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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1964
Page
5
A reader who does not drink asks how to decline liquor gifts without offending givers in a small town. Abby suggests politely declining and suggests sending a courteous note to avoid hurt feelings. A second letter asks how to handle a crush. Abby advises not to call directly and to use a friend to convey memory and regain contact while remaining cautious.
Directs readers to send a personal unpublished reply to Abby at Box 3365 Beverly Hills California with a stamped self addressed envelope.
Dear Abby responds to readers about holiday spending disputes within blended families. A correspondent asks how to split gifts for siblings and their children, noting unequal family sizes and incomes. Abby advises equalized budgeting and practical gifting considerations to avoid resentments.
FBI agents in Detroit recover more than 400000 in historical documents from suitcases taken from Robert Bradford Murphy and Elizabeth Murphy. The seized papers include 50 letters by President Monroe from 1818 to 1820 and were traced to a 1962 National Archives loss. The Murphys face interstate transportation and theft charges with additional wire and mail fraud indictments in multiple states.
The U S Forest Service promotes West Virginia’s cranberry glades in Pocahontas County as a site for a resort. Regional forester Richard Dorege says the prospectus targets qualified bidders and aims for a successful resort in the near future amid the bog’s tundra like landscape.
President Johnson issued a recess appointment for Spottswood W. Robinson IV as U S District Judge for the District of Columbia just before the Senate session. The Richmond Virginia native, former Howard University Law School dean, becomes the first Negro to hold the post in Washington and was sworn in by Judge John D. Butzner Jr. in Richmond.
A Fourth Circuit hearing examined Danville city rules requiring parade permit applications 30 days in advance and police chief control over approvals The city argues law and order while Negro plaintiffs claim free speech and assembly rights are violated The court reserved ruling and listed related cases for advisement
President Kennedy, a Pulitzer winner, penned an introduction to Creative America describing the artist as stern and lonely. He wrote during recovery from back surgery that the artist endures deprivation to perfect skill. The book, dedicated to his memory, will be published for a national cultural center in Washington.
Hobo the train riding dog will be confined for two weeks while authorities test him for rabies after biting five year old Derrell Swindle in Hopewell. The boy suffered stomach lacerations. The collie sized brown mutt was taken into custody by dog pound officers yesterday.
Advertisement for needlecraft patterns in old catalog style. Details cross-stitch on gingham aprons with plain and scalloped edges, gingham size guiding stitch, pattern 7185 with charts and directions. Prices listed with mailing add-ons, address to Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star, New York. Also offers crafts catalog and deluxe quilt patterns with prices and ordering info.
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