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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1960
Page
4
The page shows a Winchester Virginia newspaper masthead with editors and staff roles and billing details from 1960. A Bible verse from II Thessalonians 1 7 8 and a reflective line on authority appear, reflecting the era's editorial tone.
The head of a large steel union pressures a presidential candidate to act as unemployment nears 100000 in the union and 300000 more work short weeks. Steel capacity runs at 53 percent amid imported steel and costly labor practices.
The piece argues that being well adjusted can be good or bad depending on context. It warns against blind conformity and notes that major revolutions were led by those unwilling to conform. Conformity can be a blessing or a danger depending on the situation.
Earl L. Douglass urges readers to resist conformity with evil, inefficiency, and prejudice. He argues that aligning with honesty and kindness glorifies God, benefits self, and serves others, while conforming to harmful standards harms soul and society.
The Star Files reports Pvt Edward L Collier 18 son of Mr and Mrs Robert Collier Stephens City was killed in action in Korea amid heavy UN action against North Korean forces. Citizens were urged to move from cities to avoid bombing. Mrs Florence Kenney and Miss Maggie Sargent hosted a house warming for Mr and Mrs Harry Clark in Kernstown.
In 1935 Bolzano artillery fired real shells over advancing infantry to cure panic from their own fire. Ethiopia halted railroad shipments of merchants’ goods to speed troop movements. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Jones and daughter Anna of Middletown returned from six weeks with friends in Missouri Arkansas and Iowa.
Fifty years ago 1910 Herbert Larrick traveled to Providence Rhode Island as a Virginia delegate for the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention. Mrs M R Grace left for New York to buy millinery and her West Water street store closed for a week during her absence. The Misses Varn of Westwood hosted a party for guest Miss Vivian Meade of Clarke.
The AFL-CIO and Americans for Democratic Action endorsed Senator Kennedy, signaling to union voters potential debt and influence. The piece notes unions’ political clout, fund-raising from members, and concerns about loyalty if elected, contrasting with Nixon support among some business groups. It discusses Gompers era restraint on endorsements and current shifts toward favorable treatment of union interests.
The 1960 campaign promises a bitter contest and tough coverage for reporters. Nixon injures a knee in North Carolina and may be hospitalized two weeks. He favors repeated themes and off the cuff talk while Kennedy plans more concise, issue driven outlines through aides.
Buddy Bucklew, a Frackville contractor, moved a truck onto Frackville High School property and removed the front lawn claiming he had laid the sod a year earlier and had not been paid by the school board. He was jailed and fined 10 dollars plus costs for malicious mischief. John Lindenmuth, school board chair, said he had ordered the lawn and warned the board to pay the bill.
The article cites the American Medical Association urging distinct treatment of identical and fraternal twins. It advises dressing twins differently, using names, highlighting separate talents, and fostering independent interests while avoiding the label twins. It also covers a Q&A on desiccated liver in cancer care.
A reader guide presents daily scoring for an IQ test with 10 days and a range of correct answers per day. It lists performance levels from Memory Genius to Excellent and includes ten sample questions with multiple choice prompts and a prompt to turn to page 2 for answers.
Hal Boyle discusses TV Western habit s and a comical cure through withdrawal as a playful warning about excessive viewing. He notes a sudden shift when a fifth Western led to sweating and tremors before turning off the set, suggesting recovery may be possible. Separately in Chattanooga, two young deputies locate stolen items including a portable TV and a walkie talkie valued at $350.
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