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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1957
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star listing shows subscription options with rates by mail or motor route, including one year six months and one month plans. It notes delivery to Va and W Va and outside areas with related postage terms.
The governor declines to reveal full results of using unmarked state patrol cars while noting increased arrests for speeding and reckless driving. He ordered doubling their numbers as highway fatalities rise to 846 this year, surpassing all of 1956. The paper urges a transparent evaluation after a trial period and public release of effectiveness details.
The piece notes discussions within organized labor for a 1956 wage moratorium to curb inflation and stabilize employment. AFL-CIO official Richard J. Gray backs wage restraint as a method to ease business pressures during slow periods and protect jobs.
The piece argues the Soviet Union openly shares research and translates global science, unlike the United States. It cites the All-Union Institute of Scientific and Technical Information and its large translator staff, translating thousands of reports yearly and abstracting most U.S. journals. It urges Americans to emulate Russia and exploit all sources to avoid being outpaced in science.
George Meany defends boosting wages to bolster buying power during downturns while business groups push holding wage costs steady to lift recovery. The two sides, warned of potential nationwide strikes next year, face a critical test of compromise to prevent crippling economic impact.
A digest of the day’s most notable editorials culled from forty newspapers. Opinion essays span policy, governance, economy, and social issues with diverse regional perspectives.
Five years ago The Star reports Governor Battle named Chester Ingeon Lamb acting commissioner of the Illinois Division of Motor Vehicles to replace resigning CP Joyner. Also noted are a $10,000 check from John L Lewis approved in Tokyo for a 60 day nationwide coal miners strike in Japan, Tyree Dillard announcing the birth of a son, prior employer Mrs Beers, and Northern Virginia Power cutting domestic rates by half a cent per kilowatt starting January 5. Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons England would pay its 95 million gold debt installments. Lewis Hyde Jr. arrived from Yale to spend Christmas with his mother.
State agriculture commissioner lL. M. Walker Jr backs a Virginia advisory panel recommendation to establish a six hour veterinary medicine program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Chinese pirates boarded a Dutch passenger ship, robbed passengers of ash and jewelry worth 500000, commandeered a junk, and briefly held the captain. James Marelli’s surrender ends an 48 hour police chase in Chicago, with survivors of a trio of suspects.
Fifty years hence note recalls Dr. William P. McGuire returning home after a week in New York. Misses Maude and Alva Steele hosted a masquerade at their Stephens City home for their guest Miss Burgess from Basic City. Zirkle's New Meat Market advertised New Orleans molasses at 50 cents a gallon and best homemade mince meat at 15 cents per pound.
In a harsh critique, the piece argues that U S leaders resist sacrifices amid rising threats from international communism. It cites strikes, labor protections, wage policies, and anti trust immunity as undermining national security and asks if democracy can endure the escalating crisis.
Dr Herman N Bundesen analyzes Chicago traffic data showing December as the riskiest month for pedestrians and the 6 to 7 PM window as the deadliest hour. He notes common driver violations and urges caution as wet dark roads and fog may contribute to fatalities.
Earl L. Douglass argues religion should be more than social habit. He states true religion offers forgiveness and inner power, costing the opening of the heart for fellowship with God, not mere church attendance or convenient rituals.
In his essay on Character Emerson writes We have seen many counterfeits but we are born believers in great men. The line reflects his view on admirable exemplars shaping belief and conduct.
London journalist James Greenwood traced a hospital free word setup noting one patient bathed in the same water as the previous patient. The graphic image prompted public chatter and the phrase spread widely as a cultural expression.
Dr George W Crane urges parents to boost reading at home with a reward kept but over time children read for pleasure. He cites David Edmondson of Columbus Ohio who memorized Bible passages and improved literacy through home tutoring and reading incentives.
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson said the 40 hour week would not boost missile work and urged a possible end to the schedule for missiles only. AFL CIO leaders warned of unemployment if a longer week spread, while Johnson later clarified he spoke only about missiles and not industrywide overtime.
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The night of November 9-10, 1938 saw Nazi squads sweep through many German cities wrecking Jewish shops and synagogues in reprisal for Ernst Vom Rath's murder. The term crystal refers to the shattered glass underfoot from ruined buildings and a law forcing Jewish shopkeepers to display their names in white letters.
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