Dual citizenship furor over Menuhin honorary Swiss status
The renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin faced an international uproar after Swiss authorities questioned his American citizenship amid an honorary Swiss offer. A State Department clarification said the matter involved a misunderstanding and did not imply loss of U.S. citizenship. The piece also surveys dual citizenship, church state relations, and long words like antidisestablishmentarianism.
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Yehudi Menuhin
Switzerland
Bern
Menuhin
U.S
Rogers
State Department
England
Cutting Up Barbers Put Chairs To Odd Use
The Wall Street Journal notes long hair trends push barber chairs into homes and businesses where they serve as seating while keeping hydraulic mechanisms intact. The unusual decoration sparks conversation and signals a quirky social pattern beyond grooming.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Planned Shopping Center near 90 percent leased
The Star Files notes the Planned Shopping Center on the Valley Pike at Mill Creek Road is about 90 per cent leased. Winter arrives with two inch snowfall heightening Christmas morning white ground chances. Berryville Town Council approves a $98,650 budget. New staff at Winchester Social Security District Office includes Miss Anne Payne as assistant manager. Dr. William Province McGuire announces city council candidacy after Navy release. Sgt. Elmer Lauck discharged at Richmond Army Air Base. Austin L. Tusing serves as gunner on USS Coolbaugh en route from San Francisco to New York.
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Valley Pike
Mill Creek Road
Anne Payne
Winchester
William Province McGuire
United States Navy
Elmer H. Lauck
Army
Richmond Army Air Base
New Castle Army Air Base
Wilmington
Del
Austin L. Tusing
Sampson
N.Y
U.S.S. Coolbaugh
San Francisco
Panama
New York
Daily Meditation on Thrift and Self-Respect
The piece extols thrift as prudent living within income and saving for a rainy day. It contrasts the spendthrift who stays in debt with the self-respecting saver who accumulates knowledge and security, arguing true wealth lies in self-respect rather than showy possessions.
Christmas Giving in Winchester and Berryville Letters
Readers praise student led food baskets from area schools for the needy and thank volunteers at the Salvation Army Clearing House. They defend the Christmas tree in front of the County Courthouse and urge civility, unity, and continued community service.
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the Star
Winchester
Frederick County
Clearing House
Salvation Army
Hoffman
Patton
Citizn
Porous bones explained osteoporosis guidance
Dr Lawrence E Lamb outlines osteoporosis meaning porous bones and loss of bone structure. He notes higher risk in white women under 60, discusses causes including low calcium, and stresses calcium intake, activity, and avoiding falls. includes reader Q&A on sweating and thyroid symptoms.
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DR. Lamb
Lawrence E. Lamb
M.D
Lamb
Army spying claims raise questions about Pentagon oversight
Reporter Jack Bell asserts past Army intelligence tracked political figures at the 1968 Chicago and 1968 Miami Beach conventions. Secretary Resor denies current spying, while the author questions Pentagon autonomy, potential overreach, and congressional investigation into Army surveillance of civilians including elected officials.
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Washington
Army
Pentagon
Stanley R. Resor
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Otto Kerner
Abner J. Mikva
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Zeigler
Chicago
Miami Beach
Ft. Holabird
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Berryville
Earl L. Douglas
Luther Hoffman
Ruth E. Powell
South Cameron
Retail Merchants Association
William Keyton, Jr
Fairview Ave
Raymond C. Sandy
Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
Caroline S. McKeown
SPCA
Gore
Jerome J. Votel, Jr
Green Acres
Pixies
By Wohl
Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D
I.Q
George Washington
Walter Scott
Black Hills
Horace Greeley
By Jack Bell
John M. Obrien
Sen
Sam. J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Congress
Chet Holifield
D-Cailif
Government Operations Military Subcommittee
Winchester Evening Star
Kent St
Advertising and Business
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O’connell
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