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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1957
Page
4
The Defense Department and other agencies are criticized for withholding information from the public. The article argues secrecy remains a danger beyond Washington and across state and local governments, undermining democracy.
The Petersburg Colonial Heights Progress Index reports that four Louisville aldermen received letters praising parks centers playgrounds pools and other amenities. The piece notes the rarity of such praise in a progressive city and comments on civic politeness dynamics.
A digest assembling notable editorials drawn from forty papers arriving at the office. Curated selections capture editorial voices on current events and public affairs across multiple regions.
The Moss subcommittee probes overuse of secrecy stamps in Washington. Examples include weather data marked restricted, a captured MIG kept from reporters, and officials censoring military history to avoid public readings.
The piece argues against claims of budget excess by contrasting modern needs with 1890s fiscal limits. It critiques critics who invoke McKinley or Cleveland while noting supporters favor large budgets, and it highlights shifts from thousands to billions in government spending.
Five years ago Ribert Jasper was chosen as president of the Winchester Lions Club. The recap also notes Eisenhower's farewell Belgium visit amid U S political developments, and Susie Anderson departing to Hayfield for the summer with her children.
Miss Ellen Mitchell Kalbach chosen as crown bearer to Miss Jean Cartwright Lane, Queen Shenandoah X. A refinery fire at Sun Oil Company Marcus Tinok Pa raged in two wax tanks and a warehouse with flames visible for miles. no injuries reported. President Truman awarded Cordell Hull the Medal for Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster for wartime public service.
Weather report notes fair and colder conditions with subfreezing mountain nights and near freezing elsewhere. Social items mention Mrs Harry Russell visiting Mr and Mrs Loring Dover in Baltimore and Mr and Mrs Archie M Smith visiting Winchester guests of Mr and Mrs W C Marshall at the Episcopal Female Institute.
Pope Pius XII in a Palm Sunday audience reiterated vows to outlaw nuclear weapons, aiming to secure action through the United Nations. He hosted Masato shi Matsushita, Japan’s envoy, who pressed for ending nuclear tests as Britain debates its H bomb plans. The envoy plans to visit Washington and Russia, while Moscow denounced Western atomic fever.
In Boston Abba S. Eban Israel's ambassador to the United States frames Egypt's Suez Canal seizure as a move to tighten Europe's oil supply. He urged an alternate route to reduce Nasser's grip on Europe’s vital lifeline while meeting with Jewish leaders on UJA and ERF.
In Baltimore a self service laundry robbery suspect was recognized by two employees, Mrs. Edith Dedman and Miss Cora Nickens, who recalled the man from Booker T. Washington Junior High School about 15 years earlier. Benjamin J. Plater Jr., 29, is charged with the robbery.
The article offers basic charts for typical growth from birth to age twelve. It presents height and weight estimates, with methods to compute averages and a note that individual variation remains large. It also answers a reader question on numbness in the hands, listing possible causes like poor circulation Raynaud’s disease and nerve disturbance.
Dr Henry M Scheer of New York asks correction of a death report that misidentified him with another Dr Henry Scheer who died recently. He says more than 50 condolence calls arrived and his practice may suffer as patients fear he is dead.
Police arrived at 11 p.m. to a fashionable San Diego home where a teenager party was underway after a complaint about noise. An officer spoke with the house man who admitted he had made the complaint.
A sermon urges modern readers to pause daily striving and rest in the Lord. It contrasts worldly ambition with spiritual focus and teaches that those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, embracing patience over fretful progress.
A fragmented quiz page lists ten sample questions covering coal history, political parties, biblical context, Nazi research, authors, calendars, terms for a young swan, song composers, word meanings, and a Scott quotation. The OCR text is garbled and incomplete.
The saying pass the buck comes from a poker game where a token was passed to indicate whose turn it was to deal. The practice shifted responsibility to the next player as the token moved along.
New York columnist HAL Boyle shares quirky facts and witticisms drawn from reader mail. Topics include blindness definitions, world population of blind people, propaganda spend by Soviets, state mottos of Rhode Island Maine and Montana, tree growth by daylight hours, revolving door injuries among older women, U.S. traffic deaths in 1955, long odds of dying in a daily drive, Podunk Massachusetts, chemicals in shoe tanning, a spelling bee anecdote about a Texas kid, and quotes from Viscount Soulbury and George Bernard Shaw.
The Norman affair draws Canadian anger as questions swirl about whether E Herbert Norman a Canadian ambassador to Egypt was a Communist and whether his death followed the hearings. Officials dispute blame over releasing the record with Emmerson and Morris at the center.
Virginia Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr spoke to about 400 Democrats in Jonesville urging a two party system with Democratic leadership. He focused on national issues, criticizing federal spending and praising Eisenhower while warning against misquoting Republicans. Also present were Rep W Pat Jennings and attorney general candidate Howard Gilmer.
Roswell driver Paul Adam Cotter reports he struck a wild American bison on U S 70 28 east of town while passing another car. The animal died instantly and damage to Cotter’s car was about 500 dollars. The buffalo belonged to E N Hill of Riverside and had escaped from a display pen.
A suburban father overhears his seven year old daughter and a friend admiring handmade ashtrays. The friend quips that after the father’s death she could make his tombstone for nothing, prompting an awkward moment and reflection on the children’s candid remarks.
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