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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1957
Page
4
Gen Thomas Power argues that Russia cannot knock out U S air bases worldwide and that long range missiles, even if perfected, would not erase the deterrent value of U S carrier fleets. He asserts carriers remain capable of projecting air power and launching missiles or manned aircraft as needed.
Authorities discuss reorganizing by metropolitan basis replacing city county lines. The plan favors restructuring existing counties rather than starting anew. Miami Florida leads with this approach as Texas and Ohio move similarly, with large counties like those around Cleveland Cincinnati and Columbus in play.
Pittsylvania County authorities warn Virginians about a Ku Klux Klan rally near Danville with a Grand Wizard speech on segregation and a cross burning. Anonymous sponsors from North Carolina are said to recruit across the border. Prosecutions for law violations will follow and Virginians urged to show no support for intolerance.
The group proposes immediate transfer of public health and hospital functions from Houston to the county with partial transfer or coordination of other functions. Seattle plans a new metropolitan government and gradually transfers sewerage garbage collection and transit to it.
A Glenwood Iowa inmate described as six decades old by time spent in an institution for the mentally retarded is highlighted. The man, with an IQ near 120, is a skilled musician and printer who reads well and is normal in most respects. His mother placed him there in 1898 for what she called needs of “special management.”
A digest of editorials aggregated from about forty newspapers received daily. The column flags notable opinions, trends, and debates shaping public discourse across multiple regions.
The Norwegian freighter Fernstream sank inside the bay after a collision with the freighter Hawaiian Troueber. Crew escaped unharmed. A summerlike thunderstorm drenched the city with 144 inches of rain. A-3C Kenneth Wilson of Camp Gordon, Georgia, on leave with his parents on Cameron Street. John H. Myers, 72, former County Supervisor, died at Purcell Avenue home from a heart ailment. Winchester saw its first snowfall of the winter with about 3 inches by mid afternoon. Libby McCormack returned home on North Washington Street after several weeks in Mount Victoria.
V Presgraves of White Port arrived in the Panama Canal Zone for Air Force service. Parry E Miller Jr completed a cooks and bakers course in Clayton Canal Zone. Mr and Mrs Wallins hosted in honor of the 72nd wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Bridgeforth.
Fifty years ago in 1907 Perry Purcell started a feed and sale stable behind his North Market street saloon on Fairfax avenue offering horse boarding at ten dollars a month and attentive care. Mortimer Haymaker, a well known Winchester resident, lay seriously ill after a stroke while reading The Star. Mr and Mrs J H Paullener hosted guests Mr and Mrs A K Weaver from Wilson North Carolina on North Kent street.
In June of 1893 President Cleveland secretly underwent dental surgery on the yacht Oneida off Buzzards Bay with a small team including Dr. Bryant and Dr. Hasbrouck. The cancer diagnosis and two operations were kept from the public until 1917 as the nation faced an economic panic and political decisions.
The piece argues nursery school benefits and limits, stressing parents must not rely on schools to replace parenting. It notes two-to-three year olds face difficulties, while around age three most children are ready, gaining vocabulary and independence to cooperate and play with others. The Q and A touches shortness of breath possible heart or lung causes.
Carolyn D 29 mother of a girl faces anxiety over health and guilt after a miscarriage. Dr Crane counsels confessing sin, seeking forgiveness, and rebuilding life. He suggests another baby as part of the cure and offers a booklet for nervous breakdown prevention.
James Marlow reports on Sherman Adams, President Eisenhower’s top aide, whose asserted clairvoyant timing toys with audience and White House whispers. Adams claims to hear Missouri feedback before delivering a St Louis speech, fueling talk he runs the country during the President’s absences and illnesses.
A reader test listing 196 questions over ten days with scoring by daily correct answer counts. It includes a page 2 answer key and a set of trivia items covering birds eggs plants and famous names. The quiz asks questions about eye size in birds, Christian holy day, nuciferous plants, egg shell color, fish tongues, freesia propagation, Leghorn hats, egg yolk nutrition, Dewey’s governorship, and which country is “down under.”
A short explainer describes the expression stool pigeon as a bird tied by the foot to lure others into a net. It notes hunters used wid pigeons to attract flocking birds and claims the phrase arose from this tactic.
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