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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1956
Page
4
A reflective piece on Christmas 1956 road fatalities and the recurring danger of holiday driving. It warns that despite the season's joy, morgues and hospitals will bear the wrecks of cars and injuries from reckless speeding, alcohol, and careless passing. It challenges readers to learn and change.
The AMA president criticizes growing federal health spending as political gain. He notes initial steps by a spending friendly administration opened doors to government aid in medicine, with Congress expanding promises of free medical assistance beyond the Public Health Service. Leading doctors fear a slide to broad government welfare.
The passage warns that Congressmen seldom resist the trend toward expanding government health welfare programs. It notes a legitimate health concern but sees a gradual widening of federal medical aid. Government control of medical treatment grows as appropriations rise yearly unless public action slows it.
A federal judge jailed a UPenn graduate student for 90 days for contempt of Congress and claimed a generation of pure scientists is a fertile field for Communist propaganda. He blamed changes in education for ignorance of history and economics. The piece cautions against broad generalizations and stresses accuracy in assessing scientists politics.
RAF Flight Lt Roy Watson was ejected at 43 000 feet and parachuted down after accidental ejector seat use. Dutch airman Henk Vending watched his plane burn from a safe descent but learned the blaze involved a different plane. In Virginia a light plane damaged a wheel on takeoff and a car-assisted landing saved the flight with two occupants aboard.
The Associated Press reports the nation has reached one million road fatalities since cars began. Wedding news notes Miss Jean Marie Robinson wed Mr. Godfrey Byrd Child in Selma at the home of the Robinsons. Local social updates mention visits, open house at the Duttons on Washington Street, and holiday travels.
In Washington the 1957 session centers on Speaker Sam Rayburn and Senate Leader Lyndon Johnson guiding a Democratic plan through farm price and civil rights questions while facing world issues from the Middle East to Cold War strategy. Rayburn, 75, wields influence from behind the scenes, shaping rules and pace of legislation.
Squire A Russell, a 76 year old retiree, convinced theater chain managers and San Diego Zoo officials to offer reduced ticket prices for persons over 75 with pensions. With proper ID, adults over 75 will pay the same as juveniles at 14 San Diego area theaters, totaling 200 venues across the chain.
This piece portrays Joseph as a protective gentle man with constant concern for others. It highlights his restraint toward Mary before marriage, sheltering them in the Inn, and his quiet, steadfast care as a father to Jesus and Mary’s sorrows.
Emory PhD candidate James I. Robertson Jr requests readers to share letters diaries and reminiscences about the Stonewall Brigade formed by Virginia regiments including Winchester connected units. He notes Winchester men served in multiple regiments and cites local figures and cemeteries as potential sources.
An old saying links bribe to a beggar’s loaf from Nes berg. The term comes from Old French bribe meaning loaf of bread used to hush a beggar. This origin explains the modern sense of offering payment to influence.
Rainfall data shows 8:30 a.m. today totals and December rainfall at 1.85 inches. The 1956 year-to-date rainfall is 38.15 inches, while the two-decade average stands at 36.95 inches. Monthly averages for 1912-1955 include January 2.45, February 1.95, March 2.98, April 3.10, May 3.90, June 3.90, July 3.69, August 3.99, September 2.65, October 3.22, November 2.57, December 2.46.
A journal column warns readers about old cramp cures and quack ideas. It notes cramps can signal serious issues and advises medical consultation. It lists bizarre remedies from eel skin to cork under bedding and cautions against abdominal ice for suspected appendicitis.
A vintage 100 question quiz outlines daily scoring from 9 or 10 correct as Memory Genius to 4 correct as Good. It includes questions about drinking fountains on ships spittoons tavern terms Samar ians Grace Goodhue and political figures and notes languages spoken in Hungary with World War I era context.
Channel 4 offers Traffic Court News 4 Corners Sports Time Studio 57 People Are Funny Perry Como House of Seven Gables Holiday on Ice. Channel 5 presents Capital Caravan Stars of the Grand Ole Opry Annabel Takes A Tour Not for Nervous People Washington Movietime Three Sons. Channel 7 features News and Sports Championship Bowling Famous Film Festival Desperate Moment Lawrence Welk Show Masquerade Party Town and Country Jamboree. Channel 9 runs Stories of the Century Count of Monte Cristo Highway Patrol The Buccaneers The Jackie Gleason Show Oh Susanna Gale Storm Hey Jeannie Gunsmoke Frontier 11 P M Report The Late Show Blanche Fury.
A full day of network programming lists numerous shows from noon to 1:00 weather and sports updates. Notable entries include The Frontiers of Faith News Roundup Roy Rogers Sherlock Holmes The Movie 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:30 4:00 4:30 suppression of schedule details with multiple page lineups.
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