Let Us Decide For Ourselves On Television Programs Minow Critique
In Washington Newton Minow urges viewers to protest poor TV as he labels much programming for children as wasted opportunity. He warns against government overreach while Winchester readers note local stations show relatively better fare and call for continued improvement without sacrificing free expression.
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Mr Minow
Needler
Federal Communications Commission
Newton Minow
Washington
Minow
Mr. Minow
Landis
Airways
Healthy Kick Preferred to gyrating Monotony
In a critique of Rock 'n Roll and the Twist the author rejects both dances as dull and repetitive. The piece contrasts past lively forms like the Lindy Hop and Jitterbug with modern gyrating scenes, urging a return to energetic, stylish dance rather than despair. The editor calls for real style and spirited movement instead of monotony.
Daily Meditation On North, God And Destiny
The meditation recalls Day Hammarskjold on United Nations duty to reveal north as a moral guide. It compares navigators seeking the north direction to seeking God’s realm, pondering whether God exists, His nature, and humanity’s destiny beyond life. The piece muses on unknowable truths and the limits of eternal knowledge.
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Hammarskjold
United Nations
God
Aly
Shenandoah Apple Blossom president named for 1952
The Star Files notes H. B. McCormac Jr. served as president of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival for 1952. J Thomas Kremer Fred Sturm and Hugh Peters each bagged a deer at a Pocono Mountains mountain resort. Ardell McFillen of Berryville announced the birth of a son, with the mother formerly Virginia Shackelford.
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H. B. McCormac, Jr
Shenandoah
J. Thomas Kremer
Fred Sturm
Hugh Peters
Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Ardell McFillen
Berryville
McFillen
Virginia Shackelford
Handley High selects beauty contender for New Market contest
Twenty five years ago in 1936 Miss Josephine Wolford was chosen by Handley High School's Senior Class to represent the school at a beauty contest in New Market. Major and Mrs. Paul Rutledge of Richmond were guests of Mr and Mrs Carl Massey of Merriman's Lane. Miss Geneva Mumaw Miss Vivian Baker Miss Alice Engle and Mrs Hugh Slonaker left for Washington for several days.
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Josephine Wolford
Handley High School
New Market
Major
Paul Rutledge
Richmond
Carl Massey
Merriman’s Lane
Geneva Mumaw
Vivian Baker
Alice Engle
Hugh Slonaker
Washington
Civil War Pension Fight Fades in House Debates on Sherman Dollar Bill
In the legislative fray 50 years ago Civil War veterans pressed for a dollar-a-day pension as the House neared final votes. Amid the session J Howard Cather reported closing deals with fruit industry leaders on using H.C. engines as compressors for spraying. The scene captured a tense showdown over veteran benefits and industrial support.
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J. Howard Cather
Cather
Pueblo Revolt of 1680 Redefined New Mexico History
A. M. Josephy Jr. recounts the 1680 Pueblo uprising led by Pope that drove 2,500 Spaniards back to Mexico, ending a century of harsh colonial rule in New Mexico. The article details Spanish-extractive governance, friars, and the violent revolt, followed by temporary Pueblo autonomy and internal strife.
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Mexico
A. M. Josephy, JR
Don Juan de Onate
México
Rio Grande
New Mexico
New World
Pope
Coronado
Santa Fe
San Juan
Taos
Picuris
Pueblo
Rocky
New Mexico Desert
Medicine Man
Pepe
Library of Congress
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American Heritage Magazine
Kansas City Athletics
Albuquerque, N. M
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VEA
Natural Bridge
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Educational Testing Service
Princeton
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Virgina
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Verde
Mesa Mesa Verde National Park
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