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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1956
Page
3
The World War II GI Bill provisions have expired after nearly eight million veterans received college and vocational training. The Korean GI Bill continues, with the program credited for higher veteran earnings and greater tax contributions. Observers note the bill boosted scholarship quality and altered views on higher education.
The News and Courier staff writer Anthony Harrigan documents racial conditions in Buffalo. He reports a segregated city with limited Negro high school access, poor facilities, and housing discrimination including higher loan costs. The piece accuses Northern hypocrisy and communist-inspired propaganda of masking reality.
A physician counsels careful living when heart health is in doubt. He urges reduced physical exertion, lighter meals, less smoking, and stress control. He warns against sensational worries and emphasizes that death, once permanent, changes nothing for the living.
A digest of editorials drawn from multiple daily papers offers a snapshot of prevailing opinions on governance economy and social issues. Curated selections reflect regional priorities and editorial voices shaping public discourse.
President Eisenhower cites two motives for a second term the good of the country and the good of the Republican party. He has not publicly listed explicit reasons and later comments reflect generalized, country focused aims and party rebuilding priorities. He reiterates dedication to freedom equal justice opportunity and national security for 166 million Americans.
Two top labor chiefs John L. Lewis and David J. McDonald, who head the United Mine Workers and the steelworkers, privately express preference for Dwight D. Eisenhower over Truman and Roosevelt. The steel strike of 1956 ends in under four weeks as firms allied with Ike avoid a political labor clash. Lewis praises Ike for nominating Marl ing J. Ankeny to head the Bureau of Mines, urging Senate action after a delay.
General Motors Corporation directed a quarterly dividend of 75 cents a share on its common stock. Nearby, W Benton Snider watched Roy Forrest jump from a plane at Atlantic City. the chute failed and the jumper died in the ocean. Mrs. Robert Noerr and Miss Salome Crisman left for Capon Springs Inn. E C Ridgeway began shipping peaches east. Mrs. L R Payne hosted Miss Helen Slingoff. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cover Jr left for Vermont to Lake Champlain.
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A sturdy 150 year old house stood in the path of a new highway. The contractor delayed demolition claiming the building was too well built. He cited heavy mortise and tenon joints and massive foundations delaying the project.
The Q A lists Handley School bequest at 1 640 953 59 and fund totals of 2 566 633 05. Charles H Harper is president of Handley Board of Trustees. Town founders James Wood and Lord Fairfax named Winchester after Colonel Wood's birthplace Winchester England.
Rainfall in the last 48 hours measured 1.84 inches ending at 8:30 a m. Today. August rainfall to date 1.93 inches. 1956 rainfall to date 25.47 inches. Average annual rainfall over 43 years 36.95 inches. Monthly averages from 1912-1955 list January 2.45, February 1.95, March 2.98, April 3.10, May 3.90, June 3.90, July 3.69, August 3.99, September 2.65, October 3.22, November 2.57, December 2.46 inches.
A reflective piece on pride in craft and the lasting value of quality work. It notes how the builders, though soon unseen, gain dignity from creating a sturdy, beautiful house. The message emphasizes that satisfaction comes from doing a task well, regardless of recognition.
A dense schedule lists programs across channels 6 and 9 including Footlight Theater, The Great Gildersleeve, I Spy, The Private Life of Don Juan, and Burns and Allen. Notable guests include Gordon McRae, Raymond Massey, and Arthur Godfrey with late night features and weather updates.
A detailed listing of Channel 4 and Channel 5 programs from noon to 6 P.M. with entries for Tic Tac Dough It Could Be You High Lonesome Afternoon with Inga Tenn Ernie Ford Show Matinee Theater Queen for a Day Modern Romances Comedy Time Susie Ann Sothern Pete's Place Afternoon Movie Host W. Walker Becky Sharpe Ladies Be Seated Identity Unknown Tea Time Theater Yesterday's Newsreel Secret Storm All Star Theater Lamb Session Ruggles Racket Squad Ladies Home Theater Indiscreet Mrs Jarvis Afternoon Film Festival The Lady Vanishes Michael Redgrave Mickeys Mouse Valiant Lady Love of Life Search for Tomorrow Guiding Light Theater of Stars As World Turns Donna Douglas J Carson Show Art Linkletter House Party The Big Pay-Off Bob Crosby Show Pick Temple Ranch Road to Destiny My Little Margie Foreign Incident James Daly.
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