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Winchester Evening Star page note showing staff and pricing details for subscriptions dated Wednesday February 6 1963 with city circulation claims and national representation listings.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1963
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star page note showing staff and pricing details for subscriptions dated Wednesday February 6 1963 with city circulation claims and national representation listings.
A report on Stanford scientists who fed a computer with January 1960 tensions to predict world events. They find forecasting depends on natural, honest responses from subjects, noting Khrushchev’s premeditated moves and the danger of basing policy on artificial data.
The NAS forecasts tomorrow's battlefield rations will look and taste far better. Frank Fishes of NAS says future foods for soldiers will be more edible nutritious and easier to issue and prepare possibly at lower cost than past rations.
The Star Files recalls 1953 actions by President Eisenhower removing wage controls and easing price restrictions on many consumer goods. Clarke County Lions Club awards a Berryville student a musical scholarship. A scientist from the original A bomb project predicts the U S stockpile could reach ten thousand bombs by 1960.
25 Years Ago 1938 Navy officials announced drawings for a battleship of 43000 tons. Miss Irene Johnson hosted the Odds and Ends Club at her home with Miss Pavey Lupton presiding. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shannon at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
50 Years Ago 1913 Miss Katharine H Stuart Alexandria field agent of the National Association of Audubon Societies lectured before the Winchester public schools Miss Pinkey Shevers Johnson daughter of Mrs Belle Johnson became the bride of Ray Albert Grim well known cabinet maker of this city Little Emery Racy son of Mr and Mrs Bud Racy of Star Tannery fell from a chair and broke his arm Dr Snarr summoned and set the fractured bone.
A meditation warns that superficial people lack depth and waver with trends. It critiques quick judgments of leaders and constant gossip, noting the danger of following outrageous religious claims and unfinished ideas.
Senate Finance Chair Harry Byrd urges Budget Director Kermit Gordon to resign, criticizing his balanced budget stance as harming solvency. The piece contrasts Byrd with Gordon, Dillon, and Kennedy era deficits and warns of continued debt growth and fiscal mismanagement.
National Boy Scout Week marks a movement with 1 210 000 scouts and adults. Nine Kennedy Cabinet members and Kennedy himself are Scouts, as are 21 of 27 Rhodes Scholars and most new astronauts. Scouting spans 141 countries with 135 000 PTA sponsored troops and 14 million adult volunteers. Finding qualified leaders remains the major challenge.
A devotional reflection based on Galatians 2 20b emphasizes that one proves by life the value of the savior's sacrifice and love. The message urges personal responsibility in living out faith as evidence of the cost of salvation.
Offbeat Nino Caffe, a little known painter, has sold more portraits in recent months than any other artist. He proposed painting the Ecumenical Council members in their robes and the idea was accepted by dozens of prelates, according to La Stampa in Turin.
Nearly 1.1 percent of Scouts become Eagles as 21 Merit Badges are required. The article notes 40,000 blind Scouts and Braille Handbooks, and profiles Troop 869 of Hondo Texas whose 26 members cannot swim camp or hike yet study to earn badges. Many are hospitalized with polio and rely on iron lungs.
AP analysis notes revival of isolationist sentiment as the United States trims European missile basing and questions European burden sharing. It cites France and other allies as not shouldering enough military and economic costs, risking a shift toward unilateral American action and a stronger pull to retract commitments abroad.
Dr. Harry J. Johnson offers practical tips to combat fatigue including eight to ten hours of sleep, breaking routine to fight boredom, staying socially engaged, maintaining physical fitness, and avoiding overeating at lunch. He notes fatigue can be normal but warrants medical advice if persistent.
The Frederick County Ministerial Association urges public support for a dog anti rabies inoculation program, arguing health authorities mandate vaccination and it aligns with religious teachings on protecting human life. The group asks residents to convey support to the Board of Supervisors and backs annual vaccination in Virginia.
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