Newspaper Masthead and Contact Details
The item lists the newspaper staff positions with Jack F. Davis as General Manager and Executive Editor and Douglas B. O Connell as Managing Editor. It notes Second Class postage paid at Winchester Virginia and provides the national representative Gallagher Delisser Inc in New York City. Subscription rates are indicated but not detailed.
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Winchester
Rep
Gallagher-Delisser, Inc
East 44Th St
New York City
Minow and Henry on television’s loom of commercials
The article recalls Newton Minow’s 1961 remark that TV is a vast wasteland and his FCC push for change. His successor E. William Henry echoed concerns about mass commercials and cultural neglect, yet three years on little has altered, leaving most programming dreary and viewers still judging merit.
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Federal Communications Commission
Newton N. Minow
FCC
Minow
E. William Henry
Henry
Discontent in Cuba Under Castro Pressures Emigration
The article notes that 950000 Cubans seek US relocation under a refugee accord, nearly one seventh of the island's population. Emigration proceeds at 800 weekly, suggesting over twenty years to move that many. Reader accounts say thousands killed and hundreds of thousands already left Cuba amid disaffection and regional tensions.
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Castro
Cuba
United States
Havana
The Man in the Middle: The Superintendent of Schools
An essay on the school superintendent as a universal leader. It describes the role as balancing duties to teachers parents and boards, requiring education, experience, diplomacy, and a protective shell to withstand criticism. It honors the rewards of guiding students and working with communities.
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State Department
Washington
FHA Raises Mortgage Rates Again to 5 3 4 Percent
The Federal Housing Administration increased the FHA insured loan rate to 5 3 4 percent, plus a 1/2 point for insurance totaling 6 1/4 percent. The Veterans Administration matched the rate. The moves aim to boost mortgage money flow and curb points, though the impact on lending share remains uncertain.
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Federal
Housin Administration
FHA
Veterans Administration
Edward R Stettinius Jr to crown Queen Shenandoah XVII
Edward R Stettinius Jr accepted the invitation to crown Miss Mollie Foulkes Lee of New York City as Queen Shenandoah XVII. St Pauls Cathedral in London was struck by a bomb for a second time. Harry Lewis elected driver of the Friendship Fire Co. Top price at the polled Shorthorn spring auction was $217.
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Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Shenandoah XVII
Mollie Foulkes Lee
New York City
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Harry Lewis
Friendship Fire Co
Fire Destroys Leeton Hill Home of Col. Charles Lee
Fifty years ago in 1916 a blaze razed Leeton Hill the colonial home of Col. Charles Lee attorney general of the United States under Gen. Washington near Warrenton. The Verdun front saw heavy German losses in a colossal attack that forced a pause in nighttime assaults.
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Leeton Hill
Col
Charles Lee
U.S
Gen. Washington
Warrenton
Verdun
Daily Meditation on Reputation by Earl L. Douglas
The meditation argues reputation shapes life and success. It notes that a bad reputation hinders progress, while innocence or effort can rebuild character through patience and faith. It urges living thoughtfully to naturally earn respect and avoid past mistakes.
Couples Talk Save Marriages and Other Modern Tips
HAL BOYLE notes sociologists find conversation helps marriages, with couples averaging about 14 hours daily and one real argument per month. The column shares everyday insights from 1960s life, from auto injury rates to kitchen grocers, bath etiquette, and a look at ancient tools like the scythe dating to 3000 B.C.
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New York
Night terrors in children and epilepsy guidance
A mother reports her 4 year old son wakes screaming. article explains night terrors occur ages 3 to 8, distinct from nightmares, suggests calming routines and discussing fears after waking, notes most epilepsy cases are present at birth but diagnosed in teens and can be managed with care. advises contact with Epilepsy Foundation for detailed info and braces for Scheuermann’s disease in a 15 year old.
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The
How's Your IQ How to Score Based on 100 Questions
A self test titled How's Your I Q explains scoring daily results for 10 days from 9 10 correct as Memory Genius to 4 correct as Good There are 10 sample questions listed including last bachelor king of Great Britain Kennedy representation in the Senate Declaration of Independence author and the first Confederate capital Istanbul's former name
April Morning of 1775 Echoes in Our Heritage
Henry J. Taylor argues Americans overlook the origin of the Revolutionary War at Concord and North Bridge. He notes British dominance, French aid, and pivotal events from 1775 to Cornwallis surrender, linking them to modern sacrifices in Flanders, Korea, and Vietnam.
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Concord
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Teachers’ College
Woodrow Wilson
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Emanuel Lentz
Concord Bridge
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New York
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