Winchester Evening Star Article From 1961
A clipped newspaper fragment from the Winchester Evening Star dated August 11, 1961, shows staff roles and contact details including editor H. F. Byrd Jr and managing editor Eugene Miller. It includes standard masthead information, AP affiliation, and subscription notes with rates and addresses.
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Winchester Evening Star
Mohawk
H. F. Byrd, JR
B. D. Koontz
Eugene Miller
Winchester
Associated Press
National
DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Meteors mistaken for missiles warn of false alarms
Space expert Murray Kornhauser warns that meteor fireballs could be misread as enemy missiles prompting reflex retaliation. Tests like a radioactive check help distinguish meteors from missiles quickly, a point not grasped by authorities years ago.
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Murray Kornhauser
Harvey H. Nininger
Denver Museum
America
Goernment
Kornhauser
Washington
Canadians see Americans adapt to premium dollar value
Canadians note the 97 cent U S dollar exchange and the reactions of American tourists. Jack Berry of the Royal York Hotel humorously says visitors are not complaining as they can pay a $10 bill for a 2-cent item and receive the item plus $10.10 in change.
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U. S
Jack Berry
Royal York Hotel
Toronto
BBC hoax on air tricks critics with Piotr Zak piece
The BBC aired a 12 minute avant garde work attributed to Piotr Zak with the network claiming no such composer exists. London papers reviewed it seriously while BBC described the piece as random studio noise. A panel discussion on August 13 titled The Strange Case of Mr Zak invites critics to react.
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Piotr Zak
BBC
Mr. Zak
Tebell Named Acting Director of UVA Athletics
Gus K Tebell chosen acting Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Virginia where he had coached basketball and baseball for two decades. Local attorneys Kuykendall Scully Woltz and Thoma attended the Bar Association convention in White Sulphur Springs. Stephen Earley 61 longtime Roosevelt confidant and press secretary died in Washington.
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Gus K. Tebell
University of Virginia
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Thomas G. Scully
Robert K. Woltz
J. Edward Thoma
Bar Association
White Sulphur Springs
Stephen T. Earley
F. D. Roosevelt
Washington
Daily Meditation on Faith and Daring by Donald Hankey
The meditation recalls Hankey's WWI sacrifice and argues true religion requires risking one’s life for God. Creeds and church activities matter but are not enough without a daring, faith-driven commitment beyond routine prayer and service.
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Donald Hankey
Bet Our Lives on God in Faith and Fear
Earl L. Douglas argues that true religion means clinging to God with desperate faith. Temptation and danger loom like a locomotive bearing down on a stalled crossing, yet believers trust that God, the Creator and Sustainer, will ensure eventual good, even if unseen how.
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God
25 Years Ago Gravel Springs Picnic Attended by 2000
Report notes about the Gravel Springs picnic of 1936 with about two thousand attendees. Harvey Peer aged 90 Cumberland was the oldest present while infant Beatrice May Racey, month old daughter of Claude and Mrs Racey, was the youngest. Mr. and Mrs. James H Myers traveled to Harrisburg for a trip to Atlantic City with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Grimm. Robert Snapp of East Piccadilly street recovered from a weeklong illness.
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Harvey Peer
Cumberland
Beatrice May Racey
Claude Racey
James H. Myers
Harrisburg
Leslie D. Grimm
Atlantic City
Robert Snapp
East Piccadilly Street
Local residents return from Virginia mountains
At three o'clock in the afternoon, downtown thermometers read 98 degrees. The Rev. and Mrs. C. D. Taylor and Miss Sue Barnes, after spending several weeks in Hampshire county, W. Va., have returned to the city. Miss Annie Lancaster departed for Washington following a visit with Miss Katharine Kern on Amherst street.
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C. D. Taylor
Sue Barnes
Hampshire County
W. Va
Annie Lancaster
Washington
Katharine Kern
Amherst Street
No Future Administrations Bound by Kennedy Johnson Pact
Washington AP reports President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson say they have an agreement on presidential disability identical to Eisenhower Nixon. The pact limits action to temporary vice presidential rule during disability, not succession, and is not a constitutional amendment or federal law.
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Kennedy Johnson
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell
William P. Rogers
Justice Department
Rogers
Nixon
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
White House
Brownell
House
Sam Rayburn
Soapy washcloth lowers staph risk in health care
In a health feature Dr Burton H. Fern notes staph persists in hospitals despite germ killers and masks. He advocates simple hygiene like soapy washcloths to reduce staph spread, plus mouthwash and fresh air, while warning antibiotics face resistant strains.
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Burton H. Fern
M.D
How's Your I Q A 100 Question Quiz
A reader offers an IQ style quiz with 100 questions over 10 days and a scoring scale. A letter argues for a safe drag racing venue to reduce highway accidents, praising organized drag strips in neighboring states and urging local support.
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the Star
Winchester
New Market, Mary
York Dragaway
York
Pennsylvania
Jack K. Jenkins, JR
Markin Time: Luther Markin Seeks Friendship in Faith
Luther Markin is described as making friends through pious imitation of true salvation. The note portrays him as devout and eager to share his faith with others, reflecting a personal profile.
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Cyrus Eaton
Fate of Communism in East Germany Shapes Global Struggle
Analysis argues Khrushchev faces a core dilemma in East Germany as communes can’t be absorbed by West Germany. Refugees hint at Communism’s weakness while a peace treaty may delay direct clashes. Economic measures and Berlin traffic tensions are seen as likely next steps.
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NATO
Krelin
West Berlin
Paris
Kremlin
East Germany
Poland
Nikita Khrushchev
Tis
Moscow
Khrushchev
West
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
State Department
Washington
Berlin
United States
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