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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1964
Page
9
Le Roy Collins, director of the Community Relations Service, warns of more civil rights disturbances in the North and South despite efforts to quell unrest. He cites complex Northern ghettos and long standing discrimination as factors.
An advertisement describes a crocheted squares jacket pattern and a 1965 Nonabecas catalog offering 200 designs for jackets hats toys afghans and linens. It also notes mailing details for pattern orders and lists prices for deluxe quilt book and pattern mailings. The Washington AP brief reports savings by individuals rising to a postwar record of 8.3 billion dollars in the third quarter, up from prior periods.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a Friday underground nuclear test at the Nevada site, claimed to be about 100 tons of TNT, part of efforts to develop excavation methods for a proposed sea level canal through Central America.
The White House released a minority census for June showing a 19.5 percent rise in the number of Negroes in high wing federal positions for the third straight year, increasing from 10 250 to 24 500 dollars annually.
Senator George S. McGovern proposes a sense of Congress urging the U.S. Information Agency to distribute the film John F Kennedy Years of Lightning Day of Drums for domestic education and television. The film was prepared for world showings but the agency lacks authority to release it domestically.
Cattle receipts 900 moderate demand with higher prices. Slaughter steers 1050-1200 lbs 11.75 23.05, good 975-1100 lbs 22.00-23.25. Cows 12.50-13.50, canner 10.75-13.00. Bulls 15.00-18.50. Feeder calves 15.50. Hogs receipts 800, barrows and gilts 50-75 cents higher, sows steady to strong. US 1 2 190-230 lbs 17.75, US 1-3 180-240 lbs 17.50-17.75. Sows 12.25-13.25 300-400 lbs.
Military leaders pledge to mediate between factions to secure national unity and purge Communists. Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh, head of the armed forces and ex premier, reportedly orders dissolving the council and making arrests, though he appears mainly as a figurehead under rising young generals.
Mrs. Ruby Kirby, 40, of Brookmeade Farm near Upperville, died in a three vehicle crash on Route 17, one mile west of Marshall in Fauquier County. Her husband Welbhie Kirby was seriously injured and admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. His condition remained undetermined.
Chicago livestock sale figures show hogs near 7 000 with price ranges for various weights and classes. Cattle and calves totals reach around 11 000 with slaughter steers and heifers priced across high, good, and choice categories.
The stock market rose for a fourth straight session with broad gains led by motors chemicals rails airlines building materials and utilities. The Dow Jones average climbed 1.72 to 870.45 and the AP 60 up 1.1 to 324.7 as Comsat fell after a sell recommendation.
Debates over Christmas invitations and social grace mix with practical dating tips. A widow chafes at a second hand invite while Abby cautions against labeling hosts cruel and stuck up. A 12 year old seeks boy attracting tips, and a reader questions barber blackhead fixes versus dermatology advice.
Public hospital doctors in Buenos Aires began an indefinite strike seeking higher wages. Emergency wards ran on skeleton crews while the Medical Federation warned staff would be withdrawn on Wednesday if demands remain unmet.
London AP reports a bill abolishing the death penalty for murder is expected to pass the House of Commons tonight. The measure moves toward final approval and could end capital punishment for murder in the jurisdiction.
A historical note records that Benjamin Franklin attended formal schooling for just two years before pursuing self education and early work, illustrating his unconventional path to futurist science and statesmanship.
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