presence, prayer, and faith, urging readers to curb selfishness and let the spiritual lead.
The 1950 Supreme Court ruling held industrial picketing beyond free speech when targeting a locality and affecting employment. It barred efforts to hire or fire based on race, noting such actions undermine equal protection. The piece cautions against misreading free speech as blanket protection for discriminatory picketing.
AP writer HAL BOYLE notes some wives are rooster pecked, with husbands using cunning to dominate while women handle money, buy clothes, manage chores, and claim affectionate praise to mask control. The piece contrasts wartime era theories of female power and modern marital dynamics.
Henry J. Taylor discusses the rise of human significance, tracing prehistoric milestones to modern population growth. He cites Tanganyika findings, urban origins, and global demographics, forecasting China’s dominance by 1980 and noting concerns over reproduction, totalitarianism, and freedom.
A physician discusses the debated benefits and risks of LSD in treating mental illness and extreme cancer pain. While promising in some cases, LSD is noted as rarely helpful for schizophrenia and linked to possible brain damage, with ongoing search for safer related pain relief.
Richmond officials report dozens of passages in the new city code were printed upside down, triggering astonished reactions from lawyers and staff as they review the 1,357 pages.
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